I've been away from my computer for a few days, so I've missed a lot. I see that no one responded to this message from Patrick. The audio card in my computer is failing, so I can't listen to the audio stream, but the comments from other readers are astonishing. Most imply (or say explicitly) that we should be aware of terms such as "dark energy" and "dark matter" in addition to avoiding the term "black hole." I agree with the other comments that I've read that it is all nonsense, but I don't have any African-American friends here in Sanpete to ask about it. (We're pretty much all Northern-European-Americans here). Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 4:48 AM To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] "Black Hole" racist? For your Sunday morning viewing enjoyment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20a-exAW6qc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-akk3gog34&feature=related And now to end on a lighter note, here (Siegfried) are the videos we talked about at Advanced Training last evening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adc3MSS5Ydc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8Q-sRdV7SY Night all, patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1574 - Release Date: 7/25/2008 4:27 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.5.6/1577 - Release Date: 7/28/2008 6:55 AM