[scifinoir2] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book A new book, The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale, due to be published on July 20, will describe director M. Night Shyamalan's conflict with Disney studio executives and his decision to leave the company that had produced his successfully thrillers, beginning with 1999's The Sixth Sense, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Friday). The book, by Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger, is reportedly particularly tough on Disney production President Nina Jacobson, quoting Shyamalan as saying that he had witnessed the decay of her creative vision right before his own wide-open eyes. Later Shyamalan says that over the years, he had concluded that Disney no longer valued individualism ... no longer valued fighters. Eventually he left the studio after Jacobson and others assailed his script for Lady in the Water, which was eventually produced by Warner Bros. and is due to be released on July 21. http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-06-23/#3 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Church Bulks Up for 'Spider-Man 3'
Thomas Haden Church was shocked when producers of Spider-man # insisted he work out intensely for over a year to prepare for a part in the film. The 45-year-old plays the villain Sandman and found it a shocking change after having to gain weight for his role in Sideways. He explains, When I met with the (Spider-Man 3) producers and director last year they said, 'We probably need you to get in a specific physical shape for the movie. Do you mind taking off your shirt?' I took off my shirt and the director Sam Raimi said, 'We're going to need you to gain about 100 pounds of muscle. You've come here today with the physique of a fishwife and that doesn't fit into our scheme...' I gained a bunch of weight for Sideways, because the director wanted me to appear bloated. I thought, 'I'll make a special cocktail of beer and ice cream in the blender and it will suit this purpose quite nicely!' Church began his intensive training for the role and is now in top-form. He adds jokingly, I had to start working out last year, it's been about 16 months of five days a week lifting weights and all right...steroids! http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Early Review: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family
I watched this on iTunes. They are forgetting the fact that there was already a Starman movie and series. So, all the gosh it's my first time seeing a leaf...what do I do with this? bits are old hat at this point, and Starman did it better. iTunes is great for watching shows that suffer from horrible programming slots, like Monk and Dead Zone. it also allows you to skip ahead when a show really sucks and get to the point. Such was the case with KyleXY. On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family By Barry GarronMon Jun 26, 12:02 AM ET Part Smallville, part Roswell and part After School Special, a new ABC Family series follows the experiences and misadventures of a teenage boy, Kyle XY, who mysteriously wakes up in a forest unclothed and covered with a mucouslike substance. Through largely unnecessary voice-overs, Kyle (former model Matt Dallas), explains that he is seeing and feeling things for the first time. After Kyle has a brief stay in a juvenile detention center, psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) brings him home to her unwelcoming family: boy-crazy Lori (April Matson), obnoxious Josh (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) and personality-deprived husband Stephen (Bruce Thomas). Nicole, however, is the perfect Disney mom -- patient, loving and just a little sexy -- and eventually prevails on her family to accept the handsome undocumented alien into their midst. Actually, Kyle XY also has a lot to do with persuading family members to let him stay. He is both a beauty and a geek, able to make girls take notice, reprogram computers and recover a porn magazine confiscated by Nicole. In addition to all that, he lacks any trace of a belly button. In some parts of the country, this might be enough to form the basis of a new religion with Kyle as head prophet. Kyle XY is not without its charms. By creating a character without guile or pretense, one filled with curiosity and acute powers of observation, writers Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber can comment on social conventions and institutions without getting preachy. At the same time, they set up a mystery that, one hopes, will not be solved anytime soon. Where Smallville and Roswell have dark elements, Kyle XY has a lighter sitcomish sensibility. A suspicious stranger in a pickup truck is keeping an eye on him, but Kyle is less a sitting duck than a duck out of water. He never can be sure whether his good intentions will embarrass, amuse or save the day for those around him. Those expecting a G-rated show might be a little put off by a bed- sharing scene with Lori and her boyfriend of the week (a line is awkwardly inserted to imply they didn't go all the way) or another scene in which Josh gets ready to spank the monkey. Although young audiences might especially appreciate these scenes, they don't obviate the need for more character development. Technical credits are fine, though the production, filmed in Canada, looks like it adhered to a tight budget. CAST: Kyle: Matt Dallas Nicole Trager: Marguerite MacIntyre Stephen Trager: Bruce Thomas Lori Trager: April Matson Josh Trager: Jean-Luc Bilodeau CREDITS: Executive producers: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, David Himelfarb, Eric Tuchman Producers: Julie Plec, Charlie Gogolak, Curtis Kheel Produced by: Richard Heus Director: Gil Junger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Church Bulks Up for 'Spider-Man 3'
That's one of the few ways I kinda envy actors: they get to train and be trained in a wide range of physical things as part of the job. I have to make a concerted effort to hit the gym at my job, and since I'm IT there's always the possibility some dopey user will try to find me to reset their screensaver or something. How neat to be able to develop a toned body, endurance, agility, and even learn some cool fighting skills as part of a job! I look at Keanu Reeves for the Matrix: the guy's my age and could do a split before his training was done, and learned a lot of martial arts moves. True, it's movie-fighting, not like the real thing, but can't deny the shape he was in. Same for Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai. And Tobey McGuire gets a great regime of muscle-building and flexibility enhancement for his role as the Webslinger. Must be nice to get to a level where you have all manner of trainers, clothing and hair advisers, and nutritionists to help you be the best you can be all the time. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas Haden Church was shocked when producers of Spider-man # insisted he work out intensely for over a year to prepare for a part in the film. The 45-year-old plays the villain Sandman and found it a shocking change after having to gain weight for his role in Sideways. He explains, When I met with the (Spider-Man 3) producers and director last year they said, 'We probably need you to get in a specific physical shape for the movie. Do you mind taking off your shirt?' I took off my shirt and the director Sam Raimi said, 'We're going to need you to gain about 100 pounds of muscle. You've come here today with the physique of a fishwife and that doesn't fit into our scheme...' I gained a bunch of weight for Sideways, because the director wanted me to appear bloated. I thought, 'I'll make a special cocktail of beer and ice cream in the blender and it will suit this purpose quite nicely!' Church began his intensive training for the role and is now in top-form. He adds jokingly, I had to start working out last year, it's been about 16 months of five days a week lifting weights and all right...steroids! http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Early Review: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family
Did you watch a trailer, or the entire ep? Was it free if it was the whole ep? Like I said, for some reason I keep thinking of The Powers of Matthew Star! -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] I watched this on iTunes. They are forgetting the fact that there was already a Starman movie and series. So, all the gosh it's my first time seeing a leaf...what do I do with this? bits are old hat at this point, and Starman did it better. iTunes is great for watching shows that suffer from horrible programming slots, like Monk and Dead Zone. it also allows you to skip ahead when a show really sucks and get to the point. Such was the case with KyleXY. On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family By Barry GarronMon Jun 26, 12:02 AM ET Part Smallville, part Roswell and part After School Special, a new ABC Family series follows the experiences and misadventures of a teenage boy, Kyle XY, who mysteriously wakes up in a forest unclothed and covered with a mucouslike substance. Through largely unnecessary voice-overs, Kyle (former model Matt Dallas), explains that he is seeing and feeling things for the first time. After Kyle has a brief stay in a juvenile detention center, psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) brings him home to her unwelcoming family: boy-crazy Lori (April Matson), obnoxious Josh (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) and personality-deprived husband Stephen (Bruce Thomas). Nicole, however, is the perfect Disney mom -- patient, loving and just a little sexy -- and eventually prevails on her family to accept the handsome undocumented alien into their midst. Actually, Kyle XY also has a lot to do with persuading family members to let him stay. He is both a beauty and a geek, able to make girls take notice, reprogram computers and recover a porn magazine confiscated by Nicole. In addition to all that, he lacks any trace of a belly button. In some parts of the country, this might be enough to form the basis of a new religion with Kyle as head prophet. Kyle XY is not without its charms. By creating a character without guile or pretense, one filled with curiosity and acute powers of observation, writers Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber can comment on social conventions and institutions without getting preachy. At the same time, they set up a mystery that, one hopes, will not be solved anytime soon. Where Smallville and Roswell have dark elements, Kyle XY has a lighter sitcomish sensibility. A suspicious stranger in a pickup truck is keeping an eye on him, but Kyle is less a sitting duck than a duck out of water. He never can be sure whether his good intentions will embarrass, amuse or save the day for those around him. Those expecting a G-rated show might be a little put off by a bed- sharing scene with Lori and her boyfriend of the week (a line is awkwardly inserted to imply they didn't go all the way) or another scene in which Josh gets ready to spank the monkey. Although young audiences might especially appreciate these scenes, they don't obviate the need for more character development. Technical credits are fine, though the production, filmed in Canada, looks like it adhered to a tight budget. CAST: Kyle: Matt Dallas Nicole Trager: Marguerite MacIntyre Stephen Trager: Bruce Thomas Lori Trager: April Matson Josh Trager: Jean-Luc Bilodeau CREDITS: Executive producers: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, David Himelfarb, Eric Tuchman Producers: Julie Plec, Charlie Gogolak, Curtis Kheel Produced by: Richard Heus Director: Gil Junger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Early Review: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family
It was free for the whole episode. And I STILL think I overpaid. On Jun 26, 2006, at 12:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you watch a trailer, or the entire ep? Was it free if it was the whole ep? Like I said, for some reason I keep thinking of The Powers of Matthew Star! -- Original message -- From: Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] I watched this on iTunes. They are forgetting the fact that there was already a Starman movie and series. So, all the gosh it's my first time seeing a leaf...what do I do with this? bits are old hat at this point, and Starman did it better. iTunes is great for watching shows that suffer from horrible programming slots, like Monk and Dead Zone. it also allows you to skip ahead when a show really sucks and get to the point. Such was the case with KyleXY. On Jun 26, 2006, at 9:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clueless boy alien Kyle XY charms ABC Family By Barry GarronMon Jun 26, 12:02 AM ET Part Smallville, part Roswell and part After School Special, a new ABC Family series follows the experiences and misadventures of a teenage boy, Kyle XY, who mysteriously wakes up in a forest unclothed and covered with a mucouslike substance. Through largely unnecessary voice-overs, Kyle (former model Matt Dallas), explains that he is seeing and feeling things for the first time. After Kyle has a brief stay in a juvenile detention center, psychologist Nicole Trager (Marguerite MacIntyre) brings him home to her unwelcoming family: boy-crazy Lori (April Matson), obnoxious Josh (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) and personality-deprived husband Stephen (Bruce Thomas). Nicole, however, is the perfect Disney mom -- patient, loving and just a little sexy -- and eventually prevails on her family to accept the handsome undocumented alien into their midst. Actually, Kyle XY also has a lot to do with persuading family members to let him stay. He is both a beauty and a geek, able to make girls take notice, reprogram computers and recover a porn magazine confiscated by Nicole. In addition to all that, he lacks any trace of a belly button. In some parts of the country, this might be enough to form the basis of a new religion with Kyle as head prophet. Kyle XY is not without its charms. By creating a character without guile or pretense, one filled with curiosity and acute powers of observation, writers Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber can comment on social conventions and institutions without getting preachy. At the same time, they set up a mystery that, one hopes, will not be solved anytime soon. Where Smallville and Roswell have dark elements, Kyle XY has a lighter sitcomish sensibility. A suspicious stranger in a pickup truck is keeping an eye on him, but Kyle is less a sitting duck than a duck out of water. He never can be sure whether his good intentions will embarrass, amuse or save the day for those around him. Those expecting a G-rated show might be a little put off by a bed- sharing scene with Lori and her boyfriend of the week (a line is awkwardly inserted to imply they didn't go all the way) or another scene in which Josh gets ready to spank the monkey. Although young audiences might especially appreciate these scenes, they don't obviate the need for more character development. Technical credits are fine, though the production, filmed in Canada, looks like it adhered to a tight budget. CAST: Kyle: Matt Dallas Nicole Trager: Marguerite MacIntyre Stephen Trager: Bruce Thomas Lori Trager: April Matson Josh Trager: Jean-Luc Bilodeau CREDITS: Executive producers: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber, Chris Bender, J.C. Spink, David Himelfarb, Eric Tuchman Producers: Julie Plec, Charlie Gogolak, Curtis Kheel Produced by: Richard Heus Director: Gil Junger [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Church Bulks Up for 'Spider-Man 3'
don't forget the steroids. Always a wise choice. I wonder how he'll feel about it if get liver cancer or impotency from the steroids so he could fulfill a look for a role in a movie? I think there's a line there that I probably would not cross That said, I'd love to have personal trainer at my disposal every day to help me develop and maintain, a nutritionist is a must as well. If you don't fuel properly for your program, you can't achieve the desired results. Bosco --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's one of the few ways I kinda envy actors: they get to train and be trained in a wide range of physical things as part of the job. I have to make a concerted effort to hit the gym at my job, and since I'm IT there's always the possibility some dopey user will try to find me to reset their screensaver or something. How neat to be able to develop a toned body, endurance, agility, and even learn some cool fighting skills as part of a job! I look at Keanu Reeves for the Matrix: the guy's my age and could do a split before his training was done, and learned a lot of martial arts moves. True, it's movie-fighting, not like the real thing, but can't deny the shape he was in. Same for Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai. And Tobey McGuire gets a great regime of muscle-building and flexibility enhancement for his role as the Webslinger. Must be nice to get to a level where you have all manner of trainers, clothing and hair advisers, and nutritionists to help you be the best you can be all the time. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thomas Haden Church was shocked when producers of Spider-man # insisted he work out intensely for over a year to prepare for a part in the film. The 45-year-old plays the villain Sandman and found it a shocking change after having to gain weight for his role in Sideways. He explains, When I met with the (Spider-Man 3) producers and director last year they said, 'We probably need you to get in a specific physical shape for the movie. Do you mind taking off your shirt?' I took off my shirt and the director Sam Raimi said, 'We're going to need you to gain about 100 pounds of muscle. You've come here today with the physique of a fishwife and that doesn't fit into our scheme...' I gained a bunch of weight for Sideways, because the director wanted me to appear bloated. I thought, 'I'll make a special cocktail of beer and ice cream in the blender and it will suit this purpose quite nicely!' Church began his intensive training for the role and is now in top-form. He adds jokingly, I had to start working out last year, it's been about 16 months of five days a week lifting weights and all right...steroids! http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Rowling says 2 characters die in final Potter book
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNewsstoryID=2006-06-26T191944Z_01_MCC664346_RTRUKOC_0_US-ARTS-POTTER-PLOT.xml Rowling says 2 characters die in final Potter book Mon Jun 26, 2006 LONDON (Reuters) - Children's author J.K. Rowling has revealed that at least two characters will die in the seventh and final installment of her bestselling Harry Potter series, but was careful not to say who. Children and adults are expected to rush and buy the final Harry Potter novel in their tens of millions when it is complete, and if the publication of the sixth book is anything to go by, secrecy surrounding the plot will be tight. Rowling has already said that the final chapter of the seventh book was written long ago. The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightly, she said in an interview broadcast on Monday on Britain's Channel 4. One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die. When asked to be more specific, she added: No, I'm not going to commit myself, because I don't want the hate mail or anything else. She did explain that she understood an author's desire to kill off the main character of a successful series. I've never been tempted to kill him (Harry) off before the end of book seven, because I always planned seven books and that's where I want to go. I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks 'Well, I'm going to kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels ... so it will end with me, and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'. Rowling, 40, wrote the first Harry Potter adventure when she was an unemployed single mother, but has gone on to become one of the richest authors in history with a personal fortune estimated at more than $1 billion. The Harry Potter series has sold an estimated 300 million copies worldwide. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNewsstoryID=2006-06-26T121322Z_01_N25304262_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-SHUTTLE-SAFETY.xml Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle Mon Jun 26 By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 3.5 years and hundreds of millions of dollars since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated. Yet NASA faces the same vexing problem that doomed the orbiter when it tries to launch shuttle Discovery on Saturday. Insulation foam - it seems a trivial part of launching a complex spacecraft. But the problem of falling foam has perplexed the U.S. space agency capable of doing what no other country does, landing a space freighter like an airplane. Outfitted with a second round of upgrades to its fuel tank following the 2003 Columbia disaster, Discovery is on the launch pad and scheduled to fly at 3:49 p.m. EDT (1949 GMT) on July 1. If successful, NASA plans up to 17 more shuttle missions, including a possible servicing call to the Hubble Space Telescope, before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. If not, and if the U.S. space agency were to lose a third shuttle to disaster, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has said he would likely pull the plug on all future missions. NASA lost Challenger on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal on a solid rocket booster. Then Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003, when its wing was damaged by foam debris that fell from its external fuel tank during launch. The 1.6-pound (0.7 kg) chunk of insulating foam smashed into the ship's left wing. It pierced a hole in the orbiter's protective heat shield that caused its breakup and the loss of all seven crewmembers aboard as Columbia slammed into the atmosphere on its fatal re-entry toward Earth. In July 2005, NASA launched shuttle Discovery to test-fly a new fuel tank design - but the fix turned out to be nearly as troublesome. More foam insulation, including a piece as large as one pound (0.4 kg), dislodged as the shuttle rocketed toward orbit. Luckily, none of the debris struck the shuttle. NEW TECHNIQUES NASA has since implemented new manufacturing techniques and removed two long foam windshields that tests showed were not necessary to protect cables and hoses running along the outside of the tank. The ramp-shaped structures had been used since the first shuttle flight in 1981. Engineers have also reworked wiring for heaters that were installed as part of the first redesign. The heaters replaced foam insulation where the tank is attached to the shuttle. After Discovery's 2005 flight, NASA discovered that insulation around the wiring had trapped air, which turned to a liquid in the cold and filled tiny voids in the foam. As the pressure changed during launch, the liquid transitioned to gas and popped off pieces of foam. But the foam debris issue still has not been resolved. And NASA's top safety official, along with its chief engineer, both recently voted against clearing Discovery for its July 1 launch. They were overruled by NASA administrator Michael Griffin and other top managers. The shuttles have flown 114 space missions, and only two have ended in tragedy. But 14 astronauts died in the Challenger and Columbia disasters and two of the five shuttles built were lost. They cost around $2 billion each and are viewed as irreplaceable. As engineers learned more about the physics of foam, NASA realized it was not going to be possible to manufacture a shed-free tank. The foam is needed to prevent ice buildups as the shuttle sits awaiting liftoff with cryogenic propellants in its fuel tank. Ice can be even more dangerous than foam if it breaks off during launch and hits the spacecraft. Foam will come off. There is no way around that. It's the very nature of the material and the way that we use it and the way we apply it, said John Chapman, who oversees the external tank project at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. But Chapman said steps had been taken to minimize foam falling off and prevent the dislodging of chunks large enough to damage the shuttle's heat shield. The shuttle lifted off under the gaze of dozens of sensors and cameras last year and will have even more this year. It also has been outfitted with stronger windows, beefed up tires and landing gear and more than 5,000 new cloth fillers between the most critical heat-resistant ceramic tiles on its belly. During Discovery's previous flight, photographs taken by space station crewmembers as the shuttle approached showed two fillers slightly protruding from the smooth surface. Engineers grew concerned that the tiny misalignment could cause the shuttle to heat up earlier than expected during its plunge through the atmosphere and possibly damage its heat shield. The shuttle crew conducted an unplanned spacewalk to remove the cloth strips. Cameras, both aboard the shuttle and on the ground, will photograph and videotape every second of
[scifinoir2] Re: Japanese animation of giant meteor hitting the Earth
Well... we are all toast, literally. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/meteorite_collis ion/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: Japanese animation of giant meteor hitting the Earth
Speak for yourself. As soon as I get the replacement warp-field coil for my flying saucer, I'll be in low lunar orbit, taking pics for sale on CosmosBay. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... we are all toast, literally. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/meteorite_collis ion/ Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
He just noticed?? Unless it's animated, Disney takes no interest in it. And sequels... Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book A new book, The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale, due to be published on July 20, will describe director M. Night Shyamalan's conflict with Disney studio executives and his decision to leave the company that had produced his successfully thrillers, beginning with 1999's The Sixth Sense, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Friday). The book, by Sports Illustrated writer Michael Bamberger, is reportedly particularly tough on Disney production President Nina Jacobson, quoting Shyamalan as saying that he had witnessed the decay of her creative vision right before his own wide-open eyes. Later Shyamalan says that over the years, he had concluded that Disney no longer valued individualism ... no longer valued fighters. Eventually he left the studio after Jacobson and others assailed his script for Lady in the Water, which was eventually produced by Warner Bros. and is due to be released on July 21. http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-06-23/#3 Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle
And, despite the protests of two top NASA officials, they're still sending the shuttle up. Humanity. brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNewsstoryID=2006-06-26T121322Z_01_N25304262_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-SHUTTLE-SAFETY.xml Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle Mon Jun 26 By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 3.5 years and hundreds of millions of dollars since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated. Yet NASA faces the same vexing problem that doomed the orbiter when it tries to launch shuttle Discovery on Saturday. Insulation foam - it seems a trivial part of launching a complex spacecraft. But the problem of falling foam has perplexed the U.S. space agency capable of doing what no other country does, landing a space freighter like an airplane. Outfitted with a second round of upgrades to its fuel tank following the 2003 Columbia disaster, Discovery is on the launch pad and scheduled to fly at 3:49 p.m. EDT (1949 GMT) on July 1. If successful, NASA plans up to 17 more shuttle missions, including a possible servicing call to the Hubble Space Telescope, before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. If not, and if the U.S. space agency were to lose a third shuttle to disaster, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has said he would likely pull the plug on all future missions. NASA lost Challenger on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal on a solid rocket booster. Then Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003, when its wing was damaged by foam debris that fell from its external fuel tank during launch. The 1.6-pound (0.7 kg) chunk of insulating foam smashed into the ship's left wing. It pierced a hole in the orbiter's protective heat shield that caused its breakup and the loss of all seven crewmembers aboard as Columbia slammed into the atmosphere on its fatal re-entry toward Earth. In July 2005, NASA launched shuttle Discovery to test-fly a new fuel tank design - but the fix turned out to be nearly as troublesome. More foam insulation, including a piece as large as one pound (0.4 kg), dislodged as the shuttle rocketed toward orbit. Luckily, none of the debris struck the shuttle. NEW TECHNIQUES NASA has since implemented new manufacturing techniques and removed two long foam windshields that tests showed were not necessary to protect cables and hoses running along the outside of the tank. The ramp-shaped structures had been used since the first shuttle flight in 1981. Engineers have also reworked wiring for heaters that were installed as part of the first redesign. The heaters replaced foam insulation where the tank is attached to the shuttle. After Discovery's 2005 flight, NASA discovered that insulation around the wiring had trapped air, which turned to a liquid in the cold and filled tiny voids in the foam. As the pressure changed during launch, the liquid transitioned to gas and popped off pieces of foam. But the foam debris issue still has not been resolved. And NASA's top safety official, along with its chief engineer, both recently voted against clearing Discovery for its July 1 launch. They were overruled by NASA administrator Michael Griffin and other top managers. The shuttles have flown 114 space missions, and only two have ended in tragedy. But 14 astronauts died in the Challenger and Columbia disasters and two of the five shuttles built were lost. They cost around $2 billion each and are viewed as irreplaceable. As engineers learned more about the physics of foam, NASA realized it was not going to be possible to manufacture a shed-free tank. The foam is needed to prevent ice buildups as the shuttle sits awaiting liftoff with cryogenic propellants in its fuel tank. Ice can be even more dangerous than foam if it breaks off during launch and hits the spacecraft. Foam will come off. There is no way around that. It's the very nature of the material and the way that we use it and the way we apply it, said John Chapman, who oversees the external tank project at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. But Chapman said steps had been taken to minimize foam falling off and prevent the dislodging of chunks large enough to damage the shuttle's heat shield. The shuttle lifted off under the gaze of dozens of sensors and cameras last year and will have even more this year. It also has been outfitted with stronger windows, beefed up tires and landing gear and more than 5,000 new cloth fillers between the most critical heat-resistant ceramic tiles on its belly. During Discovery's previous flight, photographs taken by space station crewmembers as the shuttle approached showed two fillers slightly protruding from the smooth surface. Engineers grew concerned that the tiny misalignment could cause the shuttle to heat up earlier than expected during its plunge through the atmosphere and possibly damage its heat shield. The shuttle crew
Re: [scifinoir2] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] KyleXY
I'm working on it. As soon as I can win the lottery and find time to quit working so I can write... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Same here, though it seems kinda corny and weak. Why did I keep thinking of The Powers of Matthew Star when I watched the commercial? Oh--other than The Brother From Another Planet, is *anyone* ever gonna write a show about a cool Brother with powers and abilities beyond those of mortal men? We're always the mentors for the white dudes who get to play the superiour being... _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Pratt Sent: Sunday, 25 June, 2006 17:45 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; Black SciFi Horror Fantasy Club Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] KyleXY I'm gonna give it a shot. Gerald Haynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:efhaynes%40yahoo.com com wrote: KyleXY, http://abcfamily. http://abcfamily.go.com/kylexy/ go.com/kylexy/ Any thoughts on this ABC Family series debuting tomorrow night? At a glance, it looks a lot like Fox's John Doe. The premier episode is now available for free download on iTunes. Gerald http://www.undergro http://www.undergroundartistry.com undartistry.com The blog with the comic http://www.thelastc http://www.thelastchannel.com hannel.com The comic on the blog Black-Audio- mailto:Black-Audio-Program-Production%40googlegroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail. http://mail.yahoo.com yahoo.com Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football '06 - Go with the leader. Start your league today! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
Tracey, when the new guy came in at Disney, he fixed Eisner's mess, reconciled with Pixar. Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] [Fwd: California pelicans held on suspicion of being drunk]
Reports, as yet unconfirmed by this journalist, say that, several hours earlier, these pelicans were seen in the company of several airline pilots. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: California pelicans held on suspicion of being drunk Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:11:43 -0400 From: Walter Kwami [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Village Idiot Productions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] California pelicans held on suspicion of being drunk Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:14 AM BST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four pelicans suspected of being drunk on sea algae were being tested at a Southern California wildlife centre on Saturday after one of them crashed headlong into a car. Three of the California brown pelicans were found wandering dazed in the streets of Laguna Beach after another pelican struck a vehicle's windscreen on a nearby coast road. It suffered internal injuries and a long gash in its pouch and was undergoing toxicology tests. Officials at the Wildlife Care Centre said the seabirds may have been under the influence of algae in the ocean that can produce domoic acid poisoning when eaten. The other pelicans were rounded up after assistant wildlife director Lisa Birkle warned the public to be on the lookout for birds acting drunk, disoriented or being in an unusual place. Shellfish tainted with domoic acid was thought to be the culprit behind a 1961 attack of seabirds on people and cars in the oceanside California town of Capitola that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's horror movie The Birds. -- (c) Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. HOW-TO-JOIN: Join Boston Blacks Online via the World Wide Web at http://www.blackpeople.com/bbo HOW-TO-LEAVE: To stop receiving mail from this list, send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the message leave bbo Please note that NOTHING else should be in the message and the message must be sent in plain text. If your mail is being sent in HTML, the automated list manager will not be able to process your request. If you are not removed, send a copy of whatever you sent to the list manager to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that you will NOT receive any kind of personal assistance until AFTER you have attempted to remove yourself via the automated list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] * BlackPeople.com is one of the Communiversal Electronic Communities Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically different. Just radically better. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
u.. It seems I'm a little behind. For the longest time, i kept hearing about the flling out. This is not good in my opinion. They will such the creativity out of that division. What a shame. i love pixar movies tracey Daryle Lockhart wrote: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
do you think they will continue with the pixar tradition or retool it to make it better? tracey Martin Pratt wrote: Tracey, when the new guy came in at Disney, he fixed Eisner's mess, reconciled with Pixar. Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
Cars is apparently the last project under the old Disney Pixar shingle. It's done pretty well! My son has become a HUGE Pixar fan and it would really be bad if the movies turned all Dreamworks-y. One day I happened across the snoozefest that is Conversations with Michael Eisner, a talk show on MSNBC. ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ id/10789058/ ) Anyway, Michael interviewed his successor, who indicated that the Pixar acquisition was to add Pixar's strength to Disney's arsenal, and I haven't heard of anyone being fired at Pixar yet, so it looks like it's a match made in Taiw - I mean heaven! On Jun 26, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: u.. It seems I'm a little behind. For the longest time, i kept hearing about the flling out. This is not good in my opinion. They will such the creativity out of that division. What a shame. i love pixar movies tracey Daryle Lockhart wrote: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: Japanese animation of giant meteor hitting the Earth
So much for the seed vault in the Antartic... g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... we are all toast, literally. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/meteorite_collis ion/ La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: Japanese animation of giant meteor hitting the Earth
Okay...trade you one replacement warp coil for three graviton shield emitters...in decent, condition, please... Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speak for yourself. As soon as I get the replacement warp-field coil for my flying saucer, I'll be in low lunar orbit, taking pics for sale on CosmosBay. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... we are all toast, literally. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/meteorite_collis ion/ Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Yahoo! Groups gets better. Check out the new email design. Plus theres much more to come. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight
Did anyone watch this show? -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 08 June, 2006 10:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight Well, this caught me by surprise. BBC America has a new supernatural series, which has its two-hour premiere tonight. It deals with a young woman at a boarding school who discovers she's a witch with TK powers. The trailer put me somewhat in mind of Witchblade. The headmaster at the school is played by Colin Salmon, who's been in the last couple of Bond films. Although all blurbs about shows are of coruse complimentary, it was still nice to see the Brother described as One of Britain's most renowned actors. Here's some info on the series, followed by a short bio on Salmon. I provided a link to a site called Spacecast,which actually gives more detailed info on the show and actors than the BBC America site does. http://www.spacecast.com/microsites/hex/ Set in a remote British boarding school, Hex is the story of Cassandra Cassie Hughes (Christina Cole), a shy social outcast who discovers she has unique powers that provide a terrifying link to the past. Longing to be popular, but only truly loved by her lesbian roommate Thelma (Jemima Rooper, Kinky Boots), Cassie goes to great lengths to be accepted by the in crowd at her cliquish English boarding school, Medenham Hall. Thelma, who couldn't care less about being ostracized, is appalled at Cassie's attempts to fit in with the superficial classmates who treat them so badly. While stopping for a cigarette in one of the old buildings on campus, Cassie's future is forever altered when she unearths hidden ancient artifacts - a discovery that leaves her cursed with supernatural powers that have their roots deep in Medenham Hall's history. As she begins to recognize the extent of her new abilities, Cassie is bewildered and terrified by the visions that haunt her. She soon discovers that there are certain advantages to being a student endowed with mystical powers, when she learns how to manipulate the people and situations around her. However, Cassie realizes that her new gift comes with a price. Her tragic fate is sealed with the appearance of Azazeal (Michael Fassbender, Band of Brothers), the leader of a group of fallen angels who were banished from heaven for tasting the pleasures of mortal women. Azazeal kidnaps Thelma in a bid to get to the one human sacrifice he's really concerned with, Cassie. But when Cassie confronts him and demands to see her friend, it's Thelma who pays the ultimate price. [About Colin Salmon]: One of Britain's most renowned actors, Colin Salmon debuted as Sgt. Robert Oswald in the BAFTA-winning mini-series Prime Suspect 2 (1992). Since then, he has starred in the James Bond films Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies, as well as in the films Resident Evil (2002), Captives (1994), The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Fanny and Elvis (1999), Mind Games (2000) and My Kingdom (2001). He also starred in 2004's Alien vs. Predator and is featured in Woody Allen's most recent film, Match Point (2006). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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: Japanese animation of giant meteor hitting the Earth
Two on hand, but I know I guy over in the LMC who can hook you up. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay...trade you one replacement warp coil for three graviton shield emitters...in decent, condition, please... Martin Pratt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speak for yourself. As soon as I get the replacement warp-field coil for my flying saucer, I'll be in low lunar orbit, taking pics for sale on CosmosBay. g123curious [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well... we are all toast, literally. George --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, brent wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ursispaltenstein.ch/blog/weblog.php?/weblog/meteorite_collis ion/ Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Yahoo! Groups gets better. Check out the new email design. Plus theres much more to come. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
My understanding is that it's going to be business as usual. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: do you think they will continue with the pixar tradition or retool it to make it better? tracey Martin Pratt wrote: Tracey, when the new guy came in at Disney, he fixed Eisner's mess, reconciled with Pixar. Daryle Lockhart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Ring'em or ping'em. Make PC-to-phone calls as low as 1¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles __ 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 ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight
Wish I could. Would take digital cable, a thing my small wallet cannot yet afford. Seen all the trailers, though. Might look into other sources. Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did anyone watch this show? -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 08 June, 2006 10:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight Well, this caught me by surprise. BBC America has a new supernatural series, which has its two-hour premiere tonight. It deals with a young woman at a boarding school who discovers she's a witch with TK powers. The trailer put me somewhat in mind of Witchblade. The headmaster at the school is played by Colin Salmon, who's been in the last couple of Bond films. Although all blurbs about shows are of coruse complimentary, it was still nice to see the Brother described as One of Britain's most renowned actors. Here's some info on the series, followed by a short bio on Salmon. I provided a link to a site called Spacecast,which actually gives more detailed info on the show and actors than the BBC America site does. http://www.spacecast.com/microsites/hex/ Set in a remote British boarding school, Hex is the story of Cassandra Cassie Hughes (Christina Cole), a shy social outcast who discovers she has unique powers that provide a terrifying link to the past. Longing to be popular, but only truly loved by her lesbian roommate Thelma (Jemima Rooper, Kinky Boots), Cassie goes to great lengths to be accepted by the in crowd at her cliquish English boarding school, Medenham Hall. Thelma, who couldn't care less about being ostracized, is appalled at Cassie's attempts to fit in with the superficial classmates who treat them so badly. While stopping for a cigarette in one of the old buildings on campus, Cassie's future is forever altered when she unearths hidden ancient artifacts - a discovery that leaves her cursed with supernatural powers that have their roots deep in Medenham Hall's history. As she begins to recognize the extent of her new abilities, Cassie is bewildered and terrified by the visions that haunt her. She soon discovers that there are certain advantages to being a student endowed with mystical powers, when she learns how to manipulate the people and situations around her. However, Cassie realizes that her new gift comes with a price. Her tragic fate is sealed with the appearance of Azazeal (Michael Fassbender, Band of Brothers), the leader of a group of fallen angels who were banished from heaven for tasting the pleasures of mortal women. Azazeal kidnaps Thelma in a bid to get to the one human sacrifice he's really concerned with, Cassie. But when Cassie confronts him and demands to see her friend, it's Thelma who pays the ultimate price. [About Colin Salmon]: One of Britain's most renowned actors, Colin Salmon debuted as Sgt. Robert Oswald in the BAFTA-winning mini-series Prime Suspect 2 (1992). Since then, he has starred in the James Bond films Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies, as well as in the films Resident Evil (2002), Captives (1994), The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Fanny and Elvis (1999), Mind Games (2000) and My Kingdom (2001). He also starred in 2004's Alien vs. Predator and is featured in Woody Allen's most recent film, Match Point (2006). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --~- Yahoo! Groups Links Excuse me while I whip this out. Cleavon Little , Blazing Saddles - Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight
Never heard of BBC America... Keith Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did anyone watch this show? -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 08 June, 2006 10:03 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] New series Hex on BBC America Tonight Well, this caught me by surprise. BBC America has a new supernatural series, which has its two-hour premiere tonight. It deals with a young woman at a boarding school who discovers she's a witch with TK powers. The trailer put me somewhat in mind of Witchblade. The headmaster at the school is played by Colin Salmon, who's been in the last couple of Bond films. Although all blurbs about shows are of coruse complimentary, it was still nice to see the Brother described as One of Britain's most renowned actors. Here's some info on the series, followed by a short bio on Salmon. I provided a link to a site called Spacecast,which actually gives more detailed info on the show and actors than the BBC America site does. http://www.spacecast.com/microsites/hex/ Set in a remote British boarding school, Hex is the story of Cassandra Cassie Hughes (Christina Cole), a shy social outcast who discovers she has unique powers that provide a terrifying link to the past. Longing to be popular, but only truly loved by her lesbian roommate Thelma (Jemima Rooper, Kinky Boots), Cassie goes to great lengths to be accepted by the in crowd at her cliquish English boarding school, Medenham Hall. Thelma, who couldn't care less about being ostracized, is appalled at Cassie's attempts to fit in with the superficial classmates who treat them so badly. While stopping for a cigarette in one of the old buildings on campus, Cassie's future is forever altered when she unearths hidden ancient artifacts - a discovery that leaves her cursed with supernatural powers that have their roots deep in Medenham Hall's history. As she begins to recognize the extent of her new abilities, Cassie is bewildered and terrified by the visions that haunt her. She soon discovers that there are certain advantages to being a student endowed with mystical powers, when she learns how to manipulate the people and situations around her. However, Cassie realizes that her new gift comes with a price. Her tragic fate is sealed with the appearance of Azazeal (Michael Fassbender, Band of Brothers), the leader of a group of fallen angels who were banished from heaven for tasting the pleasures of mortal women. Azazeal kidnaps Thelma in a bid to get to the one human sacrifice he's really concerned with, Cassie. But when Cassie confronts him and demands to see her friend, it's Thelma who pays the ultimate price. [About Colin Salmon]: One of Britain's most renowned actors, Colin Salmon debuted as Sgt. Robert Oswald in the BAFTA-winning mini-series Prime Suspect 2 (1992). Since then, he has starred in the James Bond films Die Another Day, The World is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies, as well as in the films Resident Evil (2002), Captives (1994), The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998), Fanny and Elvis (1999), Mind Games (2000) and My Kingdom (2001). He also starred in 2004's Alien vs. Predator and is featured in Woody Allen's most recent film, Match Point (2006). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM --~- Yahoo! Groups Links La'V' is always watching...Be careful who you talk to. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Church Bulks Up for 'Spider-Man 3'
yeah, I read the steroids thing on the second read. That is ridiculous I agree. I wish I could squeeze in two solid hours every day to workout; I manage to get 1 -2 hours five or six days a week, but all that working and running errands and stuff gets in the way. I guess if I ever get off my a$$ and become a self-sufficient writer, I could workout while letting the mind work on new story ideas. Lots of things I want to get into now: just started liking yoga, and Pilates is really great. And I swore I'd take up martial arts this year (my dream is to take aikijutsu--the original art, not the do form usually taught, tae kwon do, and kung fu). Oh--and I guess I really should getting around to learning to swim. At 6'1 and 210 pounds, I'd be a hell of a tough panicking person for someone to pull out of the water! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bosco Bosco Sent: Monday, 26 June, 2006 13:56 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Church Bulks Up for 'Spider-Man 3' don't forget the steroids. Always a wise choice. I wonder how he'll feel about it if get liver cancer or impotency from the steroids so he could fulfill a look for a role in a movie? I think there's a line there that I probably would not cross That said, I'd love to have personal trainer at my disposal every day to help me develop and maintain, a nutritionist is a must as well. If you don't fuel properly for your program, you can't achieve the desired results. Bosco --- KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net wrote: That's one of the few ways I kinda envy actors: they get to train and be trained in a wide range of physical things as part of the job. I have to make a concerted effort to hit the gym at my job, and since I'm IT there's always the possibility some dopey user will try to find me to reset their screensaver or something. How neat to be able to develop a toned body, endurance, agility, and even learn some cool fighting skills as part of a job! I look at Keanu Reeves for the Matrix: the guy's my age and could do a split before his training was done, and learned a lot of martial arts moves. True, it's movie-fighting, not like the real thing, but can't deny the shape he was in. Same for Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai. And Tobey McGuire gets a great regime of muscle-building and flexibility enhancement for his role as the Webslinger. Must be nice to get to a level where you have all manner of trainers, clothing and hair advisers, and nutritionists to help you be the best you can be all the time. -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com aladvantage.com Thomas Haden Church was shocked when producers of Spider-man # insisted he work out intensely for over a year to prepare for a part in the film. The 45-year-old plays the villain Sandman and found it a shocking change after having to gain weight for his role in Sideways. He explains, When I met with the (Spider-Man 3) producers and director last year they said, 'We probably need you to get in a specific physical shape for the movie. Do you mind taking off your shirt?' I took off my shirt and the director Sam Raimi said, 'We're going to need you to gain about 100 pounds of muscle. You've come here today with the physique of a fishwife and that doesn't fit into our scheme...' I gained a bunch of weight for Sideways, because the director wanted me to appear bloated. I thought, 'I'll make a special cocktail of beer and ice cream in the blender and it will suit this purpose quite nicely!' Church began his intensive training for the role and is now in top-form. He adds jokingly, I had to start working out last year, it's been about 16 months of five days a week lifting weights and all right...steroids! http://www.imdb. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ com/news/wenn/2006-06-26/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail. http://mail.yahoo.com yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * To unsubscribe from this
RE: [scifinoir2] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book
Yeah, Jobs and Pixar ceeded all rights to their Pixar properties to Disney. Disney owns the rights to such hits as the Toy Story franchises, Finding Nemo, etc. This gives them rights to both grab dough based on merchandising, and create sequels. When Jobs was unhappy with the deal, Eisner decided to play hardball. He created a whole new animation studio, hiring dozens of animators. There were even fully created scripts for a Toy Story 3, and first drafts of sequels for Nemo and The Incredibles. But once Eisner--who seems to be one of the most disliked execs in recent history--left, the two companies were able to come to terms. Disney managed to retain about eighty percent of the animators they hired for the defunct new studio. There are some bad feelings from the nascent Disney team at having its scripts and such being run by Pixar, but in the main all the animators are cool and understand it was a power struggle at the top. I think Disney's so bummed and worried at having lost their pre-eminent domination they were more than willing to let Pixar's winning ways take over. I just wish that so-called traditional 2D animation were still popular. _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Monday, 26 June, 2006 19:01 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Shyamalan Blasts Disney Execs in New Book Actually. I read the article you forwarded and it sounds like they gave power to the Pixar team. lets keep our fingers crossed Tracey Daryle Lockhart wrote: Cars is apparently the last project under the old Disney Pixar shingle. It's done pretty well! My son has become a HUGE Pixar fan and it would really be bad if the movies turned all Dreamworks-y. One day I happened across the snoozefest that is Conversations with Michael Eisner, a talk show on MSNBC. ( http://www.msnbc. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ msn.com/ id/10789058/ ) Anyway, Michael interviewed his successor, who indicated that the Pixar acquisition was to add Pixar's strength to Disney's arsenal, and I haven't heard of anyone being fired at Pixar yet, so it looks like it's a match made in Taiw - I mean heaven! On Jun 26, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: u.. It seems I'm a little behind. For the longest time, i kept hearing about the flling out. This is not good in my opinion. They will such the creativity out of that division. What a shame. i love pixar movies tracey Daryle Lockhart wrote: http://news. http://news.com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html com.com/2061-10802_3-6030592.html On Jun 26, 2006, at 5:50 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) wrote: didn't Disney shut down their animation department and screw up their relationship with Pixar? Tracey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle
Where are the flying cars? I want my flying cars! Sigh...I'm still remembering the young me that just *knew* we'd have cool fusion-powered interstellar ships by now. And I guess the domed colonies on Luna and Mars are out of the question! _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of brent wodehouse Sent: Monday, 26 June, 2006 15:44 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle http://today. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNewsstoryID=200 6-06-26T121322Z_01_N25304262_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-SHUTTLE-SAFETY.xml reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNewsstoryID=2006-06-26T121322 Z_01_N25304262_RTRUKOC_0_US-SPACE-SHUTTLE-SAFETY.xml Foam still vexes NASA after fixes to shuttle Mon Jun 26 By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - It's been 3.5 years and hundreds of millions of dollars since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated. Yet NASA faces the same vexing problem that doomed the orbiter when it tries to launch shuttle Discovery on Saturday. Insulation foam - it seems a trivial part of launching a complex spacecraft. But the problem of falling foam has perplexed the U.S. space agency capable of doing what no other country does, landing a space freighter like an airplane. Outfitted with a second round of upgrades to its fuel tank following the 2003 Columbia disaster, Discovery is on the launch pad and scheduled to fly at 3:49 p.m. EDT (1949 GMT) on July 1. If successful, NASA plans up to 17 more shuttle missions, including a possible servicing call to the Hubble Space Telescope, before the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010. If not, and if the U.S. space agency were to lose a third shuttle to disaster, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has said he would likely pull the plug on all future missions. NASA lost Challenger on January 28, 1986, due to the failure of an O-ring seal on a solid rocket booster. Then Columbia disintegrated during re-entry on February 1, 2003, when its wing was damaged by foam debris that fell from its external fuel tank during launch. The 1.6-pound (0.7 kg) chunk of insulating foam smashed into the ship's left wing. It pierced a hole in the orbiter's protective heat shield that caused its breakup and the loss of all seven crewmembers aboard as Columbia slammed into the atmosphere on its fatal re-entry toward Earth. In July 2005, NASA launched shuttle Discovery to test-fly a new fuel tank design - but the fix turned out to be nearly as troublesome. More foam insulation, including a piece as large as one pound (0.4 kg), dislodged as the shuttle rocketed toward orbit. Luckily, none of the debris struck the shuttle. NEW TECHNIQUES NASA has since implemented new manufacturing techniques and removed two long foam windshields that tests showed were not necessary to protect cables and hoses running along the outside of the tank. The ramp-shaped structures had been used since the first shuttle flight in 1981. Engineers have also reworked wiring for heaters that were installed as part of the first redesign. The heaters replaced foam insulation where the tank is attached to the shuttle. After Discovery's 2005 flight, NASA discovered that insulation around the wiring had trapped air, which turned to a liquid in the cold and filled tiny voids in the foam. As the pressure changed during launch, the liquid transitioned to gas and popped off pieces of foam. But the foam debris issue still has not been resolved. And NASA's top safety official, along with its chief engineer, both recently voted against clearing Discovery for its July 1 launch. They were overruled by NASA administrator Michael Griffin and other top managers. The shuttles have flown 114 space missions, and only two have ended in tragedy. But 14 astronauts died in the Challenger and Columbia disasters and two of the five shuttles built were lost. They cost around $2 billion each and are viewed as irreplaceable. As engineers learned more about the physics of foam, NASA realized it was not going to be possible to manufacture a shed-free tank. The foam is needed to prevent ice buildups as the shuttle sits awaiting liftoff with cryogenic propellants in its fuel tank. Ice can be even more dangerous than foam if it breaks off during launch and hits the spacecraft. Foam will come off. There is no way around that. It's the very nature of the material and the way that we use it and the way we apply it, said John Chapman, who oversees the external tank project at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. But Chapman said steps had been taken to minimize foam falling off and prevent the dislodging of chunks large enough to damage the shuttle's heat shield. The shuttle lifted off under the gaze of dozens of sensors and cameras last year and will have even more this year. It also has been outfitted with stronger windows, beefed up tires and landing gear and more than 5,000 new
[scifinoir2] [Fwd: Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die]
Original Message Subject:Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:19:47 -0400 From: C V [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] interesting that the last chapter was written in 1990..any of you writers write like that/?? camille = Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die LONDON (AP) - Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last installment of her boy wizard series, and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either. I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books, Rowling said Monday on TV here. I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, `Well, I'm gonna kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels. So it will end with me, and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'. Rowling declined to commit herself about Harry, saying she doesn't want to receive hate mail. The last book is not finished. But I'm well into it now. I wrote the final chapter in something like 1990, so I've known exactly how the series is going to end, she said. Some characters might die, but the blockbuster movie franchise lives on. Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that the fifth installment will be released in U.S. theaters, including Imax screens, on July 13, 2007. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, the teenage Harry continues to battle the evil Lord Voldemort (again played by Ralph Fiennes) and his followers. Daniel Radcliffe is returning as the title character, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reprise their roles as Hermione and Ron. Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton plays the malicious, frumpy Professor Dolores Umbridge, who tortures Harry. In her Monday interview on the Richard and Judy show, Rowling said people are sometimes shocked to hear that she wrote the end of book seven before she had a publisher for the first book in the series. The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightly. One character got a reprieve. But I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die, she said. A price has to be paid. We are dealing with pure evil here. They don't target extras do they? They go for the main characters. Well, I do. Rowling is the richest woman in Britain - wealthier than even the queen - with a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine last year at more than $1 billion. Whatever she writes next, Rowling is sure of one thing: It won't be as successful as Harry Potter. I don't think I'm ever going to have anything like Harry again. You just get one like Harry. ___ On the Net: http://www.jkrowling.com/ http://www.mugglenet.com/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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] [Fwd: Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die]
I think she's been building since Goblet to kill off major characters. Certainly she's pulled no punches so far as certain characters have fallen in the war against Lord V. It's really pretty heavy for kids stuff. I understand she's dropped hints about offing Harry for a while now. I'd certainly understand if she did. You get attached to the characters as a reader, as a writer I can only imagine what a nightmare it would be to have someone else working with your creations. Bosco --- Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message Subject: Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:19:47 -0400 From: C V [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: GIRLFRIEND [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] interesting that the last chapter was written in 1990..any of you writers write like that/?? camille = Rowling: Two 'Potter' Characters Will Die LONDON (AP) - Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last installment of her boy wizard series, and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either. I have never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books, Rowling said Monday on TV here. I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, `Well, I'm gonna kill them off because that means there can be no non-author-written sequels. So it will end with me, and after I'm dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character'. Rowling declined to commit herself about Harry, saying she doesn't want to receive hate mail. The last book is not finished. But I'm well into it now. I wrote the final chapter in something like 1990, so I've known exactly how the series is going to end, she said. Some characters might die, but the blockbuster movie franchise lives on. Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that the fifth installment will be released in U.S. theaters, including Imax screens, on July 13, 2007. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, directed by David Yates, the teenage Harry continues to battle the evil Lord Voldemort (again played by Ralph Fiennes) and his followers. Daniel Radcliffe is returning as the title character, and Emma Watson and Rupert Grint reprise their roles as Hermione and Ron. Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton plays the malicious, frumpy Professor Dolores Umbridge, who tortures Harry. In her Monday interview on the Richard and Judy show, Rowling said people are sometimes shocked to hear that she wrote the end of book seven before she had a publisher for the first book in the series. The final chapter is hidden away, although it's now changed very slightly. One character got a reprieve. But I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die, she said. A price has to be paid. We are dealing with pure evil here. They don't target extras do they? They go for the main characters. Well, I do. Rowling is the richest woman in Britain - wealthier than even the queen - with a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine last year at more than $1 billion. Whatever she writes next, Rowling is sure of one thing: It won't be as successful as Harry Potter. I don't think I'm ever going to have anything like Harry again. You just get one like Harry. ___ On the Net: http://www.jkrowling.com/ http://www.mugglenet.com/ I got friends who are in prison and Friends who are dead. I'm gonna tell ya something that I've often said. You know these things that happen, That's just the way it's supposed to be. And I can't help but wonder, Don't ya know it coulda been me. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/LRMolB/TM ~- 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/
