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I'm currently looking for information about different graphics formats, especially PPM, PCX BMP and perhaps GIF. Does anyone know if there exist any files at some site that describes these formats ??? Thanks !
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The only ether I see here is the stuff you must have been breathing before you posted...
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Regarding David Wilkerson's prophecies. While I'm not real sure of his credibility, I do remember a book he wrote, called A VISION or something like that. He made a prediction that people who bought gold would be hurt financially. At the time, gold was up to about $800; now it is less than half that. This predictio...
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-- 73, Tom ================================================================================ Tom Wagner, Audio Visual Technician. Malaspina College Nanaimo British Columbia (604)753-3245, Loc 2230 Fax:755-8742 Callsign:VE7GDA Weapon:.45 Kentucky Rifle Snail mail to: Site Q4, C2. RR#4, Nanaimo, British Columbia, C...
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I noticed this dead horse in your Keywords line. Is this the famous scarlet horse of Babylon that the Beast (that's 666 for you illuminatti) rides on in those wonderful mediaeval manuscripts. If so, I fear your announcement that the old girl is dead may be premature. I bet $20 on her to place in the 6th race at The Do...
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OK, I should have read the thread before posting my own $0.02. I would just add to Phil's very infomative discussion the following caveat: the fifth amendment applies ONLY in crinial cases. ("...nor shall any person . . . be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."). Thus if the father sued...
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I saw this article posted in a local newsgroup. I haven't seen it, or any followup traffic relating to it in these groups or other groups which I subscribe to. So, I am posting it here so others can read it, check it out, and comment on it, and provide ideas for handling these sorts of things. I have no verification...
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In the mist of the Rangers soap box (i.e. Captain neMesis-ier/ex-coach Roger Nebula bad blood bath) and with high hopes turned to new coach Mr. Klean (Commissar Keenan)... I would like to know what procedures hockey teams use to select their captains (including A's). Are they selected by the coaching staff, do the ...
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Just out of curiosity, what happened to the weekly AL and NL Game Score Reports? I used to enjoy reading them throughout the summer for the last two years. Inquisitively yours, Joel
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I thought that Walt Weiss was jewish. I seem to recall this was mentioned once while he was still at Oakland. Also, I have my suspicions about Esther Canseco (nee Haddad).
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: Could someone direct me to information on SCSI performance for each Mac? : (Max throughput, etc.) Max thruput on a Centris or Quadra is about 3.3 MB/sec. Max thruput on IIci or IIfx or equivalent is about 1.4 MB/Sec Max thruput on slower machines is slower.
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Jobs? What the hell have jobs to do with it? It's another touchy-feely program from the new, vapid administration. The fact is, the major claim made for "universal" immunization -- that "all children will be immunized" -- has absolutely no validity. Several states already have U.I. programs, have had these progra...
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Gordon Rubenfeld responds to Ron Roth: GR> GR> RR> Well, Gordon, I look at the RESULTS, not at anyone's *scientific* GR> RR> stamp of approval. GR> GR> If you and your patients (followers?) are convinced (as you've written) GR> by your methods of uncontrolled, undocumented, unreported, unsubstantiated, GR> subje...
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Are you using the traditional radiosity method, progressive refinement, or something else in your package? If you need to project patches on the hemi-cube surfaces, what technique are you using? Do you have hardware to facilitate the projection? What are the guest username and password for this ftp site...
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: From: OPDBS@vm.cc.latech.edu : Subject: Taurus/Sable rotor recall : My '92 Taurus GL with only 26k on the clock also has rotor warp. : Apparently they HAVEN'T fixed the problem yet. But try convincing the Ford : service person to fix it for free...Right!!! : Tony Gads, I have heard so many horro...
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^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ Can we assume that this guy studied advertising and not chemistry? Granted it probably a great advertising gimic, but it doesn't sound at all practical.
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I recently purchased the then current Pkg.# 486dx-33 for $2395 (but changed to NEC 3FGx monitor upgrade). Buy this Pkg. #3 now - for $100 more, you now get a bigger HD - 340mb with @256 HD cache. 30 days ago, when I bought this pkg., it was 245mb with @132K HD cache. This is a great deal although it is generally recomm...
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But, think of the *mystique* you are buying into for that extra $7k or more!!!
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From Denning: the Skipjack encryption algorithm F, an 80-bit family key that is common to all chips N, a 30-bit serial number U, an 80-bit secret key that unlocks all messages encrypted with the chip E[M; K], the encrypted message stream, and E[E[K; U] + N; F], a law enforcement block. Where the...
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... Funny. A bit disturbing. Forging a posting seems somewhat unethical, even if the subject is as notorious as McElwaine. Followups should definitely not go to sci.space.
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Wow! A 68070! I'd be very interested to get my hands on one of these, especially considering the fact that Motorola has not yet released the 68060, which is supposedly the next in the 680x0 lineup. 8-D
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The xgolf program was an April Fool's joke <sigh>.
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Hi! Everyone, Because no one has touched the problem I posted last week, I guess my question was not so clear. Now I'd like to describe it in detail: The offset of an ellipse is the locus of the center of a circle which rolls on the ellipse. In other words, the distance between the ellipse and its offset is same ever...
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--AutoWeek had an article about the car within the past six weeks. It was the issue with the Diablo VT AWD on the cover. Naturally, I don't remember the date of the issue offhand, but I can check it if anyone is interested. --Aamir Qazi --
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Does anyone know what hardware is required and where I could find it for sound recording on the Mac Portable. Thanks
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This article was probably generated by a buggy news reader.
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Article 10886 of alt.radio.scanner: Path: usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cleveland.Freenet.Edu!aj008 From: aj008@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Aaron M. Barnes) Subject: Realistic PRO-2024 for sale-was $200,sell for $150 obo Date: 20 Apr 1993 16:01:28 GMT Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA) Lines: 26 Mess...
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You are quite the loser
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}>}>}(a) out of context; }>}>Must have missed when you said this about these other "promises of god" that we keep }>}>getting subjected to. Could you please explain why I am wrong and they are OK? }>}>Or an acknowledgement of public hypocrisy. Both or neither. }>} }>}So, according to you, Jim, the only way to criticiz...
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Giant's have a five man rotation of John Burkett, Trevor Wilson, Bill Swift, Jeff Brantley, and Bud Black/Dave Burba. Black has been put on the 15 day disables and Dave Burba will take his starts.
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Make sure to take the Sutcliff, Fisk, ect. factor into account.
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The IIvx...LCIII performance at a Centris 610 price. The only reason to get an IIvx is if you really need the full-size Nubus slots. Keep in mind that the 610 supports all Apple monitors and has optional Ethernet. This lessens (but doesn't eliminate) the need for Nubus cards. And unless you're running FPU-intensive s...
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Some time ago I sent the following message: Every once in a while I design an orbital space colony. I'm gearing up to do another one. I'd some info from you. If you were to move onto a space colony to live permanently, how big would the colony have to be for you to view a permanent move as desirable? Spe...
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There is NO TEAM, repeat, NO TEAM, that is America's team. This is a diverse country with 26 MLB teams (+2 up north) and there is no one team that is America's. Who would the other teams belong to? And how does it happen? Well, teams receive this monicker through success (Cowboys), national exposure (Cubs), or bot...
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On the Lindros "trade": Like Ottawa would be stupid enough to get Lindros. Why do you think Quebec traded him? Lindros would go on personal strike again...maybe I should talk to Ottawa mgmt. about arranging such a trade.... ;-) On that xenophobe: Thankfully nobody agreed with him publicly. Maybe we should look a...
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Could someone direct me to information on SCSI performance for each Mac? (Max throughput, etc.) Kurt Tiedtke ktiedtke@jarthur.claremont.edu
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-- Gosh..I think I just installed a virus..It was called MS DOS6... Don't copy that floppy..BURN IT...I just love Windows...CRASH...
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Great interview with Benjamin Netanyahu on CNN - Larry King Live (4/15/93) This guy is knows what he is talking about. He is truely charismatic, articulate, intelligent, and demonstrates real leadership qualities. I agree, but I wish I liked his politics.
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The fact that Israel is already discussing with some Palestinians what the composition of the armed Palestinian Police Force in the territories will be during the transition phase indicates some real solid concessions and liberal thinking on the part of the Israeli side.
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_Cycle World_ puts one out, but I'm sure it's not very objective. Try talking with dealers and the people that hang out there, as well as us. We love to give advice. Most of the bigger banks have a blue book which includes motos -- ask for the one with RVs in it. Couldn't help you here. You're reading it. --...
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That's the entire point! Yes! Natural morality is a morality that developed naturally. Huh?
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Hi, Iam looking for information on any work that deals with real-time support in X-windows????!! Would be happy if you could provide any pointers or information thanks Lakshman lakshman@ms.uky.edu
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I remember reading somewhere (QEMM manual, I think) that STACK=9,256 is needed only for the Windows SETUP program. Otherwise, use STACK=0,0.
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True in theory. In practice? The technology of cellular phones will probably be spread spectrum and quite difficult to record the crypttext without the key. If the frequency path depends on they key, as I understand it to, it *could* be made effectively impossible to record. Once it hits land you can record it if ...
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When the Lunar Society's $500M estimate of the cost of a lunar colony was mentioned at Making Orbit, somebody asked Jerry Pournelle "have you talked to Bill Gates?". The answer: "Yes. He says that if he were going to sink that much money into it, he'd want to run it -- and he doesn't have the time." (Somebody then...
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This is the second post which seems to be blurring the distinction between real disease caused by Candida albicans and the "disease" that was being asked about, systemic yeast syndrome. There is no question that Candida albicans causes thrush. It also seems to be the case that active yogurt cultures with acidophilou...
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Indeed, if the color teal on a team's uniforms is any indication of the future, the Marlins are in dire trouble! Refer to the San Jose Sharks for proof... But I have hope for the Marlins. I was a sometime member of the Rene Lachemann fan club at the Oakland Coliseum, and have a deep respect for the guy. He's a gem. An...
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Sorry to disappoint you but the Red Wings earned the victory...easily. I watched most of the game on ESPN (as soon as I realized that they were televising the game which was at the beginning of the second). The Maple Leafs were flat. Very flat. Meanwhile, the Red Wings were skating very freely and dictating the pa...
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There was a recent post about a BBS where you could download a replacement for comm.drv (Win 3.x) that fixed a lot of the problems with high-speed modems. Does anyone know of an ftp site where I can get it? Thanks, Alec Lee
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Basically, any prophet I've ever dealt with has either been busy hawking stolen merchandise or selling swampland house lots in Florida. Then you hear all the stories of sexual abuse by prophets and how the families of victims were paid to keep quiet about it. Never mind that, but let me tell you about this Chevel...
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Ask the Brits. Enough people have been killed by rubber bullets that they now use them under only certain "controlled" circumstances. And they are fired from something that looks like a tear gas launcher. There are smaller rubber bullets and pellets (for shotguns). I understand that they are only intended to be di...
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Non-smoking roommate needed to sublet 1BR in 2BR carpeted apt. in Evanston, IL near the Dempster el stop parking is available Rent is $322.50/mo. + 1/2 utils. avail. May 1 - beg./end Aug. (entire apt. available Sept. 1) Roommate is 26 years-old, vegetarian, non-smoking female who...
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Some tape archivists suggest what they were after had something to do with the Kennedy assasination. Let's hear all of the tapes real soon, shall we?
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Why don't you consider PHIGS in X or PEX lib?
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Just to let all you faithful Mitsumi CD Rom owners.... Ever notice QEMM can't load you CD Rom driver high? Ain't it a bitch? Well, you can call up Quarterdeck's BBS and get a hold of the new drivers that CAN be loaded high. Sorry , I don't have their # on me. :-( I tested them out and the seem to work great!
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"Widely reported", eh? Remember, this has had a news blackout since day 2. The FBI is the single, sole, source of these rumors. It may be the truth, but it may not be. We may never know. We MUST question it, though. Why no media coverare? What were they hiding? It would seem so. They would still be alive,...
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Something else to consider: Alomar's H-R splits were .500-.363 SLG, .444-.369 OBP! Baerga's was .486-.424 and .392-.318. Pretty clearly, Alomar got a HUGE boost from his home park. I'd say you could make a good for them being about equal right now. T&P rated Baerga higher, actually. Mike
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She hasn't. Dorothy Denning has spent many years earning the professional respect of her colleagues, and something won in this manner is not easily lost. Her support of the clipper -- no matter how unpopular that position may be -- serves far more to enhance the clipper's respectability than to diminish her own. ...
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In the words of Doktor Kultur, in the Ottawa Citizen, "Remember to unhook the Nitrous Oxide before you leave the Dentist Chair!" 8^)
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I posted this to sci.psychology on April 3, and after seeing your post here on panice disorder thought it would be relevant. ----- My research indicates that two schools of thought exist. the literature promoting medication says it's the superior treatment. Not surprisingly, literature promoting cognitive therapy al...
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Boy, hats off to any Cubs fan who can actually muster up the courage to put down Braves fans. I mean, all the Braves have done is gone to two consecutive world series. Also, being the Cubs fan that I am, I really have to hand it to all the Braves fans out there that are capable of driving me crazy with that infernal ...
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Name your price, cap colours & quantity available. cheers Mike
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2nd uptade: Here are the standings for the poll after 29 votes: 5 points for 1st, 4 for 2nd,... 1 point for 5th: EA/ NHLPA game 1. DET 78 2. CHI 67 3. VAN 60 4. NY 59 5. MTL 54 6. PIT 23 7. WAS 20 8. BOS 17 9..QUE 9 10.CAL 8 11.ASW 7 12.LA 5 TOR 5 14.ASE 4 WIN 4 16.BUF 3 PHI 3 18.SJ 2 19.MIN...
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Another issue of importance. Was the crucification the will of God or a tragic mistake. I believe it was a tragic mistake. God's will can never be accomplished through the disbelief of man. Jesus came to this world to build the kingdom of heaven on the earth. He desperately wanted the Jewish people to accept him a...
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Hi all, I've been following this thread about jacob's ladder for a few weeks and I happened to come across one of the best project books that I've seen in a while. The book "Gadgeteer's Goldmine" by Gordon McComb offers over 55 excellent low cost projects including: Jacob's Ladder, tesla coils, plasma spheres, a V...
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Cheap airline ticket to L.A. on April. 21 (tuesday) from Indi. or Chicago and return about in 10 - 14 days wanted.
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-- Try MetaCard - a HyperCard-like programming environment on X.
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You could use DOS 6 to do this partly. You can set up different config.sys and autoexec.bat commands for each user, and they just have to select their menu option on bootup. Then you can have the autoexec.bat copy the win.ini and system.ini files and change directories for them. When they exit windows, it can copy...
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I have the following for sale: TI 855 Printer in excellect working condition $100 + postage Game = The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes Original box and contents used 1 time and unregistered $30 + postage If iterested EMAIL me at: EMAIL = caldwell@epcot.spdc.ti.com
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Not entirely. Its not a premise, its a conclusion. Second, that scientists (for the most part) exlude the possibility is not a problem, its a necessity. Scientists are empircists, not theologians. So do scientists, and long before you did. Clearly you have a deep and fundamental misunderstanding of science. A...
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Well....I don't know about its competing with 3D studio, but it's pretty powerful allright. Yes, send e-mail to: imagine-request@email.sp.paramax.com With a header of something like subscribe. I actually work on the FAQ (frequently asked questions). We should have the new version out of it by next week, bu...
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=============================================================================== I'm looking for the E_Mail Address of the Caere Corporation. Their Address is: CAERE CORPORATION 100 COOPER COURT LOS GATOS CALIFONIA 95030 If you know the address o have access to find it. Please could you send it to me. ...
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Dear Mr. Davidsson,
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I think you would lose your money. Julius was actually rather tall for a Roman. He did go on record as favouring small soldiers though. Thought they were tougher and had more guts. He was probably right if you think about it. As for Napoleon remember that the French avergae was just about 5 feet and that height is re...
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Los Angeles Times, Tuesday, April 13, 1993. P. A1. NEW DETAILS OF EXTENSIVE ADL SPY OPERATION EMERGE * INQUIRY: Transcripts reveal nearly 40 years of espionage by a man who infiltrated political groups By Richard C. Paddock, Times staff writer. SAN FRANCISCO -- To the outside world, Roy Bullock was a small-tim...
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Sorry to clog up the news group with this message. Wayne Rigby, I have the info you requested, but for some reason I can not mail it to you. Please contact me! Send email address. j -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "No Real Programmer can function without caffeine" -...
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I just bought an actix graphics engine 32 plus with 2 megs. I am not impressed... I have been having all sorts of problems with the board. Various lock-ups in windows, problems with the screen not centering, no flexibilty in choosing synch rates for a monitor, buggy windows drivers, lack of 1024x768x64k driver, I...
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William December Starr writes... in a typical lawyer baiting fashion, as usual. (All the while ignoring every principle of the ACLU.) Good to see your still out there WDS. Surely we've been around the ring enough by now, that you know you can't spin me up with expletives. Let's see if there's anything left worth...
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I don't know if you could call him rushed, but "Big" Ben McDonald didn't much time at all in the minors. Of course that was because the balls used in AAA had seams too large and gave McDonald blisters forcing him to go on the DL several times. He's done most of his learning here in the majors. Of course Gregg "Wild Thi...
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Is it just me, or does Bichette look totally lost in the outfield? He misplayed Martinez fly-out into a double against the Expos, misplayed Alou's single into a triple (Alou tagged out at 3rd after over-sliding the bag) and now he misplays another out into a 3 run triple...add in his wonderful batting average and we...
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Why would you say "especially Christianity"?
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Since the wiretap chip is being distributed internationally, allowing the U.S. government to spy on foreign governments, companies and people as as well as to wiretap domestic citizens, this is a world-wide issue. Please put DISTRIBUTION: WORLD on the Distrubution: line. Thank you. You don't care that people are ...
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Probably not--he's just singing someone else's opera. He's good, too; perhaps he should get "The Best Supporting Singer..." I can give you a Q/A account that is well documented (just go back and reread some of the articles that appeared after this "joke"): Q: How many antisemites does it take to come up with another...
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Our Lord and Savior David Keresh has risen! He has been seen alive! Spread the word! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[stuff deleted] Ok, here's the solution to your problem. Move to Canada. Yesterday I was able to watch FOUR games...the NJ-PITT at 1:00 on ABC, LA-CAL at 3:00 (CBC), BUFF-BOS at 7:00 (TSN and FOX), and MON-QUE at 7:30 (CBC). I think that if each series goes its max I could be watching hockey playoffs for 40-some ...
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This entire dispute over a chip has deluged this newsgroup with a lot of posts that have nothing to SELL. It all harkens back to a certain user's post of a month or so ago: STOP POSTING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT HERE!!! Save it for the computer.forsale newsgroups! If you don't GET the computer.forsale newsgroups, t...
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It's truly unfortunate that we don't have the Japanese tradition of Hari-Kari for public officials to salvage some tatters of honor after they commit offenses against humanity like were perpetrated in Waco, Texas today. -- Dave Feustel N9MYI <feustel@netcom.com>
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I've borrowed the 1992-93 version of this book from a friend...holy moley! What a wealth of contacts. Five-hundred pages of information about electronic artists and organizations around the globe (many have email addresses). An up to the minute database of this information is also available on Minitel (the book's ba...
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= = : [ The discussion begins: why does the universe exist at all? ] = = : One of the Laws of Nature, specifying cause and effect seems to dictate = : (at least to this layman's mind) there must be a causal event. No = : reasonable alternative exists. = = I would argue that causality is actually a property of s...
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Anyone out there have a Sony 1304S? I have one, and it's very nice, however - If I run it in 16" mode, the picture won't go very big. I end up with about 1" gap either side, and .5" top & bottom. I suspect an internal adjustment would fix this. Anyone tried it? Another problem is sub-brightness: Areas that are meant ...
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[horror story about FBI ruining a guy's life for the hell of it omitted] So, is this a real story or a work of fiction? How about some sources? When, where, and in what newspaper did you get all this from? Or is it all hypothetical?
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ith ork? Sure thing - You'll have to get an FDHD upgrade kit from Apple, which includes a HD floppy drive, 2 different chips (the SWIM chip was mentioned in another post) and a different floppy drive cable. Get the Apple kit through your dealer.
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What suburban kid would want to hold down a minimum wage job when there is so much more money to be made dealing drugs? Yet, somehow, surburban kids do hold down minimum wage jobs. So do inner city kids, when give the chance. Any reason you think that inner city kids are incapable of doing legitimate work?
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I'm no mustang head, but don't the early ones have a simple strut suspension (that is, with no upper A-arm)? Just a strut going down to a lower control arm (single bushing: not an A-arm), with a tension/compression rod locating it in the forward/backward direction? Anyway, simple strut suspensions like this can be...
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Some time back I asked for software recommendations to allow me to run X from my PC at home to my Sparc at the office. Many thanks for all replies, the majority of people recommended PCXremote from NCD. I received it yesterday and installed it on my Sparc and PC with only one hitch. The UNIX install consists of co...
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OK Phil, you're right. So far the "evidence" suggests that Nixon was a victim of overzealous underlings and Kennedy was a womanizing disgust-o-blob with a dash of megalomania. After crushing the CIA and FBI who's to say Kennedy wouldn't have created his own version of American Friendly Fascism? Unfortunately however,...
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WHAT IS THE FLANK DRIVE EVERYONES TALKING ABOUT?
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