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And if the Lord God Almighty parted the sky and make a personal appearance at their Board of Directors meeting, they would also change their policies. The odds are about equal. You'll be extremely lucky if you ever get one through.
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rec.motorcycles
Suggest McQuires #1 plastic polish. It will help somewhat but nothing will remove deep scratches without making it worse than it already is. McQuires will do something for fine or light stuff. Also suggest calling your local plastic shop. In Calif. "TAP PLASTIC" is a chain that carries most of what is needed for r...
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rec.motorcycles
Lack of build quality was the thing I notced on the first 2 LH's I saw months back. The panel gaps were large and non-uniform between the 2 cars I saw - the kind of thing you expect and accept on a Mustang - but not from Chrysler's savior. I drove one of the low end cars, and thought it was more than adequate. I'd p...
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rec.autos
why does my keyboard not have a cents key ? C like to have my 2 cents worth or $ 0.02 (boaring) -David =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
I recently got a file describing a library of rendering routines called SIPP (SImple Polygon Processor). Could anyone tell me where I can FTP the source code and which is the newest version around? Also, I've never used Renderman so I was wondering if Renderman is like SIPP? ie. a library of rendering rout...
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comp.graphics
I have been looking at some of the recent productions on homosexuality and decided that I was interested in videotaped copies of these. If anyone can help me out here, I would very much appreciate it. Here is what I am looking for: * - "The Gay Agenda" produced by Ty Beeson's group The Report. * - John Ankerberg's ...
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soc.religion.christian
I would like to sell my Logitech Hand-held 256 Gray Scale Scanner. I originally bought it as a toy and have no practical use for it. Hardly ever used it. Package includes: -board -Scan-Mate software -Ansel Image Editing software -All original manuals, box, etc. Originally bought for $350 in Jan '92. Selling for $150.
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misc.forsale
[KT] HELLO, shit face david, I see that you are still around. I dont want to [KT] see your shitty writings posted here man. I told you. So ... close your eyes and walk away. [KT] You are getting itchy as your fucking country. I have been defending the history of the Armenians on this network for over six years. I ...
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talk.politics.mideast
I have a used Sony D-808K CarDiscman for sale. I bought it new on June 16, 1992. It still has the one-year warranty intact. Specifications: Sony's best car discman perfect condition 8X oversampling 1-bit D/A converter 3-beam laser pickup dual color display DSP sound processing (Bass Boost and DDS modes) w/ ...
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misc.forsale
The ONLY unity I've found which is true is when all parties involved are disciples. I came out of a church in which even the different congregations were always competing and arguing about which one was better and who had the better messages (while none of them put anything into practice from those messages). Since b...
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soc.religion.christian
B.S. about darkness deleted. nope The Royals are the only team in the majors that have not finished in last place. ^^^^ Of course this doesn't include the marlins and the rockies but they have a good chance at finishing last also.
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rec.sport.baseball
She hasn't. Dorothy Denning has spent many years earning the professional respect of her colleagues, and something won in this manner is not easily lost. Her support of the clipper -- no matter how unpopular that position may be -- serves far more to enhance the clipper's respectability than to diminish her own. ...
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sci.crypt
: It's i before e except after c, and in people named kEIth. Learn to spell. It's Ryne. How can Brooks be # 6? I think he would at least be ahead of Ron Santo. *********************** 1a) Darren Daulton * MVP 1993 ***********************
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rec.sport.baseball
Here is yet another prediction for them great playoffs! (you may laugh at your convenience!) :) Adams Division (I hate the NE (name) divisoin!!!) BOS vs BUF BOS in 5 (the B's are hot lately!) MON vs QUE MON in 7 (This will be the series to watch in the first round!) BOS vs MON MON in 7 (this may be a bit...
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rec.sport.hockey
In Article <1993Apr16.075822.22121@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>, 60ns 72 pin simms. 2 configs: 4mb & 8mb. In each case the memory is soldered on the board leaving the 4 simm sockets open. 132mb is the total addressable memory for a 650.
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: NETTEKI BUTUN VATANSEVERLERE DUYURU.... ca (Suat Kiniklioglu) [a.k.a. Kubilay Kultigin] continues... [KK] BUTUN NETTEKI ARKADASLARA DUYURU.... [KK] [KK] (SIYASI PLATFORMUN HANGI "TARAFINDA OLURSANIZ OLUN") [KK] [KK] BUGUNLERDE BU NETTE OLSUN, TALK.POLITICS.MIDEAST VE TALK.POLITICS. [KK] SOVIET'TE OLSUN ...
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talk.politics.mideast
no, but somebody's dropped a ford 302 V-8 into the miata, somewhat reminiscent of the shelby cobra. the car's obviously not as nimble as before, but it's supposed to have a near 50/50 weight distribution and handle very well. i'd sure love to drive one.
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rec.autos
You're supposed to delete everything above the "cut here" mark, and below the lower cut here mark, and uudecode it. but *I was not able to: unexpected end of file encountered at the last line. could you please re-post it, or tell be what I'm doing wrong? thanks,i.a., Mickey
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comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Boston 2 2 0--4 Ottawa 0 1 1--2 First period 1, Boston, Roberts 5 (Juneau) 7:19. 2, Boston, Wiemer 1(Juneau, Oates) 17:47. Second period 3, Boston, Neely 11 (Juneau, Murphy) 6:10. 4, Boston, Hughes 5 (Richer, Kimble) 7:55. 5, Ottawa, Archibald...
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rec.sport.hockey
Have a look at Ed Belfour. Belfour kicked Gerrard Gallant when the Wings played the 'Hawks a couple of weeks ago. No penalty. No review. No suspension. This was after he attacked Bob Probert in the previous period. He was penalized for that. Likewise Belfour. Too bad he goes down so much! :-)
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rec.sport.hockey
In fact Adiposity 101 mentions a similar study (search for "life events" in any recent version of Adiposity 101). The problem with anecdotal reports about individuals who have lost weight and kept it off is that we don't know what caused the weight gain in the first place. This is critical because someone who gains ...
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sci.med
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rec.autos
I will be in Boston (Cambridge specifically) working this summer and am in need of a place to stay. If you have a room to sublease, or anything of the sort I would appreciate a mail. I am a 20-year old white male and am very flexible. I can adapt to a smoking or non-smoking environment. Access to the 'T' would be nice,...
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misc.forsale
What I did NOT get with my drive (CD300i) is the System Install CD you listed as #1. Any ideas about how I can get one? I bought my IIvx 8/120 from Direct Express in Chicago (no complaints at all -- good price & good service). BTW, I've heard that the System Install CD can be used to boot the mac; however, my driv...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Archive-Name: rec-autos/part6 [New article as of 4 February 1993 -- rpw] Many people want to set up mailing lists for their favorite automotive topics; rather fewer know how to do it. This article will provide the essential information for doing so on standard Unix systems. A shell script and examples of alias fil...
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rec.autos
[FAQ and Darius' response deleted] I am myself an SDA and I am in total agreement with what Darius has to say. I also worship on Saturday to honor the Lord. Your mention of "[esteeming] all days alike" IMO has to do with the fast days observed by the Jews. But no matter how you interpret that passage, I do ac...
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soc.religion.christian
April 1, 1993 I am participating in an NL-league that uses standard Rotisserie rules except that the following catagories are used: For position players: lowest batting average strike-outs caught-stealing errors For pitchers: losses blown saves higest ERA 'taters allowed This is the fifth year that I've pa...
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rec.sport.baseball
We are representing some Chinese TV manufacturers who want to wholesale their products to Latin American countries. We are looking for brokers/agents who can help us. Products include both color and black/white TVs from 11" to 24". If interested, please e-mail or fax to Mr Z Ho at 713-926-7953 (USA) for more informatio...
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misc.forsale
Hello everyone. Last week I posted a similar question to alt.wedding. Now I come in search of a deeper-level answer. My fiance is Lutheran and I am Catholic. We plan on getting married in her church because she is living there now and I plan on moving there in a month or so. I called my Catholic priest to find out...
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soc.religion.christian
This notice will be posted weekly in sci.space, sci.astro, and sci.space.shuttle. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list for sci.space and sci.astro is posted approximately monthly. It also covers many questions that come up on sci.space.shuttle (for shuttle launch dates, see below). The FAQ is posted with...
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sci.space
TOSHIBA P321SL -track/friction feeds -LCD display -3.5 months old -like new -sample print-out sheet (GEOWORKS) available -EMULASER (a 2-month old program by VERTISOFT makes print-out look like an inkjet print-out) -$175 firm.
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misc.forsale
For Sale: 1982 - 16' Hobie Cat Special, very good condition with trailer, catbox, righting system, many extras. Boat is currently garaged in Natick MA, 25 miles east of Boston.
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misc.forsale
It seems that a particular program designed for blind people is more important than trying to interface windows with a way for blind people to use it. If someone made a voice recognition/multimedia (sound) oriented program, it would probably been more effective. I don't know what the original purpose of interfacing ...
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comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Let me ask you this. Would you trust Richard Nixon with your crypto keys? I wouldn't.
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sci.crypt
Would the person who is running the e-mail list for KANSAS CITY Royals please e-mail details regarding mailing list. If you on the list and know the info please send me info as well. Please e-mail as I don't have time always to read this group John
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rec.sport.baseball
CB>From: behanna@syl.nj.nec.com (Chris BeHanna) CB>>|> CB>>|> Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to CB>>|> rock CB>>|> it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it... CB> Do I have to be the one to say it? CB> DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELM...
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rec.motorcycles
Ask me whether I'm surprised that you haven't managed to waddle out of college after all this time.
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talk.politics.misc
Even 24Bit TrueColor machines are in most cases running an emulated 8 bit PseudoColor visual, only to get standard x clients, motif apps and thelike to run. I strongly suppose you to emulate at least: should not make big misfits pixel indices, conversion stuff. Furthermore, you should run your default screen on...
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comp.windows.x
Well, it looks like the folks in soc.religion.islam have loosened up a bit and are discussing this topic as well as the banking/interest topic. A few books on the subject have also been mentioned in addition to the one you mentioned. These may be hard to find, but I think I may take a stab at it out of curiosity. I ...
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alt.atheism
Okay all my friends are bitching at me that the map I made in Appsoft Draw can't be displayed in "xv"... I checked... It's true, at least with version 1.0. My readers on the NeXT have very little trouble on it (Preview messes up the .eps, but does fine with the TIFF and ImageViewer0.9a behaves with flying colors excep...
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comp.graphics
+>The Golan Heights is a serious security problem, and Israel obviously +>will have to keep part of it and give up part of it. (One should +>remember that the Golan Heights had been part of the area that was to +>be in Britain's Palestine Mandate, slated to become part of the Jewish +>state, until Britain traded it ...
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talk.politics.mideast
Says who? Other than a hear-say god. You sure don't understand it. Bill, I hereby award you the Golden Shovel Award for the biggist pile of bullshit I've seen in a whils. I'm afraid there's not a bit of religion in macroevolution, and you've made a rather grand statement that Science can not explain origins; to a ...
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alt.atheism
Hmmm...I also heard through the grapevine that Team Finland might try and leave a spot open for at least one NHLer. (Some guy named Sel{nne, ever hear of him? :) They might have to be content with Kurri, though, I hope. :)
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rec.sport.hockey
True, coach Matikainen is ready to keep a spot for Teemu all the way until the medal games. He wants Teppo Numminen, too. And Kurri, but for them the spots cannot be left open for too long. Esa Tikkanen we have already. Even without these players I think we have pretty good team. Young, hungry, talented guys, no ol...
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rec.sport.hockey
Rather, people kill people with guns. The sad truth is: sometimes that is good, or at least, better than the alternative. Ok. There are about 1400 fatal firearm accidents per year [1], and the number has been in decline since early this century [2]. Most of these accidents involve rifles or shot guns, not handgun...
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talk.politics.guns
The vote to create the proposed group, Sci.life-extension, was affirmative. Yes votes: 237. No votes: 28. What follows is a list of the people who voted, by vote ("no" or "yes"). Here are the people who voted NO: bailey@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu (Ed Bailey) barkdoll@lepomis.psych.upenn.edu ...
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sci.med
For all those people who insist I question authority: Why? Chris Mussack
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soc.religion.christian
These players all are pretty good players. They are the depth that the dynasties had to win Stanley Cups. They tend to be the very good second line guys- who would be first liners on most weaker clubs in the NHL. They were all important to their clubs. Probably, several of these Stanley Cup winning teams would not...
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rec.sport.hockey
MK48T02 from thomsom. It has a timekeeper (clock) and 512 bytes of NVRAM which has a lithium battery backup. The battery has a life of ~10 years of poweroff operation. Installed in a car it could be left powered on continuously and not draw much current. The battery would only be used when your auto battery was dea...
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rec.autos
Consumer Reports once wrote about the S-10 Blazer that it "shook and rattled like a tired taxi cab". There is one noise that is expecially irritating - the back window squeaks. I believe its because the whole tailgate assembly and window are not solid. Anyway, has anyone had the same problem, and have you found any ...
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rec.autos
I have the a CD-Technology drive with the Toshiba mechanism, and it is supposedly the fast and best now. It has an access of 200ms and a data transfer rate 300Kb/sec. It is multisession photo-cd compatible. It is available from educorp for $599, the CD-Technology one, and comes with two mail in coupons for two free...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
And another survivor claims he heard someone shouting "The fire's started!". Odd terminology. That's what one says when you know a fire is planned, not when one occurs by accident. We will have to wait and see what the evidence shows, assuming one is willing to believe any evidence offered by the "distrustful one...
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talk.politics.guns
-- My boss is interested in a new 300 series Mercedes Benz wagon. Does anyone have any testimonial evidence and/or strong opinions on this car (or line)? Particularly, I would like to hear about power (manual t. only) reliability, feel, and any unusually good or bad features of the line. She currently drives a VW Pas...
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rec.autos
Since the net has convinced me not to try FastMicro (if they were still answering their phones) does anybody have any opinions on Micron Computer, Inc? Their 486VL Magnum got an Editors Choice in the Jan 26th roundup of 486/66s. Email and I'll sumarize.
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Archive-name: cryptography-faq/part01 Last-modified: 1993/4/15 FAQ for sci.crypt, part 1: Overview This is the first of ten parts of the sci.crypt FAQ. The parts are mostly independent, but you should read this part before the rest. We don't have the time to send out missing parts by mail, so don't ask. Notes such a...
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sci.crypt
Why didn't you create 8 grey-level images, and display them for 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128... time slices? This requires the same total exposure time, and the same precision in timing, but drastically reduces the image-preparation time, no?
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comp.graphics
A very simple question : it seems to me that the contraceptive pill just prevents the ovule to nest in the vagina and forces it to fall every month. But it does not prevent the fertilzation of the ovule. Is it true ? If yes, is there a risk of extra-uterine pregnancy, that is the development of the ovule inside the Fa...
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sci.med
The VESA standard can be requested from VESA: VESA 2150 North First Street, Suite 440 San Jose, CA 95131-2029 Ask for the VESA VBE and Super VGA Programming starndards. VESA also defines local bus and other standards. The VESA standard only addresses ways in which an application can find out info and capabi...
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comp.graphics
Actually, fired-coach George Kingston was a third of the GM triumvirate. Now that the trio is now duo (Dean Lombardi and Chuck Grillo), the Sharks are already on their 3rd "office of the GM". And a 4th is likely to happen before September; they'll either add the new coach to the OofGM, or name a single GM. So your wa...
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rec.sport.hockey
From: Center for Policy Research <cpr> Subject: rejoinder. Questions to Israelis Dear Josh I appreciate the fact that you sought to answer my questions. Having said that, I am not totally happy with your answers. 1. You did not fully answer my question whether Israeli ID cards identify the holders as Jews or Ara...
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talk.politics.mideast
The answer to your first question is rather difficult to answer without doing a lot of autopsies. The second question is something that's been known for some time. It appears that within about 15 years of quitting smoking a person's risk for developing lung cancer drops to that of the person who never smoked (assumi...
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sci.med
[snip] (the 3DO is not a 68000!!!) [snip] The 3DO box is based on an ARM RISC processor, one or two custom graphics chips, a DSP, a double-speed CDROM, and 2MB of RAM/VRAM. (I'm a little fuzzy on the breakdown of the graphics chips and RAM/VRAM capacity). It was demonstrated at a recent gathering at the Electronic C...
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comp.graphics
the last arab country was syria. but not all of them migrated due to the jewish state economical and securital dilemma!
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talk.politics.mideast
[stuff deleted] Not only do you lose AccuColor, you also had to give up 1280x1024 non-interlaced mode, the wider 135 Mhz bandwidth and the Mac and BNC inputs of the 5FG. Personally I am not bothered at all by the two lines in trinitron tube.
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Hi! I have the following 2 CD's for sale. These are absolutely new and in the original packing. Artist Album Original Sale Price Price Madonna The Immaculate Collection $19.95+ $11.95 Pet Shop Boys Discography $19.95 $11.95 If you are interested, pls. contact me at: parikhma@ucunix.san.uc.ed...
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misc.forsale
From article <Apr.15.00.58.22.1993.28891@athos.rutgers.edu>, by ruthless@panix.com (Ruth Ditucci): I do hope that you are not suggesting that merely because a person replies in an "acrid, angry and sarcastic" manner that this demonstrates their 'non-christianity'? The simple fact is that there is not a Christian on t...
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soc.religion.christian
No, Bobby. Stalin killed millions in the name of Socialism. Atheism was a characteristic of the Lenin-Stalin version of Socialism, nothing more. Another characteristic of Lenin-Stalin Socialism was the centralization of food distribution. Would you therefore say that Stalin and Lenin killed millions in the name of...
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alt.atheism
[of who else but President of the United States William Jefferson Clinton.] Tsk. Surely you don't wish for the Democrats to destroy our beloved country just so your party can get some trivial political advantage? That's rather a petty way to think. (Not that this pettiness doesn't extend all the way to the U.S. Senat...
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talk.politics.misc
There should be no worries about the trans. Does this count? $ cat dod.faq | mailx -s "HAHAHHA" jburnside@ll.mit.edu (waiting to press return...) Later,
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rec.motorcycles
No, that sounds pretty reasonable for that car and that city. Unless you have an accident, you won't need more. If you plan on paying for the car with a credit card, check and see if your card automatically covers rental cars. Also, your own auto insurance may cover rental cars also. Most rental companies here offe...
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rec.autos
Sorry guys for this long article, but in fact it is mostly quotings.. well, if you just waited for 5 more lines you would have read my statement "Secondly, surely israeli have human rights, but ..." because they belong to the human race, or do you disagree on that too ? I donot know about you, but it makes full...
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talk.politics.mideast
However, don't forget that the police in Chicago can carry just about anything they want except for the Glock, which is not approved for carry (Guess they figure all cops are like the Police Chief of Winnetka, who happened to let off a stray round of 9mm. This is the same anti-gun police chief that wanted full-auto Uz...
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talk.politics.guns
I tried to e-mail you but it bounced so... Hi there, It might be that the X terminal doesn't support the "Postscript Extensions to X" product. I use the 'dxpsview' program on a DECstation 5000 to view postscript files but when I moved to an NCD X terminal, I couldn't use it any more. So I ftp'd and compiled Ghost...
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comp.windows.x
Hi! Everyone, Because no one has touched the problem I posted last week, I guess my question was not so clear. Now I'd like to describe it in detail: The offset of an ellipse is the locus of the center of a circle which rolls on the ellipse. In other words, the distance between the ellipse and its offset is same ever...
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comp.graphics
I believe that in order to get at the innards of the new mouse, you must remove the label on the bottom that says "Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II" There you should find two screws on either side. I haven't tried it myself yet, but when I ran my fingernail accross the label, these two divots appeared, and I can only assume...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Chris, solid job at discussing the inherent Nazism in Mr. Davidsson's post. Oddly, he has posted an address for hate mail, which I think we should all utilize. And Elias, Wie nur dem Koph nicht alle Hoffnung schwindet, Der immerfort an schalem Zeuge klebt?
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talk.politics.mideast
Whoah whoah whoah WHOAH!!! What?!? That last paragraph just about killed me. The Deuterocanonicals have ALWAYS been accepted as inspired scripture by the Catholic Church, which has existed much longer than any Protestant Church out there. It was Martin Luther who began hacking up the bible and deciding ...
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soc.religion.christian
Is there an ftp site where I can get the MS speaker sound driver? There's a "sound.exe" file that claims to be the driver but I'm suspicious since it's not a .drv file. Thanks
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comp.os.ms-windows.misc
It is appropriate to add what Himmler said other "inferior races" and "human animals" in his speech at Posen and elsewhere: From the speech of Reichsfuehrer-SS Himmler, before SS Major-Generals, Posen, October 4 1943 ["Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression", Vol. IV, p. 559] ------------------------------------------------...
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talk.politics.mideast
There is a new version of the RTrace ray-tracing package (8.2.0) at asterix.inescn.pt [192.35.246.17] in directory pub/RTrace. Check the README file. RTrace now can use the SUIT toolkit to have a nice user interface. Compile it with -DSUIT or modify the Makefile. SUIT is available at suit@uvacs.cs.virginia.edu I have ...
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comp.graphics
I think that NHLPA' 93 is the best video game available now. of course many things could be done better, but i really appreciate that the names of players are the real ones, no matter if it lacks some logos... I am still playing it since November leading different teams to the finals and making scorers from the same te...
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rec.sport.hockey
No. Patrick Roy is the reason the game was lost, and Ron Hextall is the reason Quebec won. Everybody said it would come down to goaltending, that goaltending was the key, etc etc. Well, the key doesn't quite fit if you're Montreal. The Dionne penalty was kind of a cheesy call, but let's face it; he literally left ...
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rec.sport.hockey
Giant's have a five man rotation of John Burkett, Trevor Wilson, Bill Swift, Jeff Brantley, and Bud Black/Dave Burba. Black has been put on the 15 day disables and Dave Burba will take his starts.
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rec.sport.baseball
There is really nothing inherently wrong with it but they tried it just a little over a decade ago, and noone showed up for the early rounds in the playoffs...whereas soon after they went to the divisional set-up arenas were mostly filled in the early rounds. The empirical evidence of the last two decades is that m...
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rec.sport.hockey
Anyone in Europe got any advice for a US citizen whose going to be living and working in Italy for a year and wants to buy a motorcycle there? An Italian friend just arrived here in Washington State to work for two years, and she's finding it very very difficult to obtain car insurance. So I thought I'd ask... I hav...
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rec.motorcycles
To put it mildly. As I watched the Flyers demolish Toronto last night, 4-0, I realized that no matter how good the Leafs' #1 line may be, they'll need one or two more decent lines to go far in the playoffs. And, of course, a healthy Felix Potvin.
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rec.sport.hockey
FOR SALE !!! DECpc 325sxLP It's in very good condition, used for one year. It has - 25 Mhz Intel 386 - 52 MB Hard Disk - Super Color VGA Monitor - 2-button mouse - 1.44 MG floppy disk drive Software: ------------ - Microsoft Dos 5.0 - Microsoft Windows...
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: Center for Policy Research <cpr> Subject: Ten questions about Israel Ten questions to Israelis ------------------------- I would be thankful if any of you who live in Israel could help to provide accurate answers to the following specific questions. These are indeed provocative questions but they are asked ti...
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talk.politics.mideast
I'm sure the Pittsburgh group has published the baboon work, but I don't know where. In Chicago they were doing lobe transplants from living donors, and I'm sure they've published. I don't read the transplant literature. I just see the liver transplant patients when they get into neurologic trouble (pretty frequen...
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sci.med
No, Mathew is proposing a public defence mechanism, not treating the electronic device as an impropriety on the wearer. What he is saying is that the next step beyond what you propose is the permanent bugging of potential criminals. This may not, on the surface, sound like a bad thing, but who defines what a poten...
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alt.atheism
Gerry Cheevers used to have a mask that had stitches painted all over it.
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rec.sport.hockey
Wasn't Ron Bloomberg, the former Yankee who got the first base hit by a Designated Hitter, Jewish??
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rec.sport.baseball
Western Digital 3.5" IDE 40 Meg Hard drive. $95 or BO. + shipping
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misc.forsale
According to mdbs@ms.uky.edu, muslims tithe 1/6 of their income. Perhaps there are some offshoots of Islam that impose this on their followers. But the standard tithe is 1/40 of one's net worth, once a year. The same writer also objects to the Bible for teaching that > "woman was created after man, to be his helpe...
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soc.religion.christian
Your last remark is a contradiction, but I'll let that pass. I was addressing the notion of the Great Commission, which you deleted in order to provide us with dull little homilies. Thank you, Bing Crosby. Now you go right on back to sleep and mommy and daddy will tuck you in later. Oh, and how convenient his bible...
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talk.religion.misc
1976 Montreal Olympics philatelic souvenirs: 1. Color-illustrated booklet in French/English containing all stamps issued for the Games (mint never hinged) in slipcase, over $6.00 face value in stamps. $13.00 + $2.00 insured first class mailing 2. Unusual "desk pad holder" with Olympic rings on the cover and the...
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misc.forsale
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.
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Reasonably fancy. Standard "voice" circuits run at 56kbps inter-exchange in the US. Therefore, you need to achieve 4:1 to get standard voice quality. If you're willing to give up some quality, you need only 2:1. This is still acceptable from a speech standpoint; it will be a little less faithful to the original, bu...
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sci.crypt
No one says you have to read any of it Ralph.. Go play in traffic.., or take a nap... They work for me..
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rec.sport.baseball
I finally got a 24 bit viewer for my POVRAY generated .TGA files. It was written in C by Sean Malloy and he kindly sent me a copy. He wrote it for the same purpose, to view .TGA files using his SpeedStar 24. It ONLY works with the SpeedStar 24 and I cannot send copies since it is not my program. I believe the autho...
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comp.graphics