From rogers at ISI.EDU  Mon May  4 14:35:47 2009
From: rogers at ISI.EDU (Craig Milo Rogers)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:35:47 -0700
Subject: [oasis-members] Vandenberg AFB Launch on Tuesday, 05-May-2009
Message-ID: <20090504183547.GA15557@isi.edu>

  	According to Brian Webb's LAUNCH ALERT service, a Delta II
rocket will attempt to launch an experimental missle defense tracking
satellite (STSS-ATRR) from Vandenberg AFB's SLC-2W this Tuesday.  The
announced launch window is 13:24 to 13:52 PDT.  The main concern at
this time that might postpone the launch is the possibility of
excessive wind.

	Although Los Angeles is outside a 75-mile nominal viewing
radius from Vandenberg AFB, I would expect to see the launch from
coastal Los Angeles, so long as it is not obscured by fog and haze.
If you wish to increast your chances of seeing the launch, you should
consider travelling closer to the launch.  There are sites in the
Santa Monica mountains which are elevated above the normal fog layer
and that have a good view of the western horizon.

	This launch is being managed by NASA, the DELTA II is supplied
by the United Launch Alliance, and the spacecraft was built by
Northrup Grumman, if I've correctly read various press releases
involved.

	"At the request of the Missile Defense Agency, an external TV
and internet broadcast of this mission will not be provided,"
according to the United Lanuch Alliance's Web page.  However, some
still photos of launch preparation are available from the Air Force:

http://www.ulalaunch.com/
http://www.vandenberg.af.mil/photos/index.asp?galleryID=2153

	For more information about this launch, please refer to the
following Web pages:

http://www.spacearchive.info/vafbsked.htm
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d341/status.html
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/schedule.html
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/STSS042809.xml&channel=space
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=16834.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STSS-ATRR

	There are still people organizing protests against "Star
Wars"-related launches at Vandenberg AFB:

http://vandenbergwitness.org/

					Craig Milo Rogers


From Rfoxbro at aol.com  Thu May 28 13:58:50 2009
From: Rfoxbro at aol.com (Rfoxbro at aol.com)
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:58:50 EDT
Subject: [oasis-members] I forbid you to buy more than 5 !!
Message-ID: <d62.369a9ab4.37502ada@aol.com>

 
 
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Dear  Friends: 
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mentioned or  your stories told. 
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Bob   
ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHOR 
(excerpted from the back cover) 
The stories, rants, letters, and essays in ?A PILGRIM MUDDLES  THROUGH? 
represent a  sometimes serious  ,   as in   ?Credo of a God-  Fearing  
Atheist, sometimes ridiculous, as in ?The Hard Life  Of a Poet?, and sometimes  
instructive,   as  in  ?Brigs I Have  Known?,   but  always   interesting 
glimpse  of  modern day trials and tribulations. The breadth of the  topics 
covered is enormous, and all but the serious treatments are given a light  
touch by an  obvious  iconoclast.   You can discover  how at last we can have 
peace in the Middle East; how to become an unsuccessful  author; and how to 
get booked on the Goodyear Blimp; and, yes, ride a bus from  disco to  to  on 
a Saturday. Also enjoyable  and edifying are the pictures and cartoons that 
illustrate many of the  stories.           
Dr. Bob Brodsky started a writing career after he retired from industry  
and academia. He is the author of ?On the Cutting Edge? ? Tales of a Cold War 
 Engineer at the Dawn of the Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer and Space 
ages.  Here he describes happenings while he was responsible for the 
aerodynamic design  of all our early atomic bombs; and tells about adventures in the 
start-up of the  space age. His second book, ?Songs My Mother Never Sang To 
Me? illustrates  his  ability to recall the  songs   he  sang  and  heard  
in   his  profligate youth  in  college,  in the Navy during WW2,  and as a 
GI Bill benefitee in grad school after the war. He did his best  singing at 
Cornell and remembers all the words by some miracle of preservation  of a 
by-gone, pre-television age. If you don?t like his voice on the CD that  
accompanies the book, know that he has other talents and once had steady ?day  jobs
?. 
Before taking up writing after retirement ? from TRW Space and Technology  
in 1988 and as a professor of Astronautics and Space Technology at USC in 
1996 ?  he spent an active career in the aerospace industry and academia. His 
efforts to  date have won him listing in ?Who?s Who in America?; - in the 
World?; - in  Science and Engineering?;  and - in American Education?.   
The Table of Contents is reproduced below and should allow you to find at  
least one story to your liking or interest. 


CONTENTS     
Acknowledgement 
Preface 
Chapter 
1.                                    Annals of  Merchandizing 
Amazing tales of buying and selling  legerdemain  
ix 
xi 



1 
    *   SCRAP THE  NORMANDIE! ? an apocryphal story of engineering genius,  
new age art, and fortune acquisition
2 
    *   ANY ICE TODAY,  LADY? - My Boss, an  A-Bomb scientist, makes a good 
deal for an  icebox
6   
?         FLXIBLE  FLYER ? how an evil South American city  hornswoggled 
a  friend  
8   
    *   THE ROCKET SCIENTIST ?  how the same friend got his revenge by 
becoming a millionaire, the hard  way
12   
    *   THE CLASS FAILURE ?  from Wall Street to the Golden Arches
16   
    *   THE WING OF THE CENTURY  ? how Frank Rogallo triumphed and invented 
the hang  glider
19   
2.                                        Annals of  Morality 
Rants on atheism,  abortion, women, organized religion  
25 
?         CREDO OF A  GOD-FEARING ATHEIST ? what I do and don?t believe   
and why  
26   
?         A RETORT BY A  FRIEND ? who has a different belief  system  
32   
?         DOES THE POPE  REALLY UNDERSTAND? ? what about  evolution?  
35   
?         WHAT ABOUT  PUBLIC PRAYER? ? non-separation of state and  church  
38   
?         THE BEAUTY OF  TENURE ? often maligned, it has a true  place  
44   
?         ON  ABORTION ? the clinic bombers must be  suppressed!  
48   

?         WOMEN ? dear as they are,  they are ultimately foolhardy  
51   
?         BINDLESTIFFED ? the  puzzling effect of Sept. 11 on organized  
religion  
55   
?         THE NEW  ATHEIAGNOS HOLIDAY WEEK ? the disenfranchised   
concoct  a holiday period of their very own  
57  
?       PEACE AT LAST IN THE MIDDLE  EAST ? putting Palestinians  to  work 
doing something spiritual 
<O   
?         MORE  PLEDGING ? ?under God? to be decided in Pledge of  
Allegiance 
63   
3.                                           Annals of  Authorship 
The hard life of authors and poets  
65   
?         THE HARD LIFE OF A  POET ?  a poignant poem is first accepted, 
then rejected by anti-porn  fuddy-duddies  
66   
?         THE HARD LIFE OF A  WRITER  ? trying to find a publisher for a 
short story  
71   
?         THE HARD LIFE OF AN AUTHOR, NO.s 1 &  2 ? an  Assistant Editor 
uncovers a children?s book entitled ?Atom Bomb Stories?!,  and a mysterious 
French-American Demoiselle from Aix, a Literary Agent, is  wooed and lost  
76/81   
?         WITH FRIENDS LIKE  THESE ?  a discouraging, not requested letter 
comes from a noted author  friend  
86   
?         VHAT! VEE LOST? ? the old NYU cheer ?Vee  Von!, Vee Von? does 
not help, as a submittal to ?My  ? the old NYU cheer? content does not make 
the cut 
90   
4.                                                Annals of  Law 
Brigs, courts, dripping, and fighting  injustice  
93   
?         BRIGS I HAVE KNOWN ? bread and water duty in  the Navy  
94   
?         YOU CAN?T WIN ?EM ALL ? skirmishes, and fighting a  traffic 
ticket in  ?,  ,    
101   
?         YOU NEVER MISS YOUR  WATER ?  taking a ?dripping? fine to court  
107   
?         TACKLING A GIANT ? winning an age  discrimination lay off 
atrocity  
119   
?         A ?FINE? ROMANCE ? fighting an LA World  Airport traffic 
citation 
126   
5.                                Annals of Writer?s  Workshop Follies 
Trials and tribulations of wunnabee and published writers    
133   
?         SHAKESPEARE A  ?RIOTING ? two of our stars go after  each other 
hammer and tongs  
134   
?         ZEALOTRY ? a member of the Group wins  the Grand Prize of 
spiritual healing  
139   
?         THE NEW ?WOBBLIES? ? ?globalizing?  Feminism  
141   
?         XMAS POEMS ? our year always ends with  a party and beautiful 
poetry 
144   
6.                Annals of an Outraged Citizen 
collections  of incisive correspondence with Philistines of all  genres  
146   
?         THE POLK CITY POLKA ? an inappropriate speed  trap is uncovered  
147   
?         BIX?S BLUES ? the motel owner is  chastised for gouging at the 
Bix-fest  
149   
?         STACKING THE STACKS ? the ISU library is told  how to operate  
153   
?         FEED FOR CHATTEL ? rabble-rousing for  portable pensions  
158   
?         BILBO BAGGINS? LAST  STAND ?  fighting for our miniature 
Schnauzer?s territorial  rights  
161   
?         INTRIGUE AT SSA ? a new retiree tries to  collect Social Security 
 
164   
?         WHY I HATE GTE ? a 3-block move wreaks  horrific havoc  
165   
?         GULLS WITH GALL ? our schwimbad is under  siege  
167   
?         ?YOU LOST A GOLD MINE WHEN YOU LOST  ME? ?  MCI feels the sting 
of my revenge for their French telephone  antics  
170   
?         ?WHAT A DUMP!? ? the gull-ravaged swimming  pool loses 
temperature and the Home Owner?s Assoc. hears about  it  
172   
?         MORE HOA FUN (and  SEQUELS) ? more noise, elevator and  pool 
temperature complaints  
175   
?         ONE SWEET LETTER FROM  YOU ?  an ill-fated ?Letter to the Editor?
 that would have solved our dependence  on oil 
178   
7.                                              Annals of Sailing 
The joys of life on the high seas  
180   
?         WHAT IT?S ALL ABOUT ? the charm of day-sailing  with friends  
181   
?         BOATS I HAVE KNOWN ? a litany of and paean to  the sailing 
vessels I have owned and/or  operated  
186   
?         THE ?OLD FARTS? SAGA ? a paean to my aging crew  members; old  
Argonauts all 
199   

8.                      Annals  from Retirement 
9/11,  and miscellaneous observations and adventures  
208   
?         60TH   ? September 11th  events preclude my attendance  
209   
?         THE FEGELA?S REVENGE ? the G&L crowd are  winning the day, not 
that there?s anything wrong with that    
213   
?         BLIMPERY ? by doggedness, we get a  ride on the Goodyear Blimp; 
by chicanery, a second  trip  
217   
?         THE ACCIDENT ? how unscrupulous cartel  pros prey on Senior 
drivers  
222   
?         ?NO BUS TO  NO BU? ? the difficulties of  travel between ? and  
and  on the  Sabbath  
224   
?         ELECTION, 2004 ? another lovely poem  satirizes the calamity of 
Dubya?s unanticipated  victory  
229   
?         DEMOCRACY ? AIN?T IT  GRAND?  -- an  OpEd rant occasioned by our 
country?s inability to respond to Hurricane  Katrina  
232   
?         THE LAST HURRAH ? a late-in-life attempt to  relive the old days 
ends seriocomically  
235   


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