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That doesn't worry me at all; they're not going to cheat at something
they can get caught at. And key size is one of the things that can be
verified externally. Feed lots of random key/input pairs into the
chip, then try flipping random key bits, and see what happens to the
output. We already know what *should* happen -- about half the output
bits should vary, on average, from a 1-bit key change or input change.
If they were out to build a weak cryptosystem, it might be the case that
some of the bits are much less powerful than others, in the sense that
they only enter into the encryption very late in the game. By contrast,
DES was designed to use each key bit as early as possible; the 50% output
change rate appears as early as round 5. Again, though, I don't think
NSA is going to cheat that crudely; they're likely to get caught.
Remember that they've promised to let a committee of outside experts see
the cryptosystem design. If you assume something DES-like, a biased
subkey generation schedule will stick out like a sore thumb. The committee
can and should run lots of tests, and retain the output. This can be verified
later against the chip. And yes, the civilian community has at least some
secure storage facilities that I don't think even NSA can get into without
it being noticed, until Fort Meade gets its transporter working again.
(Oops -- I don't think I was supposed to talk about that...) The committee
members can even retain secure copies of the code -- in two halves, which
you have to XOR together to recover the program...
Seriously, there are, I think, problems with this whole scheme. But the
people who invented it aren't stupid, and they've been in the crypto game
and the smoke-and-mirrors game far longer than most of us. They're not
going to lie in ways that can be detected easily, since their credibility
is the *only* thing they can use to sell this system. If they've lied
about the civilian committee, no one will believe them about the absence
of other back doors. If they've lied about the key size, no one will
believe that they haven't copied the programming disk with the U keys.
If they've lied about obvious aspects of the strength of the cryptosystem,
no one will believe the escrow agencies aren't in cahoots with them.
That isn't to say that they aren't lying about all those other things
anyway. And I'm certainly not claiming that NSA can't build a cryptosystem
with a back door that the committee can't find -- look how long it took
for folks to believe that the S-boxes weren't sabotaged. It's entirely
possible that the committee will release an ambiguous report, for just
such reasons. But that's a subtle point (i.e., one you can't explain to
a Senator...).
I don't like the unit key generation process any better than you do.
However -- S1 and S2 are supposed to be under control of the same
escrow agents. If they can't be trusted to keep the seed values secure,
they can't be trusted to keep the half-keys secure.
I still don't know if or when S1 and S2 change. I thought I had seen
something about them being constant, but I just reread Denning's technical
information post, and it doesn't say anything, one way or the other.
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2,951 |
I'm thinking about becoming a bike owner this year
w/o any bike experience thus far. I figure that getting a
decent used bike for under $1K the thing would pay for itself
while I'm at grad school (car permits are $$$ where I'm going
and who want's to ride a bus). I'm looking for advice
on a first bike - best models/years. I'm NOT looking for
an old loud roaring thing that sounds like a monster. The
quit whirring of newer engines is more to my liking.
Apprec any advice.
Thanks, | 12 | trimmed_train |
4,124 | (Well, I'll email also, but this may apply to other people, so
I'll post also.)
Your boss should be the person bring these problems to. If he/she
does not seem to take any action, keep going up higher and higher.
Sexual harrassment does not need to be tolerated, and it can be an
enormous emotional support to discuss this with someone and know that
they are trying to do something about it. If you feel you can not
discuss this with your boss, perhaps your company has a personnel
department that can work for you while preserving your privacy. Most
companies will want to deal with this problem because constant anxiety
does seriously affect how effectively employees do their jobs.
It is unclear from your letter if you have done this or not. It is
not inconceivable that management remains ignorant of employee
problems/strife even after eight years (it's a miracle if they do
notice). Perhaps your manager did not bring to the attention of
higher ups? If the company indeed does seem to want to ignore the
entire problem, there may be a state agency willing to fight with
you. (check with a lawyer, a women's resource center, etc to find out)
You may also want to discuss this with your paster, priest, husband,
etc. That is, someone you know will not be judgemental and that is
supportive, comforting, etc. This will bring a lot of healing.
This happens to a lot of people. Honest. I believe it may seem
to be due to gross insensitivity because of the feelings you are
going through. People in offices tend to be more insensitive while
working than they normally are (maybe it's the hustle or stress or...)
I've had this happen to me a lot, often because they didn't realize
my car was broken, etc. Then they will come back and wonder why I
didn't want to go (this would tend to make me stop being angry at
being ignored and make me laugh). Once, we went off without our
boss, who was paying for the lunch :-)
Well, if you can't turn to the computer for support, what would
we do? (signs of the computer age :-)
In closing, please don't let the hateful actions of a single person
harm you. They are doing it because they are still the playground
bully and enjoy seeing the hurt they cause. And you should not
accept the opinions of an imbecile that you are worthless - much
wiser people hold you in great esteem. | 0 | trimmed_train |
2,648 | From article <[email protected]>, by [email protected] (Mark Monninger):
A couple of months ago I went to a dealership to test drive a car. Afterwards,
we sat down to discuss prices. I explained that I wanted a car just like the
one I drove, but in a different color. He said he could get one exactly like
I wanted from the dealer network within a day. We then negotiated a price and
signed the deal.
Next day, I get a call. He explains that they goofed, and they had neglected
to take into account a price increase. (The last price increase had occurred
over 4 months prior to my visit.) If I still wanted the car, I would
have to fork over another $700. As an alternative, they would honor the
price if I bought the car I test drove (which had been sitting around for
6 months and had a few miles on it). I said goodbye. This was a good
example of how they can lowball you and still cover their butts. It's too
bad more people don't demand honesty or these types of dealers would
no longer be in business.
The next dealership I went to was straightforward and honest. First thing the
salesman said was, "Lets's see what you have for dealer cost and work out
how much profit I should make." The deal went through with no problems. | 4 | trimmed_train |
6,073 | I can only comment on the Kings, but the most obvious candidate for pleasant
surprise is Alex Zhitnik. He came highly touted as a defensive defenseman, but
he's clearly much more than that. Great skater and hard shot (though wish he
were more accurate). In fact, he pretty much allowed the Kings to trade away
that huge defensive liability Paul Coffey. Kelly Hrudey is only the biggest
disappointment if you thought he was any good to begin with. But, at best, he's
only a mediocre goaltender. A better choice would be Tomas Sandstrom, though
not through any fault of his own, but because some thugs in Toronto decided
to threaten his career in order to avoid conceding a goal. Other than that, the
award goes to Robert Lang, an uninspiring Czech. Robitaille could easily be
MVP, but I'd prefer to give it to Rob Blake who is quietly becoming one of the
league's premier defensemen, and if the Kings manage to hold onto him and the
rest of our young defense, it could one day mean that we'll let in fewer
goals than Hartford. Honorable mentions to Majestic Marty and Warren Rychel.
Jon
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4,133 |
No. As soon as you blit two of this icons once on top of the other with a
little dislocation, you see the rectangular blit crashes too much of the
icon first blitted, because it draws a full rectangle. The way to do it
is masking: Create a bitmap with all pixels to be merged are 1 and all
not to be merged are 0. Then, set the clip_mask of the gc to this
bitmap, set the clip_x_origin and clip_y_origin of the gc to the x/y
coordinates where you blit the icon to the destination drawable, use GXCopy,
and XCopyArea() the icon pixmap to the destination drawable using this gc.
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6,494 | Thanks, I think I've figured it out now.
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| Robert S. Dubinski | Aliases include: Robb, Regal, Sir, Mr., and I |
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| Internet Address: 2A42Dubinski.vms.csd.mu.edu | Milwaukee, WI | | 18 | trimmed_train |
4,569 |
It may have been passed to Toronto, but I've even seen an octopus at
the Aud -- last year's Bruins-Sabres game. I knew all about the
Detroit version, but seeing at the Aud was a bit puzzling. :-)
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302 | Is it possible to do a "wheelie" on a motorcycle with shaft-drive? | 12 | trimmed_train |
7,412 | tes:
Did anyone think that Texas would have the top two home run leaders at a
given point in the season and neither one would be Jose Canseco?
Steve
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2,687 |
Could somebody provide an overview of the proposed systems using the
chip? (Ought to see if ATT has a spec sheet) Skipjack sounds like a
normal digital encryption algorithm, so the data path will have to be
voice --> digitize --> compress --> encrypt
Compression will be necessary to fit the data on the wire, unless
they want to wait for ISDN (that we should be so lucky...). Feeding
pre-encrypted data into the compressor will cause it to chuckle at
you; you'd have to tap into the guts of the phone and hack either
the compressed data stream, or selected parts of the output stream
before it hits the modem. Unless you want to pay for two fast
modems on top of the encryption, and just plug the box in between
your phone and the wall.
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7,632 |
No, not really. It may be that your winfile.ini has gotten corrupted for
some unknown reason. Have you tried re-creating it by either
1.exiting filemanager with the save setting option on when the status bar
is visible,
or
2.double clicking on the Control menu(the one with minimize and maximize
in in) when everything looks proper?
If you have, and it still doesn't work, you may want to delete your
winfile.ini and try one of these two saving procedures again to totally
recreate the file from scratch.
Good luck!
Mark Waschkowski | 18 | trimmed_train |
4,893 | :>>
:>> As someone else has pointed out, why would the stove be in use on a warm
:>> day in Texas.
:>
:>Do YOU eat all your food cold?
:
:Ever hear of electric ovens or microwaves? Very popular.
:Electric stoves outside metro-areas especially.
Hey, Einstein, ever tried to use an electric stove or microwave WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY? It's been shut off for weeks now, courtesy of your local FBI
assault squad.
Now, are you going to put your foot in your mouth or shall I get a crowbar
and assist you?
Mike Ruff | 9 | trimmed_train |
7,867 |
when does carrying a tool classify someone as a rambo. so all the
pioneers that came west were rambo's? adrienne!!! :-)
would your tune change if you were one of the "dozen or two bear attacks"?
believe me, when you need a firearm, you NEED a firearm.
please cite your references. i'll let others (please note followup)
cite valid references to show you that this is an untruth.
well, you might as well go naked. forget the matches, backpack, sleeping
bag and all the rest that's is a modern convenience. a firearm is just
a tool. as some people won't carry gaiters, some people do. firearms
should be in the same category. it should be a personal choice.
and your factoid about shooting victims in the ER. count how many come in
due to automobile accidents and automobile crimes. maybe we should outlaw
cars.
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7,757 | I am posting this message for a friend of mine who does not have a computer
account, if you have any questions please call Dan at (814)238-1804. | 5 | trimmed_train |
10,777 | Inguiry by address:[email protected]
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237 | Has anyone looked into the possiblity of a Proton/Centaur combo?
What would be the benefits and problems with such a combo (other
than the obvious instability in the XSSR now)?
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8,493 | Rick Anderson replied to my letter with...
ra> In article <[email protected]>,
ra>
ra> > Well, Jason, it's heretical in a few ways. The first point is that
ra> > this equates Lucifer and Jesus as being the same type of being.
ra> > However, Lucifer is a created being: "Thou [wast] perfect in thy
ra> > ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in
ra> > thee." (Ezekiel 28:15). While Jesus is uncreated, and the Creator of
ra> > all things: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
ra> > God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.
ra> > All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made
ra> > that was made." (John 1:1-3) "And he is before all things, and by
ra> > him all things consist." (Colossians 1:17)
ra>
ra> Your inference from the Ezekiel and John passages that Lucifer was
ra> "created" and that Jesus was not depends on a particular interpetation of
ra> the word "create" -- one with which many Christians may not agree.
ra> Granted the Mormon belief that all of God's children (including Christ
ra> and Lucifer) are eternally existent intelligences which were "organized"
ra> into spirit children by God, the term "creation" can apply equally well
ra> to both of those passages.
Just briefly, on something that you mentioned in passing. You refer to
differing interpretations of "create," and say that many Christians may
not agree. So what? That is really irrelevant. We do not base our faith
on how many people think one way or another, do we? The bottom line is
truth, regardless of popularity of opinions.
Also, I find it rather strange that in trying to persuade that created
and eternally existent are equivalent, you say "granted the Mormon
belief..." You can't grant your conclusion and then expect the point to
have been addressed. In order to reply to the issue, you have to address
and answer the point that was raised, and not just jump to the
conclusion that you grant.
The Bible states that Lucifer was created. The Bible states that Jesus
is the creator of all. The contradiction that we have is that the LDS
belief is that Jesus and Lucifer were the same.
ra> > Your point that we all are brothers of Jesus and Lucifer is also
ra> > heretical, since we are not innately brothers and sisters of Christ.
ra> > We are adopted, "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage
ra> > again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby
ra> > we cry, Abba, Father." (Romans 8:15); and not the natural children
ra> > of God. It is only through faith that we even enter the family of
ra> > God; "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
ra> > (Galatians 3:26). And it is only through the manifestation of this
ra> > faith in receiving Jesus that we are become the sons of God. "But
ra> > as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
ra> > God, [even] to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not
ra> > of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but
ra> > of God." (John 1:12-13)
ra>
ra> Has it occured to you, Robert, that being "born of" someone or being
ra> of that person (or Person)'s "family" may be a symbolic term in the New
ra> Testament? Mormons believe that we are "adopted" into the House of
ra> Israel through baptism and faith in Christ, although some have expressed
ra> belief that this does evince a physical change in our bodies.
The Mormon belief is that all are children of God. Literally. There is
nothing symbolic about it. This however, contradicts what the Bible
says. The Bible teaches that not everyone is a child of God:
The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the
kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked [one];
(Matthew 13:38)
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which
ye have seen with your father. (John 8:38)
Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not
born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God. Jesus said
unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I
proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he
sent me. Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye
cannot hear my word. Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the
lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the
beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in
him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a
liar, and the father of it. (John 8:41-44)
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, [thou] child of
the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease
to pervert the right ways of the Lord? (Acts 13:10)
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this
world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit
that now worketh in the children of disobedience: (Ephesians 2:2)
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the
devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he
that loveth not his brother. (1 John 3:10)
One becomes a child of God...
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the
sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name: (John 1:12)
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that
we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us
not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God,
and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when
he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he
is. (1 John 3:1-2)
...when he is born again through faith in Jesus Christ:
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of
the will of man, but of God. (John 1:13)
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
(Ephesians 1:5)
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should
be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. (James 1:18)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of
God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear;
but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba,
Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we
are the children of God: (Romans 8:14-16)
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one
that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (1 John 4:7)
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and
every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is
begotten of him. (1 John 5:1)
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
(Galatians 3:26)
ra> > We are told that, "And this is life eternal, that they might know
ra> > thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
ra> > (John 17:3). Life eternal is to know the only true God. Yet the
ra> > doctrines of the LDS that I have mentioned portray a vastly
ra> > different Jesus, a Jesus that cannot be reconciled with the Jesus of
ra> > the Bible. They are so far removed from each other that to proclaim
ra> > one as being true denies the other from being true. According to the
ra> > Bible, eternal life is dependent on knowing the only true God, and
ra> > not the construct of imagination.
ra>
ra>
ra> Robert, with all due respect, who died and left you Chief Arbiter of
ra> Correct Biblical Interpretation? I don't mean to be snotty about this,
ra> but the fact is that the Bible is so differently interpreted by different
ra> groups of Biblical scholars (what do you think of the Jehovah's
ra> Witnesses, for example?) that to make reference to the "Jesus of the
ra> Bible" is simply ridiculous. Whose "Jesus of the Bible" do you mean?
This is really a red herring. It doesn't address any issue raised, but
rather, it seeks to obfuscate. The fact that some groups try to read
something into the Bible, doesn't change what the Bible teaches. For
example, the fact that the Jehovah's Witnesses deny the Deity of Christ
does not alter what the Bible teaches [ "Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ;" (Titus 2:13),"Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus
Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through
the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:" (2 Peter 1:1)]
on the Deity of Christ.
We first look to the Bible to see what it teaches. To discount, or not
even address, what the Bible teaches because there are some groups that
have differing views is self-defeating. To see what the Bible teaches,
you have to look at the Bible.
ra> > "Our Lord's mortality was essential to his own salvation" (_The
ra> > Promised Messiah_, p. 456), "He had to work out his own salvation by
ra> > doing the will of the Father in all things" (ibid., p.54), "he had
ra> > to be baptized to gain admission to the celestial kingdom" (_Mormon
ra> > Doctrine_, p.71).
ra>
ra> Welcome to the wonderful world of Mormon paradoctrine, Robert. The
ra> above books are by the late Bruce R. McConkie, a former general authority
ra> of the LDS Church. Those books were not published by the Church, nor do
ra> they constitute "offical doctrine." They consist of his opinions. Now,
ra> does that mean that what he says is not true? Not at all; I'll have to
ra> think about the idea of Christ's personal salvation before I come to any
ra> conclusions myself. The conclusions I come to may seem "heretical" to
ra> you, but I'm prepared to accept that.
I find this rather curious. When I mentioned that the Mormon belief is
that Jesus needed to be saved, I put forward some quotes from the late
apostle, Bruce McConkie. The curious part is that no one addressed the
issue of `Jesus needing to be saved.' Rick comes the closest with his "I
have my own conclusions" to addressing the point.
Most of the other replies have instead hop-scotched to the issue of
Bruce McConkie and whether his views were 'official doctrine.' I don't
think that it matters if McConkie's views were canon. That is not the
issue. Were McConkie's writings indicative of Mormon belief on this
subject is the real issue. The indication from Rick is that they may
certainly be.
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770 | Note: These trial updates are summarized from reports in the
_Idaho Statesman_ and the local NBC affiliate television
station, KTVB Channel 7.
Randy Weaver/Kevin Harris trial update: Day 4.
Friday, April 16, 1993 was the fourth day of the trial.
Synopsis: Defense attorney Gerry Spence cross-examined agent
Cooper under repeated objections from prosecutor Ronald
Howen. Spence moved for a mistrial but was denied.
The day was marked by a caustic cross-examination of Deputy
Marshal Larry Cooper by defense attorney Gerry Spence. Although
Spence has not explicitly stated so, one angle of his stategy
must involve destroying the credibility of agent Cooper. Cooper is
the government's only eyewitness to the death of agent Degan.
Spence attacked Cooper's credibility by pointing out discrepancies
between Cooper's statements last September and those made in court.
Cooper conceded that, "You have all these things compressed into
a few seconds...It's difficult to remember what went on first."
Cooper acknowledged that he carried a "9mm Colt Commando submachine
gun with a silenced barrel." [I thought a Colt Commando was a revolver!]
Cooper continued by stating that the federal agents had no specific
plans to use the weapon when they started to kill Weaver's dog.
When Spence asked how seven cartridges could be fired by Degan's
M-16 rifle when Degan was apparently dead, Cooper could not say for
sure that Degan did not return fire before going down.
Spence continued by asking with how many agents (and to what extent)
had Cooper discussed last August's events, Cooper responded, "If
you're implying that we got our story together, you're wrong,
counselor." Spence continued to advance the defense's version of
the events: Namely, that a marshal had started the shooting by
killing the Weaver's dog. Cooper disagreed.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Howen repeatedly objected to Spence's
virulent cross-examination of agent Cooper, arguing that the questions
were repetitive and Spence was wasting time. Howen also complained
that Spence was improperly using a cross-examination to advance the
defense's version of the events. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge
sustained many of the objections; however, both lawyers persisted
until Judge Lodge had the jury leave the room and proceded to
admonish both attorneys. "I'm not going to play games with either
counsel. This has been a personality problem from day 1, so start
acting like professionals."
Spence told the judge that, "When all the evidence is in, we'll see
that ... his [agent Larry Cooper] testimony is not credible, that
he was panicked and cannot remember the sequence of events."
Spence continued, "We're going to find...that there is a very unlikely
similarity - almost as if it had come out of a cookie cutter - between
the testimony of Mr. Cooper and the other witnesses."
Spence then moved for a mistrial on the grounds that Howen's repeated
objections would prevent a fair trial, "We can't have a fair trial if the
jury believes I'm some sort of charlatan, if the jury believes I'm
bending the rules or engaging in some delaying tactic or that I'm
violating court orders."
Judge Lodge called the notion that his repeated sustainings of Howen's
objections had somehow prejudiced the jury was "preposterous" and
denied the motion for a mistrial. Lodge did tell Howen to restrict
his comments when objecting.
The trial resumed with the prosecution calling FBI Special Agent Greg
Rampton. The prosecution's purpose was simply to introduce five
weapons found in the cabin as evidence: However, the defense seized
on the opportunity to further address Cooper's credibility.
Defense attorney Ellison Matthews (Harris' other attorney) questioned
Rampton about the dog. Rampton stated that there were no specific
plans to kill the Weaver's dog without being detected. Matthews then
had Rampton read a Septtember 15, 1992 transcript in which Rampton
had said that Cooper had said that the purpose of the silenced weapon
was to kill the dog without being detected, if the dog chased them.
Rampton then acknowledged that he believed that Cooper had said that,
but he could not remember when. He then stated that, "I did not conduct
the primary interview with Deputy Cooper, but I have had conversations
with him since the interview was conducted." | 9 | trimmed_train |
5,482 | 1-800-832-4778 Western Digital's Voice Mail -
Can get information on many drives, or an
actual person at the end.
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2,668 |
Being a proud BU alumnus, I'd like to get a list of BU players in
the NHL so I can keep an eye on their progress. A lot of Terriers are
graduating this year so I hope to see them soon in the NHL. If somebody
could post or send me a list, I'd appreciate it. Please note if the player
graduated from here or not.
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11,235 |
: Can anyone tell me where to find a MPEG viewer (either DOS or
: Windows).
: Thanks in advance.
: --
: Alan M. Jackson Mail : [email protected]
: Liverpool Football Club - Simply The Best
: "You'll Never Walk Alone"
You can find a Windows MPEG viewer at wuarchive.wustl.edu in the
mirrors/msdos/windows3 directory.
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9,792 |
Check again. You may find that the arrest warrant was issued AFTER the
first firefight.
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9,647 |
Why is that terrible ? That's exactly the way our code has been doing
it for two years now and is the way that temporary files in UNIX systems
are managed most of the time (open, unlink).
Burkhard Neidecker-Lutz | 16 | trimmed_train |
7,447 |
You moved from Alabama to California? My sympathies.
Make sure that they have all maintenance records. Oil should be changed
every 3 months. The mileage on the cars is fine.
Be sure that these have the 16 valve engine. The 8 valve 318 is a
BMW in name only.
Didn't you have a line on a '89 325i for 12K? Jump on it.
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11,007 | The Red Sox usually have 2 catchers. I don't think they have a backup now,
but they used to use Randy Kutcher as a backup catcher, as well as a middle
infielder and outfielder. You don't need a good 3rd catcher, just a
competent one, so you can afford to lose a little catching ability and pick
a player who can be of use elsewhere on the field.
| 2 | trimmed_train |
4,451 |
No, you need not bypass the config.sys, in Dos 6.0, there is a function
of multi-config, have you tried BOOT.SYS ? the multi-config is the kind that
you can choose you config.sys at the startup. And I find that is very good.
It has no conflict to QEMM. (I have problem when using BOOT.SYS)
The key you say is F8, which is trace the config.sys step by step.
Sorry, if any error :) | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,594 | FOR SALE
1 Sega Genesis (including all cables, manuals, boxes)
1 controller
9 games, including all manuals and boxes:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Road Rash
John Madden Football '92
N.H.L. Hockey
Sportstalk Baseball
Bulls vs. Lakers and the N.B.A. Playoffs
John Madden Football '93
N.H.L.P.A. Hockey
Super Monaco GP II
All of the above for $300 (or best offer); price includes UPS COD
shipping.
Send e-mail to [email protected] if interested.
-eric | 5 | trimmed_train |
3,605 |
But why do you characterize this as a "flight of fancy" or a "fantasy"?
While I am unfamiliar with the scientific context here, it appears obvious
that his speculation (for lack of a better or more neutral word) was
at least in significant part a consequence of his knowledge of and acceptance
of current theory coupled with his observations. It would appear that
something quite rational was going on as he attempted to fit his observation
into that theory (or to tailor the theory to cover the observation). This
does not seem like an example of what most would normally call a flight of
fancy or a fantasy.
Well, I think someone else in this thread was the first to use the word (also,
"extra-scientific", etc.). Nor am I prepared to give a general account of
rationality. In terms of examples, there is some danger of beginning to quibble
over what a "surprising" experiment is, what counts as "surprising", etc.
The same may be said about "logical grounds". My point is that quite frequently
(perhaps even most frequently) the roots of a new theory can be traced to
previously existing theories (or even to previously rejected hypotheses of
some other theory or domain). I would offer some rather well known examples
such as Toricelli's Puy de Dome experiment done for the sake of his "sea of air"
hypothesis. Was this theory (and the resulting experimental test) "surprising"?
Well, given the *prior* explanations of the phenomena involved it certainly must
be counted as so. Was the theory constructed (and the experiment designed)
out of "perfectly rational grounds"? Well, there was a pretty successful and
well know theory of fluids. The analogy to fluids by Toricelli is explicit.
The novelty was in thinking of air as a fluid (but this was *quite* a novelty
at the time). Was the theory interesting? Yes. Was it "new"? Well, one
could argue that it was merely the extension of an existing theory to a new
domain, but I think this begs certain questions. We can debate that if you
like. | 19 | trimmed_train |
4,991 |
Hi
I have never used MYM so I can not help you with the comparison of the
two products. I am, however, a devoted Quicken user, and I can tell you
how to set up the weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly transactions. First
use the Memorize feature (CTRL-M) to record the recurring transactions.
Next, define a transaction group which uses these memorized transactions
and specify the frequency that it should be used (i.e. monthly). Quicken
will/can not automatically make the transactions for you, but now all you
do is recall the group and all of the individual transactions will be
entered at once. Additionally if you are using the Bill Minder, it will
remind you when each transaction group is due. For example, you could have
three transaction groups. One for payments at the beginning of the month,
middle of the month, and one for quarterly payments. I hope this helps. | 18 | trimmed_train |
2,231 |
A professor of mine once said "The difference between a Computer Engineer and
a Computer Scientist is about $5000" meaning the Engineer makes $5000 more than
the CS.
Seriously though the main difference is that most CS people write programs that
people will use, i.e. database, graphics, word processors, etc., while an
engineer writes for machines or control systems, i.e. the "computer" in your
car, a flight control system, computer controled devices, etc. In other words
CS writes SOFTWARE while CSE writes FIRMWARE.
These are generalizations but for the most part that is what the difference is. | 14 | trimmed_train |
4,354 | I am fortunate enough to have tickets for an Orioles-Red Sox game in
Baltimore on Saturday, July 31st. I haven't been to the new park,
and I was wondering if anyone out there can give me pointers or good tips
or anything helpful about the place so that I can enjoy every moment spent
there.
For instance, what time do the gates open? Do we see the Orioles take BP?
When will the Red Sox take BP? Anything you can tell me would be
appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Please respond to my e-mail address.
I know it's still three-and-a-half months away, but I'm psyched!
| 2 | trimmed_train |
2,639 | Pair of Polk S4 for sale
Brand New never opened
$220.00 | 5 | trimmed_train |
5,171 |
If the tire has a leak you should fix it.
Doesn't work too well if the engine is hot, its more accurate to check the
oil when the engine is cool, i.e. not when you are at a gas station. | 4 | trimmed_train |
5,234 |
Sandberg is not particulary known for his stolen bases. What competition did
Alomar have? Sandberg came in a year after Ripken, and the same year as Boggs,
Gwynn, and the other magicians. So less attention was given to Sandberg.
Alomar is the only one in his class to be worth a mediocre. Besides the
numbers don't count. National league pitchers are much better pitchers.
Larry on someone elses account
-- | 2 | trimmed_train |
6,844 | While one may question the motives of the Arabs who sold land to Jews,
often while publicly criticizing the sale of land to Jews, it was the
Jews and not the Arabs who were taken advantage of, as the prices the
Jews paid for barren land was many times the price fertile land was
being sold for in the United States at the same time. | 6 | trimmed_train |
625 |
Actually all the liberals I've seen have deplored the burning of
children. I would far preferred that the Davidians had not set the
fire that burned themselves and their children to death, but I don't
believe that the responsibility for the fire (or the almost complete
absense of attempts to escape the blaze) can be placed at the door of
the Federal authorities.
Not so. My wife got me a convenient plastic "drip pan" for Christmas...
Yeah, those Nazis. You know how we liberals just love those Nazis.
Yeah, as information trickles in... funny how that works...
| 9 | trimmed_train |
10,462 |
There is another way to view this. The True Celebration is Easter,
the Resurrection of Our Lord. This has been true from the foundation
of the world. Pagan practices are then either:
1. foreshadowings of the True Celebration of the Resurrection,
in which dim light was shone forth so that people would
recognize the full truth when it was manifested, OR
2. satanic counterfeits intended to deceive us so that we would not
recognize the truth when it was manifested.
I don't believe the second argument, because I believe in the power
of the Resurrection, the fulfillment of the Incarnation, and our hope.
Earlier or parallel ideas in other religions clearly are dim images of
the truth of the Resurrection. As Paul states, we see through a glass
darkly. So do others. It serves no purpose arguing about who has
the darker or lighter glass. The foreshadowings are not perfect.
So what? Our understnding of God is today imperfect, for we are not
yet perfected. Theosis is not a gift such that WHAM, we're perfect.
Larry Overacker ([email protected])
-- | 0 | trimmed_train |
4,971 | Could someone please send instructions for installing simms and vram to
[email protected]? He's just gotten his 700 and wants to drop in some
extra simms and vram that he has for it. | 14 | trimmed_train |
409 | I can't fiqure this out. I have properly compiled pov on a unix machine
running SunOS 4.1.3 The problem is that when I run the sample .pov files and
use the EXACT same parameters when compiling different .tga outputs. Some
of the .tga's are okay, and other's are unrecognizable by any software. | 1 | trimmed_train |
10,802 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
O.K., its my turn:
DRIVING THE JEWS INTO THE SEA ?!
I am sick and tired of this 'DRIVING THE JEWS INTO THE SEA' sentance attributed
to Islamic movements and the PLO; it simply can't be proven as part of their
plan !
(Pro Israeli activists repeat it like parrots without checking its authenticity
since it was coined by Bnai Brith)
What Hamas and Islamic Jihad believe in, as far as I can get from the Arab media,
is an Islamic state that protects the rights of all its inhabitants under Koranic
Law. This would be a reversal of the 1948 situation in which the Jews in
Palestine took control of the land and its (mostly Muslim) inhabitants.
However, whoever committed crimes against humanity (torture, blowing up their
homes, murders,...) must be treated and tried as a war criminal. The political
thought of these movements shows that a freedom of choice will be given to the
Jews in living under the new law or leaving to the destintion of their choice.
As for the PLO, I am at a loss to explain what is going inside Arafat's mind.
Although their political thinking seems far fetched with Israel acting as a true
super-power in the region, the Islamic movements are using the same weapon the
Jews used to establish their state : Religion.
| 6 | trimmed_train |
2,774 | WHile we are on the subject of the shuttle software.
what ever happened to the hypothesis that the shuttle flight software
was a major factor in the loss of 51-L. to wit, that during the
wind shear event, the Flight control software indicated a series
of very violent engine movements that shocked and set upa harmonic
resonance leading to an overstress of the struts. | 10 | trimmed_train |
4,965 |
No. Plug the printer in the printer port, and the modem in the modem
port. ;) | 14 | trimmed_train |
1,169 | 2 | trimmed_train |
|
125 |
Yes.
I don't know where Douglas Adams took it from, but I'm pretty sure he's
the one who launched it (in the Guide). Since then it's been showing up
all over the place. | 1 | trimmed_train |
9,974 |
Are you saying that the Indians who became Christians did so because the
US Army marched them into church at gunpoint?
This will be news to the Indians of the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi
basin-- of the Southwest-- of Mexico and South America-- who converted even
before there was such a thing as the US. Are you saying that Indians are
incapable of coming to a decision themselves about their religion without
being forced to at gunpoint? What about the Christian Cherokees who were
given the boot by the US government after the Civil War... because the
Cherokee nation gave mild support to the Confederacy, since they themselves
owned black slaves. No, reducing it all to a matter of religion is to
support a much too narrow view of history. | 9 | trimmed_train |
1,202 | : Okay DoD'ers, here's a goddamn mystery for ya !
Oh goody! I love a puzzle. Watson! The games afoot!
: Today I was turning a 90 degree corner just like on any other day, but there
: was a slight difference- a rough spot right in my path caused the suspension
: to compress in mid corner and some part of the bike hit the ground with a very
: tangible "thunk". I pulled over at first opportunity to sus out the damage.
<stuff deleted>
: Okay all you engineering types, how the f**k do you explain this ? How can you
: rip a tightly fitting steel thread out of a threaded hole (in alloy) without
: damaging the thread in the hole ? Is this some sort of hi-tech design thingo
Let me guess. You were making a left turn, correct? The edge of the stud
contacting the road caused it to turn and unthread itself. If you had
been making a right turn it would have tightened the stud.
| 12 | trimmed_train |
8,922 |
There is a vast literature on Delaunay triangulations, literally
hundreds of papers. A program is even provided with every copy of
Mathematica nowadays. You might look at this if you are interested in
using it for creating 3D objects: | 1 | trimmed_train |
7,306 |
Please note that there are some radiosity packages in my Resource Listing
(under the Subject 3: FTP list)
Greetings,
Nick.
--
Nick (Nikolaos) Fotis National Technical Univ. of Athens, Greece
HOME: 16 Esperidon St., InterNet : [email protected]
Halandri, GR - 152 32 UUCP: mcsun!ariadne!theseas!nfotis
Athens, GREECE FAX: (+30 1) 77 84 578
USENET Editor of comp.graphics Resource Listing and soc.culture.greece FAQ
NTUA/UA ACM Student Chapter Chair - we're organizing a small conference
in Comp. Graphics, call if you're interested to participate. | 1 | trimmed_train |
10,514 | Hi world,
I want to buy a Spirit II 14400 Data/Fax modem (made in U.S.A.).
Have anyone heard about it or using it? What is it's performance? Is it
stable or not? Please give me some advice.
In addition, I heard a news from local distributor that a new
28800baud CCITT ROM (the distributor said it will be the new CCITT
standard.) for this modem will be produced at the end of this
year. After replaced the old ROM by this 28800 ROM, this Spirit II can
transfer data at 28800baud without any hardware alternation. Is this
new true and possible? Would the telephone line really able to transfer
at such high speed? Please give me some advice.
At last, can anyone tell me how to contact with the central
dealer QuickComm. Inc.? (I am not sure whether it in U.S.A. or not.)
Please leave me a e-mail.
Thank you very much. | 3 | trimmed_train |
9,549 |
John 1:1 says (NKJV - the little green gideon someone forced on me one day)
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God." The Word refers to Jesus Christ so from this John declares that God
and Jesus are one. Therefore, "The Lord" refers to both. Also, David in the
Psalms refers to both God in heaven and the coming messiah as his Lord. Once
again this refers to God and Jesus.
swear/curse? Does it say anything about this in the bible?
Some of the most "truly religious" people I've known have not been Christians
and some of the greatest Christians I've known have been truly irreligious.
However, to answer your question:
The bible speaks of this in many places, A previous post to James is a good
one. Another is Psalm 15:
"Lord, who may abide in your tabernacle? Who may dwell in your holy hill? He
who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart
He who does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor
does he take up a reproach against his friend; I whose eyes a vile person is
despised, but he honors those who fear the Lord; he who swears to his own hurt
and does not change; He who does not put out money at usury, nor does he take
a bribe aginst the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved."
------------------------------------------------------------
Rob Coffey "Indeed the safest road to
[email protected] Hell is the gradual one- the
(if you send mail to cptc2 gentle slope, soft underfoot,
I'll never read it) without sudden turnings,
without milestones, without
signposts." -- Screwtape | 0 | trimmed_train |
1,402 |
No. I estimate a 99 % probability the Gehrels referred to
is Thomas Gehrels of the Spacewatch project, Kitt Peak observatory.
Maybe in the 24th century they could do gamma ray spectroscopy on
distant asteroids with an orbiting observatory, but here in the
primitive 20th we have to send a probe there to get gamma ray
spectroscopy done.
You have the info on Mayan Television yet?
| 10 | trimmed_train |
3,443 |
When I first saw this, I thought for a second that it was a headline from
The Star about the pliers found in the SRB recently.
Y'know, sometimes they have wire-cutters built in :-)
-Tommy Mac
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Tom McWilliams 517-355-2178 wk \\ As the radius of vision increases,
[email protected] 336-9591 hm \\ the circumference of mystery grows. | 10 | trimmed_train |
5,182 | Greetings,
I have an Epson HI-80 4 pen plotter forsale. It emulates an HP 7570
or 7574 - I'm not sure which. It has an option board on it that does
the emulation. It has a serial interface with Hardware handshake. I
also have 340 Pens for it as follows: 10 packs of 4 Black Oil based, 16
packs of 4 Red,Green, Blue, and Black pens, 22 packs of 4 Aqueous Black,
7 packs of 4 Aqueous R,G,Blue,Black, 1 pack of 6 Aqueous Multi color
pens, and 114 assorted non-packaged pens mostly colored.
The plotter is used. I have tested it using the Windows drivers for
HP 7570 and HP 7574 and both worked fine. It accepts either A or B
sized paper. (8.5 x 11 or 11x17).
I figure that the plotter is worth about $300 and the pens are worth at
least another $200 more.. One thing is certain, you won't need to
purchase any pens for quite a while... All of the packaged pens were
sealed so they are all still fresh. The rest were capped and seem to
function as well.
I'd be willing to sell the pens seperate if anyone is interested in
just them.
I'm selling it because I got a HP LaserJet and I don't need color.
I'd like $350 or best offer...
-Chert | 1 | trimmed_train |
6,701 | : They require two separate grounds. One ground goes to the ground pin
: of the outlet, and the other ground wire is connected to the outlet's
: mounting tabs (and thus grounds the box and faceplate screw and metal
: faceplate, if any).
I thought the ground WAS connected to the metal frame on the socket.
--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christopher Wolf Electrical Engineer [email protected] | 11 | trimmed_train |
5,277 |
Listen, *ASSHOLE*, I'm just commenting on what I heard
reported on the sports news!!
You'll notice my skeptical comment! Sheesh... I thought this group
wasfor conversation! Guess I was wrong. }-< | 17 | trimmed_train |
5,823 |
After reading my local paper today, I found out that the Phillies
started the 1964 season at 10-2. I am not as old as 1964, but I've
heard many talk about the serious choke job the Phillies did that
season. They were ahead of the Cardinals by 15 games that season in
mid-August. They managed to lose a bunch from then on and the
Cardinals took the division. 15!!! games ahead and lost it.... I
hope this season is MUCH different.
| 2 | trimmed_train |
10,678 |
I disagree. People marry each other. When they commit fully to each
other as life partners, they are married. The ceremony may assist in
emphasizing the depth of such a commitment, but is of itself nothing.
God knows our hearts. He knows when two have committed themselves to
be one, he knows the fears and delusions we have that keep us from fully
giving ourselves to another. The way I see it, you'd have to be living
together in a marriage for somewhere between 10 and 100 years before anyone
knew if a marriage really existed, but God knows. I don't think God keeps
a scorebook. | 0 | trimmed_train |
8,469 | Are there significant differences between V2.01 and V2.00 ?
Thank you for helping
Marc. | 1 | trimmed_train |
1,000 | Anybody seen mouse cursor distortion running the Diamond 1024x768x256 driver?
Sorry, don't know the version of the driver (no indication in the menus) but it's a recently
delivered Gateway system. Am going to try the latest drivers from Diamond BBS but wondered
if anyone else had seen this.
post or email | 18 | trimmed_train |
8,696 | Greetings!!
I'm planning to upgrade my Mac IIsi:
(1) from the present 5Megs to 17Megs;
and (2) add a Math-Coprocessor.
Technology Works, of Austin (Texas) comes quite highly recommended by
some Mac magazines. I was just wonderring if anyone could share with me
anything about Tech Works (both good and bad experiences); or give any advice
about other mail-order companies that I may consider.
Your reply would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. | 14 | trimmed_train |
9,081 |
101 Courageous Dr.
Leage City, TX 77573
Phone: (713) 538-6000
Good Luck!
Doug | 10 | trimmed_train |
4,572 |
What group is this? This is not a MAC group.
Why the spec list again? We are talking SCSI on a PC, not on a MAC or
a UNIX box. And we are talking ISA bus, or possibly EISA or VLB.
This isin't comp.periphs.SCSI.
Tell me what the performance figures are with a single SCSI drive on a PC
with an ISA (or EISA or VLB) bus.
Theoretical performance figures are not relevant to this group or this
debate. I'm sure that there are some platforms out there that can
handle the 40 megs/sec of SCSI xyz wide'n'fast, but the PC isin't one of
them.
| 3 | trimmed_train |
9,853 |
I see some irony here. Jesus was willing to go through torture to free
you from the definite promise of hell (based on Adam/Eve's fall from grace)
but rather than allow him to stand in your place, you would give up
your redemption to stand with those who do not accept his grace.
God would rather have none in hell, which seems to put the burden of
choice on us. Of course, this is all fictional anyway since you reject him
also.
My former sociology professor once told us at the beginning
of our term, "you all start out with an A...what you do with that during
the course of this term is up to you". In the beginning...Adam and Eve
were given an A.
| 0 | trimmed_train |
11,288 |
I think the Manta is the European name for the "GT." I'm pretty sure
that the only Kadett's sold here were/are the Pontiac LeMans. I think the
GT is just an early '70s to mid '70s Manta. | 4 | trimmed_train |
4,153 | The title says it all...If you have some cheap used
GAMEBOY or TG-16 (2 Player or more) Games, Please
email me all offers... | 5 | trimmed_train |
8,343 |
The quality of autobahns is something of a myth. The road surface
isn't much different to a typical TX freeway. They are better
in terms of lighting, safety, signs, roadmarkings etc. I'd have
no problem driving 130 on most US freeways, as it is, I save it
for the backroads, which really are more likely to be dangerous.
It would have to be quite severe. I don't recall any US freeway,
without road damage warnings, that i would regard as unsafe
at 130 in any decent, well damped car. Note that my definition
of decent, well damped, would exclude most typical American sedans.
I don't know where you live, but I would be much more worried
about cops, other traffic etc. than the road surface at 130.
It just isn't that fast or that dangerous. If you have a Probe
GT, no problem. The 4cyl models I have driven would be
likely to be unpredictable at higher speeds. | 4 | trimmed_train |
4,418 |
I posted a similar query and got these replies which I am testing (so far so
good)..
* turn hardware scrolling off before going into windows (24xmode scrolloff)
* in the pif file for dos window, set "emulate text mode"
* get the latest drivers from the DiamoND BBS (or cica): dates are 1-20-9.
| 18 | trimmed_train |
9,867 | As quoted from <[email protected]> by [email protected] (Anthony Francisco):
That's life. First you marry Imelda Marcos, then you die! :)
And that's the HARD stuff to copy!
| 9 | trimmed_train |
9,927 | ac = In <[email protected]> [email protected] (Serdar Argic)
pl = [email protected] (Peter van der Linden)
pl: 1. So, did the Turks kill the Armenians?
ac: So, did the Jews kill the Germans?
ac: You even make Armenians laugh.
ac: "An appropriate analogy with the Jewish Holocaust might be the
ac: systematic extermination of the entire Muslim population of
ac: the independent republic of Armenia which consisted of at
ac: least 30-40 percent of the population of that republic. The
ac: memoirs of an Armenian army officer who participated in and
ac: eye-witnessed these atrocities was published in the U.S. in
ac: 1926 with the title 'Men Are Like That.' Other references abound."
Typical Mutlu. PvdL asks if X happened, the response is that Y
happened. Even if we grant that the Armenians *did* do what Cosar
accuses them of doing, this has no bearing on whether the Turks did
what they are accused of.
While I can understand how an AI could be this stupid, I
can't understand how a human could be such a moron as to either let
such an AI run amok or to compose such pointless messages himself.
I do not expect any followup to this article from Argic to do anything
to alleviate my puzzlement. But maybe I'll see a new line from his
list of insults. | 6 | trimmed_train |
5,781 |
No. Patrick Roy is the reason the game was lost, and Ron Hextall is the
reason Quebec won. Everybody said it would come down to goaltending, that
goaltending was the key, etc etc. Well, the key doesn't quite fit if you're
Montreal. The Dionne penalty was kind of a cheesy call, but let's face it;
he literally left his feet to throw an elbow. Blaming Stewart is just an
excuse to avoid facing the fact that Roy allowed what was one of the worst
goals he could possibly allow. He even saw the whole shot, dammit. Besides,
Stewart evened things up a bit by calling a Quebec penalty in OT.
Montreal played a solid game (although they still don't know how to clear
traffic in front of the net; the loss of Schneider will hurt even more).
Normally I would say that any team that blows a 2-goal lead with less than
five, let alone two, minutes to go in regulation time IN A PLAYOFF GAME
ESPECIALLY needs to be smacked upside their collective heads. But I don't
think this was a team loss (although Keane should have been able to clear
the zone just prior to the first Quebec goal). Roy is paid big money to
play. He looked like a player in an industrial league on Sakic's shot.
Demers should start Racicot in the next game. If not that, he should let
the damn team read the papers for the next day or two....and maybe this
article, if possible.
I didn't think the wrap-around was as bad as the second goal. I also didn't
think Scott Young should have gotten around the defender (can't remember who)
in the first place. But you are correct, it shouldn't have gone in
regardless.
Yep. Moog looked bad on Mogilny's goal with five seconds left in the second,
IMO. How about Neely though? Holy shit, what a player.
Speaking of great players, man-oh-man can Quebec skate. I haven't seen a
team so potent on the rush in a long time. Watching them break out of their
zone, especially Sundin, is a treat to watch. They remind me of the Red
Army.
But I still hate the team.
On the rest of the games: Didn't St. Louis' winning goal come on a
powerplay? Penalties will cost Chicago dearly, especially against Detroit.
Same goes for Calgary; very, very undisciplined. When Marty McSorely is
waving guys to the bench to *avoid* fights, you know something's up. New
Jersey was overmatched, Terreri's heroics notwithstanding. Mario is
unbelievable, and Jagr for some reason shows up in the playoffs. But I
hate that team anyway.
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2,870 | =There is no contradiction here. It is essential in the sense that your
=body needs it. It is non-essential in the sense that your body can
=produce enough of it without supplement.
And when you're in a technical discussion of amino acids, it's the latter
definition that's used almost universally.
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Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: [email protected] | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL | 19 | trimmed_train |
10,750 |
Hmmmmmm...I got my comp with windows pre-installed, and stacks is still
9,256. if it was needed only for setup, wouldn't the morons take it
off??? (also, I don't have the qemm manual, as verything came with the
comp, but not the qemm manual, so could anyone verify this???)
Mickey | 3 | trimmed_train |
6,554 | Note the Followup-To: header ...
On my SVR4 Amiga Unix box, I've got -lform, -lmenu, and -lpanel for
use with the curses library. Guess what they provide? :-)
Unix Press, ie. Prentice-Hall, has a programmer's guide for these
tools, referred to as the FMLI (Forms Mgmt Language Interface) and
ETI (Extended Terminal Interface), now in it's 2nd edition. It is
ISBN 0-13-020637-7.
Paraphrased from the outside back cover:
FMLI is a high-level programming tool for creating menus, forms,
and text frames. ETI is a set of screen management library
subroutines that promote fast development of application programs
for window, panel, menu, and form manipulation.
The FMLI is a shell package which reads ascii text files and produces
screen displays for data entry and presentation. It consists of a
"shell-like" environment of the "fmli" program and it's database
files. It is section 1F in the Unix Press manual.
The ETI are subroutines, part of the 3X manual section, provide
support for a multi-window capability on an ordinary ascii terminal
with controls built on top of the curses library.
| 1 | trimmed_train |
5,201 |
Well, not to be picky, but the V in VLB stands for VESA.
While the V in VESA stands for video, saying the V in VLB stands
for video is not entirely correct. | 3 | trimmed_train |
7,577 | Archive-name: typing-injury-faq/changes
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the TidBITS "Caring for your wrists" document
RSI Network #11
Advice about "adverse mechanical tension"
More details about the new Apple keyboard
more info about carpal tunnel syndrome (carpal.explained)
more general info about RSI (rsi.details, rsi.physical)
marketing info on the Vertical
MacWeek article the Bat
new details on hooking a normal PC keyboard to an RS/6000
updated pricing info on the DataHand and Comfort
Half-QWERTY now available for anonymous ftp on explorer.dgp.toronto.edu
new GIF picutures!
The Apple Adjustable Keyboard
The Key Tronic FlexPro
another picture of the Kinesis
The Vertical
The Tony!
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7,550 | Why use a ground launch pad. It is entirely posible to launch from altitude.
This was what the Shuttle was originally intended to do! It might be seriously
cheaper.
Also, what about bio-engineered CO2 absorbing plants instead of many LOX bottles?
Stick 'em in a lunar cave and put an airlock on the door.
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5,021 | ^
I'd make that, "1 BIG, MAD, and HUNGRY with CUBS NEARBY Polar bear @..."
Drew | 9 | trimmed_train |
10,726 |
Lets hear it for Dan Goldin...now if he can only convince the rest of
our federal government that the space program is a worth while
investment!
I hope that I will live to see the day we walk on Mars, but
we need to address the technical hurdles first! If there's sufficient
interest, maybe we should consider starting a sci.space group
devoted to the technical analysis of long-duration human spaceflight.
Most of you regulars know that I'm interested in starting this analysis
as soon as possible. | 10 | trimmed_train |
8,276 |
When you find some new ones, I suggest donating the ones
you have now to the Lautrec family in France... <grin>
Michael
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7,785 | I just bought a 1962 T-BIRD and would like any info on a club
in and around the the B.C. coast.
Eric Thomas
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5,805 |
Just to inform the readers of newsrc Sony has just introduced a new DATman,
the TCD-D7 which is smaller and less expensive than the D3. Also, the D7
has a coaxial jack which the D3 lacks. Oh, the D3 has always been
available through mail-order houses for less than $700 dollars new... with
the new model coming out, I suspect the now obsolete D3 will be selling for
even less.
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5,077 |
Have you checked: 1/ The setting of drive A: to 1.44 M floppy.
2/ The setting of drive B: to 1.2 M foppy.
3/ The cable connecting the two drives to
the controller card (I can't remember which
two wires are swapped, but they determine
which is drive A: & b:).
I hope this is of some help :-)
Steve | 3 | trimmed_train |
8,956 | ... deleted
I am not in the business of reading minds, however in this case it would not
be necessary. Israelis top leaders in the past and present, always come across
as arrogant with their tough talks trying to intimidate the Arabs.
The way I see it, Israelis and Arabs have not been able to achieve peace
after almost 50 years of fighting because of the following two major reasons:
1) Arab governments are not really representative of their people, currently
most of their leaders are stupid, and/or not independent, and/or
dictators. | 6 | trimmed_train |
4,553 | 1) Output offset: Obtain the service manual for the oscilloscope
and adjust the internal output offset contorl. There is virtual
certainty that there is an internal ajustment for the offset
control's zero detent position.
2) Verify that the function generator is properly loaded. Many
generators expect you to supply a 50 ohm load. Go to a hamfest
flea market and scrounge around for a pass-through 50 ohm
terminator that has a male and female BNC (or whatever) connector
on it. The calibrator on my Tektronix scope is designed to put out
.4v into a 1 meg load, but .1 volt into a 50 ohm load. You may
also find that loading the output of the function generator also
reduces the harmonic distortion.
Build an attenuator. You don't have to use (and I wouldn't want to
use) the input impedance of the device under test as part of the
voltage divider to drop the input test voltage. Consider this:
------10K--------+---------? ohm ----
|
Gen 50 ohm D.U.T.
(loaded) |
-----------------+-------------------
Think about the ratio of 50/10K and then think about the accuracy
to which you can read voltages on your oscilloscope. You can
virtually discount the loading of the D.U.T. Also you have the
millivolt test generator you want.
Good luck,
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11,020 | Being a parent in need of some help, I ask that you bear with me while I
describe the situation which plagues me...
I am a divorced father. Chance would have it that "my weekend" with my
daughter has fallen upon Easter Weekend this year.
Although I am Presbyterian, I had married a Catholic woman. We decided
that the Catholic moray of indoctrination of the spouse into the faith
was too confining (and restrictive due to time as we had already set a
date), and we were married in a Christian Church which was non-denominational.
During the years of our marriage, we did not often attend church.
When our daughter was born, some years later, my wife insisted that she
be baptised as Catholic. This wasn't a problem with me.
During a separation of five years, my ex-wife was taken ill with a disease
that affected her mental capacities. She was confined to a mental ward for
two months before it was diagnosed. It has since been treated "effectively".
In other words, professionals have deemed her a functioning member of society.
During the recuperation, my ex-wife has embraced Buddism. Her influence over
my daughter has been substantial, and has primarily allowed me only Saturday
visitation for a number of years. During this period I have read Bible study
books to my daughter, and tried to keep her aware of her Christian heritage.
Last fall, our divorce was finalized after a year of viscious divorce hearings.
At that time I was awarded visitation rights every other weekend. At that time,
I started taking my daughter to church quite often, although not every weekend.
I did this to attempt to strengthen the Christian ethic and expose her to a
religious community.
Today, Easter Sunday, I took my daughter to church. When it came time for
Communion, my daughter took the bread (The body of Christ) but left the wine
(The blood of Christ) professing that she was too young for wine. She then
balled the bread up in her hand and tried to descretely throw it under the
pew in front of us.
I feel this was a slap in the face to me, my religion, and an afront to her
religious heritage. It can be construed as breaking several of the commandments
if you try. I really felt dishonored by the action.
My daughter is only nine years old, but I think she should have been old and
mature enough to realize her actions. I have difficulty blaming her directly
for religious teachings her mother swears to, but when I discussed this with
my daughter she made it clear she believed in Buddhism and not Christianity.
My initial response of anger (moderated) was to suggest if there is no faith
in Christ then why does she celebrate Easter, or Christmas? I suggested I
would never force her to practice my religious beliefs by celebrating holidays
with her again.
I do not want to "drive her from the fold", and would be willing to allow her
to continue practicing Buddhism (as though I had a choice seeing her only
for two days out of fourteen) but I want her to want to embrace Christianity.
Any suggestions?
If you have a response, please e-mail me a copy. (I'm not a regular reader
of this newsgroup.) (Naturally, feel free to post too!)
Thanks, and I hope you've had a happy Easter.
Drew
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7,102 | OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE TUEDAY, APRIL 6, 1993
H.B. NO. 278- REPRESENTATIVE BEATTY
TO AMMEND SECTION 2923.11, 2923.17, AND 2923.20 AND TO ENACT
N 2923.181 OF THE REVISED CODE TO EXPAND THE DEFINTION OF DANGEROUS
ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE MILITARY WEAPONS THAT DO NOT USE BOLT ACTION, TO
INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBTION AGAINST POSSESION
OF DANGEROUS ORDINANCE, TO PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM ACQUIRING A MILITARY
WEAPON ON OR AFTER THE ACT'SEFFECTIVE DATE, TO REQUIRE THE LICENSURE OF
MILITARY WEAPONS ACQUIRED FOR A PROPER PURPOSE PRIOR TO THE ACT'S
EFFECTIVE DATE, TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM IMPORTING, MANUFACTURING, OR
SELLING A MILITARY WEAPON, AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.
As of Monday, April 12, 1993 H.B. 278 had not been assigned to a
committee. Introduced as an emergency measure if this passes there is no
chance for a reforendum, and would go into effect immediately as opposed
to the state requirement of 90 days before a law goes into effect.
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6,872 | *thud*
(see .sig)
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3,386 | Why crawl under the car at all? I have a machine I got for my boat that
pulls the oil out under suction through the dip stick tube. It does an
excellent job and by moving the suction tube around, you can get more
old oil out than by using the drain plug. I think I paid $25 at E&B Marine.
The oil goes into a steel 3 gal can - wait until it cools and decant into
your favorite device. I use soft drink bottles. Easy to take them down to
the local oil recycle center. | 4 | trimmed_train |
10,389 | How is the CMOS backed-up? Dry cell batteries or ni-cad cell?
Your batteries may be dead. | 3 | trimmed_train |
9,981 | : Is there a fix for this? We have a Quadra 900 that will NOT finish startup
: unless there is a monitor connected. This would be no problem, but since
: we're running it as a file server, there is no need to have a monitor
: connected all the time.
I've seen a control panel made for this. I don't remember the name, where I
saw it, or on what Quadra models it will work. But I do know it exists :)
/Mats
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4,497 | You can't make a Citizens arrest on anything but a felony.
.
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2,157 | I'm quite astonished, shocked, and appalled at this serious frontal
assault on emerging American freedoms. The Clinton administration
nor any other government agency has any legitimate role whatsoever
in regulating cryptography. To do so is tantamount to regulating
`acceptable' speech, and is blatantly unconstitutional. Perhaps we
should rename this year `1984' in honor of such an illustrious
proposal. Let the Crappy Chip live in infamy, and the adminstration
receive great shame and discredit for this bizarre misadventure.
I am outraged that my tax money is being used to develop technology
to restrict my freedoms far beyond reasonable measures. The U.S.
government will have my full uncooperation and disobedience on any
serious threat to my liberties such as this, and I call on everyone
with an interest in a sensible government to resist and defy this
proposal. The administration does not seem to understand that they
are merely a subservient instrument to implement the will of the
public, and hence anyone involved in this proposal in this respect is
wholly negligent and remiss in performing their lawful duty.
It seems to me that U.S. Diplomatic communications should be
tappable by the U.N. whenever any countries produce a warrant to
the U.N. In fact, I think we should stop paying the NSA billions
of dollars a year to produce unbreakable codes for this reason.
These actions violate the sovereignity of international law. (I hope
Mr. Clinton is shrewd enough to recognize my sarcasm and satire here.
But if he isn't, it's a modest and reasonable proposal, so he should
find merit with it nevertheless.)
Cryptography is neutral technology. If everybody has strong
cryptography (including policemen, bureacrats, businessmen,
housewives, thugs and hoodlums), we have a sustainable
equilibrium. Anything less is an unworkable anti-egaltarian
arrangement, intrinsically antithetical to American freedoms, and
guaranteed to collapse under its own weight of inherent
impracticality. We don't need to compromise on issues of freedom.
For too long our government has demonstrated itself to be
increasingly hostile and a serious obstacle to economic vitality
and protecting Americans.
It is not possible for the Federal Government
to ``act quickly'' or develop ``consistent, comprehensive
policies'' PERIOD. And even if by some grandiose miracle such
a thing were possible, it would only be an efficient way to
deprive American citizens of fundamental and inalienable rights.
The administration has to be committed to leaving private
industries alone, esp. on this issue. The government has no
legitimate role in regulating the content of communications.
Law enforcement agencies must be prepared to forfeit their
surveillance bludgeon; they are soon and inevitably to be
disarmed of it.
No such laws can be constitutionally sound, and this is equivalent
to a veiled threat, which I don't appreciate. This kind of
extortion tends to agitate me and others into radicalism. I will
trade threats for threats, and violation for violation.
If the administration did say this, it would find itself
impeached for reckless and outrageous disregard of essential,
established, entrenched, and explicit constitutional privacy
guarantees. The administration would have no legal standing
whatsoever; such an action would be egregiously illegal and
criminal, and wholly untolerated and disregarded by vast
segments of the population.
The U.S., comprised of a vast majority of people fanatically
committed to preserving their privacy in the face of an
increasingly totalitarian government, is saying just that.
Take your chips and give them to NSA employees as Christmas bonuses.
We can run any algorithm on our computers we damn well please,
and we will make any chips we please, and we will send any bit
pattern over our data highways we please. And if you try to stop
us, you will be gradually or abruptly dissolved into nothingness.
[privacy vs. law enforcement]
This is an outright Dingaling Denning lie. The two aims of
privacy and surveillance are intrinsically and fundamentally
incompatible, and you have to work for the NSA to think otherwise.
Americans are about to discover ways, through the use of technology,
to preserve their inalienable but forgotten freedoms that have slowly
been eroded away by an increasingly distant and unresponsive and
*unrepresentative* government.
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7,500 | (stuff deleted)
The value of these workshops aside, you ought to be able to buy full copies
of all this software through your campus bookstore or software distributor
at these rates. I'm not aware that the educational version of Word or Excel
is doped down in any way.
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7,001 |
What I don't understand is why
Yep. They are popular vehicles. You don't see a lot of previous model year
ones sitting on dealer's lots for any lenghth of time after the new ones are
out. The things sell, they are popular.
Because they are popular, and high-priced new, they are high price used, very
simple.
I knew they were overpriced when I bought it... I knew they had a terrible
reliability record when I bought it. But I didn't expect anything like I
got, especially with a dealer network unable to repair it. Personal experience
has quickly cured me of my infatuation with the machine. | 4 | trimmed_train |
7,895 |
: These games are forsale (or trade):
: * Sonic Hedgehog II (two copies)
: + manuals and cases ..
: $25 each..
: (brand new!)_
Hello, I am interested in Sonic II but when I send to the address below
I get mail bounced back with "Host unknow" error.
: Please reply to : [email protected]
: (subject: games)
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8,719 | Hello, | 19 | trimmed_train |
2,083 | Available for Weekly/bi-weekly/weekend Rental :
A brand new chalet in a private resort community located in the heart
of the Pocono Mountains. The chalet has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and
features full carpeting, cathedral ceiling in living/dining room, an
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with all appliances and many other features too numerous to list them
all. Its custom designed and built and tastefully furnished for the
comfort of 8 adults.
The community has 24 hour security and offers 2 large lakes, 4 sandy
beaches, 2 swimming pools, 9 tennis courts, many picnic areas,
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There are many recreational facilities within easy reach of the
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Pocono international raceway, golf courses, parks, gamelands,
whitewater rafting, horseback riding, scenic trails, waterfalls,
train rides, historical places, all kinds of restaurants,
factory outlet malls, tourist attractions, just to name a few.
This is an ideal place for a family/group vacation or a weekend
getaway. There is no traffic congestion and air or water pollution
and its only 2 hours from New York, Northern New Jersey and
Philadelphia.
For further information call : | 5 | trimmed_train |
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