JamesSavik

*Rubs tear from eye* *Hugs Nick a big, Beast hug careful not to break any ribs* *Looks around GA at all the neat people- epically the bright, idealistic kids and says a little prayer- I want it to be better for them.

This Type II (core collapse) supernova was captured by cameras of ROTSE-III and followed up with the Keck. Pictured is a before and after image of the general area from file images. Lately there have been several very bright supernova, in contrast with what we usually see out of objects with similar spectral characteristics. Clearly it is a type II event- confirmed by spectra. Why have the type II SN we've been seeing lately been so bright? Could it be because they occure in a low extinction wavepath proximate to our position? Galaxies in particular and the universe in general are rather dusty places. As a wave packet of happy little photons at specific wavelengths zips along at relativietic speeds, its very easy for some of those photons to be lost in galactic or intergalactic gas and dust- the higher the frequence, the greater the loss. This loss is called extinction which works by a process called absorption which can be observed spectroscopically. As light passes through gas and dust clouds, it leave absortpion lines on the spectra. The more material that the light passes through, the more absortion occures until the signal is gone. Absorption isn't such a bad thing. Our oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere absorbs everything on the high side of UV, x-rays and gamma rays and protects us all from ionizing radiation. Yeah atmosphere! Absorption is as much a tool as it is a nuisance. It allows us to see if gas or dust clouds lie between us and a star and the absortption line spectra gives us clues as to the composition, temperature and even chemistry of those clouds. This SN occured at what's called a "HIGH-Z" or high redshift, specifically z = 0.2832 putting it in the neighborhood of 5 billion light years away. Quimby, et al: SN 2005AP: A MOST BRILLIANT EXPLOSION

Everybody is a little crazy. It's all a matter of degrees. One of the most prominent things about mental illness is IGNORANCE. I wouldn't get all funky because someone was talking out of their azz. Crazy has good and bad connotations. I like him/her because he/she is crazy. usually means someone is not boring and doesn't sit there like a lump. The "bad connotations" of crazy usually have to do with the ignorance about mental illness. The fact is that the vast majority of mental illness- even profound ones like psycosis and schitzo affective disorders can be managed with medication. As long as your neighbor's black lab isn't telling you to kill prostitutes OR you don't think you are a dog and bark at people and occassionally hump a primo leg, I wouldn't worry about it.

Dom- May love, success and happiness faithfully follow your path wherever you go. Hopefully, that path will bring you back our way soon! James

I think that old man Phelps has actually been dead for years. He is just so full s*** & vinegar that no one has noticed yet. So yeah- Taze the old b@stard. Maybe he will come out as a rotting corpse.

Then you are debating theology and they own that particular real estate. Best to flush the whole stinking mess [religion] and embrace spirituality which is a completely different trip. You can recognize spiritual enlightment because it doesn't hate on anyone nor does it beg for money to lobby politicians to hate on anyone.

humm- are any of them redheads? vote #1 slot hott blonds? next in line...

Well.. he says that he gets lost so subtract str8 points. I still think that our new pal Leo would make a good Luke: add 20 pounds and some sun...

I'm celebrating 3 years clean & sober! None of this... and none of this... make me the beefcake, BEEFCAKE that I yam today.

It really sucks. I started getting sick Saturday and went into self-imposed quarentine. I've got no problems sharing but viruses should be personal don't ya think? It started out with the nose running like a sprinkler. Then the fever and chills set in. I've slept more in the past few days than I have in ages. All I wanted to do was sleep. Did I mention how much I hate to be sick? I could never use that excuse to skip work cuz the bosses knew if I called in sick, I must be half dead. I can't figure out how I got it. It's not like I hang out with a lot of scruffy looking fowl. I avoid kids, espically groups of kids, because they are like little incubators of biohazards. This is the first time in years that I've had anything other than the occassional allergy. I can tell it will be a while before I'm 100% When I went to the doc, he said, "I don't like the sound of that cough." I did my best to look real hurt and said: "But I've been practicing it day and night." _______________________________ ON a much healthier Note: I got this little gem Friday night. Time was I couldn't imagine being clean & sober for an hour. Three years was an unimaginable feat. PS. Why didn't I get any feedback on my Gays in the Military blog? I though it was going to be a hit but I got nary a comment. Was it that bad.

I don't understand...

I try to ignore those asswipes because they get off on the attention.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner folks! Someone hand LB a rug-rat immediately!

Why would a skunk spray a goat? You must have startled him. Otherwise he would save the skunk venom for a more menacing target. Besides: what are you doing around politicians anyway?

The sadistic murderer possibility is a rare extreme- and probably a danger to the parents as well. The more common problem is with parents who don't accept one or some of their children because of their gender, orientation, career choice, etc.

Bob- I picked option #2. My "coffee break" is different than most yanks. At 10:00am CST, I have a cup of earl grey and a croissant. I might as well be a Brit. Sir James, Earl of Croissant

You don't have to believe in karma- it just works. The clod will get what is coming to him. It might take a while but when karma decides to land, it takes no prisoners.

Is this GA member really Luke from Dom's Desert Dropping? I thought so when I first saw his picture. However- I think that our Leo is probably too smart to fall for Aaron Keslin's BS.

How about the hates kids, will feed them to wolves option? Not me of course. Whenever I see kids, I have to restrain myself from hugging them. Kids know an easy mark when they see one. I spoil them mercilessly. I do like kids and would love to have one (or three) regardless of their gender of orientation. Anyone that can't love a kid unconditionally shouldn't have any.

Yup. Kidz are priceless: you can't afford baby-sitters and you can't friggin' sell 'em.

CJ- Anybody who has ever been to a big city gay club will tell you that men from the Middle East are world class pervs- even dirtier than the Japanese. They will proposition you to do things that I've only heard of on Nifty and when you say no, they'll whup out a big roll of bills. They are sickos for that blond hair. In fact rich Middle Easterners keep the sex slave trade in business. Rumor has it that the reason so many kids go missing in the US and are never heard of again is that they are abducted and end up in some shiek's harem. The FBI is forbidden from blowing the whistle on this because of the sensitive relations with one of the worst offenders: Saudia Arabia. Having friends like these makes you feel like you need a shower.

Duh... hey, wait a minute! I like the British! In fact I don't think this "President" thing is working out and we should beg the Queen to take us back. I nearly choked on my morning Earl Gray...

You want real terror? Think about growing old alone. That'll losen your bowels and weaken your bladder.

Obviously there were no gays in the military in this WWII era recruitment poster- despite the coy looking blond twink servicing all those pipes and valves. Nothing homo-erotic at all about this big, burly sweaty man slamming that big shell home... This WWI era recruiting poster is looking for young men and seamen... Oh well, leave it too the marines to know where the action is. Semper fi, do or die, Marine Corp, Marine Corp, Marine Corp! _______________________________________________________________ I mean absolutely no disrespect to any of the services... even the Air Farce. I just wish that I had the oppertunity. You can save any of these images by backclick, save image.

AFF: I think there's no way a presumably straight 12 year-old boy would be acquainted with that gay euphemism. You might be surprised at the level of knowledge that age group has thanks to the evil inter-webz and TV. Stuff like the Urban Dictionary and tons of other off color humor sites make their mark by goring sacred cows and hanging those sacred cow hydes on their front pages. For better or worse, the info is out there and lots of curious minds want to know. It's the same thing that keeps rags like the National Inquirer in business. I think that I remember the old "pitcher-catcher" gag used on an old episode of Newhart.