Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-05 Thread Ed Price
Powell [mailto:doug...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:51 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic Interesting discussion about the 40th parallel. As it turns out the exploration of the American territories in years past has often

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-05 Thread John Woodgate
In message 006c01ce19a5$c91fb640$5b5f22c0$@cox.net, dated Tue, 5 Mar 2013, Ed Price edpr...@cox.net writes: And even that map doesn't show Baseline Road in Maine! Surely the last word: http://www.musicradar.com/news/bass/the-25-best-basslines-of-all-time-509 265#!1 -- OOO - Own Opinions

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Richard Nute
Another NRTL (headquarters in the U.S.A.) south of the 40th parallel is NEMKO (San Diego, ~32.7 N). Rich 44.0736 N, -121.3372 W On 3/2/2013 9:44 AM, Ted Eckert wrote: Let me clarify that my response is intended only in jest and is not intended as a critical response. (I don't know how well

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Richard Nute
The Mason Dixon Line only extends to the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, not all the way across the U.S.A. :-) On 3/3/2013 7:29 PM, Bill Owsley wrote: Otherwise, colloquially known as the Mason-Dixon line

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Heiland, Leo J
FYI The Mason-Dixon line It is not on the 40th either (close). The 40th runs across Lancaster county PA, and through the town of Millersville, PA and across the campus of my High School. Leo Heiland From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Richard Nute Sent: Monday,

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread John Woodgate
In message 51350037.9050...@ieee.org, dated Mon, 4 Mar 2013, Richard Nute ri...@ieee.org writes: The Mason Dixon Line only extends to the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, not all the way across the U.S.A.  :-) Let us consider it notionally extended - to Beijing. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only.

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Bill Owsley
by today's measurements, it's about 39.43 or there abouts, generally the northern border of Maryland, whatever that turns into, and since the country ended near it's western end, so did the line.  The rest was Indian country. I'm used to big old trees and rock piles to designate real estate

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Doug Powell
Interesting discussion about the 40th parallel. As it turns out the exploration of the American territories in years past has often involved this line. I personally drive across this delimiter every day, traveling to and from work. My workplace in Louisville Colorado is at latitude 39.96745

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-04 Thread Bill Owsley
The added info is great!  This concept continued on westward after the origin... From: doug...@gmail.com dougp01!  @gmail.com To: EMC-PSTC EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:50 AM Subject: Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-03 Thread Bill Owsley
Otherwise, colloquially known as the Mason-Dixon line From: Ted Eckert ted.eck...@microsoft.com To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2013 12:44 PM Subject: RE: NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic Let me

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-02 Thread Ted Eckert
I know I'm getting pedantic here. The 40th parallel runs across the middle of the United States. U.S. Cities north of the 40th parallel include Northbrook Illinois, Newtown Connecticut, Peabody Massachusetts, Courtland New York and a few other headquarter cities of test laboratories on OSHA's

Re: [PSES] NRTL North of the 40th parallel - Off Topic

2013-03-02 Thread Ted Eckert
Let me clarify that my response is intended only in jest and is not intended as a critical response. (I don't know how well emoticons work on this list-server.) -Original Message- From: Ted Eckert [mailto:ted.eck...@microsoft.com] Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 8:29 AM To: