9/22: Twins had their chance...now they're goin' down!

Friday night, Sept 22, 2006

1) Website
2) General
3) Space/Ocean Headlines
4) Quiz
5) Radio
6) Reviews
7) Issue Notes

1) Website

www.monstertimes.com

This was a newspaper sized magazine in the early 70s. There’s lots of sci fi coverage...and now the first 4 issues are available online, with the other issues due to follow.

Click on the Archives button, choose the issue you want, and click on it. Each page will come up in reduced size, but don’t despair. Upper right hand corner is a “download” icon which will download the page in appropriate size so that you can actually read it.

2) General
Yesterday I commented on how many space headlines my google home page got everyday, as opposed to oceanography. Well, part of that might be due to the fact that I get headlines from Space.com - devoted to space, ya know. So from now on I’ll put where I get each headline from. I’d like to subscribe to an oceanography newsfeed, but Google doesn’t provide one.

The Minnesota Twins have had the opportunity to take over the division league from the Detroit Tigers. They failed yesterday, when Detroit lost....and today Detroit has won and they have lost, badly, to the Orioles...so I don't think they're going to be able to pull it off...oh well.

3) Space/Ocean Headlines

Space
Cydonia -- The Face On Mars? –from ?
X Prize Cup to Host NASA's Lunar Lander Challenge --from Space News
Shuttle's success eases NASA's burden --from Christian Science Monitor
Space tourist takes 'working holiday' in orbit - New Scientist
Atlantis' success spurs talk of visit to Hubble - Technology newsfeed/Kansas City Star
Atlantis Astronaut Collapses During Ceremony --from Space News
Space Station Chemical Leak Under Control — from Space News
Next for NASA: Big task of finishing space station - -Detroit Free Press
Space tourist says she's checking in at the office --Reuters.uk
NASA officials to make historic trip to China – New Scientist
With shuttle back on Earth, NASA looks ahead – Houston Chronicle
Japan sends probe to the Sun – BBC News

Oceans
Not a one!

4) Quiz
None today

5) Radio
Jefferson 37 and Journey into Space episodes are about to drop off, so listen to ‘em tonight if you haven’t already.

6) Reviews
Still hanging fire.

7) Issue Notes
Finally got the TechnoOcean Academy material for October finished, so now I’ll be able to spend the rest of the week finishing up the October issue and starting work on November.

I’ve got several articles to write...but I’m committed to going to see a movie tomorrow...nothing sci fi, just another animated movie, about baseball, can’t remember the name of it now...Everyday Hero I think...

Lots of things are starting to coalesce, and I’ll talk about them more in future. Stay tuned!