'Prometheus' Dictionary: Translations For Earth-Dwellers

If you're gearing up to see Ridley Scott's sci-fi flick for the first time, make sure you're well-versed in its extraterrestrial lingo.
By Kevin P. Sullivan

Michael Fassbender in "Prometheus"
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox

If you're headed out to theaters this weekend to see Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," there are two likely explanations: You've been hounded by your friends who have already seen it with theories and a need for discussion or you're one of those friends and need to see it again.

Either way, "Prometheus" is a dense movie filled with symbolism, call-backs to the original "Alien," and mysteries with elliptical answers, so it might be best to go into the theater with a bit of a primer for what's about to happen.

Whether you're new to "Prometheus" or you're very familiar with the work of Weyland Industries, here are some things to consider before heading into the theater. There are no major spoilers here, but if you want to go into "Prometheus" completely fresh, you should probably stop reading.

Prometheus: The titan who molded man from clay and gave them fire, which he stole from the gods. As punishment, an eagle repeatedly ate his liver, which regenerated daily.

Weyland Industries: The corporation that funds the mission in "Prometheus," creators of the David 8 android, and antecedent to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from the "Alien" films.

Peter Weyland: Founder of Weyland Industries, played by Guy Pearce.

David 8: An android programmed to assist human life and understand human emotions. He is played by Michael Fassbender in "Prometheus."

Xenomorph: This classic creature from "Alien" bleeds a corrosive acid. It is "a survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality." The perfect organism.

Space Jockey: An enormous, dead humanoid found at the beginning of "Alien" with his chest burst open, surrounded by xenomorph eggs.

Facehugger: A developmental stage of the classic "Alien" xenomorph. This creature attaches itself to a host's face and deposits an embryo in his or her stomach.

Chestburster: The phase after facehugger. Once an embryo fully develops, it will exit its host through the abdomen.

"Lawrence of Arabia": The 1962 David Lean film starring Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence. This film appears in "Prometheus" and is the origin of such quotes as "Big things have small beginnings," "There is nothing in the desert and no man needs nothing," and "The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts."

LV223: An Earth-like moon where scientists travel to in "Prometheus" after finding star maps on several prehistoric drawings.

LV426: An inhospitable planetoid where the crew of the Nostromo encounter the Space Jockey and the xenomorph eggs.

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2012 NBA Finals: Your 8-Point Game Two Recap

Game 2 of the NBA Finals started in a similar fashion as Game 1: the Miami Heat opening up a big lead, Oklahoma City battling back and making the fourth quarter must-watch basketball. Unlike the previous game, things didn?t bounce the Thunders? way though, as Miami stood their ground to win 100 to 96 and knotting the series, plus stealing home court in the process. If nothing else, this series has been every bit as entertaining as NBA fans could ask for. Those watching Game 2 surely noticed a couple of trends.

1. Oklahoma City doesn?t like the first half. The Thunder have stumbled out of the gate during the first two games of the series. Blame any other factor that you want, but the odds are never in a team?s favor when they trail by 16 at the half. If Kevin Durant and co. want to win, they need to open like they?ve been
closing.

2. Shane Battier has never looked better. The former Blue Devil, forever labeled a ?glue guy? by Bill Simmons, is looking more and more like the puzzle piece the Heat were missing against Dallas last year. Capable of hitting open looks and drawing timely charges, Battier has scored 17 points in back-to-back contests. While it?s unrealistic to expect him to continue shooting 70% from the field for the rest of the series, he?s proving that Miami has another scoring option that Oklahoma can?t ignore.

3. Russell Westbrook is turning himself into an adjective. It?s never been more difficult to describe the kind of impact one player has on his team. One minute, Magic Johnson is lambasting him, calling his style the worst point guard play he?s seen in a Finals appearance. The next minute, he?s tip-slamming a Kevin Durant miss into a timely fourth quarter bucket and nailing clutch jump shots. A college student should really take the time to work on a Westbrook-centered thesis paper. The only truth behind his game seems to be that no two people will have the same opinion about him.

4. Dwyane Wade looked like Dwyane Wade again. It?s impossible to say how long this will last, but Flash played like the All-NBA talent that Miami needs him to be. It seems less than likely that he can sustain this momentum, but as countless Jordan brand commercials have proven, Wade is a gamer. He feeds on the hate. Maybe Thunder fans should start believing in him.

5. LeBron almost looked really bad. He gets due credit for hitting those two huge free throws at the end of the game. But with his team up two with less than 20 seconds remaining, hoisting a fadeaway, one-legged three-pointer probably wasn?t the move. Once again, tip of the hat for the free throws and scoring 32 points, but that shot seemed destined for stardom. Lucky for him?

6. The referees are South Beach residents. It?s impossible to be unaffected by the reffing in the NBA playoffs, and this series in particular is sure to fan some conspiracy theorists? flames. The amount of charges called is one thing, but LeBron?s blatant foul on Durant in the game?s waning moments was an inexcusable time for the refs to swallow their whistles.

7. Both teams run similar offenses. And offense is a generous term; more often than not, Thunder v. Heat has been defined by a series of one-on-one isolation plays, putting the ball in the hands of a select few players, and letting them do their thing. Chingy dropping this summer?s anthem seems likelier than either team mustering up an offense set more complex than a pick-and-roll.

8. The basketball has been great, but the best part of the series has to be those incredible Spider-Man promotions. Who doesn?t get riled up when superhero movies are spliced into Serge Ibaka dunk highlights? That?s just money well spent.

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AirBurr micro air vehicle can self-right, take off again (video)

EPFL's been tweaking its eerily floating AirBurr since 2009, and its latest iteration adds four carbon-fiber legs, hopefully ensuring you'll never have to chase after and recover it after a crash. When the seemingly clunky frame crashes, it's that same intentional design that will ensure gravity rolls the device towards its side, allowing the legs to extend out and let the MAV relaunch itself -- even off gravel. Hit up the source link to see how the design has evolved over the years, but before that, see it crash and burn return right after the break.

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Benchmark Capital Invests $5.5M In thatgamecompany To Take Emotional Gaming Beyond The Console

thatgamecompany has made a series of critically acclaimed games for the Sony PlayStation 3, but with its three-title contract fulfilled, it's now looking to produce games for other platforms independently. To do that, it's raised $5.5 million from Benchmark Capital to help finance its bold new direction, and adding Benchmark General Partner Mitch Lasky to its board of directors. The Santa Monica-based game studio is best known for flOw, Flower, and Journey, a series of games that aim to go beyond male-dominated shoot-em-up blockbusters and provide a whole new emotional component to gaming. The idea for TGC has always been to make games accessible to a much broader audience than the hardcore console audience, to make gaming as a form of entertainment equal to watching a movie or listening to music.

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Bonobos Join Chimps As Closest Human Relatives

Well dog == wolf == dingo is true, they are all Canis lupus (C. lupus familiaris, C. lupus lupus, C. lupus dingo).

Coyote and Jackal (and occassionally wolf) are used for other species within the Canis genus, so are closely related.

Foxes are members of the same sub-family, but a different genus, so the least related among the bunch.

Also Canis Lupus and Canis latrans are able to produce viable offspring, but the viability decreases across generations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_X_Canis_latrans

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