GUESS WHO HAS JUST JOINED THE ED CONRAD FAN CLUB

(MODERATOR'S NOTE: I thought this was so good,
I've decided to run it again.)

REVISED LIST OF WORLD'S GREATEST SCIENTISTS

BASED ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FELLOW MAN
(In Reverse Order of Greatness)

(10) -- Aristotle (384BC - 322 BC) -- Great early Greek
scientist who made many advances in the natural sciences
including botany, zoology, physics, astronomy, chemistry,
meteorology and geometry

(9) -- James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) - Made great
strides in understanding electromagnetism. His research
in electricity and kinetics laid the foundation for quantum
physics. Einstein said of Maxwell, "The work of James
Clerk Maxwell changed the world forever.

(8) -- Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) - Work on electromagnetism
and AC current. Credited with many patents from electricity
to radio transmission.

(7) -- Nikolaus (Copernicus) Kopernikus. (1473 – 1543). A really
smart Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated
a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the
Earth at its center.

(6) -- Albert Einstein. (1879 - 1955) Revolutionized modern
physics with his general theory of relativity. Al won the Nobel
Prize in Physics (1921) for his discovery of the Photoelectric
effect, which formed the basis of Quantum Theory.

(5) -- Marie Curie. (1867 - 1934) Polish physicist and chemist.
Discovered radiation and helped to apply it in the field of X ray.
She won the Nobel Prize in both chemistry and physics.

(4) Galileo. (1564 - 1642) Created one of the first modern
telescopes, therefore revolutionizing man's understanding
of the world. He successfully proved that the earth revolved
around the sun and not versa visa.

(3) Louis Pasteur. (1822 - 1895) Contributed greatly towards
the advancement of medical sciences by developing cures
for rabies, anthrax and other infectious diseases. He also
enabled the process of pasteurization to make milk safer
to drink. (Probably saved more lives than any other person.)

(2) Sir Isaac Newton. (1642-1726) A polymath who made
investigations into a whole range of key subjects including
mathematics, optics, physics and astronomy. In his Principia
Mathematica, published in 1687, he laid the foundation for
classical mechanics, explaining the Law of Gravity and the
Laws of Motion.

BUT THE WINNER IS . . .
(A drumroll, Maestro!)

http://www.edconrad.com/pics/Dartboard.jpg

(1) Ed Conrad (Not Dead Yet) -- Discovered petrified human
remains between anthracite veins, proving man is as old as
coal (some 280,000,000 years -- give or take a few centuries).
Did this while filling his cellar with petrified human skulls
(two), a ****load of fingers and toes (with fingernails and
toenails, respectively), jawbones galore, teeth (both canine
and premolar), a femur, a tibia, one hemisphere of a human
brain, a gall bladder, a petrified pee-pee and a whole lot more.

Also produced undeniable evidence that Death Does Not Exist
and that you'll be with your Loved Ones when you so-called "die."
Also established beyond all reasonable doubt that God's face
is shrouded in darkness, that He (God) has a family, that
He lives in a physical body on a planet almost a zillion light
years from earth in a universe where there are more planets
containing human life than there are grains of sand on all
of the beaches in the world.

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(MODERATOR'S NOTE: Charles Darwin used to be on this list
for his Theory of man's Evolution but got the boot when Ed
Conrad proved "Origin of Species" wasn't worth the papyrus
it was written on.

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ED CONRAD'S ASTOUNDING CREDENTIALS

PROOF OF LIFE AFTER DEATH
http://www.edconrad.org

MAN AS OLD AS COAL
http://www.edconrad.com

(Quite a photographer as well)

http://www.edconrad.com/pics/SaveTheWhale.jpg
Photo (c) Ed Conrad
http://www.edconrad.com//pics/TightFit.jpg
Photo (c) Ed Conrad

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CRIME IN RHYME

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IN CLOSING, KNOWLEDGE OF GOD'S FAVORITE MELODY . . .

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A debt of gratitude to the following for participating in the poll.

PHYSICS SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
American Physical Society (APS)
Australian Institute of Physics
Canadian Association of Physicists
Colombian Society of Physics (in Spanish)
Chilean Society of Physics (in Spanish)
European Physical Society
Foundation for High Energy Accelerator Science. Japan
French Physical Society
Institute of Particle Physics, Canada (IPP)
Institute of Physics, United Kingdom
International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
Italian Physical Society
JAHEP - Japan Association of High Energy Physicists
Physical Society of Germany (DPG)
Physical Society of Japan
Portuguese Society of Physics (in Portuguese)
Swiss Physical Society (in German)
Real Sociedad Española de FÃ*sica (in Spanish)

ASTR0NOMICAL SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
American Association of Variable Star Observers, a pro-am organization studying stars that vary in brightness.
American Astronomical Society
American Meteor Society, an amateur organization specializing in meteor observations.
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, an amateur organization
Astronomical League, an umbrella organization of U.S. amateur astronomy societies.
Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA), the professional body representing astronomers in Australia.
Astronomical Society of Glasgow
Astronomical Society of New South Wales, based in Sydney, Australia.
Astronomical Society of South Australia
Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Astronomical Society of Victoria, based in Melbourne, Australia.
Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković, from Belgrade, Serbia
Birmingham Astronomical Society, in Birmingham, Alabama
British Astronomical Association (BAA), the senior national association of amateur astronomers in the UK.
Confederation of Indian Amateur Astronomer Association (India)
Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society - Astronomy in South East London and North West Kent, Bexley and Dartford
Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association, Northwest Florida.
EAAE - European Association for Astronomy Education, a European Association that promotes activities for schools, teachers and students.
Federation of Astronomical Societies (UK)
International Meteor Organization, an international organization dealing in meteor observations.
Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (Pune, India)
Karachi Astronomers Society, based in Karachi, Pakistan
Khagol vishwa (India)
Khagol Mandal (Mumbai, India)
Kopernik Space Center
Louisville Astronomical Society
Macarthur Astronomical Society, a group of amateur astronomers based in south-western Sydney, Australia
Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society, Central New York, USA
Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society, an amateur astronomical society based in the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
NASA Night Sky Network
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club
Northumberland Astronomical Society
Pakistan Amateur Astronomers Society
The Planetary Society
Polish Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society in London
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand
The SETI Institute
Société astronomique de France, the French astronomical society
Society for the History of Astronomy
Society for Popular Astronomy based in the United Kingdom for beginners to amateur astronomy
Southern Cross Astronomical Society, based in Miami, Florida, US.
Sutherland Astronomical Society based in Sydney, Australia
Space-India, an organisation dedicated to popularizing space science among Indian school students.
Spaceturk, an amateur organization specializing in planetary, lunar, and other solar system observations in Turkey

WORLDWIDE NEWS AGENCIES
Associated Press AP
African Eye News Service
Agence France Presse
APTN
Bloomberg
Cable News Network
EFE News
Indo Asian News Service
Iran Press Service
Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA)
Iraq Press
IRIN News
Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)
Inter Press Service
Itar-Tass -- Russia
Latin American Press
Middle East News Agency
Pravda -- Russian News and Analysis
Prima News Agency
Reuters
Television News Archive
United Nations News Wire Service
United Press International UPI
Xinhua News Agency -- China
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Agence France Press, AFP
Agencia EFE, EFE
Agencia Estado
Agencia Lusa
Agency Telegraphique Belge De Press, AGNECE BELGA
Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata, ANSA
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, AGI
Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau, ANP
Albanian Telegraphic Agency, ATA
Alternativna Informativna Mreza, AIM
Anadolu News Agency
Armanian News Agency, NOYAN TAPAN
ArmenPress
Asbar News Agency
Associated Press, AP
Athens News Agency, APE
ATH news agency - Kharkov, Ukraine
Atlantic News Service
Austria Press-Agentur, APA
Australian Associated Press, AAP
Baltic News Service, BNS
Bolivia Web - News from the ERBOL News Agency
Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, BTA
Canadian Press, CP
Central News Agency, CNA
Ceskolovenska Tiskova Kancelat, CTK
China News Service
COMPASS Media, Inc.
Cubapress
Cyprus News Agency, CNA
Deutsche Presse - Agentur Gmbh , DPA
ELTA - Lithuanian news agency
Eesti Teadete Agentur, ETA
H.K China News Agency
Hrvatska Izvjestajna Novinska Agencija, HINA
Indonesian National News Agency, ANTARA
Interfax News Agency
Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA
Jiji Press (Jiji Tsushin-Sha)
Korean Central News Agency, KCNA
Kyodo News Service
LETA News Agency
MIA - Macedonian Information Agency
Makfax - Macedonian News Agency
Reality Macedonia
Magyar Tavirati Iroda, MTI
Malaysian National News Agency - BERNAMA
Mediafax - Romanian News Agency
Mercopress News Agency
Montsame News Agency, SABA
New Zealand Press Association, NEPA
Official Jordania News Agency, PETRA
Oman News Agency
Pakistan Press International, PPI
Panafrican News Agency
Polska Agencja Prasowa, PAP
Prensa Latina
Press association
Prime-TASS Economic News Agency
Reuters
Russian Information Agency, Ria "Novosti"
Schweizerische Depeschen Agentur, SDA
Serbian Press Agency, SRNA
Slovene Press Agency, STA
SNARK News Agency
Suomen Tietotoimisto
Tanjug News Agency
Telegrafnoye Agnetstvo Sovietskogo Snyuza, TASS
Tidningranas Talegrambyra, TT
Tlacova agentura Slovenskej republiky, TASR
Vietnam News Agency
Yemen News Agency, SABA
Yonhap News Agency
Xinhua News Agency

WORLD'S LARGEST NEWSPAPERS
Rank Country Circulation
1. Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) 14,532,694
2. Asahi Shimbun (Japan) 12,601,375
3. Sichuan Ribao (China) 8,000,000
4. Mainichi Shimbun (Japan) 5,845,857
5. Bild (Germany) 5,674,400
6. Chunichi Shimbun (Japan) 4,323,144
7. Sun (England) 3,718,354
8. Renmin Ribao (China) 3,000,000
9. Sankei Shimbun (Japan) 2,890,835
10. Nihon Keizai Shimbun Japan 2,705,877
11. Gongren Ribao (China) 2,500,000
12. Daily Mail (England) 2,387,867
13. Daily Mirror (England) 2,339,001
14. Chosun Ilbo (South Korea) 2,225,000
15. Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea) 2,150,000
16. Hokkaido Shimbun (Japan) 1,962,666
17. Eleftherotypia (Greece) 1,858,316
18. Xin Min Wan Bao (China) 1,750,000
19. Wall Street Journal (U.S.) 1,740,450
20. Yangcheng Wanbao China 1,730,000
21. Kerala Kaumudi (India) 1,720,000
22. Wen Hui Bao Daily (China 1,700,000
23. USA Today (United States) 1,653,428
24. Joong-Ang Ilbo (S. Korea) 1,550,000
25. Economic Daily (China) 1,500,000
26. Rodong Sinmun (N. Korea) 1,500,000
27. Kyung-Hyang Daily News 1,478,537
28. Sports Nippon (Japan) 1,452,699
29. Shizuoka Shimbun (Japan)) 1,442,310
30. Sankei Sports (Japan) 1,367,734
31. Deutche Allgemeine Germ 1,313,400
32. United Daily News (Taiwan ) 1,300,000
33. China Times (Taiwan) 1,270,000
34. O Estado de Sao Paulo Brazil) 1,230,160
35. Jang Daily (Pakistan) 1,200,000
36. Jang Lahore (Pakistan) 1,200,000
37. Akhbar El Yom (Egypt) 1,159,339
38. Hankook Ilbo (South Korea) 1,156,000
39. Hochi Shimbun (Japan) 1,119,031
40. Daily Express (England) 1,118,981
41. Los Angeles Times (U.S.) 1,067,540
42. New York Times (US) 1,066,540
43. Tokyo Shimbun (Japan 1,062,080
44. Daily Telegraph (England) 1,047,861
45. Nishinippon Shimbun Japan 1,041,104
46. Jiefang Ribao (China) 1,000,000
47. Nanfang Ribao (China) 1,000,000
48. Nongmin Ribao (China) 1,000,000
49. Zhongguo Qingnian Ribao (China) 1,000,000
50. Nikkan Sports (Japan) 984,058
51. Al Akhbar (Egypt) 980,000
52. Guangming Ribao (China) 950,000
53. Al Ahram (Egypt) 900,000
54. Al Goumhouriya (Egypt) 900,000
55. Seoul Shinmun (S. Korea) 900,000
56. Xin Hua Ribao (China) 900,000
57. Verdens Gang (Norway) 870,267
58. Corriere della Sera (Italy) 868,266
59. Kyoto Shimbun (Japan) 839,499
60. Chugoku Shimbun (Japan) 820,000
61 Kobe Shimbun Japan 820,000
62. Times of India (India) 813,000
63. Kobe Shimbun (Japan) 810,353
64. Beijing Wanbao (China) 800,000
65. Hubei Ribao (China) 800,000
66. Jiefangjun Ribao (China) 800,000
67. Trybuna Slaska (Poland) 800,000
68. La Gazzetta dello Sport Italy 798,243
69. Ouest-France (France) 790,133
70. Holos Ukrainy (Ukraine) 768,000
71. The Times (England) 766,999
72. ABC (Spain) 765,668
73. Washington Post (U.SSS) 759,122
74. La Repubblica (Italy) 754,930
75. De Telegraf (Netherlands) 751,400
76. Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) 750,000
77. Zero Hora (Brazil) 727,188
78. Diario dos Campos (Brazil) 725,000
79. New York Daily News (U.S.) 723,143
80. Sabah (Turkey) 722,950
81. Jornal da Tarde (Brazil) 709,793
82. Beijing Ribao (China) 700,000
83. Chongqing Ribao (China) 700,000
84. Clarin (Argentina) 700,000
85. Thai Rath (Thailand 700,000
86. Zhejiang Ribao (China) 700,000
87. Diario Insular (Portugal) 684,143
88. Granma Internacional (Cuba) 675,000
89. Chicago Tribune (U.S.) 673,508
90. Daily Record (Scotland) 671,267
91. China Daily News (Taiwan) 670,000
92. The Daily Star (England) 650,406
93. Guangxi Ribao (China) 650,000
94. Malayala Manorama (India) 630,068
95. La Nacion (Argentina) 630,000
96. Hurriyet (Turkey) 615,579
97. Herald Sun (Australia) 600,000
98. Hurriyet (Pakistan) 600,000
99. Liaoning Ribao (China) 600,000
100. Oriental Daily News (Hong Kong) 600,000

100 LARGEST U.S. NEWSPAPERS
Circulation
1. USA Today (Arlington, Va.) 2,154,539
2. Wall Street Journal (NY N.Y.) 2,091,062
3. Times (New York, N.Y.) 1,118,565
4. Times (Los Angeles) 914,584
5. Post (Washington, DC) 732,872
6. Daily News (New York, N.Y.) 729,124
7. Tribune (Chicago) 680,879
8. Post (New York, N.Y.) 652,426
9. Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) 580,069
10. Chronicle (Houston) 553,018
11. Chronicle (San Francisco) 512,640
12. Morning News (Dallas) 510,133
13. Sun-Times (Chicago) 481,798
14 Globe (Boston) 450,538
15. Arizona Republic (Phoenix) 432,284
16. Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.) 408,672
17. Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 380,354
18. Inquirer (Philadelphia) 376,493
19. Journal-Constitution (Atlanta) 371,853
20. Plain Dealer (Cleveland) 365,288
21. Free Press (Detroit) 352,714
22. Oregonian (Portland) 342,789
23. Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 334,742
24. Union-Tribune (San Diego) 328,531
25. Herald (Miami) 315,850
26. Register Orange County CA 302,864
27. Sun (Baltimore) 301,186
28. Bee (Sacramento, Calif.) 289,905
29. Post (Denver) 288,937
30. Rocky Mtn. News Denver 288,889
31. Post-Dispatch (St. Louis) 285,869
32. Mercury News San Jose CA 271,997
33. Star (Kansas City, Mo.) 267,273
34. Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) 257,222
35. Times-Picayune N Orleans 253,610
36. Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) 252,564
37. Star (Indianapolis) 249,891
38. Journal Sentinel Milwaukee 244,288
39. Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Pa 242,546
40. Herald (Boston) 241,457
41. Sun-Sentinel (Ft L'dale, Fla ) 233,634
42. Times (Seattle) 231,505
43. News (Detroit) 227,392
44. Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) 226,849
45. Tribune (Tampa, Fla.) 224,220
46. Express-News S Antonio Tx 222,536
47. Investor's Business Daily LA 215,788
48. Star-Telegram Ft Worth, TX) 215,452
49. Courier-Journal L'ville Ky 213,176
50. News (Buffalo, N.Y.) 207,989
51. Daily Oklahoman Okla City 207,538
52. Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) 201,141
53. World-Herald Omaha Neb. 192,075
54. Pioneer Press(St Pau, Minn 190,392
55. Times-Dispatch Richmond 188,540
56. Courant (Hartford, Conn.) 185,570
57. Press-Enterprise R'side CA 183,974
58. Democrat-Gazette (L'l Rock 183,343
59. American-Statesman Austin 183,312
60. Contra Costa Times (Calif.) 182,541
61. Enquirer (Cincinnati) 182,176
62. Record (Bergen County, N.J.) 179,270
63. Daily News (Los Angeles) 178,360
64. Democrat (Rochester, N.Y.) 173,900
65. Tennessean (Nashville) 172,149
66. Post (W. Palm Beach, Fla.) 168,147
67. Times-Union(Jacksonville Fla 167,851
68. Journal (Providence, R.I.) 167,609
69. Asbury Park Press (N.J.) 167,284
70. News & Observer Raleigh NC 163,769
71. Review-Journal (Las Vegas) 160,391
72. Bee (Fresno, Calif.) 158,651
73. Commercial Appeal Memphis 157,820
74. Register (Des Moines, Iowa) 150,851
75. Post-Intelligencer (Seattle) 150,851
76. Daily Herald (Chicago) 150,364
77. News (Birmingham, Ala.) 148,938
78. Daily News (Philadelphia) 143,631
79. Journal News Westchester NY 142,873
80. Advertiser (Honolulu) 142,025
81. Blade (Toledo, Ohio) 139,520
82. World (Tulsa, Okla.) 139,383
83. Press (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 138,620
84. Tribune (Salt Lake City) 134,985
85. Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio 128,511
86. News Tribune Tacoma Wash 128,511
87. Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) 126,642
88. La Opinion Los Angeles Calif 124,692
89. Post-Standard Syracuse, N.Y. 120,701
90. Tribune-Review (Greensburg Pa 119,646
91. News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) 116,398
92. News-Sentinel (Knoxville Tenn) 114,593
93. State (Columbia, S.C.) 114,442
94. Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) 111,594
95. Journal (Albuquerque) 109,693
96. Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.) 106,941
97. Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, Fla.) 105,636
98. News-Journal (Daytona Fla.) 104,654
99. Telegram (Worcester MA) 102,592
100. Times (Washington, DC) 102,255