On Sunday 02 February 2003 11:06 pm, Mike Holland wrote: > Disaster Dis*as"ter, n. F. d'esastre; pref. d'es- (L. > dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological origin. > 1. malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent. > I think that qualifies. I concede you that point. (-: Cheers; Leon