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Issue 92 |
July 25, 2003:
Greetings from Dennis Gonzales
Welcome to our 45th edition of the World Tonight newsletter dedicated to '2001: A Space Odyssey', space exploration and the unknown. Today Mars is the closest to Earth it has been in the last 60,000 years! Therefore, for this newsletter I feel it is appropriate to celebrate this one-of-a-kind event.
During the 70s, I was hooked on the writings of Ray Bradbury and 'The Martian Chronicles.' The stories of the red planet sparked my imagination about the possibilities of our mysterious neighbor and fueled my interests in space exploration as '2001: A Space Odyssey' did in the 60s.
This event reminds us that we are important. Join us tonight by looking to the stars with your loved ones, friends and neighbors or strangers and think about the planet Mars and the heavens. Think about just how small we are in this vast Universe amongst the stars and what it means to keep the fragile Earth free from pollution and strife. Consider the possibilities of life or of living on Mars. Ideology is not what we are living for and perhaps the heavens are our next destiny of the evolution of mankind.
"2001" Science and Technology Update:
The blueprint category in the Science and Technology section was suppose to be changed in September with new additions, but due to some delays in my work, the section will be updated in November.
We’ve also received new HAL 9000 blueprints from "2001" fan, Steve Long who worked with Douglas Trumbull on the project. The diagrams will be posted soon in our blueprint category, stay tune for updates!
"2001" Fashion Report:
"2001" fan and voice actor, Wally Fields and former Pan Am employee/Uniforms for Charities officer, Dorene Goad are revisiting the big fashion show that was successful in Baltimore, 2001. Wally reports to TWT that there will be a celebration of 100 years of flight, which will take place at Crissy Field, San Francisco CA on October 18. It's an all day event (11AM to 3PM) and free to the public. They expect 5,000 to 10,000 people. Wally will be doing another CD introduction of the 2001 uniform as HAL. Wally will keep TWT posted on the latest developments of this event. Revisit the Baltimore show on our website at:
http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/goad_costume.html
Or
http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/goad_costume2.html
Or
http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/costumes.html
Or
http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/panam_costume.html
"2001" Art:
TWT is proud to present an exclusive new addition to our website’s Arts section. Science fiction fan, Harry Hamilton has given us permission to post his original MGM "2001" painting from Kubrick in the "2001" Artists page: http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/artists4.html
"2001" Press:
Anthony Taylor from the Toy Shop has given us permission to reprint the "2001" model article, (September 7, 2001) for our press section. Visit our print category at:
http://www.2001exhibit.org/press/press.html
Or
http://www.2001exhibit.org/press/press1.html
Or
http://www.2001exhibit.org/press/press.html
I had the opportunity to visit Lunar Models facilities in San Carlos, CA. This month, Randy Jarrett, (owner) had given me a personal tour and demonstration on how models are processed and made. We shared ideas and stories on model making and had a great time at his company’s monthly picnic. I was there to pick up some parts for our "2001" model project which we hope to share new photos in November. Visit Lunar Models at:
http://www.lunarmodels.com/
Space News:
The Columbia Accident Board (CAIB) has released dramatic information about the cause of Columbia’s fate, which will determine the course of NASA’s future. To review their report, visit http://www.caib.us/
Local "2001" fan Terry Boblet reminds the TWT about a recent newspaper article from the USA Today about the fate of NASA’s budget based on the findings from the CAIB’s report and the American people’s thoughts about supporting space exploration over other national priorities:
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/386182251.html?did=386182251
Mars is here! If you like to learn more about what to expect from Mars, visit NASA’s website about "Approaching Mars":
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/watchtheskies/18jun_approachingmars.html
NASA has launched another successful liftoff of the new Space Infrared Telescope Facility aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy Launch Vehicle into the first-ever Earth-trailing orbit. Using the same technology that allows firefighters to see in the dark, the observatory will provide researchers the astronomical equivalent of heat-sensing night vision goggles.
Potential targets of the observatory's unique infrared sight will be planet-forming discs around stars, brown dwarfs and distant galaxies billions of light years away. For more information, visit
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/starsgalaxies/sirtf_launch.html
"2001" Film Events:
James Marinaccio had reported earlier this month to the TWT that The Film Society of Lincoln Center at the Walter Reade Theatre had shown 2001 Sunday August 17 at 2 and 8:30. If anyone had gone to this show, please contact us about the event so we can report it in the next issue of TWT.
NASA Ames Research Center has now shown interests in working with me in promoting "2001" at the Spangenberg theatre in Palo Alto, California. We’ll keep you posted as the event develops.
"2001" Modern Furnishings:
"2001" fan Terry Boblet’s reports to TWT that you can order Arne Jacobsen flatware at unicahome.com or visit:
http://www.unicahome.com/catalog/item.asp?id=1627
"2001" Collectibles Update:
Peter Preuss and I have updated all the collectible categories in the Arts section and added a new Records category. Visit:
http://www.2001exhibit.org/arts/collectibles.html
Also, "2001" fan, Tomihiko Shionoya from Japan, has a "2001" collectibles website for us to look at:
book http://www.neox.to/2001/images/2001_book_eng.jpg
book Japan http://www.neox.to/2001/images/2001_book_jpn.jpg
poster http://www.neox.to/2001/images/2001_poster.jpg
video LD DVD etc.. http://www.neox.to/2001/images/2001_media_eng.jpg
video LD DVD etc Japan http://www.neox.to/2001/images/2001_media.jpg
If you have "2001/2010" collectibles you like to add to this new area of the website, contact us!
If you have anything about "2001/2010" or space news, report it to the World Tonight and I’ll give you special credit. Until then…
See you next Wednesday (Frank).
SEE MARS: ACTUAL PICS (Thousands) TAKEN BY MARS ORBITER!
"2001" fan Helene Seefred reports to the TWT about the Mars website which selects pictures up close taken by the Mars Orbiter:
http://www.com.moc
CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH MARS
Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular. This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars, an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000 years but it may be as long as 60,000 years. The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to he naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August, Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. But by the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m.
That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has seen in recorded history.
So mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.
Share with your children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again.
And last but not least, Helene reports to TWT about an unusual house for sale (Herald Sun):
Tony Alleyne, 50, recently placed his small Leicestershire, England, apartment on the market for the equivalent of US$1.7 million, a price he said was realistic because he has spent nearly 10 years crafting the premises as a finely detailed model of the "Star Trek" starship Enterprise. Included, according to an April report in Australia's Herald Sun, are a life-size transporter control, a gigantic warp core drive, voice-activated lighting and security, and an infinity mirror. "If you're going to do something," he said, "you have to go all the way." Alleyne said he started the project as therapy when his wife walked out on him. [Herald Sun, 4-10-03]
Posted by Helene Seefred, helene.seefred@ngc.com
Mars Enthusiasts Celebrate Close Approach of Red Planet, Birthday of sci-fi Writer Mike O'Sullivan Pasadena, California 25 Aug 2003
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=7E35A1BB-D58E-4109-82C347A461CB4A99&title=Mars%20Enthusiasts%20Celebrate%20Close% 20Approach%20of%20Red%20Planet%2C%20Birthday%20of%20Sci%2DFi%
20Writer&catOID=45C9C784-88AD-11D4-A57200A0CC5EE46C&categoryname=Arts%20%26%20Culture
Posted by Dennis Gonzales, webmaster@2001exhibit.org
Will HAL and his "relatives" get their own version of civil rights?
"http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0331/baard.php
Inside the Movement for Posthuman Rights
Cyborg Liberation Front
by Erik Baard
July 30 - August 5, 2003
Posted by Mike Jackson, mental@digiscape.com
Missing "2001" Movie Scenes!!!!!!!!
http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=600871
Posted by Mike Jackson, mental@digiscape.com
Bogglers: A Space Odyssey
"2001" fan from the UK, Nick Day sent to TWT this neat URL:
http://www.discover.com/jan_01/bogglers.html
Posted by Nick Day, nday@blueyonder.co.uk
Mini-Me Aries-1b:
"2001" fan Alan Nadel sent to TWT this very tiny "2001" model from the Starship Modeler website:
http://starshipmodeler.org/gallery7/nb_aries.htm
Posted by Alan Nadel, noodle@ixpres.com
Dear Disclosure Project Supporter,
We have posted the following letter on the SEAS web site at http://www.seaspower.com/lettertoinventors.htm, to alert possible new inventors that we have a new program being set up that could provide Research and Development funds for promising technologies. If you know of an inventor whose present state of technology development fits the criteria, please send the announcement to them and have them contact us.
SEAS Letter to Promising Inventors
re: R and D Program
July 18, 2003
During the course of SEAS' search for a robust, multi-kilowatt over unity technology, we have discovered a surprising number of promising inventors such as you who have devices in various stages of development.
We at SEAS believe that such promising technologies deserve professional R & D support so that they may be fully developed and brought out to the public to address the growing energy and environmental crisis facing humanity.
We are developing a program to do just that. Specifically, SEAS is looking for existing prototypes that prove a significant breakthrough in energy savings, new forms of energy generation or propulsion. These would include, but are not limited to, over unity electromagnetic systems, solid state 'free energy' systems, anti-gravity or gravity influencing systems and transitional technologies such as those that convert existing internal combustion vehicles to high miles-per-gallon vehicles.
If you have such a technology and an existing, already built working prototype or proof of principle device, please let us know. Our criteria for consideration in the SEAS Research and Development Programs are:
> That the inventor has an existing device for evaluation by SEAS
> That the inventor, except in rare exceptions, can travel to the Washington DC area to have the device evaluated and meet with the SEAS technical team
> That in exchange for research and development support and funding, that the inventor agrees to license any resulting technology to SEAS
> That the inventor (with rare exception) can locate to the SEAS Research Center to work with SEAS in the development of the technology for a period of time (to be determined on a case by case basis
> That the inventor is able to work cooperatively with other professionals and engineers in the development of the technology
The accepted inventors and technologies will be supported and funded by SEAS based on the merits of the technology and the exigencies of the particular situation.
Once we have reviewed and accepted a limited number of inventor projects, we will work to obtain the needed financial, logistical and engineering support from the vast SEAS network so that all accepted projects are fully supported and reach their optimal level of development.
Please contact SEAS Chief Technology Officer Dr. Ted Loderby email at tedloder@seaspower.com if you feel you may be acandidate for this program.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Greer MD
CEO SEAS
Printed by permission from Steven M. Greer MD.
Web site: http://www.disclosureproject.org
Posted by:
Dennis Gonzales
2001: Exhibit