The lyrics are out there, so I'll just post some vids

This is a http://www.gabrielarobin.com/mainsite/l ... edley.html which triggers much emotion in me, regardless of how many times I listen to it, with or without the matching video. 'cause it's also a mede..mix of songs which may/will give Doug a huge backlash.

And it's as chaotic to perform live as I thought.

http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/macrossf/lion.htm

The translated lyrics to me are implying the singer's trying to survive a dangerous situation and trying desperately to get home to their loved one.

--Rod.H

http://www.theregister.co...200_fullbore_efficiency/

So, the VASMIR prototype engine Ad Astra have been working on finally reached full operating power, and has reached it's system efficiency goals. Pump 20kW of electricity into it, to get 5N of thrust, and an exhaust gas velocity of about 50Km/sec.

A 40 day round trip to Mars is definitely feasible, what with Astronauts able to spend 6 months or so on the ISS quite happily. A month or so there, a month or two back (Depending on orbital position), a month scooting around on the planet doing cool stuff like digging out Spirit, picking up samples of Mars rocks, and leaving behind the first parts of a permanent Mars base.

Okay, so that's a gross simplification... but it's still tantalisingly close. As I recall, it took Columbus about 5 weeks to cross the Atlantic in 1492.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?

...go fire up your Usenet clients and wish her congratulations.

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan ... 21?q&hl=en]#]Amanda's getting married!
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

...to everyone in the US.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

One of the queens of Hammer Horrors, Ingrid Pitt, whose busty, heaving bosoms gave real vampires (not sparkly emo wannabes) a reason to man up and chomp down has passed away.  On a way to a meeting with fan no less.
From The Vampire Lovers to the Wicker Man, Ingrid Pitt embodied an old world sensuality.  Lush.  Healthy. Larger than life.  She will be missed.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/47560

Here. (Warning: site is borderline NSFW, although the article isn't.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/11/23
Its a heart attack in every bite!

Apparently, the web is full of wonderful people, they just don't show up very often.
A first grade girl was getting bullied at school. The reason? She had a Star Wars water bottle and she was being teased because it was a "boys'" thing.
Well, this little girl had one thing a lot of bullying victims don't have: A mother who is a professional blogger. Here's the situation as it is NOW.
This young lady has had HUGE support from "girl Geeks" and just general geeks across the webs.
She's also apparently been invited by the folks who make Clone Wars episodes to a premiere event, done on the phone by the guy who currently does Yoda.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''

-- James Nicoll

An interesting read of a ghost writer relating what it is like being paid to do other students writing assignments.

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http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125329/

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The replies and discussion that were generated by the article are as interesting as the article itself.

H Melton

Song: Earth That Was
Artist: Star One
Album: Victims of the Modern Age
Lyrics: Arjen A. Lucassen
Length: 6:09

~*~

Mother Earth couldn't take no more
sucked dry by humanity
in the end she lost a fight
she was never going to win

we set out for distant shores
far across our galaxy
we're taking flight into the night
to the planets on the rim

a fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

a fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

Out here on the fringe of space
the outskirts of society
we're suffering the aftermath
of a cataclysmic war

cast out by the human race
nine outlaw pioneers
making life in the outer worlds
running from the law

a fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the 'Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

a fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

I see a fire in the darkness
a ray of hope in a black forbidding night
I see a fire in the darkness
a spark of life in a cold and empty sky

A fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

A fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

A fire in the darkness
far away from the Earth that Was
a quest for freedom in the "Verse
seeking refuge from the earth

A fire in the darkness
a bright light on the edge of space
a desperate need to find our place
in the emptiness of space

~*~

Should Doug ever run through the universe of Firefly/Serenity, this would be a simulacrum song for that would summon the crew of the Serenity. Or possibly them and the Serenity. Word of God confirms that this song is directly based on the show. (Both Star One albums have songs based on various sci-fi shows and movies.) Available for your listening pleasure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX5t8iy9FfY.