Mark your calendars for August 27th!

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The NASA site

by Angeline Booher Jul 30, 2007 1:47AM PDT

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/watchtheskies/18jun_approachingmars.html

Angeline
Speakeasy Moderator

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Another Mars story

by JP Bill Jul 30, 2007 2:10AM PDT

HISTORIC FOUR-MONTH ARCTIC MARS MISSION REACHES MIDPOINT: CREW SWITCHES TO MARS TIME

Halfway into its Mars simulation mission, the seven-person crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) on Devon Island in the high Canadian Arctic is now operating on Mars time.

On July 9, the crew began living according to the Martian day, sol, which is 39 minutes longer than the 24-hour Earth day. They have drifted out of synch with the rest of Earth and will gradually return to Earth time after 36 days.

Commanding the FMARS crew is Melissa Battler, a master of science in geology student at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.

?Because the FMARS station is at 75 degrees north, it has no night and very little light variation in the month of July, so the day-night operational cycle can be rescheduled to correspond to that on Mars,? said Ms. Battler who is also president of Mars Society of Canada.

To simulate the longer Martian daily cycle, the crew has moved its own clock back 39 minutes per day, blacked out the hab?s windows between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. to simulate night, and scheduled meals, sleep cycles, and outdoor work accordingly.

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Thanks for the tip,

by drpruner. Jul 30, 2007 7:16AM PDT

but I can't make it.

I'll be out of town.

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(NT) :-)

by Angeline Booher Jul 30, 2007 7:17AM PDT

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Unfortunately that was in 2003

by Bill Osler Jul 30, 2007 12:19PM PDT

June 18, 2003: Count slowly: one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand.... You just got about 30 km closer to the planet Mars. ... (from your link)

I did watch the 'Red Planet' back in August of '03 and it was easily visible. But I don't know if it is visible now. I haven't checked.

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That's ok, I'll wait for the next one.

by drpruner. Jul 30, 2007 5:23PM PDT

Ps 37:29.

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Pride?

by Dan McC Jul 31, 2007 2:08AM PDT

Isn't that on a list of seven somethings or other?

Dan

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sloth

by jonah jones Jul 31, 2007 2:52AM PDT

Doug was too lazy to write Psalms...

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Faith.

by drpruner. Jul 31, 2007 9:48AM PDT

Heb[rews] 11:1.

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Pride.

by Dan McC Aug 2, 2007 1:51AM PDT

You claim to know god's plan for you.

Dan

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nah... he counters that with

by jonah jones Aug 2, 2007 3:05AM PDT

patience

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Counter? Do you think this is a contest?

by drpruner. Aug 2, 2007 8:26AM PDT

Dan asked, 'Why are you so sure?' Good question, especially to a scientist planning a robotic trip to Mars.

I answered, not from my own strength or understanding, but from Jehovah's promises. You think that's foolishness, so if it were a contest, I would lose.

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if it is, then it's a contest of

by jonah jones Aug 2, 2007 12:12PM PDT

words, a little tongue-in-cheek humour, and if you don't want the seven virtues mentioned in the same thread, i apologise......

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Let's see now...

by J. Vega Aug 2, 2007 12:52PM PDT

Let's see now. The seven deadly sins are lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride.
the seven holy virtues are chastity, abstinence, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.
So wouldn't the counter to pride be humility?

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The old Church had its lists; the bible

by drpruner. Aug 2, 2007 2:21PM PDT

(as usual) has somewhat different information. The lists are not meant to have one-to-one correspondence.

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, and they are fornication, uncleanness, loose conduct, idolatry, practice of spiritism, enmities, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, contentions, divisions, sects, envies, drunken bouts, revelries, and things like these. As to these things I am forewarning YOU, the same way as I did forewarn YOU, that those who practice such things will not inherit God's kingdom.
On the other hand, the fruitage of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, mildness, self-control. Against such things there is no law(!)" (Gal 5:19:23)

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Early in your bible study you would learn

by drpruner. Aug 2, 2007 8:29AM PDT

that "plan" is the wrong word, and how that ties in with two other important but little-known theological topics. Fun stuff.

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Don't you think it would have been more...

by Jack Ammann Jul 30, 2007 7:57PM PDT

...considerate to send Angeline a private message and give her the opportunity to qualify the her post?

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Don't YOU think it would have been appropriate ....

by Bill Osler Jul 30, 2007 9:10PM PDT

to see whether Angeline has the private message feature turned on before chastising me for not using it?

Jack, I recognize that your post is completely in character, but I don't know why you chose this opportunity to cop an attitude.

It is in the nature of forum posts that our errors are out there for the public to see and I fail to see that I did anything inappropriate in my post.

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I'm sorry you took my question badly. I offer you...

by Jack Ammann Jul 31, 2007 12:59AM PDT

...my most humble apologies. It wasn't meant to be bad. I did utilize the link in her posting signature to send her the information on the 2003 Mars occurrence specifically for the sole objective so she could call attention to the 2003 incident instead of maybe a 2007 preconceived upcoming occurrence.

Again, my apologies. Maybe you can see fit to forgive me.

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I agree, at least in part because

by drpruner. Jul 31, 2007 9:55AM PDT

I twice posted replies to defunct members on account of not bothering to check the dates on the thread. I felt better about it when someone caught it immediately, since then no misleading info was left hanging.

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OOPS! Thank you!

by Angeline Booher Jul 31, 2007 1:56AM PDT

I'll let my (usually) reliable friend know.

Angeline
Speakeasy Moderator

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Speaking of sky stuff in August,

by drpruner. Aug 1, 2007 1:26PM PDT

"Stage Set for Meteor Shower - August is the time of year to catch the Perseid Meteor Shower. It will peak on the night of the 11th to the 12th, with the intensity of around one meteor per minute after midnight. If you haven't seen it before, this is the perfect time to watch the show. With no moon visible, it will be occurring this year under ideal conditions. Put a blanket out on the ground facing in whatever direction the sky is darkest for you and lay back and enjoy the spectacle."

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