Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki TARDIS Index File, the Doctor Who wiki Tales of Future Past It wasn't that long ago that we had a future. I mean, we have one now; the world isn't going to crash into the Sun or anything like that. What I mean is that we had a future that we could clearly imagine. The future wasn't tomorrow, next week, next year, or next century. A few years ago, people talked about building a bridge to the 21st century. Boy, were we off base. Still, there was a romantic innocence about the 20th century's view of the future. Advanced VX 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope [item # 12026] The iconic 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain has been known for decades as Celestron’s most beloved telescope. Now beginner to intermediate astroimagers can have their own “C-8” at an extremely affordable price. This classic design has been upgraded with our StarBright XLT coatings for maximum light transmission. About the Mount The new Advanced VX mount was specifically designed to provide optimum imaging performance for smaller telescopes.
FrontPage 10 Different Creative Commons Projects That You Should Definitely Pay Attention To What we would do without open access on the web? Probably dole out a substantial portion of our incomes on consuming and sharing content. Thankfully, the spirit of sharing has been kept alive (and encouraged) by Creative Commons among other things. Creative Commons broken down to its basic core are a set of flexible copyright laws that allows creators and authors maintain ownership of their works while giving everyone else a chance to enjoy and share it. Creative Commons has succeeded in championing the cause of open content. Let’s take a look at five Creative Commons projects that could give you great content to look over and share for the price of a credit byline. Flickr – The Commons Flickr is one of the most well-known faces and probably the largest sources when it comes to Creative Commons licenses. The large content of Creative Commons content has evolved into a separate portal of its own – The Commons. Looking for another cool photo site with CC content? Xkcd Boing Boing YouTube
Forbidden Zone Video Clips "A Dimension of Sound. A Dimension of Sight..." I started Planet of the Apes: The Forbidden Zone because I wanted to learn more about Planet of the Apes myself. That idea stuck in the back of my head ever since. "Three Men Lost Amongst the Stars..." The first step was figuring out how to do the narration. I went to my original edition of The Twilight Zone Companion, by Marc Scott Zicree (Silman-James Press; 2nd edition is available from Amazon.com), which contains synopses of every episode and transcripts of the opening and closing narration. Identifying the closing narration was tougher. Unfortunately, I only had one episode of The Twilight Zone on tape -- "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," which was the final episode produced. Getting the closing narration took a lot more patience. "Your Next Stop..." The next task was to review several episodes of The Twilight Zone and figure out the structure. My first rough edit was transferring the videotape footage to my miniDV camera.
Celestial Events of 2013 - Telescopes.com No matter where you are in the world there is a great beauty to be seen if you merely turn your attention … up. Our pale blue dot is a miracle suspended in a great expanse of wonders that can be observed by all who take time to appreciate and be humbled by our place in the cosmos. Past the skyscrapers, the smog, and the city lights is a night sky filled with colorful meteorites, roaring comets, neighboring worlds, and the pale signal of stars that may have long since burned out. The right telescope peers into the great unknown to bring back an image that inspires awe and ignites the imagination. That's why we've assembled our calendar of 2013 celestial events … so that you never miss the great marvels our milky way has to offer. January 3 - 4, 2013: Quadrantids Meteor Shower With up to 40 meteors per hour at their peak, the Quadrantids puts on an above-average lightshow. January 21, 2013: Jupiter and Moon Conjunction North Americans, tilt your heads up toward the heavens!
Guild Wars 2 Guild Wars 2 logo Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the Guild Wars series by ArenaNet. The game features a new game engine as well as changes to character development and the Player versus Player system. All released information regarding it has been compiled below. [edit] General There is no monthly fee at all associated with Guild Wars 2, keeping up the tradition of the Guild Wars business model. The original Guild Wars continues to be supported after the release of Guild Wars 2. [edit] About the game [edit] Controls The control & movement system is going to be significantly changed. Flight is not to be a featured character capability in Guild Wars 2. [edit] Game engine Guild Wars 2 uses a heavily modified Guild Wars game engine which includes support for true 3D environments, more detailed environments and models, better lighting and shadows, new animation and effects systems, plus new audio and cinematics engines and a more flexible combat and skill-casting system. Story setting Event system
The Smurfs ( French : ) is a Belgian comic and television franchise centered on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (pen name of Pierre Culliford) in 1958. There are more than one hundred 'Smurfs', whose names are based on adjectives that emphasize their characteristics, e.g. 'Jokey Smurf', who likes to play practical jokes on his fellow smurfs, 'Clumsy Smurf', who has a habit of creating havoc unintentionally, and 'Smurfette' -- the only female member of the Smurfs. [ edit ] Origin At the time he came up with the creative idea for the Smurfs, Peyo was the creator, artist, and writer of the Franco-Belgian comics series titled (translated to English as ), set in Europe during the Middle Ages and including elements of sword-and-sorcery . The original term and the accompanying language came during a meal Peyo was having with his colleague and friend André Franquin at the Belgian Coast.