Stargate but not Stargate: mentions in the press and pop culture

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Photo from Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival of Stargate and pyramid constructed out of, well, snow, at the site.

"Created by, appropriately, the Air Force ROTC at Michigan Tech, this sculpture gets my vote as the best of the bunch. All that’s missing is either Kurt Russell or Richard Dean Anderson standing before the stargate."

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Team Stargate Worlds - PR RaceWire: Sebring International Raceway:

At PR RaceWire:

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NOTEBOOK

... Team Stargate Worlds teammates Simona De Silvestro and Frankie Muniz were eighth and ninth, respectively, in provisional qualifying. De Silvestro turned a best lap at 1:54.525 (116.306 mph) in the No. 78 Stargate Worlds/Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment/FireSky/Cardinal Technologies entry, while Muniz turned a lap at 1:54.846 (115.981 mph) in the team’s identically sponsored No. 77 machine.

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Stargate - Cordis Europa: Ancient cultures a click away:

At Cordis Europa:

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Ancient cultures a click away

Portals used to launch you, Stargate-style, to bizarre places brought to life by science fiction writers. Today, thanks to European research, portals can take you to fascinating virtual destinations – both ancient and new – and all just a click away.

They may not have been inspired by Stargate’s wormhole to alien and parallel universes, but European researchers know that today’s virtual “internauts” are just as keen to explore the world, its cultures, languages, ethnic differences and the objects that help to define who we are, or once were.

“We took note of the evolution in social networking and Web 2.0, and how society, especially the youth, uses ICT in more and more ways for work and play,” says Raphael Attias of ORT France who heads the Mosaica project which is using the latest semantic web technology to bring cultural heritage to the virtual stage.

“Mosaica was an opportunity to carve a niche in the semantic web for cultural diversity; to transfer young people’s inherent fascination for technology into a learning experience; and to galvanise communities around important topics like preserving cultural heritage.

“We’ve created a platform for playing and learning; with games as a hook for younger generations whose attention is harder to get – and keep – these days,” Attias explains.

Games like Cultural Pursuit – featuring multi-gamer functionality with different play levels to sustain interest – are built round the idea of transforming “gamers into learners” ...

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Stargate - USA Today's Pop Candy - Stargate Cake:

At USA Today's Pop Candy:

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Taking a bite out of 'Stargate'

By Whitney Matheson

Today is my husband's birthday, and I wish I had the skills to bake him a cake that looked like a Cylon Raider, Neyland Stadium or the cover of a Steely Dan album. Ah, well -- maybe next year.

Pop reader Cat, on the other hand, just sampled the most spectacular pop-culture cake.

"My friend Leslie made an awesome Stargate cake for her boyfriend Evan's birthday," she says. "It was an enormous effort: She did each chevron individually and hand-painted the wormhole water in the middle of the gate. In a couple years, I bet she could give Ace of Cakes a run for their money!"

Here's a video of Leslie's creation, complete with theme music (at links above). Happy birthday, Evan!

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More Stargate Cakes!

Stargate Wedding Cake

More photos of the Stargate Wedding cake:

http://forum.gateworld.net/showpost....59&postcount=1

Stargate Cake and DHD - There are several cake photos on this link

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You Tube:

Frankie Muniz Unveils New Mazda Racecar for Stargate Worlds Racing.

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http://scifi.about.com/b/2009/04/06/...rgate-fans.htm

excerpt:

One of my favorite off-topic blogs, Jen's Cake Wrecks blog, has been mentioned here before. This time, in her "Sunday Sweets" feature devoted to cakes that definitely aren't disastrous, Jen has collected a number of Stargate-related cakes that are a joy to behold. There's even a wedding cake.

What really makes me happy about these cakes is the loving attention to detail. The watery blue event horizon, for example, comes through perfectly on the cakes that feature it. And check out the staff weapons on the ground nearby in the one pictured at right.

REST AT LINK ABOVE, with pictures

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April 14 2009

Apophis returns!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30193410/

Exactly 20 years from today, an asteroid about the size of a 25-story building will come closer to Earth than the networks of communications satellites orbiting the planet.

The chance of an impact are extremely remote — only about 1 in 45,000 — but the asteroid, named Apophis, will be back. Analysis of the asteroid's orbit show it will return to Earth seven years later.

Astronomers don't yet know if Apophis' second visit will be a rendezvous or a collision, as its orbit will be bent by Earth's gravity during the 2029 flyby.

REST AT LINK ABOVE

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At Gulfnews (Middle East):

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Dh400m Stargate venue nears completion

Published: April 30, 2009

The Stargate centre is designed as a spaceship comprising three floors covering 400,000 square feet. The top floor compromises five space domes (Earth, Mars, Saturn, Lunar and UFO), each with a range of interactive and edutainment attractions for children 4 to 14 years of age.

Dubai: Osus Facility Management, the owner and developer of Stargate, Dubai's new and unique family edutainment centre, announced that 97 per cent of construction work is complete.

The Dh400-million project took four years to build and is due to open this month. It is located in a prime area through Gate 4 of Zabeel Park. Three million visitors are expected to visit Stargate within the first year of operation alone.

The centre is designed as a spaceship consisting of three floors covering 400,000 square feet...

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Car art

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At Padlock Talk:

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Atlantic: Team Stargate Worlds Prepares for Round 2 Action at Miller Motorsports Park

After a two month break, the Atlantic Championship season roars back to competition when the series arrives at the Miller Motorsports Park for Round 2 of the 2009 Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship Powered By Mazda season. Team Stargate Worlds returns to compete in what looks to be an exciting and competitive weekend...

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Stargate Terrariums

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Stargate (mentioned) - Financial Times: ‘Star Trek’ & impact of sci-fi style:

At Financial Times:

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‘Star Trek’ and the impact of sci-fi style

By Peter Gutierrez

Published: May 16 2009

The success of the new Star Trek film can in part be measured by the fact that no one leaves the cinema saying, “...Yes, yes – but did you see what were they wearing?” They’re too busy discussing the return of Leonard Nimoy in a cameo role as Spock and whether the new Scotty beams up better than the old one. As a result, they’re not so focused on the how the 1960s TV series has been lovingly updated by costume designer Michael Kaplan. Of course, that may be a conscious decision by the filmmakers.

Lately it has seemed that minimising the impact of fashion statements in science fiction has become a film industry goal. Who remembers the clothes in Stargate, for example? This is an interesting, if dismaying, development, since style has always mattered more in science fiction than in other genres. At times, for better or worse, it’s actually mattered more than anything else...

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http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=AjB...id=qd0Sl070M-I

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June 9, 2009

In an article on software at

http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/eon_...e_75_ozn40.htm
About e-on software

E-on software is the leading developer of high quality solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments. With products specifically targeted for the different market segments, e-on software provides solutions adapted to every project and budget. E- on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, education and entertainment industries.

E-on software products were used in feature films such as "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", "Indiana Jones 4", "Australia", and TV series such as "Battlestar Gallactica", "Stargate Atlantis" and more.

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