Re: [scifinoir2] Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
There was some talk about doing a large program here but it will probably end up further out from here. However there is a solar training program here where they teach low income folks to become solar panel installers. In San Francisco they have been increasing the number of rooftop solar panels

[scifinoir2] Topic: Freecycle

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
So I scored my first giveaway on Freecycle today. Someone was giving away Apple G4 computers and I got the last one. Free! :) What is Freecycle? Freecycle is a non-profit grassroots group where folks are giving away stuff that they no longer want. Sort of like a garage sale without having to pay

Re: [scifinoir2] Voyagerr's Tome Paris is Executive Producer of Chuck

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
I don't know what is up with him. He occasionally does voice over / narration for the History channel and Discovery channels. He may be just enjoying his success. On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: OK. You seem in the know, what

[scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread B Smith
There are lots of wind farms in Northern Iowa and I've never read about any noise complaints. I've driven by them and have even stopped near them and the noise wasn't bad at all. The bird issues seems to be the biggest concern. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@...

[scifinoir2] Buy Black or Step Back

2010-01-11 Thread Kelwyn
http://holiet.notlong.com It's been a year since John and Maggie Anderson embarked on a controversial adventure in empowerment to spend their money exclusively with African-American businesses in 2009. They've learned a few things, not the least of which was that they were a little naive. It

[scifinoir2] NBC should have heeded affiliates

2010-01-11 Thread Kelwyn
www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-phil_column_monjan11,0,3863675.column chicagotribune.com NBC should have heeded affiliates Late-night lineup fiasco could have been avoided Phil Rosenthal Media January 11, 2010 NBC on Sunday confirmed its plan to airlift The Jay Leno Show out

[scifinoir2] Could a Comic-Con for persons of color work?

2010-01-11 Thread George Arterberry
I know it could be seen as racist or self insulated but would  it get more shine on their products so to speak.   From: B Smith daikaij...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, January 11, 2010 9:54:11 AM Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people

Re: [scifinoir2] Buy Black or Step Back

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
This bugs me. There are great African American owned businesses but our own people will not shop there unless it is like x or y. There are some things that AA businesses do to shoot themselves in the foot though. One is bad or inconsistent customer service and quality. That can be quality of food

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
I think that the bird talk is another rouse. They never move airports or change flight paths. Migratory birds are always in the flight path. We see migrating ducks (geese?) every year and they are on the same flight path as most of the airplanes. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM, B Smith

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I think the industry was quick to address it because most environmentalist support wind farms in a big way. Why have the right and the environmentalists on your case. They have for the most part made it a none issue. That Texas wind farm is the only story I have heard where finding an

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
It seems like they should be looking at Holland on this. They have windmills of all sizes, including gigantic ones in the ocean. Not only that they have had them for hundreds of years. Whatever happened with the T.Boone Pickens movement and his project? On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Tracey

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Tracey de Morsella
T. Boone Pickens' move to scrap his project to build the world's biggest wind farm in the world occurred according to him of the inability to bring a transmission line. Slumping natural gas prices and shrinking credit markets also contributed to the projects cancellation. Pickens bought

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
There are some great small town success stories out there. I remember hearing a story about a small town that decided to create a windfarm and it turned the economic state of the town around. They were able to hire half of the town. Another town became an offsite data storage facility. On Mon,

RE: [scifinoir2] Topic: Freecycle

2010-01-11 Thread Martin Baxter
Thanks, Mr Worf! I've got some stuff that is begging for new homes. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From:

RE: [scifinoir2] not safe for work - Roxxxy the robot goes on sale

2010-01-11 Thread Martin Baxter
Mr Worf, the guys I know who own such devices tend not to mind the open-mouth thing. Whenever I visit their domiciles, I do my best to avoid the area where it is. 8-O If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant

Re: [scifinoir2] Topic: Freecycle

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
No problem. I'm on my way to the store to pick up a mac/pc keyboard :) On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: Thanks, Mr Worf! I've got some stuff that is begging for new homes. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in

Re: [scifinoir2] not safe for work - Roxxxy the robot goes on sale

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
I can't wait until this guy does national tv. He said that he was going to be on one of the large networks. It will be interesting to see how they tone it down. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@hotmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, the guys I know who own such devices tend

RE: [scifinoir2] Why are people afraid of windmills?

2010-01-11 Thread Martin Baxter
And, as I beleive Tracey said, Big Oil is behind most of those lies. If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in bloody hell hired the director? -- Charles L Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com From:

[scifinoir2] FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread Tracey de Morsella
From: Chris de Morsella [mailto:cdemorse...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 2:16 PM To: tdemorse...@multiculturaladvantage.com Subject: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed??? http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/index.html (CNN) -- James Cameron's

[scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Forget racist Australian KFC ads, we got the noose-and-burning-cross crowd taking over our own airwaves! In case you mistakenly thought that ignorance, racism, and corrosive fear of change were disappearing any time soon. I just listened to a lengthy Fresh Air interview with a reporter who's

[scifinoir2] McGwire Publicly Admits to Steroid Use

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Shocking, unfathomable, earth-shattering, completely unexpected, surprising beyond belief! And, in related news: Rush Limbaugh tearfully admits to being an ignorant, backwater racist... Whitney Houston slurs confession that she hasn't *quite* kicked the habit... George Bush II

[scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
I think the franchise was done after Spider-Man 2, for the same reasons: the studio wanted more, more, more!, and with Spider-Man 3, crafted a bloated, FX-filled (and bad FX at that, worse than usual) monstrosity of a movie with way too many villains, a clunky script, and none of the hear and

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
hmm I have to sayI am tired of Spiderman rebootsHeroes Reborn.Brand New Day. Spectacular Spiderman. Growing up is apparently boring and of no concern to producers I hate my life. c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:32 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I think the

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
I actually quit reading the Spider books after Brand New Day. I am offended beyond belief that Marvel saw fit to erase his years with Mary Jane from history. The only good thing about it was that it erased that inexplicable, idiotic move where Peter outed himself to the public in order to get

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
I will have to admit that they have since made good by methe last year was great for spidey fans...despite having to by 3 titles per month May's wedding and the return of mary jane has sparked the series...but its all relative.. it sucked with a capital uk for a while so this is just back to

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
Great news!!! This means that she has a snowball's chance to run for president next go around... Yeah!! c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Forget racist Australian KFC ads, we got the noose-and-burning-cross crowd taking over our own

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
Um ok. I thought they were talking about titanic...(lol) c w m On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com wrote: *From:* Chris de Morsella [mailto:cdemorse...@yahoo.com] *Sent:* Monday, January 11, 2010 2:16 PM *To:*

RE: [scifinoir2] FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread Tracey de Morsella
LOL!! From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Omari Confer Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 5:52 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed??? Um ok. I thought they were talking about

Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Raimi Finally Returns to His Senses

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Maybe i'll dive back in. I'm absorbing all the stuff with The Initiative, Dark Reign, the return of the Asgardians, the upcoming Siege, the new Black Panther, and the now-canceled Dr. Voodoo. I'm also something like two *years* behind on the DC books, but am struggling to keep up with the

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Keith Johnson
Let's hope... - Original Message - From: Omari Confer clockwork...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:51:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die Great news!!! This means that she

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
Never underestimate the tenacity of the stupid and of the rednecks. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Let's hope... - Original Message - From: Omari Confer clockwork...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January

Re: [scifinoir2] not safe for work - Roxxxy the robot goes on sale

2010-01-11 Thread Rogue
Blow up dolls declined comment. --Lavender If you sit long enough you will stand for something. On Jan 10, 2010, at 9:59 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: NOT SAFE FOR WORK AEE 2010: True Companion Debuts Sex Robot Roxxxy Men have often dreamed it, but it hasn’t become a

[scifinoir2] Discovery news: Is 'Avatar' Racist?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
Hmm I think Discovery News is a little late on this story. Is 'Avatar' Racist?Decide for yourself whether James Cameron's blockbuster conveys an underlying prejudice.

Re: [scifinoir2] OT: AKA, The Thing that Wouldn't Die

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
She has placed herself amoung the punditsthis is not the actions of a presidential hopeful.. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 9:43 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Never underestimate the tenacity of the stupid and of the rednecks. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Keith Johnson

Re: [scifinoir2] Discovery news: Is 'Avatar' Racist?

2010-01-11 Thread Omari Confer
No little about it. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Hmm I think Discovery News is a little late on this story. Is 'Avatar' Racist?Decide for yourself whether James Cameron's blockbuster conveys an underlying prejudice.

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread angelababycat
My mom went to see Avatar at my insistance. Although she's still too busy mourning Mike to be sad about anything else, she did point out how much the scene with the tree falling reminded her of 9/11. I hadn't thought about it, but maybe on some subconscious level we all now have a strong

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
That is an interesting reaction. It is quite possibly the reason why they chose that scene. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 8:41 PM, angelababycat asrobin...@mindspring.comwrote: My mom went to see Avatar at my insistance. Although she's still too busy mourning Mike to be sad about anything else, she

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: FW: Avatar watchers.. suicidal depressed???

2010-01-11 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Insightful. I scoffed at first, and to some degree I still am, however, I wondered Working with renewable energy and environmental issues everyday, I am bombarded with evidence that we are destroying our planet and how connected everything is. I have moved beyond depressed to a place where

[scifinoir2] Did anyone watch BSG: The Plan, and Caprica?

2010-01-11 Thread Mr. Worf
Just wondering. Both were on tv recently. BSG: The Plan is a replay of the initial Cylon attack that wiped out humanity(?) from the Cylon point of view. It is interesting to do a rewind to see the story behind the scenes. Caprica rewinds the story even farther back to about 58 years before the