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In article <1qmir5$3l5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> kephart@snowhite.eeap.cwru.edu (T. Kephart) writes: >In article <1qmgjk$ao5@menudo.uh.edu> , sunnyt@coding.bchs.uh.edu writes: >> Its not a good idea to have a horizontally formatted hard disk in a >> vertical position. If the drive is formatted in a horizontal position, ...
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
Hi all, I don't get the sport's channel and I'm desparate for some playoff action (especially the Cannucks). Does anyone know of a sports bar on the Bay Peninsula that will be showing hockey games. I'm looking for something between redwood City and Mountain View. Thanks a lot, Greg
10rec.sport.hockey
Has anyone any experience with the (new?) Yamaha Cyclelok ? It looks like it uses the same hardened steel as a Kryptonite U lock, but unlike a U lock, it is hinged in 5 places and opens out to a large rectangle (longer length than any U lock I have seen, plus it folds down to real small), so you could lock the rear ti...
8rec.motorcycles
In article <15467@optilink.COM> walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes: >From article <1qvampINNmhf@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, by stephen@orchid.UCSC.EDU: Now which is it? Are you going to comdemn national media, then turn around and use it to support some position you present? Seems somewhat contradictory doesn't it. >...
18talk.politics.misc
In article <1993Apr17.010734.23670@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, brian@lpl.arizona.edu (Brian Ceccarelli 602/621-9615) wrote: > The truth is, is that it is not some sort of magic spell. The truth > is is that you do not understand it, and enjoy not understanding it. I'm curious about this statement, is it a known under...
19talk.religion.misc
Anyone have any expierience with PSI's comstation 5? Please contact me if you had (or have a suggesiton for a Really Good 14.4 modem with 14.4 fax for the macintosh). --- Via UCI v1.35 (C-Net Amiga) Dennis T. Cheung The DTC(tm) Corporation of America America Online: DTC Internet: DTC%MLinkNet@HotCity.Com ---------...
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
In article <strnlghtC5wCMo.Fx5@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes: >At the company I worked for previously, I received a file that was >des encryped and the person that had sent it, went on vaction. >Rather than wait two weeks I set up a straight frontal attack with >one key at a ti...
11sci.crypt
Having read in the past about the fail-safe mechanisms on spacecraft, I had assumed that the Command Loss Timer had that sort of function. However I always find disturbing the oxymoron of a "NO-OP" command that does something. If the command changes the behavior or status of the spacecraft it is not a "NO-OP" command....
14sci.space
We are looking for a X client which can convert a xwd or a bitmap file into a gif file for use on a Macintosh. Thanks michel@crnsu1.in2p3.fr Laurent MICHEL CRN - GTI BP 20 67037 STRASBOURG cedex (France) Phone (33) 88 28 62 76
5comp.windows.x
Well, after a lot of trawling through archives, I found the post I reproduce in full below. Is it time to get together to develop a tcp/ip standard for crypto voice that we could then layer on point-to-point SLIP as *the* free standard for crypto voice like pgp is for mail? (PS Note the date of this post. Appropriat...
11sci.crypt
In article <66014@mimsy.umd.edu> mangoe@cs.umd.edu (Charley Wingate) writes: >Benedikt Rosenau writes: > >>And what about that revelation thing, Charley? > >If you're talking about this intellectual engagement of revelation, well, >it's obviously a risk one takes. Ah, now here is the core question. Let me suggest a s...
0alt.atheism
In article <1993Apr16.171115.16812@synapse.bms.com>, hambidge@bms.com writes: -> Actually, the words "A well regulated Milita, being necessary to the -> security of a free state" is a present participle, used as an -> adjective to modify 'militia', which is followed by the main clause of -> the sentence, the subject be...
16talk.politics.guns
For Sale: 1987 Honda XR-100R dirt bike. Bought new from dealer in 1989. Ridden only 4 hours, garage kept and well cared for. The bike is in MINT condition; perfect size for lady or young adult. price: $600 firm. You will not be disappointed. Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana inquiries ...
6misc.forsale
In <1993Apr26.063532.10120@eff.org> mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes: >In article <C614BJ.BK6@agora.rain.com> jhart@agora.rain.com (Jim Hart) writes: >>"The security of the system should depend only on the secrecy of >>the keys and not on the secrecy of the algorithms" -- Dorothy Denning >Cite source, please. "...
11sci.crypt
Greetings!! I'm planning to upgrade my Mac IIsi: (1) from the present 5Megs to 17Megs; and (2) add a Math-Coprocessor. Technology Works, of Austin (Texas) comes quite highly recommended by some Mac magazines. I was just wonderring if anyone could share with me anything about Tech Works (both good and bad e...
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
In article <MELLON.93Apr21145149@pepper.ncd.com> mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon) writes: > > On a long ride with my ex-girlfriend Nancy, I would notice her > drifting off every so often [...] I swore off taking passengers over ten years ago, but I recall Sturgis, 1981 getting some strange looks because my passenger was...
8rec.motorcycles
In article <1qms3c$37t@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, wong@cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Jung) writes: >After setting up Windows for using my Cirrus Logic 5426 VLB GraphicsCard >It moved a normal Window from one place to another... >...What I was wondering why is it not using the BITBLT Engine which >is suuposed to be on the Chi...
2comp.os.ms-windows.misc
In article <1993Apr5.233224.10069@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>, bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris) says: > >In article <7166@pdxgate.UUCP> a0cb@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Chris Bertholf) writes: >)MCARTWR@auvm.american.edu (Martina Cartwright) writes: >) >) >)>The official and legal term for rape is "the crime of forcing a F...
18talk.politics.misc
Once upon a time, long long ago in this news group, someone posted a schematic for a 1-bit A/D converter. Well I just found a use for the little monster. Anyone out there still got this text file? It had a flip-flop, a resistor and a cap, and a comparator/op-amp I think. I would be extremely thankful to anyone who ...
12sci.electronics
In article <1993Apr19.192207.413@ncsu.edu> hernlem@chess.ncsu.edu (Brad Hernlem) writes: >I think that you should try to find more sources of news about what goes on >in Lebanon and try to see through the propaganda. Thank you, Brad/Ali, for warning us about the dangers of propaganda. It's funny, though, coming from...
17talk.politics.mideast
After reading my local paper today, I found out that the Phillies started the 1964 season at 10-2. I am not as old as 1964, but I've heard many talk about the serious choke job the Phillies did that season. They were ahead of the Cardinals by 15 games that season in mid-August. They managed to lose a bunch from then...
9rec.sport.baseball
Hi, I am new to this newsgroup, and also fairly new to christianity. I was raised as a Unitarian and have spent the better part of my life as an agnostic, but recently I have developed the firm conviction that the Christian message is correct and I have accepted Jesus into my life. I am happy, but I realize I am very ...
15soc.religion.christian
It's over - the Sabres came back to beat the Bruins in OT 6-5 tonight to sweep the series. A beautiful goal by Brad May (Lafontaine set him up while lying down on the ice) ended it. Fuhr left the game game with an injured shoulder and Lafontaine was banged up as well; however, the Sabres will get a week's rest so injur...
10rec.sport.hockey
I have a 41M IDE HD forsale or trade. I would like to trade it if possible. HD - 41M - IDE Westren Digital - No errors or bad sectors - 13.8ms access time - 855 kilobytes per second transfer rate - working in my computer right now. LOOKING FOR IN A TRADE MAYBE - SEGA Genesis - a pair of Sub Woffers - Souround Sound ...
6misc.forsale
shag@aero.org (Rob Unverzagt) writes: >In article <5APR199318045045@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov> baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes: >> According the IAU Circular #5744, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1993e, may be >> temporarily in orbit around Jupiter. The comet had apparently made a >> close flyby of Jupiter sometime in...
14sci.space
decay@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (dean.kaflowitz) writes: >In article <C5LH4p.27K@portal.hq.videocart.com>, dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com (Dave Fuller) writes: >> JSN104@psuvm.psu.edu () writes: >> : YOU BLASHEPHEMERS!!! YOU WILL ALL GO TO HELL FOR NOT BELIEVING IN GOD!!!! BE >> : PREPARED FOR YOUR ETERNAL DAMNATION!!! >> ...
0alt.atheism
How does one read the betting spreads for baseball? They tend to be something like 8-9 which means it must not be runs! Thanks. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Rex Wood -- davewood@cs.colorado.edu -- University of Colorado at Boulder --------------------------...
9rec.sport.baseball
bobbe@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Robert Beauchaine) writes: >>I think that about 70% (or so) people approve of the >>death penalty, even realizing all of its shortcomings. Doesn't this make >>it reasonable? Or are *you* the sole judge of reasonability? >Aside from revenge, what merits do you find in capital punishment? Are ...
0alt.atheism
In article <1993Apr19.182327.3420@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu> denning@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes: [Prof. Denning's description of SkipJack mostly omitted] CHIP STRUCTURE The Clipper Chip contains a classified 64-bit block encryption algorithm called "Skipjack." The algorithm uses 80 bit keys (compared with 56...
11sci.crypt
All consipiracy theories aside, (they are watching though :-)), will NASA try to image the Cydonia region of Mars where the "Face " is? If they can image it with the High resolution camera, it would settle the FACE question once and for all. I mean, with a camera that will have a pixel resolution of about 6 feet, we...
14sci.space
In article <30946@galaxy.ucr.edu> raffi@watnxt08.ucr.edu (Raffi R Kojian) writes: >Nice strategy Sedar, maybe if you can make up SO many stories about what >happened in WWI you will confuse everybody into forgetting the Armenian Ah, those poor genocide apologists. Such quaintly charming habits of the Armenian bar...
17talk.politics.mideast
This may be an FAQ, but I dont know where to get the FAQ list! My OpenLook application has a few buttons. The first button turns red(gets highlighted?) as soon as the sprite(mouse) is moved into the application window. How do I suppress this? Vidyaranya
5comp.windows.x
In article <1sua3tINNqs2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> LIONESS@ufcc.ufl.edu writes: >My three-d library does a lot of projections ( duh ), but currently it >is projecting an object's vertices on a _per triangle basis_. This is >grossly inefficient for 99% of the objects displayed ( which can >be optimized by doing projectio...
1comp.graphics
| || edited and forwarded by the csm.announce moderator; || please respond to the originator by email ALSO; what he || needs, besides a cable that works, is a phone-number and || AppleLink address for Caere - and a smile and a pat on the || back... :-) | Please, I beg you. If you know anything about the C...
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
Oh, excuse me for wasting the bandwidth, but I was referring to the original incident, not the recent skirmish which occurred this past month. -- _____________________________________________________________________________ Tom Huot huot@cray.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...
10rec.sport.hockey
If some kind person has access to a mathematical package such as Mathematica, Maple,... I would like to ask you for the solution to the following problem. I sometimes have algebra problems like this where I would like a simplified symbolic solution. Is there a FTP-able package out there that can handle such beasts? ...
1comp.graphics
Florian Piekert (floppy@s-link.escape.de) wrote: : 09.05.93, 14:48 : Hi out there ! : Is there anybody who can write me how to add icons to the iconlist (which : is build-into) of Progman.exe ? : I'm grateful for every clue ! : Thanx and have a nice day ! One way is to use a program called Iconmaster. It's sharew...
2comp.os.ms-windows.misc
In article <C5HIEw.7s1@portal.hq.videocart.com>, dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com (Dave Fuller) writes: |> Hello. I just started reading this group today, and I think I am going |> to be a large participant in its daily postings. I liked the section of |> the FAQ about constructing logical arguments - well done. I am ...
0alt.atheism
"Space Station Redesign Leader Says Cost Goal May Be Impossible" Today (4/6) the Washington Post ran an article with the headline shown above. The article starts with "A leader of the NASA team in charge of redesigning the planned space station said yesterday the job is tough and may be impossible." O'Connor is quoted...
14sci.space
>An apartment complex where I used to live tried this, only they put the >thing over the driver's window, "so they couldn't miss it." A friend >damned near wrecked on the way home one night, her vision blocked by >the sticker. I suggested to the manager the ENORMOUS liability they >were assuming by pulling that stunt...
8rec.motorcycles
In the interests of completeness, I thought readers of these newsgroups would want to see FBI Director William Sessions' statement, as released by the FBI press office. FBI Director's Statement On Waco Standoff To: National Desk Contact: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Press Office, 202-324-3691 WAS...
16talk.politics.guns
In article <C5LFA4.E10@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> cal2d@csissun11.ee.Virginia.EDU (Craig Allen Lorie) writes: >According to the hockey gurus over at ESPN, should the Islanders win tonite >the two teams will have the same record, but the Devils will be playing the >Penguins. This is because the Islanders have won the se...
10rec.sport.hockey
[sorry, had to take out tx.motorcycles because my news server rejected it. -- hesh] Bob Pasker (rbp@netcom.com) wrote: : it would be a shame to split boxer riders between different lists : unless, of course, the existing list failed to meet the readers' : needs. you presumed you needed to "split" out a GS list. by im...
8rec.motorcycles
In article <SHAIG.93Apr15220200@composer.think.com>, shaig@composer.think.com (Shai Guday) writes: |> [snip] |> imagine ???? It is NOT a "terrorist camp" as you and the Israelis like |> to view the villages they are small communities with kids playing soccer |> in the streets, women preparing lunch, men ...
17talk.politics.mideast
Hello, we need the code for decompression of Quicktime JPEG Pict files, as they don't conform to usual jpeg compressors, which are available in source. The code should be in C Pascal or Modula. The code will be used on several platforms to view pictures over ISDN. Perhaps a special hardware will be put around it (much...
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
In article <C5oG5H.4DE@exnet.co.uk>, sys1@exnet.co.uk (Xavier Gallagher) writes: > Well, the obvious point to make is would straight men fuck like rabbits > if the oppertunity presented itself? > I reckon *any* *man* would go wildly promiscuous if presented with a > huge variety of willing partners. If true, and if ...
18talk.politics.misc
About two months ago I purchased the Adaptec ASW-410 driver for use with a CD-ROM drive. At the time this seemed the thing to do as the documentation I had with my Adaptec SCSI controller said that this is the driver to be used with CD-ROM drives. Since then I have learn that this driver is out of date in a major way...
3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
J. Spencer (J.M.Spencer@newcastle.ac.uk) wrote: : manes@magpie.linknet.com (Steve Manes) writes: : >Jim De Arras (jmd@cube.handheld.com) wrote: : >: > Last year the US suffered almost 10,000 wrongful or accidental : >: > deaths by handguns alone (FBI statistics). In the same year, the UK : >: > suffered 35 such death...
16talk.politics.guns
e_p@unl.edu (edgar pearlstein) writes: : : . : It's my understanding that the U.S. Supreme Court has never : given a legal definition of religion. This despite the many : cases involving religion that have come before the Court. : Can anyone verify or falsify this? : ...
15soc.religion.christian
In article AA16720@ntep2.ntep.tmg.nec.co.jp, cerna@ntep.tmg.nec.co.JP (Alexander Cerna (SV)) writes: >I need to write an application which does annotation notes >on existing documents. The annotation could be done several >times by different people. The idea is something like having >several acetate transparencies st...
5comp.windows.x
In article <Apr.8.00.59.20.1993.28493@athos.rutgers.edu>, jadaley@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jill Anne Daley) writes: > What exactly is a definition of sin and what are some examples. How does a > person know when they are committing sin? > Anything that does not bring me closer to God is a sin. (If you think this is too str...
15soc.religion.christian
In article <bskendigC5rBvn.AAI@netcom.com> bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes: >And I maintain: > >Some people do not want to enter into the light and the knowledge that >they alone are their own masters, because they fear it; they are too >afraid of having to face the world on their own terms. And so, by >the...
19talk.religion.misc
In article <Apr.21.03.24.13.1993.1268@geneva.rutgers.edu>, gt7122b@prism.gatech.edu (boundary) writes: >[Anecedotal material which ultimately shows that...] > but from my experience, > the modern Jew is not known for his proselytism. A Rabbi once told me that theres is a talmudic tradition that someone who wanted to ...
15soc.religion.christian
In article <1993Apr22.223906.25929@lehman.com> pmetzger@snark.shearson.com (Perry E. Metzger) writes: >Qualcomm had spare cycles in the DSPs for their new CDMA digital >cellular phones. They wanted to put strong crypto into them since they >had the capacity. The government decided to "discourage" them. You're blowing ...
11sci.crypt
Facts: ===== - A Netware Server 286A was roughly moved to a new location and left powered down for three months. - From memory it has an 80 MB hard drive. - Manuals and original disks are for SFT Netware 286 Level II V2.0a - When powered up, the CMOS was wiped. A technician examined it and pronounced the disk drive un...
3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Greetings this is a general call for information regarding Image Processing. I am looking for any material related to the field, and am also trying to get my hands on some easy to use packages related to the field. In particular source code for general use packages. I already have several texts on the subject, but wou...
1comp.graphics
In article <1993Apr19.194025.8967@adobe.com> snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols) writes: > >A reasonable umpire would do as he's been instructed to do this season: get >the batters back in the box sooner to try to cut down on the ridiculous >length of games. I for one am glad to see this happen, and hope more >umpires...
9rec.sport.baseball
In article <C62EL4.4I4@rahul.net> dhesi@rahul.net (Rahul Dhesi) writes: >In <2109@rwing.UUCP> pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto) writes: > >>How come the media is not telling about the provisions of the Clipper >>decision? ... > >>How can the bulk of the people be informed, when the media refuses to >>do it? > >The answer to y...
11sci.crypt
Hi sci.med folks... I would like to know anything you folks can tell me regarding Lithium. I have a 10 year old son that lives with my ex-wife. She has been having difficulty with his behavior and has had him on Ritalin, Tofranil, and now wants to try Lithuim at the local doctors suggestion. I would like to know ...
13sci.med
Alright, beat this automobile sighting. Driving along just a hair north of Atlanta, I noticed an old, run down former car dealership which appeared to deal with, and repair, older rare or exotic foreign sports cars. I saw: Ford GT-40 (!), the famous model from Ford, that seemed to win most of its races in the late 6...
7rec.autos
ab4z@Virginia.EDU ("Andi Beyer") writes: > Virginia.edu is true to its founding father, Thomas >Jefferson the author of the bill of rights, in allowing freedom >of speach. Sorry you guys in israel have a hard time with the >concept. Jefferson was not the author of the Bill of Rights. My history books aren't here, bu...
17talk.politics.mideast
INTENSIVE JAPANESE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THIS SUMMER ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The University of Pittsburgh is offering two intensive Japanese language courses this summer. Both courses, Intensive Elementary Japanese and Intensive Intermediate Japanese, are te...
13sci.med
I have a 86 chevy sprint with a/c and 4doors. It's odometer turned 90k and the sensor light started blinking. I went to the dealer and he said it was a maintenance light saying I need to change the Oxygen sensor. He said, It is to be changed every 30k, but since I bought the car when it had 77k, I don't know if the sam...
7rec.autos
hoover@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de (Uwe Schuerkamp) writes: >In article <C5t05K.DB6@research.canon.oz.au> enzo@research.canon.oz.au >(Enzo Liguori) writes: >> hideous vision of the future. Observers were >>startled this spring when a NASA launch vehicle arrived at the >>pad with "SCHWARZENEGGER" painted in huge blo...
14sci.space
wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) write: >In article <1qpu0uINNbt1@dns1.NMSU.Edu> bgrubb@dante.nmsu.edu (GRUBB) writes: >>wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes: >>Since the Mac uses ONLY SCSI-1 for hard drives YES the "figure includes a >>hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers" This is sloppy people an...
3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
sp1marse@kristin (Marco Seirio) writes: >Does anybody have an algorithm for "flattening" out a globe, or any other >parametric surface, that is definied parametrically. >That is, I would like to take a sheet of paper and a knife and to be >able to calculate how I must cut in the paper so I can fold it to a >globe (o...
1comp.graphics
I came across the following notice in the Denver Post classified secction this morning (April 26, 1993): \begin{quote} NOTICE: The Denver Post will no longer knowingly accept any advertisement to buy or sell assault weapons. The Denver Post finds that the use of assault weapons poses a threat to the health, safet...
16talk.politics.guns
Does anyone truely understand the "INVALID NORMAL ARRAY" error 3ds gives you while rendering? It seems to present itself while rendering complicated images. I have circumvented this problem by rendering at the command line, however it would be nice to render inside the editor. Is this a memory problem??? Craig.....
1comp.graphics
[reply to Daniel.Prince@f129.n102.z1.calcom.socal.com (Daniel Prince] >There is a person on the FIDO CFS echo who claims that he was cured of >CFS by taking accutane. He also claims that you are using it in the >treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Are you using accutane in the >treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome? ...
13sci.med
In article <1qksa4INNi7m@shelley.u.washington.edu>, tzs@stein2.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes: > demon@desire.wright.edu (Not a Boomer) writes: >> A judge denied GM's new trial motion, even though GM says it has two >>new witnesses that said the occupant of the truck was dead from the impact, not >>from the fire. ...
18talk.politics.misc
News reports in Toronto say that the Rangers are insisting that Kovalev, Zubov, and Andersson play for Binghampton in the Calder Cup playoffs, rather than return to play for their "home" countries in the World Championships. ...shame on the Rangers. Another black eye for the NHL in Europe. Gerald
10rec.sport.hockey
In <C50FnH.Cvo@news.udel.edu> roby@chopin.udel.edu (Scott W Roby) writes: >Top Ten Reasons that Conservatives don't want to aid Russia: [ edited ] Now that's funny! (remembering that good humor always dances uncomfortably close to the truth) I can't wait to see the inevitable flames. :-) -- Paul Barnett MPP OS ...
18talk.politics.misc
alee@ecs.umass.edu writes: > > Greetings! > > Situation: I have a phone jack mounted on a wall. I don't > know the number of the line. And I don't want > to call up the operator to place a trace on it. > > Question: Is there a certain device out the...
12sci.electronics
In <1993Apr19.003800.18288@worak.kaist.ac.kr> hjkim@hyowon.pusan.ac.kr writes: > Hi Netters! > > I am looking for the list of universities in Austrailia, which has electronics department. > I am considering to spend a year for research in Austrailia about communication area.ýé I am interested in Mobile communication...
12sci.electronics
In article <mrsC5sE7F.1E6@netcom.com>, mrs@netcom.com (Morgan Schweers) writes: > Look, let's try to beat gun control with reason and sense, not by > trying to appeal to emotions, and threatening conspiracies. Denounce > GCA '68 as wrong because it's WRONG, not because it's based off of a > law from someone else'...
18talk.politics.misc
Brand new, still shrink wraped Stealth 24 for sale $150 plus shipping and COD. Specifications: Based on S3 801/805 32bit coporcessor, 1024x768x256 72Hz Ni, 800x600x64K NI, 640x480x16million NI, system requires 386 or 486 based ISA or VESA VL-BUS, with fast TurboWindows drivers for 3.1 and other drivers for other pop...
6misc.forsale
(Disclaimer: I'm a sufferer, not a doctor.) I'm not sure there's a really sharp distinction between allergic and vasomotor rhinitis. Basically, vasomotor rhinitis means your nose is stuffy when it has no reason to be (not even an identifiable allergy). Decongestants and steroid sprays work for vasomotor rhinitis. A...
13sci.med
u9263012@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au (Walker Andrew John) writes: Also,if they did come from the Oort cloud we would expect to see the same from other stars Oort Clouds. That's a very good point. Perhaps none of the nearby stars have Oort clouds? Alpha-centauri is a multiple-star system; you wouldn't expect an Oort ...
14sci.space
In article <C5u66A.BFH@cbnews.cb.att.com> ddn@cbnews.cb.att.com (david.d.nason) writes: >Thirdly, it seems incredibly hypocritical to place blame given >the benefit of hindsight - something that those who made the >decisions did not have the benefit of. Why not give them the courtesy >of acknowledging that they did t...
18talk.politics.misc
Greetings all, Does anyone use some form of 3D input device? I would like to hear any information on any systems that people are currently using... Please email responses. I will summarise if I get some feedback. -- Brendan Langoulant brendan@gu.uwa.edu.au
1comp.graphics
In article <1qjmf6$d0i@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes: >In article 34211@castle.ed.ac.uk, wbg@festival.ed.ac.uk (W Geake) writes: >> >>Ultra sticky labels printed with your >>favourite curse are good - even our local hospitals use them instead of >>wheel clamps, putting one (about A5 size) on each wind...
8rec.motorcycles
In article <dusek.735489223@shale> dusek@rtsg.mot.com (James P. Dusek) writes: >ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig) writes: >>or the cultists...) I think I'll quote the BBC quoting (actually voice >>interview) one of the two British survivors. He claimed that the fire >>started when the tanks caused an internal wooden wall/r...
16talk.politics.guns
Dear Rob, >When I read Brian K.'s postings, I find someone who is honestly seeking >the truth. When I read your response here, I see condescension. When you >reply to a post, reply to the post you quote. This statement undermines >any good points you might have had (it was enough to make me stop reading). Sometime...
19talk.religion.misc
Jeffrey L. Cook sez; >>This object would not interfere with anyone's enjoyment of the night sky >>(it would be invisible at night), nor would it have any significant >>impact on astronomical observations. I suspect there must be some kind >>of underlying agenda coming to the surface when, in spite of this, people >>ar...
14sci.space
MLINDROOS@FINABO.ABO.FI (Marcus Lindroos INF) writes: >Not too low perhaps, but surely not as high as that of an European NHL >division. The Finnish team, for example, would contain all players currently on >the national team plus a top-class foreigner or two. They would be in an >entirely different league than TPS or...
10rec.sport.hockey
The Phillies salvaged their weekend series against the Chicago Cubs by beating them 11-10 in a wild one at Wrigley Field Sunday afternoon. It was the Phils only win in the three game series, and was the first time the Phillies have lost a series in the young season. The Phils jumped to a 6-0 lead in the game thanks ...
9rec.sport.baseball
In article <1993Apr5.171143.828@batman.bmd.trw.com> jbrown@batman.bmd.trw.com writes: >God is effectively limited in the same sense. He is all powerful, but >He cannot use His power in a way that would violate the essence of what >He, Himself is. Cannot? Try, will not. --- "One thing that relates is among...
0alt.atheism
In article <C603oD.AvC@chinet.chi.il.us>, dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) writes: > pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto) writes: > >> If the FBI started the fire, why didn`t people flee the > >>burning building? > > > >Assuming the fire was caused by lanterns and stoves being knocked about > >by the tanks pushing on the ...
16talk.politics.guns
In article <C5xtp7.MtB@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jmh@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Jeffrey Hoffmeister) writes: >In article <1993Apr22.192652.3032@virginia.edu> jmm4h@Virginia.EDU ("The Blade Runner") writes: >>I just have got to remind all of you that this is it! Yes, >>that's right, somtime this fall, Ford (the granddaddy of...
7rec.autos
I have noticed in FrameMaker 3.1X on both the SGI and SUN platforms that certain dialogs, such as "Column Layout..." for example, respond to keyboard traversal even though the pointer is NOT in the dialog window and even though the window manager keyboard focus policy is POINTER. How is this done? I would like to em...
5comp.windows.x
In article <1rd7eo$1a4@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Anas Omran writes: [ANAS] There are many neutral human rights organizations which always report [ANAS] on the situation in the O.T. But, as most people used to see on TV, the [ANAS] Israelis do not allow them to go deep there in the O.T. The Israelis [ANAS] used to arrest...
17talk.politics.mideast
In article <C5Jsxs.1M0@unix.amherst.edu> jlroffma@unix.amherst.edu (JOSHUA LAWRENCE ROFFMAN) writes: > : >baseball players, past and present. We weren't able to come up > : >with much, except for Sandy Koufax, (somebody) Stankowitz, and > : >maybe John Lowenstein. Can anyone come up with any more. I know > : >it s...
9rec.sport.baseball
In article <1993Apr6.041343.24997@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger) writes: >The point has been raised and has been answered. Roger and I have >clearly stated our support of the BSA position on the issue; >specifically, that homosexual behavior constitutes a violation of >the Scout Oath (spe...
0alt.atheism
In article <1quonm$24c@network.ucsd.edu> king@cogsci.ucsd.edu (Jonathan King) writes: >There's too many >'s here for my taste by now, which means I've >reached my maximum depth on this thread. I've cut out some things >below, but nothing that should affect the sense of the discussion. I agree. I'll delete more as wel...
9rec.sport.baseball
I hear that the Performa 450 is really an LCIII with an internal modem. Can the modem part be obtained and installed in an LCIII? It would be nice if it were actually a powerbook internal modem, but that might be too much to hope for.
4comp.sys.mac.hardware
In article <1993Apr23.114028.17633@bernina.ethz.ch>, queloz@bernina.ethz.ch (Ronald Queloz) writes: > Hi netlanders, > > Does anybody know if there is something like Macintosh Hypercard for any UNIX > platform? > > > Thanks in advance > > > Ron. -- Try MetaCard - a HyperCard-like programming environment on X. ...
5comp.windows.x
In article <1993May1.042810.1@aurora.alaska.edu> nsmca@aurora.alaska.edu writes: >Habital planets are also dependent on what kind of plant life can be grown.. >and such.. Length of growing season (that is if you want something more than >VAT food, argh, Id ratehr eat an MRE for along period of time). Using greenhouse...
14sci.space
In article <1993Apr22.001442.27396@bnr.ca> (Rashid) writes: >In article <116171@bu.edu>, jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger) wrote: >>I have already made the clear claim that >> Khomeini advocates views which are in contradition with the Qur'an >> and have given my arguments for this. This is something that can be >> c...
0alt.atheism
OFM responds to a query about reference works: [Aside from a commentary, you might also want to consider an introduction. These are books intended for use in undergraduate Bible courses. They give historical background, discussion of literary styles, etc. And generally they have good bibligraphies for f...
15soc.religion.christian
In article <1993Apr20.000359.20098@bernina.ethz.ch> caronni@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch (Germano Caronni) writes: Just a question. As a provider of a public BBS service - aren't you bound by law to gurantee intelligble access to the data of the users on the BBS, if police comes with sufficent autho...
11sci.crypt