From: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org (idealcopy-digest) To: idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Subject: idealcopy-digest V8 #213 Reply-To: idealcopy@smoe.org Sender: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-idealcopy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk idealcopy-digest Wednesday, August 10 2005 Volume 08 : Number 213 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [idealcopy] O.T: for sky gazers.................. [Norm Fasey ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 10:22:51 +0100 From: Norm Fasey Subject: Re: [idealcopy] O.T: for sky gazers.................. I concurr http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp Norm (Long time Nerd) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- PGP Public Key can be found at the following address. https://keyserver-beta.pgp.com/vkd/DownloadKey.event?keyid=0xC8E2CA24F05C58CA +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > ----- Message from estrang@centurytel.net --------- > Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:54:35 -0700 > From: Eric Strang > Reply-To: Eric Strang > Subject: Re: [idealcopy] O.T: for sky gazers.................. > To: idealcopy@smoe.org > > This is wrong. That information is for the 2003 Mars apparition. This > year Mars comes to opposition on October 29th and will be 20.2", which > is still very impressive. For some reason this old information got > started going around again and has really spread. > > Eric (longtime astronomer) > > On Aug 8, 2005, at 12:54 PM, Ari wrote: > > > The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month > > and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an > > encounter that will culminate in the closest approach > > between the two planets in recorded history. The next > > time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the > > way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its > > orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has > > not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, > > but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it > > happens again. > >>> > > The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars > > comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be > > (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night > > sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will > > appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power > > magnification Mars will look as large as the full > > moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At > > the beginning of Au! gust it will rise in the east at > > 10p.m.and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. > >>> > > By the end of August when the two planets are closest, > > Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest > > point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty > > convenient to see something that no human being has > > seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at > > the beginning of August to see Mars grow > > progressively brighter and brighter throughout the > > month. > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ----- End message from estrang@centurytel.net ----- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:48:56 +0100 From: "Keith A" Subject: [idealcopy] Fw: The Official Fall Website - latest Fall News New Fall LP soon.. And the interview on the Fall website made me laugh. = Talking about new bands... "Some of the lyrics they come out with are quite absurd". Hahaha!!! ...and when asked if he wished he'd planned his career more... "I'd feel very uncomfortable with massive stadiums and all that. It's = not for me." Don't worry, Mark. It's not gonna happen, mate!! ; ) http://www.visi.com/fall/news/fallnews.html [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which had a name of The Official Fall Website - latest Fall News.url] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 19:35:32 +0100 From: "John Hobson" Subject: [idealcopy] OT Magic Band walk off TOTP Lard butts the Magic Band took the hump when the TOTP presenter referrred to their er weight problem during rehearsals http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4135380.stm They must be the most unphotogenic band since...the early Seventies. Their appeal completely escapes me: like bad Eagles meets CSNY. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 15:40:27 EDT From: PaulRabjohn@aol.com Subject: Re: [idealcopy] OT Magic Band walk off TOTP bit confused there , thought beefheart boogie wasn't exactly TOTP fodder......sadly it's the magic numbers who were lined up. bit of luck for goldfrapp getting into their slot , much rather see alison g on the box anyway. p ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 16:15:50 EDT From: PaulRabjohn@aol.com Subject: Re: [idealcopy] OT Magic Band walk off TOTP In a message dated 09/08/2005 21:04:01 GMT Standard Time, keith.indoorminer@virgin.net writes: I prefer Goldfrapp too, but good on the MN I say. Who is the Bacon guy anyway? /////isn't he the guy who's coke habit got him slung off "blue peter".........rock n roll , huh? p ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:04:33 +0100 From: "Keith A" Subject: Re: [idealcopy] OT Magic Band walk off TOTP > bit confused there , thought beefheart boogie wasn't exactly TOTP > fodder......sadly it's the magic numbers who were lined up. bit of luck for goldfrapp > getting into their slot , much rather see alison g on the box anyway. p 'A BBC spokesman said Bacon used the word "fat" as a "figure of speech referring to the band's status". "It was absolutely in no way referring the appearance of any of the band members," he said. ' Yeah, right... I prefer Goldfrapp too, but good on the MN I say. Who is the Bacon guy anyway? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:32:16 -0500 From: David McKenzie Subject: Re: [idealcopy] OT Magic Band walk off TOTP A classic case of "I represent that statement" On 8/9/05, Keith A wrote: > > bit confused there , thought beefheart boogie wasn't exactly TOTP > > fodder......sadly it's the magic numbers who were lined up. bit of luck > for goldfrapp > > getting into their slot , much rather see alison g on the box anyway. p > > 'A BBC spokesman said Bacon used the word "fat" as a "figure of speech > referring to the band's status". > > "It was absolutely in no way referring the appearance of any of the band > members," he said. ' > > Yeah, right... > > I prefer Goldfrapp too, but good on the MN I say. Who is the Bacon guy > anyway? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 17:49:00 +0100 From: "Keith A" Subject: [idealcopy] 1-1 To paraphrase Sir Alex... Cricket. Bloody hell! ; ) (Apologies to those who don't like/understand the game, but this was a bit of a classic. In footie terms, Eng won 7-6 with a last gasp injury time equaliser!) ------------------------------ End of idealcopy-digest V8 #213 *******************************