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In rec.motorcycles, egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher) writes:
> Driving While Impared. It allows for prosecution of drivers under the
> influence of a variety of drugs.
Like non-Sudafed cold medicines? 1/2 :-)
-Jeff Deeney- DoD#0498 NCTR '88 XR600-Shamu
jld@hpfcla.fc.hp.com AMA#540813 COHVCO '81 CB750F-Llamaha
The sound of fresh rain run-off splashing from the roof reminded me of the
sound of urine splashing into a filthy Texaco latrine. -Jack Handey
| 8rec.motorcycles |
In article <christopherU3AK245pe@clarinet.com> clarinews@clarinet.com (SID BALMAN Jr.) writes:
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Secretary of State Warren Christopher said Tuesday
there are better ideas to stop the human slaughter in the Balkans than
ordering American fighters to bomb the Serbs, but a frustrated senator
told him to do just that.
``We've not done a damn thing,'' Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., told
Christopher at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
``Preventive diplomacy is not in your capability right now in Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
Biden chastised the administration and its Republican predecessor for
what he characterized as a limp response to the Serbian policy of
``ethnic cleansing'' of Muslims, including rape and shelling of
civilians.
``The time has come for us and the world to stop bemoaning the fact
that all the options are bad ones,'' Biden said. ``They are all bad ones
and we ought to pick a couple.''
Biden also endorsed lifting an international arms embargo against the
former Yugoslavia so the Muslim-dominated Bosnian government might have
a chance to at least defend itself against the Serbs.
Christopher said this could give an opening role in the conflict to
****************************************************
the radical Islamic government of Iran.
***************************************
O, I C!
Biden endorsed bombing Serbian heavy weapons around the besieged
eastern town of Srebrenica.
``There's not a military person...who will not tell you that they
could today, if you gave them the order, take out the heavy weaponry
around Srebrenica,'' Biden said.
``If you did nothing else, nothing else but that, you would have
saved hundreds of women and children who are being absolutely massacred
right now.''
Military action ``is the only thing that's going to change the
equation,'' Biden said.
....................................
Despite the frustrations and pressure, Christopher had no enthusiasm
for American combat aircraft to strike Serb positions in Bosnia-
Herzegovina.
....................
> ``Clearly we are at a turning point in the Bosnia situation,''
>Christopher said. ``Air strikes are among those steps that are so
>complex because they tend to interfere with the humanitarian endeavours.
>I think there may be better options.''
Humanitarian as in feeding them and let them get raped and killed.
>political conflict. Clinton vowed during the presidential campaign to
*******(then)
>lift the arms embargo and to strike at Serbian heavy weapons with U.S.
>combat aircraft.
> Christopher said airstrikes would likely ``increase the level of
*******************(Now)
>fighting and cause our allies to draw back'' or even ``pull out the
>humanitarian effort.''
> Great Britain and France have balked at foreign military intervention
>in Bosnia-Herzegovina for fear that their peacekeeping troops on the
>ground may suffer Serbian retribution.
Why don't they get the hell out of there, they ared doing nothing to
protect the victims anyway.. Maybe becasue they have a different agenda.
> Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., seemed to agree with Christopher's
*************************
>assessment and stressed the need not to build up Bosnian expectations
>for heavy U.S. military intervention.
> ``It's very important that expectations aren't raised high on the
>part of the beleagured Bosnians,'' she said.
> Air strikes might have made a difference eight months ago, she said,
>but the strategic significance of that step now is questionable. Like
>Christopher, Kassebaum said it might jeopardize the humanitarian relief
>effort.
Now that they made sure the Bosnian (who were the only real subject of the
embargo last year, as everybody knows that the Serbs had an unlimited supply
of arms) wre massacred without having a chance to defend themselves, Now this
evil coldhearted snake is saying "it is too late to save them, so let them die.
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
Anyone have experiences, good or bad, with replacing the MFM controller
and drive with an IDE controller and drive in a Zenith 386/16? I had
heard some rumors about bus mastering problems on some CPU board
revisions.
--
Shamus Mc Bride | tecslm1@sdc.boeing.com
Boeing Computer Services | tecslm1%sdc@atc.boeing.com
(206) 865-5047 | uw-beaver!bcsaic!sdc!tecslm1
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
In article <15218@optilink.COM> cramer@optilink.COM (Clayton Cramer) writes:
#Yet, when a law was proposed for Virginia that extended this
#philosophy to cigarette smokers (so that people who smoked away
#from the work couldn't be discriminated against by employers),
#the liberal Gov. Wilder vetoed it. Which shows that liberals don't
#give a damn about "best person for the job," it's just a power
#play.
Of course Clayton ignores the fact that employers pay health
insurance, and insurance for smokers is more expensive than for
non-smokers.
--
-Greg Hennessy, University of Virginia
USPS Mail: Astronomy Department, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA
Internet: gsh7w@virginia.edu
UUCP: ...!uunet!virginia!gsh7w
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Hi: I'd like to know how much the foll. equipment will fetch in the used
equipment market (without manuals or other accessories):
1. Tektronix 2465 scope
2. Tektronix 2465A scope
3. Tektronix 1240 logic analyser
Thanks much for your help.
| 12sci.electronics |
We have a program written with X11R5 and Motif 1.2.1. It runs fine on the Sun
X11R5 server and MacX. When that program is run under the Sparc 2 and the
OW server, the program crashed itself along with the server. It crashed before
the first window had showed up.
I got the following error from X.
XIO: fatal IO error 32 (Broken pipe) on X server "perot:0.0"
after 62 requests (59 known processed) with 0 events remaining.
The connection was probably broken by a server shutdown or KillClient.
I have run the program with xmon and below is the last twenty lines or so from
xmon before both the program and server crashed.
............REQUEST: GetProperty
delete: False
window: WIN 00900001
property: ATM 00000074
type: ATM 00000074
long-offset: 00000000
..............REPLY: GetProperty
format: 00
type: <NONE>
bytes-after: 00000000
............REQUEST: GetInputFocus
..............REPLY: GetInputFocus
revert-to: Parent
focus: WIN 0040000d
............REQUEST: ChangeProperty
mode: Replace
window: WIN 00900001
property: ATM 00000074
type: ATM 00000074
format: 08
data: 42 00 00 01 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 75 00 00 00 00
............REQUEST: GetInputFocus
Please email to me if you have any idea of the above problem.
Thanks in advance.
--
MW Chiu
mwchiu@tigr.org
| 5comp.windows.x |
In article <1993Apr15.111910.1@bronco.fnal.gov> colombo@bronco.fnal.gov (Rick 'Open VMS 4ever' Colombo) writes:
>
>I don't know about trains, but I've saw a sign on the back of a
>Greyhound bus that warns you that your radar detector may be set off.
>It doesn't explain why, but it does set off my radar detector.
Because Greyhound has apparently gotten around to installing their
RADAR collision-prevention system. They use RADAR to monitor how close
other vehicles are and how fast their relative speeds are, and signals
a warning to the driver if they're coming up on something too fast
or are getting too close.
This is all I remember from the news reports a few months back; at
the time, they were only talking about the possibility of installing
the system. (They didn't mention how it worked in bumper-to-bumper
traffic, or how it discriminated between a Camaro approaching at
120mph and ye olde bridge support in the median being approached
at 60mph on a curve.)
I do recall something about progressive stages of warnings, from
flashing lights to audible warnings--ie, it goes from a red "Too
close" light to hysterically screaming "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!" :-)
James
James P. Callison Microcomputer Coordinator, U of Oklahoma Law Center
Callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu /\ Callison@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu
DISCLAIMER: I'm not an engineer, but I play one at work...
The forecast calls for Thunder...'89 T-Bird SC
"It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he has
and all he's ever gonna have."
--Will Munny, "Unforgiven"
| 7rec.autos |
In article <1993Apr26.174602.28054@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser) writes:
>None of the configurations are perfectly inherently balanced, which
>is what I was talking about. Balance shafts and mass on either
>ends of the cranks can eliminate these forces/moments, which is
>something I also pointed out.
and didn't you also say that it was easier to add masses than to
add balance shafts? the sad truth is that some makers don't
bother to put balance shafts on their big shaky 4's..
>The three cranks I refer to: i^
> |
> ___ i^ ___ 1 4 I4:
> | | | | | | even-firing (180 deg)
> <- ___| 1 | ___ | 4 |___ <- |
> k | 2 | | 3 | j | Fp=0
> |___| |___| | Mp=0
> 2 3 Fs=4(R/L)Zcos2T
> Ms=0
>
> j^
> |
> ___ j^ ___ 1 4 Flat4:
> <- | | | | | | even-firing (180 deg)
> k ___| 1 | ___ | 4 |___ | ->
> | 2 | | 3 | | i Fp=0
> |___| |___| | Mp=0
> 2 3 Fs=0
> a = crank spacing Ms=2a(R/L)Zcos2T
>
>
> j^
> | j^
> 1 3 |
> ___ 1 2 Flat4:
> <- | | | even-firing (180 deg)
> k ___| | ___ | ->
> | | | i Fp=0
> |___| | Mp=2aZcosT
> 4 3 Fs=0
> 2 4 Ms=0
>
how about:
1 3
__ __
| | | |
__| | | | __
| | | |
|__| |__|
2 4
if this is ridiculous, kindly explain why.. it's been more than 10 years
since i studied this stuff. :-)
>Flat 4s and I4s both have the potential to be nearly vibration
>free. Because Subaru does that has nothing to do with I4s in
>general or Porsche.
>I think Subaru somehow connecting themselves to Porsche is an
>absurdity, and I'm not a Porsche fan. Big wing dings. These
>configurations, overhead cams, etc, etc, etc, have been around
>for nearly 100 years.
the point that they are trying to make is that while everybody settles
for the orthodox inline 4, they are using a horizontally opposed 4,
which is unique in that market segment. and porsche also uses a flat
six in their 911, so what's the problem? i don't see any claim that
their engine is as good as a porsche's.. they are simply pointing out
that they use the same configuration as a porsche.. if you want to
nitpick ad campaigns, i think there are far more blatant excesses than
this.
eliot
| 7rec.autos |
GRE software for MS-DOS, from StudyWare. original disk, manual.
Tutorial stuff,tests, examples and a lot more.
Retail price is around $50.
Best offer around $15.00, will pay shipping
For best results, you need a graphic display card, EGA or VGA
Jianqing Hu
thssjyh@iitmax.acc.iit.edu
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <1993Apr23.134038.17094@sei.cmu.edu> sad@sei.cmu.edu (Susan Dart) writes:
>
>If ESPN pisses you off, call them - they do respond to calls. Last night I
>called when they said they were cutting to baseball and we couldn't see the
>sudden-death overtime for the BUffalo game. Apparently they received enough
>calls so they waited for the overtime to finish before cutting away.
>
>Their phone number is 203-585-2000
>
>Susan Dart
Well I think whenever ESPN covers the game they do a wonderful job. But
what I don't understand is that they cut the OT just show some stupid
baseball news which is not important at all. Then I waited for the scores
to comeon Sportscenter, but they talk about Baseball, basketball and
football. Then they showed Penguine highlight and went back to stupid
basketball. Finally they showed a highlight of the OT goal but that
was like 30 sec. I think they should give more attention to NHl during
the playoffs then talking about boring basketball games..
I guess it is NHL's fault too for leaving ESPN. Hope things improve
by next season...
COBRA
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| 10rec.sport.hockey |
I've got a 386 motherboard for sale:
i386-25DX processor w/2Mb RAM
AMI BIOS w/setup
Math Coprocessor socket
8 expansion slots
Full sized motherboard--fits any full-sized case
All manuals included
Make me an offer!
Reason for sale: I've got a new HP workstation to play with now :)
Also: other peripherals (VGA card/moditor, TEAC Disk Drives, printer, etc)
available.
E-mail for more info.
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North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
internet: laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <C5pyAB.1wJ@wetware.com>, drieux@wetware.com
(drieux, just drieux) writes:
> In article 1@hirama.hiram.edu, I went and stepped in it:
>>In article <1q7sddINN5iq@senator-bedfellow.MIT.EDU>,
wdstarr@athena.mit.edu (William December Starr) writes:
>>> I never knew that soldiers were supposed to salute any civilians except
>>> for the Commander-in-Chief...
>>
>>The CINC is not a civillian.
>
>
> Ding Ding, Planet Earth Calling....
>
> I will Agree that CINCPac and CINCLant are NOT CIVILIANS,
> but the CINC is still the president, and unless things have
> changed a whole LOT with the Arrival of the BIllaryKlintonKlique,
> I don't recall as how the Current President Gots Himself
> Much more than CIVILIAN STATUS.....[1]
As far as a member of the Armed Forces is concerned, the
President is whatever the h*ll he wants to be. All of them
recently have rather insisted on being treated as something
other than a *mere* civilian.
> If it Moves, salute it,
> If it Don't, Pick it Up.
> If You can't pick it up, Paint it.
So if Hilary were asleep at the time......
>
>
> ciao
> drieux
>
> [1] Nothing personal Jeff, but I LIKE living in countries
> where the Head of State is a CIVILIAN, it sorta limits
> the habit of using the Military as the First Choice for
> solving domestic problems....
I like living in a country where the head of state is not
a military officer too. But this point about not using the
military as the first choice for solving domestic problems....
Didn't they go after these Branch Davidians with a *tank*,
after all?
--
Jeffrey S. Medkeff Bitnet- medkeffjs@hiramb
PO Box 1098 Internet- medkeffjs@hiramb.hiram.edu
Hiram, OH 44234 Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight. But
U.S.A. Roaring Bill (who killed him) thought it right.
| 18talk.politics.misc |
But he said,
Yea rather,
blessed are they
that hear the word of God,
and keep it.
Luke 11:28
| 19talk.religion.misc |
In article <1993Apr20.220340.2585@ra.royalroads.ca> mlee@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Malcolm Lee) writes:
>
>armed to the teeth. A Christian should not have to rely on physical weapons
>to defend himself. A Christian should rely on his faith and intelligence.
Faith and intelligence tell me that when a druggie breaks into my house at
night with a knife to kill me for the $2 in my wallet, a .357 is considerably
more persuasive than having devotions with him.
--
Tom Albrecht
| 19talk.religion.misc |
Hi,
I'm having problems tying to get a Sony DAT drive to work. I'm using
Retrospect 1.3Ci,
and my only luck with getting the drive to work has been with a Mac IIci,
which has
now unfortunately gone to another department.
Ideally, we want to attach it to our Quadra 950 setup. I can't seem to
get the
Retrospect software to recognize the media at all. When in the "Devices"
dialog,
it can see the DAT device, but comes up with, firstly, 'Running', secondly
'Media Failure' and then immediately 'Contents Unknown'. This does not
happen with the
Mac IIci setup, which simply says 'Ready'.
I'm hoping someone else will have had similar problems but found some
solution... I
know some others who have had problems with DAT devices and their Quadra,
but they have
a Mac IIci which they can use!
THE SYMPTOMS
System software is 7.1, also didn't
work with 7.0.1
I have tried the following:
Turn off all extensions, except Retrospect SCSI (required)
Tested on a variety of machines: Quadra, IIsi, and LC (at least).
Connected no other SCSI devices
Tested all varieties of SCSI termination etc.
Replaced the DAT unit with a new one (Yes! we got that desperate!)
Read the Retrospect manual (EVEN MORE DESPERATE :))
Replies via email would be greatly appreciated... thanks in advance.
I'll post any
solutions to this group.
Cheers,
Matt.
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matthew@ariel.unimelb.edu.au
| ---- | Science Multimedia Teaching Unit
Tel 61 3 344 6400
|| || Faculty of Science
Fax 61 3 344 5803
| ---- | University of Melbourne
| -- | AUSTRALIA My
opinions are my own!
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| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Apple dealerships once had kits to replace the soldered in batteries with a battery
holder.
Real easy to install, but it does require some soldering.
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
These are comics I want to sell that are X-comic/Mutant related. All
prices are at least 30% off the Overstreet price. All are NM-M
condition, bagged and backed. If you don't like these prices, make an
offer!
TITLE PRICE
--------------------------------------------------------------
Alpha Flight 13 (Wolverine appears) $ 8.40
Avengers 263 (1st Appearance X-Factor) $ 3.50
Daredevil 196 (Wolverine appears) $ 8.40
Fantastic Four 347 (Art Adams art, Wolverine) $ 3.50
Fantastic Four 348 (Wolverine & Ghost Rider appear) $ 2.10
Fantastic Four 349 (Wolverinr & Ghost Rider appear) $ 2.10
Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown 1 (Epic Comics) $ 2.80
Marvel Comics Presents 1 (Wolverine, Silver Surfer) $ 7.00
2 (Wolverine, Master of KungFu) $ 3.50
3 (Wolverine, Master of KungFu) $ 3.50
4 (Wolverine, Master of KungFu) $ 3.50
5 (Wolverine, Daredevil) $ 3.50
6 (Wolverine, Hulk) $ 2.80
7 (Wolverine, Submariner) $ 2.80
10 (Wolverine, Man-Thing) $ 2.80
11 (Man-Thing, Ant-Man) $ 1.40
12 (Man-Thing, Colossus) $ 1.40
13 (Black Panther, Shanna) $ 1.40
14 (Black Panther, Nomad) $ 1.40
17 (Ron Lim art, Black Panther) $ 1.40
18 (Ron Lim art, Black Panther) $ 1.40
19 (Rob Liefeld art, Cyclops) $ 1.40
20 (Ron Lim art, Black Panther) $ 1.40
21 (Ron Lim art, Black Panther) $ 1.40
22 (Ron Lim art, Black Panther) $ 1.40
25 (Nth Man, Havok, Blk Panther) $ 1.40
26 (Black Panther, Havok, Hulk) $ 1.40
27 (Black Panther, Havok) $ 1.40
28 (Black Panther, Havok) $ 1.40
29 (Black Panther, Havok) $ 1.40
30 (Black Panther, Havok) $ 1.40
31 (Erik Larsen, Excalibur) $ 1.40
52 (Rob Liefeld, Wolverine) $ 2.10
60 (Wolverine, Hulk) $ 4.20
62 (Jackson Guice, Deathlok) $ 5.60
63 (Poison, Thor, Scarlet Witch) $ 2.80
64 (Mark Texiera, Ghost Rider) $ 3.15
65 (Mark Texiera, Ghost Rider) $ 3.15
66 (Mark Texiera, Ghost Rider) $ 3.15
67 (Mark Texiera, Ghost Rider) $ 3.15
72 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 5.60
73 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 2.80
75 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 2.10
76 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 2.10
77 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X,Dracula) $ 2.10
80 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 2.10
81 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 1.75
82 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 1.75
83 (B.W.Smith, Weapon X) $ 1.75
84 (B.W. Smith, Weapon X) $ 1.75
85 (1st Keith art and Jae Lee) $ 4.20
97 (Ghost Rider, Cable) $ 1.40
104 (Wolverine, Ghost Rider) $ 1.05
106 (Wolverine, Ghost Rider) $ 1.05
Marvel Fanfare 4 (X-Men/Ka-Zar team-up, Deathlok app) $ 4.20
Marvel Team-Up 100 (1st Karma by Miller, Byrne X-men) $ 5.60
117 (Wolverine cover/story) $ 8.40
New Mutants 18 (Intro new Warlock, Magus) $ 6.30
88 (Rob Liefeld, 2nd Cable) $14.00
89 (Rob Liefeld, 3rd Cable) $10.50
90 (Rob Liefeld, Sabretooth appears) $ 8.40
91 (Rob Liefeld, Sabretooth appears) $ 8.40
93 (Rob Liefeld, Wolverine vs Cable) $10.50
94 (Rob Liefeld, Wolverine vs Cable) $10.50
98 (1st app Deadpool, Gideon, Domino) $ 8.40
100 (1st app X-Force) $ 6.30
Annual 4 (Evolutionary War) $ 2.10
Annual 5 (1st Liefeld art on New Mutants) $12.60
Annual 6 $ 1.40
Annual 7 (2nd app X-Force) $ 8.40
Summer Special 1 (Art Adams art) $ 2.10
Power Pack 27 (Wolverine and Sabretooth appear) $ 7.00
Spider-Man 16 (McFarlane/Liefeld art, X-Force appears) $ 3.00
Thor 374 (Mutant Massacre, X-Factor, Sabretooth app) $ 5.60
Wolverine 10 (Before claws, 1st battle with Sabretooth) $16.80
41 (Sabretooth claims to be Wolverine's dad) $ 7.00
42 (Sabretooth proven not to be his dad) $ 3.50
43 (Sabretooth/Wolverine saga concludes) $ 2.80
Wolverine 1 (1982 mini-series, Miller art) $21.00
X-Factor 47 $ 1.05
51 (Sabretooth appears) $ 3.50
52 (Sabretooth appears) $ 3.50
53 (Sabretooth appears) $ 3.50
57 $ 1.00
62 (X-Tinction Agenda, Jim Lee cover) $ 4.20
63 (Whilce Portacio art begins) $ 4.20
69 (Whilce Portacio art) $ 1.40
70 (Last "Old Team" issue) $ 1.40
Annual 6 (New Warriors, X-Force appear) $ 1.75
X-Force 1 (Signed by Liefeld, Bagged, X-Force card) $25.00
1 (Signed by Liefeld, Bagged, Shatterstar card) $15.00
1 (Signed by Liefeld, Bagged, Deadpool card) $15.00
1 (Signed by Liefeld, Bagged, Sunspot/Gideon) $15.00
1 (Bagged, Cable card) $ 4.20
X-Men 226 (Fall of the mutants) $ 5.60
239 (Inferno) $ 2.80
245 (Rob Liefeld art) $ 2.10
267 (Jim Lee art series begins) $ 8.40
276 (Jim Lee art) $ 1.05
277 (Last Jim Lee art) $ 1.05
280 $ 1.05
281 (New X-Men team, 1st printing) $ 4.20
All comics are in near mint to mint condition, are bagged in shiny
polypropylene bags, and backed with white acid free boards. Shipping is
$1.50 for one book, $3.00 for more than one book, or free if you order
a large enough amount of stuff. I am willing to haggle.
I have thousands and thousands of other comics, so please let me know what
you've been looking for, and maybe I can help. Some titles I have posted
here don't list every issue I have of that title, I tried to save space.
--
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Department of Psychology | mason@webb.psych.ufl.edu
University of Florida | prothan@maple.circa.ufl.edu
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <1993Apr9.181944.5353@e2big.mko.dec.com> steve@caboom.cbm.dec.com (Steve Katz) writes:
>
>Recently I managed to dislocate my shoulder while
>sking. The injury also seems to have damaged the nerves
>in my arm. I was wondering if someone could point me towards
>some literature that would give me some background into
>these types of injuries. Please respond by EMAIL if possible.
>
Your medical school library should have books on peripheral nerve
injuries. Probably it was your brachial plexus, so look that up.
--
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geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu | it is shameful to surrender it too soon."
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| 13sci.med |
Gene Wright (gene@theporch.raider.net) wrote:
: Announce that a reward of $1 billion would go to the first corporation
: who successfully keeps at least 1 person alive on the moon for a year.
: Then you'd see some of the inexpensive but not popular technologies begin
: to be developed. THere'd be a different kind of space race then!
I'm an advocate of this idea for funding Space Station work, and I
throw around the $1 billion figure for that "reward." I suggest that
you increase the Lunar reward to about $3 billion.
This would encourage private industry to invest in space, which
should be one of NASA's primary goals.
-- Ken Jenks, NASA/JSC/GM2, Space Shuttle Program Office
kjenks@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov (713) 483-4368
"Better. Faster. Cheaper." -- Daniel S. Goldin, NASA Administrator
| 14sci.space |
Hi there netters,
I require a window to appear at a co-ordinates (0,0) (top left corner) of my
screen (root window). Could some windows guru out there help me on how to
go about doing this. I write the whole program which creates the window with
the image it displays - I require the image to appear at the top-left corner
so that I can grab it for recording on to video, using a MIniVas controller,
which expects the window at the same spot every time.
Thanks in advance.
sincerely,
Sanjeev Sharma
--
_____________________________________________________________________
Office: e_mail:
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Villanova University (215)645-6463
| 5comp.windows.x |
Hi,
Does anyone have a source for 386DX/25 Motherboards? I've
been calling around the local stores and everyone appears
to be only stocking the 386DX/33/40 or 386SX/25/33 motherboards.
How difficult is it to modify a 386DX/40 motherboard to run at
25 MHz? Is it as simple as replacing the system clock with a
slower part?
Thanks!
-Peter
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
"Jack Previdi" <p00020@psilink.com> writes, in reply to Dorothy Heydt
reminding us that advertising is not done on Internet:
As a matter of fact D.J., it does make a difference.
Almost a half million new users joined the Internet last year,
many of them are commercial businesses. The ban on commercial
use of Internet is no more.
Jack, there is a difference between using the network for commercial
purposes and advertising in newsgroups. Business communication is
okay. Advertising to hundreds of thousands of users around the planet
who have no desire to receive advertising is not okay.
Those of us who pay for Internet access are constrained only
by our innate good taste and no have no "administrator" to
guide(?) us.
I suspect that a site which generated a large volume of material not
in anybody's good taste would find itself getting a lot of attention
it didn't want. You may belong to the public library, but that
doesn't mean you can deface the books, disorder the stacks, or disturb
the other patrons.
You're constrained by the same rules that the rest of the users (many
academic and military, who get irritable about a network for which
they pay with tax and grant money carrying private business
advertising) follow. There are Secret Masters here, just like
everywhere else. They're not as obvious as the ones on Prodigy, but
they're here.
No doubt at some point the Internet, like everything else, will become
grotty enough to carry advertising. At that time I hope it is
confined to its own newsgroups and not on discussion groups---like
misc.writing.
Elizabeth Willey
| 6misc.forsale |
PLEASE REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS:
hani.akhras@jhuapl.edu
__________________________________
The following discs are for sale:
All discs are postage paid.
Camouflage|Methods Of Silence|$8 ppd
Revenge|One True Passion|$8 ppd
Cabaret Voltaire|Technology:Western Re-Works 1992|$8 ppd
Soul II Soul|Keep On Moving (CD5)|$5 ppd
Soul II Soul|Vol II: A New Decade|$8 ppd
Lee Perry & The Upsetters|All The Hits|$8 ppd
The Daou|Head Music|$7 ppd
Bizzare Inc|Energique|$8 ppd
The following cassettes are for sale:
2 Minimum
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Michael Jackson|Thriller|$3|CS|
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__________________________________
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| 6misc.forsale |
<jlp.733424226@wink>, jlp@blink.att.com (Jon Peticolas(x7058)) writes:
>
> Hey! it works. You could present the paragraph above to virtually any member
> of the non-motorcycling public and they'll buy right into it.
>
> Just about any argument you can produce in favor of banning helmetless
> riding can be used to argue in favor of banning motorcycles.
> It's just a matter of degree.
That's absurd! That statement must therefore say that any argument in favor
of seatbelts or airbags is an argument against automobiles. Any argument
for lifeguards is an argument against swimming. It says that any agrgument
in favor of safety precautions is an argument for banning the activity to
which the precautions apply. Extrapolating to that degree is ridiculous,
there wouldn't be any normal human activity left to do; therefore it is
a non-seqitur.
Also, even though most people do not ride motorcycles, they do boat, sail,
jetski, climb, ski, fly parachute, hang-glide, glide, bungee-jump, bike,
skate, rollerblade, skateboard, play rugby (ouch), mow the lawn, rewire
the basement, operate heavy machinery, and do a host of other 'dangerous'
things that would all be as valid as motorcycling as activities to ban.
Your little homily applies to all those things, and the general public
buying into banning motorcycles without realizing that their activity
would be next is unlikely.
--
| Terry Cunningham terry@rsi.prc.com | "Donuts! Is there anything they |
| DoD# 541 Diviner of Dreams | can't do? " Homer |
| HIFI# 2 | |
| 8rec.motorcycles |
The comparison of the Palestinian situation with the Holocaust
is insulting and completely false. Any person making such a rude
and false comparison is either ignorant of the Holocaust, or also
ignorant of the situation in the mideast, or is an anti-semite.
To compare a complicated political situation with the genocide
of 6,000,000 Jews is racist in and of itself.
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
In article 0rA6ABh107h@eosvcr.wimsey.bc.ca, aew@eosvcr.wimsey.bc.ca (Alan Walford) writes:
>I would be very appreciative if someone would answer a few
>questions about Windows for Workgroups.
>
>I currently have Novell Netware Lite which does not work with
>Windows very well and is a conventional memory hog (ver. 1.1).
>I am considering moving all our machines to W4WG.
>
>Q1: How much conventional ram does W4WG use over and above the
> driver for the network card?
>
about 2.5Kbyte without Novell 3.11 support.
>Q2: If I have a Novell NE2000 card, are the LSL and IPX drivers
> still needed?
>
No.
>Q3: Does W4WG do a license check over the network to ensure each
> machine is running its own licenced copy of W4WG? (Note: I do
> not want to break the license agreement and I will buy a copy
> of W4WG for each of our machines, it is just that I would like
> to try it out first to see if it meets our needs. Returning one
> opened copy is much easier than returning N opened copies.)
>
No.
>Q4: If you buy the upgrade to Windows 3.1 for W4WG does it replace
> all of Win 3.1 as you install it or does it depend on current
> Win 3.1 files?
>
Nearly all.
>Q5: If I install Windows NT on my server when it comes out, will I have
> any troubles with the W4WG machines?
>
We run mixed WNT beta and W4WG, no problem apart from printer sharing( beta problem)
>When I started this message, I was going to ask only 2 questions but I got carried
>away. I'll stop now ;-).
>
We had problems with mouse drivers using W4WG where Windows 3.1 didn't, seems to be
more critical about it. It was actualy a port problem with the network card running on 0x2e0, we changed it to 0x300, now everything is allright, I think it has to do with the AMI Bios as well.
>I look forward to your replies.
>
>Al
>
>--
>Alan Walford Eos Systems Inc., Vancouver,B.C., Canada Tel: 604-734-8655
>aew@eosvcr.wimsey.bc.ca OR ...uunet!wimsey.bc.ca!eosvcr!aew
---
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Network Services | Snail: 700 Blackburn Rd, Clayton Vic 3168
Customised Software Solutions | Australia
Center Melbourne | Phone: +61 3 253 8910 FAX: +61 3 265 6669
| 2comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
In article <1ppg02$i2k@bigboote.WPI.EDU>
ear@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Mr. Neat-O [tm]) writes:
>>
>>It is apparently quite easy to get hold of a person's calling records
>>through the phone company. Police (and some lawyers) are able to acquire
>>such information without any warrant or judicial supervision, whether or
>>not the target is suspected of specific crimes.
>
>Pardon me, but isn't this very illegal? I was under the impression that a
>warrent *is* needed to get this information out of the phone company in
>order to protect people's privacy.
Legal or not, I've seen it done. Phone records were obtained
in order to *establish* probable cause, rather than as a result of it.
In other words, for a fishing expedition.
> A local (Worcester, MA) police officer I
>spoke with only a couple of nights ago told me that they usually only
>subpeona the phone companies records in *extreme* conditions because it's so
>much of a hassle.
And does the phone company require written, subpoena-able evidence
of probable cause in order to process the request? I suggest that
the officer was disinterested in pursuing your case -- even if you
could prove the offender had called you at a certain time, your
chances of winning a harassment suit on the strength of this evidence
are nil. My contact with several people who have dealt with cases
of extreme phone harassment (several thousand calls in one case) teaches
me that police in this area are quite lethargic about pursuing such matters.
Tal
| 11sci.crypt |
In article <1993Apr26.155800.29900@noao.edu>, groves@noao.edu (Lee Groves) writes:
>From article <1993Apr26.025509.27126@ultb.isc.rit.edu>, by adn6285@ritvax.isc.rit.edu:
>> I have a pair of sport seats from '85 MR2 for sale, blue/black.
>
>As the owner of an MR2, and having several friends who own them,
>I am very uncomfortable when I see an ad like this. I have known
>several people who have lost the seats from their MR2 in the middle
>of the night to support the Celica retro-fit trade. --and the
>insurance companies have been very miserable to deal with
>in all cases.
>
>When these seats are seen for sale, they are *most often* stolen.
>So it would be nice to see a statement saying where they came from.
>That would at least help to soothe the reflexive fear that someone
>is making a buck at someone elses expense.
>
>I'll give this seller the benefit of the doubt, but people should be
>aware the the vast majority of MR2 seats on the market--especially
>those that are in Celicas--are stolen.
>
>
>Lee
>
>( BTW: They *are* incredible seats... So if it's legit, go for it! )
>
>
I am the original owner of the seats and the original poster.
I take VERY serious offence in your statement.
I see a lot of computers advertized on the net, and my friend just had been
releived of his machine = all the net-computer ads are for stolen computers?
Where did you learn logic?
As for the seats, they were replaced by a much harder (literally) Celica GTS
seats due to my back problem. That is why I had to reuse the MR2 brackets
and that's why the MR2 seats I sell are attached to Celica brackets.
Please in the future think before you make allegations like the above.
It hurts.
Mike.S
| 7rec.autos |
In article <May.7.01.07.10.1993.13776@athos.rutgers.edu> mdw@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (mark.d.wuest) writes:
>In article <May.5.02.51.25.1993.28737@athos.rutgers.edu> shellgate!llo@uu4.psi.com (Larry L. Overacker) writes:
>>Q: If you knew beyond all doubt that hell did not exist and that
>> unbelievers simply remained dead, would you remain a Christian?
Interesting question, esp since I remember *wishing* with all
my heart that this *were* true so that I wouldn't have to be a
"good Christian" anymore. "Christianity" was terribly hard, the
only reward was Heaven and (maybe, sometimes, if I was really
good) acceptance; I wanted a way out.
>If you knew this "beyond all doubt", then you would be foolish to be
>a disciple of a man who claimed it did exist. The truth is, you can
>not be Jesus' disciple and disagree with him at the same time, not
>allowing him to be your "Lord".
What Jesus has done for me since I found Him (some 6 months ago)
I do not want to lose. Period.
That said, I originally interpreted the What-If as "if Christ
never mentioned Sheol and weeping and gnashing of teeth, if
Christ preached that those who did not follow him died and stayed
dead and at that point forever ceased to exist...."
>>....Fear-based religion is not a faith-relationship with the
>>One Who made us all. I follow Christ because it's a great way
>>to LIVE life. And I could care less what really happens after
>>I die. .....
>
>So is being a Buddhist a great way to live life. I'm not converting,
>though.
I believe that we can only be complete through Christ.
Do you think that Buddhists can also be complete?
-jen
--
#include <stdisclaimer> // jenk@microsoft.com // msdos testing
| 15soc.religion.christian |
In article <tcora-210493093955@b329-gator-3.pica.army.mil> tcora@pica.army.mil (Tom Coradeschi) writes:
>jearls@tekig6.PEN.TEK.COM (Jeffrey David Earls) wrote:
>>
>> ba7116326@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg writes:
>> >hello there
>> >can anyone who has handson experience on riding the Yamaha v-max, pls kindly
>> >comment on its handling .
>> (Vmax racing horror story deleted)
>> Portland International Raceway is now 2-for-2 on V-Max'es.
>>
>> V-Max - handling? Ferget it.
Actually, a WERA racer, William Lumsden, considered running a Vmax in
A Superstock. He took it out to Talladega GPR for a practice day, and
_really_ annoyed the 600 riders -- they usually got caught behind a
sideways Vmax in the corners, and if they passed him going in, he'd
blow by down the straight (usually wobbling). Needless to say, since
he was 2 seconds faster on a 1977 CB400F, he decided against the Vmax.
Too bad.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Ray Hixon
WERA #623 Expert
a Single-minded guy
| 8rec.motorcycles |
In article <ss.113@apmaths.uwo.ca>, ss@apmaths.uwo.ca (SULTAN SIAL) says:
>
>In article <93111.195217A54SI@CUNYVM.BITNET> <A54SI@CUNYVM.BITNET> writes:
>
>[stuff about Mithras deleted]
>
>>Oh, His B-day was 25 Dec. Ahem.
>
>I thought that Saturnalia was celebrated by the Romans at that time. Was
>Mithras connected with this?
>
I also heard the Romans had a large Solar festival on this day because this
day, about 3 days after the Winter Solstice, was when you could notice a
change in the shadows and be sure that the Sun was indeed returning. In fact,
I remember the latin phrase Natalis Solis Invicti (sp!) associated here.
I can't say for certain when Saturnalia was, since I can't locate my Master
Holiday List. I think it was 2 weeks or so however.
-------
CHARLES HOPE A54SI@CUNYVM A54SI@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
GOVERNMENT BY REPORTERS...MEDIA-OCRACY.
| 19talk.religion.misc |
Has anyone tried connecting an Apple Laserwriter II to a PC?
Do I need any special controller card or software to do that?
Thanks for any comments.
--
========================
Sardjono Insani
scip2060@nusunix1.nus.sg
========================
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
There is an interesting opinion piece in the business section of today's
LA Times (Thursday April 15, 1993, p. D1). I thought I'd post it to
stir up some flame wars - I mean reasoned debate. Let me preface it by
saying that I largely agree that the "Space Age" in the romantic sense
of several decades ago is over, and that projects like the space station
miss the point at this time. Reading, for example, "What's New" -
the weekly physics update we get here on the net - it's clear that the
romance of the day lies in the ever more fine-grained manipulation of
matter: by which I include biotechnology, condensed matter physics (with
its spinoffs in computer hardware and elsewhere), and the amazing things
people are doing with individual atoms these days. To a large extent, I
think, the romance some people still have with space is a matter of
nostalgia. I feel sure that someday we - or more precisely, our "mind
children" - will spread across space (unless we wipe ourselves out); but
I think that *manned* space exploration is not what is exciting about
what we can do *now*.
Anyway, let me quote some of this article, but not all...
SPACE AGE GLORY FADES FROM VIEW
Micheal Schrage (writer, consultant, and research associate at MIT)
At 35, America's Space Age won't have to suffer through the angst of a
midlife crisis.
The reason is that the Space Age is already dead. The technologies no
longer define our times, and the public has grown weary of the multibillion
-dollar celestial investments that yield minimal psychic or economic
rewards.
Space exploration has mutated from a central focuse of America's science
and technology debate into a peripheral issue. Speace is not a
meaningful part of the ongoing industrial competitiveness debate, our
technology infrastructure discussions or even our defense conversion
policy.
To be sure, America should continue to invest in satellite technologies
for telecommunications and remote sensing - cheap deep-space probes
would be nice too - but the ideal of space as a meaningful driver of
scientific and industrial innovation is now dead.
.....
Before the change in administrations, it would have been foolish to
write an obituary for the Space Age. The Bush White House aggressively
supported the space program and proposed spending well over $30 billion
to build space station Freedom alone.
Even as he proposed budget cuts in other science and technology domains,
Office of Management and Budget Director Richard Darman was an outspoken
public champion of big-ticket space expenditures. The reality that much
of the civilian space program - from the shuttle to the Hubble telescope
to the space station - was poorly conceived and unimpressively
implemented did not seem to matter much.
Political inertia and a nostalgic sense of futurism - not a coherent
vision or cost-effective sensibilities - determined multibillion-dollar
space budgets.
Indeed, with few notable exceptions, such as Voyager, the post-Apollo
era is the story of the gold-plated porkification of space exploration
with programs and promises that delivered less for more and more.
......
While the Clinton Administration has kept on the highly regarded Daniel
Goldin as administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, it seems clear that space exploration is not being
positioned as either a symbolic or substantive centerpiece of America's
technological prowess. The space station budget has - rightly - been
slashed. Space is virtually ignored when the Administration champions
its competitiveness agenda.
......
"I wish this had happened 10 years ago instead of starting to happen
now," says Bruce Murray, a Caltech professor who ran NASA's Jet
Propulsion Lab in Pasadena. "We've put off a lot of things we shouldn't
have.... I would rather see a $10-billion NASA doing well than a
$40-billion one filled with white elephants."
| 14sci.space |
I thought I read that FastMicro was having some financial difficulties,
is this true? I can't seem to find the posting about it and was wondering
if someone can confirm this.
Thanks,
Eric Sebastian
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
In <C61rt8.6BC@chinet.chi.il.us> schneier@chinet.chi.il.us (Bruce Schneier) writes:
>In article <Apr23.215306.83257@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> holland@CS.ColoState.EDU (douglas craig holland) writes:
>>
>>OK, I heard a lot of talk about the NSA's infamous control over encryption
>>export through the ITAR. Here's a question. Say I develop this great new
>>encryption system, and I want to sell my software worldwide. The thought
>>police then come in and say "This algorithm is a threat to national security.
>>You will not be permitted to export it." At this point, what kind of trouble
>>could I get into if I ignored the ITAR and sold my program to international
>>customers anyway?
>>
>>Doug Holland
>You would be arrested as an international arms trafficker.
There are several things in ITAR which have never been tested in court.
The concensus appears to be:
You could be arrested as an international arms trafficker. (You could,
regardless of the state of the law, but there are some paragraphs which
suggest you would be violating the law.)
If it goes to court, the ITARs could be thrown out is incompatible with the
First amendment; or the court could rule that "software" is "technical
data" not subject to the ITARs; or the court could rule that the
phrase "publicly available" as defined in the ITARs would apply,
making it only subject to requiring a general export license; or, you could
be prosecuted successfully for arms trafficing or espionage. General
concensus among lawyers who have read the ITARs, is that one of the first
two would occur.
--
Arthur L. Rubin: a_rubin@dsg4.dse.beckman.com (work) Beckman Instruments/Brea
216-5888@mcimail.com 70707.453@compuserve.com arthur@pnet01.cts.com (personal)
My opinions are my own, and do not represent those of my employer.
| 11sci.crypt |
In article <strnlghtC5toC6.KIu@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
>>
>
>er, excuse me but since the escrow agencies aren't yet chosen, how can you
>say they have a "history of untrustworthy behavoir[sic]"?
>
>I'm sure each of us can think of agencies without such a history. Price
>Waterhouse has kept the secret of the Academy Awards for many years, even in
>
Damn, you're dead right! That pretty much settles it. Not to worry.
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
John Hesse | A man,
jhesse@netcom.com | a plan,
Moss Beach, Calif | a canal, Bob.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 11sci.crypt |
In article <1993Apr30.164327.8663@hemlock.cray.com> bobo@thejester.cray.com (Bob Kierski) writes:
>...Over the years we have decided that certain
>cultures need improvements. The native americans is a good example. Prior
>to our attempt to civilize them, the native american culture had very
>little crime, no homelessnes, no poverty...
This is, shall we say, an overly-broad statement. In particular, are you
referring to the native American culture that existed in 1400, or the one
that existed in 1800? (Simplify things by assuming we're talking about
the eastern US rather than the whole continent.) Given that those were
*radically* different cultures, which one are you referring to?
>...If we encounter life elsewhere, do we tell them they have to live in
>houses, farm the land and go to church on sunday?
Note that the pre-Columbian native Americans, east of the Mississippi,
did all of these things. (Well, maybe not "on Sunday", but they did
have organized religions, not to mention cities and governments.) If
you are judging the native Americans by the tribal culture that existed
in 1800, you might want to read an account of the De Soto expedition
to find out what pre-Columbian native American culture, at least in the
more civilized parts of the continent, was like.
--
SVR4 resembles a high-speed collision | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
between SVR3 and SunOS. - Dick Dunn | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
| 14sci.space |
In article <1qjt76$ll@agate.berkeley.edu> dzkriz@ocf.berkeley.edu (Dennis Kriz) writes:
>In article <C5IDKn.MMt@watson.ibm.com> margoli@watson.IBM.com (Larry Margolis) writes:
>>In <1qid8s$ik0@agate.berkeley.edu> dzkriz@ocf.berkeley.edu (Dennis Kriz) writes:
>|>>I recently have become aware that my health insurance includes
>|>>coverage for abortion. I strongly oppose abortion for reasons of
>|>>conscience. It disturbs me deeply to know that my premiums may
>|>>be being used to pay for that which I sincerely believe is
>|>>murder. I would like to request that I be exempted from abortion
>|>>coverage with my health premiums reduced accordingly.
>|>>
>>Reduced? Abortion is a lot cheaper than pre-natal care and birth.
>>If you wanted to pay the higher premiums that would result if everyone
>>using their health insurance to pay for an abortion instead elected to
>>carry to term, I'm pretty sure that your insurance carrier would be
>>happy to take your money.
>>--
>>Larry Margolis, MARGOLI@YKTVMV (Bitnet), margoli@watson.IBM.com (Internet)
>Larry,
>One pays insurance to pay for coverage one expects/fears one might need.
>If one is opposed to abortion, one should not be required to pay for
>"coverage" of it because one will NEVER want to use that "service" and
>neither should that person be COMPELLED to pay for other people's
>abortions PARTICULARLY if one sincerely believes that abortion is
>murder.
>
Does someone _force_ you to carry health insurance?
I will NEVER want to use my insurance to pay for
prostate surgery either, do you think I should be
COMPELLED to pay for other people's glandular problems
when I ain't got one?
muriel
standard disclaimer
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Unless otherwise noted, I am mainly interested in USED items.
If you have (any of) the following for sale, please contact me:
EMail mbeck@vtssi.vt.edu
Phone (703)552-4381
USMail Michael Beck
1200 Progress Street #5500E
Blacksburg, Virginia 24060
Please give as much info as possible (brand, age, condition, etc)
~~~~~~~~~~WANTED as of 12AM, 4/16/93~~~~~~~~~~
COMPUTER EQUIP:
1 CHEAP tape drive - pretty much any kind (Used)
1 Memory for PS/2 Model 50Z (New or Used)
1 Macintosh computer
1 486 66mhz chip (New or Used)
1 COLORADO tape drive, 250 megabyte, preferr. w/ 5 tapes (Used)
1 101 key-AT keyboard
1 High Density (1.2 mb) 5 1/4 disk drive
1 Printer - OMS410 or HP LASER or HP DESKJET series
1 Printer - 24 pin or DESKJET
1 High Density (1.2 mb) 5 1/4 disk drive EXTERNAL
1 Adaptec 1542 SCSI 16-bit HD/FD controller (Used)
1 Piggy back memory expansion for INTEL INBOARD 386
1 130 MB IDE Hard Drive
2 17" monitor, 1280 resolution, .28 dot pitch or better, digital
mult. XT's, AT's and laptop systems to go to Russia
NON-COMPUTER EQUIP:
1 drum set
mult. amps for a band
1 TV - 27" or bigger, stereo
1 VCR - 4 Heads, stereo
1 Receiver - 100 Watts or more w/ Dolby Prologic Surround Sound
capability
1 Bed - Full or Queen sized - LOCAL OFFERS only, please
1 Desk - LOCAL OFFERS only, please due to shipping constraints
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <18APR93.25909598.0086@VM1.MCGILL.CA> JBE5 <JBE5@MUSICB.MCGILL.CA> writes:
>Aargh!
>
>Paul Stewart is the worst and most biased ref. presently in the NHL.
>He called a total of 4 penalties on the Habs and one on the Nordiques.
>The Nords' penalty came in O.T. Stewart, being an ex-Nordique himself,
>was looking to call penalties on the Habs while letting the Nords
>get away with murder...WE WAS ROBBED!!!!
If my powerplay was as bad as Montreal's, I'd be thanking Stewart for calling
as few penalties as possible. Quebec's powerplay is lethal and it is to their
advantage to have a penalty-filled game where they can clean up with their
superior powerplay.
Montreal really lost that game (and game 2) because Patrick Roy is well on
his way to having another one of his trademark awful playoffs. The man is
truly overrated. Quebec has scored six goals on Roy and four, perhaps five,
were quite stoppable.
Alan
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
o Subaru Service Manuals ................................... $10.00
This is not a complete set, but includes sections 4, 5
& 6 which cover MECHANICAL COMPONENTS (suspension, wheels
& axles, steering, brakes, pedals & control cables, heater
& ventilator, air conditioning), BODY (body & exterior,
doors & windows, seats, seat belts, interior, instrument
panel), and ELECTRICAL (engine electrical system, body
electrical system, wiring diagram, and trouble-shooting).
These are the genuine Subaru issue manuals. They are for
model year 1986, but have plenty of good information that
applies to other years as well.
And, as long as I'm posting (end of car stuff),
o Miscellaneous Darkroom Equipment ........................ $75.00
Solar enlarger (several objective lenses) with easel and
timer, negative carriers for 35mm and 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, misc.
printing masks. Developing tanks, thermometer, trays,
constant-temperature bath, ground glass, mirrors, darkroom
lamps, glassware, el-cheap-o tripods..... and (as they say)
MUCH MORE!
o Beautiful Antique Buffet ............................... $1500.00
Solid cherry (no veneer). Handmade, with very interesting
dovetail corners in the drawers. Built (we think) around
1880. Not gaudy or covered with gew-gaws; a simple, elegant
piece of furniture, but too big (60" long, 37" tall, 24"
deep) for our little Cape Cod house.
Will deliver pricier items (ie, over $10) anywhere in the Rochester
area. (And will consider delivering the others.) Will deliver any
of it on UofR Campus between now and graduation.
Call or E-Mail: Paul or Mary
(716) 359-2350 (Just south of Rochester, NY)
plkg_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
| 7rec.autos |
dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
>In article <noringC5snsx.KMo@netcom.com> noring@netcom.com (Jon Noring) writes:
>>>There is no convincing evidence that such a disease exists.
>>There's a lot of evidence, it just hasn't been adequately gathered and
>>published in a way that will convince the die-hard melancholic skeptics
>>who quiver everytime the word 'anecdote' or 'empirical' is used.
>Snort. Ah, there go my sinuses again.
>>For example, Dr. Ivker, who wrote the book "Sinus Survival", always gives,
>Oh, wow. A classic textbook. Hey, they laughed at Einstein, too!
>>before any other treatment, a systemic anti-fungal (such as Nizoral) to his
>>new patients IF they've been on braod-spectrum anti-biotics 4 or more times
>>in the last two years. He's kept a record of the results, and for over
>>2000 patients found that over 90% of his patients get significant relief
>>of allergic/sinus symptoms. Of course, this is only the beginning for his
>>program.
>Yeah, I'll bet. Tomorrow, the world.
>Listen, uncontrolled studies like this are worthless.
>>In my case, as I reported a few weeks ago, I was developing the classic
>>symptoms outlined in 'The Yeast Connection' (I agree it is a poorly
>>written book): e.g., extreme sensitivity to plastics, vapors, etc. which
>>I never had before (started in November). Within one week of full dosage
>>of Sporanox, the sensitivity to chemicals has fully disappeared - I can
>>now sit on my couch at home without dying after two minutes. I'm also
>>*greatly* improved in other areas as well.
>I'm sure you are. You sound like the typical hysteric/hypochondriac who
>responds to "miracle cures."
>>Of course, I have allergy symptoms, etc. I am especially allergic to
>>molds, yeasts, etc. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that
>>if one has excessive colonization of yeast in the body, and you have a
>>natural allergy to yeasts, that a threshold would be reached where you
>>would have perceptible symptoms.
>Yeah, "it makes sense to me", so of course it should be taken seriously.
>Snort.
>>Also, yeast do produce toxins of various
>>sorts, and again, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize that
>>such toxins can cause problems in some people.
>Yeah, "it sounds reasonable to me".
>>Of course, the $60,000
>>question is whether a person who is immune compromised (as tests showed I was
>>from over 5 years of antibiotics, nutritionally-deficiencies because of the
>>stress of infections and allergies, etc.),
>Oh, really? _What_ tests? Immune-compromised, my ass.
>More like credulous malingerer. This is a psychiatric syndrome.
>>can develop excessive yeast
>>colonization somewhere in the body. It is a tough question to answer since
>>testing for excessive yeast colonization is not easy. One almost has to
>>take an empirical approach to diagnosis. Fortunately, Sporanox is relatively
>>safe unlike past anti-fungals (still have to be careful, however) so there's
>>no reason any longer to withhold Sporanox treatment for empirical reasons.
>You know, it's a shame that a drug like itraconazole is being misused
>in this way. It's ridiculously expensive, and potentially toxic.
>The trouble is that it isn't toxic enough, so it gets abused by quacks.
>>BTW, some would say to try Nystatin. Unfortunately, most yeast grows hyphae
>>too deep into tissue for Nystatin to have any permanent affect. You'll find
>>a lot of people who are on Nystatin all the time.
>The only good thing about nystatin is that it's (relatively) cheap
>and when taken orally, non-toxic. But oral nystatin is without any
>systemic effect, so unless it were given IV, it would be without
>any effect on your sinuses. I wish these quacks would first use
>IV nystatin or amphotericin B on people like you. That would solve
>the "yeast" problem once and for all.
>>In summary, I appreciate all of the attempts by those who desire to keep
>>medicine on the right road. But methinks that some who hold too firmly
>>to the party line are academics who haven't been in the trenches long enough
>>actually treating patients. If anybody, doctors included, said to me to my
>>face that there is no evidence of the 'yeast connection', I cannot guarantee
>>their safety. For their incompetence, ripping off their lips is justified as
>>far as I am concerned.
>Perhaps a little Haldol would go a long way towards ameliorating
>your symptoms.
>Are you paying for this treatment out of your own pocket? I'd hate
>to think my insurance premiums are going towards this.
>Steve Dyer
Dyer, you're rude. Medicine is not a totallly scientific endevour. It's
often practiced in a disorganized manner. Most early treatment of
non-life threatening illness is done on a guess, hazarded after anecdotal
evidence given by the patient. It's an educated guess, by a trained person,
but it's still no more than a guess.
It's cheaper and simpler to medicate first and only deal further with those
people who don't respond.
There are diseases that haven't been described yet and the root cause of many
diseases now described aren't known. (Read a book on gastroenterology
sometime if you want to see a lot of them.) After scientific methods have
run out then it's the patient's freedom of choice to try any experimental
method they choose. And it's well recognized by many doctors that medicine
doesn't have all the answers.
This person said that they had relief by taking the medicine. Maybe it's a
miracle cure, maybe it's valid. How do you know?
You might argue with the reasoning, the conclusions. But your disparaging
attack is unwarranted. Why don't you present an convincing argument for you
r beliefs, instead of wasting our time in an ad hominem attack.
-Jackie-
| 13sci.med |
In article <1993Apr30.004311.1@aurora.alaska.edu>, nsmca@aurora.alaska.edu writes...
>
>Is there a plan to put a satellite around each planet in the solar system to
>keep watch? I help it better to ask questions before I spout an opinion.
We've been progressing towards that goal for 30 years now. We precede
any orbiting mission with flyby missions. Of course, it gets harder to
do as we work our way farther away from Earth. We're just starting to
work out to the outer planets: Galileo will orbit Jupiter, and Cassini around
Saturn.
>How about a mission (unmanned) to Pluto to stay in orbit and record things
>around and near and on Pluto..
Well first things first. We'll do a flyby mission first since it is
much easier and faster to do. If the Fast Pluto Flyby mission is approved then
we'll launch a Pluto mission before the end of the decade. A Pluto orbiter
however requires a larger spacecraft and a longer cruise period. Orbit
insertion requires more fuel has to be carried along and restricts the
trajectory to a slower approach velocity to Pluto.
I'd imagine though that we would be doing a Neptune orbiting
mission before a Pluto orbiting mission, unless the Pluto flyby turns
up something really interesting.
___ _____ ___
/_ /| /____/ \ /_ /| Ron Baalke | baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov
| | | | __ \ /| | | | Jet Propulsion Lab |
___| | | | |__) |/ | | |__ M/S 525-3684 Telos | The aweto from New Zealand
/___| | | | ___/ | |/__ /| Pasadena, CA 91109 | is part caterpillar and
|_____|/ |_|/ |_____|/ | part vegetable.
| 14sci.space |
rsilver@world.std.com (Richard Silver) writes:
>Some recent postings remind me that I had read about risks
>associated with the barbecuing of foods, namely that carcinogens
>are generated. Is this a valid concern? If so, is it a function
>of the smoke or the elevated temperatures? Is it a function of
>the cooking elements, wood or charcoal vs. lava rocks? I wish
>to know more. Thanks.
I recall that the issue is that fat on the meat liquifies and then
drips down onto the hot elements--whatever they are--that the extreme
heat then catalyzes something in the fat into one or more
carcinogens which then are carried back up onto the meat in the smoke.
--the ol' professor
| 13sci.med |
In article <1993Apr21.165801.10243@newshub.ists.ca> dchhabra@stpl.ists.ca (Deepak Chhabra) writes:
>Vincent Damphousse has decided to take a vacation, apparently. I have
My respect for the power of the hockey gods is preventing me from
commenting on the above, and for commenting on whether the guy
Damphousse was traded for is on vacation or not. Perhaps Roger
(demonstrably in contempt of the hockey gods and paying for it) dares a
comment or two?
--
Mike Eisler, mre@Eng.Sun.Com ``Not only are they [Leafs] the best team, but
their fans are even more intelligent and insightful than Pittsburgh's. Their
players are mighty bright, too. I mean, he really *was* going to get his
wallet back, right?'' Jan Brittenson 3/93, on Leaf/Pen woofers in
rec.sport.hockey
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
I cured mine with Bag Balm which I bought at the local farm
supply store. It is relatively cheap and works in a few days.
The product was developed to treat sore udders.
| 13sci.med |
FOR SALE:
20 inch Magnavox TV/VCR combination. As new condition. New: $480.
Asking: $300.
Singer Merritt electronic sewing machine. New: $250. Asking: $200.
Braun Multipractic food processor. New: $80. Asking: $50.
Horizon exercise bike. Asking: $50.
Regina electric broom/vacuum cleaner. New: $40. Asking: $25.
Sunbeam handheld electric beaters. New: $20. Asking: $12.
Farberware toaster. New: $18. Asking: $10.
Norelco hot curlers. Asking: $10.
Norelco spray/steam iron. New: $15. Asking: $10.
Magnavox clock-radio. New: $15. Asking: $8.
All appliances in good condition. All reasonable offers considered.
Contact Alec Cameron (x6361).
--
Alec Cameron _--_|\ ajc@philabs.philips.com
Philips Laboratories / \
Briarcliff Manor, New York \_.--._/ +1-914-945-6361
v
| 7rec.autos |
Jim Kasprzak (kasprj@isaac.its.rpi.edu) wrote:
: In article <=4z5wqc@rpi.edu>, weinss@rs6101.ecs.rpi.edu (Stephen Andrew Weinstein) writes:
: |> Let me begin by saying I think this is the world's first religion to use
: |> the net as its major recruitment medium. Therefore, even if this
: |> religion does not take off, its founding members will be very important
: |> historically as this method of soliciting membership will eventually become
: |> common.
:
: So what is Kibology? Chopped liver?
Kibo Himself summed it up by saying "Kibology is not just a religion, it is
also a candy mint ... and a floor wax." I personally think that it is more
like Spam Clear.
:
: You really should check out alt.religion.kibology, as Kibo's religion is
: slightly older than yours, makes more sense and has more slack.
Yes! Why send money to B0B when Kibo will pay you to worship him. (Funny, he
doesn't seem to have paid me...)
: ------------------------------------------------------------------
: __ Live from Capitaland, heart of the Empire State...
: ___/ | Jim Kasprzak, computer operator @ RPI, Troy, NY, USA
: /____ *| "I understand the causes, and sympathize your motivations,
: \_| But all the details of this war are just your self-infatuation."
: ==== e-mail: kasprj@rpi.edu or kasprzak@mts.rpi.edu
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Andrew Bulhak | |
| acb@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au | David Koresh fried for your sins. |
| Monash Uni, Clayton, | |
| Victoria, Australia | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 19talk.religion.misc |
Sunil Gupta (cs89ssg@brunel.ac.uk) wrote:
: I cant get through to the author of rtrace. His site is inaccessible
: can he upload the new version somewhere else please?
Problem solved, its on wuarchive graphics/graphics/ray/RTrace/...
Why does it seg fault so often?
| 1comp.graphics |
In article <27403.463.uupcb@ozonehole.com>, anthony.landreneau@ozonehole.com (Anthony Landreneau) writes:
>To: rcstage1@urc.tue.nl (Stage usercode)
>From: anthony.landreneau@ozonehole.com
>
>SU>> When one person is the cause of another's heart to stop beating,
>SU>> that one has committed murder.
>
So kill a cow, you're a murderer?
-jim halat
| 19talk.religion.misc |
I am saving an image on one machine and redisplaying the image on
another machine (both are HP 9000 Model 750s). The image is created
using XCreateImage and XGetImage and displayed with XPutImage. The
image is redisplayed correctly except that the colors are wrong because
the server on the other machine is using a different colormap.
I tried saving the colormap (pixel and rgb values) and on the redisplay,
performed a table lookup against the new colormap. This didn't work
because some rgb combos don't exist in the new colormap.
Is there a way to force the server to load colors into set pixel values, or
is there a simpler way to solve this problem? I tried using xinitcolormap
but couldn't get that to work either.
Any help would be appreciated.
--------------------------------------
Don Lemoine
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren Division
Dahlgren, VA 22405
(703)663-7917
dlemoin@xobu.nswc.navy.mil
| 5comp.windows.x |
Greetings!
I have 2 sets of plugs for your oscilloscope or function
hooks.
I also have 2 sets of probes. They have multipliers
of x1 and x10. There is also an REF switch.
All these probes and plugs are in excellent conditions.
If interested, please make me an offer. I will respond
to your replies by Wed.
Al
| 6misc.forsale |
Which 486 CPU will give the better performance on math intensive programs, a
486-66 DX2 or a 486-50 DX?
Thanks in advance,
Chris Teague
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
OK, OK, OK. First, my apologies for perhaps being untimely with this subject material and perhaps overly optimistic in my request, but here goes anyhow:
I'm *very* interested in finding out how I might be able to get two tickets for the All Star game in Baltimore this year. My very aged folks live about 50 miles away and I know it would be a great thing for them to attend the game. I went with them, and my grandfather who got me into baseball as a small child, to the All Star game in DC many years ago. Although I'm now in the SF Bay Area, I'd *love* to be able to treat my folks to this game; it's absolutely the last chance they'd ever have to attend this g
ame locally.
Any info would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Mary Cole
mcole@informix.com
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
I have just taken delivery on a new GM car (Firebird) with a
clearcoat finish. I assume that it is probably urethane since the
industry has moved in that direction in paints.
In years past, it used to be recommended that owners wait up to
60 days before you wax a car, for the paint to "cure." The dealer
shop manager said this also, but I'm not sure that he wasn't just
basing it on past tradition. Does anyone know if this is still a
recommended practice, or is it better to go ahead and wax right
away (non-abrasive new car wax) with the newer finishes?
--
Terry Quinn
Germantown Hills, IL
tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu
from Compuserve . . . >INTERNET: tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu
| 7rec.autos |
Hi Netters.
For my home computer I have a humble MacLC with a 12" color monitor.
The majority of my work is writing, therefore I would love to have
a b&w portrait monotor conected to the LC. However, I sometimes do need
the color monitor.
My question is this;
Is there a good (Cheap) way to hook up two monitors to my LC
and is there anyone out there that has done this, how do you like it?
Please respond here or to me directly.
Thanks for your time, hope to talk to anyone soon!
jerry salem
jerry@slack.med.upenn.edu
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
In <24485@drutx.ATT.COM> klf@druwa.ATT.COM (FranklinKL) writes:
>In article <C5HHGM.1rM@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>, callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (James P. Callison) writes:
>| In article <1993Apr13.215605.26252@slcs.slb.com> dcd@se.houston.geoquest.slb.com (Dan Day) writes:
>| >In article <1q4466INNb85@ctron-news.ctron.com> smith@ctron.com writes:
>| >>
>| >>It's a big aftermarket business. Almost no cars come from the factory with
>| >>vynal any more, and any fake "convertible" job _definitely_ came from some
>| >>aftermarket place. What amazes me is how much people are willing to pay for
>| >>bad taste
>| >
>| >How about those really ugly fake wheel compartments stuck onto the
>| >trunk or side (or both sides!) of some tacky luxury cars?
>|
>| Some of 'em aren't fake (if you're talking about the Continental kit,
>| named after the Lincoln Continental, the first car to sport one). I
>| personally would _love_ to have a '56 T-Bird with a Continental kit
>| (and the supercharged V-8 :-); that is one of the most beautiful
>| cars ever built, IMHO.
>|
>| James
>|
>The Continental may have been the first "modern era" auto to mount the
>spare on the rear of the car but it was hardly the first car to sport one.
>Various mounting techniques for rear mounting the spare were quite common
>in early automobiles, both US and Foreign.
>--
Right. In the thirties both Buick and Packard had two spares mounted in
wells in the front fenders. Of course that was back when the front
fenders were long enough to provide room. There were a couple of other
marques that did this as well, but memory fades.
>Ken Franklin They say there's a heaven for people who wait
>AMA And some say it's better but I say it ain't
>GWRRA I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
>DoD #0126 The sinners are lots more fun, Y'know only the good die young
| 7rec.autos |
In article <1rjpu7INNmij@shelley.u.washington.edu>, kryan@stein.u.washington.edu (Kerry Ryan) writes...
>
>Hello, a friend is under going kemotherapy(sp?) for breast cancer. I'm
>trying to learn what I can about it. Any info would be appreciated.
>Thanks.
You've asked a toughie of a question. There are many different drugs which
are used for chemotherapy.
The overall purpose of chemotherapy (don't worry about the spelling. Some of
these crazy medical words are impossible to spell! :-) is to either destroy
cancer cells or to keep them from growing. Different drugs have different
effects on cancer cells, and therefore, it is not uncommon to use more than
one drug at a time.
Some chemotherapeutic drugs are effective anytime during the growth cycle
of a cell. Others work only at specific times during the cell cycle.
The first phase of the cell cycle is G1; it is when the protein synthesis
and RNA systhesis occurs. In the second phase, S, synthesis of DNA occurs.
The third phase is G2; The DNA splits and RNA and protein are synthesized
aagain. In the fourth phase, M (or Mitosis), the cell may divide.
There are drugs which are effective in each phase. Some stop DNA synthesis.
Others stop the cell from dividing. Others wreck protein synthesis.
At any rate, the end result that is being sought is for the cancer cells
to stop growing.
If what you are seeking is "practical" advice, I apologize for rambling
on the techno stuff. Some side effects are pretty common. Chemo. drugs
are rather nasty. It can cause a person to lose their appetite and to
experience nausea and vomiting. Things to help this include eating small
frequent meals. It is also suggested that if nausea/vomiting (hereafter
known as n/v) occurs that the person notify the doctor; there are medicines
tthat help nausea. Diarrhea can be an effect. Antidiarrheal medications
can be given, and good skincare and fluid intake are important.
Probably the one of biggest concsern is hair loss. This does not always
happen. It depends on what drugs are being given, and on the person
themself. Different people taking the same drug can and do have different
side effects. I have seen some literature which states that wearing a snug
headband and/or wearing an ice cap can help reduce hair loss, presumably
by reducing blood flow to the scalp. If anyone has seen research on this
too, I would love to see it, and possibly some bib data.
I highly recommend making contact with the American Cancer Society.
They have a vast selection of literature and information. In addition,
if your friend has had a mastectomy, I highly recommend "Reach for Recovery".
It is a support group comprised entirely of women who have lost a breast
because of cancer. They can offer some excellent support and suggestions.
If you have further questions, please send me E-mail. I hav some good
access to information, and I enjoy trying to help other people.
I wish the best to you and your friend.
| 13sci.med |
All are gone except 3 and 5. Go ahead - make me an offer I can't refuse!
1. Large padded Cordura bag SORRY, SOLD, AWAITING CHECK.
2. Small "Nikon" shoulder bag. SORRY, GONE.
3. Small "Nikon"* belt pouch. Khaki. Similar to an
Army ammo pouch - belt clips, etc. Holds flash or small
zoom, lens cleaner, etc. Great for your extra lens when you
don't want to tote a shoulder bag. I think it can hold a
small Walkman and some tapes. $5. + $1. postage.
4. Domke belt pouch ... SORRY, GONE.
5. Coast camera bag - tan, brown strap/trim. Main and front pocket,
10"x9x4.5 and 10x6.5x1.5 respectively. Can hold AF slr with small zoom
plus flash or even an 8mm or compact-VHS video camcorder! Material
looks like Gore-Tex but I don't think it is. I think it can
also hold your portable CD player with a bunch of discs, headphones,
AC, etc. $15. + $3. postage.
TERMS: Payment in advance by money order/bank check, or cash.
/|/| /||)|/ /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~ | Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
/ | |/ ||\|\ \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_| | goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======
/|/| /||)|/ /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~ | Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
/ | |/ ||\|\ \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_| | goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <1993Apr5.124526.10219@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> carrd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
>Has David Wells landed with a team yet? I'd think the Tigers with their
>anemic pitching would grab this guy pronto!
They did. For $950K.
Jim
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Does anyone have some information on the relative fraction of the final
cost of each component in an average hard drive? For instance, I'm pretty
sure the heads and the platters are the most expensive parts, with the
assembly costs running a close third. Cost of the electronics is likely
in the noise.
Any hard numbers ($$ or percentage)? Thanks.
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| Principal Engineer Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 560-5000x2659 |
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| Principal Engineer Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 560-5000x2659 |
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| 12sci.electronics |
[I am posting this for a friend whose news service is "fubared as usual".
I will forward replies to him, or if you want to try to reply directly,
try: Return-Path: <uunet!sunfse.ese.lmsc.lockheed.com!mcfar> PR ]
I have an event handler working for a ButtonPressMask like:
XtAddEventHandler( plot_data->display, ButtonPressMask, FALSE,
show_mouse_position, plot_data);
but I would like to be able to have two types of actions: one to occur
with the left mouse, the other the right, and perhaps one with the
middle. So my event handler would look more like:
XtAddEventHandler( plot_data->display, left-ButtonPressMask, FALSE,
show_left_mouse_position, plot_data);
XtAddEventHandler( plot_data->display, right-ButtonPressMask, FALSE,
show_right_mouse_position, plot_data);
However I don't know how to make my left-ButtonPressMask. There didn't seem
to be one in the event mask lists I had on hand (although Button1MotionMask
looked promising). My references also mentioned using "|" to or two
mask events. Can you use "&" to and two masks? Would I want to in this
case?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
-lrm
| 5comp.windows.x |
tsiel writes:
>If indeed Israeli soldiers killed a "Hamas Mujahid" with an anti-tank missile
>then I'm almost sure that the "terrorist zionists" would not have been able
>to cut up a body which was probably desintegrated by the missile.
maybe the missile didn't hit directly such that his body
gets "desintegrated." of course, destroying 10 houses to
kill someone is not a surgical operation, or is it?
--
___________________ cl056@cleveland.Freenet.Edu _____________
(______ _ | _ |_
_____ H A M Z A ________) |-| |_ |-| | | foo i.e. most foo
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
I have a spare Fluke 8062A. This is a true RMS digital meter with
4.5 digit display. It's in "average" condition (been used) but
works fine - which is what Fluke's are all about. BTW - according
to the fellow who designed these meters, they can be converted to 8060A
function by clipping a jumper, and adding the 2 extra switches..
Like I said $115 seems fair - these sell for $300+ new.
--
Alan L. Peterman (503)-684-1984 hm & work
al@qiclab.scn.rain.com
It's odd how as I get older, the days are longer, but the years are shorter!
| 12sci.electronics |
I have one of those HEAVY antique upright pianos I would like to
contribute to any charity with muscle enough to get it out of my house.
If I get no response from a charity I will sell to for $100, you haul.
It is in good shape, needs tuning. I'm in south Durham county.
Ed McAdams
Data General Corporation mcadams@dg-rtp.dg.com
62 T. W. Alexander Drive {backbone}!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!mcadams
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 248-6369
Ed McAdams
Data General Corporation mcadams@dg-rtp.dg.com
62 T. W. Alexander Drive {backbone}!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!mcadams
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 248-6369
| 6misc.forsale |
In article <IISAKKIL.93Apr23125341@beta.hut.fi> iisakkil@beta.hut.fi (Mika Iisakkila) writes:
>randy@msc.cornell.edu writes:
>>Do all SCSI cards for DOS systems require a separate device driver to
>>be loaded into memory for each SCSI device hooked up?
>
>No. All that I've seen have also an on-board BIOS which enables you to
>use up to 2 hard drives directly under DOS (2 drives is a DOS
>limitation and you have the same problem with IDE and all other
>standards for that matter). Software drivers often allow for better
>performance, though. You have to use them if you want to use other
>devices besides hard disks or have more than 2 disks.
>
No. The Always IN-2000, among others requires no drivers for up to 7 SCSI
hard drives. DOS does not have a 2 drive maximum, as I already have 3. All
is done in hardware, there's no software drivers at all.
[/]
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
FOR SALE:
IBM-compatible XT personal computer (DOS)
Brand: Acer
Age: 4.5 years
Specs: 640K RAM
20 meg hard drive
5 -1/4 floppy drive
Color monitor
2400 baud USRobotics internal modem
Bundled with loads of software: word processing,
communications, spreadsheet, games.
A good computer that successfully got me through
all of my BA, MS, and half of my PhD (I decided to
switch to a Mac for my dissertation). Perfect for
high school student, college student, or person who
needs basic word processing, spreadsheet, and/or
database capabilities.
Best offer.
Reply to
Laura Gurak
userglub@mts.rpi.edu
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180/gurakl@rpi.edu
rhetorics of science & technology/social aspects of computing/rhet. criticism
| 6misc.forsale |
richk@grebyn.com (Richard Krehbiel) writes:
[Stuff about the connection between IDE and IDA deleated]
>8MHz clock, 16 bit width, 5MB/sec.
If IDE speed come from IDA WHERE does the 8.3MB/s sighted for IDE come from?
SCSI is not complex. It is just the way the industry uses and talks about it.
There are THREE key differences in SCSI; the controller chip, the port, and
the software. THAT IS IT.
Let us look as SCSi in from THIS stand point.
SCSI-1: asynchronous and synchronous modes {SOFTWARE SCSI DRIVER ONLY}
asynchronous is slower then synchronous mode {only 0-3MB/s vs. 0-5MB/s}
synchronous speeds can be reached by most SCSi-1 divices with a
rewrite of the software driver {As is the case for the Mac Quadra.}
SCSI-2 {8-bit}: THIS is the main source for the confusion. This differs from
SCSI-1 ONLY in the controler chip in most machines. In the Mac and some PCs
this is called 'fast SCSI-1' because it uses SCSI-1 ports and software drivers
AND can produce SCSI-2 SPEEDS through SCSI-1 INSPITE of this even in the
slower asynchronous mode. Average speed in asynchronous SCSi-1 mode
4-6MB/s with 8MB/s{See in both Quadras and higher end PCs} Synchronous
mode just allows a higher burst rate {10/MB/s}
SCSI-2 {16-bit}: TWO versions-Wide/Fast. Wide SCSI-2 requires TWO things
over 8-bit SCSI-2: a SCSI-2 software driver and a wide SCSI port on the
machine and the external device.
Fast SCSI-2 also requires TWO things over 8-bit SCSI-2: SCSI-2 driver
software and that the RECIEVING devise support 16-bit fast SCSI-2.
Speed of both is the same: 8-12MB/s with 20MB/s burst.
SCSI-2 {32-bit}: Also know as Wide AND Fast SCSI. Over 8-bit SCSI-2 this
requires: SCSI-2 driver software, wide SCSI-2 port, and that the RECIEVING
devices ALSO have a 32-bit mode SCSI-2 chip. As expected this is VERY
expencive. Speed: 15-20MB/s with 40MB/s bursts
As I said SIMPLE. Seven versions of SCSI seperated by software, the
controler chip, and the port. Standarize the SOFTWARE and it DROPS to
only FIVE versions of SCSI seperate by only HARDWARE {the chip and the port}
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
>In article <1pq29p$29p@seven-up.East.Sun.COM>
jfox@hooksett.East.Sun.COM >writes:
>>
>>Any reason you are limited to the two mentioned? They aren't really at
>>the same point along the SUV spectrum - not to mention price range.
>>How about the Explorer, Trooper, Blazer, Montero, and if the budget
>>allows, the Land Cruiser?
>
>Any advice on HOW to buy a Land Cruiser? My local Toyota dealer says they
>get two a year, and if I want one I can just get on the waiting list.
>Forget about a test drive or even kicking the tires.
>And if they are that rare, I doubt there is much of a parts inventory on
hand.
Land Crusier is just simply nice with shit-load of power and room.
Fully stocked, it cost ~$40,000. I think it is worth the money.
Only problem is when you get into accident(it doesn't usually break down
unless you forget to get a oil change for 30000 miles or something
stupid like this), body parts and other parts are very hard to locate.
Parts are over priced also. One of my friend had accident in past snow
storm and he is still waiting for front bumper and passenger side fender.
Well, if you test drive Land Cruiser, all other SUV look like toys.
One of magazine writer called it "Land Bruiser".
If you have $40,000 to spare for SUV, get Land Cruiser and forget Lange Rover.
--Sang
| 7rec.autos |
In article <1993Apr2.055109.5833@rigel.econ.uga.edu>, depken@rigel.econ.uga.edu (Craig Depken) writes:
> In article <1993Mar31.224355.21442@isc-br.isc-br.com> steveh@thor.isc-br.com (Steve Hendricks) writes:
# #The argument that "slavery was a dying institution" was often made by
# ^^^
# (IS)
#
# #historians, mainly Southerners, who sought to divert attention from the
# #institution as the central issue of the Civil War. In fact, however,
# #the argument is specious, at best. More recent scholarship from the
# #last 20-30 years demonstrates rather conclusively that the cotton/sugar/
# #tobacco economy and its reliance on slavery was increasingly dominant in
# #the South prior to the Civil War.
#
# This is because the South did not receive the massive momentum of capital
# intensive growth that the Northern states did. Compare the Northern
# agricultural system with the Southern and you will see a major difference
# in the capital to labor intensity.
Capital and labor are one and the same in a slave economy. Except that
capital doesn't reproduce quite as readily as slaves did.
Slavery was a dying institution before the cotton gin, yes, but not
in 1850.
# #It is true that cotton suffered from price depression in the 1840's -
# #the period used to claim that slavery would not have lasted in the
# #South.
#
# That is not the argument that I have heard. It would not have lasted because
# the growth in the North would not have been sustained for much longer without
# spilling over to the Southern states, i.e. Northern industry would have
# migrated capital to the Southern states, and with that would have come
# immigrant labor to the ports of the South, e.g. Charleston, Savannah, Mobile,
# New Orleans, etc. This would have put the breaks on the slave market and
# slavery would have been out-moded by the capital intensity of competing
# agriculturalists. Those that insisted on keeping slaves because of their
# "Cruel Hearts and Hatred for Black People" would have been driven out of
# business. Simple capital to labor ratio...read Michael Parkin _Microeconomics_
# 2nd edition, and any other basic economics book.
This assumes that the slave holder dominance over state governments
would not have caused the passage of laws to keep out capital from the
North. Since slave holders were prepared to do almost anything else
to destroy free markets in order to maintain slavery, I do not doubt
that they would have passed laws to cripple any serious competitive
threat. Thomas Sowell's _Market and Minorities_ argues that the
maintenance of slavery, and the costs it imposed on state and local
governments, discouraged not only capital formation, but also outside
capital investment in the Southern states.
# Craig A. Depken, II
--
Clayton E. Cramer {uunet,pyramid}!optilink!cramer My opinions, all mine!
Relations between people to be by mutual consent, or not at all.
| 18talk.politics.misc |
In <1r1d2r$baf@umcc.umcc.umich.edu> dlc@umcc.umcc.umich.edu (David
Claytor) writes:
>BTW, I've heard that the System Install CD can be used to boot the mac;
>however, my drive will NOT accept a CD caddy is the machine is off. How can
>you boot with it then?
The supplemental manual that comes with the Quadra 800 explains it. I
don't have the manual in front of me, but as I recall, you insert the CD
while the machine is running, select Restart from the special menu, and
then hold down a special sequence of keys to force it to boot from the CD
instead of the hard disk. I think the key combination is
Command-Option-Delete or Command-Ctrl-Del.
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Maine beat LSSU 5-4.
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| GO BLUE!!! GO TIGERS!!! GO PISTONS!!! GO LIONS!!! GO RED WINGS!!! |
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| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Regarding the feasability of retrieving the HST for repair and
relaunching it:
(Caution: speculation mode engaged)
There is another consideration that hasn't been mentioned yet.
I expect that retrieving HST would involve 'damaging' it considerably in
order to return it to its cradle in the cargo bay. Most of the deployed
items (antennas and, especially, the solar arays) probably are not
retractable into their fully stowed position, even by hand. They would
have to be removed by the astronauts. (The only advantage that this
might yield is that we could put new panels on that don't 'ring' due
to thermal cycle stresses...)
I also expect that, as has been discussed, the landing loads on the
HST optics structure is a big issue (but that the reentry loads are
much less so.) Can the moveable optical components even be re-caged
(I assume that they were caged for launch)?
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Michael Corvin zwork@starfighter.den.mmc.com
GN&C R&D Martin Marietta Astronautics
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=============== My views, not Martin Marietta's ========================
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| 14sci.space |
sclark@epas.utoronto.ca (Susan Clark) writes:
> I'm looking to answer a bit of trivia. What hockeplayers have
> appeared on major talk shows on TV [...examples deleted...]
> I'm pretty sure I've seen Gretzky and Lemieux, but I was
> wondering if there were any others...
Michael J. Fox was on Letterman about a year ago (or two) during the
playoffs as a celebrity hockey player for the Bruins. While he's not
exactly a NHLer he did mention that the Bruins wanted to break Ulfie's
legs (or something like that) in response to the Neely incident. It
was quite amusing, as one of the few Letterman viewers who actually knew
what he was talking about. Anybody know who the Pens celebrity hockey
player is? Michael Douglas (aka Michael Keaton)?
Joseph Stiehm
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
In <1993Apr20.164053.4731@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> kahn@troi.cc.rochester.edu writes:
> Let's not forget Al Michaels, of "Do you believe in miracles?" fame.
>
> Jim
Of course, you can't forget Mel Allen.
Michael
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
In article <1993Apr24.145353.8006@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser) writes:
On the subject of the upcoming new Mustang:
>I do not put much stock in the mag rags' "inside" information, or even
>Ford rep quotes. The Taurus was pretty much a surprise when it was
>finally disclosed in it's entirety. "Inside" information had the
>Taurus with a V8 and rear-wheel drive at one point. I wouldn't look
>for a simple re-paneled Mustang, folks; you may be cheating yourself
>if you do. There's a lot of potential. Ford hasn't released a new
>car without a 4-wheel IS in 7 years. The Mustang project has been
>brewing for at least 4, right? A 4-wheel IS could happen. Those
>modular V8's are out there, too. In the interest of CAFE and
>competition, don't rule those out, either. Your ignorant if you do.
>And there are so many spy shots and artist renderings out there,
>who really knows what it'll look like? The Mach III? Doubt it.
>Highly.
>
>The next Mustang will be Ford's highest profile car. It attracts
>way more attention than the Camaro/Firebird because it's heritage
>is more embedded in the general public. Don't lie to yourself and
>believe Ford will forfeit that.
The car magazines have printed a lot of information about the new Mustang
and the consensus about what to believe in my "car circle" is that the
suspension pieces and tuning will be almost identical to the current
Cobra, but on a stiffer body structure which will improve its behavior.
After the MN12 (Thunderbird) cost and weight debacle, Ford decided
independent rear suspension with rear wheel drive won't be tried again in
a volume car.
The current 4.9l V-8 will soldier on for about two years. A version of
the 32 valve modular V-8 in the Mark VIII could be offered then. Ford
is spending big money tooling up for 2.5l and 3.5l V-6 engines which will
power most of their cars in the immediate future, and therefore probably
do not consider volume production of 300 hp V-8 engines a priority.
Undisguised, the car looks OK, but not nearly as exciting as the new
Camaro/Firebird, IMO.
I suspect Ford will produce their car with higher quality than GM will
achieve with the Camaro/ Firebird. The way GM loses money, the temptation
to "just get them out the door" for the sake of positive cash flow will be
great once demand really takes off.
Tim Gardner
| 7rec.autos |
We have an old Sun3/60 here which gets occasional use. When X11R5 is started
on it any console messages during startup are undeletable. After X is fully
started we run an xterm as the "console" - the problem is that any messages
that arrive before this starts go to the plain console. "Refresh window" fails
to remove them. The messages are a real pain since they sit in the middle of
the screen obscuring anything else below them.
At boot time the 3/60 lists two framebuffers - /dev/cgfour0 and /dev/bwtwo1.
We're running X in color, and I suspect that maybe the offending messages are
on the B/W framebuffer, and thereby not getting deleted.
My question is: has anyone else seen this, and is there an easy way to get rid
of these messages?
Please reply by e-mail to hughm@inmos.co.uk.
Hugh McIntyre.
INMOS Ltd., Bristol, UK.
(BTW: SunOS 4.0.3, X11R5, mwm).
PS: I know I can redirect output of the relevant commands to /dev/null - I'm
looking for a more general solution).
| 5comp.windows.x |
I'm thinking about upgrading my 030 50MHz to the 040 33version. Has anyone
had any experience with the accelerator, and if so - what do you think?
Any problems, what are the speedometer results?, is it much faster than
the 50MHz? Basically, I'd appreciate hearing all about this product. Please
respond via email, and I'll summarize if there's a big response. thanks
in advance, Andrew
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
In article <May.7.01.08.52.1993.14488@athos.rutgers.edu> brh54@cas.org (Brooks Haderlie) writes:
searching out our deceased ancestors so that we can perform the
ordinances -- such as baptism, confirmation, and marriage for time and
eternity -- that are required for a person to obtain salvation through
Christ and to live with Him through the eternities. These are people
who may have not had the opportunity to know Christ in their lifetime,
so we are making it possible for Christ's saving grace (I know there
are thousands of interpretations of that phrase) to become fully
effective for them if they allow it to do so on the other side.
This paragraph brought to mind a question. How do you (Mormons) reconcile
the idea of eternal marriage with Christ's statement that in the ressurection
people will neither marry nor be given in marriage (Luke, chapt. 20)?
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David Hammerslag (dhammers@urbana.mcd.mot.com)
"...there ain't nobody so bad that the Lord can't save 'em ain't
nobody so good they don't need God's love..." -- Mullins
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| 15soc.religion.christian |
Greetings baseballers,
I have a choice of two more or less identical conferences to
attend, one in
Denver, and one in Dallas, both May 24-28. Could some kind Rockies
or Rangers
(they DO play in the Dallas area, right?) fans please let me know if
there
are home dates for that week. I'd love to catch a game.
Thanks,
Shawn
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
My father is a huge Tiger fan, and I am a loyal Blue Jay fan, who endured the collapse of 87, the heartbreak of 85.
I don't have the stat book, so let's throw them out.
First of all, Morris in his heyday (81-88) vs Clemens (86-present).
How many Cy Youngs does Morris have?
How many Cy youngs does Clemens have?
Ballparks and such... Fenway average pitchers park. Detroit, hugh hitters
paradise.
Morris is a great team pitcher, sort of in the Doug Drabek mold.
If Morris's team needs a well pitched game, as in Minn in 91, Morris
snaps the ball, and throw for Ks. Otherwise, he just tries to get people out.
As for Clemens, in the Elias Stat Book of 1992, I believe
that Clemens has the best lifetime record for his team, as compared to
when he doesn't pitch. How bad would the Red sox have been last year
without him? Can you say 92 Phillies?
I believe Clemens is the better pitcher because of more power, and hsi
great tenacity. Morris is among the guttiest pitchers I;ve ever seen,
but Clemens is in a class with Seaver, Carlton, etc.
Paul sparks
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
We are trying to write a program which can read files created by quattro
pro 3.0 and above. Would anyone know where to find information regarding
the format in which Quattro Pro stores its files.
Thanks in Advance
Mahesh
--
famous dummies = Madam Tussade's Wax Museum.
Still at Case msk9@po.cwru.edu
| 2comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
In article <1qlfd4INN935@gap.caltech.edu>, keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider) writes:
|> livesey@solntze.wpd.sgi.com (Jon Livesey) writes:
|>
|> >>Well, chimps must have some system. They live in social groups
|> >>as we do, so they must have some "laws" dictating undesired behavior.
|> >
|> >So, why "must" they have such laws?
|>
|> The quotation marks should enclose "laws," not "must."
Oh, Your Highness? And exactly why "should" the quotation
marks enclose "laws," not "must."
In case you didn't notice, it's the function of the "must"
that I wish to ironicise.
|>
|> If there were no such rules, even instinctive ones or unwritten ones,
|> etc., then surely some sort of random chance would lead a chimp society
|> into chaos.
Perhaps the chimps that failed to evolve cooperative behaviour
died out, and we are left with the ones that did evolve such
behaviour, entirely by chance.
Are you going to proclaim a natural morality every time an
organism evolves cooperative behaviour?
What about the natural morality of bee dance?
jon.
| 0alt.atheism |
Brian Ceccarelli wrote (that's me):
> Kent, I am not accusing you of evil things. Jesus is accusing you.
> And it is not only you that He is accusing. He is accusing everyone.
> Me, you and everyone in the world is guilty. Whether one
> sees the light or does not seen the light has nothing to do with
> whether we do evil things. We do them regardless.
Kent Sandvik responds:
> Hmm, it seems that this is the core of Christianity then, you
> have to feel guilty . . .
I think I see where you are coming from Kent. Jesus doesn't view
guilt like our modern venacular colors it.
"Feelings" have nothing to do with guilt. Feelings arise from the state of
being guilty. Feeling and guilt are mutally exclusive. Feelings are a
reaction from guilt. Jesus is talking about the guilt state, not the
reaction. Let me give you an example:
Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever lied to someone? Even a
little white lie? Have you ever claimed to know something that you really
didn't know? Have you ever hated someone? Have you ever been selfish?
Are you guilty of any one of these? The answer is of course, YES. You
are guilty. Period. That is it what Jesus is getting at. No big surprise.
Feelings do not even enter the picture. Consider Jesus's use of the word
"guilt" as how a court uses it.
Jesus is concerned that everyone should admit that they are guilty of being
imperfect. The Bible calls it the state that we are all sinners. We all do
bad things. Even the most insignficant thing that we do wrong is proof of our
guilt that we are all sinners. It is it in our nature to do bad things.
We are sinners, therefore we do bad things. Being a sinner is fact. It is
not a pleasant fact. But it is just a fact. We are not perfect. Calling us
sinners should have no more emotional charge to you than calling you a
human being. Guilty as charged.
> and then there's this single personality that will save you from this
> universal guilt feeling.
You can handle your guilt in one of two ways: Acknowledge you
made a mistake, learn from it, and try to not do it again--in
the meantime, not punishing yourself for it: which is the
way Jesus wants you to handle or it. This is the healthy way.
Or two, the destructive way: put yourself down, slap yourself
and feel like crap, never forgive yourself, force yourself to
say a thousand Hail Marys . . . even to suicide. This the way
Jesus does NOT want us to deal with it. All people fall into this
category to some extent in their lives.
Jesus is not in the business of saving us from this guilt
feeling. Jesus is in the business of showing us how much he
loves us despite our guilt. Jesus knows we are guilty. That
isn't new to him. It is no big deal to him. He just wants you to realize
that this sinful nature destroys the relationship between you and him.
That is what he wants you to know. Why, because he wants to
have your company. You are immensely valuable to him.
Jesus wants a relationship with you, however, in our present
sinful nature, we are incapable of having this relationship.
God is perfect. We are not. You cannot fit a square peg into
a round hole. However, God has provided a way for us to
change our nature so that we can have a relationship with him.
God has provided Jesus, so that whosoever just believes in
Jesus, will have their nature changed. The Holy Spirit will
move it. And now divine nature is now within lives our very
being--and us and God communicate with each through his
unifying Holy Spirit. The benefits of this are endless. For
with the divine nature living within us, we can now see
our imperfections better. We can now head them off at the pass. With
the power of the Holy Spirit living in us, we now have his power
to help us overcome our shortcomings. Because the divine nature lives
within us, we can now understand profound Bible passages that never before
we could understand. Because the divine nature now lives within us, we now
have authority over demonic forces. And lastly, because the divine
nature now lives within us, we have eternal life--for the Holy Spirit
is eternal.
The relationship with Jesus is of the utmost importance. Because
it is not what you do in life that qualifies you to belong to
heavenly kingdom, it is your relationship to the living God.
Remember what Jesus said at the tail end of Matthew when he
separated the "goats from the sheep". Many people in the
last day will ask him, "Didn't I prophesy in your name and do
miracles, and do good things in your name?" And what did Jesus say?
"Depart from me, for I never *knew* you." That is the cornerstone of
Christianity, Kent. Jesus must know you as his friend. It is your
relationship to Jesus. If he is your friend and you are his, you will
be counted among those who will share in his inheritance in heaven.
> Brian, I will tell you a secret, I don't feel guilty at all,
> I do mistakes, and I regret them, however I've never had this
> huge guilt feeling hanging over my shoulder.
Good. It shows that you have a strong self-image--that you
love yourself. That is the second greatest commandment Jesus
taught. If only more people could do as you do. As I said before,
in the common english venacular, "feeling guilty" has a
different meaning than the state of guilt.
> This all is a very clear indication that you need a certain
> personality type in order to believe and adjust to certain
> religious doctrines. And if your personality type is
> opposite, then you are not that easily attached to a certain
> world view system.
I believe what we all need in our personalities is a lot less ego,
a lot less self-centeredness, and a lot more unconditional love.
> There are humans that subscribe to the same notion. The nice
> thing is that when you finally shake off this huge burden,
> the shoulders feel far more relaxed!
Yes. You have stated what Jesus said. Remember? "Come to me,
take my yoke upon your shoulders, for my burden is light." A yoke
is used to direct oxen to do work. Once you have a relationship with
Jesus, you and him share the yoke and the burdens of life. Having
God at your side is of great advantage.
| 19talk.religion.misc |
merlin@neuro.usc.edu (merlin) writes:
>Could someone explain the difference between Tom Gaskins' two books:
> o PEXLIB Programming Manual
> o PHIGS Programming Manual
>Why would I want to buy one book vs the other book? I have an 80386
>running SCO UNIX (X11R4) on my desktop, a SUN IV/360 in my lab, and
>access to a variety of other systems (Alliant FX/2800, Cray Y/MP) on
>the network. Mostly, we would like to do 3D modeling/visualization
>of rat, rabbit, monkey, and human brain structure.
Rather than decide which book you want to buy, you need to decide which
programming interface you want to use, then buy the appropriate book.
I wrote an article for the X Resource which discusses the differences
between PHIGS and PEXlib (it will appear in Issue 6 which should be out
pretty soon). But here's a brief summary...
PHIGS is a graphics API which was designed to be portable to many
devices. Most implementations support the X Window System and take
advantage of a 3D extension to X called "PEX". PEXlib is a slightly
"lower" level API which was designed to efficiently support the PEX
extension to X.
Some advantages of using PEXlib...
- Integrates with Xlib,Xt,Motif,etc. better than PHIGS
- Provides immediate mode capabilities
- Is free of "policy"
- PEX supports PHIGS, but is currently being extended to support
features not found in PHIGS (like texture mapping, anti-aliasing).
PEXlib will give you access to all of these features.
Some advantages of using PHIGS...
- Support for multiple devices, not just X based ones
- Support for archiving, metafiles, hardcopy output
- PHIGS has predefined input devices to make input easier
- PHIGS can handle exposure events and resizing for you
- PHIGS can help you with colormap selection/creation.
If you're working strictly in X and don't care about things like
archiving, I would go with PEXlib. Either way, you will find that
both API's have a lot in common.
Ralph Mor
MIT X Consortium
| 1comp.graphics |
In article <1095@rider.UUCP> joe@rider.cactus.org writes:
>>vech@Ra.MsState.Edu (Craig A. Vechorik) writes:
>>...good ol boys that have been there too long.
>
> [...] while I agree with you that the current
>board is garbage, voting you in would simply be trading one form of trash
>for another...do the opponents of your selections get equal time...?
Yo' Joe, why don't you post what you really think?
If there are any rational BMWMOA folks left out there, may the rest of
us please have a brief summary of the current state of affairs in your
esteemed organization, together with an historical outline of how you
got to the above contretemps?
Points will be deducted for shouting or bulging veins in the temple area.
-Pete Ahrens
| 8rec.motorcycles |
>Don't the numbers in the car names above refair to the engine size in
>liters? i.e. ls400 = 4.0litre engine, sc300 = 3.0 liter "Sport Coupe"..
>and Q45 = 4.5liter.. (similar, kinda, to BMW and MB nameing deal).
Note: BMW doesnt always follow this convention.
For example, 1980 320i had a 1.8 liter engine. The 1979 had a 2.0 liter.
| 7rec.autos |
In article <1qiu97INNpq6@srvr1.engin.umich.edu>
ingles@engin.umich.edu (Ray Ingles) writes:
>
> As evidence for the Resurrection, it is often claimed that the Disciples
>were tortured to death for their beliefs and still did not renounce
>their claim that Jesus had come back from the dead.
> Now, I skimmed Acts and such, and I found a reference to this happening
>to Stephen, but no others. Where does this apparently very widely held
>belief come from? Is there any evidence outside the Bible? Is there any
>evidence *in* the Bible? I sure haven't found any...
>
Early authors and legends. The most important sources can be found in the
Martyriologia of the Catholic Church. Makes the Grimms look like exact
science.
Benedikt
| 0alt.atheism |
hm@cs.brown.edu (Harry Mamaysky) writes:
>>In article <1993Apr27.005619.8351@Virginia.EDU> ab4z@Virginia.EDU ("Andi Beyer") writes:
>> Well canada is wrong [about hate speech law -- sb].
>> If it was in the US the ACLU would have
>> made sure that such repressive laws are found unconstitutional.
>Bull shit. There is no reason in the world why we can't say that
>taking views analogous to the KKK's or some such organization is
>wrong. There is no reason why some morality may not be legislated. As
>it is we do not allow theft, or murder, or rape. Why should we allow
>hateful sppech whose only purpose is to stir anger and violence.
>Harry.
I think the answer to Mr. Mayamsky's question can be found in the
first amendment to the US Constitution.
Amendment I (1791)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the
right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the government for a redress of grievances.
Steve
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steven@cs.ucla.edu Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596
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| 17talk.politics.mideast |
AllMartin EmdeDMM Advice Needed
ME>From: mce5921@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Martin Emde)
ME>Organization: Boeing
ME>
ME>I an currely in the market for a DMM and recently saw an add
ME>for a Kelvin 94 ($199). Does anyone own one of these or some
ME>other brand that they are extremely happy with. How do the
ME>small name brands compare with the Fluke and Beckman brands?
ME>I am willing to spend ~$200 for one.
ME>
ME>Any help is greatly appreciated. (please email)
ME>
ME>-Martin
If you are going to use one where it counts (eg:aviation, space scuttle,
etc) then I suggest you go and buy a Fluke (never seen a Beckman), however
for every other use you can buy a cheapie. I have a metex which is some
made up name, as I have seen the same DMM with other brand names on it, I
bought it about 4 yrs ago for Aus$125.00 (convert that to US and you see
that it's definetly a cheapie.) So far it has proved to be accurate, taken
moderate abuse, and has many features on it (CAP, FREQ,Transistor check,
etc). I am very happy with it and would definetly not buy a fluke just for
the name. Hope this helps.
Cheers
Peter T.
| 12sci.electronics |
Hi. I own an LCIII and I recently heard an interesting rumor.
I heard that the LCIII has a built in slot for a PowerPC chip.
Is this true? I heard that the slot is not the same as the PDS
slot. Is that true?
Thanks
David Mirsky
mirsky@gnu.ai.mit.edu
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
In a previous article, gwm@spl1.spl.loral.com (Gary W. Mahan) says:
>>Why should a good driver be terrified at 130mph? The only thing I fear
>>going at 130 are drivers, who switch to the left lane without using
>>either rear-view-mirror or flashers. Doing 130 to 150 ain't a rush
>>for me, but it's fun and I get where I want to go much faster.
>
>In defense of the drivers, who are in the right lane. Here in the states, people simply do not expect when they are driving to be overtaken at a speed differential of 50+mph. I don't think this is because they are stupid (of course, there are exceptions), they are just programmed because of the 55mph limit. Do you (in the states) when you look in the rear-view ALWAYS calculate future positions of cars based on a 50+ speed differential.
>Dont get me wrong, I love to drive in the left lane fast but when I overtake
>cars who are on the right, I slow down a tad bit. If I were to rely on the judgement of the other car, to recognize the speed differential, I would be the stupid one.
just to satiate my curiosity, why would this make you the stupid one? It seems
to me, everybody SHOULD be aware enough of what is going on. You do not need
to calculate the future position. You need to look at your mirrors a little
more. If you glance around, you will be able to tell how much faster than you
the car is going. Maybe not precisely, but well enough to know if you should
let him around before you try to pass. I know what you are talking about,
about the other driver being startled, because i myself have been startled
by drivers cruising by at around 90-100mph when i'm doin 55-65. The problem,
though, as i saw it, was not their fault for barreling around me, but my fault
for not paying the attention to my task-at-hand that i should have been.
Oddly enough, since the 2nd time(happened 2x in around 4 mo. when i'd had my
liscence for around 6 mo), i haven't been startled..and i've been passed by
cars doing roughly twice the speed of my car. Another odd occurance is the
fact that this only seems to happen on LONG trips...and if i drive along with
them, it doesn't happen at all :-) even on the long trips! :-) (adrenaline
will do that to you...i've had bad cop experiences with speeding, so anything
over the limit is adrenalizing for me...scared i'll get caught :-) Maybe
they should raise the limit, so we can pay better attention.....
just curious, and my .otwo
DREW
| 7rec.autos |
>>"We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the
>>life of the world to come." - Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed.
>I always took the 'resurrection' in this statement to mean the
>resurrection of the soul, but I guess resurrection does strictly mean
>the raising of the physical body. I have some questions on this point:
The next time you go to church, you can check the better creed, that is,
the Apostles' Creed. It says: "the resurrection of the body." Should
have learned that on the first go around. But what's a body without
a little bit a'soul?
>1. I always thought that Christians believe the descent into hell was
>pretty much immediate, and that there are people burning in hell right
>now. Where will my "soul"
>(which, by the way, I don't believe in) exist until that time?
At the risk of offending everybody, I will interject the 13th century
point of view. Christ descended immediately into the bosom of Abraham
to set captives captive. He preached to the saved for three days before
drawing them with Him back to this earth. I'm no expert on this part,
but Matthew (27:52-53) says about the death of Jesus: "tombs were opened,
and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And
coming forth from the tombs after his resurrection, they entered the
holy city and appeared to many." (NAB) Regarding the hell of the
damned, of which you speak, Christ did not see it (Ps 16:10, Acts 2:27),
although it saw Him (cf. Is 45:2).
Concerning the abodes of the dead, I don't want to subject my brethren
to further anguish, so I will direct you to contact me through e-mail
if you are genuinely concerned.
>2. Will the new body I will have be created out of the same atoms
>that my body now is made of, or will it be built from scratch?
Your new body might be something like Adam's before his fateful encounter
with the Just One (Acts 7:52, CR trans. Vulgate): filled with infused
knowledge, absent of concupiscence, and immortal. It would probably be
a little glorified, too.
>3. Since I will have a physical body, I assume it will need a physical
>place to exist in -- where is this hell? In the center of the earth?
>Do you think we could find it if we dig?
I wouldn't recommend it. It's really hot down at the center of the earth!
You know, the normal geothermal gradient, and all that.
Regards.
--
boundary, the catechist
no teneis que pensar que yo haya venido a traer la paz a la tierra; no he
venido a traer la paz, sino la guerra (Mateo 10:34, Vulgata Latina)
| 15soc.religion.christian |
In article <4963@eastman.UUCP>, dps@nasa.kodak.com (Dan Schaertel,,,)
wrote:
>
>
> The life , death, and resurection of Christ is documented historical fact.
Not by any standard of history I've seen. Care to back this up, sans the
lies apologists are so fond of?
> However all the major events of the life
> of Jesus Christ were fortold hundreds of years before him. Neat trick uh?
Not really. Most of the prophesies aren't even prophesies. They're prayers
and comments taken from the Torah quite out of context. Seems Xians started
lying right from the beginning.
>
> There is no way to get into a sceptical heart. You can not say you have given a
> sincere effort with the attitude you seem to have.
My we're an arrogant ass, aren't we?
> You must TRUST, not just go
> to church and participate in it's activities.
You're wrong to think we haven't. The trust was in something that doesn't
exist.
> Were you ever willing to die for what
> you believed?
I'm still willing to die for what I believe and don't believe. So were the
loonies in Waco. So what?
Besides, the point's not to die for what one believes in. The point's to
make that other sorry son-of-a-bitch to die for what *he* believes in! :)
Doesn't anyone else here get tired of these cretins' tirades?
Peter the Damed, and damned proud of it!
Don't forget to sing:
They say there's a heaven for those who will wait
Some say it's better, but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun
Only the good die young!
| 0alt.atheism |
Sebastian C Sears, on the Tue, 13 Apr 1993 02:32:13 GMT wibbled:
: ... Came around a right hand sweeper (going around
: 45 mph) only to find a cager going around 30 mph, calmly driving
: along, with no other traffic around, in *my* lane. Not crossing
: the line, not swerving, fully and totally within the south-bound
: lane of 9W (one lane each direction).
And I haven't even got there yet. Must have been some other Brit...
--
Nick (the English Biker) DoD 1069 Concise Oxford Left is Right
M'Lud.
___ ___ ___ ___
{"_"} {"_"} {"_"} {"_"} Nick Pettefar, Contractor@Large.
' ` ` ' ' ` ` ' Currently incarcerated at BNR,
___ ___ ___ ___ Maidenhead, The United Kingdom.
|"_"| |"_"| |"_"| |"_"| npet@bnr.ca '86 BMW K100RS "Kay"
` ' ' ` ` ' ' ` Pres. PBWASOH(UK), BS 0002
.
_ _ _ __ .
/ ~ ~~\ | / ~~ \
|_______| [_______|
_:_
|___|
| 8rec.motorcycles |
In article <1r7e14$l2c@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> ifarqhar@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au (Ian Farquhar) writes:
>In article <1993Apr21.081317.599@das.harvard.edu> squish@endor.uucp (Shishin Yamada) writes:
>>The Atari 2600 used a 6502 CPU, just like their entire 8-bit line
>>(400, 800,1200,1400, 1440, 130xe, 65xe computers, as well as the 5200
>>game machine).
>
>Wrong, it has a 6507.
Sorry Ian, I haven't toyed with it in several years. I haven't seen
the insides in quite a few years. I just saw the post lagging for
quite a few days, and thought I'd toss in my $0.02. I assume the 6507
was functionally similar to the 6502 (was it also made by MOS
Technologies?). I really am more versed in the (6502 based) Atari
computers. The 2600 came later on.
>
>>The 2600 had some extra ASIC chips that were basically
>>modified graphics chips and PIA's for the joysticks.
>
>It had one custome chip (not an ASIC in the sense that word is now understood):
>the TIA (sometimes known as the 6526, although most other manufacturers list
>that as the CIA complex interface adapter.) TIA stands for Television
>Interface Adapter, and it handles sound, paddles and the minimal video hardware
>the 2600 possessed.
In the Atari computers, the "CIA" chip you refer to sounds an awful
lot like the CTIA (Color Television Interface Adapter) chip used in
the early models. Later Atari upgraded this to the GTIA (Graphics
...). Other colorful literature stated that the GTIA might have stood
for "George," the developer of the chip.
>
>There was also a standard 6532 RAM, I/O, Timer (RIOT), plus a voltage
>regulator and (if memory serves) a 555 timer. That's all.
>
>>Later model 2600
>>might have incorporated many of the chips into one ASCI, as the weight
>>of the machines and part count decreased a lot over the years.
>
>Not according to the servicing documentation I have here. The 2600 did not
>change intenally very much at all.
Funny, I had an old and new model. The old one was SIGNIFICANTLY heavier.
>>Additionally, I think the 2600 used 2K, 4K, and up to 8K of ROM for
>>their games.
>
>ROMS were mapped into the upper 4K of the 6507's address space. 2K and 4K
>games were fine, but later 8K and 16K games needed bank switching. Atari
>(and others) made much of these "huge" cartridges.
>
>>I have no idea how much RAM it had to work with, but I
>>would hazard a guess of 2 or 4K RAM.
Sorry, I am way out of line here. My first microcontroller I built was
a MC68701 based chipset with 128 bytes onboard. That was not easy to
work with (in addtion to a small 2K on-board EPROM).
>Wrong, it had 128 bytes of RAM from the RIOT. This was multiply mapped into
>both page 0 (pseudo-registers) and page 1 (stack), and also throughout the
>bottom 4K of memory. TIA registers also sat in this address space.
>
>As 128 bytes of RAM was somewhat limiting, some later cartridges also carried
>RAM themselves, which was interesting as Atari had provided no write line
>to the cart. This was managed by mapping the reads from RAM into one address
>range, and the writes into another, but all the time this scheme ate into
>the *very* scarce ROM address space.
>
> Ian.
| 12sci.electronics |
I am having problems with a Motif application that when run on another machine
(with different X paths, etc) can't find the XKeysymDB file. This causes a large
warning output:
Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: osfActivate
Warning: ... found while parsing '<Key>osfActivate:ManagerParentActivate()'
Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: osfCancel
Warning: ... found while parsing '<Key>osfCancel:ManagerParentCancel()'
Warning: translation table syntax error: Unknown keysym name: osfSelect
Warning: ... found while parsing '<Key>osfSelect:ManagerGadgetSelect()'
...
....
....
etc.
as the file is in a different location, but Xt seems to only look for it in
the place where it is on the machine the app was compiled on. Is there any
way to read the XKeysymDB manually with an X/Xt call so that additions to
the XKeysymDB can be distributed with the application ? I have used trace(1)
to find out what was going on, but I need a fix so that these translations in
the application can be recognised.
--tim
________________________________________________________________________________
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Systems Programmer
Centre of Advanced Technology in Telecommunications My brain on a bad day.
CITRI, Melbourne, Australia
internet : tim@kimba.catt.citri.edu.au
Phone : +61 3 282 2455 Fax : +61 3 282 2444
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| 5comp.windows.x |
Thanks for all your assistance. I'll see if he can try a
different brand of patches, although he's tried two brands
already. Are there more than two?
Melissa
---
mmatusev@radford.vak12ed.edu
"After a time you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing
after all as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
Spock to Stonn
| 13sci.med |
Hi,
I just bought a Mitsumi CD-ROM drive and a SB Pro soundcard. The pin outs on
the CD-ROM line-out and the SB Pro CD-IN are not the same. I am considering
taking the RCA output jacks on the Mitsumi interface card and routing them to
the line-in input on the SB Pro. Will this work with multi-media software
that uses the CD-ROM and the SB Pro or do I need to go to the CD-IN pins on
the SB-Pro.
Thanks,
John
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| John Manning | Opinions expressed are my own. |
| j_manning@csc32.enet.dec.com | I do not represent Digital Equip. |
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| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
In article <C519Mt.Apq@magpie.linknet.com> manes@magpie.linknet.com (Steve
Manes) writes:
> Jim De Arras (jmd@cube.handheld.com) wrote:
> : In article <C4u3x5.Fw7@magpie.linknet.com> manes@magpie.linknet.com (Steve
> : Manes) writes:
> : [...]
> : > I don't know how anyone can state that gun control could have NO
> : > effect on homicide rates. There were over 250 >accidental< handgun
> : > homicides in America in 1990, most with licensed weapons. More
> : > American children accidentally shot other children last year (15)
> : > than all the handgun homicides in Great Britain. (Source: National
> : > Safety Council. Please... no dictionary arguments about RATES vs
> : > TOTAL NUMBERS, okay? They're offered for emphasis, not comparison).
> : >
>
> : You're a great debater. You chose your sources of information, claim them
> : to be superior. I'm not aware of using any numbers from the ozone, unless
you consider those I got from you to be such.
>
> I've made no such claim. Please direct my attention towards any
> posting of mine where I claimed superior sources of information.
> It's probably because I bothered to post any references at all while
> others seem content to post numbers pulled from the ozone, that
> you've confused it with fact-twisting. If so, I apologize.
>
Yes, You state the reference, and then YOU claim it's a good or fair treatment.
> : then take those twisted numbers and twist them further by trying
>
> Well then, here's fair opportunity for you to prove that I've "twisted
> numbers." On what grounds do you contradict those references? Do you have
> any citations... any sources of your own that I can take similar
> gratuitous shots at?
>
You fail to see the differences between absolute numbers and rates.
> : to compare absolute numbers between two countries that have major
population
> : differences, the USA and GB, and then whine that you are afraid someone
might
> : attack your process, and so claim the numbers are for "emphasis, not
> : comparison"? Emphasis of what?
>
> Nitpicking and scolding is a whiney debating style, Jim.
>
No, you just miss the point. By your methods, I can prove gun control to be a
total failure. New York's total homocide count, with it's strict gun control,
is MUCH higher than Rhode Island's, with it's less strict gun control. FAR
more folks are killed in New York, than Rhode Island. Therefore, according to
Mane Logic(tm), gun control has made New York a much more dangerous place than
Rhode Island. Remember, it's "Nitpicking" and "a whiney debating style" to
point out the differences between New York and Rhode Island that might defeat
my argument.
> : Anything else is blowing smoke.
>
> You seddit, brudda.
Now you agree? Wow, a break-through!
>
> --
> Stephen Manes manes@magpie.linknet.com
> Manes and Associates New York, NY, USA =o&>o
--
Jim
| 16talk.politics.guns |
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