This reminds me. "sputnik" is pronounced "spoootnik", i.e., a hard "u". That's the Russian way -- perhaps true to his heritage? > From: Bhavani <http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl> > Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 08:30:52 -0400 > > This story was sent to you by: Bhavani > > -------------------- > Sighting Sputnik First > -------------------- > > Three Connecticut Residents Were Quick To Spot A Satellite > > By WILLIAM WEIR > Courant Staff Writer > > October 3 2007 > > The launch of Sputnik 50 years ago Thursday meant different things to > different people: testimony to humanity's ingeniousness, a salvo in the > Cold War, a wake-up call to Americans. > > The complete article can be viewed at: > http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-sputnik.artoct03,0,7545137.story > > Visit Courant.com at http://www.courant.com