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Just wanted to give people an update on a few fronts.
First of all, on Friday, I got accepted into a graduate degree program in tax law at New York University. Applying for this program was required of me when I accepted this job. Don't know what would have happened if I hadn't gotten in. See, the problem is that it is the best program in the country and therefore the hardest to get into. It is also the *only* tax LL.M. program in the area. If you don't get into NYU around here, there isn't any place else to go. Anyway, I got it. I now have to figure out how to do all my work, go to class two days a week and study as well. Yikes!
My brother managed to capture the cat he was concerned about last night. It turns out that it is a male cat, and therefore not pregnant. He said "Pohina" (Hawaiian for grey head) was extremely irritated at being captured and kept in a bathroom. He is also crawling with mites and on his way to the vet today. Even if this cat ends up running away from an adoptive home, he should at least be "fixed" before he ends up at large again.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope to have more reports on my Vermont cousins when I get back.
Love to all,
Polly
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Hi Fan,
Pan Historia is back up, been for a week or so now. My bookmark works:
http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/storyprof.php?ID=83
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
Okay, I tried that again. And it won't let me go anywhere without logging in first. When I went to do that, thinking it would give me a chance to register, this is what the page says:
"If you are not already a member, please write to [email protected] for registration. We are currently still in beta test version and all registration is handled through this email address."
I did that before and was told I wasn't needed for beta testing and would be notified when the site was up. That hasn't happened.
I tried clicking on "Sign up for an account" anyway and got the dreaded 404 message: "Not Found. The requested URL /users/join.php was not found on this server."
We're well into the too-hard-to-do category now. I guess I'll give up.
Thanks anyway.
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Oh, sorry FAn, didn't realize you weren't a member.
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
Fan! Dont give up. There is also a note that says that ANYONE who wants to test can. Send them a note directly from your Emailer. Really.
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Nommy
I did that. Really. And was told I wasn't needed.
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Fan,
You might wanna try again. I've heard of others who were rejected like that, tried again, and got in.
Happy Thanksgiving all, may your family gatherings be fantastic.
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. As I count my blessings this year, you all are included in them! *hugs*
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Selah
Here's a "coincidence" for you Wizzard...
I have just started re-reading Lord of the Rings and have found a couple of B5 connections:
"Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger." was spoken by Gandalf.
The mines of Moria are called Khazad-dum by the Dwarves.
I wonder if there are any more connections? http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
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There is note fate but that we make
Ian! Man, Ive been asking around for you...Where ya been? Hope to see you more often here or at the other sites (SpeculativeVision, PanHistoria)
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Nommy
Thanks, Tandara! Glad she's around and doing OK!
Hmmm, Fan. I had a similar experience when I ran across my old SFS home site. I clicked on it to see what would happen and was told to sign in or register. I couldn't remember any old sign-in passwords, etc., so I tried to register and got the 400 message. Oh, well...
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Ian--two more:
In the episode where Ivanova uses the Great Machine, Draal tells her "Do not stray from the path" and when the shadows appear he tells her "It is the Enemy."
"Do not leave the path," is what Gandalf tells Bilbo and the dwarves as they enter Mirkwood in The Hobbit. And Sauron is frequently referred to simply as The Enemy.
Might see more of this in the Ranger movie. In LotR, the Rangers were described as watching over the frontiers and the borders--something the Rangers in B5 also do.
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
Hello all! Anyone notice the the JMS Speaks topic is FUBAR'D?
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Nommy
Nope. Looks okay from here.
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<font face="georgia">Looks ok to me, too. Hostboard was not working for me for a while, but lo and behold...
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
iz, as to the Ranger connection, remember too that Aragorn wore a green stone, given to him by Galadriel. The Rangers in B5 always wear a green stone on their cloaks.
Other LotR connections in modern stuff I just noticed: in Harry Potter, "Wormtail" is very much like Grima Wormtongue in LotR. Even right down to how they cower and snivel in front of their masters. I haven't finished Goblet of Fire, so I have yet to see how that parallel works out.
Maybe not, but unless what you want to read is on Page 1 you still have to wait longer for things to load, as it's necessary to click on the page you're looking for.
I'm finding it rather a pain, myself. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/frown.gif
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Paged? Where? I don' see No stinkin' Pages?
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Nommy
<font face="georgia">It would appear that the folks behind the system here have been working on things. I now see that the pages are load quickly because the topics are now paged. I guess we don't have to worry about 100 post limits anymore?
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
<font face="georgia">Nommy, go to the Technomage topic. At the top and bottom of the postings, there's a sequence of underscored numbers, 1 through 5 that you can click on. Fan doesn't think it helps, but it does seem to load faster for me. As always, YMMV.
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
<font face="Georgia">Ok, can anyone 'splain to me what's with the Technomage topic? Click on it and there's 4 pages relating to the topic...click on <u>4</u> and lo! there's a page <u>5</u>! Last entry for page 5 is Dec. 12, by yours truely. However, the Zocalo page says there's something from Dec. 14....Is it just me (paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep...) or is something amiss? One inquiring mind (at least) wants to know.</font>
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
<font face="georgia"> Ah...very well. It's been fixed. Thanks!
[This message has been edited by Wizz (edited December 17, 2001).]
I was going thru my bookmarks to see what I can get rid of. I found a bookmark for the scifivine,www.scifivine.com I clicked on it and ended up at a porno site... I guess the other vine is dead also. :-(
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Or maybe the Black Knight from MP and the Holy Grail?
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?When I take action, I?m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It?s going to be decisive.?
OK, another B5 ranger reference to LotR, I believe. In Gray 17 is Missing, while Marcus is battling Neroon, he makes a statement something like, "we stand on the bridge and say you cannot pass." A reference to the Bridge of Khazad-dum, I am thinking.
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?When I take action, I?m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It?s going to be decisive.?
"We stand on the bridge, and no one may pass."
Could also be an allusion to the Three Billy Goats Gruff, however.
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"Close your mouth, Michael, we are not a codfish."
I'm a little behind the rest of the world, but I finally went to see Monsters, Inc. last night. If anybody hasn't seen it, go. It's an absolute hoot. Not many people in the theater, either, I guess they were packed in for Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Yule
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard
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To all of you, good friends that you are...</p></font><font face="georgia">It'd be nice to do this at any time of year, but you know...if you only get to it once a year, this is the time to do it. Remember to take a moment of thanks for the police and firemen that died hoping to save others, and for the people in the military taking on the challenge of bringing terrorists to task, to answer for their actions. We're all enjoying another holiday season because those people are there for us.
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
Okay, I've seen the LOTR film - on the 19th - it's not entirely faithful, but I still loved it http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
Anyonee else seen it yet?
(or is there another topic that I missed????)
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There is note fate but that we make
http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/Forum339/HTML/000105.html
Here's a link to the LOTR-spoilers topic. You can post to your heart's content. http://www.hostboard.com/ubb/smile.gif
And, yes, I've seen it three times now. Hope to see it again before I go back to school in January.
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MightyLady of the Flame Red Hair
Every time I push the envelope, I get a paper cut.
Happy New Year, everyone.
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Drago Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus
Happy New Year gang!
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Selah
The bridge between life and death is love.
Happy New Year, my friends!!
Ditto!
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Nommy
<font face="georgia">If you haven't already, click on the </font>The future of Hostboard<font face="georgia"> link on the main page just under ZOCALO in the upper left of the main page. Basically, they're going to change the layout of the pages here; now you won't be shocked when the changes come (some time between now and the end of the month, current predictions being what they are).</font>
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Do not tempt the patience of Wizzards, for they are subtle, and quick to anger.
Hello, everybody!
I got a new computer and lost all email and icq nubmers. I wonder if anyone who is interested would send me an email, and also include your icq number so I can get my lists going again?
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Hey! Check this out...you may be surprised. A little birdie told me that Scifi Vine was sold. Possibly to Kenegan and someone else.
<A HREF="http://www.scifivine.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.scifivine.com/ </a>
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Nommy
Thanks Nommy for the heads up. This is getting me curious.
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Got an email this morning from Kenegan C/O Scifivine. Looks like it's gonna happen.
The email is below for those who didn't get themselves on the mailing list:
Greetings,
With the progression of the New Year there has been continued feverish activity
in the development shed round the back of the house. Throughout the night there
is the sound of drilling, hammering and nerve-shredding sawing. Work is
progressing in areas of customisation and function testing, along with ongoing
research into available tools.
As I've been working on this project I've been keen to maintain perspective. I
find myself remembering what the SciFiVine was like before and thinking about
how much of that I can recapture... Then I remember that that Rome wasn't built
in a day and that this is a venture with a different mind behind it - this isn't
the Cyber crew resurrected, with all the positive and negative points such a
thing would entail.
I will soon be working on some of the terms and conditions, the guidelines and
ethics of the site. I will also be considering funding and how to support this
new community. The original Vines provided a lot for nothing and then realised
the value of the cent. Before anyone really had time to draw breath change was
in the pipeline and the place was never quite the same again. I would rather
that wasn't something that happened here. There will be features and facilities
that are freely available, but there will also be more complex features that
require membership. I hope no one will consider this inappropriate.
The current features include private messaging, a community chat area, open and
closed forums, polls, articles and various eye-candy features. Closed forums may
also include a separate private message system, allowing member groups to
develop there own sense of community and privacy. There are avatars (though
currently there is no upload functionality) that will feature on core site
forums and users will have there own personal pages that they can alone view
which will allow you to add personal links and connect your personal e-mail to
the site - making SciFiVine your perfect home page. Consideration is currently
being put into providing personal space for public-viewable home pages and
associated personalised features like private chat rooms and simple content
editing - but this will be dependent on demand for this kind of feature.
The new SciFiVine will make every effort to be open to comment and open to
making comment - two-way communication is vital to a thriving comunity and all
too often channels close when profit overrides everything else. I will continue
to send these little mails out updating you and hope that you will provide
feedback on whatever you feel is important and needs addressing. If anything
really significant comes back I may well include it - and any associated answer
- in future mailings.
This is only the beginning... a new one. SciFiVine is getting back to the
future. Thanks for your support.
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Sindatur - The Grey owl Wizzard