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-SPACE STATIONS AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL BASES AND SPACE STATIONS . The importance of a large, permanent, manned Earth satellite was recognized quite early in the history of rocket flight. In 1929, H. Oberth 1  considered many of the observational functions of such a satellite. At about the same time, a series of papers by Von Pirquet 2  stressed the significance of an orbital assembly station for space-flight missions. Since that time the literature has contained numerous articles on the uses construction, and operation of space stations and specialized space vehicles. These range in quality from pure science fiction to detailed engineering computations. At least one article meriting consideration appeared in Science Wonder Stories. 3  Some general descriptive material may be found in the literature. 4-13 Many of the functions that could be performed by a space station could also be performed by Earth satellites which are neither large, permanent, nor manned. The uniq...

From Bad To Worse...Entering 'The Twilight Zone' Posted: 23 Nov 2016 08:52 AM PST I recently received the following account: "This happened to my eldest granddaughter and myself in 2001, February. My granddaughter's wi-fi company closed its doors in San Diego just before Christmas that year, and my granddaughter had been offered a job in Eugene, Oregon. I pounced on the offer as I just wanted something different. We planned on stopping in San Francisco to visit some friends she had living there. I hadn't been in San Francisco since the Treasure Island World's Fair in 1939, so I was excited about that. It was decided we would leave San Diego on or about  February 15 , driving up I-5. Everything started going wrong from the first. She learned she would not be receiving the severance pay she had been promised as the company simply didn't have it; then, things went haywire on my end---family problems, which I got fixed, but left an uneasy feeli...

What do you think Ronda Rousey, the $6.5 million per year UFC champion, does before a fight? Crush doors with her bare hands? Maybe punch through some windows? No, actually. In Rousey’s own words: “When I’m about to fight, I’m the most emotional. Like my last fight, I like totally cried the day before that.” Surprised? Don’t be. From President Obama to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, some of history’s toughest people have openly cried – often in public. And why wouldn’t they? According to psychologists, crying is actually a sign of mental strength. Let’s take a look at a few reasons, shall we? #1 – Crying Means You’re Not Afraid Of Emotions Crying forces you to confront whatever you’re feeling, whether it’s disappointment, sadness, anger or frustration. And let’s face it – confronting your emotions is not easy. It’s much easier, in the short term anyway, to suppress those emotions – particularly when they’re negative. Doing the opposite requires strength, bravery an...

Have you ever really paid attention to the different feelings that certain people give you when you first meet them? It’s always good to give people the benefit of the doubt and treat everyone with kindness, but every now and then we run across a person who rubs us the wrong way or gives off an initial vibe that’s less than pleasant, and it has a lot to do with how authentic we perceive them to be. Authenticity in fellow humans is something we naturally seek out because interacting with people who are fake or hiding their true selves isn’t fun. We often don’t know what to say to them because their phoniness makes us uncertain about them. So, we typically just avoid people like that altogether. But, what exactly is it about authenticity that makes it so important?  Authenticity is often viewed as a person’s ability to act, speak and behave in ways that are in line with their beliefs, opinions and passions, but it actually goes a bit further than that. Inauthentic people...

It makes sense that the term “Black Friday” might refer to the single day of the year when retail companies finally go “into the black” (i.e. make a profit). The day after Thanksgiving is, of course, when crowds of turkey-stuffed shoppers descend on stores all over the country to take advantage of the season’s biggest holiday bargains. But the real story behind Black Friday is a bit more complicated—and darker—than that. The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the U.S. gold market on September 24, 1869. Two notoriously ruthless Wall Street financiers, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, worked together to buy up as much as they could of the nation’s gold, hoping to drive the price sky-high and sell it for astonishing profits. On that Friday in September, the conspiracy finally unraveled, sending the stock market into free-fall and bankrupting everyone from Wall Street barons to farmers. The most...

Attack the 'Howlies!' Daily 2 Cents: Non-Human Entity on TV -- Chased by Squealing Hairless Humanoid -- New Sea Creature Found Humanoid Encounters: 'Manimal,' Glowing Entities & the Young Little Woman Attack the 'Howlies!' Posted: 10 Nov 2016 12:39 PM PST I received the following narrative several years ago: I have debated some time on whether to submit this experience and I finally decided what the heck... In August of 2012 my wife and I took a long awaited trip to the big island, Hawaii. The trip there was uneventful. Left from Oklahoma City, stop in DFW, then LAX, and finally we arrived at Kona International Airport. We picked up our luggage, grabbed a rental and headed to the resort. Upon arrival we found the resort to be absolutely lovely, it was just as we pictured it. Check in went smoothly and we were walked up a small path to our condo. Two beds, two baths, a living room, a huge lanai, full kitchen and a two-person...