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I haven't seen much info about how to add an extra internal disk to a mac. We would like to try it, and I wonder if someone had some good advice. We have a Mac IIcx with the original internal Quantum 40MB hard disk, and an unusable floppy drive. We also have a new spare Connor 40MB disk which we would like to use. The...
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ML> From: libman@hsc.usc.edu (Marlena Libman) ML> I need advice with a situation which occurred between me and a physican ML> which upset me. ML> My questions: (1) Should I continue to have this doctor manage my care? That's easy: No. You wouldn't take your computer into a repair shop where they were rude to you, e...
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Back when I was building round tail light 2002s they were Bimmers. It was only when the (red suspendered, Reganomics generated, quiche eating) Yuppies got into the market >-( that they became Beamers and the hood ornaments started disappering.
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Here are some recent observations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope: o The Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) was used to make ultraviolet observations of both the planet Pluto, and its moon Charon. The peakups were successful. The observations were executed as scheduled, and no problems were ...
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Yes, I want to concentrate on other development issues - I've created graphics libraries before, it's too time consuming... life's too short! Thanks for the clarification... Before posting my original request I had looked into the Mac's 3D capabilities and dismissed them as low grade.
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I am presently doing a masters thesis to do with traffic intersections in New Zealand but a lot of the books I am researching from, are from America or Australia and so I was wondering if anyone could please tell me what the road rules are in either country with regard to intersections. Thanks Julian Visch jsv@math.c...
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} In article <1993Apr14.175545.3528@alleg.edu>, millits@yankee.org (Sam } } i'm telling you, sam, three l's. call up mom and ask. } } bob vesterman. } yeah, and in case even that isn't enough to prompt boy genius "Sam" to pick up a paper and see how "his" name is spelled, here's another hint: the single "L" comes b...
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I just ordered a Saturn SL1 after considering a few imports. Frankly, the Saturn way of doing business and service was a *very* big plus. I hadn't bought a new car since I bought my Honda 4WD back in '85, and I was unbelieveably offended by most salespeople I met. Saturn was indeed very different. I made three differe...
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A friend has the following symptoms which have occurred periodically every few months for the last 3 years. An episode begins with extreme tiredness followed by: 1. traveling joint pains and stiffness affecting mostly the elbows, knees, and hips. 2. generalized muscle pains 3. tinnitus and a feeling of pressure i...
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I'm looking for a database called "Micro World Data Bank II", a database with digital map information containing 178,068 latitude, longitude points. It is said to be in the public domain. If anyone knows a place where I can get it (preferably FTP/gopher/mailserver etc.; otherwise snail mail) please let me know. I you h...
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The problem you see here is that some Christians claim things about the Bible which they don't actually believe or practice. I've known all sorts of Christians, ranging from the trendiest of liberals to the fire-breathing fundamentalists, and although many on the conservative side of the Christian faith do claim tha...
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][bozo posts GIFS to rec.moto] ]>he and his postmaster are also gonna get 500 copies of the post in their ]>mailboxes. ] ] Hey, it's a great picture. You can't fault his taste, only his ]technique. Chill out and educate instead of getting your panties in a ]bunch. ditto to you Dave. I'm using the picture as the b...
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You probably need an X server running on top of MS DOS. I use Desqview/X but any MS-DOS X server should do. --
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>When some types of client windows are displayed, parts of the windows >are in the wrong color; if the window is moved slightly, forcing the server >to repaint it, it is repainted in the correct colors. It doesn't happen I have the exact same problem when running Hewlett Packard's Microwave Design System (MDS) from...
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OOPS. My original message died. I'll try again... I always understood (perhaps wrongly...:)) that the bacteria in our digestive tracts help us break down the components of milk. Perhaps the normal flora of the intestine changes as one passes from childhood. Is there a pathologist or microbiologist in the house?
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Don't you think it would be better to E-mail back to you that we read sci.space so that you can count them and every server in the world does not have to get BW'd to death. Or instead you could possible cut and past all the senders into a single post and save on header bandwidth.... Not meaning to be taken as a ...
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If this is God's attitude, then I'll think I'll go along with Terry Pratchett's religious philosophy: "Oh, I believe in God. I just don't actually _like_ the blighter." P.
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I have a HP 1740 scope that (I think) has a problem in the HV section. Symptom: started turning on and off on its own, making intermittant bright flashes on the CRT, and then finally, passed away. If you have a manual (or any suggestions), please send me mail. Will gladly pay reproduction/shipping costs plus a little...
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Why not? This is rather disappointing...
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: : Seems to me Koresh is yet another messenger that got killed : : for the message he carried. (Which says nothing about the : : character of the messenger.) I reckon we'll have to find out : : the rest the hard way. : : : : Koresh was killed because he wanted lots of illegal guns.
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Can I suggest the University of Western Australia in Perth. The weathers great, the people are great and our Electronic Engineering department is great. I am a first year student here ... so I don't know much about what projects but I do know they have a good reputation in the fields of dsp and communications. Ever...
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I agree. God makes the husband the head of the house. But he surely can't do it alone. He needs the help of his beloved wife whom the Lord gave him. At least that's how it is in my house. I thank God for the beautiful woman He has brought into my life. I couldn't lead without the help of my wonderful wife.
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I was wondering if anybody knows anything about a Yamaha Seca Turbo. I'm considering buying a used 1982 Seca Turbo for $1300 Canadian (~$1000 US) with 30,000 km on the odo. This will be my first bike. Any comments? Thanks.
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Even if there was no independent proof that Luke's account was valid, I find it strange that you would take the negation of it as truth without any direct historical evidence (at least that you've mentioned) to back it up. The assertion was made, unequivocally that no Christian ever sufferred for their faith by beli...
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Over the years, I have met Christians who are not associated with any local church and are not members of any local church. This is an issue that may be very personal, but is important. What does the Bible say about this and how can we encourage our friends with regard to this issue?
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I had a similar idea, for a fax/answering machine switch, to put both machines on one line. You order distinctive ringing from your phone company. This is $3/month here. You get a second (unpublished) phone number. When someone calls this number, your phone rings with short rings instead of long rings. You set up y...
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Is there any difference in saying "Absolute Truth exists, but some people think its a lie" and "Truth is relative" ? I think there is: in both examples, the first statement is a fundamental disagreement between at least two people; the second statement is agreed upon by all. To put it another way, someone wh...
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: There are chips which perform the voice compression/expansion. They can't : be expensive, because they exist in many phones connected to PBXs or on the : PBX line cards, as well as in a lot of equipment which compresses : voice-grade circuits to save the cost of long-distance, leased T1s or : satellite circuits. : ...
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Could it be Public Missile, Inc in Michigan? From the description of ad here, it sounds like they're talking about "High Power Rocketry", an outgrowth of model rocketry. This hobby uses non-metallic structural compoments and commerically manufactured engines ranging in impulse classification from G to P. The hobby ...
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Hi there! Could some kind soul tell me what is the price of LC/IIvi/IIvx compatible 512kb VRAM SIMMs in the US nowadays? The price over here (Finland) is so ridiculously high (about $185 each in USD) that I think it is worth the trouble to try to get them overseas. Thanks
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Sigha. 1) Trying to figure out a way to put a halogen beam on my CB360T... Are there any easy ways to do this (i.e. a "slip-in" bulb replacement)? 2) Was told by a guy at the bike shop that my "not damn near bright enough" incandescent beam might be caused by a perma-low battery. So I went and picked up this c...
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PRC = People's Republic of China != Cambodia. Go play.
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I just moved from Borland C++ 3.0 to Visual C++ today. When I tried to compile my C++ program, it complained a function prototype problem. It turned out that the typedef WORD in MS C++ is a BYTE, not unsigned int. Could anyone shine some light on this subject ? Why a WORD is a BYTE ? -Ming T. Lin
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Hi! Sorry, it's german, but I hope you understand it. Uebertragung der Schaltplan-Daten (*.SCH) in die Board-Daten (*.JOB): PADS-LOGIC: In/Out Reports Net List Select PADS-PCB Net List Output file name -> filename angeben PADS-PCB: In/Out Ascii I...
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A method which will directly (almost) provide you with the information that you require is that which is commonly used for coordinate measurements of human body landmarks (eg. the SELSPOT system by SELSPOT AB, Sweden, and the WATSMART System ??). These use lateral photoeffect detectors [Lindholm and Oberg, 1974; Wol...
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Woops! This is rec.sport.hockey! Not rec.sport.golf! Hope you check the newsgroup header next time before posting! Steve
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Heard minutes ago on KOA radio, Denver. Nolan Ryan to have arthroscopic on a knee, and to miss 2 - 5 weeks. Rockies (Nied) lead Mets (Gooden) 4 - 0 in 7th. All runs in first inning.
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[Cross-posted from alt.psychology.personality since it talks about physician's personalities. Apologies to sci.med readers not familiar with the Myers-Briggs "NT/NF" personality terms. But, in a word or two, the NTs (iNtuitive->Thinkers) are approximately your philosophy/science/tech pragmatic types, and the NFs ...
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I'm sick too watching all-american names like GRETZKY etc. Which names you accept ? Sitting bull and dances with wolves ? It is North America. What are you doing here ?
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You're correct, except that's Quadra 800 not Centris 800.
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Your last remark is a contradiction, but I'll let that pass. I was addressing the notion of the Great Commission, which you deleted in order to provide us with dull little homilies. Thank you, Bing Crosby. Now you go right on back to sleep and mommy and daddy will tuck you in later. Oh, and how convenient his bible...
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There is just something disconcerting about the name of this group. :)
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What astounded me on moving to the left coast from the right coast, was to actually get waves from HARLEY riders! No, Really! I remember the first time as a truely memorable event. It might have something to do with the... No. I refuse to bring that up again. Thanks EVO, for being a Harley rider that waves first.
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For those missing the context of this thrilling discussion between Jim and I, Jim wrote the following to me in e-mail after I pointed out that he (Jim) had taken a quote out of context: He directed a similar accusation of hypocrisy, again based on a lack of response to an article by Robert Weiss, toward Stephen. I po...
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A suggestion: cameras panning over planted automatic weapons, followed by a show trial and medals all around for the valiant forces of Lawn Order? --
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Hi... what alternatives to the Express modem do Duo owners have (if they want to go at least 9600 baud)? Every place in town says they are back ordered, and part of the reason I want a laptop mac is so I can use it as a remote terminal from wherever I am, but I really would hate to have to wait 2 months to get a modem...
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========== 20" COLOR TV ============= San Diego Mesa College Area Emerson M20R w/ "high-tech" square screen BEST PRICE YOU features: timer/sleep feature for auto- shut on/off CAN FIND FOR A fully cable read...
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[deleted for a very good reason which I'm sure you can guess] 0. Enact a law that bans people without a sense of humor from posting allegedly humorous items. If he did this, I think his approval rating would go through the roof! This means we can't quote Ed without his permission. No using these lists in your ...
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: I would like to get your opinions on this: when exactly does an engaged : couple become "married" in God's eyes? Some say that if the two have : publically announced their plans to marry, have made their vows to God, and : are unswervingly committed to one another (I realize this is a subjective : qualifier) they ar...
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As of today I will no longer be a contact for Zeos International on the net. This responsibility has been taken over by another tech (davidm@zeos.com) and I am moving up and on (mo money, mo money :)). I just wanted to thank all of the netters who have supported and encouraged the participation of Zeos on the net. I p...
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: Ford and his automobile. I need information on whether Ford is : partially responsible for all of the car accidents and the depletion of : the ozone layer. Also, any other additional information will be greatly : appreciated. Thanks. : SSSSSoooooooooooo!!!!! Its all HIS fault!! Thank God Louis Chevrolet is inno...
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Hello World, just bought a new Stealth two weeks ago. Got a grad student rebate. Someone told me that there's another $400 reabet for 1st time Chrysler buyer. True ? If yes can I still get it or am I too late ?
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Dear Netters I want to send EMG-signals from a running person to a computer. Each signal is 4KHz wide and there is up to 30 of them on each running person. The signal is only to be sent over a few hundred meters. It seems to me that the frequency intended for this use is about 150MHz and about 440MHz. To make the tra...
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First, I thank collectively all people who have given good answers to my questions. In my follow-up to Jason Smith's posting, I will address some issues that have caused misunderstanding: Yes, to some degree. There was an excellent discussion in sci.skeptic on the nature of scientific work two weeks ago, I hope it ...
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Does anybody know the details of the Shriners All-Star game that featured the best seniors in college hockey in a game in Orono, Maine? If you do, please reply.
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IMO any good player should score on power plays because of the man advantage. Very good power play scorers tend to become overrated because their point totals are inflated by power play points. +/- tends to expose these overrated players such as Brett Hull, John Cullen and Dave Andreychuck. Given the opportunity to ...
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It is usually possible to reach people at IKI (Institute for Space Research) in Moscow by writing to IKIMAIL@esoc1.bitnet This is a machine at ESA in Darmstadt, Germany; IKI has a dedicated phone line to this machine and someone there logs in regularly to retrieve mail. In addition, there are several user accounts ...
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And thus, we come to one of the true beauties of baseball; these things, along with many others will never be separated. Almost *everything* in baseball is situational and interdependent. This is what allows us to carry on all the arguments that we have. If everything could be explained and balanced on a statistical b...
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Regards, Steve.
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So where was she? And would she consider staying there? --
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well folks, my mac plus finally gave up the ghost this weekend after starting life as a 512k way back in 1985. sooo, i'm in the market for a new machine a bit sooner than i intended to be... i'm looking into picking up a powerbook 160 or maybe 180 and have a bunch of questions that (hopefully) somebody can answer: *...
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 14, 1993 PUBLIC EVENTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1993 10:20 am EST...
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: A quick and dirty way to get higher current carrying capacity : on PC board traces for one- or few-of-a-kind boards is to : strip some #14 Romex house wiring cable to bare copper, form : the bare copper to follow the trace, and solder it down. And if it's not quick and dirty, you can get bus bars that are stamped ou...
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Haven't seen this one on here yet, so here it goes: B. arely A. dequate, T. otally F. ***ed! I don't know about adequate, but it fits the acronym. =) -- Andrew Diederich diederic@spot.colorado.edu
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I'm using int15h to read my joystick, and it is hideously slow. Something like 90% of my CPU time is being spent reading the joystick, and this is in a program that does nothing but printf() and JoyRead(). The problem is that a lot of programs trap int15h ( like SMARTDRV ) and so it is a slow as hell interface. Can ...
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We no longer use quarter inch tape for backups, and have a case of unopened DC6150s for sale. I'll sell the lot, or in boxes of 5 tapes each.
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Who cares what the fellow wrote anyway? I mean, it came from PSUVM, so how could it possibly have been of any importance? ===== (disperse smileys until no longer offended)
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Apparently, my editor didn't do what I wanted it to do, so I'll try again. i'm looking for any programs or code to do simple animation and/or drawing using fractals in TurboPascal for an IBM Thanks in advance
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Press Release No.19-93 Paris, 22 April 1993 Users of ESA's Olympus satellite report on the outcome of their experiments "Today Europe's space telecommunications sector would not be blossoming as it now does, had OLYMPUS not provided a testbed for the technologies and services of the 1990s". This summarises the genera...
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Right. So who cares which PLAYER gets credited, as long as the TEAM gets more runs? If a player helps the TEAM get more R and RBI, but doesn't score them all himself, who cares? Consider: Player A: single. Player B: grounder to short; reaches on the force at 2nd. Player C: Double, B to 3rd. Player D: Sac fly. ...
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I agree. Six hour long stretches behind the wheel really make me thirsty, especially for something with caffeine. I consider it a failing of my car that it has no cup holder nor anywhere to put a cup holder.
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I just visited the NY Auto Show, and saw two LH cars on the floor: Eagle Vision and Dodge Intrepid. Really nice I must say. Very attractive styling, lots of features and room, at a competitive price. Unfortunately, the workmanship is quite disappointing. On BOTH cars, the rubber seals around the window and door ...
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: Indeed, if NSA really designed the algorithm to be secure, it's very likely : as secure as IDEA or 2-key DES. However, the system as a whole isn't resistant : to "practical cryptanalysis." In _The Puzzle Palace_, Bamford describes how : several NSA employees were turned by foreign (presumably KGB) agents, despit...
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The fantasy was that he had found something of fundamental importance to one of the hot questions of the day ('77). He really had very little reason to believe it, other than raw hope. By fantasy, I certainly don't mean Velikovskian manias. I'm not familiar with the history of this experiment, although, arguably, ...
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UPI Clarinet has just relayed a "scoop" from the Toronto Sun (or was that Star? I like the Star myself ...) that Iron Mike Keenan has come to an agreement with the New York Rangers for next season. Interestingly, this comes the day after the Times Sports had an editorial about how the Rangers need their own Pat Riley...
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The best thing to do is to get a full face, even if it is a cheap brain bucket. I didn't think a full face was important until I took a gnarly spill and ended up sliding 20 feet on my face. Plus with the visor down, you also have no worries about your contacts.
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Exactly when will the hover test be done, and will any of the TV networks carry it. I really want to see that...
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The Angels won their home opener against the Brewers today before 33,000+ at Anaheim Stadium, 3-1 on a 3-hitter by Mark Langston. J.T. Snow and Gary Discarcina hit home runs for the Angels.
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Okay, here's the entry sheet. Keep in mind that not all spots are decided, so it may change. Series Your Pick Games Division Semis NY Islanders-Pittsburgh New Jersey-Washington Buffalo-Boston Montreal-Quebec St. Louis-Chicago Toronto-Detroit Winnipeg-Vancouver Los Angeles-Calgary Division Finals ...
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A very simple question : it seems to me that the contraceptive pill just prevents the ovule to nest in the vagina and forces it to fall every month. But it does not prevent the fertilzation of the ovule. Is it true ? If yes, is there a risk of extra-uterine pregnancy, that is the development of the ovule inside the Fa...
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: : Of course, penalties will have to be changed: : : Roughing: Chauvanistic Males Being Aggressive : Slashing: Chauvanistic Males Venting Frustration : Fighting: Proof That Males Cannot Cope With Their Feelings : NO NO NO! since all the penalties fall into three classes, there should only be three penalties: 1. F...
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Wharf Wrat rites: Ever' once in a while, you still see a reference to the super- slab system as "Interstate and Defense Highways." But whether the military has much of anything that goes 80 on the road is another matter. A few of their most whomped-up diesel trucks, maybe, load permitting. The military surplus stu...
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What can be done, short of circumcision, for an adult male whose foreskin will not retract?
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Yes. He thought about it. Jack Waters II DoD#1919
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930418 Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. [Honestly.] The word of Sin is Restriction. [Would I kid you?] Does one man's words encompass the majestic vision of thousands of individuals? Quoting a man is not the same as quoting the Order. Taken out of context, words can be interpreted much differently ...
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Hi all, I would like to purchase CD-ROM drive. The specs I would like to have is: * Applicable to Kodak multisession Photo-CD * SCSI(2) Interface * Compatible with Adaptec-1542B * Does not need any caddies * Cheaper ( < $500 if possible) * Double Speeded I believe there are no drives satisfying...
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i have a question for you all related to this. jesus condemns divorce several times in the new testament, and i have a hard time with this. the catholic church (as far as i can tell) does grant annulments with the statement that the marriage never really existed in God's eyes. (please, if i am mistinterpreting, correc...
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My insurance company encourages annual physicals, and at my age [42] i'm thinking that BIannual physicals, at least, might be a good idea. Therefore, i'm shopping for a GP. Might as well get a good one. Could the Assembled Net Wisdom suggest things i should look for, or point me to the FAQ archive if on this topic i...
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Ok if you are so right, name a few good examples that were brought up. john
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This is similar to my saying that Clinton's timber summit does little to fix the health care problem. Look at the whole picture, not just randomly picked libertarian positions. If government is not allowed to use "non-initiated force" to achieve its goals, than no special interest can influence the government to use...
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Joe Torre has to be the worst manager in baseball. For anyone who didn't see Sunday's game, With a right hander pitching he decides to bench Lankform, a left handed hitter and play jordan and gilkey, both right handers. Later, in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and two outs he puts lankford, a 300 hitter with...
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where can I buy 1 or 2 of these chips (pref in Australia)? What is name and address of `UMC'? Dan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Blockley ! I may say something profound Environmental science ! here one day. Murdoch...
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Ed: Before you ridicule the intelligence of other people, LEARN TO SPELL. Your typographical errors are, indeed, "embarassing" to those of us who read alt.politics.libertarian for its allegedly superior ideas and writing.
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I need to have PCs and SPARCstations run the same application ( namely MicroSoft Project ). The original system ran on the PC. Now it needs to be expanded to allow UNIX users to work with the application. The current proposal is to use DESQview/X as a display server for the application. I would like to know your exper...
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I'm just guessing here, but I'd guess that X11R5 expects the CG3 to have 1152x900 resolution, and the version of the CG3 in the SPARCclassic is 1024x768. --
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