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Funny, we had plenty of them in Bulgaria, regardless of the embargo...
:-) So much for export controls...
Regards,
Vesselin | 7 | trimmed_train |
2,303 |
Ok, so your a HAM. Well, tune in 10.7Mhz or 455Khz. These numbers sound
like some you have herd before? Thats right, you guessed it, they are
common IF numbers. Every Super-Het receiver has a local oscillator(s)
which generates an IF. This is what your detector detector is detecting (the
local oscillator). | 11 | trimmed_train |
438 | Has anyone used a Hercules Graphite adapter? It looks good on paper, and
Steve Gibson gave it a very good review in Infoworld. I'd love to get a
real-world impression, though -- how is the speed? Drivers? Support?
(Looking for something to replace this ATI Ultra+ with...)
| 18 | trimmed_train |
4,182 |
Well, it's obvious that you *don't* attempt, otherwise you would be aware
that they *don't* all "loudly [claim] to be the One True Christian".
I've tried to avoid using the phrase "is/is not christian" because of these
ownership issues; instead, I've tried the phrase "Nicene christianity" in an
attempt to identify the vast majority of "christianity" which has roughly
similar viewpoints on the core theological issues. The JWs do not fall
within this group and in fact espouse a position known as Arianism, which is
rejected by all the nicene churches and virtually everyone else as well. | 8 | trimmed_train |
9,972 | 3 | trimmed_train |
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4,012 | For those Leaf fans who are concerned, the following players are slated for
return on Thursday's Winnipeg-Toronto game :
Peter Zezel, John Cullen
Mark Osborne and Dave Ellett are questionable to return on Thursday. | 17 | trimmed_train |
1,324 |
is this really the dealer's cost? did you get the dealer's cost by
looking at the invoice? there may be factory to dealer incentives.
i'd check this out, since i have trouble believing that a dealer would
sell a car to me at his cost.
dealer invoice is not necessarily the dealer cost. | 4 | trimmed_train |
4,501 |
Serum, actually, but plasma numbers are the same. Whole blood
numbers for humans tend to be somewhat lower (roughly 5 to 10
percent lower). I find the following range for whole blood in
FUNDAMENTALS OF CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: N. W. Teitz, editor; W. B.
Saunders, 1987:
Human glucose (whole blood, fasting levels) --> 60 - 95 mg./dL.
Indeed, they do measure whole blood levels, although they are not
as accurate as a serum test done in a laboratory. One problem is
that cells in the sample continue to metabolize glucose after the
sample is drawn, reducing the apparent level. According to Teitz,
however, results compare "reasonably well" with laboratory results,
although "values below 80 mg./dL. tend to be lower with strip tests,
whereas values above 240 mg./dL. can be very erratic."
As stated above, whole blood levels tend to be roughly 5 to 10
percent lower than serum levels. Sample freshness will affect
whole blood levels, however. I don't believe there is a well-
defined "conversion factor," since cell metabolism will affect
samples to varying degrees. The serum/plasma test is much
preferred for any except general "ball park" testing.
| 19 | trimmed_train |
5,024 | Hello to everybody,
I write here because I am kind of desperate. For about six weeks, I've been
suffering on pains in my left head side, the left leg and sometimes the left
arm. I made many tests (e.g. computer tomography, negative, lyme borreliosis,
negative, all electrolytes in the blood in their correct range), they're
all o.K., so I should be healthy. As a matter of fact, I am not feeling so.
I was also at a Neurologist's too, he considered me healthy too.
The blood tests have shown that I have little too much of Hemoglobin (17.5,
common range is 14 to 17, I unfortunately do not know about the units).
Could these hemi-sided pains be the result of this or of a also possible
block of the neck muscles ?
I have no fever, and I am not feeling entirely sick, but neither entirely
healthy.
Please answer by direct email on <[email protected]>
Thanks for every hint | 19 | trimmed_train |
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5,303 |
... Wouldn't a crystal be affected by cold? My gut feeling is that, as a
mechanically resonating device, extreme cold is likely to affect the
compliance (?terminology?) of the quartz, and hence its resonant frequency.
JohnH
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2,480 |
You can find the salient difference in any number of 5th amendment
related Supreme Court opinions. The Court limits 5th amendment
protections to what they call "testimonial" evidence, as opposed to
physical evidence.
The whole question would hinge on whether a crypto key would be
considered "testimonial" evidence. I suppose arguments could be made
either way, though obviously I would hope it would be considered
testimonial. | 7 | trimmed_train |
1,893 | Anyone have any information on the effects/origin of oxaprozin?
It's marketed under the name "DAYpro", and appears to be an
anti-inflammatory. Is it similar to naproxin? Stronger?
TIA | 19 | trimmed_train |
765 | I have a Radius Precision Color 24x video card for the Mac that fits in a
NuBus slot. The card has 3 Mb of VRAM on it, which means that 24-bit color
is possible on the card! The card supports just about any monitor scan
rate you can think of (I used it at 640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768, but it
can go higher). You can switch resolutions and depth on the fly with a
software control panel.
This is the ACCELERATED version of the card, which means all QuickDraw
calls are not executed by the CPU but taken over by the video card, freeing
up the mac processor for other tasks.
The cheapest I could find this card for when I called around last night
was $1738 at Mac's Place. I will sell it for $1250 + shipping. It is just
over a year old and never been any problem. It comes with software and the
original manuals.
Hurry! | 14 | trimmed_train |
8,705 | I have a 486DX33 ISA system with 4 meg. I am using a Diamond Speedstar HiColor
video card with 1 meg VRAM and a standard CTX 14-in SVGA monitor. When I am
running Windows, and I have overlapping windows (say an application overlapping
the program manager window), and I close the active application, window erasure
is very slow. The part of the window that is not overlapping is erased first,
very slowly. This also happens when I iconify an application.
The HiColor card is advertised as a faster-than-standard video card, but it
does not have an accelerator chip on it. I am running at 800x600x32k. Is this
slow speed simply to be expected without an accelerator chip, or is there
something else that is bottlenecking the system that I am unaware of?
Thanks. | 3 | trimmed_train |
9,534 | For Sale:
VCR - Samsung VR2610 basic 2 head machine. It has a problem loading the tape,
otherwise it plays and records just fine, remote is missing. $25 or make offer.
Cassette deck - Pioneer CT-F900, three head, servo control, dolby. This was
the top of the line (or close to it) several years ago. The rewind doesn't
work well. All else is fine. Service & owners manual included. $45 or offer.
Generator - 120 VAC 2000-2500 watt, has a voltmeter w/duplex outlet, a 5 hp
engine should drive it to full output. Manufactered by Master Mechanic in
Burlington Wisconsin. $50 or make an offer
EICO Model 625 tube tester. $20 or make offer
Lawn spreader - Scott "precision flow" model PF-1 drop type, excellent
condition, ideal for a smaller yard. $20 or make offer. | 5 | trimmed_train |
10,487 |
Using XPutImage, your source is maintained by the client and the
destination is maintained by the server, thus you incur the overhead
of transporting through whatever client-server communications
mechanism you are using.
Is it possible for you to maintain your source images in pixmaps?
These are maintained by the server, so copying them into a window is
much cheaper.
Also make sure you are not sending any unnecessary XSyncs, or running
in XSynchonize mode.
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10,739 | I have a UREI 527A 27-band (mono) Equilizer for sale. Anyone who knows
this unit knows it's been a recording studio standard for years. It's a
pretty straightforward unit, with balanced ins and outs. Power supply caps
were recently replaced, and I added XLR connectors (which can be easily
removed if you prefer, as I mounted them on a bracket outside the case).
The unit is in good shape, and is sonically very clean.
I'm asking $225 + UPS shipping. They're going for $250 generally. Make me
an offer.
| 5 | trimmed_train |
10,205 | Recently, my video monitor went dead, no picture, some low distorted sound.
I didn't hear the tell-tale cracking that indicated HV at work, nor are the
filaments at the far end of the tube glowing orange, just nothing.
On examining the power board, I noticed the largest capacitor with a very
bad bulge at the top. Naturally, I want to replace it, but I can't find
any sources.
The electrolytic capacitor is 330 mF at 250WV. It has radial leads, and is
roughly 1 1/2 inches long, 1 1/8" wide. The dimensions are important since
the whole board fits in a metal cage, leaving little room.
Living in the Los Angeles area, I've been to numerous stores (Dow Radio,
All Electronics, ITC Elect, Sandy's, Yale Elect) with empty hands.
Can anyone suggest sources for high-voltage capacitors? Mail order is
fine, although I'd rather check out a store to compare the can. I'm going
to try a video electronics store, hopefully they'll have HV caps.
(By the way, the monitor is a ATARI SC1224, Goldstar circuitry, Masushita
tube. Anyone else had problems?)
Thanks in advance,
Rich K. | 11 | trimmed_train |
7,245 |
Well, your Armenian grandparents were fascist. As early as 1934, K. S.
Papazian asserted in 'Patriotism Perverted' that the Armenians
'lean toward Fascism and Hitlerism.'[1]
At that time, he could not have foreseen that the Armenians would
actively assume a pro-German stance and even collaborate in World
War II. His book was dealing with the Armenian genocide of Turkish
population of eastern Anatolia. However, extreme rightwing ideological
tendencies could be observed within the Dashnagtzoutune long before
the outbreak of the Second World War.
In 1936, for example, O. Zarmooni of the 'Tzeghagrons' was quoted
in the 'Hairenik Weekly:'
"The race is force: it is treasure. If we follow history we shall
see that races, due to their innate force, have created the nations
and these have been secure only insofar as they have reverted to
the race after becoming a nation. Today Germany and Italy are
strong because as nations they live and breath in terms of race.
On the other hand, Russia is comparatively weak because she is
bereft of social sanctities."[2]
[1] K. S. Papazian, 'Patriotism Perverted,' (Boston, Baikar Press
1934), Preface.
[2] 'Hairenik Weekly,' Friday, April 10, 1936, 'The Race is our
Refuge' by O. Zarmooni.
Serdar Argic | 6 | trimmed_train |
9,960 | Two questions:
1: I'm trying to figure out how to access cmos advanced chip setting on a
EISA motherboard (AIR) that has AMI bios..specifically I would like to set
the atclk or wait states or bus speed on this board, I can't seem to be
able to do it..any help in this area would be greatly appreciated.
2: I am looking for a phone number for WANGTEK tape drives, specifically I
am looking for jumper settings on a 5099EN24 drive.. | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,716 | I have an 8514/A card, and I am using windows in 1024x768 mode
(normal 8514/A font, not small). In the 386 enhanced mode
the DOS window font is too small for my 14" monitor. Is there a
way to spacify the font size for the DOS window? You'll have to
excuse me if there is a trivial answer, since I am fairly new to
MS Windows world.
Thanks. | 18 | trimmed_train |
6,181 |
Well, the MGB is currently in production for the English market, built
by Rover. It now has a V8, improved suspention, and a slightly
updated body. Too bad it's only available in GB and would set one
of us back about $42,000+.
| 4 | trimmed_train |
1,003 | Hi all!
I've just recently become seriously hooked on POV, but there are a few
thing that I want to do that POV won't do (penumbral shadows, dispersion
etc.). I was just wondering: what other shareware/freeware raytracers are
out there, and what can they do? I've heard of Vivid and Polyray and
Rayshade and so on, but I'd rather no wade through several hundred pages of
manual for each trying to work out what their capabilities are. Can anyone
help? A comparison of tracing speed between each program would also be
mucho useful.
Mark.
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[email protected] | addictive. Are _you_ hooked? | 1 | trimmed_train |
2,067 | Peir-Yuan Yeh asks:
same >or part of them are the same? How about Torah? Are the first five
books >of OT as the same as Torah?????
Yes, yes, and yes. Jewish history as recorded in the Old Testament and
as shown by archaeology are the same. Kings, revivals, Temples, and all.
The Torah, as far as I know, is the five books of Moses. Then come the
Prophets (all the Prophets, plus Joshua, Judges, 1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings)
and the Writings (Psalms, Proverbs, Lamentations, Ruth, Esther, Ezra,
Nehemiah, Ecclesiates, Song of Songs, 1&2 Chronicles, Job).
And the veracity of Isaiah, which you quoted to your Moslem friend is
quite well known. A complete manuscript exists that dates back to past
200 BC, and is kept in a Museum in Israel. It was found among the Dead
Sea Scrolls, which greatly enhanced our knowledge of the veracity of the
Old Testament, as they date back to around the time of Christ, whereas
before, the oldest complete manuscript in Hebrew was from around 900 AD.
Your Moslem friend is sorely mistaken, but understandably so. If Jesus
was crucified, and atoned for our sins, he must have been God, for only
the death of God could atone for the sins of all humanity. And as
Isaiah predicts, the messiah will be called "the mighty God." And if he
was God, then he must have rose, for as St. Paul wrote, it was not
possible that death could hold him. And if Jesus rose from the dead,
your Moslem friend would have little reason to be a Moslem. Which is
why he denies the authenticity of the Old Testament. | 0 | trimmed_train |
2,413 | of
Why
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6,174 |
I'm not aware that the US government considers me dangerous. In any
case, that has nothing to do with the current case. The claim against
the ADL is that it illegally obtained and disseminated information that
was gathered by state and/or federal agencies in the course of their
standard interaction with citizens such as myself. By that I refer to
things such as: address and phone number, vehicle registration and
license information, photographs, etc.
You should ask the ADL, if you want an authoritative answer. My guess
is that they collected information on anyone who did or might engage in
political criticism of Israel. I further believe that they did this as
agents of the Israeli government, or at least in agreement with them.
At least some of the information collected by the ADL was passed on to
Israeli officials. In some cases it was used to influence, or attempt
to influence, people's access to jobs or public forums. These matters
will be brought out as the court case unfolds, since California law
entitles people to compensation if such actions can be proven. As my
previous posting shows, California law entitles people to compensation
even in the absence of any specific consequences -- just for the further
dissemination of certain types of private information about them. | 6 | trimmed_train |
3,784 |
So what. We think you're pretty hilarious too.
I love how you Brit's kiss royal arse. That you're willing to throw
out freedom-of-speech for the sake of protecting the reputation of the
royal sluts.
That the British government advertised in American newspapers "Send A Gun
to Defend a British Home -- British civilians, faced with threat of
invasion, desperately need arms for the defense of their homes." during
WWII. [American Rifleman November, 1940]
That The Obscene Publications Act and the Misuse of Drugs Act have been
used as justification for the police to seize masterpieces such as William
S. Burrough's "Junky", Hunter Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas",
and Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test". British courts have
never recognized the right to assemble or to demonstrate.
That evidence obtained form coerced confessions is allowed in a trial.
That only serious felonies warrant a trial by jury.
That suspected terrorists must prove their innocence, instead of the
government having to prove their guilt.
That the secretary of state may issue an "exclusionary order" which
bars someone from ever entering a particular part of the United Kingdom,
such as Northern Ireland or Wales.
That the BBC banned Paul McCartney's "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"
as well as John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" during the Gulf War.
Yes, England is very very funny. And very pathetic.
So what. Laughter is a way of dealing with things we find uncomfortable.
I thought the "Las Vegas Show Girl" ads on Las Vegas street corners were
pretty funny.
Yes indeed, there are many strange and wonderous things in this country.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
I don't disagree with that, I don't think it's bad either.
So what. If they didn't come from here they would come from elsewhere
disguised as cocaine.
You can laugh all you want, for us it's a matter of life or death.
I don't find that funny in the least.
As for England:
"As our allies become more open, Britain grow yet more secretive and
censorious. Perhaps the real British vice is passivity, a willingness
to tolerate constraints which others would find unbearble." [in "Britain,
An Unfree Country" by Terrence DeQuesne and Edward Goodman, pp 33.] | 9 | trimmed_train |
10,014 |
That's okay: it's what all the rest of them who come on here say...
This isn't the guy who was a lawyer was he? Could you give more info on this
guy (never mind- I'm sure there will be PLENTY of responses to this post, and
it will appear there)
This is true. Make sure it is true for ALL cases.
Why not both? ;)
Why not die for a lie? If you were poverty stricken and alunatic, sounds
perfecetly reasoable to me. As to whether the societal dregs he had for
followers would be able to tell if he was a liar or not, not necessarily.
Even if he died for what he believed in, this still makes him completely
selfish. Like us all. So what's the difference.
People
There is no historical proof of this (see earlier threads). Besides, he (or at
least his name), have been the cause of enough deaths to make up for whatever
healing he gave.
SIEG HEIL!!
Who is David Koresh? I am curious.
Therefore since he wasn't a liar or a lunatic, he must have been the
How does this follow? Your definition of lunatic (and "disproof" thereof seem
rather... uhhh.. SHAKY)
Good idea.
Naturally, those or not TRUE Christians, right? ;)
Someone else handle this, I don't know if it's worth it... *sigh*
| 8 | trimmed_train |
674 | From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: Assistance to Palest.people
U.N. General Assembly Resolution 46/201 of 20 December 1991
ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
---------------------------------------------
The General Assembly
Recalling its resolution 45/183 of 21 December 1990
Taking into account the intifadah of the Palestinian people in the
occupied Palestinian territory against the Israeli occupation,
including Israeli economic and social policies and practices,
Rejecting Israeli restrictions on external economic and social
assistance to the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian
territory,
Concerned about the economic losses of the Palestinian people as a
result of the Gulf crisis,
Aware of the increasing need to provide economic and social
assistance to the Palestinian people,
Affirming that the Palestinian people cannot develop their
national economy as long as the Israeli occupation persists,
1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on assistance
to the Palestinian people;
2. Expresses its appreciation to the States, United Nations bodies
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations that have
provided assistance to the Palestinian people,
3. Requests the international community, the United Nations system
and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to
sustain and increase their assistance to the Palestinian people,
in close cooperation with the Palestine Liberation Organization
(PLO), taking in account the economic losses of the Palestinian
people as a result of the Gulf crisis;
4. Calls for treatment on a transit basis of Palestinian exports
and imports passing through neighbouring ports and points of exit
and entry;
5. Also calls for the granting of trade concessions and concrete
preferential measures for Palestinian exports on the basis of
Palestinian certificates of origin;
6. Further calls for the immediate lifting of Israeli restrictions
and obstacles hindering the implementation of assistance projects
by the United Nations Development Programme, other United Nations
bodies and others providing economic and social assistance to the
Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory;
7. Reiterates its call for the implementation of development
projects in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the
projects mentioned in its resolution 39/223 of 18 December 1984;
8. Calls for facilitation of the establishment of Palestinian
development banks in the occupied Palestinian territory, with a
view to promoting investment, production, employment and income
therein;
9. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General
The General Assembly at its 47th session, through the Economic and Social
Council, on the progress made in the implementation of the present
resolution.
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9,342 |
Does anyone have details on this? What sort of FP errors is
the Q900 sensitive to?
(My Q900 is having some strange problems with an FP intensive
program, getting a lot of DS15 (Segment Loader) errors. ThinkC5.0.4 and
System 7.0.1+) | 14 | trimmed_train |
7,405 |
So, you have the right unless the Federal Government says you don't.
I don't think I like this very much.
This would be much better if it said "everyone except those who have
been striped of this right by due process of law" or some such thing.
Also, I don't care for the Federal Government stepping on states rights
regardless of which state right is being stepped on. If the constitution
doesn't give the Feds some power then they have to just shut up about
it.
The only way the Feds should have anything to say is if the Constitution
prohibits localities from infringing on the RKBA. In which case this
bill should just reiterate that the RKBA is guaranteed by the Constitution
and that the Feds will take appropriate action if it is infringed.
| 9 | trimmed_train |
7,798 | Before I try to teach myself how to write a widget and (perhaps)
re-invent the wheel...
Is there a PD widget that displays (for example) an 8-bit grey-level
image in the same fashion that the Athena Plotter Widget can be used
to display a plot?
| 16 | trimmed_train |
5,026 | Be very careful when you plug in a external monitor and a external speaker.
Make sure that all the power cords are in the same strip. If you don't you
take a chance of having a very bad audio buzz. This is caused be a "ground loop" and the only way of getting rid of this loud buzz is to make sure that you
have a common ground.
Make sure that all the power cords are going in to the same strip or off the
same outlet. This will assure you of a common ground. | 14 | trimmed_train |
3,893 | HELP!
Maybe anybody know names of conferences in
Please help Me find any information for next keywords:
echocardiography and cardiology+dopler
I hawe no informatins on this subjects 2 years becouse i leave in
Tbilisy.
sorry for my bad english!
MY adress: [email protected]
| 19 | trimmed_train |
7,490 | I'm posting this for a friend that runs a BBS. I'm not sure if its under
DOS or Windows.
He is interested in a board that has 16 ports on it. In another post,
someone suggeted a DigiBoard, but didn't have too much info on it.
Could someone give me information on any boards that they know of with
the before mentioned configuration. Models. Specifications. Prices.
Manufacturers.
Thanks,
Rob
-- | 3 | trimmed_train |
9,110 |
Wasn't Hulett injured yesterday after being hit in the face with a ball
while running bases? I heard something about him recieving stiches and a
possible broken nose. Is he at the park?
Let's see how they feel when he's 0 and 4 with a 4.9 ERA. I have my
doubts about Fernando.
Well, when a fan favorite gets dumped, he's gonna get an outstanding
ovation on his first return. Let's add up the ovations Cal has recieved
over the years during the game and compare that to Billy.
BTW, Sutcliffe's getting knocked around pretty good. Rangers up 5 - 1 in
the bottom of the fourth. | 2 | trimmed_train |
9,378 |
Have you informed your wife of this prioritization?
This board will have
Thou hast used my name in vain! I never coerce. Ridicule, maybe, but
never coerce. Please take responsibility for your actions.
(deletia)
| 15 | trimmed_train |
9,522 |
Absolutely. Lewis didn't care for the 1921 O.T.O. charter from Reuss. He had
in mind something completely diferent. Crowley and Lewis were very
different persons, as you probably know.
No. My overstatement, sorry :-) | 15 | trimmed_train |
7,821 |
Messier was not invited due to his nagging injuries. While the press
made an issue of it, and attempted to link it to the Rangers' internal
political woes, Mike Keenan repeated that to Messier personally during
the MSG press conference. It makes sense ... Messier would probably
have not declined the invitation if it were made for publicity ...
gld | 17 | trimmed_train |
719 |
I have found that this isn't a very effective argument. Most atheists are
perfectly willing to acknowledge the existence and ministry of Jesus--but are
quite capable of rationalizing the miracles and the resurrection into
misunderstandings, hoaxes, or simple fabrications. They can always make an
analogy with the _Iliad_, a book that tells the story of the historical Trojan
War, but also talks about gods and goddesses and their conversations.
I don't think it's possible to convince atheists of the validity of
Christianity through argument. We have to help foster faith and an
understanding of God. I could be wrong--are there any former atheists here who
were led to Christianity by argument? | 0 | trimmed_train |
4,537 |
Oh gee, a billion dollars! That'd be just about enough to cover the cost of the
feasability study! Happy, Happy, JOY! JOY! | 10 | trimmed_train |
71 |
Yo! Watch the attributions--I didn't say that!
Again, this isn't an appropriate forum for discussions on whether you
should shoot someone for property damage/vandalism/theft, but every
responsible gun owner realizes that there are limits, and the punishment
must fit the crime. I mean, think about it--is a (really) harmless
prank worth killing over?
As I said, the situation described (punks setting off alarms and
taunting people to come out) could turn very ugly very quickly, and
it is worth being prepared when your life is potentially on the line.
James | 4 | trimmed_train |
3,405 |
I have the same problem. Someone suggested it might be a BIOS bug.
Gonna check with my supplier tomorrow. I'll tell you if it helps. | 18 | trimmed_train |
457 | With all the talk about this Clipper chip, I have developed one question...
HOW DOES IT WORK???
If you use this, then how does it get decrypted on the other end? Does the
other party (receiving the phone call/mail/etc) have to know some code to
undo it? Do I use a different method for calling one party than I would for
another?. If the other party can decrypt it, doesn't that mean that someone
else could also? I assume that if everyone has a different key, the only use
would be storing secure data for later retrieval by the same key. This seems
like a fundamental question to me, but I have very little experience with
cryptosystems, other than DES. If someone could give me an explanation as
to how it would be used (remember that I have had little experience with
this sort of thing) it would be very much appreciated. | 7 | trimmed_train |
3,524 | : >
: >ATLANTIC DIVISION
: >
: > ST JOHN'S MAPLE LEAFS VS MONCTON HAWKS
: > MONCTON HAWKS
: >See CD Islanders. Moncton is a very similar team to CDI. Low scoring,
: >defensive, good goaltending. John Leblanc and Stu Barnes are the only
: >noticable guns on the team. But the defense is top notch and
: >Mike O'Neill is the most underrated goalie in the league.
: >
: Bri, as I have tried to tell you since 2 February, Michael O'Neill
: might be the most underrated goalie in the AHL, but he ISN'T in the
: AHL. He's on the Winnipeg Jets' injury list, as he has been since
: his first NHL start against the Ottawa Senators. He's out until
: next year after surgery to repair a shoulder separation.
: Stu Barnes might be an AHL gun for the Hawks, but he's now the third
: line center with the Jets, and has been since mid January or so.
Sorry, my memory is gone. I thought that O'Neill got sent back
down in February but I must have been given incorrect info. I guess
this says it all about Moncton because Barnes is still one of
their top 3 or so scorers even though he's been out since January. | 17 | trimmed_train |
2,321 | {I sent in something on this before but I believe it got lost in the
weekend accident the moderator described. This is an improved
version anyway so no loss the first time. HL}
The standard work on detecting forgeries of ancient documents
is probably the writing of Friedrich Blass, "Hermeneutrik und
Kritik," _Einleitende und Hilfsdisziplinen_, vol 1 of
_Handbuch der Klassischen Altertums- wissenshaft_ (Noerdlingen:
Beck, 1886). Portions of this are described in Nibley, _The
Prophetic Book op Mormon_, pp 219-242 (SLC: Deseret Book, 1989).
(If you want to attempt reading this be forewarned. Nibley
describes Blass as a typical German scholar who claims little
knowledge of his subject, then proceeds to exhaust both the subject
and the reader.) Nibley's extract from Blass's work is in the form
of "rules for forgers." It makes interesting reading.
I confess that I have not read Blass's work, only Nibley's extract
thereof. My German falls far short of what would be required and
as far as I know there is no English translation available. However,
I believe the techniques he describes are known widely enough that
any competent classical scholar could examine a purportedly ancient
document and at least determine if it is consistent with what one
would expect of a genuine document of that time frame. We will not
be able to prove who wrote it but at least we should be able to
determine with reasonable confidence if it is from that time and
culture or is a later forgery.
Actually there are 2 types of purportedly ancient documents:
1. Alleged actual holographs or early copies thereof. For example
the Dead Sea Scrolls. These can be tested by various scientific
means to determine the age of the paper, inks, and objects found
with them. This can provide a pretty clear dating of the actual
physical objects.
2. Documents claiming to be copies of ancient works although the
copy itself may be much more recent. For example we might find a
document which monks in a monastary claim is a copy of something
from centuries ago (perhaps even having been through several
generations of copists). This is more of a problem but can still
be tested (although the test is not likely to be simple). We cannot
expect a test of the age of the physical objects to tell us much so
we must confine our testing to the text itself.
It is important to remember that none of these tests can tell us if
the document is really what it claims to be. They can only date the
document and identify its culture of origin. For example I've heard
of a letter supposed to have been written by Jesus himself to a king
in what is now Iraq. If this document were to actually turn up
scholars could date the paper and ink (assuming they have the
holograph). They could check the language, content and writing
style to see if they are consistent with what would be expected of a
Palestinian Jew of that time. However even if all test results were
positive there is no way to determine if Jesus himself actually
wrote it. We would know what time and culture it came from but
(barring a known sample of Jesus handwriting or other clues for
comparison) scholarship must stop there. There is seldom any way to
determine who the actual author was.
As I say, I'm no expert on Blas's work. I do remember some of the
tests which can be applied to alleged copies of ancient works.
Specifically we might ask:
1. Is the document internally consistent? Does it contradict
itself? If the work it is short it would be relatively easy to
maintain internal consistency, even if it is a forgery. The
longer the forgery the more difficult it is to maintain consistency.
For this reason most successful forgers stick to short documents.
2. Is it consistent with the history and geography of the time?
Again a short, non-specific work might not be testable but if the
writing is of any significant length no latter-day forger would be
able to escape detection. Here we look for the minor, inconspicuous
things which someone from that culture would get right without even
thinking about it but which a later forger would find too numerous
and trivial to check. The devil is in the details.
3. What about the literary style of the work, figures of speech
etc. Any ancient writer would almost certainly speak in ways that
seem strange to us. Are there any such odd phrases in this book?
If so do they fit in with the culture?
Of course there are complications if the document has been
translated, or possibly even if somebody just updated language
when he copied it. A few cases of language not from the culture
claimed may be allowed in recent copies. They cause problems and
reduce certainty to be sure but don't necessarily prove forgery.
These tests can be quite effective (given enough material to work
with) but they are not easy. They require the skills of the
historian, the linguist, the anthropologist etc. The questions to
ask are, "Is every aspect of this document consistent with what we
know about the culture of claimed origin?" If there are things
which don't fit how significant are they? Are problem areas due to
our lack of knowledge, later changes by copists or are they really
significant? There will often be some ambiguity since we never
know everything about the culture. | 0 | trimmed_train |
10,167 |
Well, my driveway is... Just keep an eye out for the blue GLH Turbo that
utilizes the "hit-the-ground-running" merging technique.
At least I don't have a dog that you need worry about.
Last week while entering a sand/gravel covered intersection in the country,
I caught something unkosher out of the corner of my eye (you know that
disgusting sensation when great, as-of-yet unidentified, evil is about to
intimately acquaint itself with you-- kind of like knowing that that darkening
shadow around you just cannot possibly be anything even remotely good, because
it probably has something to do with a Boeing 747 behaving, gravitationally
speaking, much like a brick). Negotiating my way into this intersection that
somehow reminded me of Daytona beach (sans H2O, sun, & babes) I manage to get a
glance at my impending destiny. Lucifer's own DOG. Hell's secret blend
of canine-- Doberman and Rottweiler (it moved with the grace of a Doberman,
yet had the hulk and jowels of the Rottweiler-- a creature with a definite
*wrong* end to be at). The picture in my mirrors was fuzzy, but there was no
mistaking the fangs and saliva trail.
To shorten a verbose tale, my burly gaurdian-angels once again performed above
and beyond the call of duty, carried the bike through the sand-trap (I honestlyhave no idea how), and left the minion of Beelzebub with a face that
suspiciously resembles a Metzler tread. No blood, though-- Rats.
Moral: I'm not really sure, but more and more I believe that bikers ought
to be allowed to carry handguns.
-Erc.
_______________________________________________________________________________
C Eric Sundheim
GrandRapids, MI, USA
`90 Hondo VFR750f
DoD# 1138 | 12 | trimmed_train |
2,474 | I have a toggleButton widget (yes widget) and I have a routine
which changes the color of the foreground and background of the
label. Well, the background changes alright, but the label
text does not redraw itself.
I am guessing that I have to force it to redraw with an
XExposeEvent sent to it via XSendEvent. Is this the best
way to get the text up again? I can't seeem to get
XSEndEvent to work right.... if this is a good approach,
might anyone have an example lying around to show me how to
do this? I've RTFM all evening and did not find a decent
example.
PS I keep getting Segmentation Faults in XSEndEvent, tho all
the values are as expected.
Thanks in Advance | 16 | trimmed_train |
10,029 | Rich Thompson posts some blather about the Libertarian Party:
What pray tell do the Libertarians know about winning elections?
Bob
-- | 13 | trimmed_train |
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8,621 |
I was there in 1976. I suppose it must have died out since 1946,
then. Certainly I never heard of any homeopaths or herbalists in
the employ of the NHS. Perhaps the law codified it but the authorities
refused to hire any homeopaths. A similar law in the US allows
chiropractors to practice in VA hospitals but I've never seen one
there and I don't know of a single VA that has hired a chiropractor.
There are a lot of Britons on the net, so someone should be able to
tell us if the NHS provides homeopaths for you.
--
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Gordon Banks N3JXP | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and
[email protected] | it is shameful to surrender it too soon." | 19 | trimmed_train |
2,177 | 6 | trimmed_train |
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3,452 | Dear fellow netters,
From time to time a term like 'Oneness Pentecostals' (or something
similar) has occurred in posts to this group. I also know that there
is a movement called something like 'Jesus alone.'
I believe in the Trinity and have no plans to change that, but reently
I was made aware that there is at least one person within our church
who holds the view that there is no trinity. In the near future we
will discuss this item, and I feel that I shall ask you, my friends on
this group, for background information.
Can anybody tell me the basic reasons for holding a belief that there
is only Jesus? And vice versa: The foundations for the Trinity?
I shall appreciate both quotes from the Bible and historical
development.
Thank you all.
In Him,
Bjorn | 0 | trimmed_train |
9,943 |
In previous postings by Hellman, Bellovin, etal it was
reported the Big Brother (Clipper) chip will encrypt plaintext in
64 bit blocks as is done with DES. The users key K which can be
derived from RSA, Diffy-Hellman, etc. is used to encrypt
plaintext M and is then used to form a "three part message".
This three part message consists of E[M; K], K encrypted
with some other key, and the chip serial number. This three part
message is then encrypted by still another key.
My question is: What is a message?
For example, say we are dealing with an encrypted digitized
voice application. The speech waveform is sampled and digitized
and then some number of samples are grouped into a 64 bit block.
This block is then encrypted and transmitted over a non-secure
communications link.
Where is the three part message? Is something appended to
each 64 bit block? Is a header sent at the beginning of the
session?
If the header is sent at the beginning of the session, how
do they insure the equipment manufacturer using the chip does
just that? Can just anyone manufacture products using the chip?
Is a facility clearance required to manufacture?
Any ideas?
| 7 | trimmed_train |
8,729 | "Bare" means what it says. You get a case, a power supply, and a motherboard
(with RAM and a coprocessor). *Everything* else is yours to add as you like.
The case/power supply:
- Standard desktop case. 230watt power supply with the usual connectors.
- Room for five floppy/hard drives (three visible, two internal).
The motherboard:
- US-made Micronics 8-slot motherboard with Intel 386dx/25mhz CPU
- 64kb SRAM cache
- 4mb 80us RAM using 4x1mb simms (worth $150 alone)
- Cyrix 83D87 math coprocessor (worth $90 alone)
- Norton SI 6.0 rating of 26.1
- Latest version Phoenix BIOS
Please do not post/email saying "but I can get a Taiwanese SuperClone
386/90 for only $9.95 including a free toaster!". I am *certain* you can
find a cheaper Brand X board without even breaking a sweat. *New* Micronics
CPUs command a several-hundred dollar premium because they are US-made,
use high-quality components, and are known to be both very reliable and
compatible. They have been OEMed in systems sold by both Gateway and
Zeos at various points in the past. (Check out the ads in the back pages
of Byte or PC Magazine if you want to see this price differential for
yourself.)
Price: $495 complete, $100 less if you don't want/need the case and
power supply. The board is fully guaranteed. Email for further details
or for any questions.
Thanks! | 5 | trimmed_train |
34 |
Once again, it appears that the one-eyed man has appeared in the land of the sighted
and for some strange resaon has appointed himself the ruler and supreme power. | 13 | trimmed_train |
2,319 | -> Who sells the special carbide drills used to drill pc boards?
->I am looking for sizes smaller than #60, #65 or #70 would be good.
-best deal i ever saw on carbides was at ELI electronics - Cambridge
-Mass. Quite close to MIT, #70 drills @ $5.00 for a box of 50. ELI are
-in the Boston fone book.
Actually, I think they are all #57. Their phone number is 617 547 5005
and I will probably have some over at the MIT Flea this Sunday.
/mike
| 11 | trimmed_train |
8,417 |
You probably mean "RoHypnol", a member of the benzodiazepine family,
chemical name is flunitrazepam. It is such a strong tranquilizer that it is
probably best refered to as a hypnotic, rather than a tranquilizer. Just one
pill will knock you on your ass. Side effects may be similar to valium, xanax,
serax, librium and other benzodiazepines. | 19 | trimmed_train |
5,925 |
Why not? Brooks Robinson is a defensive liability too, and Ted
Williams is a weak hitter. Even great players decline as they age. | 2 | trimmed_train |
8,471 |
I'm looking to build a DSP for guitar processing. Hence lots of background
information would be really useful !
If anyone's got any info, could they email.....
Thanks in advance...
Chris ;-)
+====================================================================+
|Name : Mr Chris Smith | Twang on that 'ole guitar ! |
|Addrs: [email protected] | |
|Uni : Liverpool University |Quest: To build more and more hardware |
|Dgree: Computer Science | |
+====================================================================+
"What ever the sun may be, it is certainly not a ball of flaming gas!"
-- D.H. Lawrence. | 11 | trimmed_train |
8,423 | So, if the Braves run production falls to 1 per game, which is
certainly where it's headed (if they're lucky), does that mean they'll finish
first?
| 2 | trimmed_train |
3,202 |
"I hold that space cannot be curved, for the simple reason that it can have
no properties."
"Of properties we can only speak when dealing with matter filling the
space. To say that in the presence of large bodies space becomes curved,
is equivalent to stating that something can act upon nothing. I,
for one, refuse to subscribe to such a view." - Nikola Tesla
----
ET "Tesla was 100 years ahead of his time. Perhaps now his time comes." | 10 | trimmed_train |
6,778 |
An addition to anti-discrimination laws which includes homo and bisexuality
? One would assume it would be because politicians were listening to the people
coming up with rational arguments rather than variations on bigotry. Logic
sometimes prevails.
BTW, glad to see that you've admitted sexual attraction to children is a
seperate sexual orientation. Didn't think you had that much honesty.
| 13 | trimmed_train |
5,449 |
Sigh... my version of 'rn' asked me whether I really want to send this
posting!
You may as well know that all this stuff about the secret source of the
Clipper announcement is because of a silly mistake. I am the administrator
of csrc.ncsl.nist.gov, alias first.org. It's a system set up to help out
the needs of FIRST, a Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, which
includes a number of world-wide incident response teams such as CERT/CC and
other places in Europe. As to the VRFY and EXPN commands, they are normally
disabled, since early on we didn't want crackers to find out the names of
incident response folks on our mailing lists. We had a disk crash several
months ago which required completely rebuilding the O/S files - same old
story, our backups weren't especially helpful. As you can guess, I didn't
remember to re-disable VRFY and EXPN until I saw people on the net trying to
find out who was behind clipper@csrc... When I saw people's names posted
here, I felt it was time to clear things up. So, EXPN and VRFY on csrc have
always been disabled in the past for reasons having nothing to do with
Clipper.
I posted the White House announcements at the request of policy folks here
because csrc also provides Usenet service. I posted them from an account
called 'clipper.' I also created an alias called 'clipper' that contains
the addresses of members of the NIST Computer Security Privacy and Advisory
Board, set up under law of the Computer Security Act of 1987, and addresses
of other individuals not affiliated with NIST but involved in cryptography,
security, and privacy - I believe that these individuals were included on
this list because NIST felt it important to get them the Clipper information
first-hand.
The 'clipper' alias is there for the benefit of those named above. It is
not a source for information, it was set up solely to monitor any initial
traffic. Individuals on the list have requested that they continue to get
traffic that is not already duplicated on Usenet.
While you can rightfully say we were a bit disorganized in handling this,
I would ask that people stop speculating about any hidden agendas or motives
of the individuals on the 'clipper' alias - I've already apologized to them
for what's happened. Disabling EXPN and VRFY is an increasingly common
practice (albeit unfriendly to some), and any effect of disabling it again
was unintentional. | 7 | trimmed_train |
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| 5 | trimmed_train |
4,154 | tes:
rites:
's
n
Probably because more people have access to alchohol. It IS LEGAL you know.
Of course, this kid would be much better off selling crack to his neighborhood
and helping in its demise.
And if those drugs were legal, the neighborhood could legally go to hell.
And if we made murder legal, we would put an end to murder as a crime.
What??????
So you are saying crack babies who are that way legally are okay?
You can't even walk down the street at night alone in America because of drugs.
Freedom my ass. | 13 | trimmed_train |
7,899 | Has anyone experienced a faint shadow at all resolutions using this
card. Is only in Windows. I have replaced card and am waiting on
latest drivers. Also have experienced General Protection Fault Errors
in WSPDPSF.DRV on Winword Tools Option menu and in WINFAX setup.
I had a ATI Ultra but was getting Genral Protection Fault errors
in an SPSS application. These card manufactures must have terrible
quality control to let products on the market with so many bugs.
What a hassle. Running on Gateway 2000 DX2/50.
Thx Dave L
| 18 | trimmed_train |
1,498 |
"return_place" is probably incorrect. It should be a pointer, not an
integer. XGetWindowProperty() allocates memory, copies the data there,
and returns a pointer to the memory. You should free the memory when
you're done.
| 16 | trimmed_train |
2,808 | You'll probably have to set the palette up before you try drawing
in the new colours.
Use the bios interrupt calls to set the r g & b values (in the range
from 0-63 for most cards) for a particular palette colour (in the
range from 0-255 for 256 colour modes).
Then you should be able to draw pixels in those palette values and
the result should be ok.
You might have to do a bit of colourmap compressing if you have
more than 256 unique rgb triplets, for a 256 colour mode.
| 1 | trimmed_train |
6,677 | 19 | trimmed_train |
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5,947 |
Aaahh... a problem very near and dear to my heart. In our case, other
monitors cause this problem - the deflection coil of other monitors to be
specific. Have also seen a monitor backed up to a fuse panel exhibit this
problem. This sounds like your problem since flourescent lites, motors, etc
several 10s of feet away seem to me to be too far to cause it, but the
juice running to them must pass nearby your monitor. Fusebox on other side
of wall maybe?
We started spec'ing Panasonic CT-1331Y video monitors (3 switchable input
lines(vid & aud) S-VHS on one) <$400. This stopped the wavy interference
effect on the computer monitor next to it.
Now on to your problem. You need what is known as mu shielding (very
common, in fact almost mandatory on electrostatic deflection type
O'scopes).
I talked to a EE prof. He said get a coffee can, cut both ends off, mount
around deflection coil of interfering monitor.
BE CAREFUL TO AVOID ALL HIGH VOLTAGE CIRCUITRY. ESPECIALLY THE THICKER HIGH
VOLTAGE ANODE LEAD USUALLY COLORED RED. IF YOU KILL YOURSELF, DON'T
BLAME/SUE ME!!! USE PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-CONDUCTING STAND-OFFS AND SUCH TO
MOUNT CAN.
Now, I would assume that what is good for keeping mag fields in is also
good at keeping them out, so hopefully this'll work by mounting shield on
monitor being interfered with as well. If not, start shielding those other
sources. | 11 | trimmed_train |
5,553 | Hi, maybe someone can help me here...
I am looking to buy this 1990 Nissan Maxima GXE for CDN$14000 right now.
The car has 96000 km (or about 60000 miles) on it.
A typical mileage for 1990 cars seem to be about 70000 km (or about 43K mi).
The seller just informed me that when he brought the car in for certification
he was told that the front break pads and the exhausts had to be replaced
to meet the legal standards. (He said he will replace the components before
selling the car to me.)
Being copmletely ignorant to the technical stuff on cars, I don't know
what this could mean...
Is 96K km about the time typical for replacing the above mentioned items?
Or is this an indication that the car was abused?
Would other things break down or have to be replaced soon?
The seller told me that he used the car on the highway a lot, but,
I don't know how to verify this... I've seen the paint chipped away
in tiny dots in the front edge of the hood, though.
Although the Maxima is an excellent car and the car is very clean and
well kept, it's currently out of warranty
(a similarly priced '90 Accord with 70K km will have 2 years or 30K km
worth of warranty left) and I don't want to worry about paying for
any repair bills...
But, I also need a car for 5 people...
When will the new Maxima come out, by the way?
I would very much appreciate your input in this.
Please reply by e-mail (preferred) or post in this newsgroup.
Thanks!
Ryan
| 4 | trimmed_train |
136 | know
he
now.
And Michael Jackson, Jack Nicholson, and Bill Cosby wouldn't be
making near as much money if they weren't entertainers. So what's
your point?
for a
hurting.
Will they? You can't usually take away one of the team's best
players and still expect them to win. Or do you think the
Pirates will continue to win without Barry Bonds.
athletic
working
So. Again, Jack Nicholson gets paid much more than most hard
working citizens (and much more than Rickey Henderson for that
matter).
when the
million--also,
The reason the latter often happens is that many of these folks
start making the real big salaries late in their career, when they
are on the decline. (There are exceptions, of course. Dave Parker
fell apart after making his first million because he put most
of that million up his nose.)
| 2 | trimmed_train |
3,418 |
And we all hope, Teddy, that you will graduate from the first grade
while Clinton is President. Keep trying.
| 13 | trimmed_train |
10,502 | responds to a lot of grief given to him
a.k.a. "The Sagemaster"
[ . . .]
Most of Scotty's followup *was* irrelevant to the original question,
but this is not unusual, as threads often quickly evolve away from
the original topic. What I could not understand is why Jim spent so
much time responding to what he regarded as irrelevancies.
[ . . . ]
[ . . . ]
Well, I guess hypothetical Adam was "the majority of mankind"
seeing how he was the ONLY man at the time.
I understand what you mean by "collective," but I think it is an
insane perversion of justice. What sort of judge would punish the
descendants for a crime committed by their ancestor?
Well, I must admit that you probably read a.a. more often than I read
the Bible these days. But you missed a couple of good followups to
your post. I'm sending you a personal copy of my followup which I
hope you will respond to publically in a.a. | 8 | trimmed_train |
5,281 |
I ran in to this problem I while ago, and from what I remember you should use
XtTranslateCoordinates etc. after realizing the main widget to calculate
the location of the popup, then use something like XtVaSetValues on the
popup widgets before ever using them. Calling SetValues repeatedly (e.g.
every time something pops up) seems to be what slows you down. I never
delved deep enough to figure out exactly why though...
---------------------------
Jeremy Payne
UIUC Neuroscience program /
College of Medicine
[email protected]
(217)244-4478 | 16 | trimmed_train |
7,897 | I would like to apologize for the typos in the previous post.
In retrospect I would also like to quote another source: Douglas C.
Haldeman from his 1991 book _Homosexuality_
THERAPY INEFFECTIVE
Recently the founders of yet another prominent "ex-gay" ministry, Exodus
International, denounced their conversion therapy procedures as ineffective.
Michael Busse and Gary Cooper, cofounders of Exodus International and lovers
for 13 years, were involved with the organization from 1976 to 1979. The
program was described by these men as "ineffective . . . not one person was
healed." They stated that the program often exacerbated already prominent
feelings of guilt and personal failure among the counselees; many were
driven to suicidal thoughts as a result of the failed "reparative therapy."
The previous article quoted in the last posting is from THE ADVOCATE, June
30, 1992 called "The Ex-Ex-Gay" by Robert Pela.
Some personal thoughts:
It is of no great astonishment that there is a concerted effort by a major
portion of the Church to control and mandate change of a minority among
its ranks. This was the momentum behind the Spanish Inquisition, only all
they required was a confession of faith (after much torture) and then, to
save their souls they would dispatch them to heaven through death. Even
later, the Bible was used vigorously to defend slavery, oppression and
segragation of African-Americans, even to the justification of lynchings.
Today's scholars are just a bit more slick in their approach. The tool is
still coersion, but now it is mostly by means of brainwashing and mind
control, convincing people that they should see themselves as less than
God sees them, then maintaining a cultic hold on them until it is felt
thier mind-conditioning is complete. Sure, no one is "physically" forced
to stay in this "reparative therapy" but sheer social pressure is enough for
many to keep themselves in this new found bondage of self-hate.
As an abolitionist I advocate the abolishment of oppression and persecution
against gays in all facets of civil life. A person should be judged by
the contibution, or non-contribution to the society in which they live,
not by some high-brow standard of conformity imposed by those who haven';t
a clue what is in their heart.
For those who seek more information about Gays and groups that accept them
please contact your nearest chapter of PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians
And Gays) who will be more than happy to assist you. This is a group of
people comprised of Gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals, their parents and friends
who have formed a support group for help and understanding. Try talking to
a parent of a gay son or daughter and learn some "first-hand" real life and
loving understanding. God's love and understanding for Gay people is no
less abundant. | 15 | trimmed_train |
5,096 |
Is the so-called material world "outside" the Kingdom of God?
Aha, animals are inferior, and humans are superior.
Huh?
[Isn't the desire to be superior so "overwhelming?"]
[that humans constantly "put down" even innocent animals.]
---raj | 15 | trimmed_train |
9,200 | Hi Netters,
I'm building a CAD package and need a 3D graphics library that can handle
some rudimentry tasks, such as hidden line removal, shading, animation, etc.
Can you please offer some recommendations?
I'll also need contact info (name, address, email...) if you can find it.
Thanks
(Please Post Your Responses, in case others have same need) | 1 | trimmed_train |
392 | Thanks, Steve, for your helpful and informative comments on Mac stereo
sound.
Too bad some developers aren't addressing the problem.
This did make my trusty old Mac II superior to the Quadra I replaced
it with in one way though! :)
Thanks, | 14 | trimmed_train |
7,670 |
I agree, which is why I've asked for help with it.
The reason I'm working on this list is because I've recently had one
too many Christians tell me "the Bible contains no contradictions
whatsoever." They believe that it's true, and that it describes
reality perfectly, and even predicts history before it happens.
Before I can carry on any sort of meaningful conversation with these
people, I've got to SHOW them, with concrete evidence, that the Bible
is not nearly as airtight as they thought. I hope to do that with
this list.
Specifically: when I bring up the fact that Genesis contains two
contradictory creation stories, I usually get blank stares or flat
denials. I've never had a fundamentalist acknowledge that there are
indeed two different accounts of creation.
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5,102 | Hello world, does anyone know of a Postscript PPD for a Versatec
A0-size plotter, which is generally accessed via a ZEH Postscript
interpreter? Replies by e-mail very gratefully received - this is
proving to be quite a tricky one.
_________________________________________________________________________
Andrew D. Nielsen Internet : [email protected]
Advanced Systems Consultant AppleLink: AUST0278
AppleCentre Perth
69 Adelaide Tce Tel: +61-9-2214511
PERTH WA 6004 AUSTRALIA FAX: +61-9-2212527 | 14 | trimmed_train |
3,883 | FOR SALE:
486 DX/33 Motherboard for sale. Excellent condition...less than
one year old. 64K cache, expandable to 256K. RAM expandable to 32MB.
AMI BIOS. Need to sell...upgrading.
Asking: $600.00 (neg.)
CONTACT: Jared Martin at 49-54566 or | 5 | trimmed_train |
4,452 | : I need help with my '85 ZX900A, I put Supertrapp slip-on's on it and
: had the carbs re-jetted to match a set of K&N filters that replaced
: the stock airbox.
Ahh, and just how were the carbs rejeted to "match" the changes
you made to the bike? A stage three kit from K/N or Dynojet?
: Now I have a huge flat spot in the carburation at : about 5 thousand RPM
in most any gear.
Isn't rejetting fun?
: This is especially frustrating
: on the highway, the bike likes to cruise at about 80mph which happens
: to be 5,0000 RPM in sixth gear. I've had it "tuned" and this doesn't
: seem to help. I am thinking about new carbs or the injection system
: from a GPz 1100. Does anyone have any suggestions for a fix besides
: restoring it to stock?
:
New CARBS??? Why would that fix it? you still have to get the
jetting right to match what seems to be a extremely overly lean condition.
You added a more free flowing exhaust, and then higher flowing filters.
Chances are it's to lean. BUT! This may not be,that's the big fun with
carb tuning. It's _very_ tricky.
Your one and only choice (unless you want to spend many hours
fiddling with the carbs) is to take it to a guy witha Dyno and have he
tune the carbs for your current set up. Otherwise you'll be playing
a guessing game for a long time...
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Erik Astrup AFM #422 DoD #683
1993 CBR 900RR * 1990 CBR 600 * 1990 Concours * 1989 Ninja 250 | 12 | trimmed_train |
5,520 | Sunlight shining off of the ocean.
| 15 | trimmed_train |
991 |
Hmmmm, I'm not sure this is true. According to Mike Lang and good old
Stagie, along with the rest of the TV crews in pittsburgh, they
winning streak could have stopped because it is a regular season mark.
I would think this would also hold with an unbeaten streak for regular
season games. | 17 | trimmed_train |
1,203 | Does the Bates method work? I first heard about it in this newsgroup
several years ago, and I have just got hold of a book, "How to improve your
sight - simple daily drills in relaxation", by Margaret D. Corbett,
('Authorized instructor of the Bates method), published in 1953. It
talks about vision improvement by relaxation and exercise. Has there been
any study on whether this method actually works? If it works, is it by
actually shortening the previously elongated eyeball, or by increasing
the lens's ability to flatten itself in order to compensate for the
too-long eyeball?
Since myopia is the result of eyeball elongation, seems to me the most
logical approach for correction is to find a way to reverse the process,
i.e., shorten it somehow (preferably non-surgically). Has there been
any recent studies on this? Where can I find them? I know RK works by
changing the curvature of the cornea to compensate for the shape of
eyeball, but if there is a way to train the muscles to shorten the
eyeball back to its correct length that would be even better (Bates's
idea, right?) | 19 | trimmed_train |
276 | 7 | trimmed_train |
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3,449 |
I've been given the sites of some excellent 3D objects on all sorts of file formats ...
Here's where they are:
Host plaza.aarnet.edu.au
Location: /graphics/graphics/mirrors
DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x 512 Apr 4 14:32 avalon.chinalake.navy.mil
Host compute1.cc.ncsu.edu
Location: /mirrors/wustl/graphics/graphics/mirrors
DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x 512 Mar 14 09:15 avalon.chinalake.navy.mil
Host wuarchive.wustl.edu
Location: /graphics/graphics/mirrors
DIRECTORY drwxr-xr-x 512 Jan 3 06:29 avalon.chinalake.navy.mil
| 1 | trimmed_train |
10,054 |
At issue was not a trial behind closed doors, but arrest, trial and
imprisonment in complete secrecy. This was appraently attempted in the
case of Vanunu and failed. It has happened before, and there is reason
to believe it still goes on.
Read this:
From Ma'ariv, February 18 (possibly 28), 1992
PUBLICATION BAN
The State of Israel has never officially admitted that for many
years there have been in its prisons Israeli citizens who were
sentenced to long prison terms without either the fact of
their arrest or the crimes of which they were accused ever
being made public.
By Baruch Me'iri
All those involved in this matter politely refused my request, one way
or another: "Look, the subject is too delicate. If I comment on it, I
will be implicitly admitting that it is true; If I mention a specific
case, even hint at it, I might be guilty of making public something
which may legally not be published".
The State of Israel has never officially admitted that for many years
there have been in its prisons Israeli citizens who were sentenced to
long prison terms without either the fact of their arrest or the
crimes of which they were accused ever being made public. More
precisely: A court ordered publication ban was placed on the fact of
their arrest, and later on their imprisonment.
In Israel of 1993, citizens are imprisoned without us, the citizens of
this country, knowing anything about it. Not knowing anything about
the fact that one person or another were tried and thrown in prison,
for security offenses, in complete secrecy.
In the distant past -- for example during the days of the [Lavon - YA]
affair -- we heard about "the third man" being in prison. But many
years have passed since then, and what existed then can today no
longer be found even in South American countries, or in the former
Communist countries.
But it appears that this is still possible in Israel of 1993.
The Chair of the Knesset Committee on Law, the Constitution and
Justice, MK David Zucker, sent a letter on this subject early this
week to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Cabinet
Legal Advisor. Ma'ariv has obtained the content of the letter:
"During the past several years a number of Israeli citizens have been
imprisoned for various periods for security offenses. In some of
these cases a legal publication ban was imposed not only on the
specifics of the crimes for which the prisoners were convicted, but
even on the mere fact of their imprisonment. In those cases, after
being legally convicted, the prisoners spend their term in prison
without public awareness either of the imprisonment or of the
prisoner", asserts MK Zucker.
On the other hand Zucker agrees in his letter that, "There is
absolutely no question that it is possible, and in some cases it is
imperative, that a publication ban be imposed on the specifics of
security offenses and the course of trials. But even in such cases
the Court must weigh carefully and deliberately the circumstances
under which a trial will not be held in public.
"However, one must ask whether the imposition of a publication ban on
the mere fact of a person's arrest, and on the name of a person
sentenced to prison, is justified and appropriate in the State of
Israel. The principle of public trial and the right of the public to
know are not consistent with the disappearance of a person from public
sight and his descent into the abyss of prison."
Zucker thus decided to turn to the Prime Minister, the Minister of
Justice and the Cabinet Legal Advisor and request that they consider
the question. "The State of Israel is strong enough to withstand the
cost incurred by abiding by the principle of public punishment. The
State of Israel cannot be allowed to have prisoners whose detention
and its cause is kept secret", wrote Zucker.
The legal counsel of the Civil Rights Union, Attorney Mordechai
Shiffman said that, "We, as the Civil Rights Union, do not know of any
cases of security prisoners, Citizens of Israel, who are imprisoned,
and whose imprisonment cannot be made public. This is a situation
which, if it actually exists, is definitely unhealthy. Just like
censorship is an unhealthy matter".
"The Union is aware", says Shiffman, "of cases where notification of a
suspect's arrest to family members and lawyers is withheld. I am
speaking only of several days. I know also of cases where a detainee
was not allowed to meet with an attorney -- sometimes for the whole
first month of arrest. That is done because of the great secrecy.
"The suspect himself, his family, his lawyer -- or even a journalist --
can challenge the publication ban in court. But there are cases where
the family members themselves are not interested in publicity. The
journalist knows nothing of the arrest, and so almost everyone is
happy..."
Attorney Yossi Arnon, an official of the Bar, claims that given the
laws as they exist in Israel today, a situation where the arrest of a
person for security offenses is kept secret is definitely possible.
"Nothing is easier. The court orders a publication ban, and that's
that. Someone who has committed security offenses can spend long
years in prison without us knowing anything about it."
-- Do you find this situation acceptable?
Attorney Arnon: "Definitely not. We live in a democratic country, and
such a state of affairs is impermissible. I am well aware that
publication can be damaging -- from the standpoint of security -- but
total non-publication, silence, is unacceptable. Consider the trial of
Mordechai Vanunu: at least in his case we know that he was charged
with aggravated espionage and sentenced to 18 years in prison. The
trial was held behind closed doors, nobody knew the details except for
those who were authorized to. It is somehow possible to understand,
though not to accept, the reasons, but, as I have noted, we at least
are aware of his imprisonment."
-- Why is the matter actually that serious? Can't we trust the
discretion of the court?
Attorney Arnon: "The judges have no choice but to trust the
presentations made to them. The judges do not have the tools to
investigate. This gives the government enormous power, power which
they can misuse."
-- And what if there really is a security issue?
Attorney Arnon: "I am a man of the legal system, not a security expert.
Democracy stands in opposition to security. I believe it is possible
to publicize the matter of the arrest and the charges -- without
entering into detail. We have already seen how the laws concerning
publication bans can be misused, in the case of the Rachel Heller
murder. A suspect in the murder was held for many months without the
matter being made public."
Attorney Shiffman, on the other hand, believes that state security can
be a legitimate reason for prohibiting publication of a suspect's
arrest, or of a convicted criminal's imprisonment. "A healthy
situation? Definitely not. But I am aware of the fact that mere
publication may be harmful to state security".
A different opinion is expressed by attorney Uri Shtendal, former
advisor for Arab affairs to Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol and Golda
Meir. "Clearly, we are speaking of isolated special cases. Such
situations contrast with the principle that a judicial proceeding must
be held in public. No doubt this contradicts the principle of freedom
of expression. Definitely also to the principle of individual freedom
which is also harmed by the prohibition of publication.
"Nevertheless", adds Shtendal, "the legislator allowed for the
possibility of such a ban, to accommodate special cases where the
damage possible as a consequence of publication is greater than that
which may follow from an abridgment of the principles I've mentioned.
The authority to decide such matters of publication does not rest with
the Prime Minister or the security services, but with the court, which
we may rest assured will authorize a publication ban only if it has
been convinced of its need beyond a shadow of a doubt."
Nevertheless, attorney Shtendal agrees: "As a rule, clearly such a
phenomenon is undesirable. Such an extreme step must be taken only in
the most extreme circumstances." | 6 | trimmed_train |
7,395 |
DEG has many german-born forwards in the team. In fact the majority of players
are german-born. 1992-93 DEG had 11150 average in 11800 spectator arena.
My Possible-NHL(European league)-site list:
Switzerland : Berne, Zurich (Lugano and 1-2 others)
Germany : Dusseldorf, Cologne, Berlin, Munich (Mannheim, Rosenheim)
Sweden : Stockholm, Gothenburg (Malmo, Gavle)
Finland : Helsinki (Turku, Tampere)
Italy : Milan
France : Paris (Chamonix, Ruoen?)
Norway : (Oslo)
Austria : (Vienna, Villach)
Chech : (Prag)
Slovakia : (Bratislava)
Russia : (Moscow, St. Petersburg)
Great Britain: ?
Netherlands : ? | 17 | trimmed_train |
3,525 | Just to shed some light on the fire, it was widely reported (AP, etc.) that
there WERE several witnesses to BD folks starting the fires. It has also
been reported that the fires broke out in several places at once, which
rules out a Bradley knocking over a lamp, etc. as the cause.
What I would like to see is some serious discussion of this incident. I
believe the moves made were right and proper, but I still have some problems
with some of the tactics. After watching the ABC special on it tonight, as
well as CNN and Nightline, I question some of the ATF and FBI actions.
1) Could it have been possible to have taken Koresh outside the compound at
some time before the Feb. 28th raid?
2) Could a further wait have resulted in a different outcome.
3) Were FBI actions (blaring loudspeakers, etc.) the "right" course of action?
And a few other questions. Like I said, I believe the actions taken, in
general, were proper. But I still have some reservations. | 9 | trimmed_train |
5,294 | I guess Hasan finally revealed the source of his claim that Israel
diverted water from Lebanon--his imagination. | 6 | trimmed_train |
3,991 |
In defense of the drivers, who are in the right lane. Here in the states, people simply do not expect when they are driving to be overtaken at a speed differential of 50+mph. I don't think this is because they are stupid (of course, there are exceptions), they are just programmed because of the 55mph limit. Do you (in the states) when you look in the rear-view ALWAYS calculate future positions of cars based on a 50+ speed differential.
Dont get me wrong, I love to drive in the left lane fast but when I overtake
cars who are on the right, I slow down a tad bit. If I were to rely on the judgement of the other car, to recognize the speed differential, I would be the stupid one. | 4 | trimmed_train |
1,590 |
He'd have to go a far ways to run things down as bad as Reagan and Bush
did. We didn't have riots but Bush got dumped out on his spotty Behind.
We'll see in 4 years.
Pope Charles Slack in our time!
?s
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5,728 | Hello everyone.
Last week I posted a similar question to alt.wedding. Now I come in
search of a deeper-level answer.
My fiance is Lutheran and I am Catholic. We plan on getting married in
her church because she is living there now and I plan on moving there
in a month or so. I called my Catholic priest to find out what I needed
to do in order for the marriage to be recognized by my church.
Needless to say that I have found that there is no "hard and fast" rule
when it comes to how the Catholic law for interfaith weddings is interpreted.
But I'm pretty sure that we CAN get married without too much problem; the
trick lies in the letter of dispensation.
But that is not why I am here....
What I'd like to know is:
What are the main differences between the Lutheran and Catholic religions?
My priest mumbled something about how the Eucharist was understood...
I have heard that if two religions combine soon, it would be these two.
Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks so much!
Bill
--
Bill Burns [ Internet: [email protected] ] Mac Network System Administrator
[ AppleLink: SHADOW ] Apple Student Rep, MTU
First we must band together as friends,
then mearcilessly crush our enemies into paste. | 0 | trimmed_train |
5,735 | CB>From: [email protected] (Chris BeHanna)
CB>>|>
CB>>|> Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to
CB>>|> rock
CB>>|> it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it...
CB> Do I have to be the one to say it?
CB> DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELMET ON THE SEAT WHERE IT CAN
CB> FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM!
CB> HELMETS GO ON THE GROUND, ON A TABLE, ON A CHAIR, ON A SHELF, OR ON
CB> ANY OTHER SURFACE THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY
CB> WILL NOT EASILY BE KNOCKED DOWN.
Another good place for your helmet is your mirror (!). I kid you not. If
you own a typical standard or other bike with fairly average mirrors
that screw into your handlebars, your helmet should fit over your mirror
and be fairly stable. I doubt I have to mention it, but this trick isn't
quite so smart on a GoldWing, CBR600, any GSXR, or any bike with
fairing-mounted mirrors.
I was a little surprised, though, to find that you had your helmet on
your seat while you were centerstanding your bike. I usually leave my
helmet on until my bike is parked, if for no other reason than I
wouldn't want my helmet to be on any surface that I was about to start
tilting and jerking . . .
Ryan Cousinetc.|1982 Yamaha Vision XZ550 -Black Pig of Inverness|Live to Ride
KotRB |1958 AJS 500 C/S -King Rat |to Work to
DoD# 0863 |I'd be a squid if I could afford the bike... |Flame to
[email protected] | Vancouver, BC, Canada |Live . . .
I saw the quote below on a pair of Nankai race-replica leathers. I think
this sort of phrase is typically known as "Japlish."
* SLMR 2.1a * "Drive Agressively Rash Magnificently" -Nankai Leathers
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3,006 |
In two places at once? Bit of a coincidence, that.
Whatever the faults the FBI had, the fact is that responsibility
for those deaths lies with Koresh.
P. | 15 | trimmed_train |
113 |
Well I don't see any smileys here. I am trying to figure out if the poster
is a dog or a wordprocessor. Couldn't be neither. Both are smarter than
this.
"I might not be great in Math"
-- | 17 | trimmed_train |
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