Nerine was discovered at the bottom of the pool by her sci-fi star husband, when he returned home from a business meeting.

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Singhal, who joined Google 12 years ago, emphasized a vision of search based on the sci-fi vision in Star Trek.

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Wormholes in space are shortcuts linking distant points -- a bit like that other sci-fi favorite, the star gate.

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There is a lot of lo-fi animation, child actors, cardboard stormtrooper masks, Lego minifigs and old-school Kenner Star Wars action figures, as you might expect.

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According to experts, the sci-fi scenarios depicted in The Matrix, and Star Trek's 'Holodeck' are now comprehendible realities in the future.

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It is one of the few five-star hotels in Paris that offers free wi-fi.

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The sci-fi director was recently named as the director of the next Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VII.

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When The Matrix hit cinema screens in mid-1999, the sci-fi film community were waiting with bated breath for George Lucas' belated return to the Star Wars universe.

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Star Wars is, of course, a mishmash of B-movie and sci-fi conventions: laser pistols, hyperdrive ships and funny little men.

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