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May 21, 2004
Digital Photography Contest at Cylon.org with a Prize!
Cylon.org has just announced a new contest: "What is this thing? This isn't merely some crappy contest where you win nothing more than a compliment. This is a crappy contest in which you can win a compliment and DVD set of the original Battlestar Galactica series or $50. We request a small contest fee ($5.00 minimum to
Cylon@Cylon.org through PAYPAL) OR a $10.00 donation to the CFF (starting May 14th). Once I have recovered enough contest fees to cover the prizes, any other entrance fees will also go to the CFF. The fee is VOLUNTARY. If you can afford it, please donate as I could use the help with the prize money and the CFF can use the help reaching their goal. Even if you can't donate, you're still welcome to join the contest whether you're a member here or not. If the contest is popular enough, I'll rally up more and better prizes. The CFF has $3000 more to earn. Why not join this contest to help make that happen? Concurrently, the images in the contest will be displayed on Cylon.org in a special gallery. Show off your skill, your good eye, and your creativity. What are the categories? There will be two categories: 'Real Life' and 'Faked, False, and Fabricated'. Real Life are pictures shown as taken, without alterations, retouching, or other manipulation except lighting, contrast, and color control. FFF images begin with a picture taken with a digital camera that are then altered through retouching, combination with other images, integration with CG, stylized with artistic effects, or anything else that strikes your fancy. Any images that insult specific personalities or make religious or political statements will be excluded. Any images determined to be in extremely poor taste will also be excluded. The contest begins May 14th and ends 28 June 2004. The winners will be announced on 4 July 2004 at which time there will be a huge celebration all across the United States."
http://www.cylon.org/contest/contest-intro-01a.html
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May 21, 2004
New Councillors and Member Guides at BattlestarGalacticaClub.com
The Battlestar Galactica Club is proud to announce the following new promotions for May 2004: Lisa Coppedge (FireStar) and Paul Pisano (kingfish) have been promoted to Councillors, and Britt Carter (BrittCarter) and Sermon Weerts (sharpe26) have been promoted to Member Guides. Congratulations to our new staff members! For one of the most active Battlestar Galactica forums and role-playing games on the Internet, be sure to visit the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://forums.battlestargalacticaclub.com
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May 21, 2004
Remake Series Primer
New announcement from BattlestarGalactica.com: "With Richard Hatch guest starring in the new remake Battlestar Galactica series, it's time once again to bring out a very well written piece by John Larocque, written December 2, 2003. Though the Primer mainly targeted the mini-series, it can also be used as a primer for the ongoing remake series. Just click the following link to access it. Thanks, John, for putting the primer together."
http://www.battlestargalactica.com/kobol/primer.php
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May 21, 2004
Battlestar Galactica: Destiny is June 1st
Richard "Apollo" Hatch's 6th novel, Battlestar Galactica: Destiny, is set for publication on June 1st. The novel is hardcover with 288 pages. For information on all of Richard Hatch's Battlestar Galactica novels and pictures of each book cover, be sure to check out the following link at BattlestarGalacticaClub.com. More information on Battlestar Galactica: Destiny and a picture of the book cover will be posted as soon as it is available. Thanks to Rebecca for posting the report at the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://www.battlestargalacticaclub.c...stellar06.html
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May 21, 2004
OT: NBC Universal Merger Creates Media Giant
The Associated Press has published a detailed article on the NBC/Universal merger. The AP reports: "NBC clinched its big media prize Wednesday, completing a merger with the Universal television and entertainment businesses to create a major media conglomerate. NBC Universal will rival Time Warner Inc. and Viacom Inc. (VIA) in industry clout by combining a top-rated TV network backed up by a major film and TV studio." For the complete report, be sure to visit the following link at the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://forums.battlestargalacticaclu...showtopic=2827
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May 21, 2004
Celebrating 10 years of BSG-Theme
Long-time Battlestar Galactica documenter larocque6689 posted a salute to the original Battlestar Galactica Discussion List. larocque6689 reports: "Here's a salute to the veteran warriors of BSG-Theme, the oldest BSG mailing list and online community, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this month. In no particular order - Charles Norris, Eugenia Horne, Jim Stevenson, Melyssa Childs, Randy Jost, Eric Paddon, Stan Tackett, Jamie Norton, Lizbeth Marcs, Adam Stacey, Lee Storm, Tina Vivian, Wayne Killion, Sanna Guerin, Deejay Driscoll, Shannon Wiley, Robert Hancyck, Sue Paxton, Sharon Monroe, Jeff Zahnen, Justin Collins, Michael Faries, Letitia Yao, Michelle Martin, Mark Semich, Mark Smith Jr., Rick Perriguey, Jim Winkelmann, Fran Severn-Levy, Jeff Kleist, Nathan Proia, Gregg Eshelman, Sandra Almeida, Jon Carroll, Calvin Lawrence, Alexander Attard, Arek Wdowiak, Josh Spencer, Chris Pappas, Mark Heiman and any others I left out. Happy Ten Years!" For the salute as well as links to the Battlestar Galactica Discussion List, be sure to visit larocque6689's report at Colonial Fleets.
http://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...ead.php?t=7052
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May 21, 2004
Battlestar Galactica Reverse Dictionary
Battlestar Galactica fan fic author Kat has just posted a Battlestar Galactica reverse dictionary at her web site. Here is the full report from Kat: "Hey all you fan fic writers! I finally sat down and did a loose translation of English words into Colonial terms. Now, if you can't recall what a spider is called, you have a place to look! As I said, these are loose translations, but I know that it will come in handy for me so I thought I'd share. You can find the reverse dictionary on my Battlestar Galactica page at the following link. If there are any glaring errors or if there is something that I forgot just let me know!" Thanks to Kat for posting the announcement at the Battlestar Galactica Discussion List.
http://www.geocities.com/achronicles...Galactica.html
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May 21, 2004
Battlestar Galactica: Memory Machine in November 2004
The 4th reprint of a Battlestar Galactica Classic novel, Battlestar Galactica: Memory Machine, is set for publication in November 2004. The novel is softcover with 144 pages. For information on all of the Battlestar Galactica Classic novels and pictures of each book cover, be sure to check out the following link at BattlestarGalacticaClub.com. Thanks to kingfish for posting the report at the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://www.battlestargalacticaclub.c...stellar06.html
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May 21, 2004
Richard Hatch Cruise? It May Happen!
New announcement from BattlestarGalactica.com: "Richard Hatch is considering hosting a fan club cruise in Caribbean for 2005 and wants YOU to join the fun! If you are interested in receiving a brochure with complete details when the date is finalized please reply with your: Name, Postal Address, City, State, Zip, Phone Number, E-mail address, Number of people considering the cruise, and Age range. Visit CruiseEvents.net or watch BattlestarGalactica.com for more information as it becomes available."
http://www.battlestargalactica.com
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May 21, 2004
Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon Wars RPG
Battlestar Galactica Club member ColonelTigh has just started a brand-new message board RPG, entitled: "Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon Wars". ColonelTigh reports: "It is 20 years before the destruction of the 12 colonies of man, Commander Bartlet, the newly appointed Commanding Officer of the Battlestar Columbia has taken command of the 3rd fleet. Their mission: To fight back the Cylon invasion, and put an end to almost 1000 years of war. Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon Wars is all about role-playing. When simming in BSG:CY, the roleplayers are not only playing a character inside their universe; but also they are investing a part of themselves into what they would dream to be if they were living in that universe." For one of the newest Battlestar Galactica role-playing games on the Internet, be sure to check out the Battlestar Galactica: The Cylon Wars web site.
http://bsg.abrom.net
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May 21, 2004
Viper Cockpit: Detailed Paint Images of Viper Controls
Battlestar Galactica fan justjackrandom has posted three detailed images of the Viper cockpit control panels. justjackrandom reports: "I am no artist, but I wanted layouts of the viper so that when I build my cockpit mock-up, I had relatively detailed plans. I started with scans of the shuttle control panels that were in the original blueprints. That is why some of the lines and things still look fuzzy. I liked the look, so I kept it. I then modified the controls from there. A number of the controls are speculation, as we never saw all of the panels, and even what we did see wasn't always clear. This represents a non-C.O.R.A. ship." For the three paint images, be sure to check out the following link at the Battlestar Galactica Club Forums.
http://forums.battlestargalacticaclu...showtopic=2799
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