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Subject: TOURBUS -- 23 JULY 1998 -- NAMES IN SPACE AND EBIG REVISITED
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BEST OF TOURBUS #? -- NAMES IN SPACE AND EBIG REVISITED
TODAY'S ADDRESS:
PROOF OF THE COMING END OF THE WORLD
http://netsquirrel.com/finally.jpg
NASA STARTDUST PROBE NAMES PROJECT
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip/signup.html
EBLAST
http://www.eBLAST.com/index.html
I have found proof the world is about to end. Don't believe me? Look
at
this!
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Fri Hi: 94 F **THUNDER/SUN**
Sat Hi: 93 F Lo: 75 F **THUNDER/SUN**
[Emphasis mine]
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SEND YOUR NAME INTO SPACE
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A couple of weeks ago we talked about NASA's Mars Polar Lander Web
site and about how, though this Web site, you could have your kid's
name added to a CD-ROM that NASA is going to place aboard the lander.
Unfortunately, on Wednesday, July 15, NASA stopped accepting new
names, and the CD-ROM full of names is now being prepared for a 1999
launch aboard the Mars Polar Lander.
Around the same time NASA was winding down the Mars Polar Lander names
program they were announcing a *NEW* program. NASA has a new Web site
where you can add your name to a microchip onboard NASA's STARDUST
probe. The probe will visit Comet Wild-2, collect samples, and then
return the samples (and the microchip) to Earth in February 2006. The
STARDUST probe will travel billions and billions of miles, and your name
can make that journey too.
To have your name added to this microchip (FREE), just point your Web
browser to
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip/signup.html
Best of all, *ANYONE* can add their name to the STARDUST probe's
microchip. However, you do need to hurry: NASA will stop accepting
names on August 15th [and for the conspiracy buffs out there, notice
that this is the SAME DATE mentioned in the image at
:)
>http://netsquirrel.com/finally.jpg]. >:)
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GOODBYE EBIG, HELLO EBLAST
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The Encyclopedia Britannica Internet Guide (TOURBUS 2 July 1998 and 23
October 1997) has been completely redesigned ... and renamed. EBIG is
now called "eBLAST" and the EBIG/eBLAST site has moved to
here.
Besides being completely redesigned, eBLAST has also (unfortunately)
suffered a minor case of "grade inflation." You will remember that
EBIG rated sites on a scale of zero stars (noteworthy) to three stars
(best of the Web). eBLAST curves EBIG's ratings up a little bit, so
the grading scale is now:
Noteworthy (1 star)
Recommended (2 stars)
Excellent (3 stars)
Superior (4 stars)
Best of the Web (5 stars)
Despite the name change and the grade inflation, eBLAST is still a
superior site, and it remains one of my favorite online resources. If
you are looking for a collection of the BEST Web pages anywhere, you
really owe it to yourself to check out eBLAST at
http://www.eBLAST.com/index.html
That's it for this week. Have a safe and happy weekend. :)
BEST OF TOURBUS #? -- NAMES IN SPACE AND BIG REVISITED
TODAY'S ADDRESS:
PROOF OF THE COMING END OF THE WORLD
http://netsquirrel.com/finally.jpg
NASA STARTDUST PROBE NAMES PROJECT
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/microchip/signup.html
EBLAST
http://www.eBLAST.com/index.html
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TODAY'S SOUTHERN WORD OF THE DAY
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PAINTS (Noun or verb). Noun: an article of clothing.
Verb: what a dog does.
Usage: "That boy needs to put some paints on!"
(Special thanks to Barry C. Lawrence for today's wurd)
You can find all of the old Southern Words of the day at
http://netsquirrel.com/crispen/word.html
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