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Save the Arecibo Telescope: Write to Congress |
  Jul 5 2008, 05:02 PM
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 Who's your Daddy?  Group: Moderator Posts: 2,072 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 11  |
Received the following from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) folks at Seti @ Home.
Just thought I'd pass it on for those that might be interested. Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest radio telescope and the source for the SETI@home data that your computer analyzes, faces massive budget cuts that will END its ability to continue the search for life beyond Earth. The decision to ensure full funding currently rests upon votes in Congress on Senate Bill S. 2862 and House Resolution H.R. 3737. These bills desperately need more support. Please take a moment to help us SAVE ARECIBO. Clicking the link below will direct you to a web page that allows you to print out letters prepared for your Senators and Congressional Representative urging them to support Arecibo. Printing and mailing the letters is really easy, too! You will also have the chance to add a few personal thoughts, if you wish, to let your Senators and Representative know why this funding is important to you! And if you're really feeling passionate about saving Arecibo, please use these letters as the basis for letters you write yourself, urging your congressmen and women to vote to save Arecibo. Because our representatives in Congress rarely give much attention to all the email they receive, printing out and MAILING these letters via standard U.S. Postal mail remains our best option for contacting them and our best hope for saving Arecibo (The second best option is to call your representatives). Your 42 cent stamps on these letters could help us get the millions of dollars needed to save Arecibo. Our search cannot continue without the necessary support. Your work, as SETI@home participants, represents an indispensable resource for conducting the search. Now, we need your help to ensure that our other most valuable resource - our eyes and ears to the cosmos - can continue to probe the universe as we seek to answer the question: Is there anybody out there? http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/arecibo_letter.php Thank you for your help, The SETI@home Team -------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant!  |
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Jul 6 2008, 01:18 AM
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Venter Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 5-July 08 From: India Member No.: 428 |
A most excellent post John! What I don't understand is why does the committee want to put it down in the first place?
-- Goku |
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Jul 6 2008, 04:45 AM
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 Vented Out Group: Global Moderator Posts: 1,202 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Sydney Australia Member No.: 15 |
Best of luck, with your endeavour,to get more funding.
This post has been edited by DSTM: Jul 6 2008, 12:47 PM --------------------  I Search for the Sjogren's Foundation,Who will you search for? I once had a life.. now I have the Internet... |
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Jul 6 2008, 08:11 AM
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Who's your Daddy? Group: Moderator Posts: 2,072 Joined: 13-August 07 From: Tampa Bay Area, Florida, USA Member No.: 11 |
QUOTE (Goku @ Jul 6 2008, 02:18 AM)  A most excellent post John! What I don't understand is why does the committee want to put it down in the first place? The bill/resolutions are for the overall funding of the telescope, Goku. Apparently, it is just another one of the budget cut issues. The Arecibo Telescope isn't only for SETI research. From the website: QUOTE The giant size of the reflector is what makes the Arecibo Observatory so special to scientists. It is the largest curved focusing antenna on the planet, which means it is the world's most sensitive radio telescope. This post has been edited by JohnWho: Jul 6 2008, 08:35 AM
Reason for edit: Add quote from Arecibo Telescope website.
-------------------- I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant! |
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