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On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@lycos.com>wrote: > C'mon, Adrianne! I know you haven't been here long, but you still have to > have noticed that we can get a bit risque here... > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > Post > > Date : Fri, 9 Jan 2009 09:51:10 -0500 > > From : "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > SciFiNoirBlue? > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html > Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html > Dare to take The Oath in Book 1 Bound: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/theoath_bound.html > > > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > Let's take this thread over to the SciFiNoirBlue boards, okay? > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > > Post > > > > Date : Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:27:01 -0500 > > > > From : "Reece Jennings" > > > > To : > > > > > > Let's BOTH marry her. I can be her father! LOL! > > > > _____ > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of brent wodehouse > > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 3:12 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > Post > > > > > > > > I am not a fanciful person by nature, but in my younger days I dreamt of > > marrying the remarkably accomplished Ms. Jemison. Nothing cooler than > > wedding an astronaut in my estimate. I was truly besotted with her. > > Unfortunately for me, there was not then nor is there now any basis in > > reality to sustain this ridiculous fiction. :-) Still, she sends me into > > high spirits. > > > > Brent > > > > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net writes: > > > > >Sounds as if she's living the dream--several, in fact. > > > > > >-------------- Original message ---------------------- > > >From: "Reece Jennings" <[ > > >mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com<mcjennings124%2540yahoo.com> > > >]mcjennings124@ yahoo.com> > > >> Absolutely! In the video, she was touted as the possible FIRST female > > >> president of the U.S. > > >> IF you didn't watch it, you must. She has a WONDERFUL presence! And > she > > >is > > >> currently > > >> a professor at Dartmouth. > > >> > > >> _____ > > >> > > >> From: [ > > >> mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > ]scifino...@yahoogro > > ups.com > > >[mailto:[ > > >mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > > >]scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > > >> Behalf Of Martin Baxter > > >> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 8:25 AM > > >> To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > ]scifino...@yahoogro > > ups.com > > >> Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > > >Post > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Sounds like a winner to me. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > >> Subject : RE: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > > >Post > > >> Date : Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:24:39 -0500 > > >> From : "Reece Jennings" <[ > > >> mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com<mcjennings124%2540yahoo.com> > > >]mcjennings124@ yahoo.com> > > >> To : <[ > > >> mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > ]scifino...@yahoogro > > ups.com> > > >> > > >> I google her and found this video: > > >> > > >> [ http://www.asterpix > > ..com/console/?avi=20256811 > > >]http://www.asterpix > > ..com/console/?avi=20256811 > > >> > > >> > > >> Also: > > >> * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College > > >> > > >> [40] > > >> * 2007 Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer > > >> Polytechnic > > >> Institute [41] > > >> * 2008 Doctor of Humanities, DePaul University > > >> > > >> [42] > > >> > > >> and > > >> > > >> * Jemison, Mae. Find where the wind goes: moments from my life. New > > >> York: Scholastic. ISBN > > >> > > >> 9780439131964. OCLC 44548911 > > >> .. > > >> * Jemison, Mae (PDF). S.E.E.ing the Future: Science, Engineering and > > >> Education > > >> ED464816> . Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College. pp. 56. ERIC > > >> ED464816. > > >> [ > > >http://eric. > > E> ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=E > > >]http://eric. > > E> ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=E > > >> > > >> D464816. > > >> > > >> > > >> _____ > > >> > > >> From: [ > > >> mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > ]scifino...@yahoogro > > ups.com > > >[mailto:[ > > >mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > > >]scifino...@yahoogro ups.com] On > > >> Behalf Of [ > > >> mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net<KeithBJohnson%2540comcast.net> > > >]KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:22 PM > > >> To: [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com<scifinoir2%2540yahoogroups.com> > ]scifino...@yahoogro > > ups.com > > >> Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Black Former Astronaut Rumored for Top NASA > > >Post > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Same here. By the by, what's Mae Jemison up to nowadays? > > >> > > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > >> From: "brent wodehouse" > > >> thefence.us> > > >> > Happy Times!!!! :-))) (This is not quite the extent of my > enthusiasm, > > >but > > >> > I am at a loss presently to know how better I might express my > > >joy-joy > > >> > feelings :-) > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Brent > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net writes: > > >> > > > >> > >Interesting. I can't say I know anything about Bolden, but Obama > may > > >> > >replace the current administrator simply because of the tensions > > >between > > >> > >him and the transition team. There's a feeling that he has a "hands > > >off > > >> > >'cause you don't understand this" attitude. > > >> > > > > >> > >A bit off the topic of this article is something that struck me > from > > >it: > > >> > > > > >> > >"In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as > > >NASA's > > >> > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after > > >the > > >> > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking > > >officers > > >> > >during wartime." > > >> > > > > >> > >So the Pentagon was calling the shots on that, eh? Is it just > me--am > > >I > > >> > >the only one who was taught in school that only "Congress shall > > >declare > > >> > >war"? To my knowledge we haven't been in an official "war" since > > >WWII. > > >> > >Iraq is a military action (or regime change, or power grab, or > > >invasion > > >> > >if you prefer) and Afghanistan is--well, it's a mess. I try never > to > > >give > > >> > > >> > >either conflict the validation of the term "war", because that > > >imparts a > > >> > >air of necessity and agreement to them that just simply isn't > there. > > >This > > >> > > >> > >nebulous definition of "war" has been used too many times by too > > >many > > >> > >people to justify all sorts of actions that ordinarily wouldn't > have > > >been > > >> > > >> > >tolerated by the civilian populace. Its usage to something as > > >undefined > > >> > >and unbounded as "The war on terrorism" allows those actions to go > > >on ad > > >> > >infinitum, no end in sight, no end to draconian measures taken by > > >our > > >> > >leaders because, after all, we're at war. > > >> > > > > >> > >Man do things need to change in this country... > > >> > > > > >> > >************************************************** > > >> > > > > >> > >[ [ http://www.chron. ]http://www.chron. > > >> > > >> com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > > >> > >][ http://www.chron. ]http://www.chron. > > >> > > >> com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6197621.html > > >> > > > > >> > >Ex-astronaut may be Obama's pick to lead NASA > > >> > >He would be the first black to be named administrator > > >> > >By MARK CARREAU > > >> > >Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle > > >> > > > > >> > >A former astronaut who has made four trips into space is reportedly > > >a > > >> > >leading candidate for the top job at NASA. If selected by > > >President-elect > > >> > > >> > >Barack Obama, Charles Bolden Jr., 62, a retired Marine Corps > general > > >who > > >> > >makes his home in Houston's Bay Area, would be the first black > > >American > > >> > >to head the space agency. > > >> > >The former test pilot left NASA in 1994 after 14 years of service > to > > >> > >return to the Marine Corps, where he rose to the rank of major > > >general. > > >> > >He retired in 2003. > > >> > > > > >> > >But Bolden has remained familiar with NASA's workings and > personnel. > > >He > > >> > >serves on NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, one of nine > > >experts who > > >> > > >> > >advises the administrator. He is also an adviser to the four > > >high-ranking > > >> > > >> > >NASA officials who are overseeing the upcoming space shuttle > > >> > >reconditioning flight to the 18-year-old Hubble Space Telescope. > > >Bolden > > >> > >piloted the shuttle Discovery in 1990 that flew the observatory > into > > >> > >space. > > >> > > > > >> > >Bolden said Tuesday night that while he has discussed the space > > >agency > > >> > >and its future with friends at NASA, he has not been contacted by > > >Obama's > > >> > > >> > >transition team. > > >> > > > > >> > >"I'm as surprised as anyone," he said about the reports circulating > > >in > > >> > >Washington and at the Johnson Space Center about his name surfacing > > >as a > > >> > >leading candidate. > > >> > > > > >> > >NBC News and the Orlando Sentinel published the reports Tuesday > > >> afternoon. > > >> > > > > >> > >Asked if he would discuss the job if contacted, Bolden said, "Yes," > > >> > >adding, "You never say never." > > >> > > > > >> > >Bolden stressed that it would be difficult for any candidate for > the > > >job > > >> > >to know how to respond until he or she knew what the > president-elect > > >has > > >> > >in mind. > > >> > > > > >> > >In Washington, a spokesman for the Obama transition team declined > to > > >> > >comment on the reports that Bolden had emerged as a leading > > >contender for > > >> > > >> > >NASA administrator. During his campaign, Obama advocated greater > > >funding > > >> > >for the $17.3-billion-a-year space agency. He favored a plan to > > >close a > > >> > >five-year gap between the shuttle's scheduled 2010 retirement and > > >the > > >> > >first manned trials of a replacement spacecraft. > > >> > > > > >> > >Some policy analysis believe Obama has not yet made a selection for > > >the > > >> > >top NASA post in order to allow the small space transition team led > > >by > > >> > >Lori Garver, a former NASA associate administrator in the Clinton > > >> > >administration, plenty of time to sort out the options. > > >> > > > > >> > >Other names in the mix > > >> > >On Bolden's first mission into space in 1986, he served as the > pilot > > >> > >aboard the shuttle Columbia. The crew included Bill Nelson, then a > > >> > >Florida congressman, who was allowed to fly because of his role as > a > > >> > >legislative overseer of the space agency. Nelson, now a Florida > > >senator > > >> > >and champion of NASA and its economic impact on Central Florida, > has > > >> > >counseled Obama on space matters. > > >> > > > > >> > >In 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Bolden to serve as > > >NASA's > > >> > >deputy administrator. However, the nomination was withdrawn after > > >the > > >> > >Pentagon objected to civilian agencies drafting high-ranking > > >officers > > >> > >during wartime. > > >> > > > > >> > >Meanwhile, a Web petition drive started in December by former NASA > > >> > >astronaut Scott "Doc" Horowitz to persuade Obama to keep current > > >> > >administrator Michael Griffin has gathered more than 2,700 > > >responses. > > >> > >It's also sparked some opposition after it became known that > > >Griffin's > > >> > >wife, Rebecca, had urged friends in e-mail messages to sign the > > >petition. > > >> > > >> > > > > >> > >Others who have been mentioned for the NASA post include Garver; > > >Sally > > >> > >Ride, American's first female astronaut; Scott Hubbard, a Stanford > > >> > >University professor and a former director of NASA's Ames Research > > >> > >Center; Pete Worden, Ames' current director; Ed Weiler, NASA's > > >science > > >> > >chief; and Alan Stern, the agency's previous science chief. > > >> > > > > >> > >Chronicle reporter Stewart Powell in Washington contributed. > > >> > > > > >> > >[ mailto:mark.carreau%40chron.com > > >> > ><mark.carreau%2540chron.com>]mark.carreau@ > > >> chron.com > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> [ http://www.youtube. > > com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > >]http://www.youtube. > > com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds >
