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This is something I asked before, but I don't think I got an answer, or
maybe I lost the answer, or maybe it's just an obvious question (:->). Will
the GX stuff (on-line docs etc.) be available on the DEVELOP CDs, or will it
only go out to people in the Developer's program and such? Just curious.
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I agree, I saw no reason they could not have had "close in" pool
cameras manned by volunteers and protected by sandbags or whatever.
[Points made by Dick DeGueran, Koresh's lawyer]
Okay, their word against the FBI's at this point. See ya in court!
Dear, dear. They could have COME OUT.
Okay, they were living in a fire hazard. That they built.
No crime, irrelevant either way.
Ah yes, that is exactly what I would do. Hold Bible study. Take a nap.
Always a wise course of action when you're being gassed.
I don't believe there was a "suicide pact". I believe that Koresh
wanted a fiery conflagration ... which he may not have told his followers.
In fact, this hypothesis is CONFIRMED by the survivors' stories.
Yes, that's right. And once the whole compound was demolished, where
did they expect to go?
The building is being RAMMED and they are going UPSTAIRS? That's almost
as bad as running into a fire.
Hm, an interesting notion. We'll see.
More Bible study, no doubt. Hey, it's a *priority*.
Actually, on Friday he stated that there was no evidence either way and
he could not flatly contradict the federal agents' claims. We'll know
more later. In any event, it's irrelevant.
For six hours they were trapped? The building was not "destroyed"
immediately. They COULD HAVE LEFT AT ANY TIME.
Six hours to move it away. Or COME OUT.
Irrelevant, anyway. PR one way or the other, but no crime or innocence
indicated.
No word on whether they were being fired back at, which is an operative
question here.
Right. For six hours you know that a tank could come thru the wall at
any point, and you leave a COLEMAN LANTERN BURNING. Near BALES OF HAY.
It's ultimately irrelevant who "lit" the fire. They had ample opportunity
to LEAVE.
Most charismatic leaders are extremely intelligent, actually. They tend
to be excellent actors and skilled manipulators. (Ex.: Ted Bundy.)
Medical assistance was jsut a phone call away. Gee, all he had to do
was COME OUT.
Not relevant to any crimes.
While he was there. Anyway, outsiders RARELY see abuse. It's a secretive
thing. All we have to go on are the court documents in the Jewell case
and the mistrial in California.
EXACTLY. By their OWN CHOICE.
Looks like there will be several investigations, starting with Congressional
committee hearings next week....
I have NEVER judged them by their religion, but by their ACTIONS.
If they had lived a quiet, religious life as they claimed, there would
have been no raid, no siege, and no deaths. Instead, they chose courses
of action at every turn that were at the very least STUPID, if not
IRRATIONAL. The first was to stockpile weapons. The second was to
shoot federal agents. The third was to stay inside.
Just as we don't blame a cop who shoots a kid who had pointed a toy
weapon at him, I don't think the FBI deserves blame in this case.
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It is actually simple in principle. Porous adsorbents like zeolite and
activated carbon can adsorb gases evaporated from the adsorbate (water
or methanol, etc.) giving the cooling effect. Upon being heated, the
gas-saturated adsorbent bed will give off the gases which are then to be
condensed. This forms the adsorption refrigeration cycle. The only problem
is that the COP is very low (0.2 -0.6).
Max
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There are JPEG viewers that are windows based and therefore need no hardware
specific drivers beyond those provided in windows. I got mine from the Library
of Congress in connection with their online exhibit of books from the Vatican
library. See a previous message in this newgroup about that.
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Hi.
He needs insert the MO before FileSharing get turned on, and the only one
that can see the disk is the owner of the machine. (I'm not sure but seems
that the check "Allow owner to see entire disk" should be enabled too).
A bad thing: you can't eject the disk until FS is turned off.
Hope that helps.
--
Pablo A. Millan L. | MIS OPINIONES SON MIAS (pero te las puedo vender)
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email : pablo@ing.puc.cl | Seeds Limitada, Santiago, Chile
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from alt.law-enforcement
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> A Christian friend of mine once reasoned that if we were never
> created, we could not exists. Therefore we were created, and
> therefore there exists a Creator.
I hesitate to comment on the validity of this, because I do not know
what your friend meant by it. If he meant that whatever exists must
have been created, then he is open to the obvious retort that God
exists, and so God must have been created.
Perhaps your friend meant that we exist now but that there was a
time when we did not exist, and therefore something other than
ourselves must have brought us into existence. This seems plausible,
but an atheist might reply, "So my parents engendered me. So what?"
Here your friend would have to explain why an infinite regress of
causes is not a satisfactory explanation. He would have some support
from philosophers who are not ordinarily considered religious (Ayn
Rand, and some others who are in the tradition of Aristotle). Having
argued for a First Cause, he would have to bridge the gap between
said entity and the God of Abraham. If he merely asserts that the
things we observe are ultimately dependent on things radically
unlike them, few physicists would disagree.
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And my '78 CX500 too - I first thought it was the wiring diagram that didn't
fit MY machine ;-)
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Sorry, my news reader doesn't seem to know how to copy a subject header.
This tracks the thread "why people don't need strong crypto....."
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 expressly forbids *thinking* about building
nuclear devices. While I was in grad school, a friend of mine got a
security clearance to work on the defense for the Progressive magazine.
He found lots of articles which were public domain *removed* from the
local engineering library (Madison Wisconsin). So the lawyers sent him
all over the states to other libraries to show that the information in
the article was already public. What pissed everyone off was a local
underground paper went and published the article anyway (it had been
precensored by the feds, that's what this was all about) so the judge
declared the case moot.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 has never been tested in court. From my
discussions with several people familiar with the case, only 2 other
times has this preemptive clause been used. In every case the people
simply did what they felt like and courts tossed the cases out.
For all intents and purposes, the government *does* have precidence for
declaring things classified *after* it has been published. While I was
working on Star Wars this happened to me: my clearance was in the works
and I developed a method for tracking particle beams. It was good enough
to classify, so I was no longer allowed to work on it. A friend from
Canada was in the same boat: he developed a method to compute stripping
cross sections, but because the subject was classified *he was not allowed
to present his own paper at a conference!*. He later published it in an
open journal without problems.
When the going gets wierd, the wierd turn pro. The feds can do whatever
they want whenever they feel like it, and they will make up rules to let
themselves get away with it. Since the mass media can't tell the difference
between a joke and the real thing (like "ranch appocolypse" for the Waco
massacre) don't count on them to help spread the word about their loss
of freedom. The government *can* make strong crypto illegal. SO WHAT?
Since the government does not obey any of its own rules, why should we?
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: # #The median number of sexual partners for all men 20-39 was 7.3.
: # Don't forget that 25% had 20 or more partners....
: Not surprising. Remember, that study includes homosexuals as well.
Implying, no so tacitly, that homosexual men are more promiscuous than
heterosexual men. Interesting, especially in the wake of a news report
last week about a group of high school seniors (heterosexual, I might
add) who boasted monthly conquests of up to *67* girls *each*. It
seems that promiscuity is not limited to homosexuals.
This is a sad fact of life: no matter what you look for -- whether it
be homosexual promiscuity, racial discrimination, or sexual harassment
-- you *will* find it. Whether or not it actually exists where you're
looking.
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I think that _The_Transcedental_Temptation_, by Paul Kurtz, has a good
section on the origins of Mormonism you might want to look at.
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Is there an "official extension" to X which allows the use of audio? Most
of the X audio programs use system-specific ways to access the audio
capabilities of the computer they run on. Is there a hardware-independent
way to do this (like the video extension XV)? Thanks for any help.
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Two things to watch for:
In Germany (and I think the same holds for Sweden) only some
of the connections can handle tone dialing, so make sure the
phone can be set to pulse dialing.
In Sweden, the '0' is the first digit and all other digits
are pushed "down" by one position; this makes dialing (and
in the process converting numbers) an interesting task.
Otherwise, it is technically no problem to connect a foreign
phone to either the German or Swedish phone system.
OTOH neither you nor I would ever try that, as it is of course
illegal.
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That operation was done by a small Jewish fraction BEFORE the state even
existed and, as far as I remember, was disaproved by most of the Jews.
Saying that "He was killed by the Israelis" is plain wrong because there wasn't
"Israel" at the time.
And as far as the Jews liked the idea of having part of the land you can see
their reaction to the UN resolution from 29 November, and the Arab's reaction
too (no, it wasn't that the Arabs danced in the streets with doznes of Jewish
states invading them but quite the other way around).
Bye,
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I am curious to known if there are any professional sports teams whose
games are regularly broadcast on an FM station. The only one I am
aware of is WYSP in Philadelphia who carries the Eagles' games.
If you respond to me I will summarize for the list.
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M(--> were doomed to 4'th in the division. I'm still not convinced the
M(--> Sabres will win this series (I've lived in Buffalo all my life, and
M(--> these last 10 years have been playoff Hell), but I'm just sitting
M(--> back, crossing my fingers and hoping the offense can keep scoring
Have no fear, Doug, the Bruins are toast. Statistically, only 2 teams
in **all** the Stanley Cup series ever played have come back to win.
And it couldn't have happened to a nicer team, with all the crowing
from Boston fans I've had to endure over the last month.
Take heart, Bruins fans. At least you finished first in the Adams
<sinister chuckle>.
- Jack
* Laugh and the world thinks you're an idiot.
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The problem was that TextField was improperly walking the string; it used
the character count instead of the byte count... a significan "Oops".
The problem has been fixed and the patch is included in the latest periodic
patch from HP support services.
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I'm not sure if this will help you, but the (local) interstellar
radiation field has been measured and modeled by various groups. If I
remember things correctly, the models involved contributions from three
different BB sources, so there's no obvious "temperature" of background
radiation in our local area. However, the following references give the
interstellar radiation density as a function of wavelength, and you can
integrate and average in an appropriate manner to get an "effective"
temperature if you like:
Witt and Johnson (1973) Astrophys. J. 181, 363 - 368
Henry et al. (1980) Astrophys. J. 239, 859 - 866
Mathis et al. (1983) Astron. Astrophys. 128, 212 - 229
As you can see, the references are out of date, but they might get you
started.
Hope this helps,
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I am not sure that I am supposed to post this mail here. However
during the last year, while I was involved in developing graphical user
interface (GUI) applications, I have enjoyed being personally part of this
news group wherin I got some interesting information which helped me in my
work. I am posting my resuming hoping that people working in my area would
make time to look at it.
________________________________________________________________________________
_
304A WestGate Hall,
ISU, Ames, IA 50011.
(515) 294 1525
April 29, 1992.
Dear Prospective Employer:
I am seeking employment as a software engineer with interests in software
design and development, in which I can utilize my experience in hardware,
C & C++ programming, graphical user interface (GUI), operating systems and
computer networking.
I received my Bachelors of Engineering (BE) degree in Electronics
Engineering in 1990 and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in Dec 1992
from Iowa State University. Currently I am enrolled in a M.S. in Computer
Engineering at Iowa State University.
During my Masters program, as a research assistant since Jan 1991, I have
published three papers including one in the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.
These papers are a reflection of the quality of my research and my ability
to learn new concepts quickly.
I have been involved in many projects involving software developments and
have extensive experience programming in C, C++, Fortran and Assembly Level.
I am also familiar with operating systems like Unix, Ultrix and MS-DOS.
I am familiar with Motif/X programming and currently, as a research assistant,
am involved in graphical user interface (GUI) design using the multiplatform
GUI toolkit XVT++. My experiences also include areas such as operating systems
and computer networks, through course work and projects. I was involved in the
study of the design and development of the internals of the XINU operating
system. I have also been involved in many TCP/IP programming projects in
computer networking.
While in college I learnt the importance of clear and concise communication.
I have also learned a lot about time management. In my M.S. program I
have maintained a 3.70 grade average, worked 20 hours per week and
have enjoyed being involved in many other extra curricular activities.
My software experiences along with my hardware background (Electronics
Engineering) would be very helpful in my career goals as a software engineer.
I request that my qualifications may kindly be reviewed. I would like to
have an interview to discuss your employment needs and my career goals.
I am eager to hear from you soon.
Sincerely
S.N. Rajesh (rajsnr@iastate.edu)
...........................................................................
RESUME
...........................................................................
S. N. RAJESH
__________________
Work Residence
305 Coover ISU, 304A WestGate hall, ISU
Ames, IA 50011 Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-1525
E-mail: rajsnr@iastate.edu
OBJECTIVE To obtain a challenging position as a Software Engineer
involving software design and development, in which I can
utilize my experience in hardware, C & C++ programming,
graphical user interface (GUI), operating systems and
computer networking.
EDUCATION Currently enrolled in a M.S. in Computer Engineering, Iowa state
University, Ames, Iowa 50011.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames,
Iowa 50011 (Dec 1992) GPA Major: 3.8/4.0
Overall: 3.7/4.0.
Thesis: Probability of Detection (POD) Models for Eddy Current
Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Methods.
(Project Funded by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA))
B.E. in Electronics Engineering, Bangalore University,
Bangalore, India (Jan 1990).
PUBLICATIONS S. N. Rajesh, L. Udpa and S. S. Udpa, "Numerical Model Based
Approach for Estimating Probability of Detection in NDE
applications", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 29,
No. 2, March 1993.
S. N. Rajesh, L. Udpa and S. S. Udpa, "Estimation of
Eddy Current Probability of Detection using 3D Finite Element
Model", presented at the 19th Annual review of Progress in
Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation Conferance, San Diego,
California (Jul 1992)
S. N. Rajesh, L. Udpa, S. S. Udpa and N. Nakagawa, "Probability
of Detection Models for Eddy Current NDE Methods", Presented at
the 18th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative
Nondestructive Evaluation Conferance, Brunswick, ME (Jul 1991)
RELEVANT * Implemention of Operating Systems * Electronic Devices and Circuits
COURSE * Computer Network Architecture * Pulse and Digital Circuits
WORK * Advanced Computer Communications * Artificial Neural Networks
* Introduction to Supercomputing * Pattern Recognition
* Microprocessors and Computer * Digital Image Processing
Organization * Digital Signal Processing
* Computer Technology and * Integrated Circuits and Design
Programming
PROJECTS * Implementation of the fork system call on the Xinu operating
system. Also involved in the implementation of a CPU
scheduling algorithm taking into consideration the aging
of processes. This project involved the study of the design
and development of the internals of the Xinu operating system.
* Design and development of an interrupt driven keyboard driver.
This project involved a thorough understanding of device
drivers.
* Design and development of a Unix like tree structured
directory which allows the creation of subdirectories and
organization of files accordingly. This project included the
implementation of routines such as mkdir, rmdir, cd, ls and
rm to support the directory structure.
* Analysis of methods of congestion control in computer
networks.
* Implementation of the Bellman-Ford routing algorithm for a
distributed network. The communication between network nodes
was based on UDP. This project involved programming in C++.
* Simulation of the various digital logic functional units
starting from the basic gates to registers, counters, adders,
multipliers, arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and so on. The
project involved extensive C programming in an Unix
environment.
WORK Research Assistant, Center for NDE, Iowa State University, Ames,
EXPERIENCE IA 50011 (Aug 1992-Present)
* Work involves development of applications using graphical
user interface (GUI) toolkits. Familiar with programming in
a Motif/X environment. More recent work involves development
of multiplatform GUI applications, in C++, using the portable
GUI toolkit XVT++.
(This project is supported by NIST (National Institute of
Standards and Technology)).
Research Assistant, Center for NDE, Iowa State University, Ames,
IA 50011 (Jan 1991-Aug 1992)
* Work involved developing software for modeling electromagnetic
NDE techniques such as the eddy current method. It also
involved optimization of the code on the parallel computer
Cray YMP.
(This project was supported by FAA and involved working in
close contact with the aircraft industry (Boeing)).
Trainee Engineer, Indian Telephone Industries, Bangalore India.
* Work involved design and development of a microprocessor
(8085) based programmable telephone dialler used in cordless
telephones. Involved programming of a 8085 microprocessor
to control the pulsing actions of the relays in a telephone
circuit (Jan-Nov 1989).
COMPUTER Languages: C, C++, Fortran, Assembly Level.
SKILLS Software: Motif/X, XVT, Computer Graphics (Hoops), TCP/IP
programming, Image Processing Utilities, SDRC-Ideas, Autocad.
Operating Systems: Unix, Stellix, Ultrix, MS-DOS.
Systems: DEC Series, HP and Sun Workstations, Macintosh,
Stellar.
Parallel Systems: Cray YMP, IBM 3090J, MasPar, N-Cube.
HONOURS AND * Iowa State University Graduate College Scholarship
ACTIVITIES (Jan 1991-Present)
* Ranked 42 out of over 20,000 students in Bachelors of
Engineering Entrance Examination ensuring full
scholarship, from the state, to pursue my Bachelors's degree.
* Current member of IEEE
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On my PC I almost exclusively run windows. The only dos based application
I have is ProcommPlus. In my config.sys I have emm386 loaded with the
option noems (no expanded memory). Following a thread in one of the comp
newsgroups, I read that it was no necessary to have emm386 loaded. Indeed,
in the manual, it says that emm386 is used to get expanded memory out of
extended memory. Since I have the noems option, it seems to me that the
emm386 device is useless in my case.
Should I use emm386 or should I remove it from my config.sys?
Thanks for your help,
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Here is a potentially dumb question: What prevents the martian landers
themselves from "polluting" the martian environment with earth based
critters? Is the long trip in cold radiation bathed space enough to
completely sterilize the landers?
I could imagine that a few teeny microbes could manage to get all the
way there unharmed, and then possibly thrive given the right
circumstances.
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This is a reposting 'cause two of the bags are out the door, and I took
dimensions of #1 and #5 (important to camcorder users).
1. Large padded Cordura bag (maker unknown) orange exterior, black
straps and interior. Five outside pockets plus lid compartment.
Lid overlaps. Internal dividers can be repositioned. Held
my whole 2-1/4 Bronica system, Metz flash, etc. Main chamber
(not incl lid and pockets) is 18.5"W x 9"H x 7" D. Very
strong bag, good for medium format users or videographers.
2. Small "Nikon" shoulder bag. SORRY. SOLD & SHIPPED.
3. Small "Nikon" belt pouch. Khaki like #2. Similar in design to
US Army ammo pouch - belt clips, etc. Holds flash or small
zoom (35-70) fixed lens, lens cleaner, etc. $5.
4. Domke belt pouch, black. SORRY. SOLD & SHIPPED.
5. Coast camera bag - tan with brown strap. Main and front pocket.
Can hold AF slr with small zoom plus flash, film, etc. 10.5"H
x 9.5 H x 4.5 D plus 10.5" x 6.5 x 1.5 front pouch. It
looks like Gore-Tex but I don't think it really is. $15.
TERMS: Payment in advance by money order/bank check, or cash. Buyer
pays shipping. #1 should go UPS. For the others, send me an adequate
self addressed mailing envelope (padded recommended) with enough postage.
Please contact me by email if interested.
/|/| /||)|/ /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~ | Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
/ | |/ ||\|\ \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_| | goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======
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Is this still in print or available (other than on loan)? I remember
reading this many years ago and it's still the best thing I remember
in this vein.
--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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FLAME ON
Reading through the posts about Kirlian (whatever spelling)
photography I couldn't help but being slightly disgusted by the
narrow-minded, "I know it all", "I don't believe what I can't see or
measure" attitude of many people out there.
I am neither a real believer, nor a disbeliever when it comes to
so-called "paranormal" stuff; but as far as I'm concerned, it is just
as likely as the existence of, for instance, a god, which seems to be
quite accepted in our societies - without any scientific basis.
I am convinced that it is a serious mistake to close your mind to
something, ANYTHING, simply because it doesn't fit your current frame
of reference. History shows that many great people, great scientists,
were people who kept an open mind - and were ridiculed by sceptics.
Especially the USA should be grateful; after all, Columbus did not
drop off the edge of the earth.
FLAME OFF, or end sermon :-)
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WOW! Are you serious! So not everyone who calls themself a Christian is
a Christian? WOW! That does make things a bit more complicated doesn't it?
That seems like very good advice, given the above revelation.
Like for example Matthew 5:14-19 right?
Um, where did Jesus say that he wanted people to worship him?
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I couldn't agree more. Canada has an anti-hate law which exists to punish
those who wilfully spread false propaganda (lies) for the purpose of
putting down another group. This is actually the law that David Irving
will hopefully be found guilty under due to his denial of the Holocaust.
It's too bad that this useless "Centre for Policy Research" isn't in Canada.
It'd set a nice precedent to how the law applies in Cyberspace.
Steve
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One way to "mask" the left button check the contents of the XEvent that the
XAddEventHandler send to your event_handling function (in your case, it is the
show_mouse_position function.
If the XEvent arrive in this function as
XEvent p_event;
then, the value of p_event->xbutton.button is the button that was pressed. So,
you just do a switch on that value in order to distinguish between them. In case
it was not clear p_event->xevent.button is an int.
By the way, you mentioned the Button1MotionMask and if anyone can help me with
these MotionMasks I would be grateful. I can not figure out how do distinguish
between motions by which button is pressed as the motion is occurring. In
essence I would like an seperate event-handler for motion with each button.
Unfortunately, the XEvent sent by a MotionMask does not seem to contain the
value of the pressed button.
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I've got the following Lynx games for sale/trade. Make an offer.
Batman Returns
Pinball Jam
Paperboy
Gates of Zendecon
--
brian
oplinger@ra.crd.ge.com
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Lots of debate about the virtues of Bryan Murray vs Pat Quinn as a GM
deleted. Randy Graca seems to think Murray is the best GM in the league.
I think Quinn is one of several who are better.
When Quinn took over Vancouver- several years ago, NOT LAST YEAR, they
regularily missed the playoffs. I can't recall if they missed the playoffs
the year before his hiring but they probably did. Quinn has improved the
team from non-playoff calibre to a serious contender.
When Murray took over in Detroit, the were about a .500 team that was a
contender to win the Norris division and possibly even a Stanley Cup
contender.
So Quinn has improved his team more than Murray has since taking over as a GM.
Quinn is one example of a better GM than Murray.
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In the same way in which antisemite means anti-Jewish and not anti-all-
persons-of-who-are-semite, a "form of racism" means: A form of segregation
against all those who are different based on the religious identification.
AAP
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[ NOTE: talk.origins removed from crossposting, as this had no business
going there in the first place. ]
No, but you're not achieving anything either. If you don't want to
argue the point you're stating, why do you bother stating it?
No. Read the (alt.atheism) FAQ to find out why.
Well enough; if I feel interested, I might even listen.
I won't; the task is impossible, and I don't have to do it in the
first place. Why should I even bother to change or disprove your beliefs?
- Mats "Strong apatheist?" Andtbacka
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Please note that God commanded Adam to work before the fall:
"The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work
it and take care of it." (Gen 2:15, NIV).
Work was God's design from the beginning.
--
Ken
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I seem to recall Rush saying that he has a CompuServe account. If anyone
wants to E-mail him, all we need is his account number (i.e.: 12345,6789)
and then we could e-mail him via gateway by using a dot instead of a comma
like so: "12345.6789@compuserve.com". (THIS IS *NOT* HIS ADDRESS.)
So, does anyone know his e-mail address? He *says* he uses it all the time.
(I wonder if he reads alt.fan.rush-limbaugh... His ego is big enough!)
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Okay, I went back and looked: sure enough, my hunch was right.
2 Peter was most likely written between 100-120 A.D.
Revelation was almost certainly written between 80-96 A.D.
Odds are the gospel of John was written around 90 A.D.
Best dates for Luke and Acts are around 80 A.D., maybe later.
Again, this is from footnoted information in the New American Bible,
the best translation I've come across in regards to giving complete
historical information about each book.
- Mike
)
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The best I've seen is Visio. Runs under Windows. It's not shareware however.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Gary Williamson aka wwilliam@polaris.orl.mmc.com
Orlando, Florida
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I got a sample of black reflector material, maybe from "Conspicuity"?
It is black but reflects silver if the angle of incidence is shallow.
Whoever it was I got it from sold/sells kits that fit BMW (and other
brands?) of luggage and fenders. Don't know what I did with the sample;
the kits seemed too expensive, as I recall.
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***********************
HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER
***********************
Selling Price: $89,900
Owner: Steve and Joyce Harvey Phone: (206) 254-4267
Address: 3714 NE 148 ct., Vancouver, Washington 98682
Legal Discrition: Lot #14, Bush Gardens-3, recorded in Volume
"G", of Plats Page 636 records of Clark County
Builder: Triangle Land, Built in 1975
Leader: US Bancorp Mortgage Co. (FHA) loan balance
$36,000, 10% assumable
Lot size: 101 ft. deep x 92 ft. wide
Square footage: Improved living area of 1,266 sq.ft. and
double garage area of about 500 sq.ft.
Taxes: 1992 real estate taxes $826.26
Utilities: Water / Sewer - City of Vancouver
Electric - Clark County PUD
Recycle / garbage - Vancouver Sanitary
Insulation: Clark County PUD Weatherization completed
9-28-93 by Taseca Homes
Schools: Evergreen School District
Access / Shopping: Near I-205 and Vancouver Mall
Home Discription: 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch with new roof, new
paint in and out, new mini blinds, sunken
living room with vaulted ceiling, corner
fireplace with wood stove insert. Kitchen has
refinished cabinets, new sink, new dishwasher
drop in range and refrigerator. Has ceiling
fans in living room and all three bedrooms.
Well lit large double garage has new steel
insulated door, work bench, shelves and space
for washer and dryer.
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Evil and good walk hand in hand. It is also important to note that
the good in the tools lies in the wielder of the tools.
I cannot accept this ridiculous leap in logic. Technology is neutral
to good or evil. When technology is used by "evil" men, it is called
evil technology. When it is used by "good" men, it is called good
technology. Really, it is just technology that allows action to be
realized more efficently and on a larger scale.
Try not to confused the development of technology with its use.
Certainly, "bright" people will be better at creating technology, but
even young children know how to program VCR machines. Are VCR
machines not extremely complex to create?
Adaptibility and flexibility is always better at enduring than the
stiff and stubborn. A young child is soft and supple; an old man is
stiff and inflexible. A dripping of water can cut through stone.
This has nothing to do with technology, rather technology just
allows us to magnify action.
I have no objection to this! :)
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As an earlier post noted - through DMA.
Any one time means IMHO a single byte xfer. If I have four sources of
DMA requests ready, the DMA would service the one after the other. If
the bandwidth for the four together is lower than the ISA/DMA
bandwidth, this will work.
Note that the bus mastering here is the priority mechanism in the DMA
controller.
--
Penio Penev x7423 (212)327-7423 (w) Internet: penev@venezia.rockefeller.edu
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I know that there is a list of the best shareware and public domain
programs for Windows at the cica ftp site, but unfortunately it is a
year old. The list author made it sound like the list was going to be
updated every month. Is it still being updated? Does anyone else
compile a similar list?
Also are there any individual suggestions as to what the best
shareware/public domain programs are? I'm interested in good software
in just about every category (please try and include the ftp site and
exact file name, if possible, in your post).
Thanks,
Sam
--
siockman@leland.stanford.edu
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FOR SALE
Sony 8mm camcorder model PRO V9 - top-of-the-line a few years ago.
- autofocus with macro capability
- 6x zoom
- 5 lux rating
- 360,000-pixel CCD chip, the best made for a 8mm camcorder
- AV input/output jacks (all cables included)
- RF convertor/switcher for TV without AV input
- AC adaptor/charger
- 1.5A battery
- neck trap
- user's manual, original box, packings, etc.
- mint condition
List price for this model was $1600, I paid $1330 mail-order a few years
ago. Will sacrifice for $500 or best offer. Reason for sale: upgrade
to Hi8 model.
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Er..yes. If Manny Lee was on your team last year, your team would have been
the Toronto Blue Jays.
Again. If Manny Lee was on your team last year your team would not have been
the Albuquerque Leftturns. It would have been the Toronto Blue Jays.
That's the whole point isn't it? Clemens didn't get a ring but Morris did.
Exactly. And Morris was part of the team. Would the Jays have won with
Clemens? We will never know. But we do know that the Jays won with Morris.
So how could you possibly say that Clemens had a better year? No pitcher
in baseball could have had a better year than Morris had last year.
--
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Until six or seven years ago I was an enthusiastic fan of NFL football.
Last year I hardly watched a game. What turned me off were the
incessant interruptions to the continuity of the game. A team scores.
2.5 minutes of commercials. Kickoff. 1.5 minutes of commercials.
Three downs and a punt. 2 minutes of commercials. AAAAARRRRGH!
Earlier in this thread I commented on LaRussa and the A's, whom I
believe institutionalize slow play. I don't mind the cat-and-mouse
game with Rickey on first; in fact, I rather enjoy it. Similarly
I would enjoy the battle with Listach or Lofton or Polonia on first. What
I object to is when such games are played with Karkovice on first,
or when the game is a blowout. I don't mind when the pitcher steps off
the mound to gather his thoughts in a crucial situation, or when a hitter
steps out of the box to regain his concentration. What I object to
is when hitters and pitchers take such breaks at every opportunity.
When a game is exciting, these little delays serve as tension builders
and for me enhance the value of the experience of the game. When the
delays happen with regularity, they become nuisances, just like the
commercial breaks in football.
I understand the NFL imposed a number of rule changes to "speed up"
the games, basically putting an onus on the officiating staff to move
the markers and the ball to the spots faster. That did not address
the problem of the continuity of the game. It may have appeased the
sponsors and the networks, but I would be amazed if it did anything
to enhance the experience of the fans.
Similary, while some 3-hour baseball games bore me to tears, those are the
ones where there is no continuity and the players are taking exasperatingly
long periods to get ready for each pitch. I doubt if anyone watching
the Braves-Giants game cared about Gant stepping out. I doubt if anyone
watching that game would have found that pause to be anything but an
opportunity to have their complete attention claimed by the drama that
was present. I would be totally opposed to any effort that would
eliminate that aspect of baseball.
On the other hand, I wish baseball had a commissioner that was powerful
enough to sit down with Alderson/LaRussa/Duncan and explain that they
are actually hurting the product of baseball by dragging their games
out the way that they do. I sure wouldn't mind a little arm-twisting
there.
-- The Beastmaster
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I have a certificate for one round-trip airfares to either Acapulco or
Cancun, Mexico.
Expiration date is one year from now.
The maximum retail value, depending on time and location, is estimated at
$1100, including accommodation for 3 days and 2 nights at a leading
hotel. I am asking for $1000 or best offer.
For more information, call Goh at
(415) 497-0663
or send mail to
kmgoh@leland.stanford.edu
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Hi, all:
I am studying the book --> "UNIX Desktop Guide to OPEN LOOK".
There is an example --> winprop.c that demonstrate how to program
WM_PROTOCOLS property in chapter 8. It can run, but only show the
static text messages, no Notice pop_up. What is the problem?
Thanks in advance for help!!1 IOP
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* File: winprop.c
*
* Shows how to set properties on a window.
*
*/
#include <X11/Xatom.h> /* For definition of XA_ATOM */
#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
#include <X11/StringDefs.h>
#include <Xol/OpenLook.h>
#include <Xol/StaticText.h>
#include <Xol/OblongButt.h>
#include <Xol/Notice.h>
/* This file defines the atoms with _OL_ prefix */
/* ID of the top-level and NoticeShell widget */
static Widget top_level, notice_shell;
static Widget make_notice();
static char message[] = "Clients use properties to communicate \
with the window manager. This example illustrates how an OPEN \
LOOK application requests notification from the window manager \
when certain events occur. The communication is in the form of \
a ClientMessage event that the application processes in an \
event-handler.";
/* Atoms used for inter-client communication */
Atom ATOM_WM_PROTOCOLS, ATOM_WM_DELETE_WINDOW,
ATOM_WM_SAVE_YOURSELF;
static void handle_wm_messages();
static void save_and_exit();
static void save_yourself();
static void pop_notice();
static void do_exit();
/* String to hold comand line (for use in responding to
* the WM_SAVE_YOURSELF protocol message.
*/
char saved_cmdline[128];
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
void main(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
{
Widget w;
int i;
/* Save the command-line for use in responding to the
* WM_SAVE_YOURSELF protocol message.
*/
sprintf(saved_cmdline, "%s ", argv[0]);
if(argc > 1)
for(i = 1; i < argc; i++)
{
strcat(saved_cmdline, argv[i]);
strcat(saved_cmdline, " ");
}
/* Create and initialize the top-level widget */
top_level = OlInitialize(argv[0], "Ol_main", NULL,
0, &argc, argv);
/* Create a StaticText widget */
w = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("Stext",
staticTextWidgetClass, top_level,
XtNstring, message,
XtNwidth, 200,
NULL);
/* Create a NoticeShell widget for later use */
make_notice(top_level);
/* Intern the atoms */
ATOM_WM_PROTOCOLS = XInternAtom(XtDisplay(w),
"WM_PROTOCOLS", False);
ATOM_WM_DELETE_WINDOW = XInternAtom(XtDisplay(w),
"WM_DELETE_WINDOW", False);
ATOM_WM_SAVE_YOURSELF = XInternAtom(XtDisplay(w),
"WM_SAVE_YOURSELF", False);
/* Add an event-handler to process ClientMessage events sent
* by the window manager
*/
XtAddEventHandler(top_level, NoEventMask, True,
handle_wm_messages, NULL);
/* Realize the widgets and start processing events */
XtRealizeWidget(top_level);
/* Append the properties WM_DELETE_WINDOW and WM_SAVE_YOURSELF
* to the definition of the WM_PROTOCOLS property. This step
* requires the window ID of the top-level widget. The window
* ID is valid only after the widget is realized.
*/
XChangeProperty(XtDisplay(top_level), XtWindow(top_level),
ATOM_WM_PROTOCOLS, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend,
&ATOM_WM_DELETE_WINDOW, 1);
XChangeProperty(XtDisplay(top_level), XtWindow(top_level),
ATOM_WM_PROTOCOLS, XA_ATOM, 32,
PropModeAppend,
&ATOM_WM_SAVE_YOURSELF, 1);
XtMainLoop();
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static void handle_wm_messages(w, client_data, p_event)
Widget w;
XtPointer client_data;
XEvent *p_event;
{
if(p_event->type == ClientMessage &&
p_event->xclient.message_type == ATOM_WM_PROTOCOLS)
{
if(p_event->xclient.data.l[0] == ATOM_WM_DELETE_WINDOW)
{
save_and_exit();
}
if(p_event->xclient.data.l[0] == ATOM_WM_SAVE_YOURSELF)
{
save_yourself();
}
}
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static void save_and_exit()
{
/* Display a notice giving the user a chance to respond */
pop_notice(top_level, notice_shell);
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static void save_yourself()
{
/* Set the WM_COMMAND property to the saved command-line. */
XChangeProperty(XtDisplay(top_level), XtWindow(top_level),
XA_WM_COMMAND, XA_STRING, 8,
PropModeReplace, saved_cmdline,
strlen(saved_cmdline) + 1);
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static Widget make_notice(parent)
Widget parent;
{
Widget w, n_text, n_control, n_exit, n_cancel;
/* Create a button and provide a callback to pop up a Notice */
w = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("QuitButton",
oblongButtonWidgetClass, parent,
XtNlabel, "Exit...",
NULL);
XtAddCallback(w, XtNselect, pop_notice, NULL);
/* Create the NoticeShell widget. Note that you have to use
* XtVaCreatePopupShell instead of the usual
* XtVaCreateManagedWidget.
*/
notice_shell = XtVaCreatePopupShell("QuitNotice",
noticeShellWidgetClass, w,
NULL);
/* Get the ID of the text and control area widgets of the
* NoticeShell.
*/
XtVaGetValues(notice_shell,
XtNtextArea, &n_text,
XtNcontrolArea, &n_control,
NULL);
/* Place a message in the text area of the NoticeShell */
XtVaSetValues(n_text,
XtNstring, "Please confirm exit from program.",
NULL);
/* Add buttons to the control area of the NoticeShell.
* Each button has an appropriate callback.
*/
n_exit = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("NoticeExit",
oblongButtonWidgetClass, n_control,
XtNlabel, "Exit",
NULL);
XtAddCallback(n_exit, XtNselect, do_exit, NULL);
n_cancel = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("NoticeCancel",
oblongButtonWidgetClass, n_control,
XtNlabel, "Cancel",
XtNdefault, True,
NULL);
return w;
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static void pop_notice(w_emanate, w_notice)
Widget w_emanate, w_notice;
{
XtVaSetValues(w_notice, XtNemanateWidget, w_emanate, NULL);
/* Pop up the NoticeShell widget. The NoticeShell widget makes
* sure that the aplication waits until the user selects from
* one of the buttons in the NoticeShell's control area.
*/
XtPopup(w_notice, XtGrabExclusive);
}
/*-------------------------------------------------------------*/
static void do_exit(w, call_data, client_data)
Widget w;
XtPointer call_data, client_data;
{
XCloseDisplay(XtDisplay(w));
exit(0);
}
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Could someone tell me what's in a Cornell-Dubilier EMI Filter
FIL 3363-001?
It is rated at 13A 115/250VAC 50/60HZ. Is it just MOV's and ferrite?
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n9045178@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Sean Dean) writes...
[other 2 posts deleted]
Does anyone have Rush Limbaugh's e-mail address? Is there anyone out there
on Compuserve who might be able to look it up or otherwise find it?
Maybe it would be impossible, but I thought I should at least ask...
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Manny Mota.
Billy Hatcher
Herm Winningham.
Lonnie Smith (not light hitting, but a horror in the field)
Gary Redus
Dion James
Daryl Boston
Vince Coleman (yeah, he's finally started to have a decent OBP)
Cecil Espy
Willie Wilson
Gary Pettis
Milt Thompson
Gary Varsho
OK, I admit to taking a quick browse through the Major League Handbook, but
only after the first 7 or 8. Oh, and there's the all-time light-hitting
black outfielder: Lou Brock. Look it up. And Curt Flood. Cesar Geronimo.
Cesar Cedeno.
Likewise for my list. Oh, and a prediction: Milt Cuyler.
Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
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I'm still looking for Fractint drivers or a new release which supports the
24bit color mode of the Diamond Speedstar 24X. There are some 2, 4 and 26
million colros drivers, but none work with the 24X.
Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Chad
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Not alone at all. My old 83 Accord (now in the hands of a sibling) has a much
better engagement of the clutch. Even the old 84 Civic we keep as a beater
feels better in this aspect. Note that these are cars with 250,000 kms and
140,000 kms respectively. My 90 Prelude blows both of them away in every
respect except smooth clutch engagement. Of course the Kawasaki is the best
of the bunch but I need more than 2 wheels most of the time.
The Prelude has had a dud clutch from day 1, and after three years and 67,000
kms is no better. Best of luck and feel free to add this to your collection.
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#In article <1r0sn0$3r@horus.ap.mchp.sni.de>
#
#>|>#>#Theism is strongly correlated with irrational belief in absolutes. Irrational
#>|>#>#belief in absolutes is strongly correlated with fanatism.
#
#(deletion)
#
#>|Theism is correlated with fanaticism. I have neither said that all fanatism
#>|is caused by theism nor that all theism leads to fanatism. The point is,
#>|theism increases the chance of becoming a fanatic. One could of course
#>|argue that would be fanatics tend towards theism (for example), but I just
#>|have to loook at the times in history when theism was the dominant ideology
#>|to invalidate that conclusion that that is the basic mechanism behind it.
#>
#>IMO, the influence of Stalin, or for that matter, Ayn Rand, invalidates your
#>assumption that theism is the factor to be considered.
#
#Bogus. I just said that theism is not the only factor for fanatism.
#The point is that theism is *a* factor.
That's your claim; now back it up. I consider your argument as useful
as the following: Belief is strongly correlated with fanaticism. Therefore
belief is *a* factor in fanaticism. True, and utterly useless. (Note, this
is *any* belief, not belief in Gods)
#>Gullibility,
#>blind obedience to authority, lack of scepticism, and so on, are all more
#>reliable indicators. And the really dangerous people - the sources of
#>fanaticism - are often none of these things. They are cynical manipulators
#>of the gullible, who know precisely what they are doing.
#
#That's a claim you have to support. Please note that especially in the
#field of theism, the leaders believe what they say.
If you believe that, you're incredibly naive.
#>Now, *some*
#>brands of theism, and more precisely *some* theists, do tend to fanaticism,
#>I grant you. To tar all theists with this brush is bigotry, not a reasoned
#>argument - and it reads to me like a warm-up for censorship and restriction
#>of religious freedom. Ever read Animal Farm?
#>
#That's a straw man. And as usually in discussions with you one has to
#repeat it: Read what I have written above: not every theism leads to
#fanatism, and not all fanatism is caused by theism. The point is,
#there is a correlation, and it comes from innate features of theism.
No, some of it comes from features which *some* theism has in common
with *some* fanaticism. Your last statement simply isn't implied by
what you say before, because you're trying to sneak in "innate features
of [all] theism". The word you're groping for is "some".
#Gullibility, by the way, is one of them.
No shit, Sherlock. So why not talk about gullibility instead of theism,
since it seems a whole lot more relevant to the case you have, as opposed
to the case you are trying to make?
#And to say that I am going to forbid religion is another of your straw
#men. Interesting that you have nothing better to offer.
I said it reads like a warm up to that. That's because it's an irrational
and bogus tirade, and has no other use than creating a nice Them/Us
split in the minds of excitable people such as are to be found on either
side of church walls.
#>|>(2) Define "irrational belief". e.g., is it rational to believe that
#>|> reason is always useful?
#>|>
#>|
#>|Irrational belief is belief that is not based upon reason. The latter has
#>|been discussed for a long time with Charley Wingate. One point is that
#>|the beliefs violate reason often, and another that a process that does
#>|not lend itself to rational analysis does not contain reliable information.
#>
#>Well, there is a glaring paradox here: an argument that reason is useful
#>based on reason would be circular, and argument not based on reason would
#>be irrational. Which is it?
#>
#That's bogus. Self reference is not circular. And since the evaluation of
#usefulness is possible within rational systems, it is allowed.
O.K., it's oval. It's still begging the question, however. And though
that certainly is allowed, it's not rational. And you claiming to be
rational and all.
At the risk of repeating myself, and hearing "we had that before" [we
didn't hear a _refutation_ before, so we're back. Deal with it] :
you can't use reason to demonstrate that reason is useful. Someone
who thinks reason is crap won't buy it, you see.
#Your argument is as silly as proving mathematical statements needs mathematics
#and mathematics are therfore circular.
Anybody else think Godel was silly?
#>The first part of the second statement contains no information, because
#>you don't say what "the beliefs" are. If "the beliefs" are strong theism
#>and/or strong atheism, then your statement is not in general true. The
#>second part of your sentence is patently false - counterexample: an
#>axiomatic datum does not lend itself to rational analysis, but is
#>assumed to contain reliable information regardless of what process is
#>used to obtain it.
#>
#
#I've been speaking of religious systems with contradictory definitions
#of god here.
#
#An axiomatic datum lends itself to rational analysis, what you say here
#is a an often refuted fallacy. Have a look at the discussion of the
#axiom of choice. And further, one can evaluate axioms in larger systems
#out of which they are usually derived. "I exist" is derived, if you want
#it that way.
#
#Further, one can test the consistency and so on of a set of axioms.
#
#what is it you are trying to say?
That at some point, people always wind up saying "this datum is reliable"
for no particular reason at all. Example: "I am not dreaming".
#>|Compared the evidence theists have for their claims to the strength of
#>|their demands makes the whole thing not only irrational but antirational.
#>
#>I can't agree with this until you are specific - *which* theism? To
#>say that all theism is necessarily antirational requires a proof which
#>I suspect you do not have.
#>
#
#Using the traditonal definition of gods. Personal, supernatural entities
#with objective effects on this world. Usually connected to morals and/or
#the way the world works.
IMO, any belief about such gods is necessarily irrational. That does
not mean that people who hold them are in principle opposed to the exercise of
intelligence. Some atheists are also scientists, for example.
#>|The affinity to fanatism is easily seen. It has to be true because I believe
#>|it is nothing more than a work hypothesis. However, the beliefs say they are
#>|more than a work hypothesis.
#>
#>I don't understand this. Can you formalise your argument?
#
#Person A believes system B becuase it sounds so nice. That does not make
#B true, it is at best a work hypothesis. However, the content of B is that
#it is true AND that it is more than a work hypothesis. Testing or evaluating
#evidence for or against it therefore dismissed because B (already believed)
#says it is wronG/ a waste of time/ not possible. Depending on the further
#contents of B Amalekites/Idolaters/Protestants are to be killed, this can
#have interesting effects.
Peculiar definition of interesting, but sure. Now show that a belief
in gods entails the further contents of which you speak. Why aren't my
catholic neighbours out killing the protestants, for example? Maybe they
don't believe in it. Maybe it's the conjunction of "B asserts B" and
"jail/kill dissenters" that is important, and the belief in gods is
entirely irrelevant. It certainly seems so to me, but then I have no
axe to grind here.
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AHL PLAYOFF SCORES-- FIRST ROUND (home team in CAPS)
================================
GAMES PLAYED ON THURS, 4/22
-------------------------
Rochester 4 UTICA 3 (OT)
GAMES PLAYED ON FRI, 4/23
--------------------------
Binghamton 8 BALTIMORE 3
MONCTON 5 St John's 4 (OT)
Springfield 4 PROVIDENCE 2
===================================================================
SERIES STATI (plural of status? :)
----------------------------------
Adirondack defeated CDI, 4-0
Springfield leads Providence, 3-2
Binghamton leads Baltimore, 2-1
Rochester leads Utica, 3-1
St John's leads Moncton, 3-1
Cape Breton leads Fredericton, 3-1
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Good grief! I do believe that for once you may have an argument which may
be discussed intelligently!
I guess that you are a person who dislikes contact with people of ethnic
minority. However, your argument again falls flat on its face. You state
that you, under an anti-discrimination bill, would be forced to associate
with others [homosexuals, I assume] against your will. How do you know that
you do not associate with them now, except they may be closeted? Would you
like to change your argument to read "forced to associate with truthfully
homosexual people against my will"? You have no proof that anyone you
now know may not be homosexual and this punches a large hole in your
argument. Is it your belief that a homosexual comes in only one flavour (sic)
and that is the camp mincing type? Prove it. You cannot.
I must admit though, that it looks as if you actually thought about your response
this time instead of just raving.
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As the title says. I would like to sell my Star LV2010 9 pin printer.
Its a narrow colum dot matrix, supports both parallel and serial
interfacing, prints at 200 characters per second, has a 16K buffer,
and is very dependable...
Drop some mail if your interested in it. $55 Plus shipping get the
printer, and 6 extra srink-wraped ribbons, parallel connection
cable, power cord, manual, and ONE sheet of paper (smile)...
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Would someone please send me a list of the historic space flights? I
am not looking for a list of all flights, just the ones in which something
monumental happened. Or better yet, is there an ftp site with the list of all
shuttle flights?
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I don't know the answer the to this one, although with 8-bits I would assume
that it was one or the other.
According to the literature, it will do quadruple buffering so that you
can have double buffered stereo output.
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: Hello *.*,
: I'm looking for a supplier of Archive tape drive controlers (European
: preferred) who could provide me an SC400S card for my old 5945l-2 drive.
: Who knows where I could find such a beast? I thank you in advance for your
: attention...
I'm similarly looking for controllers for Archive 5945c. Even the number to
contact Archive (or whatever the company is called) would help.
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Perhaps because there is a connection here that is not there in the Mexican
variant you bring up.
That is, many (not all) extreme fundamentalist Christians use the excuse of
teaching their children Biblical morality to justify this sort of mistreatment.
I do not see many Mexicans using their Mexican heritage as an excuse for abuse.
It is indeed this judgemental, controlling legalism of many fundamentalist
Christians that has led me to reject that branch of our faith as not true
to the Gospel of Christ, the gospel of love.
I have seen this sort of thing too often, even amoung my own relatives, to
believe there is no relationship. Judgementalism often leads to overly
strict, and thus abusive, discipline of children.
[This is not restricted to just Christian fundamentalism, it is found in
many extreme sects of other legalistic religions].
I, too, am a Christian. But I do not condone the use of the Bible to justify
this sort of abuse. I believe that it is only by exposing the horrors of
the misapplication of the Biblical concept of discipline that such abuses
can be stopped.
Just because someone is also a Christian does not mean we must identify
eith them. This sort of sin needs to be made public.
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Non-steroid. Proventil is a brand of albuterol, a bronchodilator.
Regards,
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If you had been looking in your mirror, you would have seen the guy coming
before you heard the screeching tires.
When you're stopped at a light:
1) Stop so that you're got space in front of you, and a quick easy escape
route (between lanes, into a crosswalk, up a driveway, somewhere) if someone
decides they want to plow into you.
2) Keep the bike in first with the clutch in until at least a couple of cars
are stopped behind you, so you don't have to waste a second you don't have
trying to get it in gear if you need to move.
3) Watch your mirrors. In that situation, most of the hazards you are
trying to avoid are coming from behind you. SIPDE (<-- msf-geek-speak)
isn't just for when you're moving. And you're less likely to panic and stall
the bike if you've got time to prepare before the guy's tires lock up behind
you. (You still get the bejeezus scared out of you, but it's more a feeling
of quickly-rising dread than a sudden jolt.)
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Has anyone ever hooked a Hayes 2400 Macintosh modem up
to the serial port on a PC? What are the pin outs
to do this? I have a mac printer cable to hook a DB 25
to the Mac serial port. Can I hook the two Mini-8 ports
together? Do I have to swap pins?
Thanx in advance.
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Try searching for DMORF, I think it's located on wuarchive.wustl.edu in a
mirror directory... I've used it before, & it was pretty good!
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To follow-up, I had a bad experience w/ a Krypto Lock too...
Last year I bought a Krypto Cable II (3/8"x3-4' long, something like that)
that by all standards seemed like a decent piece. Until I used it anyway...
Before I ever used it for security purposes, I used it for entertainment
(minds out of the gutter, please), which is to say that I sat fiddling w/
it while watching TV (the night I got it). After three minutes of mindless
fiddling (of course it was mindless, remember I was watching TV) the entire
tumbler mechanism came out on the key! Not unlike that old Georgie-porgie
nursery rhyme. This left a very empty cylinder and a very non-secure
(read "swingin' in the breeze") cable lock.
Kinda makes me wonder about any flat key-style lock. One yank w/ a
slide-hammer and Viola-- I'm making an insurance claim.
Anyone else have a similar experience (w/ the Kryptos, not bike theft)?
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Hi
I would like to know if there is any software, PD or not, who
could produce X11 output of HPGL file on RS/6000. And same kind of
software who could produce hardcopy on postscript and lasetjet.
Try export.lcs.mit.edu. I think that there is a viewer there called
xviewgl. Check the README in /contrib.
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not
be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
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Babe Ruth's lifetime pitching stats (selected):
94-46, .671. 2.28 ERA. 163 G, 107 CG, 17 SHO, 10.6 RAT.
Best year: 1916, Bos: 23-12, 1.75 ERA (led league) or
1917, Bos: 24-13, 2.01 ERA
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Hi!!
I have a question:
Which is the diference between Performa 450 and LCIII?
I want to know which is better.
If you know the specifications and the prices of this computers, can
you tell me by email to ----> rcvillab@isluga.puc.cl
I'd like to know the diference between the apple monitor('14) and the
performa monitor too.
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What is PAS16? Any articles (or reviews) describing it?
--
Penio Penev x7423 (212)327-7423 (w) Internet: penev@venezia.rockefeller.edu
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Is it possible to put more than 1 controller in a PC. By this I mean of
different types. ie. RLL and MFM. If so how do you access the drives
in the CMOS setup. Do they just show up to be configured or do you
have to do low level writes to the controller.
As an example put 1 RLL controller with 2 drives in a machine. Put
a MFM controller and 2 more drives connected to it. I now have 4
drives with 2 controllers of different types. Also can you
put 2 controllers of the same type into a PC and again how do you access
them.
I was asked this question and never tried to do it so if anyone has
done this and can supply me with info I would very pleased
Thanx in advance for any info...
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I'll vote for anything where they don't feel constrained to use stupid
and ugly PC phrases to replace words like 'manned'. If they think
they need to do that, they're more than likely engaging in 'politics
and public relations as usual' rather than seriously wanting to
actually get into space. So that eliminates Option "A" from the
running. What do they call a manned station in Option "C"?
[I'm actually about half serious about that. People should be more
concerned with grammatical correctness and actually getting a working
station than they are with 'Political Correctness' of terminology.]
--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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A 68 Corvette but, I don't want to put Corvette seats in it. The original
seats are in exc. shape but they are uncomfortable as hell. I'm going to
store those and find a set to drive in. I have all the Vette catalogs but
I'm looking for a more generic type seat. I can modify the brackets but
cushion height and overall width are a concern. I've looked through some
local boneyards without success. I would just like to find a pair of
cheapo's to use this summer.
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The fee is a suggestion for an individual but licensing is mandatory
for commercial, government, and institutional users. I wonder how many
users of xv own the system that it runs on.
--
Michael Salmon
#include <standard.disclaimer>
#include <witty.saying>
#include <fancy.pseudo.graphics>
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Dress casual. Only in heaven is there a dress code (black tie and
self-important expression)
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Well, regardless of what policy liabilities anyone in Washington may think
EFF has, it is going ahead aggressively attacking the assumptions that are
behind the Administrations Clipper Chip initiative. For all the reasons
stated here. In Washington, you have to work under the assumption that
everyone has some liabilities. Government and non-governmental
organizations alike all share the same glass house. EFF is variously
identified as the Hacker Defense Fund, the First Amendment Absolutists,
the New Communists, etc, but it is also an acknowledged leader in the
civil liberties arena and is respected as a serious player in the
policy circles. So unless there is another organization with the
credibility and clout and right policy stance that you know of in
Washington, please don't count EFF out as a valid representative of
your views in the Clipper Chip matter.
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For Sale:
Complete Amiga 1000 computer system $450 or best offer
Amiga 1000
512k RAM
1 Internal, 1 External 3.5" floppy diskette drive
Detachable Keyboard
Two Button Mouse
RGB Monitor
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This is one of those "yes, but" things. It's true that a hydraulically
pressurized tube can be somewhat more rigid than an unpressurized tube,
but even at 2000 PSI levels a hydraulic hose will bend rather easily,
though it's straight-on compressive strength is high, and it's torsional
resistance increase is practically nil. On the other grasping member,
there's no doubt that hydraulic "leverage" exists in nature. Tree roots
are an example. Given time they can shatter concrete as osmotic pressure
increases.
Kangaroos 3-limbed? I don't think so. If you take the view that the
tail is a limb, then monkeys and kangaroos are 5-limbed. I think the
tail is a different kind of structure, grossly enlarged in the case
of the kangaroo, but primarily still an instrument of balance rather
than locomotion. I don't know much about panda "thumbs", so I'll ask
is it opposable?
Well I won't say flat out that they can't be intelligent, but I'll
bring a couple of lines of argument to bear to try to show why I
don't think it's likely. First let me say that when I say "intelligent"
I mean complex behaviors in response to novel situations on a level
with, or greater than, human tool use and tool building. IE assuming
suitable manipulators are present on the creature to allow it to alter
it's enviroment in a planned way, it will do so. That's certainly not
a universal or complete definition of intelligence, but it will suffice
for a putative technological alien.
Now no one knows exactly what makes a brain capable of thought, but
it's generally accepted that one of the criteria is a certain level
of complexity. This is generally determined by the number of neuron
cells, and their interconnections. So a creature the size of a lemur
wouldn't have enough neurons to support complex thought. This argument
is considerably less clear in the case of the dinosaur. There's room
for a large brain, though no indication that one ever developed. One
reason this may be true is neuronic speed. The electrochemical messages
that trigger neurons require time to propagate. This makes it difficult
for a highly complex central brain to coordinate the movements of very
large creatures. So there's little selection pressure for such brains.
Instead, a simpler distributed network evolves. This doesn't rule out
intelligent dinosaurs, but it points in that direction.
Then there are the thermodynamic arguments. A tiny creature like the
lemur needs to eat frequently because it's internal heat is rapidly
lost due to it's high surface to volume ratio. I contend that a creature
that must spend most of it's time and energy feeding won't have the time
to develop and exercise intelligence. That argument may be somewhat weak.
The dinosaur's problem is the reverse, it must moderate it's heat production
because it's high volume to surface ratio makes it tend to retain waste heat.
I'm assuming that a certain temperature range is optimal for chemical
reactivity reasons for productive neuron function. So creatures would
tend to need to maintain a regulated temperature in a range near that
of humans if they are carbon based. That tends to rule out cold blooded
creatures as potential homes of intelligence. Some people contend that
some of the dinosaurs may have been warm blooded. But for a creature
the size of a brontosaur, it's activity levels would have to be restrained
or it would be prone to generate an internal steam explosion from the
waste heat. Whales are similar size, but they can reject heat to the
ocean, a much more efficient sink than air. I suspect that for intelligence
to manifest itself, a certain degree of activity in interacting with the
environment is necessary. IE monkey curiousity. I doubt a large dinosaur
would be capable of that much activity.
Gary
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Only in my dreams....
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From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: Rabin and his Palestinians kapos
Rabin's plans for a Palestinian police
(from The Other Front, Alternative Information Center,
Jerusalem, 5 May 1993)
"The decision to view the setting up of a local police force
for (sic) the Palestinians as the central issue for
deliberation at the peace talks to be resumed next week -
even before subjects like elections in the territories and
areas of juridiction in the framework of autonomy - is a
sign of the Israeli government's serious attitude towards
the peace process.
"The setting up of a police force is not part of the 'gesture
package', but deals with the very heart and substance of
the Palestinian struggle for national identity. As it turns
out, the main objective guiding the prime minister in the
setting up of a Palestinian police force - and apparently
also supported by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres - is to
ensure the holding of democratic elections in the
territories."
Thus writes Amnon Barzilai in his editorial (Israeli daily
Hadashot, 23 April), and his position articulates the
thinking of most of the commentators who dealt with this
issue in the past two weeks. Over against them stand the
settlers and rightwing parties, who also interpret the
decision to encourage the establishment of a Palestinian
police force as a significant step towards the instituting of
real autonomy, something which will restrict what can be
done by the Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza
Strip. With a variety of demonstrations, including street
theater on 'What will happen when there is a Palestinian
police force', rightwing elements are attempting to
frighten the Israeli public and to pressure Rabin to go
back on his decision. Members of the Kach movement
have even begun to organize a 'settler police force' in the
Occupied Territories, as counter-balance to the future
Palestinian police force.
However, as Barzilai points out, the main function of the
new police force - as far as the Israeli government is
concerned - has nothing to do with the settlers, over
whom they will apparently have no authority, but will
control political groups within the Palestinian population,
whom the government is interested in neutralizing.
Writes Barzilai:
"...According to ideas currently taking shape, the setting
up of a local police force in the territories will precede,
not only the stage of electsion, but also the final stages of
the preparing of the interim autonomy agreement.
"The willingness of the Israeli government to set up a
local Palestinian police force is evidence that the
government is serious about arriving at a settlement with
the Palestinians..."
It's no wonder that the Palestinian public is also greatly
worried about this new Israeli initiative. And it is
inevitable that pressure will be brought to bear on Faisal
Husseini and the rest of the delegation members, from a
variety of directions, to refuse the gift which Rabin would
like to give them. But at this stage, it looks like the
Palestinians are cooperating in the fulfillment of his
plans.
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Nikon L35 Af camera. 35/2.8 lens and camera case. Package $50
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These surviving witnesses being members of which cult pray tell ??
We were having a discussion about whether Bush would have done anything
differently. On the basis of Panama, Grenada, Tripoli, Kewait etc we
decided that Bush would have asked for a surgical airstrike or used a
cruise missile, some people suggested that he would have used the nuke
warhead cruise, others pointed out that he would be too cheap to use 'em.
What was missing? Armoured vehicles!
The person who murdered 17 children was Koresh. He kept them there and
brought about their deaths deliberately.
You may consider that I am a complete bastard and a not very nice chap.
Thats quite true. I don't pretend to be. Being nice is what amateurs
try to do. If you want to talk politics you are talking hard decisions
such as whether the lives of the troops should be risked attempting
to rescue the children. Anyone who has held the office of President
of the United States since FDR has held the threat that if the USA
or its allies were to be threatened then the USA would risk nuclear
Holocaust in order to protect freedom. Beleive it or not, that is not
the sort of threat that nice chaps make. Do they have a gun nutters
section of the US version of CND by any chance?
There are cases where society has to be protected from
madmen such as Koresh or Hitler. If it were not for the consideration
of the 17 children in there the question of the tactics to be used would
not be a matter of anything but academic significance. It is not for
the govt to prevent people from commiting mass suicide.
The latest reports are that cult members were shot attempting to
leave the compound by Koresh loyalists during the fire. If proven
that would entail the final nail in the coffin of those who want to
promote Koresh as some sort of role model or hero.
I need hardly add that it is Koresh that has created the Holocaust in
this case by the deliberate arson of the ranch appocalypse.
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Not if you show that these hypothetical atheists are gullible, excitable
and easily led from some concrete cause. In that case we would also
have to discuss if that concrete cause, rather than atheism, was the
factor that caused their subsequent behaviour.
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Pink Noise and White Noise are equal amounts of all frequencies. This
is in most cases around the 20-3.3K Hz range. Pink/White are used to
adjust for room dynamics and stuff like that. There are a few EQ's out
on the market that have Pink noise built in. Most all from Audio
Control have them I know the C-101 does.
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Millipedes, I understand, are vegetarian, and therefore almost
certainly will not bite and are not poisonous. Centipedes are
carnivorous, and although I don't have any absolute knowledge on this, I
would tend to think that you're in no danger from anything but a
concerted assault by several million of them.
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Okay, okay, I know the Ford Probe is made in the US, in fact it's
made in Michigan, at a Mazda plant. My question: are most of the parts
from American or Japanese sources? I have been told that most of the US
assembly plants for Japanese automakers import almost all of the parts used in
the vehicles.
Any information anyone has on this will be appreciated!
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Here is a press release from Huntington Medical Research Institutes.
New Method For Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Discovered at
Huntington Medical Research Institutes: Results to Be Reported
To: National Desk, Health Writer
Contact: John Lockhart or Belinda Gerber, 310-444-7000, or
800-522-8877, for the Huntington Medical Research
Institutes.
LOS ANGELES, April 28 -- A new method for diagnosing
and measuring chemical imbalances in the brain
which lead to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias has been
discovered by researchers at the Huntington Medical Research
Institutes (HMRI) in Pasadena, Calif. Results of their research
will be reported in the May issue of the scientific journal,
Radiology.
Using an advanced form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
called magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a research team led
by Brian D. Ross, M.D., D. Phil., conducted a study on 21 elderly
patients who were believed to be suffering from some form of
dementia. The exams used standard MRI equipment fitted with special
software developed at HMRI called Clinical Proton MRS. Clinical
Proton MRS is easily applied, giving doctors confirmatory diagnoses
in less than 30 minutes. An automated version of Clinical Proton
MRS called Proton Brain Examination (PROBE) reduces the examination
time yet further, providing confirmatory diagnoses in less than 10
minutes. By comparison, the current "standard of care" in testing
for Alzheimer's disease calls for lengthy memory function and
neuropsychological tests, which can be very upsetting to the
patient, are not definitive and can only be confirmed by autopsy.
In addition to Alzheimer's disease, the new Clinical Proton MRS
exam may have applications in diagnosing other dementias, including
AIDS-related dementia, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's
disease.
"We've developed a simple test which can be administered quickly
and relatively inexpensively using existing MRI equipment fitted
with either the MRS or PROBE software," said Dr. Ross, adding,
"this will help physicians to diagnose Alzheimer's earlier and
intervene with therapeutics before the progression of the disease
causes further damage to the delicate inner workings of the brain."
Dr. Ross and his HMRI team measured a family of chemicals in the
brain known as inositols, and myo-inositol (MI) acted as a marker
in the study. In comparison to healthy patients, those diagnosed
with Alzheimer's showed a 22 percent increase in MI, while their
level of another chemical called N-acetylaspartate (NAA) was
significantly lower, indicating a loss of brain-stimulating neurons
believed to be associated with the progression of the disease.
Current drug therapy for Alzheimer's disease is widely
considered to be inadequate. This is attributable, Dr. Ross
believes, to the theory that Alzheimer's is caused by an
interruption in the transmission of the chemical acetylcholine to
the nerve cells. This belief has been adhered to over the last 15
years, and consequently, most drugs to treat Alzheimer's were based
on the changing receptors for acetylcholine.
"Physicians have a real need for a test to differentiate
Alzheimer's from other dementias, to provide the patient and his or
her family with a firm diagnosis and to monitor future treatment
protocols for the treatment of this disease. For this reason, we
consider this test a major advancement in medicine," said Bruce
Miller, M.D., a noted neurologist at Harbor-UCLA, MRS researcher
and a co-author of the study.
Other members of the HMRI research team included Rex A. Moats,
Ph.D., Truda Shonk, B.S., Thomas Ernst, Ph.D., and Suzanne Woolley,
R.N. The PROBE software can be fitted on the approximately 1,200
General Electric MRI units currently in use in the United States,
and will be configured for other manufacturers' MRI units soon.
For interviews with Dr. Ross, advance copies of the Radiology
May issue, and other information, please contact John Lockhart or
Belinda Gerber for HMRI at 310-444-7000 or 800-522-8877.
Q & A on Alzheimer's Disease:
What is Alzheimer's disease and how is it caused?
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an incurable degenerative disease of
the brain first described in 1906 by the German neuropathologist
Alois Alzheimer. As the disease progresses, it leads to loss of
memory and mental functioning, followed by changes in personality,
loss of control of bodily functions, and, eventually, death.
How many people does it affect?
Alzheimer's disease affects an estimated 4 million adults in
the United States and is the fourth leading cause of death, taking
approximately 100,000 lives each year. While Alzheimer's
debilitates its victims, it is equally devastating, both
emotionally and financially, for patients' families. AD is the
most common cause of dementia in adults. Symptoms worsen every
year, and death usually occurs within 10 years of initial onset.
What are its signs and symptoms?
Although the cause of AD is not known, two risk factors have
been identified: advanced age and genetic predisposition. The risk
of developing AD is less than one percent before the age of 50
yars old, but increases steeply in each successive decade of life
to reach 30 percent by the age of 90. In patients with familial
AD, immediate family relatives have a 50 percent chance of
developing AD. One of its first symptoms is severe "forgetfulness"
caused by short-term memory loss. Dr. Herman Weinreb of the School
of Medicine at New York University says "whether forgetfulness is
a serious symptom or not is largely a matter of degree" and
suggests the following criteria:
-- Forgetting the name of someone you see infrequently is
normal.
-- Forgetting the name of a loved one is serious.
-- Forgetting where you left your keys is normal.
-- Forgetting how to get home is serious.
Doctors suggest that people with severe symptoms should be
evaluated in order to rule out Alzheimer's disease and other forms
of dementia.
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what did happen to the swiss team ? last year they reached the semi-final
and now after 3 matches no points and even no goals !!
after the 0:1 against Italy it seems they lost any hope and were
overrun 0:6 by the russian team.
now it seems that they have to work hard not to be relegated to the
B-level. does anybody know if this WC is the qualification tournement for
the olympic games '94 in Lillehammer or are some teams already
qualified for them.
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This was on "That's Incredible" several years ago. The volume of liquid
the rat had to breath was considerably smaller than what a human would have
to breath, so maybe it is possible for a rat but not a human.
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Ok, what's more important to gay Christians? Sex, or Christianity?
Christianity I would hope. Would they be willing to forgo sex
completely, in order to avoid being a stumbling block to others,
to avoid the chance that their interpretation might be wrong,
etc? If not, why not? Heterosexuals abstain all the time.
(It would be nice if protestant churches had celibate orders
to show the world that sex is not the important thing in life)
To tell the truth, gay churches remind me a lot of Henry the VIII
starting the Church of England in order to get a divorce (or is
this a myth). Note that I am not denying that gay Christians are
Christian.
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Please don't respond anymore, I have enough beta testers now. Thank you.
--
Dipl.-Inform. Rainer Klute I R B : immer richtig beraten
Univ. Dortmund, IRB
Postfach 500500 |)|/ Tel.: +49 231 755-4663
D-W4600 Dortmund 50 |\|\ Fax : +49 231 755-2386
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: VirtualGrabKeys is not an OW resource. It belongs to olvwm(1).
Not only that, the olvwm(1) (version3.3) man-page says it's called
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It appears it is time that this article (originally posted by Larry
Cipriani last year, and which I saved) gets posted again. It offers
as good an analysis of the meaning of the Second Amendment, especially
regarding the militia clause, as I have seen. I have not seen any
rebuttles with similar bone fides...
Enjoy. (Flames to /dev/null)
--------- Begin Enclosed Article -----------
THE UNABRIDGED SECOND AMENDMENT
by J. Neil Schulman
If you wanted to know all about the Big Bang, you'd ring up Carl Sagan,
right ? And if you wanted to know about desert warfare, the man to call
would be Norman Schwarzkopf, no question about it. But who would you call
if you wanted the top expert on American usage, to tell you the meaning
of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution ?
That was the question I asked A.C. Brocki, editorial coordinator of the Los
Angeles Unified School District and formerly senior editor at Houghton
Mifflin Publishers -- who himself had been recommended to me as the
foremost expert on English usage in the Los Angeles school system. Mr.
Brocki told me to get in touch with Roy Copperud, a retired professor
journalism at the University of Southern California and the author of
"American Usage and Style: The Consensus."
A little research lent support to Brocki's opinion of Professor Copperud's
expertise.
Roy Copperud was a newspaper writer on major dailies for over three decades
before embarking on a a distinguished 17-year career teaching journalism at
USC. Since 1952, Copperud has been writing a column dealing with the
professional aspects of journalism for "Editor and Publisher", a weekly
magazine focusing on the journalism field.
He's on the usage panel of the American Heritage Dictionary, and Merriam
Webster's Usage Dictionary frequently cites him as an expert. Copperud's
fifth book on usage, "American Usage and Style: The Consensus," has been in
continuous print from Van Nostrand Reinhold since 1981, and is the winner
of the Association of American Publisher's Humanities Award.
That sounds like an expert to me.
After a brief telephone call to Professor Copperud in which I introduced
myself but did not give him any indication of why I was interested, I sent
the following letter:
"I am writing you to ask you for your professional opinion as an expert in
English usage, to analyze the text of the Second Amendment to the United
States Constitution, and extract the intent from the text.
"The text of the Second Amendment is, 'A well-regulated Militia, being
necessary for the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep
and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.'
"The debate over this amendment has been whether the first part of the
sentence, 'A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a
free State', is a restrictive clause or a subordinate clause, with respect
to the independent clause containing the subject of the sentence, 'the
right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.'
"I would request that your analysis of this sentence not take into
consideration issues of political impact or public policy, but be restricted
entirely to a linguistic analysis of its meaning and intent. Further,
since your professional analysis will likely become part of litigation
regarding the consequences of the Second Amendment, I ask that whatever
analysis you make be a professional opinion that you would be willing to
stand behind with your reputation, and even be willing to testify under
oath to support, if necessary."
My letter framed several questions about the test of the Second Amendment,
then concluded:
"I realize that I am asking you to take on a major responsibility and task
with this letter. I am doing so because, as a citizen, I believe it is
vitally important to extract the actual meaning of the Second Amendment.
While I ask that your analysis not be affected by the political importance of
its results, I ask that you do this because of that importance."
After several more letters and phone calls, in which we discussed terms for
his doing such an analysis, but in which we never discussed either of our
opinions regarding the Second Amendment, gun control, or any other political
subject, Professor Copperud sent me the follow analysis (into which I have
inserted my questions for the sake of clarity):
[Copperud:] "The words 'A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the
security of a free state,' contrary to the interpretation cited in your
letter of July 26, 1991, constitutes a present participle, rather than a
clause. It is used as an adjective, modifying 'militia,' which is
followed by the main clause of the sentence (subject 'the right', verb
'shall'). The to keep and bear arms is asserted as an essential for
maintaining a militia.
"In reply to your numbered questions:
[Schulman:] "(1) Can the sentence be interpreted to grant the right to keep
and bear arms solely to 'a well-regulated militia'?"
[Copperud:] "(1) The sentence does not restrict the right to keep and bear
arms, nor does it state or imply possession of the right elsewhere or by
others than the people; it simply makes a positive statement with respect
to a right of the people."
[Schulman:] "(2) Is 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms' granted
by the words of the Second Amendment, or does the Second Amendment assume a
preexisting right of the people to keep and bear arms, and merely state
that such right 'shall not be infringed'?"
[Copperud:] "(2) The right is not granted by the amendment; its existence
is assumed. The thrust of the sentence is that the right shall be
preserved inviolate for the sake of ensuring a militia."
[Schulman:] "(3) Is the right of the people to keep and bear arms
conditioned upon whether or not a well regulated militia, is, in fact
necessary to the security of a free State, and if that condition is not
existing, is the statement 'the right of the people to keep and bear Arms,
shall not be infringed' null and void?"
[Copperud:] "(3) No such condition is expressed or implied. The right to
keep and bear arms is not said by the amendment to depend on the existence
of a militia. No condition is stated or implied as to the relation of the
right to keep and bear arms and to the necessity of a well-regulated
militia as a requisite to the security of a free state. The right to keep
and bear arms is deemed unconditional by the entire sentence."
[Schulman:] "(4) Does the clause 'A well-regulated Militia, being necessary
to the security of a free State,' grant a right to the government to place
conditions on the 'right of the people to keep and bear arms,' or is such
right deemed unconditional by the meaning of the entire sentence?"
[Copperud:] "(4) The right is assumed to exist and to be unconditional, as
previously stated. It is invoked here specifically for the sake of the
militia."
[Schulman:] "(5) Which of the following does the phrase 'well-regulated
militia' mean: 'well-equipped', 'well-organized,' 'well-drilled,'
'well-educated,' or 'subject to regulations of a superior authority'?"
[Copperud:] "(5) The phrase means 'subject to regulations of a superior
authority;' this accords with the desire of the writers for civilian
control over the military."
[Schulman:] "(6) (If at all possible, I would ask you to take account the
changed meanings of words, or usage, since that sentence was written 200
years ago, but not take into account historical interpretations of the
intents of the authors, unless those issues can be clearly separated."
[Copperud:] "To the best of my knowledge, there has been no change in the
meaning of words or in usage that would affect the meaning of the
amendment. If it were written today, it might be put: "Since a
well-regulated militia is necessary tot he security of a free state, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged.'
[Schulman:] "As a 'scientific control' on this analysis, I would also
appreciate it if you could compare your analysis of the text of the Second
Amendment to the following sentence,
"A well-schooled electorate, being necessary to the security of a free
State, the right of the people to keep and read Books, shall not be
infringed.'
"My questions for the usage analysis of this sentence would be,
"(1) Is the grammatical structure and usage of this sentence and the way
the words modify each other, identical to the Second Amendment's sentence?;
and
"(2) Could this sentence be interpreted to restrict 'the right of the people
to keep and read Books' _only_ to 'a well-educated electorate' -- for
example, registered voters with a high-school diploma?"
[Copperud:] "(1) Your 'scientific control' sentence precisely parallels the
amendment in grammatical structure.
"(2) There is nothing in your sentence that either indicates or implies the
possibility of a restricted interpretation."
Professor Copperud had only one additional comment, which he placed in his
cover letter: "With well-known human curiosity, I made some speculative
efforts to decide how the material might be used, but was unable to reach
any conclusion."
So now we have been told by one of the top experts on American usage what
many knew all along: the Constitution of the United States unconditionally
protects the people's right to keep and bear arms, forbidding all
governments formed under the Constitution from abridging that right.
As I write this, the attempted coup against constitutional government in the
Soviet Union has failed, apparently because the will of the people in that
part of the world to be free from capricious tyranny is stronger than the
old guard's desire to maintain a monopoly on dictatorial power.
And here in the United States, elected lawmakers, judges, and appointed
officials who are pledged to defend the Constitution of the United States
ignore, marginalize, or prevaricate about the Second Amendment routinely.
American citizens are put in American prisons for carrying arms, owning
arms of forbidden sorts, or failing to satisfy bureaucratic requirements
regarding the owning and carrying of firearms -- all of which is an
abridgement of the unconditional right of the people to keep and bear arms,
guaranteed by the Constitution.
And even the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), staunch defender of the
rest of the Bill of Rights, stands by and does nothing.
it seems it is up to those who believe in the right to keep and bear arms to
preserve that right. no one else will. No one else can. Will we beg our
elected representatives not to take away our rights, and continue regarding
them as representing us if they do? Will we continue obeying judges who
decide that the Second Amendment doesn't mean what it says it means but
means whatever they say it means in their Orwellian doublespeak ?
Or will be simply keep and bear the arms of our choice, as the Constitution
of the United States promises us we can, and pledge that we will defend
that promise with our lives, our fortuned, and our sacred honor ?
(C) 1991 by The New Gun Week and Second Amendment Foundation.
Informational reproduction of the entire article is hereby authorized
provided the author, The New Gun Week and Second Amendment Foundation are
credited. All other rights reserved.
About the Author
J. Neil Schulman is the award-winning author of novels endorsed by Anthony
Burgess and Nobel-economist Milton Friedman, and writer of the CBS "Twilight
Zone" episode in which a time-traveling historian prevents the JFK
assassination. He's also the founder and president of SoftServ Publishing,
the first publishing company to distribute "paperless books" via personal
computers and modems.
Most recently, Schulman has founded the Committee to Enforce the Second
Amendment (CESA), through which he intends to see the individual's right to
keep and bear arms recognized as a constitutional protection equal to those
afforded in the First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth amendments.
J. Neil Schulman may be reached through: The SoftServ Paperless Bookstore,
24-hour bbs: 213-827-3160 (up to 9600 baud). Mail address: PO Box 94, Long
Beach, CA 90801-0094. GEnie address: SOFTSERV
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