[sac-forum] Re: [sac-board] Fw: Invitation to join the Cosmos Portal

I got one too, but I don't see something in your post I did in mine-a mention 
of an $8 charge to be registered to pay an additional $x monthly charge for 
consideration of paying another $x charge.  I deleted it outright.  Maybe I 
missed something...Steve DodderPresident, Saguaro Astronomy ClubDirector, Stone 
Haven Observatory fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman> 
From: rharshaw2@xxxxxxx> To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [sac-forum] Re: 
[sac-board] Fw: Invitation to join the Cosmos Portal> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 
08:58:42 -0700> > My old club in Kansas City is all a-buzz about this thing 
since the IYA 2009> is all about public outreach, which they are into more than 
observing. It> is a vigorous outreach project and the web-cam idea supports 
that, but like> AJ, that's not my cup of tea. If you are really excited about 
outreach,> though, you may want to check this out. The Astronomical League is 
pushing> it like meth at a carnival.> > > Richard Harshaw> Cave Creek, AZ> > > 
-----Original Message-----> From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]> On Behalf Of AJ Crayon> Sent: 
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:40 AM> To: sac-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; SAC Forum> 
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: [sac-board] Fw: Invitation to join the Cosmos> Portal> 
> As Jennifer indicates, I too, got the Cosmos Portal e-mail and did a little > 
piking around. So far my computer still works as it did before, so there > 
doesn't seem to be any sinister plot afoot here. With the little looking > 
around that was done it appears they are looking for folks to use web > cameras 
attached to telescopes to dynamically post on the web for the entire> > planet 
to see. Since this isn't my interest I quit looking. Perhaps there > is more, 
but didn't see any obvious place to submit observations.> > AJ Crayon> Phoenix, 
AZ> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Polakis" <m24@xxxxxxx>> 
To: "SAC Forum" <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:30 
AM> Subject: [sac-board] Fw: Invitation to join the Cosmos Portal> > > Hi All,> 
> I received this "Special Invitation" for SAC to join the "Cosmos Portal" and> 
feel a bit obligated to pass in on to see what you think. Maybe a few of> our 
techno-geeks can look into for us--I tried but couldn't really decipher> if I 
should give it the SPAM of the year award or if it's a legitimate> effort by 
concerned scientists to bring the astro world together in a more> productive 
manner.> > Help!> > Thanks,> Jennifer Polakis, VP, SAC> > ----- Original 
Message ----- > From: "Bernard Haisch" <bernard.haisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> To: 
<president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <M24@xxxxxxx>;> <treasurer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<acrayon@xxxxxxx>;> <properties@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <stevecoe@xxxxxxxxx>;> 
<newsletter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;> 
<publicevents@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <atmgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Cc: 
<bernard.haisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:53 PM> 
Subject: Invitation to join the Cosmos Portal> > > > Dear Officers of the 
Saguaro Astronomy Club,> >> > This is an invitation to your organization and 
its members to help build> > the Cosmos Portal.> >> > The 62nd General Assembly 
of the United Nations has designated 2009 as the> > International Year of 
Astronomy. The non-profit Digital Universe> > Foundation is gearing up to act 
as a major source of astronomy news and> > information for the public via its 
free Cosmos Portal being developed by> > astronomers and space scientists 
(http://beta.manyone.net/cosmos),> >> > In parallel we intend to bring hundreds 
of active amateur astronomy> > organizations and thousands of amateur 
astronomers and telescope makers> > together in a community of websites. This 
will allow vibrant online> > collaboration and information sharing. See the 
Astrochannels Portal for> > example (http://beta.manyone.net/astrochannels).> 
>> > To join, simply go to http://beta.manyone.net/cosmos and select> > 
"Communities" at the top of the left-hand set of tabs. On the page that> > then 
appears select the green JOIN MANYONE TODAY on the right. This> > service is 
free with ads or $8/month without ads.> >> > Once you complete the short 
sign-up form you will get an email> > registration confirmation. Use that to 
log in. A "My Dashboard" page will> > then appear. Select "Create a Portal." 
This opens an edit page. You can> > either fill this with all sorts of content 
-- articles, news, blogs,> > events, astrophotography galleries -- or link to 
your existing website.> >> > To make your portal part of the Cosmos Community 
go to the bottom of the> > edit page and click on the + sign next to Science & 
Technology. Then click> > on the square box next to Cosmos. This connects your 
portal to the Cosmos> > Community. Click Submit to finish.> >> > Hope you 
decide to participate in the Cosmos Portal. Send me an email if> > you have any 
questions.> >> > Bernard Haisch> > -- > > 
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Dr. 
Bernard Haisch> > 519 Cringle Drive> > Redwood Shores, CA 94065> > 
-------------------> > phone: 650-593-8581, fax: 650-595-4466> > email: 
<haisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> > 
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