Creed produced the soundtrack to "Scream 3" in 2000, from which the single "What If" was released (the song originally appeared on the band's "Human Clay" album from 1999). The song "Is This the End?" was also specifically recorded for the soundtrack. Other songs contributed to soundtracks include "Bound & Tied" ("Dead Man on Campus"), "I'm Eighteen" ("The Faculty"), "To Whom It May Concern" ("The Scorpion King"), and "Young Grow Old" ("WWF Forceable Entry"). "I'm Eighteen" is a cover of the Alice Cooper song of the same name. Creed were also at Woodstock 1999, where they played many of their hits as well as The Doors' song "Roadhouse Blues", during which they were joined by Doors' guitarist Robby Krieger. The performance was later included on the compilation CD of that event. In 2000, the band contributed a studio cover of "Riders on the Storm" for The Doors tribute album "" (a song they also performed at Woodstock).
All of these tracks are included on the band's 2015 compilation "", along with other assorted b-sides and rarities.
R. Scott Bakker
Richard Scott Bakker (born February 2, 1967, Simcoe, Ontario) is a Canadian fantasy author. He also lectures in the South Western Ontario university community. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area. In 1986 he attended the University of Western Ontario and studied literature. He later completed an MA in theory and criticism. After further study in philosophy at Vanderbilt University he returned to London, Ontario where he now lives with his wife and daughter. He spends his time writing fiction and study.
R. Scott Bakker's major work is a series known as "The Second Apocalypse," which he began developing in the 1980s. The series was first planned as series of three books. The first two books were to be the "The Prince of Nothing" and "The Aspect-Emperor". The third book has been called "The Book That Shall Not Be Named" by Bakker. He thought the title of this book was a spoiler for the first two books.
Bakker began writing the books in the early 2000s. He found he needed to split each of the three books into its own sub-series to include all of the characters, themes and ideas he wished to explore. The first two books have now become trilogies, and the third book, which is currently two volumes, may expand to a third.
A science fiction novel about a serial killer whose knowledge allows them to control the human brain. Published in 2008.
The story of a private investigator, Disciple Manning, who suffers from a condition like Hyperthymesia. Published in 2010.
Bakker developed ideas which are the basis of his Blind Brain Theory and Heuristic Neglect Theory.
A short essay about his Blind Brain Hypothesis", "published 2008. It was based on ideas that were part of his novel, "Neuropath. "These ideas were about the limits of human consciousness, for example how the eye does not see all the colors because they are beyond our field of vision. We are only aware of a tiny part of all the information our brains process, and this means that what we experience is largely an illusion.
Bakker wrote that the scientific method and its progress would one day give us insights into human behavior that we could not imagine now. He argued in the future there would be some kind of brain–computer interface.
In 2008, Bakker presented "The End of the World As We Know It: Neuroscience and the Semantic Apocalypse" at Western University's Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism. This was based on ideas from "Neuropath, "a fictional world where the technologies of neuroscience have reached technical and social maturity and prevalence.
Bakker says that science is now used to explain the natural world, rather than folk stories. He says that one day science will also explain how our brains work, and how that affects our behaviour. Human behaviour is not always rational, and society has ignored this cognitive bias. Bakker's Blind Brain Hypothesis is that we are only conscious of a tiny part of the information processed by our brains. Because of this we do not fully understand our thoughts and behaviours.
Bakker noted the amount of money now being spent to use neuroscience to improve marketing techniques.
In May 2010, Bakker began a blog called "Three Pound Brain." Bakker has used the blog to explore and write about his philosophical ideas. He also uses it for copies of his past academic work, speculative pieces, and samples and drafts of his fiction writing.
An essay published on "Scientia Salon," November 2014.
Science fiction short story released in "Midwest Studies in Philosophy".
A paper published in "Cosmos and History," January 2017.
"On Alien Philosophy" was first published on "Three Pound Brain", August 2015, it was later rewritten for the "Journal of Consciousness Studies", Feb 2017.
Deneb
Deneb (also named Arided, α Cygni, alpha Cygni, α Cyg) is the brightest star in the constellation of Cygnus. It, along with Vega, and Altair make up the Summer Triangle asterism.
It has an apparent magnitude of 1.25, which means that it is the 20th brightest star in the night sky. However its distance from the sun and luminosity are difficult to calculate, but it's distance is estimated to be approximately 2,600 light years away. It is thought to be between 55,000 and 196,000 times as luminous as the Sun.
Deneb is a blue supergiant that is 203 times larger than the Sun.
Deneb will be the Pole Star in the year 9800 AD.
John Francis Jackson
John Francis Jackson, DFC (23 February 1908 – 28 April 1942) was an Australian fighter ace and squadron commander of World War II. He had eight aerial victories, and led No. 75 Squadron during the Battle of Port Moresby in 1942. Born in Brisbane, he was a grazier and businessman. He had his own private plane when he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Reserve in 1936. In 1939, at the start of the war, he was called up for active service. Jackson served with No. 23 Squadron in Australia before he was posted to the Middle East in November 1940. As a fighter pilot with No. 3 Squadron he flew Gloster Gladiators, Hawker Hurricanes and P-40 Tomahawks during the North African and Syria–Lebanon campaigns.
Jackson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Mentioned in Despatches for his actions in the Middle East. In March 1942, while serving in the South West Pacific theatre, he was promoted to squadron leader. He was in command of No. 75 Squadron at Port Moresby in Papua, operating P-40 Kittyhawks. Described as "rugged, simple" and "true as steel", Jackson, aged 34, was nicknamed "Old John" by his much younger squadron members. He was praised for his leadership during the defence of Port Moresby. He was killed in action on 28 April 1942. His younger brother Les took over No. 75 Squadron, and also became a fighter ace. Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, is named in John Jackson's honour.
Omokoroa
Omokoroa is a small urban area in the Western Bay of Plenty District of New Zealand. The suburb is thought part of Greater Tauranga (contributing towards its population of ), and is within the Bay of Plenty electorate.
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a family of launch vehicles that are built by SpaceX. It is named for its use of nine rocket engines. It is powered by liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket grade kerosene (RP-1). The current version can launch payloads of up to to Low Earth orbit. It can launch up to to Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). In theory, it can also launch to Mars.
NASA gave SpaceX a Commercial Resupply Services contract to launch Falcon 9s with Dragon capsules to the ISS. Now SpaceX is trying to human-rate the Falcon 9 so that SpaceX can launch crews to the ISS in this year. The first version of the Falcon 9 flew in 4 June 2010. The latest version, Block 5, was introduced in 15 May 2018 with increased engine power and other changes to help recovery and reuse.
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)