Comments on: End of the summer school season

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:27:12 +0000

Quasar9: The photo is of the Adriatic alright. I was standing on a jetty which protects a marina near the ICTP guest house.

By: Quasar9

Quasar9 — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:51:13 +0000

Perhaps it is just a trick of the light
but it looks like a straight ledge on the right
A step perhaps?
And the bottom looks like the bottom of a pool
not some rocky or sandy beach/shore.
But my eyesight has been known to deceive me
and it is a beautiful pic of beautiful jellyfish.
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By: Quasar9

Quasar9 — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:47:06 +0000

Hi JoAnne,

I know there are jelly fish in the Adriatic.
I meant your photo, is that a pool in the adriatic, a man made pool, or steps leading into the actual sea
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By: Amara

Amara — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:04:23 +0000

The jellyfish have been a problem this summer all through the Mediterranean. That Internet service should be phased out soon. Myself, I don't understand why Boeing cancelled their Internet service. It seemed very popular on the Lufthansa FRA-LAX flight I was on last winter. So popular, that there wasn't enough bandwidth to accomodate all of the people who wanted to use it. For example, 'Peak times' existed, so that the best time to get on the Internet were during the meal service. European airlines, with this Internet service failure, are now looking forward to offering mobile use in the sky. As someone who tries hard to get a good sleep on flights, this is not an attractive thought.

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The Square Root of 98 | Cosmic Variance — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:30:08 +0000

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By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:56:49 +0000

AstroCook: No, not true! You got a hold of a false rumor there.

Collin: Had two great local wines in Trieste. Couldn’t tell you what the red wine was, but it tasted similar to an American Zinfandel. The white was something they used to call “Tokay” (don’t know the grape) but had to change the name to avoid confusion with the Hungarian Tokay. Also had a spectacular (and expensive) Amarone.

All: The jellyfish were definitely IN the Adriatic itself in very large numbers.

By: AstroCook

AstroCook — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:57:49 +0000

I recently heard that the LHC is requiring participating researchers to BUY TIME on it for their research… is this true? I hear the price is extremely high!

And why!? We shared our collider, why can’t they? What is the reason for the buy-in?

By: puzzled

puzzled — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:01:40 +0000

Pakistan: What are the crucial differences between a Croation and a Bulgarian accents?

The only differences are in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Also Bulgarian and Croation are not mutually comperensible. Other than that they are almost carbon copies.

By: mark

mark — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:16:41 +0000

must say, the jellyfish picture is beautiful

By: pakistan

pakistan — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:55:07 +0000

What are the crucial differences between a Croation and a Bulgarian accents?