On Mon Jun-10-2013 22:16, Paul Quinn (3:640/384) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
   Hi,   
      
    PQ> In a message to Roy Witt you wrote:   
      
    RW>> And the southern star?   
      
    RN> Do you mean the one with Ursula Andress in it?  (-:   
      
    PQ> The only 'southern star' that comes immediately to mind is Belle   
    PQ> Starr.  Did she ever play that part?     
      
   I'll have to brush up on my German and ask her the next time I see her.  (-:   
      
    PQ> She certainly was /equipped/ for it.  :-)    
      
   I agree!   
      
    PQ> We don't actually have a star that provides the same function as   
    PQ> Polaris.  Instead we rely on some geometrical juggery-pokery, using   
    PQ> the axis of the Southern Cross & a cross-sectioning of the two   
    PQ> 'pointer' stars (i.e. the Centauri pair).  The *intersection* of   
    PQ> the elongated axis of the Cross, down to the horizon, and a line   
    PQ> drawn from the bi-sectioning of a (imaginary) line between the   
    PQ> pointers, down to the horizon, indicates South.   
      
   Seems logical.   
      
    PQ> ... A clear conscience is merely the result of bad memory.   
      
   When asked about his theory of relativity Einstein answered; "Put your hand on   
   a hot stove for a minute, it will feel like an hour. Kiss a pretty girl for an   
   hour, it will seem like only a minute. It's all relative."   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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