Friday, April 29, 2005
Mystery ship likely monitoring Titan launch
David Pescovitz: As several BB readers speculated, the mystery ship, named The Sage, in Portland Harbor (previous post) is apparently in the area to track a giant Titan rocket scheduled for launch tonight. (Link for live coverage.) The Titan will deliver a military satellite into orbit. Neither the Air Force or Lockheed Martin, contractor for the Titan, will confirm or deny that the Sage is monitoring the launch, but all signs point to yes. From the Portland Press Herlad:Link (Thanks, Loren Coleman!)The offshore supply ship is equipped with an antenna to monitor boosters during launches, said Doug Sayers, a spokesman for Lockheed Martin, which made the Titan's two boosters. The defense contractor is leasing the Sage...
Roger Guillemette, a correspondent for the Cape Canaveral bureau of Space.com, a Web site that covers space-related news, said he has no doubt about the vessel's mission.
"It's there to track the Titan for the Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office," he said.
Brown said the Sage's departure Wednesday has confirmed that it is here to track the Titan. He said NASA is not preparing any other launches in the near future for this flight path.
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Submarine rides coming back to Disneyland
Mark Frauenfelder: The submarine ride at Disneyland is the only thing I remember from the time my parents drove me there, from Boulder, Colorado, in 1964. I was three years old, and I remember seeing the mermaids and water dripping from the ceiling of the sub. The email below, sent by an anonymous reader, goes into a bit of detail about the re-opening of the ride, scheduled for 2007. I'm not too excited about it having a "Finding Nemo" theme, though. Does that mean the mermaids are out? (Where is Mary Blair when you need her?)Disneyland is finally starting work on the return of their long closed Submarine Ride. (It will feature a yet to be officially announced Finding Nemo theme when it reopens in 2007.) The MiceAge site has photos of the drained lagoon, and also offers "super sized" versions of them. Taking a closer look, you can see just how big and deep this area is in comparison to the workers inside. If you read the rest of the posting, you'll find out the return of the Subs is only one step in a major overhaul program for Tomorrowland, after a 1998 failed "brown paint" makover. A newly repainted back to white Space Mt. (rebuilt track along with daytime and nighttime versions, music by Van Halen for the latter) debuts in July, and George Lucas has promised a new Star Tours ride film not long after that. Honda's Asimo robots will even be featured in a show/exhibit inside the old Carousel of Progress building this Summer. Future plans include the Rocket Jets "spinner" ride moving back inside the land from the entrance, and even a return of the long-gone PeopleMover. Along with the just opened Buzz Lightyear "shoot 'em-up" ride it means this long neglected land will be a fun place to visit again.
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Submarine rides coming back to Disneyland
Mark Frauenfelder: The submarine ride at Disneyland is the only thing I remember from the time my parents drove me there, from Boulder, Colorado, in 1964. I was three years old, and I remember seeing the mermaids and water dripping from the ceiling of the sub. The email below, sent by an anonymous reader, goes into a bit of detail about the re-opening of the ride, scheduled for 2007. I'm not too excited about it having a "Finding Nemo" theme, though. Does that mean the mermaids are out? (Where is Mary Blair when you need her?)
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Exploding toads baffle Germans | The Register
Exploding toads baffle Germans | The Register
When Truth is stranger the fiction
Thursday, April 28, 2005
3WK Internet Radio - Indie Rock and Classic Rock online radio
3WK Internet Radio - Indie Rock and Classic Rock online radio
This is some great Radio!!! I may be behind the curve on finding them, but I will be speading the word
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Bumper Dumper
David Pescovitz: In response to my previous post about a TP holder made from bike parts, my brother Charles Pescovitz points us to a toilet that mounts on a towing hitch. The manufacturer's slogan? "When it comes to #2, we are #1." Just $59.99.LinkYou're at the campsite or in the middle of nowhere and suddenly nature calls. What do you do? You squeamishly go looking for a quiet spot behind a bush to do your thing. You cautiously avoid the poison oak and ivy. As you carefully squat down and try to relax a snake suddenly comes slithering through the weeds and startles you. What a mess! Now when nature calls you can go in comfort where ever you are with the one and only Bumper Dumper®. No more looking for the right spot, no more trying to balance while squatting, and no more surprises from creepy critters. Just park your vehicle in a nice secluded spot, plug the Bumper Dumper® in to your trailer hitch receiver, and VOILA!! A portable toilet sturdy enough to hold 500 lbs. and just as comfortable as using the bathroom at home. You can even set up a privacy screen for complete comfort.
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