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From: PaulJK on 28 Feb 2010 22:13 Brian M. Scott wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:39:57 +1300, PaulJK > <paul.kriha(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote in > <news:hmda2a$uic$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> in > sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english: > > [...] > >> Objects with negative weight do not need escape velocity >> to escape to space. They can ascend slowly with >> impressive majestic grace. > > Shopping baskets have a hard time achieving impressive > majestic grace, even when filled with negative watermelons. If I were PTD I'd say: I didn't say they do, I said they can. If they felt like it, they could. pjk
From: PaulJK on 28 Feb 2010 22:16 Hatunen wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:14:54 -0500, "Brian M. Scott" > <b.scott(a)csuohio.edu> wrote: > >> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:59:23 -0700, Hatunen >> <hatunen(a)cox.net> wrote in >> <news:68tlo51lbskir5ingugspogfsu33pcguo9(a)4ax.com> in >> sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english: >> >>> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:57:10 -0500, "Brian M. Scott" >>> <b.scott(a)csuohio.edu> wrote: >> >> [...] >> >>>> That may be another point of contention: pleasantly cool >>>> means about 25�, and really good weather starts at about >>>> 30�. And 5:30 or 6:15 is a nice time to go to bed. >> >>> I do hope you mean celsius degrees. >> >> I do indeed; Rob's posting from Oz. > > When mentioning temperatures I always try to remember to use "C" > or "F". Don't forget "R" and "K" ! pjk
From: Yusuf B Gursey on 28 Feb 2010 23:12 On Feb 26, 6:42 pm, "Dr. HotSalt" <alien8...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Feb 26, 2:24 pm,YusufBGursey<y...(a)theworld.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On Feb 26, 3:10 pm, Adam Funk <a24...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > On 2010-02-24, Michael Press wrote: > > > > > In article <hlvvbr$50...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > > > > "PaulJK" <paul.kr...(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote: > > > >> I would prefer if every 24 hour day was made longer by one > > > >> hour, i.e. 25 hours long. I know it would cause some strife > > > >> for many people but I for one and people like me wouldn't have > > > >> to suffer the pain of advancing my slow circadian rhythm clock > > > >> by an hour every morning. > > > > > There is a reason our circadian period is ~25 hour. > > > > It is easier to reset a physical oscillator before > > > > its natural end of cycle, than just after; much, > > > > much easier. A free running 25 hour period allows > > > > for enough stochastic variation to keep the period > > > > longer than 24 hour. > > > > The earth's rotation has been slowing down faster than we've been > > > evolving. > > > AFAIK the previous explanation is more accepted. also it is said to be > > an adaption to have activity at all times, at some point. but htta is > > just something I( had read a long time ago. > > I'd like to see a description of the alleged oscillator. > > Dr. Hot"Engaland swing like a pendulum do"Salt OK. looking at it more closely, I would have to think about it before endorsing that sentence. but again the 25 hour rhythm is not due to the slowing of the Earth's rotation
From: Peter T. Daniels on 28 Feb 2010 23:17 On Feb 28, 9:39 pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:46:47 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels" > <gramma...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > >On Feb 28, 6:41 pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:36:41 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels" > >> <gramma...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > >> >On Feb 28, 5:22 pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> >> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:57:41 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels" > >> >> <gramma...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > >> >> >There's no such thing as "a Catechism." When I was little, the few > >> >> >Catholics I knew had to memorize something called "the Baltimore > >> >> >Catechism," which had no parallel whatsoever in either my Presbyterian > >> >> >church or my Episcopal school. > > >> >> The term may not have been explicitly used, but seehttp://www.pcusa..org/catech/studycat.htmandhttp://anglicansonline.org... > > >> >> >The Baltimore Catechism, however, was > >> >> >rendered obsolete by Vatican II. I don't know what "a Catechism" would > >> >> >be, fifty years later. > > >> >> Hm. Seehttp://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm > > >> >So can you find someplace in that document where the text of the > >> >Apostles' Creed is given? > > >> What does that have to do with your statement, 'There's no such > >> thing as "a Catechism."'? > > >> >> Google reveals many, many more pointers to - catholic catechism - > > >> >And would one of them be the "a Catechism" our conservative Catholic > >> >atheist referred to? > > >> 'There's no such thing as "a Catechism."' > > >> Then what are all those pointers pointing to? > > >Try looking at what he actually said. > > I did again. "There's no such thing as 'a catechism'". There > certainly seems to be such a thing. I might agree, though, that > there's no such thing as 'the catecachism'. No, that's what _I_ said. Try looking at what I was responding to.
From: Peter T. Daniels on 28 Feb 2010 23:19
On Feb 28, 9:40 pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: > On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:44:53 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels" > > > > > > <gramma...(a)verizon.net> wrote: > >On Feb 28, 6:29 pm, Hatunen <hatu...(a)cox.net> wrote: > >> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:09:57 -0800, David Harmon > > >> <sou...(a)netcom.com> wrote: > >> >On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:56:25 -0500 in alt.usage.english, tony cooper > >> ><tony_cooper...(a)earthlink.net> wrote, > >> >>As far as I can tell, the only employers that are closed on > >> >>President's Day are government offices, schools, and banks. To the > > >> >There is no such holiday as "President's Day" to US government offices. > >> >http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/2010.asp > > >> Interesting. I had assumed there was. And I see that there is one > >> in some states. Certainly businesses think there is one in their > >> sales advertisements. > > >The Post Office was closed for Presidents' Day in 2010. > > Not an American post office. They were closed for Washington's > Birthday, no matter what a sign on the door or whatnot might have > said. Don't be ridiculous. Washington's Birthday is February 22 (Gregorian), and Presidents' Day was observed on Feburary 15. |