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+ I was wondering if anyone out there could enlighten me on this car I saw
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+ the other day. It was a 2-door sports car, looked to be from the late 60s/
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+ early 70s. It was called a Bricklin. The doors were really small. In addition,
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+ the front bumper was separate from the rest of the body. This is
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+ all I know. If anyone can tellme a model name, engine specs, years
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+ of production, where this car is made, history, or whatever info you
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+ have on this funky looking car, please e-mail.
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+ A fair number of brave souls who upgraded their SI clock oscillator have
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+ shared their experiences for this poll. Please send a brief message detailing
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+ your experiences with the procedure. Top speed attained, CPU rated speed,
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+ add on cards and adapters, heat sinks, hour of usage per day, floppy disk
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+ functionality with 800 and 1.4 m floppies are especially requested.
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+
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+ I will be summarizing in the next two days, so please add to the network
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+ knowledge base if you have done the clock upgrade and haven't answered this
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+ poll. Thanks.
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+ well folks, my mac plus finally gave up the ghost this weekend after
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+ starting life as a 512k way back in 1985. sooo, i'm in the market for a
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+ new machine a bit sooner than i intended to be...
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+
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+ i'm looking into picking up a powerbook 160 or maybe 180 and have a bunch
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+ of questions that (hopefully) somebody can answer:
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+
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+ * does anybody know any dirt on when the next round of powerbook
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+ introductions are expected? i'd heard the 185c was supposed to make an
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+ appearence "this summer" but haven't heard anymore on it - and since i
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+ don't have access to macleak, i was wondering if anybody out there had
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+ more info...
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+
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+ * has anybody heard rumors about price drops to the powerbook line like the
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+ ones the duo's just went through recently?
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+
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+ * what's the impression of the display on the 180? i could probably swing
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+ a 180 if i got the 80Mb disk rather than the 120, but i don't really have
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+ a feel for how much "better" the display is (yea, it looks great in the
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+ store, but is that all "wow" or is it really that good?). could i solicit
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+ some opinions of people who use the 160 and 180 day-to-day on if its worth
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+ taking the disk size and money hit to get the active display? (i realize
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+ this is a real subjective question, but i've only played around with the
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+ machines in a computer store breifly and figured the opinions of somebody
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+ who actually uses the machine daily might prove helpful).
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+
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+ * how well does hellcats perform? ;)
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+
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+ thanks a bunch in advance for any info - if you could email, i'll post a
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+ summary (news reading time is at a premium with finals just around the
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+ corner... :( )
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+ --
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+ Tom Willis \ twillis@ecn.purdue.edu \ Purdue Electrical Engineering
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+ Do you have Weitek's address/phone number? I'd like to get some information
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+ about this chip.
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+ From article <C5owCB.n3p@world.std.com>, by tombaker@world.std.com (Tom A Baker):
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+
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+
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+ My understanding is that the 'expected errors' are basically
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+ known bugs in the warning system software - things are checked
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+ that don't have the right values in yet because they aren't
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+ set till after launch, and suchlike. Rather than fix the code
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+ and possibly introduce new bugs, they just tell the crew
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+ 'ok, if you see a warning no. 213 before liftoff, ignore it'.
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+
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+ Of course. The term must be rigidly defined in any bill.
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+
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+
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+ I doubt she uses this term for that. You are using a quote allegedly
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+ from her, can you back it up?
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+ I read the article as presenting first an argument about weapons of mass
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+ destruction (as commonly understood) and then switching to other topics.
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+ The first point evidently was to show that not all weapons should be
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+ allowed, and then the later analysis was, given this understanding, to
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+ consider another class.
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+ There were a few people who responded to my request for info on
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+ treatment for astrocytomas through email, whom I couldn't thank
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+ directly because of mail-bouncing probs (Sean, Debra, and Sharon). So
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+ I thought I'd publicly thank everyone.
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+
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+ Thanks!
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+
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+ (I'm sure glad I accidentally hit "rn" instead of "rm" when I was
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+ trying to delete a file last September. "Hmmm... 'News?' What's
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+ this?"....)
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+
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+ ALL this shows is that YOU don't know much about SCSI.
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+
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+ SCSI-1 {with a SCSI-1 controler chip} range is indeed 0-5MB/s
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+ and that is ALL you have right about SCSI
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+ SCSI-1 {With a SCSI-2 controller chip}: 4-6MB/s with 10MB/s burst {8-bit}
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+ Note the INCREASE in SPEED, the Mac Quadra uses this version of SCSI-1
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+ so it DOES exist. Some PC use this set up too.
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+ SCSI-2 {8-bit/SCSI-1 mode}: 4-6MB/s with 10MB/s burst
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+ SCSI-2 {16-bit/wide or fast mode}: 8-12MB/s with 20MB/s burst
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+ SCSI-2 {32-bit/wide AND fast}: 15-20MB/s with 40MB/s burst
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+
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+ By your OWN data the "Although SCSI is twice as fast as ESDI" is correct
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+ With a SCSI-2 controller chip SCSI-1 can reach 10MB/s which is indeed
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+ "20% faster than IDE" {120% of 8.3 is 9.96}. ALL these SCSI facts have been
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+ posted to this newsgroup in my Mac & IBM info sheet {available by FTP on
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+ sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) in the info-mac/report as
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+ mac-ibm-compare[version #].txt (It should be 173 but 161 may still be there)}
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+
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+ Part of this problem is both Mac and IBM PC are inconsiant about what SCSI
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+ is which. Though it is WELL documented that the Quadra has a SCSI-2 chip
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+ an Apple salesperson said "it uses a fast SCSI-1 chip" {Not at a 6MB/s,
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+ 10MB/s burst it does not. SCSI-1 is 5MB/s maximum synchronous and Quadra
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+ uses ANsynchronous SCSI which is SLOWER} It seems that Mac and IBM see
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+ SCSI-1 interface and think 'SCSI-1' when it maybe a SCSI-1 interface driven
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+ in the machine by a SCSi-2 controller chip in 8-bit mode {Which is MUCH
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+ FASTER then true SCSI-1 can go}.
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+ I have win 3.0 and downloaded several icons and BMP's but I can't figure out
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+ how to change the "wallpaper" or use the icons. Any help would be appreciated.
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+
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+ Thanx,
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+
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+ -Brando
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+ I've had the board for over a year, and it does work with Diskdoubler,
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+ but not with Autodoubler, due to a licensing problem with Stac Technologies,
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+ the owners of the board's compression technology. (I'm writing this
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+ from memory; I've lost the reference. Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
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+
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+ Using the board, I've had problems with file icons being lost, but it's
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+ hard to say whether it's the board's fault or something else; however,
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+ if I decompress the troubled file and recompress it without the board,
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+ the icon usually reappears. Because of the above mentioned licensing
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+ problem, the freeware expansion utility DD Expand will not decompress
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+ a board-compressed file unless you have the board installed.
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+
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+ Since Stac has its own product now, it seems unlikely that the holes
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+ in Autodoubler/Diskdoubler related to the board will be fixed.
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+ Which is sad, and makes me very reluctant to buy Stac's product since
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+ they're being so stinky. (But hey, that's competition.)
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+ --
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+ I have a line on a Ducati 900GTS 1978 model with 17k on the clock. Runs
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+ very well, paint is the bronze/brown/orange faded out, leaks a bit of oil
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+ and pops out of 1st with hard accel. The shop will fix trans and oil
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+ leak. They sold the bike to the 1 and only owner. They want $3495, and
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+ I am thinking more like $3K. Any opinions out there? Please email me.
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+ Thanks. It would be a nice stable mate to the Beemer. Then I'll get
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+ a jap bike and call myself Axis Motors!
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+
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+ --
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+ -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ "Tuba" (Irwin) "I honk therefore I am" CompuTrac-Richardson,Tx
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+ irwin@cmptrc.lonestar.org DoD #0826 (R75/6)
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+ Yep, that's pretty much it. I'm not a Jew but I understand that this is the
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+ Jewish way of thinking. However, the Jews believe that the Covenant between
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+ YHWH and the Patriarchs (Abraham and Moses, in this case) establishes a Moral
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+ Code to follow for mankind. Even the Jews could not decide where the boundaries
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+ fall, though.
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+
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+ As I understand it, the Sadducees believed that the Torah was all that was
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+ required, whereas the Pharisees (the ancestors of modern Judaism) believed that
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+ the Torah was available for interpretation to lead to an understanding of
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+ the required Morality in all its nuances (->Talmud).
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+
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+ The essence of all of this is that Biblical Morality is an interface between
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+ Man and YHWH (for a Jew or Christian) and does not necessarily indicate
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+ anything about YHWH outside of that relationship (although one can speculate).
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+
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+
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+ The trouble with all of this is that we don't really know what the "created
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+ in His image" means. I've heard a number of different opinions on this and
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+ have still not come to any conclusion. This rather upsets the Apple Cart if
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+ one wants to base a Life Script on this shaky foundation (to mix metaphors
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+ unashamedly!) As to living by Christ's example, we know very little about
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+ Jesus as a person. We only have his recorded utterances in a set of narratives
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+ by his followers, and some very small references from comtemporary historians.
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+ Revelation aside, one can only "know" Christ second-hand or worse.
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+
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+ This is not an attempt to debunk Christianity (although it may seem that way
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+ initially), the point I`m trying to make is that we only really have the Bible
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+ to interpret, and that interpretation is by humanity. I guess this is where
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+ Faith or Relevation comes in with all its inherent subjectiveness.
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+
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+
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+ No. There may be an absolute moral code. There are undoubtably multiple
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+ moral codes. The multiple moral codes may be founded in the absolute moral
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+ code. As an example, a parent may tell a child never to swear, and the child
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+ may assume that the parent never swears simply because the parent has told
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+ the child that it is "wrong". Now, the parent may swear like a trooper in
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+ the pub or bar (where there are no children). The "wrongness" here is if
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+ the child disobeys the parent. The parent may feel that it is "inappropriate"
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+ to swear in front of children but may be quite happy to swear in front of
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+ animals. The analogy does not quite hold water because the child knows that
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+ he is of the same type as the parent (and may be a parent later in life) but
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+ you get the gist of it? Incidentally, the young child considers the directive
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+ as absolute until he gets older (see Piaget) and learns a morality of his own.
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+
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+ David.
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+
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+ ---
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+ On religion:
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+ Yo Ken, let's keep on-top of things! Both the "External Tank" and
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+ "Wingless Orbiter" options have been deleted from the SSF redesign
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+ options list. Today's (4/23) edition of the New York Times reports
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+ that O'Connor told the panel that some redesign proposals have
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+ been dropped, such as using the "giant external fuel tanks used
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+ in launching space shuttles," and building a "station around
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+ an existing space shuttle with its wings and tail removed."
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+
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+ Currently, there are three options being considered, as presented
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+ to the advisory panel meeting yesterday (and as reported in
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+ today's Times).
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+ Option "A" - Low Cost Modular Approach
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+ This option is being studied by a team from MSFC. {As an aside,
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+ there are SSF redesign teams at MSFC, JSC, and LaRC supporting
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+ the SRT (Station Redesign Team) in Crystal City. Both LeRC and
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+ Reston folks are also on-site at these locations, helping the respective
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+ teams with their redesign activities.} Key features of this
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+ option are:
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+ - Uses "Bus-1", a modular bus developed by Lockheed that's
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+ qualified for STS and ELV's. The bus provides propulsion, GN&C
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+ Communications, & Data Management. Lockheed developed this
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+ for the Air Force.
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+ - A "Power Station Capability" is obtained in 3 Shuttle Flights.
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+ SSF Solar arrays are used to provide 20 kW of power. The vehicle
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+ flies in an "arrow mode" to optimize the microgravity environment.
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+ Shuttle/Spacelab missions would utilize the vehilce as a power
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+ source for 30 day missions.
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+ - Human tended capability (as opposed to the old SSF sexist term
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+ of man-tended capability) is achieved by the addition of the
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+ US Common module. This is a modified version of the existing
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+ SSF Lab module (docking ports are added for the International
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+ Partners' labs, taking the place of the nodes on SSF). The
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+ Shuttle can be docked to the station for 60 day missions.
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+ The Orbiter would provide crew habitability & EVA capability.
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+ - International Human Tended. Add the NASDA & ESA modules, and
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+ add another 20 kW of power
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+ - Permanent Human Presence Capability. Add a 3rd power module,
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+ the U.S. habitation module, and an ACRV (Assured Crew Return
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+ Vehicle).
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+ Option "B" - Space Station Freedom Derived
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+ The Option "B" team is based at LaRC, and is lead by Mike Griffin.
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+ This option looks alot like the existing SSF design, which we
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+ have all come to know and love :)
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+
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+ This option assumes a lightweight external tank is available for
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+ use on all SSF assembly flights (so does option "A"). Also, the
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+ number of flights is computed for a 51.6 inclination orbit,
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+ for both options "A" and "B".
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+
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+ The build-up occurs in six phases:
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+ - Initial Research Capability reached after 3 flights. Power
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+ is transferred from the vehicle to the Orbiter/Spacelab, when
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+ it visits.
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+ - Man-Tended Capability (Griffin has not yet adopted non-sexist
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+ language) is achieved after 8 flights. The U.S. Lab is
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+ deployed, and 1 solar power module provides 20 kW of power.
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+ - Permanent Human Presence Capability occurs after 10 flights, by
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+ keeping one Orbiter on-orbit to use as an ACRV (so sometimes
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+ there would be two Orbiters on-orbit - the ACRV, and the
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+ second one that comes up for Logistics & Re-supply).
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+ - A "Two Fault Tolerance Capability" is achieved after 14 flights,
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+ with the addition of a 2nd power module, another thermal
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+ control system radiator, and more propulsion modules.
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+ - After 20 flights, the Internationals are on-board. More power,
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+ the Habitation module, and an ACRV are added to finish the
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+ assembly in 24 flights.
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+ Most of the systems currently on SSF are used as-is in this option,
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+ with the exception of the data management system, which has major
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+ changes.
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+ Reduced Prices!
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+ I have a list of things forsale on behalf of my brother, who's moving (moved
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+ already)
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+
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+ Offer:
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+ 1) Black and Decker Duster Plus (Portable Hand Vaccum)
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+ purchased for $32, $12
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+
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+ 2) SR-1000 Dual Cassette Portable Player, AM/FM
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+ 5-Band graphics Equalizer, high speed dubing, Duo
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+ Tape.Tape deck A, seems to have lost treble sound.
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+ But, I bet it's fixable.
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+ purchased for $80 $25
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+
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+ 3)Monolux Zoom MicroScope, up to 1200X magnification
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+ Made in Japan, includes case and accessories
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+ purchased for $50 $20
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+
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+ 4)Sunbeam 1400 Hair Dryer, the dryer you put your
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+ head under/into. You know, the ones you see in the salons.
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+ (Don't ask me why my bro had it)
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+ purchased for $60 $24
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+
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+ 5)Everylast Speed Bag, all leather. Brand new, never
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+ used $10
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+
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+ 6)Osterizer Pusle Matic Blender, with 10 speeds
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+ and a cookbook, 5 years old $10
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+ purchased for $50
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+
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+ 8)Binolux Binoculars . 7x35, extra wide angle
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+ 525ft. at 1000yds. with case. very new. $20
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+
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+ 9)Proctor and Silex Spray,Steam and Dry Iron.
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+ very new. $10
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+
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+
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+ Any questions, contact me thru e-mail and I will reply expeditously
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+ And always, S+H are not included, so please consider this.
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+
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+ And lastly, I'm a very reasonable.Very Reasonable.
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+ Don't be so sure. Look what happened to Japanese citizens in the US during
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+ World War II. If you're prepared to say "Let's round these people up and
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+ stick them in a concentration camp without trial", it's only a short step to
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+ gassing them without trial. After all, it seems that the Nazis originally
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+ only intended to imprison the Jews; the Final Solution was dreamt up partly
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+ because they couldn't afford to run the camps because of the devastation
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+ caused by Goering's Total War. Those who weren't gassed generally died of
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+ malnutrition or disease.
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+ I certainly do use it whenever I have to do TIFF, and it usually works
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+ very well. That's not my point. I'm >philosophically< opposed to it
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+ because of its complexity.
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+
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+ This complexity has led to some programs' poor TIFF writers making
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+ some very bizarre files, other programs' inability to load TIFF
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+ images (though they'll save them, of course), and a general
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+ inability to interchange images between different environments
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+ despite the fact they all think they understand TIFF.
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+
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+ As the saying goes, "It's not me I'm worried about- it's all the
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+ abuse of TIFF over the years, and I chalk it all up to the immense (and
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+ unnecessary) complexity of the format.
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+
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+ In the words of the TIFF 5.0 spec, Appendix G, page G-1 (capitalized
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+ emphasis mine):
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+
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+ "The only problem with this sort of success is that TIFF was designed
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+ to be powerful and flexible, at the expense of simplicity. It takes a
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+ fair amount of effort to handle all the options currently defined in
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+ this specification (PROBABLY NO APPLICATION DOES A COMPLETE JOB),
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+ and that is currently the only way you can be >sure< that you will be
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+ able to import any TIFF image, since there are so many
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+ image-generating applications out there now."
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+
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+
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+ If a program (or worse all applications) can't read >every< TIFF
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+ image, that means there are some it won't- some that I might have to
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+ deal with. Why would I want my images to be trapped in that format? I
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+ don't and neither should anyone who agrees with my reasoning- not
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+ that anyone does, of course! :-)
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+ I recently posted an article asking what kind of rates single, male
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+ drivers under 25 yrs old were paying on performance cars. Here's a summary of
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+ the replies I received.
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+
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+
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+
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+ I'm not under 25 anymore (but is 27 close enough).
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+
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+ 1992 Dodge Stealth RT/Twin Turbo (300hp model).
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+ No tickets, no accidents, own a house, have taken defensive driving 1,
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+ airbag, abs, security alarm, single.
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+
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+ $1500/year $500 decut. State Farm Insurance (this includes the additional $100
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+ for the $1,000,000 umbrella policy over my car and house) The base
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+ policy is the standard $100,000 - $100,000 - $300,000 policy required in DE.
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+
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+ After 2nd defensive driving course it will be 5% less.
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+
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+ I bought the car in September 1992. The company I was with (never had
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+ and accident or ticket in 11 years) quoted me $2,500.
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+
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+ Hope this helps.
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+
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+ Steve Flynn
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+ University of Delaware
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+ ======================================================================== 45
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+
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+ Kevin:
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+
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+ (Hope I remembered your name correctly)...
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+
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+ You asked about insurance for performance cars. Well, last year
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+ I was in a similar situation before I bought my car, and made the
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+ same inquiry as you.
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+
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+ Age: 24 (then and now)
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+ Car: 1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
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+ Driving Record: Clean
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+ State: Illinois
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+ Cost: $820/6 mos.
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+
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+ I turn 25 in May and the insurance goes down to $520/6 mos.
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+ Also, I'm single and that incurs a higher rate with my company.
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+
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+ I've got a couple other friends w/ AWDs and they pay more
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+ than I do (different ins. companies also), so maybe I'm just lucky.
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+
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+ Hope the info helps.
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+
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+ Dan
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+ [dans@jdc.gss.mot.com]
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+ Motorola Cellular Subscriber Group
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+
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+ ======================================================================== 38
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+ USA
59
+ Cc:
60
+
61
+ I'm 23; live in Norman, Oklahoma; drive an '89 Thunderbird SC; have
62
+ never made a claim against my insurance (though I have been hit
63
+ several times by negligent drivers who couldn't see stop signs or
64
+ were fiddling with their radios); and I have had three moving violations
65
+ in the last 18 months (one for going 85 in a 55; one for "failure to
66
+ clear an intersection" (I still say the damn light was yellow); and
67
+ one for going 35 in a 25 (which didn't go on my record)). My rates
68
+ from State Farm (with a passive restraint deduction) on liability,
69
+ $500 deductible comprehensive, and $500 deductible collision are
70
+ roughly $1300/year. (I was paying just over $1100/year for a '92 Escort LX.)
71
+
72
+ James
73
+
74
+ James P. Callison Microcomputer Coordinator, U of Oklahoma Law Center
75
+ Callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu /\ Callison@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu
76
+ DISCLAIMER: I'm not an engineer, but I play one at work...
77
+ The forecast calls for Thunder...'89 T-Bird SC
78
+ "It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he has
79
+ and all he's ever gonna have."
80
+ --Will Munny, "Unforgiven"
81
+ ======================================================================== 61
82
+
83
+ I am beyond the "under 25" age group, but I have an experience a few
84
+ years ago that might be interesting to you. I owned a 1985 Toyota Celica
85
+ GT. I decided to buy myself a gift - a more exotic car. Front runners
86
+ included the Toyota Supra Turbo and the Porsche 924 (1987 model years).
87
+ I narrowed it down to those two. I liked the simplicity and handling
88
+ (and snob appeal, too) of driving a Porsche. The Supra Turbo was less
89
+ money and had more features and performance - almost a personal luxury
90
+ car. It had better acceleration and a higher top speed than the 924.
91
+ I was almost ready to give in to a buying impulse for the 924, but i
92
+ decided to stop by my insurance agent's office on the way. I asked
93
+ about what would happen to my rate with either car.
94
+
95
+ "If you buy the Supra, your rate classification will be the same as
96
+ the Celica (the '85 Celica was considered a subcompact and for that
97
+ year was rated as one of the safest cars), with a slight increase because
98
+ the car will be 2 years newer. Our lower-risk division will continue
99
+ to handle your account.
100
+
101
+ "If you buy the Porsche 924, we'll have to change you to the standard
102
+ [higher] rate company and your rate will double. And if you go with
103
+ a 944, it's another story again - we'll cover the rest of this year,
104
+ but cancel you after that."
105
+
106
+ "But the Supra is much faster than the 924, and the 924 is actually
107
+ faster than the [standard] 944. That doens't make sense."
108
+
109
+ That's what the book says. We don't insure Corvettes, either. For
110
+ some reason, the underwriters consider Supras - and their drivers -
111
+ as very traditional and conservative."
112
+
113
+ I eventually went with the Supra for a number of reasons. The Porsche
114
+ dealer had a nice salesman to get me interested, but a tough high-pressure
115
+ guy in the back room. At equal monthly payments, it would have taken
116
+ a year longer to pay for the Porsche, plus its higher insurance. I
117
+ concluded that the high insurance was related to probability of auto
118
+ theft.
119
+
120
+ /|/| /||)|/ /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~ | Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
121
+ / | |/ ||\|\ \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_| | goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
122
+ ========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======
123
+
124
+
125
+
126
+
127
+
128
+ ======================================================================== 32
129
+
130
+ I live in Idaho. When I was <26 many years ago (10 years) I bought a Trans
131
+ Am (new). Insurance was about $1300/year. When I turned 26, it immediately
132
+ dropped to $460/year. I had not had any accidents before or after, this was
133
+ strictly an age change. That same rate stayed pretty much the same until I
134
+ sold the car 2 years ago. My F-150 pickup is about $80/year less.
135
+
136
+ The real amazing thing is that when I woke up at age 25, I felt SO MUCH MORE
137
+ RESPONSIBLE than I was before... :-)
138
+
139
+ Wes
140
+
141
+ ======================================================================== 21
142
+
143
+
144
+ For your information:
145
+ California
146
+ Male, single, under 25 , No moving violation
147
+ Alfa Spider
148
+ =======> $2000 / year
149
+
150
+ What a bargain!!!
151
+ ======================================================================== 28
152
+
153
+ Let's see, I'm 24, single, male, clean driving record. I have a 92 VW COrrado
154
+ VR6. I live in San Jose, California. I pay ~1500$ a year through Allstate. A
155
+ good deal if you ask me.
156
+
157
+ I was thinking about getting a Talon, but I think the insurance is higher
158
+ for a "turbo" sports car vs a V6
159
+
160
+ -W
161
+
162
+ ======================================================================== 27
163
+
164
+ 1986 Honda CRX Si, clean record, in a small New Mexico town was around $800
165
+ per year, age 24.
166
+
167
+ Nearby city rates were 1.5X-2X higher than where I've got mine insured.
168
+
169
+ ..robert
170
+ --
171
+ Robert Stack / Institute of Transportation Studies, Univ of California-Irvine
172
+ stack@translab.its.uci.edu '92 Mazda Protege LX
173
+ ======================================================================== 37
174
+ 1300 per year, 1992 Saturn SC, 21 Years old, State: New Mexico,
175
+ Insurance: State Farm.
176
+
177
+
178
+ ======================================================================== 64
179
+
180
+
181
+ Here is my info:
182
+
183
+ Car : '89 Toyota Celica ST
184
+ Insurance Co : Farmer's Insurance
185
+ Yearly insurance: $2028
186
+ Age : 24
187
+ Date of license : Oct 14, 1992
188
+ Residence : Mountain View, California
189
+ No moving violations (for now atleast ;-)
190
+
191
+ Hope this helps. Please post a summary if possible.
192
+
193
+ Vijay
194
+ **********************************************************************
195
+ Vijay Anisetti
196
+ Email: anisetti@informix.com Apt: (415)962-0320 Off: (415)926-6547
197
+ ======================================================================== 38
198
+ Single, 24 years old, Eagle Talon Turbo AWD, $1200 (full-cover, reasonable
199
+ liability)
200
+ No tickets, No violations, No accidents... (knock on wood...)
201
+ Mass,
202
+
203
+ One thing that makes a HUGE difference in MASS is the town you live in.
204
+ I'm personally in one of the best towns within reasonable distance
205
+ of Boston. If I moved to the absolute best it would go down to about
206
+ $1150, if I moved to the worst it would be $2000+..
207
+
208
+ Also one accident and a couple of tickets, would probably add another $600...
209
+
210
+
211
+ _RV
212
+
213
+
214
+ ======================================================================== 43
215
+ I have a 1990 Mitsubishi eclipse turbo awd, am 23 years old and have no
216
+ tickets that went on my record. I live in Illinois just outside of Chicago
217
+ and pay $1560 a year with full coverage at State Farm. I did get a small
218
+ discount because of my alarm system($30 a year). I only live 15 miles from
219
+ Chicago but if I actually lived in the city the price would be about $2000
220
+ a year.
221
+ ======================================================================== 41
222
+ I'm over 25, but in case you're interested anyway, I'm insuring a 93 SHO
223
+ for $287/6 month. Thats 100k personal+300k total+100k property with
224
+ 250 deductible, glass and towing, State Farm.
225
+
226
+ ======================================================================== 39
227
+
228
+ Unless you are under 20 or have been driving for less than 5
229
+ years, I think you are being seriously ripped off. I don't have
230
+ one of the performance cars you listed, but if your record is
231
+ clean, then you should not be paying over $2K.
232
+
233
+ Did you try calling all the insurance dealers you could find?
234
+ Although rates are supposed to be standardized, I've found that
235
+ most places I initially call, give me some ridiculously high
236
+ quote and *finaly*, I hit one that is much lower.
237
+
238
+ Also, I have changed insurance companies when the rate went up at
239
+ renewal (no accidents, tickets, car gets older??) to maintain a low
240
+ rate. You always have to be careful when it comes to insurance
241
+ companies 8^).
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1
+ I would like to be able to amplify a voltage signal which is
2
+ output from a thermocouple, preferably by a factor of
3
+ 100 or 1000 ---- so that the resulting voltage can be fed
4
+ more easily into a personal-computer-based ADC data
5
+ acquisition card.
6
+
7
+ Might anyone be able to point me to references to such
8
+ circuits? I have seen simple amplifier circuits before, but
9
+ I am not sure how well they work in practice.
10
+
11
+ In this case, I'd like something which will amplify sufficiently
12
+ "nicely" to be used for thermocouples (say, a few degrees
13
+ accuracy or better).
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1
+ QUESTION:
2
+ What is the EXACT entry (parameter and syntax please), in the X-Terminal
3
+ configuration file (loaded when the X-Terminal boots), to add another system
4
+ to the TCP/IP access control list?
5
+
6
+ BACKGROUND:
7
+ I have two unix systems, 1. an AT&T 3B2 running X11R3 and MIT's X11R4 and
8
+ 2. a Sun SS10 without any X.
9
+ I want to have a window to the Sun and the 3B2 on the NCD X-Terminal at the
10
+ same time. I can do this if I manually set the Network Parameter TCP/IP
11
+ Access Control List to off, then login to my telnet session. Not Great!
12
+ I've tried to get "xhost" to work and failed. Either my syntax is wrong
13
+ or the X11R3 implementation is bogus.
14
+ I am trying to edit the NCD configuration file that is loaded when the
15
+ NCD boots. No matter what entry I add or edit, the NCD still boots with
16
+ the TCP/IP Access Control list containing only the 3B2.
17
+ My manuals are worthless so any help would be most appreciated!! Thanks!
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1
+
2
+ [...]
3
+
4
+ These don't seem like "little things" to me. At least, they are orders
5
+ worse than the motto. Do you think that the motto is a "little thing"
6
+ that will lead to worse things?
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1
+
2
+ I think that Mike Foligno was the captain of the Sabres when he
3
+ got traded to the Leafs. Also, wasn't Rick Vaive the captain of
4
+ the Leafs when he got traded to Chicago (with Steve Thomas for
5
+ Ed Olcyzk and someone). Speaking of the Leafs, I believe that
6
+ Darryl Sittler was their captain (he'd torn the "C" off his
7
+ jersey but I think he re-claimed the captaincy later on) when he
8
+ was traded to the Flyers.
9
+
10
+ Oh yeah, of course, Gretzky was the captain of the Oilers before
11
+ he was traded wasn't he?
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1
+
2
+ )>> "The Catalog of Personal Computing Tools for Engineers and Scien-
3
+ )>> tists" lists hardware cards and application software packages for
4
+ )>> PC/XT/AT/PS/2 class machines. Focus is on engineering and scien-
5
+ )>> tific applications of PCs, such as data acquisition/control,
6
+ )>> design automation, and data analysis and presentation.
7
+
8
+ )>> If you would like a free copy, reply with your (U. S. Postal)
9
+ )>> mailing address.
10
+
11
+ I have a copy of this catalog in front of me as I write this.
12
+ It does have tons of qool stuff in it.
13
+ My impression is that they try not to send it out to "browsers". It
14
+ appears that if your not a buyer or an engineer they do not want to
15
+ waste a catalog on you. When you get a catalog there's a "VIP Code" you
16
+ have to give them "to ensure your continued subscription.".
17
+ Anyway, if you want to get in touch with them, the company is
18
+
19
+ Personal Computing Tools
20
+ 550 Division Street
21
+ Campbell, CA 95008
22
+ (408) 378-8400
23
+ (They also have fax #'s and toll free #'s for ordering and tech support)
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1
+
2
+
3
+
4
+
5
+ The control box of the Window itself (upper left corner of the window, single
6
+ click, am I being too simplistic?) has a font option. The 8 X 12 is about the
7
+ biggest one I can use without the characters turning funky.
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1
+ I don't know about the specific problem mentioned in your
2
+ message, but I definitely had SCSI problems between my
3
+ Q700 and my venerable Jasmine Megadrive 10 cartridge
4
+ drives. My solution was to get Silverlining. None of
5
+ the loops that involved blind writes worked to the drives;
6
+ in fact the only loop that worked was the "Macintosh
7
+ Software" loop (whatever that means).
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1
+ Hello,
2
+ I am looking to add voice input capability to a user interface I am
3
+ developing on an HP730 (UNIX) workstation. I would greatly appreciate
4
+ information anyone would care to offer about voice input systems that are
5
+ easily accessible from the UNIX environment.
6
+
7
+ The names or adresses of applicable vendors, as well as any
8
+ experiences you have had with specific systems, would be very helpful.
9
+
10
+ Please respond via email; I will post a summary if there is
11
+ sufficient interest.
12
+
13
+
14
+ Thanks,
15
+ Ken
16
+
17
+
18
+ P.S. I have found several impressive systems for IBM PC's, but I would
19
+ like to avoid the hassle of purchasing and maintaining a separate PC if
20
+ at all possible.
21
+
22
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
23
+ Ken Hinckley (kph2q@virginia.edu)
24
+ University of Virginia
25
+ Neurosurgical Visualization Laboratory
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1
+
2
+ Actually, fossil fuel plants run hotter than the usual
3
+ boiling-water reactor nuclear plants. (There's a gripe in the industry
4
+ that nuclear power uses 1900 vintage steam technology). So it's
5
+ more important in nuclear plants to get the cold end of the system
6
+ as cold as possible. Hence big cooling towers.
7
+
8
+ Oil and gas fired steam plants also have condensers, but they
9
+ usually are sized to get the steam back into hot water, not most of the
10
+ way down to ambient. Some plants do cool the condensers with water,
11
+ rather than air; as one Canadian official, asked about "thermal
12
+ pollution" de-icing a river, said, "Up here, we view heat as a resource".
13
+
14
+ Everybody runs closed-cycle boilers. The water used is
15
+ purified of solids, which otherwise crud up the boiler plumbing when
16
+ the water boils. Purifying water for boiler use is a bigger job than
17
+ cooling it, so the boiler water is recycled.
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1
+ Doug Roberts - Ken Hill for NL MVP!!
2
+ Let's go 'Spos
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1
+
2
+ Yes.
3
+
4
+ (I am adamantly an environmentalist. I will not use styrofoam table service.
5
+ Please keep that in mind as you read this post - I do not wish to attack
6
+ environmentalism)
7
+
8
+ A half truth is at least as dangerous as a complete lie. A complete lie will
9
+ rarely be readily accepted, while a half truth (the lie subtly hidden) is more
10
+ powerfully offered by one who masquerades as an angel of light.
11
+
12
+ Satan has (for some people) loosened the grip on treating the earth as something
13
+ other than God's intricate handiwork, something other than that on which the
14
+ health of future generations is based. It is being treated with respect. You
15
+ think he's going to happily leave it at that? No. When one error is rejected,
16
+ it is his style to push people to the opposite error. Therefore the earth is
17
+ not God's intricate handiwork, not because it is rubbish, but because it is
18
+ God. Mother earth is the one you are to primarily love and serve.
19
+
20
+ I see two facets of a response to it:
21
+
22
+ 1: Care for the environment. Treat it with proper respect, both because it is
23
+ God's intricate handiwork and the health of future generation, and because
24
+ showing the facet of one who is disregardful of such things does not
25
+ constitute what the Apostle Paul called "becoming all things to all men so
26
+ that by all possible means I might save some."
27
+
28
+ Don't say "Forget the environment, I've got important things to spend my time
29
+ on." - putting your foot in your mouth in this manner will destroy your
30
+ credibility in expressing the things that _are_ more important.
31
+
32
+ 2: Show that it is not the ultimate entity, that it is creature and not
33
+ creator. Show that its beauty and glory points to a greater beauty and
34
+ glory. Show that it is not the ultimate tapestry, but one of many cords
35
+ woven in the infinite tapestry.
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1
+
2
+ It depends on your priorities. A lot of people put higher priorities
3
+ on gas mileage and cost than on safety, buying "unsafe" econoboxes
4
+ instead of Volvos. I personally take a middle ground -- the only
5
+ thing I really look for is a three-point seatbelt and 5+mph bumpers.
6
+ I figure that 30mph collisions into brick walls aren't common enough
7
+ for me to spend that much extra money for protection, but there are
8
+ lots of low-speed collisions that do worry me.
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1
+
2
+ The front covers should be available from Sony. Check with a local car
3
+ stereo shop. You will probably (definitely) have to provide the units
4
+ serial number and hopefully you had registered the warranty card. I
5
+ don't know the cost, but replacements have to be available to people
6
+ who damage the face cover, so it stands to reason that it can be replaced.
7
+
8
+ As to deterring theft:
9
+
10
+ When I worked for a stereo shop, we referred the customer to a Sony 800
11
+ number. We would not sell the face, nor did we have them available. Most
12
+ people who came in asking for the face cover (or a pullout sleave for that
13
+ matter) would look very disheartened to find that they acquired a deck
14
+ they couldn't use. If theft occurs with these decks, notify Sony. Serial
15
+ numbers do catch theives.
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1
+ My 14-y-o son has the usual teenage spotty chin and greasy nose. I
2
+ bought him Clearasil face wash and ointment. I think that is probably
3
+ enough, along with the usual good diet. However, he is on at me to
4
+ get some product called Dalacin T, which used to be a
5
+ doctor's-prescription only treatment but is not available over the
6
+ chemist's counter. I have asked a couple of pharmacists who say
7
+ either his acne is not severe enough for Dalacin T, or that Clearasil
8
+ is OK. I had the odd spots as a teenager, nothing serious. His
9
+ father was the same, so I don't figure his acne is going to escalate
10
+ into something disfiguring. But I know kids are senstitive about
11
+ their appearance. I am wary because a neighbour's son had this wierd
12
+ malady that was eventually put down to an overdose of vitamin A from
13
+ acne treatment. I want to help - but with appropriate treatment.
14
+
15
+ My son also has some scaliness around the hairline on his scalp. Sort
16
+ of teenage cradle cap. Any pointers/advice on this? We have tried a
17
+ couple of anti dandruff shampoos and some of these are inclined to
18
+ make the condition worse, not better.
19
+
20
+ Shall I bury the kid till he's 21 :)
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1
+ Just as a not of possible interest on this subject ..
2
+ It is my understanding that exploding televisions were a major cause of
3
+ domestic accidents in the Soviet Union in past years!
4
+
data/docs/doc_034.txt ADDED
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1
+
2
+ How do you define war? Do seiges and constant attacks on villiages
3
+ count as acts of war, or is that only when the Jews do them?
4
+ January, 1948: Arab Liberation Army attacks Kfar Szold
5
+ 1000 men attack Kfar Etzion, 14 miles south of Jerusalem,
6
+ after cutting off the supply lines to it.
7
+ Attacks on Yehiam (Western Galilee) and kibbutz Tirat Tzvi.
8
+ By Mid-March, The Jewish settlements in the Negev had been cut off from
9
+ land links with the rest of the Jewish population.
10
+ The Etzion group of villiages, near Hebron, had been cut off,
11
+ while 42 members of a convoy trying to supply Yehiam were
12
+ slaughtered, cutting off the villiage.
13
+ Jerusalem was under seige, being cut off from its supply route from
14
+ Tel Aviv (the bombed out supply trucks have been left on the side
15
+ of that road to this day in memoriam). By this time, 1200 Jews
16
+ had been killed.
17
+
18
+ Of course, this isn't war, since it's only the Arabs attacking.
19
+ Just like last week when the Fatah launched Katyusha rockets
20
+ against Northern israel. Where does uprising end and war begin?
21
+ Will it still be 'Intifadah' when the PLO brings in tanks?
22
+
23
+
data/docs/doc_035.txt ADDED
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
 
 
 
 
1
+
2
+ Once again, it appears that the one-eyed man has appeared in the land of the sighted
3
+ and for some strange resaon has appointed himself the ruler and supreme power.
data/docs/doc_036.txt ADDED
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
+
2
+ Funny you should mention this; one time on HNIC Don Cherry pointed out
3
+ Vanbiesbrouck's mask. He _hated_ it. I think he said something to the effect
4
+ of:
5
+ "You see? He was great last year; now he goes out and gets that dopey mask
6
+ and he can't stop a beachball!"
7
+
8
+ You may or may not take Cherry seriously at all, but I cracked up when I heard
9
+ it.
data/docs/doc_037.txt ADDED
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
+ Oh boy, a little K-bike versus /2 scuffling? Grow up! And that goes for
2
+ the both of you!
3
+
4
+ I do hope that the "dump dempster" campaign works however.
5
+ I think that he is a crook, and I am suprised that it has taken this long
6
+ for anything to be done (though obviously, it ain't over yet)
7
+ On the other hand,
8
+ I'm not sure that I want to be in bed with ANY of the wackos running.
9
+ Throwing $20.oo down a rathole might be more effective than sending it in
10
+ to the club. You wouldn't get anything, but you don't get anything now.
11
+
12
+ The magazine you say? Ever since the MOA politburo installed Don it has
13
+ lacked any sort of panache it may have had.
14
+
15
+ Ah, but what would I know? I own a /6 AND a K-bike
data/docs/doc_038.txt ADDED
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
+
2
+ I agree with this assessment. Furthermore, its promotion as
3
+ providing greater protection than bare voice is quite true, as far
4
+ as it goes. However, the only way for it to fulfill its stated goal
5
+ of letting LE wiretap "terrorists and drug dealers" is to restrict
6
+ stronger techniques.
7
+
8
+ Wiretap targets presently use strong encryption, weak encryption, or
9
+ (the vast majority) no encryption. The latter two classes can be
10
+ tapped. With weak encryption in every phone, the no-encryption
11
+ class is merged into the weak-encryption class. Will the
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+ introduction of Clipper cause targets presently enjoying strong
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+ privacy to give up on it? that is, to rely for privacy on a system
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+ expressly designed to deny it to people like them? I doubt it. The
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+ mere introduction of this scheme will give the government *nothing*.
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+
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+ The stated goal of preventing the degradation of wiretapping
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+ capabilities can be fulfilled by restriction of domestic
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+ cryptography, and only by this restriction. "Clipper" appears to be
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+ no more than a sop, given to the public to mute any complaints. We
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+ would find this a grossly inadequate tradeoff, but I fear the public
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+ at large will not care. I hate to even mention gun control, but
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+ most people seem to think that an `assault weapon' (as the NYT uses
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+ the word) is some sort of automatic weapon, .50 caliber maybe. Who
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+ wants to have such a thing legal? Well, people know even less about
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+ cryptology; I suspect that strong cryptography could easily be
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+ labeled "too much secrecy for law-abiding citizens to need".
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+
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+
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+ What they say is opinion, but what they do is what matters, and will
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+ continue unless overturned. And the courts are reluctant to annul
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+ law or regulation, going to some length to decide cases on other
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+ grounds. Furthermore, Congress can get away with quite a bit. They
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+ could levy a burdensome tax; this would place enforcement in the
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+ hands of the BATF, who as we've seen you really don't want on your
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+ case. They could invoke the Commerce Clause; this seems most
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+ likely. This clause will get you anywhere these days. The 18th was
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+ required because the Supreme Court ruled a prohibitory statute
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+ unconstitutional. In 1970 Congress prohibited many drugs, with a
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+ textual nod to the Commerce Clause. The Controlled Substances
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+ Act of 1970 still stands. I think the government could get away
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+ with it.
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+
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+ The word is "subrogation." Seems to me, if you're willing to wait
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+ for the money from scumbag's insurance, that you save having to pay the
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+ deductible. However, if scumbag's insurance is Scum insurance, then you may
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+ have to pay the deductible to get your insurance co.'s pack of rabid, large-
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+ fanged lawyers to recover the damages from Scum insurance's lawyers.
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+
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+ Sad, but true. Call it job security for lawyers.
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+
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+ Later,
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+ / iftccu:talk.politics.guns / vincent@cad.gatech.edu (Vincent Fox) / 10:34 am Apr 14, 1993 /
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+
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+ This isn't rec.guns, so maybe this is getting a bet technical, but I
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+ can't resist....
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+
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+
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+ Sometimes..... Depends on WHY it misfired....
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+
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+
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+ I can't imagine doing much combat type shooting single action.....
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+
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+
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+ Assuming the cylinder WILL rotate....
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+
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+
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+ Never hurts to err on the side of safety, but if you've got one of those
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+ 'new fangled' hammer blocks or transfer bar safeties, it's unnecessarily
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+ redundant. I'd rather have the extra round.
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+
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+
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+ Quite true. Speed loaders are a little less convenient to pack around
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+ than magazines though.
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+
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+
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+ True, but this is a training function.
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+
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+
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+ Cocked and locked for single actions or hammer down on double actions
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+ are the only carry modes that make sense... The 80 series Colt's for
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+ example are quite safe to carry this way.
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+
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+
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+ Agreed.
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+
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+ Now that I've shot off my mouth a bit, let me back some of this up. It
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+ is true that a simple misfire on a revolver doesn't cost you much. On
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+ the other hand, I've had all sorts of interesting things happen over the
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+ years. For example, I've had FACTORY ammunition that has had high
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+ primers. A high primer will tie your revolver up somewhere from seconds
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+ to minutes while you try to pound the action open to clear the problem.
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+ An auto? Jack the slide and continue.
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+
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+ I've had bullets come out of the case, keeping the cylinder from
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+ turning, see clearing paragraph above. About the WORST that can happen
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+ with a semi auto is a double feed. This can be cleared in seconds.
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+
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+ Most revolvers are more 'fragile' then semi auto's. There are all sorts
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+ of close tolerance parts and fitting involved. Dropping the gun, or a
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+ blow to the gun or all sorts of things can take it out of action. Many
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+ of the problems that can be cured on the spot with a (quality) semi auto
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+ take a gun smith for a revolver. In short a revolver MAY be less likely
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+ to malfunction, but as a rule when it does, you're out of the fight.
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+ The majority of malfunctions that occur with semi autos does not fall
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+ into that category.
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+
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+ Vincint makes many good points in this post, but leaves off the opposing
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+ view of most of them. A real good starting place is Ayoob's "The Semi
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+ Auto Pistol for Police and Self Defense."
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+
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+ In general, I'd agree, the revolver is an excellent first gun and self
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+ defense weapon for somebody that does not have the time, and inclination
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+ that is necessary for the training and practice needed to use a semi
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+ auto effectively as a self defense arm.
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+
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+ Most cops are notoriously indifferent to firearms. If the department
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+ isn't going to train them, they aren't going to take the time on their
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+ own. There is no doubt that training is an issue. The amount of
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+ training required for effective use of a semi auto is probably several
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+ times that of a revolver. Many cops don't bother.
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+
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+ For myself, I'd hate to be limited to one or the other. I'd rather pick
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+ what fits better with my personal inclination, what I'm wearing that day
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+ and so on. Like the Moderator on rec.guns says, buy em all!
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+
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+ That said, I have to admit that often my advice to people thinking of
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+ buying their first defense arm is (right after taking a class) get a
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+ Ruger or Smith revolver.... (Sorry Colt fans. Colt revolvers are ok
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+ too!)
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+
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+ If this post had gone the other way, I'd be arguing for revolvers. :-)
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+ Ted, you're missing a vital point. As Roger Lustig pointed out in a
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+ previous response, the reason why Schott was banned from baseball was
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+ because she had been known to call and think in a racially biased manner on
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+ a constant basis. Such thoughts affected her hiring practices. Bonilla,
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+ on the other hand, was found to have mentioned this one word a single time.
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+ If he had been known to go around, criticizing homosexuals, it would be a
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+ different story. Furthermore, he is merely an athlete. He doesn't have to
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+ hire anyone as Schott had to do. Dave Pallone, the former NL umpire who is
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+ an admitted homosexual, has decided to assist in a protest before a Mets
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+ game at Shea. He, like you, thinks that Bonilla should be suspended from
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+ baseball. Pallone is hoping for a year's suspension. In my opinion,
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+ that's downright ludicrous. As Howie Rose on WFAN said, if you start
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+ suspending athletes who have mentioned a derogatory word even a single time
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+ under whatever conditions, then you'd probably have enough people remaining
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+ to play a three-on-three game. Now, honestly, if you truly analyze the
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+ differences between the two cases that you bring up in your article, I
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+ would think that you'd reconsider your thoughts.
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+
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+
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+ -Sean
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+
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+ Well I am using The Home Office. I bought it for arounde $350.
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+ It does 14.4. I don't know if it's for data or fax. But the
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+ feature I use is the Voic Mail Box, which I really have liked.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ Western Digital 1-800-832-4778.....Sam
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+ For the second straight game, California scored a ton of late runs to crush
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+ the Brewhas. It was six runs in the 8th for a 12-5 win Monday and five in
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+ the 8th and six in the 9th for a 12-2 win yesterday. Jamie Navarro pitched
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+ seven strong innings, but Orosco, Austin, Manzanillo and Lloyd all took part
5
+ in the mockery of a bullpen yesterday. How's this for numbers? Maldanado has
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+ pitched three scoreless innings and Navarro's ERA is 0.75. The next lowest
7
+ on the staff is Wegman at 5.14. Ouch!
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+
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+ It doesn't look much better for the hitters. Hamilton is batting .481, while
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+ Thon is hitting .458 and has seven RBI. The next highest is three. The next
11
+ best hitter is Jaha at .267 and then Vaughn, who has the team's only HR, at
12
+ .238. Another ouch. Looking at the stats, it's not hard to see why the team
13
+ is 2-5. In fact, 2-5 doesn't sound bad when you're averaging three runs/game
14
+ and giving up 6.6/game.
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+
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+ Still, it's early and things will undoubtedly get better. The offense should
17
+ come around, but the bullpen is a major worry. Fetters, Plesac and Austin gave
18
+ the Brewers great middle relief last year. Lloyd, Maldanado, Manzanillo,
19
+ Fetters, Austin and Orosco will have to pick up the pace for the team to be
20
+ successful. Milwaukee won a number of games last year when middle relief either
21
+ held small leads or kept small deficits in place. The starters will be okay,
22
+ the defense will be alright and the hitting will come around, but the bullpen
23
+ is a big question mark.
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+
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+ In other news, Nilsson and Doran were reactivated yesterday, while William
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+ Suero was sent down and Tim McIntosh was picked up by Montreal. Today's game
27
+ with California was cancelled.
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+
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+ : In any case, I think Viola would have made a better signing. Why?
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+ : Viola is younger, and is left handed (how many left handed starters does
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+ : Toronto have?
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+
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+ Well, I agree that Viola is a better signing. However, why does
7
+ everyone say that you want lefthanded starters? I understand lefthanded
8
+ spot relievers, even though they usually face more righthanded batters
9
+ than lefthanded batters. I just don't understand why people insist
10
+ on lefthanded starters, unless there is a park effect (e.g., Yankee Stadium).
11
+ Most batters in MLB are righthanded, so righthanded starters will have
12
+ the platoon advantage more often than lefthanded starters.
13
+ I guess one argument for lefty starters is that certain teams
14
+ may be more vulnerable to LHP's than RHP's. However, this is probably
15
+ only a factor in the postseason, because teams seldom juggle their starters
16
+ for this reason during the regular season.
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+
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+ I think you just want the best starters you can get, regardless of
19
+ whether they are lefties or righties. Lefthanded starters tend to have
20
+ higher ERA's than righthanded starters, precisely because managers
21
+ go out of their way to start inferior lefties (or perhaps because of
22
+ the platoon advantage).
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+
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+ Am I missing something here?
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+ Of course, if you want to check the honesty of your dealler, take it in
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+ knowing what's wrong, and ask them to tell you. :)
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+
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+ Of course he'll probably know right a way, then charge you a $20 service
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+ fee. :)
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+ Is there a Wyse 60 Terminal Emulator or a comms toolbox kit available on the
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+ net somewhere?
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+
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+ Thanks.
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+
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+ Easy Rider (harleys, drugs, rednecks, New Orleans), Mad Max (violence, DoD
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+ wanna-be's), Time Rider (Honda Thumper, Time travel), On Any Sunday
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+ (Documentary about dirtbike racers, GREAT!), The (Great?) Escape (Steve
8
+ Mcqueen, Nazis), Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean, future DoD'ers). I
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+ think the last two are right, they are OLD movies I haven't seen in YEARS.
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+ ----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====----
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+ The subject line says it all. I'm working on a project
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+ that will use a car battery. I need to pull off 3V and possibly
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+ 48V at 3A.
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+
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+ I have several ideas, but I'd prefer to benefit from all you
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+ brilliant people :-)
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+ Pat sez;
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+
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+ Yeah, but a windscreen cut down most of it. Canopies ended it completely.
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+
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+ Of course, the environment in space continues to suck :-)
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+
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+ -Tommy Mac
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+ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ Tom McWilliams 517-355-2178 wk \\ As the radius of vision increases,
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+ 18084tm@ibm.cl.msu.edu 336-9591 hm \\ the circumference of mystery grows.