Re: [Phys-l] Earth's magnetic field

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Wm's  reference (CNN) is internally consistent.   The original (Yahoo) isn't.


"An airport in Tampa, Florida, has had to temporarily close its runways ..."

This implies closing the airport, no?


It's followed by:

Fox News reports that the international airport was forced to adjust the signs on its busiest runway Thursday because pilots depend on the magnetic fields to navigate. The runway will be closed until Jan. 13, and will re-open with new taxiway signs that indicate its new location on aviation charts, the Tampa Bay Tribune reports.


My first job at UCSB was to condense press releases for publication in the school's weekly.   Liz Goodwin did a poorer job in this case than I ever did.

bc switched to the more enjoyable job of photographer.

On 2011, Jan 14, , at 08:16, William Maddox wrote:

> From: WC Maddox
>
> For those who have a problem with Fox News try CNN at 
> http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/12/shift-of-earths-magnetic-north-pole-affects-florida-airport/?iref=allsearch.
>
> End Message
>
>
>
> n 1/14/2011 9:57 AM, John Denker wrote:
> > On 01/14/2011 08:30 AM, LaMontagne, Bob wrote:
> > > The airport wasn't closed in the sense of being decomissioned. It
> > > simply shut down until January 13the for signage changes and
> > > repainting of runway numbers.
> > OK, that's what I said.
> >
> > If you think that's what the cited article said, that tells me
> > quite a lot about you.
> >
> > > Fox News was accurate as usual
> > Again, that tells me quite a lot about you.
> >
> > >  but
> > > here is another reference for those with Fox Derangement Syndrome.
> > OK, now I understand what Fox Derangement Syndrome is.  If I
> > giggle at a rampantly ludicrous article, I must be suffering
> > from Fox Derangement Syndrome ... even if the most ludicrous
> > parts of the article are attributed to the Tampa Bay Tribune
> > and not even indirectly attributed to Fox.
> >
> > Impartial observers will note that I never even said Fox made
> > a mistake.  For all I know, Fox could have gotten it right and
> > merely been misquoted by Yahoo!News ... and I never said otherwise.
> >
> > But why let facts stand in the way when there is an opportunity
> > to accuse someone of Fox Derangement Syndrome.
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