February 2003
Space shuttle Columbia tragedy
Posted by mwalimu on Sat 1 Feb 2003 - 10:27For those who may not have heard yet, the space shuttle Columbia, with 7 astronauts on board, broke up on re-entry from its 16 day science mission. It is unlikely there were any survivors. Long range photographs of the re-entry show clear evidence of a breakup, and witnesses near Nacogdoches and Palestine, Texas, have reported falling debris. Given the altitude and speed of the vehicle at breakup, it is believed unlikely to be a terrorist act.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the crew.
Upcoming Furry Comics for April 2003
Posted by Aureth on Sun 2 Feb 2003 - 18:44Pizza should be topped with...
Posted by Anon on Sun 2 Feb 2003 - 20:30Only Two Weeks Left for FREE MEMBERSHIPS at ConFurence
Posted by darrelx on Sun 2 Feb 2003 - 23:16You must reserve your hotel room for CF2003 before February 15, 2003 if you intend to sign up for the Furry West Homestead Act of ConFurence 2003.
"Furry West Homesteaders" (Up to 4 in each hotel room) get free memberships to the convention, in addition to some of the same benefits that Sponsors of the convention will receive. This includes getting into the Art Show a full hour before anyone else is permitted to enter.
Space push by Bush
Posted by MelSkunk on Mon 3 Feb 2003 - 13:16The budget is often a time to push forward new initiatives, but rarely is it the place for the discussion on the growing possiblity of real 'space aliens'. In a brief passage entitled "Where Are The Real Space Aliens?", points out the growing evidence of the possibility of extraterestrial life as part of the budget for NASA. For four paragraphs, it's produced a lot of buzz.
"Rogue panther" responsible for mauling?
Posted by Feren on Mon 3 Feb 2003 - 19:45According to this article in the Virginian Pilot, a big cat of unknown species and origin has been spotted in the community of Chincoteague Island, VA. The rumors of the cat's presence have recently been compounded upon by a reported mauling of a resident.
Another Good Press article on the fandom
Posted by Anon on Tue 4 Feb 2003 - 11:35Another article arising out of Further Confusion 2003 by Roger Colton is available over at http://www.jimhillmedia.com.
Jim Hill keeps a highly regarded "inside Disney doings" sort of website I read regularly.
The article is the one titled: It's not just funny animals.
Furtopia Furry E-cards Now Open :)
Posted by whiteshepherd on Thu 6 Feb 2003 - 10:10Yea! *does a happy dance* After weeks of work fighting with perl and pascal code I got my original Furry E-cards back up now under Furtopia and improved. It basically lets furs send furry oriented e-cards to each other while promoting the web pages of the artists who have created cards. There is also a link for artists to create their own Furry E-cards for their own web pages. :)
For those who want to check it out here is the link: http://furcard.furtopia.org .
It still needs a little checking and appearance fixes. But over all everything seems to work smoothly so far. I am so happy this is finally done. I've been trying to get this off the ground for sooooooooooo long. ;) Give it a try and let us know what you think!
WhiteShepherd (Furtopia Admin)
"Spirited Away" Takes the Annie Award
Posted by Cordite on Thu 6 Feb 2003 - 14:07On Feb. 1st the Annie Awards saw Miyazaki's film Spirited Away take home four awards for best feature film, writing, music, and direction.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron also won four awards, including character design, effects animation, production design, and storyboarding.
Pixar shopping for a distributor...
Posted by Cordite on Thu 6 Feb 2003 - 14:07Pixar, producers of Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo, is looking for a distributor to replace their long-time partner, Disney.
Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, and Sony Pictures are thought to be among the top candidates.
"I think they're in discussions with everybody," said Jeffrey Logsdon, an analyst with Gerard Klauer Mattison. "There's a lot of guys who want to take the girl to the prom."
Site Promotion
Posted by Aureth on Thu 6 Feb 2003 - 21:23A couple of small changes, tonight. First, you may have noticed the addition of the PayPal Donate button in the menu bar. Donations recieved from PayPal, as well as any proceeds from our CafePress Store go towards offsetting cost of hosting this website. Also, you can link to us using this banner. Very belated thanks to Xydexx for providing it!
Mysterious glowing object struck space shuttle Columbia before disintegration
Posted by Auriam on Fri 7 Feb 2003 - 14:51The Good Morning Silicon Valley newsletter (by John Paczkowski this morning mentioned two articles mentioning a mysterious glowing purple object that appears in an image taken by an amateur astronomer in the SF Bay Area, seven minutes before the shuttle disintegrated. The image is thought to NASA to coincide with the moment sensors first detected heat buildup in the shuttle's wheel wells, which soon led to massive system failure.