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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Which is a helluva lot more than any Republican attorney general ever did! BTW, why all the crocodile tears over wasting a few religious nuts, who wanted to be wasted anyway? We just got back from wasting a few hundred thousand religious nuts over in the Middle East, and everybody cheered!!
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How is it that placebos are legal? It would seem to me that if, as a patient, you purchase a drug you've been prescribed and it's just sugar (or whatever), there's a few legal complications that arise: 1. If you have been diagnosed with a condition and you aren't given accepted treatment for it, it seems like intentional medical malpractice. 2. A placebo should fall, legally, under the label of quackery (why not?) 3. Getting what you pay for. (Deceptive "bait and switch" to an extreme...). False advertising (what if McDonalds didn't put 100% pure beef in their hamburgers?) So I'm mystified. Are these assumptions erred? If they aren't, why the hell can a doctor knowingly or unknowingly prescribe a placebo?
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From: Center for Policy Research <cpr> Subject: Zionists reject non-Jews. News Ethiopian Jews and not-quite Jews The Israeli press has published items about Ethiopian Jews waiting in camps in Addis Ababa for immigration to Israel, who are dying of starvation. The following are excerpts from an interview with the former general director of the JDC project for development and welfare of Ethiopian Jews, Kobi Friedman (Hadashot, 21 April 1993), who has stated that "there are people dying in Addis Ababa, but they are converts to Christianity": "Hadashor published the item about the dying Jews after viewing a video tape filmed last week in Adis Ababa. How do you know that they are actually converts to Chritianity ? "If there are Jews on the tape, then I don't know what to say. I am speaking from experience when I say that those who remained in Ethiopia are Christians. I know that there have previously been things published in the press by interesting parties, and there is no connection between them and reality." "What interested parties ?" "Ethiopian immigrants who want their Christian relatives to come here." "What to you recommend that Ethiopian children in Israel do, when their parents and the rest of their relatives remain in Ethiopia ?" "I ask if it is the job of the State of Israel to bring in the 40 relatives who stayed in Ethiopia. Well, my answer is that it is not. It would be a better solution, economically as well, for that young man to buy a one-way ticket to Ethiopia and reunite with his family there."
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Let me get this right - sorry, try again. Let me get this straight - well maybe that too is a poor choice of words - someone might think I'm pushing a gay agenda. How about: let me try to understand this by re-phrasing it as an extreme. I, as a minority of one, have no right to a beautiful world. You, on the other hand have the right to make an ugly one because you presume to speak for all the rest. And I cannot complain. Curious. .. And do you want everyone to do as you wish (insist on putting something up that will impact everyone for selfish reasons) _without_ any legislation? And no one else can even object? Somehow I think this whole shoving contest has gotten way off the track. I'm ready to let this thread die a quick and merciful death.
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I understand that Adobe is working on making Photoshop available for the SGI Indigo, but that is just "rumor" and I wouldn't bet on it until I see it. But they >are< going to release Illustrator for the SGI "real soon now."
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Greetings netters, I have the following items for IMMEDIATE sale. I need the money and if you need the stuff, we can work out a deal. :) Sharp single disk cd player Originally paid oodles, but that was a couple of years ago. It works well, has all the standards...(remote sensor[remote not included]; 20 track pragrammable memory; etc.) I got a new one and need to sell this one. Please email me an offer!! (it's the standard black component style cd player) 3.5" 1.44 meg floppy drive A real IBM floppy drive with cable and mounting case. I paid $40 a couple of months ago. The drive works (as last time in). I would like to get the $40 back for it, but OBO applies. 5.25" 360K floppy drive I'm sure someone out there needs an extra 360K. It works great and is nice and quiet. Again, please email offer. RC10 remote control car 4 time world leader design. It was just overhauled. It runs great, even though the body if not all that pretty. Has new engine in it as well as racing pinion. The chassis is nicked up from hard running, but it's still a great car. Does not include electronics. Comes with monster truck conversion kit (wheel arms already installed)-virgin truck body and bumper etc. Car+kit=$100+20=$120 OBO...make an offer! D&D stuff...you name it, I probably have it. Please send email regarding what you want...or a request for sale list. I hate to part with any of it, but needs are needs, eh? Misc CD's Alice in Chains - Facelift $8 Skid Row (self titled) $8 both obo...really. Box of computer printer paper...paid $20 for it, make offer. I might have 4 1*9 meg **60** ns SIMMS forsale if I get a new motherboard... if you interested, the price is $40 a piece sold as a set.
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(I presume you are quoting John 3:3-7.) 1. My King James Bible says "Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). (Here "man" == "adult"). (However, this could be a quibble between translations.) 2. We can also analyze to whom the Lord is addressing: "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again" (John 3:7). Here Jesus is clearly directing his remarks to Nicodemus -- a ruler of the Jews (not a child). 3. We can ask ourselves why the Lord would even introduce the concept of spiritual re-birth through baptism if newborn babies weren't free from sin? A IDLER
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Just opened up the distribution.
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i of course car safety is important.. I for one used to think that these guys are going way OTT with their airtbags (sorry del button dont work) and side impact bars and crash zones and (the list goes on) just tpo make the car heavbier (and all its penalties) ... bur recently I had a little accident (on my bike) and not as bad as John's ..... but after the accident - it made me realizer I should have worn a helmet (my mom always insistede I should... I was more concerned about my hair style).....
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I'm running xterm under X11R5, Motif 1.1, mwm and UNIX SVR4 on a UNISYS 386 based machine. My default shell is /bin/csh or the C shell. Whenever I run xterm, I get the following message before the first C shell prompt: Warning: no access to tty; thus no job control in this shell... After this, I can't run any job control commands like fg, bg etc. Also, I can't run another xterm from the command line of this xterm (I can only launch additional xterms from a .mwmrc menu). I'd appreciate some help with this problem, or pointers to where I can get some help. By the way, my environment variable TERM is set to xterm. ---------------------------- Saad Mufti Personal Library Software
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Batse alone isn't always used to determine position. WHen a particularly bright burst occurs, There are a couple of other detectors that catch it going off. Pioneer 10 or 11 is the one I'm getting at here. This puppy is far enough away, that if a bright burst happens nearby, the huge annulus created by it will hopefully intersect the line or general circle given by BATSE, and we can get a moderately accurate position. Say oh, 2 or 3 degrees. That is the closest anyone has ever gotten with it. Actually, my advisor, another classmate of mine, and me were talking the other day about putting just one detector on one of the Pluto satellites. THen we realized that the satellite alone is only carrying something like 200 pounds of eq. Well, a BATSE detector needs lead shielding to protect it, and 1 alone weighs about 200 pounds itself.
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Looking for a TIFF/EPS of a DNA Helix. E-mail any auggestions, please.
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From the May Computer Shopper magazine: Nanao F550i Nanao T560i Tube Manufacturer Mitsubishi Sony Trinitron Active Screen Size (diag) 15.5" 16.25" Maximum Resolution 1280x1024 1280x1024 Video Bandwidth (Mhz) 80 120 Min/Max Vertcl scan rate (KHz) 55/90 55/90 Min/Max Horiz scan rate (KHz) 30/65 30/80 Dot Pitch (mm) 0.28 0.26 Sugg. List Price $1749 $2699 Street Price $1059 $1690
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I'm sure all of you have heard of the extraordiary start by rookie J.T. Snow of the California Angeles. Other than the fact that his father was a star receiver with the L.A. Rams and is now a radio personality in Los Angeles and J.T. came from the Yankees organization I don't know much about J.T. If anyone has info and background on the young fenom....please post. By the way, for those of you not following his exploits he has hit four home runs in three days. Two last night. He has also delivered the winning hit a couple of times for the Angeles in this young season. Thanks...
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Organization: Temple University X-Newsreader: NNR/VM S_1.3.2 Last week I went to see a gastroenterologist. I had never met this doctor before, and she did not know what I was there for. As soon as I arrived, somebody showed me to an examining room and handed me a gown. They told me to undress (from the waist down, to be exact) and wait for the doctor. Is this the usual drill when you go to a doctor for the first time? I don't have much experience going to doctors (knock on wood), but on the couple of occasions when I've gone to a new doctor, I met him with my clothes on. First, he introduced himself, asked what I was there for and took a history, all before I undressed. Are patients usually expected to get naked before meeting a doctor for the first time? Personally, I'd prefer to meet the doctor on something remotely resembling a condition of parity and to establish an identity as a person who wears clothes before dropping my drawers. If nothing else, it minimizes the time that I have to spend in the self conscious, ill at ease and vulnerable condition of a person with a bare bottom talking to somebody who is fully clothed. Does anybody besides me regard this get-naked-first-and-then-we-can-talk attitude as insensitive? Also, is it unusual?
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Bill Coleman writes... (responding to a discussion about a mosque in Jerusalem allegedly having been destroyed by Israel) BC> In today's Jerusalem Post Magazine there is a feature story about the BC> ongoing restoration of synagogues in the Jewish Quarter. The author, BC> Leah Abramowitz, writes that there were FIFTY-SEVEN synagogues in the BC> quarter in 1948, ALL of which were destroyed, some, she says, used as BC> donkey stables. The building shells, that is. BC> BC> I still find it really, really hard to understand why the demolition BC> of the buildings in front of the Kotel continues to evoke more outrage BC> than this. Everything is so much cheaper when it happens to the Jews. BC> BC> Why? The double standard of human behavior regarding the Jews must be manitained. A perfect example is the outcry over the temporary removal of 400 men who advocated murdering Jews and destroying the State of Israel, compared to the deafening silence over the abusive treatment of Jews in Arab countries during the past 50 years. Compare the tacit appoval that the world gives to Muslims who randomly murder Jewish civilians to the righteous indignation expressed if people in the occupied territories are kept from working in Israel in an effort to reduce these random murders from occuring, while everyone knows that no country is at all required to accept foreign workers, except Israel, of course. Jewish blood has always been cheap. The non-Jewish world ha never regarded any form of Jewish suffering important, except when the Jews were the models of the powerless victim holding the high moral ground, as it had been just after World War 2. However, as soon as the Jewish people started to take care of themselves, the ancient hatred of Jews was unleashed again. I doubt if the non-Jewish world is even capable of having any compassion towards Jews as anti-semitism is so ancient and so basic to both Christianity and Islam. Golda Meir said that there would be peace when the Arabs love their own children more than they hate the Jews. And while I know that there are more Arab parents who love their children than those who would send their children out into the streets to throw rocks at men trained to defend themselves with guns, the world is so obsessed by a hatred of Jews trying to defend themselves that they have yet to even question the actions of those parents who not simply allow their children to do this, but encourage them to throw themselves into harm's way. Even Arab children are expendable, if their tragic deaths are used in the neverending propoganda battle to blame Israel, and the Jews, for any misfortune befalling Arabs in the middle east.
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Hi: I went to the orthopedist on Tuesday. He diagnosed me as having "intersection syndrome". He prescribed Feldene for me. I want to know more about the disease and the drug. Thanks
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US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
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Hello all, There is a small problem a friend of mine is experiencing and I would appreciate any help at all with it. My friend has been diagnosed as having a severe case of depression requiring antidepressants for a cure. The main problem is the side effects of these. So far she has been prescribed Prozac, Aurorix, and tryptanol all with different but unbearable side effects. The Prozac gave very bad anxiety/jitters and insomina, it was impossible to sit still for more than a minute or so. The Aurorix whilst having a calming effect, all feelings were lost and the body co-ordination was similar to a drunken person. Her brain was clouded over. The tryptanol gave tremors in the legs and panic attacks along with unco- ordination occurred. She did not know what she was doing as her brain was "closed down". Has anyone had similar problems and/or have any suggestions as to the next step? Thankyou in advance.
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Wrong newsgroup or no, What did Syd mean when he wrote that line?
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Forgive me if this is stupid, but didn't I see a rumor somewhere that Apple was working on an Intel platform OS. Say like system 7 for 80X86's?
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Can anyone offer a suggestion on a problem I am having? I have several boards whose sole purpose is to decode DTMF tones and send the resultant in ASCII to a PC. These boards run on the serial interface. I need to run * of the boards somwehat simultaneously. I need to be able to ho ok them up to a PC> The problem is, how do I hook up 8+ serial devices to one PC inexpensivley, so that all can send data simulataneously (or close to it)? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Abhin Singla
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im interseted in buing some of those....I am a student at R.I.T. please reply saying how to contact you.....Ed
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Hi all. I've been installing a new hard drive recently and have run into several terms that I'm not sure about. 1.) Hard Sectored/Soft Sectored -- What's the difference? How do I know which to use? 2.) Head Skew & Cylinder Skew -- I understand that these are related to performance... How do I know what's optimal? My drive is an ESDI drive, if that makes a difference in discussing these terms. Any info/help is greatly appreciated!
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I went there too. All I can say is "TOO MUCH TRASH".
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Re: Methods for attaching heat sink to processor. Go to Radio Shack and buy a tube of heat sink compound. It comes in a little blue and white tube with a black screw on cap. At Radio Shack, it's catalog number 276-1372. It's a mix of silicone and zinc oxide, and conducts heat very well. Plus, it's tacky.
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I would argue Gerald, that Bowman is the first "modern" coach. Bowman's Canadiens were the first NHL team to have a weight-room in the 70s. He is the first coach I have seen, that manipulates the press into spreading false game plan rumours. (During important games listen to the pre-game interview will Bowman and compare that to what is on the ice!) I agree Bowman is a master of the lineups. Remember last year in the SC when he benched Jagr only to set him free in OT. When Jagr banged in the winning goal I thought this was trademark Bowman and also a sign of a modern coach! I am left asking "What is a modern coach if not Bowman?"
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... I'm in Japan. (Michael, could you give me more info about where Akita is: nearest city would be good) If I find it, I'll get pictures and post a digitised version if enough people are interested.
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I don't think mr. Clinton can even understand the technical details of the clipper encryption scheme. So, his "assurances" are of no value at al, if he gives them he just says what a panel of experts(?) told him. If I lived in the USA, I would hope those experts were not paid by the <fill here you favorite 3-letter combination>.
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That would be the Opel GT, sold in this country from '69 to '73. It originally had a 1100 cc engine, which was later replaced by the 1900 cc. It was based on the old Kadett drive train and suspension, with leaf springs in the rear and a single transverse leaf spring in the front. It looked good, but was limited as a performer. There has also been some discussion in this thread about the Manta and other models. In 1971 Opel introduced a new line of models, the 1900 series, that were also known as model numbers 51, 57, etc. These cars had the newer 1900cc engine and were available as two and four-door coupes, a station wagon, and a "sport coupe", known in Europe as the Manta. At the same time, there were two 30-series cars, which sold very few numbers, that also had the 1900 engine but the Kadett suspension. The sport coupe, (model 57) was also available as the Rallye, (57R), with a blacked out hood, tach, and fog lights, but was mechanically the same except for a numerically higher rear end ratio. In 1973 the sport coupe was also named the Manta in the US. 1973 was the last year for the GT in any country, both because of the US bumper height regulations and the fact that FIAT exercised an option on the factory that Opel was leasing to build the GTs. The 1900 series continued in 1974 with minor body differences. In 1975, the Manta, 1900 sedan (also called the Ascona) and the wagon were available with Bosch electronic fuel injection. These cars also had larger brakes and wider wheels. These cars were starting to compete with the 1975 Buick Century low price leader of the time, and were the last Opels imported into the US. From 1976 to 1979, cars that sported Buick/Opel badges were still sold by the Buick dealers, but were rebadged Isuzu I-marks. The idea was to call them Opels instead of changing the dealers' neon signs. Various models of the 50-series cars dominated the Showroom Stock racing of the 70's in their class, and were known as serious 2002-competition. Parts are still available from a number of sources. (I still have a '73 manta and two '75 sedans and all the trick parts I could collect in 20 years).
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It's basement cleaning time. This stuff has got to go. I have two boxes of 9 track 2400' tapes, around 20 tapes/box. They are free to anyone who wants to come by and pick them up. They've seen very little use. If anyone wants these bad enough to ship, they're yours for the cost of shipping, the cod charge and a $10 nusiance fee. I have a lot of serial cables. I have all kinds, ribbon, shielded, long, short M-M, M-F whatever you want. Most appear to work well with PC serial ports, but I will not gaurantee that. Tell me what you want and I'll do the best I can to match. 1.50 ea or 10/$10. Shipping included. No CODs under $20. (You want to pay a $5 COD charge for a $1.50 cable? Go buy the cable at your local computer store instead, it'll be cheaper.) I believe these cables were removed from service at a computer center. They appear to be in good condition and the ones I have used have worked well. I also have a 15 KVA Exide UPS with batteries that needs minor repair, probably a logic board. It weighs about 280 pounds and is 36 inches high. I think they used to run a Prime system off of it. Best offer over $75, but you need to come pick it up. Use this to run your house from your solar panels. I will consider reasonable offers on any of this stuff.
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the owners are whining about baseball not being popular among a large enough portion of the population, and have suggested various "remedies", such as shortening the game or trying to convince us that "smoke'embake'emdominatebysheerintimidation" is an accurate description of what is, essentially, a laid-back game. forget those lame ideas. here is my new and exciting two-point plan to generate interest in baseball among the masses. point one: sex. point two: violence. let's face it, sex and violence are the only things that sell in america. here's how we can implement them in the game: sex: cheerleaders, cheerleaders, and more cheerleaders. dancing on top of the dugouts. bringing hot dogs to the umps during the seventh inning stretch. running up and down the stands. (the south bend white sox actually do this). violence: baseball players are such utter wuss boys. the pitcher beans the batter, and both benches empty in what is called a "bench-clearing brawl". EVERYBODY JUST STANDS THERE AND LOOKS AT EACH OTHER. stand, stand, stand. look, look, look. ho, hum. then, the bullpens come running in. when they reach the "fight", they just stand there, too. anybody coming off the bench who does not throw at least one punch should be suspended and fined. further, the bullpens should fight it out in the outfield, so as not to waste time and energy running to the infield. football: sex, violence. basketball: sex, violence. hockey: violence. baseball: "da pastime of da nayshun!" - yawn.
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The War on some drugs has already turned alot of police into criminals. This is yet another nail in the constitution's coffin.
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Regardless, they'd have to sparkle from the pressbox. Errey's been out a couple games with a hip injury.
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I know this is the wrong place to post this, but I couldn't find any relevant newsgroups in my area. For those of you who are from PA, where is VASCAR (where the cops measure your speed from the time it takes you to cross the distance between two white lines on the road, right?) most commonly used? I'm especially interested in the Pittsburgh area (specific locations, prior experiences, if possible). For those PA and non-PA, if they use VASCAR in your state, is it most common in rural, city, highway areas, etc. What I'm interested in mainly is where I can speed with the least risk of being caught. You can always detect radar, but there's no way to fight VASCAR unless you know where all the white lines are. Thanks a lot,
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[ stuff deleted ] The French SPOT is an example that comes to mind. Although the company (name escapes me at the moment) sells images world-wide, you can bet your last dollar (franc??) that the French gov't gets first dibs. I remember a few years ago (about the time SPOT was launched), I was speaking to my Dad (an USAF officer) about this and that, and I happend to mention SPOT (I think we were talking about technology utilization). He just about went ballistic. He wanted to know how I knew about SPOT and just what I knew. I guess that space surveillance is such a sensitive topic in the Air Force that he couldn't believe that I would read about such a system in the popular press (ie. AV week). mark,
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Hey,guess what's coming to ESPN for a change? A playoff which doesn't involve the Pens. Not that there is anything wrong with that... ESPN games : Thursday Game3 Pens at Devils at 7:30(Gary Thorne and Bill Clement) Saturday Game4 Caps at NY Isles at 7:30(Tom Mees and John Davidson) ABC game : Sunday Game4 Pens at Devils at 1:00 (Gary Thorne and Bill Clement) ESPN named its #2 broadcast team on Tuesday. It paired Tom Mees(play by play) with John Davidson(analyst).
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To all the Braves doubters: Don't worry. The bats will come alive, and the Braves will come around. The pitching is solid, and as long the Braves don't have serious injuries to the starting rotation, they'll continue to pitch well. Heck, with the five starters on the Braves rotation, they could even sustain an injury to one of the five (I hope this doesn't happen, though). The bats are there... Pendleton will certainly bat over .280, Justice is catching fire, Bream, Nixon, Sanders, Gant... well, there's too much offense there to be kept quiet for much longer. Right now, the Cleveland Indians have 7 players batting over .300! But I certainly wouldn't their seven for our respective seven (though wouldn't the Braves be something right now with their pitching and 7 players batting over .300?). The bullpen... well, it IS suspect. But when the bats come alive, the guys in the bullpen will be of less concern. So anyway, I believe the Braves will be tough to beat this season. I'm not saying the Braves have automatically won the division, but I'm optim- istic about their season (though it's awful painful to watch them at times right now). Go Braves!!!
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1528.98 ^^^^^^^^ Hmm, new Duo machines to be released 07/13/93 ? Sincerely, Lars
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Oops...small mistake. Thanks for mentioning it. I just read on the.Israel.line that a village just got shelled by terrorists last week and some children were killed. I guess the terrorists must have gotten by the security zone. Just think at how much more shelling would be happening if the security zone weren't there. L8r... Steve --
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Hello, I want a little network for 3 users. All users want to run Windows. The most important things I want for the network are: file-sharing, mail utility, two printers on one of the computers and a fax/modem card on one of the computers. We all want to use each others harddisk. My idea was to buy three computers (one 486DX and two 386DX). All three have a 40Mb local harddisk, the 486 also has a very large harddisk. All three also have a network card. The 486 is connected to the printers and contains the fax/modem card. And last but not least: Workgroups for Windows. My questions: - Is this possible? - What exactly are the possibilities and advantages of Workgroups for Windows? - Will all the computers be fast enough? Behind all three, someone is working.
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If your distance calc is correct for an "on the road distance" (and not as the crow flies), this is 900km a day for 5 days. If you spend the entire time on interstates, which would be a total waste of time, that's at least 8 hours on the road every day not including eating/peeing/ sight-seeing etc. I was contemplating a similar trip, but from Ottawa to LA, or maybe Ottawa to Austin Tx. I figured if I wanna do a trip of this magnitude and enjoy it, I'd have to get my ass off the major Interstates and spend LOTS of time enjoying the country around me; i.e. stopping with a camera, meeting towns-people, going to a few bars. No sense spending 2 weeks looking out a helmet with the closest human contact found at the gas pump. I estimated I'd need at least 4-5 weeks to make the trip worthwhile. In question 8:) Try and stay off the interstates!!! Depending on your route and my plans, I may be heading that way as far as at least Detroit. Call the Whithorse Pess. They're a book distributer catering to Motorcyclists. They have a large number of books highlighting the best roads FOR MOTORCYCLISTS along the general route you're looking at. They carry listings of bed and breakfasts all through the States which accept motorcyclists. Order their free catalog and within you'll probably find books covering absolutely all you needs for this trip. Their #'s in the Motorcyclist and/or Cycle World classifieds. O.K.
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Ken: Your arguments are thoughtful but you are going up against the Big Boys if you're tackling Henry. Allen Sherzer will doubtless chime in on the subject of staggering operational costs, too. Good luck, son. Ahem. The Russians are in the Free World now, or at least it would be Politically Correct to contend so. It will be tough to make DC-X succeed, and to turn it into an operational orbital vehicle. Doubtless it will fail to meet some of the promised goals. The reason people are so fond of it is that it's the *only* chance we have now, or will have for a *long* time to come, to develop a launch vehicle with radically lower costs. There is no Shuttle successor in funded development, NASP is dwindling away, and ALS/NLS/Spacelifter sure as hell aren't gonna knock any zeroes off that $2000-$3000 per pound cost. Part of the blame for this must be placed on a Shuttle program that consumes many annual billions of the, er, Free World's available space cash. As you will no doubt hear from many correspondents in the days to come. (-: DC-X is an attempt to break out of the vicious cycle by keeping development costs low and flying incremental "X-plane" hardware. It's been, to my mind, incredibly successful already-- they've built a complex prototype in under 600 days for under 60 megabucks. I would have been extremely skeptical that this could be accomplished in 1990s America, never mind flying the thing, getting a successor funded, or building the DC-Y. I'm sure you know well that launch costs are THE basic problem for any expansion of astronautics. I don't see a realistic prospect for beating down those costs, for multi-ton payloads, anywhere else. If the DC flops, it'll be business as usual in space. The Nineties and the Double-Oughts will look just like the Seventies and Eighties, a prospect too depressing to bear. (Pegasus represents another assault on the problem from a different direction. It doesn't lower cost-per-pound but it offers an orbital launch for under ten megabucks. It's creating its own market for small payloads.) I read the magazines and I've attended the last two IAFs. There are plenty of engineers with paper ideas for cheaper launch systems, some of them as good as or better than SSTO. There is no sign in today's world that any of these designs will be allowed anywhere near an assembly line. [...deleting some things I'm not going to prove tonight...] Strawman. Is anybody seriously proposing this? References, please. The DC must be developed in the real-world funding climate, which includes a NASA ferociously committed to continuing Shuttle operations, as well as the "bird in the hand" argument your common sense tells you. If DC-Y flies at all, it flies alongside the Shuttle, not instead of it. Also, of course, DC-Y and its operational descendants will be useful for a wide variety of jobs even if they are *not* man-rated. If a DC-X successor can fly a 10,000-kg payload for $1M, or even $5M, rather than the $40M it now costs, more people will be able to afford more payloads... for the same money, you can fly several satellites instead of one. Big outfits can fly multi-satellite series. Little outfits will be able to fly spacecraft of their own, instead of begging a ride. This is just supply and demand. You should be able to convince *yourself* that point 4 will be true, assuming DC makes a big difference in costs. Do you have some reason to think not?
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[...] OK Steve, here's a sketch of an alternative that I believe addresses most of the objections to the Clipper scheme. Notation: + concatenation ^ exclusive or E(M,K) message M encrypted by key K D(M,K) message M decrypted by key K H(M) hash (digest/signature) of message M Important Values: U0[X] local chip unit key from escrow agency X U1[X] remote chip unit key from escrow agency X N[0] serial number of the local chip N[1] serial number of the remote chip A number of escrow agencies K[0],K[1] "session keys" agreed upon external to this protocol F "family key", need not be secret Protocol: Choose K0[1],...K0[A] such that K[0] = K0[1]^...^K0[A] Remote chip does same for K[1],K1[1],...,K1[A]. Compute the following: L0[1] = E(K0[1], U0[1]) ... L0[A] = E(K0[A], U0[A]) L[0] = N[0] + E(N[0] + L0[1] + ... + L0[A], F) Remote chip does the same for L1[1],...,L1[A],L[1] Send L[0] to remote chip and receive L[1] from remote chip Compute: KE[0] = H(K[0] + N[0] + L0[1] + ... + L0[A] + K[1] + D(L[1], F) KD[0] = H(K[1] + D(L[1], F) + K[0] + N[0] + L0[1] + ... + L0[A] Note that D(L[1], F) = N[1] + L1[1] + ... + L1[A] Remote chip does the same for KE[1] and KD[1] User data is encrypted (decrypted) with keys KE[0], KE[1] (KD[0], KD[1]) Assumptions: No trap doors in E(), D() and H(). H() is not invertible. Algorithms for E(), D() and H() are secret. Otherwise a software implementation (bogus chip) could communicate with a real chip. The chip only supports the following operation: 1) Return N[0] 2) Load K0[x] 3) Return E(K0[x], U0[x]) 4) Return E(N[0] + L0[1] + ... + L0[A], F) 5) Given E(N[1] + L1[1] + ... + L1[A], F), return N[1],L1[1],...,L1[A] 6) Load K[1] 7) Given E(N[1] + L1[1] + ... + L1[A], F), compute KE[0], KD[0] 8) Given M, return E(M, KE[0]) 9) Given M, return D(M, KD[0]) Anything programmed into the chip can be determined by destroying the chip (U[1],...,U[A],F,N[0]). U[1],...,U[A] can not be determined except by destroying the chip. (Unfortunately this may not be true in reality. I suppose it's possible to determine how a chip has been programmed with a sophisticated[sp?] x-ray machine to look for blown fuses.) The U's are programmed independantly by the escrow agencies. Notes: For tapping escrow agency Y is given N[0], E(K0[Y], U0[Y]), N[1], E(K1[Y], U1[Y]) and returns K0[Y], K1[Y]. LEA's must contact all escrow agencies with the serial numbers from both chips and the encrypted partial keys. This allows the agencies to record that both chips were tapped. LEA's only get the session key, not the key to all conversations of a particular chip. This precludes real-time decrypting of a conversation but that isn't one of the STATED requirements. Observation: In order for any secure by "tap-able" communication scheme to work, the active parts need to share a secret. And if this secret is revealed, communications by those that know the secret can be made "un-tap-able". Obvious candidates are the cryptographic algorithm and the master (family) key. Relative size and complexity suggests that the key can be obtained from a silicon implementation of the scheme a LOT easier and faster than the algorithm. rsbx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond S. Brand rbrand@usasoc.soc.mil
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I am looking for the specs for the .mpg files that are floating around the alt.binaries.pictures.* groups on the net. Please lemme know where I can obtain the spec or email it to me. Thanks much.
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Here is a press release from the American Federation of Teachers. HHS Secretary Shalala to Address AFT's Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel Conference To: National and Assignment desks, Education Writer Contact: Jamie Horwitz of American Federation of Teachers, 202-879-4447 News Advisory: Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala will speak to the 16th annual AFT Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel Conference at 8 p.m., Friday, April 23, at the Washington Hilton. Shalala will discuss HHS's agenda for helping children over the next four years. AFT's Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel Division includes school workers such as paraprofessionals and teacher aides, school bus drivers, school secretaries, school custodians and maintenance workers and school food service workers. More than a thousand school employees will attend the conference which is being held at the Washington Hilton, April 23-25. Most of the school workers attending the conference come from urban school districts where child health and nutrition, welfare reform and the availability of Head Start and other preschool programs are major issues. Workshops scheduled for the conference include sessions addressing issues around reauthorization of Chapter 1; how paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, especially minority men, can serve as student role models; the increasing problem of school violence; dealing with abused children; and assisting children with serious health problems. For a complete conference schedule, contact Jamie Horwitz at 202-879-4447. The American Federation of Teachers represents 805,000 elementary and secondary teachers, paraprofessionals and school-related personnel, higher education faculty, nurses, state and municipal workers. -30-
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You have yet to answer any or all of my questions and challenges to your statements. By this am I to assume that you are unable to do so? Or just plain unwilling due to your lack of proof/intelligence? So what next? I prove you wrong so you just put me in your killfile? Your lack of reasoned response seems to be a typical Clayton response.
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No. It is very relevant. Homosexual acts and acts of beastiality are topically aranged together in the law. This is very important. Anyone who would want to say that this command against homosexuality deals with temple prostitution (and I think you would agree that there is no proof for this.) If the Law reveals the character of God, and is "holy, just, and good" as is written in the New Testament, then those who consider we who are against commiting homosexuals acts to be biggots have to address this passage of Scripture. Why must we only discuss Scriptures that involve consensual human adult relationships? Isn't that bordering on sophistry? The point we are making is that God did not ordain certain kinds of sex acts. Not everyone who brings up these Scriptures is just trying to use and emotional argument that compares homosexuals to beastophiles and child molestors. The issue we are dealing with is that some sex acts are ungodly. I do not have problem with a loving, nonlustful relationship with a member of the same sex. I have them, and we all do. The issue at hand is the sinfulness having sex with members of the same sex, or lusting after. So other forbidden sex acts are a valid topic for conversation. And the idea that these relationships may be emotional relationships between adult humans is red herring. We all agree that it is okay for adults to have caring relationships with one another.
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[ ... Useful info about the Maxtor drive deleted ... ] However, Thad, you should note that he said that he would like to use it on a 'PC', not 'UNIX-PC'. Also note the strange cross-posting (as he probably did not), so it is not sure exactly what sort of machine he intends to mount it on. If it *is* a PC (or clone), then the "2C" jumper would be the correct choice. I've left the cross-posting in effect, since I'm not sure which newsgroup he would really be reading this in. :-) DoN.
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As far as I can tell, he was right next to Bassen! Don't you guys love it when people like me come out of the woodwork...8^)
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I have a copy. It isn't in there. Microsoft says it will not be in the release version, either. He just asked if it did or not. I told him. You're welcome. -- "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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I am looking of information regarding UIMX. I believe this is an application front end generator tool for Motif (among others). Whould someone given me a contact? I need to get hold of the programmers' guide, or something like it.
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Hi! I've just installed the new XArchie 2.0.1 and it all works fine, except: on our grayscale xterm the custom icons compiled into the program don't work at all, but on the BW terminal it works fine. I can set the icon to an xbm file with .twmrc, but that doesn't give the neat-o change when busy action. (Other programs with similar actions, e.g. xmail, xbiff, work fine.) The X-interface author, George Ferguson, suggests it might be a problem with the X intrinsics, but isn't willing to hack around to fix it himself. But I know zero about X programming, so I don't think I can find it. Does anyone out there know an obvious fix for the problem? Andrew
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Back in January and February there were several articles (Wash Post, Time...) saying that NASA was "considering" the option just as it is now "considering" a followup mission 6-12 months after the servicing mission. However, the down time was estimated to be a year+ (servicing, checkout, sceheduling and training another shuttle, orbit verification...) and to be quite expensive. I think it may have been more a mental exercise than a real plan. Don't know. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Dempsey (410) 338-1334 STScI/PODPS "He which hath no stomach for this fight, Let him depart; his passport shall be made, and crowns for convoy put into his purse: We would not die in this man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." -Shakespeare
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Well, I don't normally like to quote myself, but I just got some additional information. I called my state rep (to express my support), and the person there informed me that it's actually just a second reading of the bill (three are required) for further consideration. I'm not 100% sure what *that* means, and I'm also not sure why there's a discrepancy between what the two offices are telling me. Still researching.... Daryl
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Actually, I've got an entire list of books written by various atheist authors and I went to the largest bookstore in my area (Pittsburgh) and couldn't find _any_ of them. What section of the bookstore do you find these kinds of books in? Do you have to look in an "alternative" bookstore for most of them? Any help would be appreciated (I can send you the list if you want).
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Mr. Oguocha, "Muslims" in the Bosnian context are in fact "Turks"... In fact, correct me if I am wrong, Serbs are attacking Bosnians with their battle cries "Death to the Turks!". Is this so shocking? Years of communism apparently suppressed their hatred and anger towards the Turks. But such hatred is obviously one that dies hard. Serbs must understand, Turks are no longer the good old barbarians world has come to know by propaganda after propaganda. Serbs must further understand that barbarism does not work. Serbs must even further understand that barbarism would one day have to face counter-barbarism. So, I urge those people [Serbs] to stop killing Bosnian women and children. And they must never forget that Turks in the motherland are watching...patiently. Cordially,
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From article <1993Apr25.201129.1239@Princeton.EDU>, by fuchs@tsar.princeton.edu (Ira H. Fuchs): generally, the corrosion is a signal that it's time to send them of to the recyclers, but if you're that desperate or cheap try baking soda and a wire brush. use gloves and goggles, please!
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A dealer will make money off you in three ways, if you let him: 1) New car markup over his cost (remember his hold-back), 2) Arranging financing through the dealership, and 3) Screwing you on the trade. Keep the deal with the dealer simple by eliminating 2 & 3. Buying a car at "dealer's cost" is meaningless if he makes $1000 on the trade and/or gets a kickback from the bank. Blue book (you need to know if you're talking average wholesale or average retail) is a good guide to value for a car. If you are selling it yourself, try to get average retail, and chances are you'll have done ok. Be careful selling to acquaintances if you ever want them to become friends.
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I don't remember the article that you removed so I can't comment on it. What I can comment on though is your response. Do you really believe that what you wrote is sufficient to refute the article? Do have any facts in addition to your opinion?
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I'm a fellow applicant and my situation is not too much better. I applied to about 20 schools, got two interviews, got one offer, and am waiting to hear from the other school. Let me be honest about my experiences and impressions about the medical school admissions process. Numbers (GPA, MCATs) are not everything, but they are probably more important than anything else. In fact, some schools screen out applicants based on these numbers and never even look at your other qualities. Of course, when this happens, don't expect a refund on your $50 application fee. But, the fact that you got four interviews tells me that you have the numbers and are very well qualified academically. You mentioned one response, was it an acceptance, denial, or wait-list? If I assume the worst, that it was a denial, then you still have a great probability of acceptance somewhere. How did your interviews go? As for how long you have to wait, I've called a few schools who never contacted me for anything. Many of them told me that the interview season for them was over and that if I haven't heard by now, I can assume a denial. Many rejection letters are not sent out until May or as late as June. But some schools are still interviewing. I really don't think you should worry. Don't become fixated on the mailbox, go out, have fun, be very proud of yourself. What do people think of the medical school admissions process? I had a very mediocre GPA, but high MCAT scores, and I have been working as a software engineer for two years. I majored in Computer Science at Stanford. Still, I think the profile of the person who has the best chance of getting admitted is something like this: VERY IMPORTANT -------------- GPA: 3.5 or better MCAT: top 15% in all subject MEDIUM IMPORTANCE ----------------- Writing/Speaking ability Maturity Motivation for going into medicine Activities LESS IMPORTANT -------------- College or University Major Work experience Anything else you want them to know Anyway, you are in good shape. I think admissions committees are bound in many ways by the numbers, but would like very much to understand each person as an individual. Sometimes thats just not practical. But getting four interviews is an indicator that you have the numbers. Hopefully, you were able to impress them with your character.
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I can see it now emblazened across the evening sky --
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Wrong, the CD300 (external) is just a plain ol' SCSI device. No, multisession capability and double speed are two different thing. Its just that the newer CD ROM drives have both capability. Multisession means that when you put more pictures on a photo CD after the first session, the drive can read and display them. Double speeds just transfer ANY type of data (excluding sound) at around double the speed. CD150 is not multisession capable. This means that you lose the ability to add any more pictures after the first time (must buy a new CD). Finally, since the CD150 is not a double speed drive, it will require twice as long to transfer data (excluding sound).
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It seems silly, but while I've located things like tgif that can edit gif files, and various tools to convert to/from gif format, I haven't been able to locate a program that just opens a window and displays a gif file in it. I've looked thru various faq files, also to no avail. Is there one lurking about in some archive? Nothing sophisticated; just "show the pretty picture"? Alternatively, if I could locate the specs for gif, I don't suppose it would be too hard to write it myself, but I have no idea where to even start looking for the spec. (Well, actually, I do have an idea - this newsgroup. ;-)
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PUFF is sold by CalTech, although very inexpensively for the quality. Source was also available for the earlier releases for a nominal charge, but I'm not sure if this practise is continued. Regards, Stu Beal, VE3MWM, U009@CSX.CCIW.CA, National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
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It is not just you. I have been aggravated many times by the mouse making hay of my maladroitness, and would be _ever_ grateful to everyone who would make keyboard alternatives for ALL mouse actions.
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I cant get through to the author of rtrace. His site is inaccessible can he upload the new version somewhere else please?
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I never advocated not saying what you believe in. I'm advocating second thought, and calm. "A smart warrior defeats the enemy in ambush on the battlefield" "A smarter warrior defeats the enemy in open warfare on the battlefield" "The smartest warrior defeats the enemy without using the battlefield" Think about it.
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If what was being discussed could be established or disproven by experiment and observation, then I would agree with you, Chris. The burden of proof would belong to Bill. But the source document for Christianity, the Bible, simply assumes God exists and makes it clear (to us Calvinists, anyway :-)) that when a person is in fellowship with God, it is because God has taken the initiative in revealing Himself to that person. So from a Christian point of view, the burden of proof belongs to God. Bill is being consistent with what the Bible teaches in relating his own experience with God, but it would be an error on his part to assume that there is a direct, causal relationship between his testimony and someone else becoming convinced that God exists and that he needs to be reconciled to God. Please excuse me if I missed an earlier part of this thread in which Bill came across like an egotist. What I saw was simply obedience to the scriptural command to "always be ready to give a reason for the joy that is in you".
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As the owner of a V65 Sabre (shaftie), I can answer from personal experience: Aieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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Does anyone know if MSG will televise any of the Binghampton Rangers playoff games. Even taped replays would be nice?
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God never changes. He still loves us. Sending Jesus was one of His attempts to reconcile with mankind. The nature of God has not changed. Sinning in the face of God was punishable by immediate death. There are several OT passages to back this up. God is God. He cannot tolerate the prescence of sin in His midst. And the Israelites knew this! And still, some of them chose to disobey and were destroyed. Were these people KIND and LOVing themselves? God gave them every break He could but in the end, He really had no choice in the matter. Seeing as how we were failing to achieve salvation on our own, He sent His Son to die for us - to be the ultimate sin offering. Now we live in the age of grace. He sent His Son as a consolation to us, out of love. Hey, let's be fair for a moment here. KIND and LOVING does not mean a free ride. There is an amount of give and take as in any relationship. Parents are supposed to be kind and loving but does that mean that children can do whatever they want? NOT! Part of being a parent means administering punishment when the child is at fault. Part of being a parent means giving instruction. God tests us through the trial of life such that we may grow stronger. He teaches what is right and what is wrong. The consequences of our actions are made clear to us, be it Heaven or be it Hell. If God did not follow through with what He has warned us about, He would not be a very good parent. In parenting, if a parent issues a warning but does not follow through with it, the children will not take that parent's words very seriously. God does the same by telling us who have ears to hear what to do and what not to do. By life's trials, we see the folly of doing our own will rather than His. He warns us about the consequences of rejecting Him when it comes time for Judgement. Do we follow Him? I will. Peace be with you, Malcolm Lee :)
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Wow, is that custom made? I wish I could get chain drive for my slashfive so I _too_ can do wheelies and be real squiddly.
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The VRAM SIMMs go in the slots at the back - closest to the power supply. David Gutierrez drg@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu
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But after you have taken antihistamines for a few nights, doesn't it start to have a paradoxical effect? I used to take one every night for allergies and couldn't figure out why I developed bad insomnia. Finally figured out it was the antihistamines. I would fall asleep for a few minutes but would awaken at the drop of a pin a little later and could not get back to sleep. I don't have that problem since I stopped the antihistamines at bedtime. ?
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In your menu definition, put: "Quit TWM" f.function "Execute and Quit" Then define: Function "Execute and Quit" { !"some_program" f.quit } -- Barry Margolin System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.
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I guess I'm delving into a religious language area. What exactly is morality or morals? I never thought of eating meat to be moral or immoral, but I think it could be. How do we differentiate between not doing something because it is a personal choice or preference and not doing something because we see it as immoral? Do we fall to what the basis of these morals are? Also, consensus positions fall to a might makes right. Or, as you brought out, if whatever is right is what is societally mandated then whoever is in control at the time makes what is right MC MAC -- **************************************************************** Michael A. Cobb "...and I won't raise taxes on the middle University of Illinois class to pay for my programs." Champaign-Urbana -Bill Clinton 3rd Debate cobb@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
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I am a student from San Leandro High school. I am doing a research project for physics and I would like information on Edward Jenner and the vaccination for small pox. Any information at all would be greatly apprectiated. Thank you.
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[Discussion on Piracy Deleted] My own practice with new software : make a copy of the original floppies to a second set of floppies. install to hard drive from second set of floppies. put originals in a box in room number one. put copies in box in room number two. 1) Accidents DO happen to original floppies. 2) Accidents CAN happen to the installation floppy. 3) Sometimes software goes out on floppies that are JUST marginally good. Or gets too close to a magnet in shipping or storage. I've had experience with SOMETHING like the last. I purchased a compiler from a reputable vendor. THe debugger in the package just would NOT install to the hard drive. NO WAY. Repeated floppy-to-floppy copies FINALLY got a clean read of the disk. I DON'T recall if I used "diskcopy", "copy/b", or "xcopy". I made a second copy of the marginal floppy and installed from that. No problenms ( except with my typing :-) ) since. I regard backup floppies as CHEAP insurance. Just my side of the question...
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THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH USING THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON STATS FOR THE 92/93, WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE APRIL 22, 1993 EDITION OF THE USA TODAY! TRY IT OUT AND SEE WHAT YOU COME UP WITH..... 1. ADAM OATES C BRUINS 145 PTS 2. TEEMU SELANNE RW JETS 136 PTS 3. ALEXANDER MOGILNY RW SABRES 131 PTS 4. PAVEL BURE RW CANUCKS 116 PTS 5. VINCENT DAMPHOUSSE LW CANADIANS 106 PTS 6. DAVE ANDREYCHUK LW MAPLELEAFS 104 PTS 7. PHIL HOUSLEY RD JETS 103 PTS 8. PAUL COFFEY RD REDWINGS 94 PTS 9. SERGEI FEDOROV C REDWINGS 94 PTS 10. ANDY MOOG G BRUINS 86 PTS 11. AL INFRATE RD CAPITIALS 82 PTS 12. PATRICK ROY G CANADIANS 76 PTS 13. AL MACINNIS LD FLAMES 60 PTS 14. DENNIS SAVARD C CANADIANS 59 PTS 15. CALLE JOHANSSON LD CAPITALS 50 PTS 16. YURI KHMYLEV LW SABRES 41 PTS 17. RICHARD SMEHLIK LD SABRES 36 PTS ------------------------------------------------ TOTAL POINTS 1519 PTS
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Does anyone know of research done on the use of haldol in the elderly? Does short-term use of the drug ever produce long-term side-effects after the use of the drug? My grandmother recently had to be hospitalized and was given large doses of haldol for several weeks. Although the drug has been terminated, she has changed from a perky, slightly senile woman into a virtual vegetable who does not talk to anyone and who cannot even eat or brush her teeth without assistance. It seems incredible to me that such changes could take place in the course of just one and one-half months. I have to believe that the combination of the hospital stay and some drug(s) are in part catalysts for this. Any comments?
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Well, almost. It turns out that clever orbital mechanics can engineer things so that resonant interactions with the higher order harmonics of the Earth's gravitational field can pump energy into a satellite, and keep it from experiencing drag effects for periods of months to years. My favorite example of this is the Soviet/Russian heavy ELINT satellites of the Cosmos 1603 class, which are in 14:1 resonance. In particular, C1833 has undergone two periods of prolonged *gain* in altitude, the current one having started in June 1991; the mean altitude of the satellite is now as high as it has ever been since launch on 18 March 1987. (Looking at the elements for C1833 also shows the limitations of NORAD's software -- but that's another story.) This probably has little relevance to space stations, since the 71 degree orbits of the C1603 satellites are at 850 km, which is unacceptably far into the inner van Allen belt for manned platforms. But it's kind of interesting from the point of view of the physics of the situation. (Orbital elements for these satellites are available on request.) Allen Thomson SAIC McLean, VA
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Lou Gehrig, IRONMAN
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Before more bandwidth gets wasted on this: I APOLOGIZE for my flame. First, because I distributed the message to so many newsgroups; I did not check the crosspostings of the article I followed up on. Second, for not making my argument clear enough. I reacted to the tone of many of the anti-Kirlian posts, not to their content. Right or wrong, I found the arguments set in arrogant and sneering words (that includes "jokes"), which I still think is unwarranted. And, obviously, I should not have done the same.
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On Sunday 9 May 1993, Kenneth Engel writes (in substance): We are told that the penalty for sin is an eternity in Hell. We are told that Jesus paid the penalty, suffering in our stead. But Jesus did not spend an eternity in Hell. This objection presupposes the "forensic substitution" theory of the Atonement. Not everyone who believes in the Atonement understands it in those terms. For an expansion of this statement, send the messages GET GEN04 RUFF GET GEN05 RUFF GET GEN06 RUFF GET GEN07 RUFF to LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET or to LISTSERV@ASUVM.INRE.ASU.EDU Note that the character after the "GEN" is a zero. If you want to read my opun from the beginning, start with GEN01.
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I've heard *unconfirmed* rumours that there is a new Integra being released for '94. Does anybody have any info on this? The local sales people know as much as I can throw them. --Parms.
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Minnesota Lumberjacks (thought of Bunyons - as in Paul, not sore feet or Babes as in Big Blue Ox) Seattle Rainiers (I think this was considered by the new ownership -- harkening back to AAA glory days -- and placating at least one local brewer :-)
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I was referring to their propensity to dent during a spill. Prespill they are of course a work of art. __ Jorg Klinger | GSXR1100 | If you only new who Arch. & Eng. Services |"Lost Horizons" CR500 | I think I am. UManitoba, Man. Ca. |"The Embalmer" IT175 | - anonymous
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Tsiel, I would contend that there was shelling from both sides of the border, starting from the early 70's. Certainly the PLO did shell Northern Israel from the Arqoub region, but Israel did much more shelling destroying several South Lebanese villages. At the very least we can say that both sides exchanged shelling, with occasional aerial raids by Israel on Lebanese villages. In any case Steve's characterization that the 1982 invasion was only in response to years of shelling from Lebanon is false. Israel had many reasons for invading but mainly it did so to install a government in Lebanon favorable to Israel, and it nearly achieved this aim with the election of Basheer El Gemayel, and his brother, Amin El Gemayel, but the internal situation in Lebanon was too hard to control and predict so Israel had to withdraw, and Amin El Gemayel had to abrogate the 17 th of May Agreement.
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So, you'd sell your bike, and let her ride around while you have to stay home with the kids? Geez, that's a tough choice.
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This image is copyrighted. Early in another news group it was being used as a texture map in a planet orbiting simulation. That program was being freely distributed but the texture map picture for the earth had to be pulled because of copyright infringement issues. mp....
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*** On 04-19-93 04:09, John Bongiovanni had the unmitigated gall to say this: >>Suddenly, the date no longer rolls over. The time is (reasonably) accurate >>allways, but we have to change the date by hand every morning. This involves >>exiting the menu system to get to DOS. JB> Did I once hear that in order for the date to advance, something, like JB> a clock, *has* to make a Get Date system call? Apparently, the clock JB> hardware interrupt and BIOS don't do this (date advance) JB> automatically. The Get Date call notices that a "midnight reset" flag JB> has been set, and then then advances the date. When a program uses a DOS call to get the system, it resets the flag that tells the BIOS that it has passed midnight. It then uses this flag to increment the date. If the menu does a call to the system to get the time before midnight, before the BIOS sees the midnight flag, then BIOS will not know that the day passed and the date will not get updated. I might have some DOS's and BIOS's mixed up (darned cold messed up my brains) but this has been a well documented problem for years. I don't know of a workaround. Hope this helps! ... Two most common elements in the universe: Hydrogen & Stupidity. --- Blue Wave/QWK v2.10
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In the past few years I have owned 3 Mustang GTs and now own a 91 T-Bird SC. They all have had this problem. There was a recall on the T-bird for the brake problem. The Ford dealer replaced the rotors and pads but the rotors warp after about 10K miles. Between this problem and the fit and finish problems on the T-Bird I'll never buy a Ford again.
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FOR SALE: Trident 1 Meg Video Card Up to 1024x768 in 256 colors
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I've seen people in their forties and fifties become disoriented and demented during hospital stays. In the examples I've seen, drugs were definitely involved. My own father turned into a vegetable for a short time while in the hospital. He was fifty-three at the time, and he was on 21 separate medications. The family protested, but the doctors were adamant, telling us that none of the drugs interact. They even took the attitude that, if he was disoriented, they should put him on something else as well! With the help of an MD friend of the family, we had all his medication discontinued. He had a seizure that night, and was put back on one drug. Two days later, he was his old self again. I guess there aren't many medical texts that address the subject of 21-way interactions. I don't mean this as a cheap shot at the medical profession. It is an aspect of hospitals that is very frightening to me. Docs seem to believe that, because they have close control of you, it's quite all right to take your bodily equilibria into their own hands. That control reduces the chance that the patient will make a mistake, but health care providers can make mistakes too, and mistakes can be deadly under those circumstances. I grant you that sometimes there's no choice. Nevertheless, I suggest you procure a list of the drugs your grandmother is getting, and discuss it with an independent doc. Her problems may not be the effect of HALDOL at all. HALDOL may have been used validly, or it may have been prescribed because OTHER medication confused her, and because the hospital normally prescribes HALDOL for the confused elderly. Just my opinion,
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Player Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM M.Lemieux PIT 3 4 2 6 2 0 Francis PIT 3 1 5 6 5 4 Oates BOS 3 0 6 6 1 2 Yzerman DET 2 3 2 5 3 0 Coffey DET 2 0 5 5 1 0 D.Hunter WAS 3 5 0 5 -4 10 Mogilny BUF 3 4 1 5 3 4 Thomas NYI 3 2 3 5 6 0 Lapointe QUE 3 1 4 5 2 2 Johansson WAS 3 0 5 5 -1 4 Carson LA 2 4 0 4 0 2 Brown STL 2 1 3 4 1 2 Fleury CAL 2 1 3 4 0 19 G.Courtnall VAN 2 1 3 4 3 2 Flatley NYI 2 0 4 4 3 2 MacInnis CAL 2 0 4 4 -1 4 Ferraro NYI 3 3 1 4 2 2 McEachern PIT 3 3 1 4 4 8 Neely BOS 3 3 1 4 1 4 Turgeon NYI 3 3 1 4 5 0 Bellows MON 3 2 2 4 0 0 Jagr PIT 3 2 2 4 3 0 Khmylev BUF 3 2 2 4 3 0 Khristich WAS 3 2 2 4 0 2 Hawerchuk BUF 3 1 3 4 0 2 Hogue NYI 3 1 3 4 3 2 Juneau BOS 3 1 3 4 0 6 K.Stevens PIT 3 1 3 4 1 6 L.Murphy PIT 3 1 3 4 2 0 LaFontaine BUF 3 1 3 4 2 0 Ramsey PIT 3 0 4 4 3 4 Smehlik BUF 3 0 4 4 4 2 Noonan CHI 2 3 0 3 0 0 Gilmour TOR 2 2 1 3 -1 12 Hull STL 2 2 1 3 0 0 Otto CAL 2 2 1 3 2 2 Reichel CAL 2 2 1 3 0 0 Bure VAN 2 1 2 3 2 0 Drake DET 2 1 2 3 2 0 Linden VAN 2 1 2 3 4 2 Nieuwendyk CAL 2 1 2 3 -1 2 Roberts CAL 2 0 3 3 -2 4 Young QUE 3 3 0 3 3 0 B.Sweeney BUF 3 2 1 3 2 4 S.Stevens NJ 3 2 1 3 -2 4 Tocchet PIT 3 2 1 3 0 2 Carpenter WAS 3 1 2 3 0 6 J.Mullen PIT 3 1 2 3 2 2 Ronning VAN 2 2 0 2 4 0 Suter CAL 2 2 0 2 0 4 Yawney CAL 2 2 0 2 3 4 Adams VAN 2 1 1 2 2 0 Chiasson DET 2 1 1 2 -1 4 Craven VAN 2 1 1 2 2 2 Cullen TOR 2 1 1 2 -1 0 Dahlquist CAL 2 1 1 2 2 4 King WIN 2 1 1 2 2 2 Racine DET 2 1 1 2 6 14 Rychel LA 2 1 1 2 1 19 Shanahan STL 2 1 1 2 0 4 Sheppard DET 2 1 1 2 2 0 Sydor LA 2 1 1 2 0 4 Barnes WIN 2 0 2 2 1 2 Emerson STL 2 0 2 2 0 0 Gill TOR 2 0 2 2 -2 0 Granato LA 2 0 2 2 1 4 Gretzky LA 2 0 2 2 -3 0 Housley WIN 2 0 2 2 -2 0 Janney STL 2 0 2 2 0 0 King NYI 2 0 2 2 4 6 Kozlov DET 2 0 2 2 1 2 Sandstrom LA 2 0 2 2 -4 4 Shuchuk LA 2 0 2 2 -1 2 Vaske NYI 2 0 2 2 1 0 Damphousse MON 3 1 1 2 0 0 Elynuik WAS 3 1 1 2 -1 0 Guerin NJ 3 1 1 2 0 4 Hannan BUF 3 1 1 2 2 8 Holik NJ 3 1 1 2 1 4 Muller MON 3 1 1 2 0 0 Sakic QUE 3 1 1 2 0 0 Semak NJ 3 1 1 2 -2 0 Sundin QUE 3 1 1 2 1 2 Taglianetti PIT 3 1 1 2 3 6 Tipett PIT 3 1 1 2 -1 6 Barasso PIT 3 0 2 2 0 2 Bondra WAS 3 0 2 2 1 0 Carney BUF 3 0 2 2 3 4 Cavallini WAS 3 0 2 2 0 2 Desjardins MON 3 0 2 2 0 0 Duchesne QUE 3 0 2 2 1 2 Niedermayer NJ 3 0 2 2 -1 2 Ricci QUE 3 0 2 2 3 2 Ridley WAS 3 0 2 2 -1 0 U.Samuelsson PIT 3 0 2 2 4 6 Blake LA 1 0 1 1 2 0 Borschevsky TOR 1 0 1 1 0 0 Zelepukin NJ 1 0 1 1 -2 0 B.Mullen NYI 2 1 0 1 -2 0 Burr DET 2 1 0 1 -1 2 Domi WIN 2 1 0 1 2 4 Fedorov DET 2 1 0 1 2 2 Felsner STL 2 1 0 1 1 0 Howe DET 2 1 0 1 4 2 Huddy LA 2 1 0 1 1 0 Kurri LA 2 1 0 1 -2 2 Lefebvre TOR 2 1 0 1 0 12 Lidstrom DET 2 1 0 1 -1 0 Lowry STL 2 1 0 1 1 2 McSorley LA 2 1 0 1 -3 12 Millen LA 2 1 0 1 2 4 Mironov TOR 2 1 0 1 -1 2 Numminen WIN 2 1 0 1 -2 0 Paslawski CAL 2 1 0 1 -1 0 Steen WIN 2 1 0 1 -4 0 Ysebaert DET 2 1 0 1 0 0 Anderson TOR 2 0 1 1 -2 2 Berube CAL 2 0 1 1 1 15 Chelios CHI 2 0 1 1 -1 2 Ciccarelli DET 2 0 1 1 1 14 Clark TOR 2 0 1 1 0 6 Dahl CAL 2 0 1 1 2 6 Dipietro MON 2 0 1 1 0 0 Donnelly LA 2 0 1 1 1 2 Ellett TOR 2 0 1 1 -3 0 Gallant DET 2 0 1 1 1 4 K.Brown CHI 2 0 1 1 1 0 Kennedy DET 2 0 1 1 1 0 Larmer CHI 2 0 1 1 0 0 Matteau CHI 2 0 1 1 -1 2 McLean VAN 2 0 1 1 0 0 McRae STL 2 0 1 1 1 2 Murzyn VAN 2 0 1 1 2 0 Musil CAL 2 0 1 1 0 5 Pearson TOR 2 0 1 1 -1 21 Primeau DET 2 0 1 1 1 20 Probert DET 2 0 1 1 0 6 Ranheim CAL 2 0 1 1 2 0 Robitaille LA 2 0 1 1 -4 2 Roenick CHI 2 0 1 1 -1 0 Selanne WIN 2 0 1 1 -2 0 Shannon WIN 2 0 1 1 4 0 Skrudland CAL 2 0 1 1 2 10 Sutter CHI 2 0 1 1 -1 0 Taylor LA 2 0 1 1 1 0 Zhitnik LA 2 0 1 1 -2 2 Barr NJ 3 1 0 1 0 6 Bourque BOS 3 1 0 1 -2 2 Burridge WAS 3 1 0 1 -2 0 Dionne MON 3 1 0 1 0 0 Heinze BOS 3 1 0 1 0 0 Leschyshyn QUE 3 1 0 1 1 4 Presley BUF 3 1 0 1 0 0 Rucinsky QUE 3 1 0 1 1 2 Smolinski BOS 3 1 0 1 -1 2 Wood BUF 3 1 0 1 -1 4 Brunet MON 3 0 1 1 0 0 Daniels PIT 3 0 1 1 1 0 Donato BOS 3 0 1 1 -5 0 Driver NJ 3 0 1 1 -3 4 Gusarov QUE 3 0 1 1 2 0 Houlder BUF 3 0 1 1 0 0 K.Samuelsson PIT 3 0 1 1 2 0 Kamensky QUE 3 0 1 1 1 4 Krygier WAS 3 0 1 1 0 4 Loney PIT 3 0 1 1 2 0 May WAS 3 0 1 1 1 2 Miller WAS 3 0 1 1 -3 0 Odelein MON 3 0 1 1 0 0 Pivonka WAS 3 0 1 1 -1 0 Shaw BOS 3 0 1 1 -2 4 Straka PIT 3 0 1 1 0 0 Belanger MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 Chorske NJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 Druce WIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eagles WIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 Errey BUF 1 0 0 0 0 4 Ewen MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 Foligno TOR 1 0 0 0 0 16 Goulet CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 Grimson CHI 1 0 0 0 0 2 Hughes BOS 1 0 0 0 0 2 Kovalenko QUE 1 0 0 0 0 2 Leeman MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 McLlwain TOR 1 0 0 0 -2 0 Osbourne TOR 1 0 0 0 -1 2 Richer NJ 1 0 0 0 -4 0 Roberge MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 Schneider MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 Watters LA 1 0 0 0 1 4 Weimer BOS 1 0 0 0 -1 4 Andreychuk TOR 2 0 0 0 -2 2 Ashton CAL 2 0 0 0 -1 2 Babych VAN 2 0 0 0 2 2 Baron STL 2 0 0 0 0 6 Bassen STL 2 0 0 0 0 4 Baumgartner TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bautin WIN 2 0 0 0 -2 2 Belfour CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Berg TOR 2 0 0 0 -1 4 Billington NJ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Blue BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 Borsato WIN 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Bozon STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Butcher STL 2 0 0 0 2 0 Cheveldae DET 2 0 0 0 0 2 Conacher LA 2 0 0 0 2 0 Corkum BUF 2 0 0 0 0 0 Diduck VAN 2 0 0 0 2 2 Dirk VAN 2 0 0 0 0 2 Erickson WIN 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Essensa WIN 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gilbert CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Graham CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hardy LA 2 0 0 0 -1 10 Hedican STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hrudey LA 2 0 0 0 0 0 J.Lemieux CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Johansson CAL 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Joseph STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Kasatonov NJ 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Kennedy WIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 Konstantinov DET 2 0 0 0 1 4 Krushelnyski TOR 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Lidster VAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lumme VAN 2 0 0 0 2 4 Macoun TOR 2 0 0 0 -1 6 Marchment CHI 2 0 0 0 1 6 Miller STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Momesso VAN 2 0 0 0 -1 2 Moog BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 Muni CHI 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Murphy CHI 2 0 0 0 -1 4 Murray CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Nedved VAN 2 0 0 0 -2 2 Olausson WIN 2 0 0 0 -1 2 Pearson QUE 2 0 0 0 0 0 Potvin TOR 2 0 0 0 0 6 Quintal STL 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Ramage MON 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ri.Sutter STL 2 0 0 0 0 0 Rouse TOR 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Russell CHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ruuttu CHI 2 0 0 0 1 0 S.Richer BOS 2 0 0 0 -1 0 S.Smith CHI 2 0 0 0 -2 4 Sandlak VAN 2 0 0 0 -2 0 Semenov VAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 Stern CAL 2 0 0 0 -1 26 T.Hunter VAN 2 0 0 0 0 2 T.Sweeney BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 Terreri NJ 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tkachuk WIN 2 0 0 0 -3 10 Ulanov WIN 2 0 0 0 -1 4 Valk VAN 2 0 0 0 0 2 Vernon CAL 2 0 0 0 0 2 Wilson STL 2 0 0 0 0 4 Zezel TOR 2 0 0 0 -2 2 Zhamnov WIN 2 0 0 0 -1 0 Zombo STL 2 0 0 0 -1 4 Albelin NJ 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Anderson WAS 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Audette BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 4 Bodger BUF 3 0 0 0 3 0 Brisebois MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 C.Lemieux NJ 3 0 0 0 -4 17 Carbonneau MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cavallini QUE 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cote WAS 3 0 0 0 -3 0 D.Sweeney BOS 3 0 0 0 -2 4 Daigneault MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Dalgarno NYI 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Daneyko NJ 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Douris BOS 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Fetisov NJ 3 0 0 0 -5 0 Finn QUE 3 0 0 0 -1 0 Fitzgerald NYI 3 0 0 0 0 0 Foote QUE 3 0 0 0 1 0 Fuhr BUF 3 0 0 0 0 2 G.Roberts BOS 3 0 0 0 -1 4 Haller MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Hatcher WAS 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Healy NYI 3 0 0 0 0 0 Hextall QUE 3 0 0 0 0 0 Hough QUE 3 0 0 0 0 0 Iafrate WAS 3 0 0 0 -2 0 Jennings PIT 3 0 0 0 0 4 Jones WAS 3 0 0 0 -2 5 Kasparaitis NYI 3 0 0 0 0 4 Keane MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kimble BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 Krupp NYI 3 0 0 0 2 2 Kvartalnov BOS 3 0 0 0 0 2 LeClair MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Leach BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lebeau MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Ledyard BUF 3 0 0 0 -3 4 Loiselle NYI 3 0 0 0 -1 2 MacLean NJ 3 0 0 0 -4 4 Malakov NYI 3 0 0 0 1 2 May BUF 3 0 0 0 0 4 McKay NJ 3 0 0 0 0 16 Nicholls NJ 3 0 0 0 -4 4 Nolan QUE 3 0 0 0 1 2 Norton NYI 3 0 0 0 3 0 Patterson BUF 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Pilon NYI 3 0 0 0 1 22 Poulin BOS 3 0 0 0 -4 0 Roy MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Savard MON 3 0 0 0 0 0 Simon QUE 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Stapleton PIT 3 0 0 0 1 0 Stastny NJ 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Sutton BUF 3 0 0 0 2 0 T.Green NYI 3 0 0 0 -3 0 Tabaracci WAS 3 0 0 0 0 4 Vukota NYI 3 0 0 0 -1 2 Wesley BOS 3 0 0 0 1 0 Wolanin QUE 3 0 0 0 1 4 --
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Bristol Technology announces the availability of its HyperHelp(tm) and Xprinter(tm) demo for downloading. This demo showcases the two products in the form of a diagram editor called DE. Download the demo and see some of these exciting features for yourself: o Complete on-line context sensitive help system. o Printing support for PCL5 and PostScript. o Rotated Text support! o Source code for the demo is provided. The demo is available via anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9). There are two versions of the demo located in the vendor/Bristol directory: Sun - sun4.demo.tar.Z (SunOS 4.x) HP - hp700.tar.Z (HP-UX 8 & 9) If you have any questions about the demo, send an e-mail to: support@bristol.com. If you want another version of the demo (rs6000,etc...) please send an e-mail to: info@bristol.com. Remember to use binary mode! What are HyperHelp and Xprinter? Read on...... --------------------------------------------------------- Bristol Technology is proud to announce version 3.0 of its popular HyperHelp product and version 2.0 of Xprinter. HyperHelp 3.0 ------------- HyperHelp is the de-facto standard for on-line context sensitive help in the Unix marketplace. Through a one line function call, application developers can access the full features of HyperHelp and cut down drastically on their development time. HyperHelp can use the same RTF, project, and bitmap files as the MS Windows Help facility. This allows a documentation department to maintain a single set of help documents portable between MS Windows, Motif and Open Look. HyperHelp can also be authored in FrameMaker. And with HyperHelp 3.0 Bristol introduces its SGML compiler! New features in HyperHelp 3.0 include secondary windows,a character based viewer, segmented bitmaps, SGML support, and an improved History window. Xprinter 2.0 ------------ Xprinter 2.0 allows developers to add sophisticated printer support to their existing/new X based applications very easily. Xprinter uses the Xlib API for both the display and printer. This lets you use the exact same code for drawing and printing. Take a look at the source code for our demo and see Xprinter in action. If you are interested in adding PostScript and PCL5 support to your application, Xprinter is the tool for you! Earlier this year Bristola dn USL signed an agreement that resulted in Xprinter becoming the standard printing technology for UNIX SVR4.2. Feel free to run the demo and let us know what you think about HyperHelp and Xprinter. If you have any questions or comments, send them to us at: info@bristol.com or call us at (203) 438-6969. Happy demoing,
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