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Steve Bunche reviews BATMAN XXX:
http://buncheness.blogspot.com/2010/05/batman-xxx-2010.html
scuttle \SKUHT-l\, verb:1. To run with quick, hasty steps; scurry.
1. A deep bucket for carrying coal.2. A small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.3. A small hatchlike opening in a roof or ceiling.
1. To sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making openings in the bottom.2. To abandon, withdraw from, or cause to be abandoned or destroyed.
1. A short, hurried run.
Gale Sayers (67): youngest NFL hall-of-famer; team player Manny Ramirez (38) was also born on this date
Dennis Hopper, best known for his role in Easy Rider, finally lost his long time battle with prostate cancer. He was 74.
More here:
http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2010/05/dennis-hopper-dies-at-74.html
This is an awesome list:
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http://www.asylum.com/2010/03/10/chuck-norris-turns-70-we-present-a-norris-fact-for-every-ass-ki/
1. The beginning of a distinctive period in the history of anything.2. A particular period of time marked by distinctive features or events.3. A memorable date.4. Geology. Any of several divisions of a geologic period during which a geologic series is formed. Compare age.5. Astronomy. An arbitrarily fixed instant of time or date, usually the beginning of a century or half century, used as a reference in giving the elements of a planetary orbit or the like. b.The mean longitude of a planet as seen from the sun at such an instant or date.6. Physics. The displacement from zero at zero time of a body undergoing simple harmonic motion.
T.H. White (1906-1964): novelist, The Once and Future King; also, writer G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
1. Light, airy, or tenuous.2. Extremely delicate or refined.3. Heavenly or celestial.4. Pertaining to the upper regions of space.5. Chemistry. Pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether.
Jerry West (72): one of the NBA's greatest shooting guards; athlete Jim Thorpe (1888-1953) was also born on this date1. To increase in extent, quantity, intensity or power.2. (Of the moon) to increase in the extent of its illuminated portion before the full moon.3. To grow or become.
Henry Kissinger (87): US diplomat and Nobel laureate; US vice-president Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) shared this birth date
1. Prevalent; widespread.2. Reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant.3. Exercising authority, rule, or influence.
I FINALLY got around to reading another book by Robert Heinlein: The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.
Originally a shorter version of the book was released in a sci-fi magazine during the 60s. Later, Heinlein released it as a novel and expanded on the story.
The concept: In the future the moon is used as a penal colony for the entire Earth. However, after doing their time, inmates can not return to Earth because of physiological changes that occur in the body. The "free" residents of Luna (the moon) do not enjoy the rights of other Terrans (Earthlings). So the Lunatics decide to start a revolution to become it's own sovereign nation. 
Of course, that overview is rather simplistic. There's really a lot going on. There are all sorts of family dynamics being discussed. There's the whole thing about the government trying to keep the people down. One of the main characters is a computer that becomes self -aware and joins the revolution. And there are all sorts of details that really are indicative of the time the book was written. Since this was from the mid 60s, there's still that romantic notion of humans inhabiting the moon. Of course, there are the references to a devastating world war that occurred roundabout the turn of the 21st century. What sci-fi tale from that era was without it? The language spoken on the moon is mostly English with some other bits peppered in there, mostly Russian. It had that distinct Nadsat flavor from A Clockwork Orange, in my opinion. Anthropologically, the book is a very interesting read. It is very much a product of the times from which it came. It's interesting that women are still viewed through the glasses of the older generation, that they undulate and are to be whistled at as they go along a hallway, etc. Plus there are some very NOT politically correct terms used as well. I guess no one saw that coming back in the 60s! In all, it was very interesting to read about the revolution, but I really felt that the book suffered from being extended from it's magazine version. Too many parts struck me as overly verbose and unnecessary. I really felt that the book could've driven the point home better with fewer words. Despite that, it was still a fun book to read, and certainly worth the while of any science fiction fan.
1. Not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.2. Self-possessed, calm, or composed.3. Of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
Anne Heche (41): actor, Men in Trees; also, entertainers Ian McKellen (71), Dixie Carter (1939-2010), Frank Oz (66), Patti D'Arbanville (59), Connie Sellecca (55), Mike Myers (47), Molly Sims (37) and Ethan Suplee and Cillian Murphy (both 34)
1. To foreshadow; prefigure.2. To produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.3. To darken or conceal partially; overshadow.
1. A person who stands within the confines of your personal space bubble (causing extreme discomfort) to hold an ordinary conversation, like someone sitting next to you on an airplane would.
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Sri Lanka: became a republic, changing its name from Ceylon (1972)
Peter Nero (76): pianist and composer; also, songwriter Bernie Taupin (60) and extra-depressed rocker Morrissey (51)
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