Well, maybe it will be.  Banks is a 24 year-old prospect who "hasn't
matured as quickly as they would have liked.  Mahomes is a 22 year-old
who is very highly touted.  Tapani and Erickson are also young, and
have looked very good this spring.  The last spot was between Jim
Deshaies, formerly of Houston and S.D. and Mike Trombley.  Deshaies
hasn't looked very good this spring, so I believe that the spot has
gone to Trombley, although they hadn't wanted 3 starters this unproven.
I personally believe very highly in Mahomes and Trombley.

Well, Scott Leius is the shortstop.  He played mostly 3B last year, but
was a SS in the minors, and moved back after Gagne left to K.C.  3B is
split (maybe) between Pagliarulo, who has had a great spring, and Terry
Jorgenson, a good looking kid who has languished in Portland for 3
years.  I'm not sure how the time will be divided, but they seem to be
happy with what they have here.  I like Jorgenson, but I fear they
might give too much time to Pags.

Sorry, can't help you here.


Hi All!

   I would like to know what are the popular ICs of the type, their capabilities
(# of channels et.c.) and prices :-)

   Great thanks,


I assume, then, that someone at Thiokol put on their "manager's hat" and said
that pissing off the customer by delaying shipment of the SRB to look inside
it was a bad idea, regardless of where that tool might have ended up.


[intermediate reply suggesting cable switch deleted]

I hate to burst your bubble but you cannot "slip in a B:" to that
particular AMI BIOS setting. That setting only allows you to set
the *boot order* of the floppy A: with respect to the primary HD C:,
i.e., check A: first, then C: or check C:, then A:.


I'll bet there's a runway nearby.


As I understood it, MSG *is* natural.  Isn't it found in
tomatoes?

Anyway, lots of people are terribly allergic to lots of natural
things; peanuts, onions, tomatoes, milk, etc.  Just because something
is 'natural' doesn't mean it won't cause problems with some folks.

As for how foods taste:  If I'm not allergic to MSG and I like
the taste of it, why shouldn't I use it?  Saying I shouldn't use
it is like saying I shouldn't eat spicy food because my neighbor
has an ulcer.

People have long modified the taste of food by additives, whether
they be chiles, black pepper, salt, cream sauces, etc.  All of these
things cloud the flavor of the food.  Why do we bother with them?
How should food be tasted?  Isn't it better left to the diner?


 Nobody is saying that you shouldn't be allowed to use msg.  Just
don't force it on others. If you have food that you want to
enhance with msg just put the MSG on the table like salt.  It is
then the option of the eater to use it.  If you make a commerical
product, just leave it out. You can include a packet (like some
salt packets) if you desire.

Salt, pepper, mustard, ketchup, pickles ..... are table options.
Treat MSG the same way.  I wouldn't shove my condiments down your
throat, don't shove yours down mine.

WFL


RS Components (they exist in Australia and the UK. Don't know about the US) have
little chips called Isolated MAX 250 and 251. They give you isolated RS-232 from
a single 5V supply. External components are 4 caps, 4 optoisolators, a diode,
and an isloting transformer. They go up to 19.2K baud..

John West


I can't believe that the NY Rangers would force its
players to go to Binghamtom to play in the AHL playoffs instead
of letting them represent their countries in the World Championships.

Anderrson and Zubov are waiting for the NHL to make a decision to this,
while Kovalev has given in and gone down to the minors.

The Rangers are a disgrace.

ps. it has been reported that Neil Smith was very much against
the hiring of Mike Keenan. How long will Smith be in NY for?


This has now been thrown out by the courts.  (The "Progressive" case.)

This is outright illegal.  It DOES violate the first amendment.  If you
would, give a case in which your "speed trap" example has been upheld by
the courts.


Hmmmmmm....put your butt in the seat and follow the road signs?


it can
position.
now, but
please

I think the other replies sum up the fact that you can place a hard drive
on its side.  The point is this will only be sure to work on the 'new'
drives, namely 1/3 ht LPS drives that have a smaller platter and are also
more stable.
	Why should I take the chance?  Because I've been running a Maxtor 1/3 ht
120 LPS on both its side and flat for about a year and I've had no
problems with it.  Period.
	Like I always say, NEVER trust the manufacturer.

	"Just like everything else in life, the right lane ends in half a mile."


Seeing as how people are willing to quote the FBI quoting cultists
who just yesterday were deranged and not to be trusted (hmm the FBI
or the cultists...) I think I'll quote the BBC quoting (actually voice
interview) one of the two British survivors. He claimed that the fire
started when the tanks caused an internal wooden wall/roof to collapse
knocking over kerosene lamps and that they had no suicide plan.

Maybe true, partly true, or false.


how can >this possibly be fair to the infants?

What do you mean fair?  God is just, giving to everyone what they
deserve. As all infants are in sin from the time of conception (cf
Romans 5.12, Psalm 1.7), they cannot possibly merit heaven, and as
purgatory is for the purging of temporal punishment and venial sins, it
is impossible that origianl sin can be forgiven.  Hence, the unbaptized
infants are cut off from the God against whom they, with the whole of
the human race except Mary, have sinned.  Which is why Jesus said,
"Truly, truly I say to you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless
he is born of water and Spirit" which is the true meaning of born again
(John 3.5).  Thus, as infants are in sin, it is very fair for them to be
cut off from God and exlcuded from heaven.

As St. Augustine said, "I did not invent original sin, which the
Catholic faith holds from ancient time; but you, who deny it, without a
doubt are a follower of a new heresy."  (De nuptiis, lib. 11.c.12)


It was no criticism of Islam for a change, it was a criticism of the
arguments used. Namely, whenever people you identify as Muslims are
the victims of the attacks of others, they are used an argument for
the bad situation of Muslims. But whenever deeds by Muslim that victimize
others are named, they do not count as an argument because what these
people did was not done as a true Muslims. No mention is made how Muslims
are the cause of a bad situation of another party.


I'm assuming that you are referring to the 1304S, correct?  What kind of flaws
have been reported?  I've been using mine for about 6-7 months now, and I
haven't noticed any problems.  Might they develop later, or did I get lucky
and snag a good monitor?

Just Curious,
john


THE DIVINE MASTERS

               Most Christians would agree, and correctly so, that
          Jesus Christ was a Divine Master, and a projection of God
          into the physical world, God Incarnate.

               But there are some very important related facts that
          Christians are COMPLETELY IGNORANT of, as are followers of
          most other world religions.

               First, Jesus Christ was NOT unique, John 3:16 NOTWITH-
          STANDING.  There is ALWAYS at least one such Divine Master
          (God Incarnate) PHYSICALLY ALIVE in this world AT ALL TIMES,
          a continuous succession THROUGHOUT HISTORY, both before and
          after the life of Jesus.

               The followers of some of these Masters founded the
          world's major religions, usually PERVERTING the teachings of
          their Master in the process.  Christians, for example, added
          THREATS of "ETERNAL DAMNATION" in Hell, and DELETED the
          teaching of REincarnation.

               Secondly, and more importantly, after a particular
          Master physically dies and leaves this world, there is
          NOTHING that He can do for ANYbody except for the relatively
          few people that He INITIATED while He was still PHYSICALLY
          alive.  (THAT IS SIMPLY THE WAY GOD SET THINGS UP IN THE
          UNIVERSES.)

               Therefore, all those Christians who worship Jesus, and
          pray to Jesus, and expect Jesus to return and save them from
          their sins, are only KIDDING THEMSELVES, and have allowed
          themselves to be DUPED by a religion that was mostly
          MANUFACTURED by the Romans.

               And emotional "feelings" are a TOTALLY DECEIVING
          indicator for religious validity.

               These things are similarly true for followers of most
          other major world religions, including Islam.

               Thirdly, the primary function of each Master is to tune
          His Initiates into the "AUDIBLE LIFE STREAM" or "SOUND
          CURRENT", (referred to as "THE WORD" in John 1:1-5, and as
          "The River of Life" in Revelation 22:1), and to personally
          guide each of them thru the upper levels of Heaven while they
          are still connected to their living physical bodies by a
          "silver cord".

               True Salvation, which completes a Soul's cycles of
          REincarnation in the physical and psychic planes, is achieved
          only by reaching at least the "SOUL PLANE", which is five
          levels or universes above the physical universe, and this
          canNOT be done without the help of a PHYSICALLY-Living Divine
          Master.

               One such Divine Master alive today is an American, Sri
          Harold Klemp, the Living "Eck" Master or "Mahanta" for the
          "Eckankar" organization, now headquartered in Minneapolis,
          (P.O. Box 27300;  zip 55427).

               Another Divine Master is Maharaj Gurinder Singh Ji, now
          living in Punjab, India, and is associated with the "Sant
          Mat" organization.

               One of the classic books on this subject is "THE PATH OF
          THE MASTERS" (Radha Soami Books, P.O. Box 242, Gardena, CA
          90247), written in 1939 by Dr. Julian Johnson, a theologian
          and surgeon who spent the last years of his life in India
          studying under and closely observing the Sant Mat Master of
          that time, Maharaj Sawan Singh Ji.

               Several of the Eckankar books, including some authored
          by Sri Paul Twitchell or Sri Harold Klemp, can be found in
          most public and university libraries and some book stores, or
          obtained thru inter-library loan.  The book "ECKANKAR--THE
          KEY TO SECRET WORLDS", by Sri Paul Twitchell, is ANOTHER
          classic.

               Many Christians are likely to confuse the Masters with
          the "Anti-Christ", which is or was to be a temporary world
          dictator during the so-called "last days".  But the Masters
          don't ever rule, even when asked or expected to do so as
          Jesus was.

               People who continue following Christianity, Islam, or
          other orthodox religions with a physically-DEAD Master, will
          CONTINUE on their cycles of REincarnation, between the
          Psychic Planes and this MISERABLE physical world, until they
          finally accept Initiation from a PHYSICALLY-LIVING Divine
          Master.

          RE-INCARNATION

               The book "HERE AND HEREAFTER", by Ruth Montgomery,
          describes several kinds of evidence supporting REincarnation
          as a FACT OF LIFE, including HYPNOTIC REGRESSIONS to past
          lives [about 50% accurate; the subconscious mind sometimes
          makes things up, especially with a bad hypnotist],
          SPONTANEOUS RECALL (especially by young children, some of
          whom can identify their most recent previous relatives,
          homes, possessions, etc.), DREAM RECALL of past life experi-
          ences, DEJA VU (familiarity with a far off land while travel-
          ing there for the first time on vacation), the psychic read-
          ings of the late EDGAR CAYCE, and EVEN SUPPORTING STATEMENTS
          FROM THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE including Matthew 17:11-13 (John the
          Baptist was the REINCARNATION of Elias.) and John 9:1-2 (How
          can a person POSSIBLY sin before he is born, unless he LIVED
          BEFORE?!).  [ ALWAYS use the "KING JAMES VERSION".  Later
          versions are PER-VERSIONS! ]

               Strong INTERESTS, innate TALENTS, strong PHOBIAS, etc.,
          typically originate from a person's PAST LIVES.  For example,
          a strong fear of swimming in or traveling over water usually
          results from having DROWNED at the end of a PREVIOUS LIFE.
          And sometimes a person will take AN IMMEDIATE DISLIKE to
          another person being met for the first time in THIS life,
          because of a bad encounter with him during a PREVIOUS
          INCARNATION.

               The teaching of REincarnation also includes the LAW OF
          KARMA (Galatians 6:7, Revelation 13:10, etc.).  People would
          behave much better toward each other if they knew that their
          actions in the present will surely be reaped by them in the
          future, or in a FUTURE INCARNATION!

          "2nd COMINGS"

               If a Divine Master physically dies ("translates")
          before a particular Initiate of His does, then when that
          Initiate physically dies ("translates"), the Master will meet
          him on the Astral level and take him directly to the Soul
          Plane.  This is the ONE AND ONLY correct meaning of a 2nd
          Coming.  It is an INDIVIDUAL experience, NOT something that
          happens for everyone all at once.  People who are still
          waiting for Jesus' "2nd Coming" are WAITING IN VAIN.

          PLANES OF EXISTENCE

               The physical universe is the LOWEST of at least a DOZEN
          major levels of existence.  Above the Physical Plane is the
          Astral Plane, the Causal Plane, the Mental Plane, the Etheric
          Plane (often counted as the upper part of the Mental Plane),
          the Soul Plane, and several higher Spiritual Planes.  The
          Soul Plane is the FIRST TRUE HEAVEN, (counting upward from
          the Physical).  The planes between (but NOT including) the
          Physical and Soul Planes are called the Psychic Planes.

               It is likely that ESP, telepathy, astrological
          influences, radionic effects, biological transmutations [See
          the 1972 book with that title.], and other phenomena without
          an apparent physical origin, result from INTERACTIONS between
          the Psychic Planes and the Physical Plane.

               The major planes are also SUB-DIVIDED.  For example, a
          sub-plane of the Astral Plane is called "Hades", and the
          Christian Hell occupies a SMALL part of it, created there
          LESS THAN 2000 YEARS AGO by the EARLY CATHOLIC CHURCH by some
          kind of black magic or by simply teaching its existence in a
          THREATENING manner.  The Christian "Heaven" is located
          elsewhere on the Astral Plane.  Good Christians will go there
          for a short while and then REincarnate back to Earth.

          SOUND CURRENT vs. BLIND FAITH

               The Christian religion demands of its followers an
          extraordinary amount of BLIND FAITH backed up by little more
          than GOOD FEELING (which is TOTALLY DECEIVING).

               If a person is not HEARING some form of the "SOUND
          CURRENT" ("THE WORD", "THE BANI", "THE AUDIBLE LIFE STREAM"),
          then his cycles of REINCARNATION in this MISERABLE world WILL
          CONTINUE.

               The "SOUND CURRENT" manifests differently for different
          Initiates, and can sound like a rushing wind, ocean waves on
          the sea shore, buzzing bees, higher-pitched buzzing sound, a
          flute, various heavenly music, or other sounds.  In Eckankar,
          Members start hearing it near the end of their first year as
          a Member.  This and other experiences (such as "SOUL TRAVEL")
          REPLACE blind faith.

               For more information, answers to your questions, etc.,
          please consult my CITED SOURCES (3 books, 2 addresses).

               UN-altered REPRODUCTION and DISSEMINATION of this
          IMPORTANT Information is ENCOURAGED.


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.


The Honda ST1100 was designed by Honda in Germany, originally for the
European market, as competition for the BMW 'K' series.  Check it out.

Tony


W >>will NOT do work on internal engine components of the SHO engine.  This
W >
W >Good thing, too.
W >
W >At about 25K miles my cam sensor went south.  2 different Ford
W >dealers tried 5 or 6 different "fixes", none of which worked.  Finally
W >I took it down the street to the local mechanic.  This guy reads the
W >code off the engine computer, says "Bad cam sensor", and fixes it in
W >an hour...

A friend of mine had some sensors damaged by flood waters, Ford denys any
sensors are registering bad.  He and his father did the short a circut via
paper clip method (not sure of the exact technique), and read the codes off
the "service engine" light flashes generated from this.  Came up with the
damaged sensors, went back to Ford, and TOLD them what was wrong.  They
fixed the car after that.  What a bunch of bozos.


Very easily. Show them pictures of crime scenes perpetrated by Christian
terrorists in this country, if that doesn't convince them have them talk
to the victims of Christian terrorism.

A brutal act of terrorism inspired by Christian propoganda was recently
commited on your very campus.

Its very simple religious extremists of all religions put no value on
human life. Christian and Islamic fundamentalists put advancing there
religion above all else, even if doing so violates the religion itself.

P.S. I'm not saying all Christians are terrorists, I'm using "Christian
     terrorist" in the same way the media uses Islamic terrorist.


You can learn how to build a deyhdrator very easily from the book, "The
Hungry Hiker's Guide to Good Food," by Gretchen McHugh.  The heat source
is a 100 watt light bulb.  Basically, it's a vertical wooden box with
ventilation holes in the top and bottom (lots of them, you want the air
to flow).  The light bulb goes in the bottom, and wire cake racks are
spaced every 6" starting about 10" above the bulb.

Or, at a slightly higher cost in electricity, you can do what I do:  Use
your oven.  (NOTE - I do this in an electric oven; some gas ovens may
not have a low enough setting).  Put food to be dried on cookie tins or
racks in the oven.  Set oven to 140 degrees (the lowest setting on my
oven - if yours goes down to 120 that's probably even better.)  Stick a
wooden spoon or something across the front corner of the oven and close
the door on the spoon so that it stays open about an inch - this allows
for airflow.  Leave the stuff in the oven for 6 to 8 hours; check it
often, since this dries it much faster than the dehydrator.  If you are
using cookie sheets instead of racks, turn the stuff over halfway
through.

If you want more info, e-mail me since this isn't really the right sub
for this stuff.

gerald.belton@ozonehole.com

 * SLMR 2.1 * I still miss my boss, but my aim is improving.


I need to get the specs, or at least a very verbose interpretation of the
specs, for QuickTime.  Technical articles from magazines and references to
books would be nice too.

I also need the specs in a format usable on a Unix or MS-DOS system.  I can't
do much with the QuickTime stuff they have on ftp.apple.com in its present
format.

Thanks in advance.


There was a very useful article in one of the 1989 issues of
Transactions On Graphics. I believe Maureen Stone was one of
the authors. Sorry not to be more specific. I don't have the
reference here with me.

The article actually was more general than this, giving a way to decide
whether a given (cubic) Bezier curve contains cusps, intersection points
or whatever wierdness. The same treatment is also available in SIGGRAPH 89
course notes for the course called "Math for Siggraph" or something like
that.


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+.


Perish the thought...but you know, you may be right, at least as far
as MAJOR LEAGUE professional sports teams go.  They all seem to be
becoming BIG MONEY games, much more so than at any previous time.  To
think that if I am ever able to move back home several years from now,
all that may be there is an AHL team, at best...SIGH.


  You can try defraging your disk more often. It definitely will
 help speed things up. A 2 megs smartdrv is also a good idea with
 the amount of memory you have, and use fastdisk (32bit access) if
 you not already. Hope that help..


The object of a cooling tower is to distribute dissolved salts in
cooling water over large areas of farmland and to therefore decrease
farm subsidies for non-producers by rendering their land infertile.

A side effect of this deficit-reduction program is that they provide
a low-T reservoir for a variety of industrial processes.

Now you know.

--


You are such a LOSER!!!!
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Well, I would go as far as saying that Naturei Karta are definitely
Jewish fundamentalists.  Other ultra-orthodox Jewish groups might very
well be, though I am hesitant of making such a broad generalization.


Can anyone help me?

I am having a problem displaying images greater than 32768 bytes from a
Decwindows program running on a Vax 6310, and displaying on a Sparc IPC
running Openwindows 3.0 and dni. The program works fine with Openwindows 2.0.

The code segment which fails is given below, the program simply crashes
out with an Xlib I/O error at the XPutImage() call.

	XImage          *ximage;
	ximage = XCreateImage(myDisplay, DefaultVisual(myDisplay, myScreen),
			      ddepth, ZPixmap, 0, image,
			      xwid, ywid, 8, 0);
	XPutImage(myDisplay, myWindow, myGC,
		  ximage, 0, 0, xpos, ypos, xwid, ywid);

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Does anybody out there have or used to have an HD controller from
Perstor System Inc. (which is out of business I believe)?  My friend
received an old PC which happens to have such a controller and I am
having a hard time trying to add another HD to the card.

I believe the controller is supposed to control MFM drives as RLL
drives??

Here the model info on the card, but any other similar model will
probably do.

Perstor System Inc.
Model: PS 180-16FN
Rev: 2.2 ECN 9-21

I would appreciate your reply directly to my e-mail address below.

Thanks,

Ray  (rngai@oracle.com)


Gee!  Maybe I've misjudged you, Russell.  Anyone who agrees with something
I say can't be all bad.  ;-)

Seriously, I'm not sure whether I misjudged you or not, in one respect.
I still have a major problem, though, with your insistence that science
is mainly about avoiding mistakes.  And I still disagree with your
contention that nobody who doesn't use methods deemed "scientific"
can possibly know what's true and what's not.

Okay, so let's see if we agree on this: FIRST of all, there are degrees
of certainty.  It might be appropriate, for instance, to demand carefully
controlled trials before we accept as absolute scientific truth (to the
extent that there is any such thing) the effectiveness of a certain
treatment. On the other hand, highly favorable clinical experience, even
if uncontrolled, can be adequate to justify a *preliminary* judgement that
a treatment is useful.  This is often the best evidence we can hope for
from investigators who do not have institutional or corporate support.
In this case, it makes sense to tentatively treat claims as credible
but to reserve final judgement until establishment scientists who are
qualified and have the necessary resources can do more careful testing.

SECONDLY, it makes sense to be more tolerant in our standards of
evidence for a pronounced effect than for one that is marginal.

I come to this dispute about what science is  not only as a
mathematician but as a veteran of many arguments in sci.psychology (and
occasionally in sci.med) about NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming).  Much
of the work done to date by NLPers can be better categorized as
informal exploration than as careful scientific research.  For years
now I have been trying to get scientific and clinical psychologists to
just take a look at it, to read a few of the books and watch some of
the videotapes (courtesy of your local university library).  Not for
the purpose of making a definitive judgement, but simply to look at the
NLP methodology (especially the approach to eliciting information from
subjects) and look for ideas and hypotheses which might be of
scientific interest.  And most especially to be aware of the
*questions* NLP suggests which might be worthy of scientific
investigation.

Over and over again the response I get in sci.pychology is  "If this
hasn't been thoroughly validated by the accepted form of empirical
research then it can't be of any interest to us."

To me, the ultimate reducio ad absurdum of the extreme "There've got to
be controlled studies" position is an NLP technique called the Fast
Phobia/Trauma Cure.

Simple phobias (as opposed to agoraphobia) may not be the world's most
important psychological disorder, but the nice thing about them is that
it doesn't take a sophisticated instrument to diagnose them or tell
when someone is cured of one.  The NLP phobia cure is a simple
visualization which requires less than 15 minutes.  (NLPers claim that
it can also be used to neutralize a traumatic memory, and hence is
useful in treating Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome.)  It is essentially
a variation on the classic desensitization process used by behavioral
therapists.  A subject only needs to be taken through the technique once
(or, in the case of PTSD, once for each traumatic incident).  The
process doesn't need to be repeated and the subject doesn't need to
practice it over again at home.

Now to me, it seems pretty easy to test the effectiveness of this cure.
(Especially if, as NLPers claim, the success rate is extremely high.)
Take someone with a fear of heights (as I used to have).  Take them up
to a balcony on the 20th floor and observe their response.  Spend 15
minutes to have them do the simple visualization.  Send them back up to
the balcony and see if things have changed.  Check back with them in a
few weeks to see if the cure seems to be lasting.  (More long term
follow-up is certainly desirable, but from a scientific point of view
even a cure that lasts several weeks has significance.  In any case,
there are many known cases where the cure has lasted years.  To the best
of my knowledge, there is no known case where the cure has been reversed
after holding for a few weeks.)  (My own cure, incidentally, was done
with a slightly different NLP technique, before I learned of the Fast
Phobia/Trauma Cure.  Ten years later now, I enjoy living on the 17th
floor of my building and having a large balcony.)

The folks over in sci.psychology have a hundred and one excuses not to
make this simple test.  They claim that only an elaborate outcome study
will be satisfactory --- a study of the sort that NLP practitioners,
many of whom make a barely marginal living from their practice, can ill
afford to do.  (Most of them are also just plain not interested, because
the whole idea seems frivolous.  And since they're not part of the
scientific establishment, they have no tangible rewards to gain
from scientific acceptance.)

The Fast Phobia/Trauma Cure is over ten years old now and the clinical
psychology establishment is still saying "We don't have any way of
knowing that it's effective."

These academics themselves have the resources to do a study as elaborate
as anyone could want, of course, but they say  "Why should I prove your
theory?"  and  "The burden of proof is on the one making the claim."
One academic in sci.psychology said that it would be completely
unscientific for him to test the phobia cure since it hasn't
been described in a scientific journal.  (It's described in a number of
books and I've posted articles in sci.psychology describing it in as much
detail as I'm capable of.)

Actually, at least one fairly careful academic study has been done (with
favorable results), but it's apparently not acceptable because it's a
doctoral dissertation and not published in a refereed journal.

To me, this sort of attitude does not advance science but hinders it.
This is the kind of thing I have in mind when I talk about "doctrinnaire"
attitudes about science.

Now maybe I have been unfair in imputing such attitudes to you, Russell.
If so, I apologize.

--
In the arguments between behaviorists and cognitivists, psychology seems
less like a science than a collection of competing religious sects.


)
)
)>The official and legal term for rape is "the crime of forcing a FEMALE
)>to submit to sexual intercourse."
)
)Please, supply me with some references.  I was not aware that all states
)had the word "FEMALE" in the rape statutes.  I am sure others are surprised
)as well.  I know thats how it works in practice (nice-n-fair, NOT!!), but
)was unaware that it was in the statutes as applying to FEMALES only,
)uniformly throughout the U.S.

I agree mostly with Chris.  It is (unfortunately, IMO) true that the *FBI*
figures for rape based on the 'uniform crime report' report only female
rapes. However, some states (such as Illinois) are not tabluated because they
refuse to comply with this sexist definition!


It is my understanding that the Dead will sing the NA at the Giants
home opener on Mon. 4/12. The Giants are opening today in St. Louis.

luigi


You're assuming that their normal rotation carries all areas of the surface
into sunlight.  Not so.  Even on Earth, each pole gets several weeks without
sunlight in mid-winter.  Pluto and Charon have much more extreme axial
tilt and a much longer orbit.  Pluto's north pole, for example, gets over
a century of darkness followed by over a century of perpetual light.

At the moment, we're in luck -- Pluto and Charon are just past their
equinox, when the Sun was just on the horizon at both poles (of each).
If we get probes there soon, only the immediate vicinity of one pole
(on each) will be in long-term shadow.  This will get steadily worse the
longer we wait.


A question in general about displaying NTSC through a Mac.

If I understand correctly, the Video Spigot can display NTSC
in a small window as well as capture the data in Quicktime
format.

However, if I want to use a larger window, what are my options?
Perhaps I misunderstood the Video Spigot review...

Also, I am not interested in Quicktime.  I would merely like to
use my Mac as a television from time to time.  I have a nice
Sony 1430 monitor, and I would like to use it as a second TV
when my wife is watching sitcoms on our regular TV.

Perhaps some of the video cards for the Mac accept NTSC input?
I have a IIsi, and I am willing to buy a NuBus adapter.

Thanks in advance for any help,


I attribute my success to several factors:

Very low fat.  Except when someone else has cooked a meal for me,
I only eat fruit, vegetables, and whole grain or bran cereals.  I
estimate I only get about 5 to 10 percent of my calories from fat.

Very little sugar or salt.

Very high fiber.  Most Americans get about 10 grams.  25 to 35 are
recommended.  I get between 50 and 150.  Sometimes 200.  (I've heard
of people taking fiber pills.  It seems unlikely that pills can
contain enough fiber to make a difference.  It would be about as
likely as someone getting fat by popping fat pills.  Tablets are
just too small, unless you snarf down hundreds of them daily.)

My "clean your plate" conditioning works *for* me.  Eating the last
10% takes half my eating time, and gives satiety a chance to catch
up, so I don't still feel hungry and go start eating something else.

I don't eat when I'm not hungry (unless I'm sure I'll get hungry
shortly, and eating won't be practical then).

I bike to work, 22 miles a day, year round.  Fast.  I also bike to
stores, movies, and everywhere else, as I've never owned a car.
I estimate this burns about 1000 calories a day.  It also helps
build and maintain muscle mass, prevent insulin resistance (diabetes
runs in my family), and increase my metabolism.  (Even so, my
metabolism is so low that when I'm at rest I'm most comfortable
with a temperature in the 90s (F), and usually wear a sweater if
it drops to 80.)  Cycling also motivates me to avoid every excess
ounce.  (Cyclists routinely pay a premium for cycling products that
weigh slightly less than others.  But it's easier and cheaper to trim
weight from the rider than from the vehicle.)

There's no question in my mind that my metabolism is radically
different from that of most people who have never been fat.  Fortunately,
it isn't different in a way that precludes excellent health.

Obviously, I can't swear that every obese person who does what I've
done will have the success I did.  But I've never yet heard of one who
did try it and didn't succeed.

I'm sure everyone's weight cycles, whether or not they've ever been fat.
I usually eat extremely little salt.  When I do eat something salty,
my weight can increase overnight by as much as ten pounds.  It comes
off again over a week or two.
--
Keith Lynch, kfl@access.digex.com


(1) Is it possible to change the icons in the program groups?  I'd like
    to give them some individuality.

(2) Can you set up a short-cut key to return to the Program Manager?
    I know <CTL><ESC>, <ESC> will do it, but I'd rather set it up so I
    can avoid the task list and get back to the P/M with <ALT><F1>.

Any and all help is welcomed.


Fret not, you made it.

Not while we still have our guns.  <evil grin>

Hey, gang, it's not about duck hunting, or about dark alleys,
it's about black-clad, helmeted and booted troops storming
houses and violating civil rights under color of law.

Are YOU ready to defend YOUR Constitution?


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Well, the fact of the matter is that poverty is imperfectly related to
social and political instability, while economic inequality is much more
strongly related.  In virtually all major revolutions including
England (the Puritan revolution), France, Russia and China, the
revolutions occurred as economies were undergoing substantial long term
growth and poverty was declining.  What sets off revolutions is massive
inequality coupled with a perception on the part of those at the bottom
that social change is possible.

If "poverty (were) the main engine of social instability," this typical
historical pattern would not hold.  In fact, revolutions would have been
far more typical before the nineteenth century than since that time.

[Much deleted...]

Sorry, buddy, but some other "blowhards" managed to include the "general
welfare" in another portion of the constitution.

Article I Section 8: "The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect
taxes...to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and GENERAL
WELFARE of the United States..."

I guess they wanted to make sure everyone understood they meant what they
said in the preamble.

But as noted above, the constitution doesn't say that, does it?

But since it explicitly includes both the general welfare and defense
in Article I, Section 8, I guess you'll grant that botha are constitutional
functions.  Right?

jsh


A friend of mine has a trouble with her ears ringing.  The ringing is so loud
that she has great difficulty sleeping at night.  She says that she hasn't
had a normal night's sleep in about 6 months (she looks like it too :-().
This is making her depressed so her doctor has put her on anti-depressants.

The ringing started rather suddenly about 6 months ago.  She is quickly losing
sleep, social life and sanity over this.

Does anyone know of any treatments for this?  Any experience?  Coping
mechanisms?  Any opinions on the anti-depressant drugs?


Hello, I am trying to hook an Apple Imagewriter to my IBM Clone.
I seem to have a problem configuring my lpt port to accept this.  How can
you adjust baud, parity, etc. to fit the system?  I tried MODE, but it did
not work.  If anyone can help, post of e-mail.  Thanx.


You might be sure, but you would also be wrong.


See, we are disagreeing on the definition of moral here.  Earlier, you said
that it must be a conscious act.  By your definition, no instinctive
behavior pattern could be an act of morality.  You are trying to apply
human terms to non-humans.  I think that even if someone is not conscious
of an alternative, this does not prevent his behavior from being moral.

I try to show it, but by your definition, it can't be shown.

And, morality can be thought of a large class of princples.  It could be
defined in terms of many things--the laws of physics if you wish.  However,
it seems silly to talk of a "moral" planet because it obeys the laws of
phyics.  It is less silly to talk about animals, as they have at least
some free will.


Absolutely.  Unfortunately, most of them have had 3 weeks of neurology
in medical school and 1 month (maybe) in their residency.  Most
of that is done in the hospital where migraines rarely are seen.
Where are they supposed to learn?  Those who are diligent and
read do learn, but most don't, unfortunately.

We are the only ones, sometimes, who have enough interest in headaches
to spend the time to get enough history to diagnose them.  Too often,
the primary care physician hears "headache" and loses interest in
anything but giving the patient analgesics and getting them out of
the office so they can get on to something more interesting.

I hope you meant "inarguably".

--
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geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu   |  it is shameful to surrender it too soon."


Squirrel Hill Studio/Efficiency available in mid May.  My lease is expiring on
7/31/93.  Perfect for someone looking for temporary housing or someone
who wants
to stay beyond July.

- Nice short walk to CMU

- $325/month

- Plenty of parking space on street

- Quiet neighborhood

- nearly new carpet


We have an old Sun3/60 here which gets occasional use.  When X11R5 is started
on it any console messages during startup are undeletable.  After X is fully
started we run an xterm as the "console" - the problem is that any messages
that arrive before this starts go to the plain console.  "Refresh window" fails
to remove them.  The messages are a real pain since they sit in the middle of
the screen obscuring anything else below them.

At boot time the 3/60 lists two framebuffers  -  /dev/cgfour0 and /dev/bwtwo1.
We're running X in color, and I suspect that maybe the offending messages are
on the B/W framebuffer, and thereby not getting deleted.

My question is: has anyone else seen this, and is there an easy way to get rid
of these messages?

Please reply by e-mail to hughm@inmos.co.uk.

Hugh McIntyre.
INMOS Ltd., Bristol, UK.

(BTW: SunOS 4.0.3, X11R5, mwm).


Comparing the GTZ and GSR is apples to oranges, somewhat like a Mustang 5.0
and a CRX, both have very different ways of doing things and ought to
appeal to different buyers, i.e., I don't think an Acura owner would
be seen dead in a Chevy dealership or vice versa.

[stuff deleted]

No Integra I have seen comes with all-season tires.
The GTZ does come with much bigger 16" wheels.

The C+D figures are almost certainly bogus and based on a hot prototype
supplied by Acura. The MT figures are more plausible.

16.1 sounds reasonable, probably faster than regular Integras.

The GSR gearing is horrible for day to day driving. It needs a 6 speed
box more than any other modern car. Essentially 5th in a regualr Integra
equals 4th in the GSR, and the regular Integras are very buzzy at speed.

The only person I knew with a GTZ had it bought back by GM as a lemon. It
was a piecve of junk, but very quick for FWD.

The only GSR owner I know had the engine throw a rod with less than 5k
miles, a rare screw up by Honda.
Both the GTZ and GSR are flawed cars. The performance enthusiasts would take
the GTZ and the CR purchase would be the GSR.


Disgruntled Volvo drivers. What are they rebelling against?


I had the same question for my 55lb NEC 5FG monitor. The Apple guy said that
their 50lb 16" monitor is OK to put ontop of the Centris and had no coment
beyond that. I was going to just put the NEC on the box but then I got to
thinking - the monitor has a small tilt/swivel base so maybe the weight
would be more concentrated than with Apple's (I don't know the area of the
base of their tilt/swivel). Additionally, the CDROM drive is in the middle.
So I cut a piece of 3/8" thick wood to about 16.25" x 12", covered it in a
cream covered cloth, and used it as a buffer layer between the Centris's top
and the monitor!!

Mick Mueck  mick.mueck@analog.com


Sterrenkundig symposium 'Compacte Objecten'
                                             op 26 april 1993

In het jaar 1643, zeven jaar na de oprichting van de
Universiteit van Utrecht, benoemde de universiteit haar
eerste sterrenkundige waarnemer. Hiermee ontstond de tweede
universiteitssterrenwacht ter wereld. Aert Jansz, de eerste
waarnemer, en zijn opvolgers voerden de Utrechtse sterrenkunde
in de daaropvolgende jaren, decennia en eeuwen naar de
voorhoede van het astronomisch onderzoek. Dit jaar is het 350
jaar geleden dat deze historische benoeming plaatsvond.

De huidige generatie Utrechtse sterrenkundigen en studenten
sterrenkunde, verenigd in het Sterrekundig Instituut Utrecht,
vieren de benoeming van hun 'oervader' middels een breed scala
aan feestelijke activiteiten. Zo is er voor scholieren een
planetenproject, programmeert de Studium Generale een aantal
voordrachten met een sterrenkundig thema en wordt op de Dies
Natalis aan een astronoom een eredoctoraat uitgereikt. Er
staat echter meer op stapel.

Studenten natuur- en sterrenkunde kunnen op 26 april aan een
sterrenkundesymposium deelnemen. De onderwerpen van het
symposium zijn opgebouwd rond een van de zwaartepunten van het
huidige Utrechtse onderzoek: het onderzoek aan de zogeheten
'compacte objecten', de eindstadia in de evolutie van sterren.
Bij de samenstelling van het programma is getracht de
deelnemer een zo aktueel en breed mogelijk beeld te geven van
de stand van zaken in het onderzoek aan deze eindstadia. In de
eerste, inleidende lezing zal dagvoorzitter prof. Lamers een
beknopt overzicht geven van de evolutie van zware sterren,
waarna de zeven overige sprekers in lezingen van telkens een
half uur nader op de specifieke evolutionaire eindprodukten
zullen ingaan. Na afloop van elke lezing is er gelegenheid tot
het stellen van vragen. Het dagprogramma staat afgedrukt op
een apart vel.
Het niveau van de lezingen is afgestemd op tweedejaars
studenten natuur- en sterrenkunde. OOK ANDERE BELANGSTELLENDEN
ZIJN VAN HARTE WELKOM!

Tijdens de lezing van prof. Kuijpers zullen, als alles goed
gaat, de veertien radioteleskopen van de Radiosterrenwacht
Westerbork worden ingezet om via een directe verbinding tussen
het heelal, Westerbork en Utrecht het zwakke radiosignaal van
een snel roterende kosmische vuurtoren, een zogeheten pulsar,
in de symposiumzaal door te geven en te audiovisualiseren.
Prof. Kuijpers zal de binnenkomende signalen (elkaar snel
opvolgende scherp gepiekte pulsen radiostraling) bespreken en
trachten te verklaren.
Het slagen van dit unieke experiment staat en valt met de
technische haalbaarheid ervan. De op te vangen signalen zijn
namelijk zo zwak, dat pas na een waarnemingsperiode van 10
miljoen jaar genoeg energie is opgevangen om een lamp van 30
Watt een seconde te laten branden! Tijdens het symposium zal
er niet zo lang gewacht hoeven te worden: de hedendaagse
technologie stelt ons in staat live het heelal te beluisteren.

Deelname aan het symposium kost f 4,- (exclusief lunch) en
f 16,- (inclusief lunch). Inschrijving geschiedt door het
verschuldigde bedrag over te maken op ABN-AMRO rekening
44.46.97.713 t.n.v. stichting 350 JUS. Het gironummer van de
ABN-AMRO bank Utrecht is 2900. Bij de inschrijving dient te
worden aangegeven of men lid is van de NNV. Na inschrijving
wordt de symposiummap toegestuurd. Bij inschrijving na
31 maart vervalt de mogelijkheid een lunch te reserveren.

Het symposium vindt plaats in Transitorium I,
Universiteit Utrecht.

Voor meer informatie over het symposium kan men terecht bij
Henrik Spoon, p/a S.R.O.N., Sorbonnelaan 2, 3584 CA Utrecht.
Tel.: 030-535722. E-mail: henriks@sron.ruu.nl.

******* DAGPROGRAMMA **************************************

 9:30   ONTVANGST MET KOFFIE & THEE

10:00   Opening
           Prof. dr. H.J.G.L.M. Lamers (Utrecht)

10:10   Dubbelster evolutie
           Prof. dr. H.J.G.L.M. Lamers

10:25   Radiopulsars
           Prof. dr. J.M.E. Kuijpers (Utrecht)

11:00   Pulsars in dubbelster systemen
           Prof. dr. F. Verbunt (Utrecht)

11:50   Massa & straal van neutronensterren
           Prof. dr. J. van Paradijs (Amsterdam)

12:25   Theorie van accretieschijven
           Drs. R.F. van Oss (Utrecht)

13:00   LUNCH

14:00   Hoe zien accretieschijven er werkelijk uit?
           Dr. R.G.M. Rutten (Amsterdam)

14:35   Snelle fluktuaties bij accretie op neutronensterren
        en zwarte gaten
           Dr. M. van der Klis (Amsterdam)

15:10   THEE & KOFFIE

15:30   Zwarte gaten: knippen en plakken met ruimte en tijd
           Prof. dr. V. Icke (leiden)

16:05   afsluiting

16:25   BORREL


When were you in Britain?, my information is different.

From Miranda Castro, _The Complete Homeopathy Handbook_,
ISBN 0-312-06320-2, oringinally published in Britain in 1990.


I've just managed to get xdm running from an NCR 3000 (an SVR4 486 box
running XFree86 1.2) to my NCD XDisplay.  It's pretty much working, but
I'm encountering a weird error.  I'm attempting to start an xterm from
my .xsession file, but nothing happens.  Redirecting stderr to a file
using 'exec 2>$HOME/.xerrors' in .xsession reveals the error message:

  "xterm: Error 14, errno 1: Not owner"

Now, if I start xterm from the window manager, or from the command line,
it works fine.  And starting other clients, like the window manager (mwm),
and a clock, from my .xsession also works.

Anyone encountered this?  Suggestions?

aTdHvAaNnKcSe


fcrary@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Frank Crary @ University of Colorado, Boulder):

 These stats are invalid; we're talking BACKCOUNTRY. These stats for
 rapes/assaults/deaths do not represent the backcountry singularly; the
 great majority represent urban incidents. You should have pointed this out.


Or just stick 'em on sci.space.news every 28-30 days?


Syria had been bombing Israeli settlements from the Golan and sending
terrorist squads into Israel for years.  Do you need me to provide specifics?
I can.

Why don't you give it up, Hasan?  I'm really starting to get tired of your
empty lies.  You can defend your position and ideology with documented facts
and arguments rather than the crap you regularly post.  Take an example from
someone like Brendan McKay, with whom I don't agree, but who uses logic and
documentation to argue his position.  Why must you insist on constantly spouting
baseless lies?  You may piss some people off, but that's about it.  You won't
prove anything or add anything worthy to a discussion.  Your arguments just
prove what a poor debater you are and how weak your case really is.


Hi All!

I tried to run SoftPC, a PC emulation software program, installed on a Silicon
Graphics workstation from a Human Design System (HDS) X terminal, and
everything went fine, except the fonts could NOT be converted from one type
of format to the other - HDS uses different font format from SGI worksation.
So, I have the following questions:

1. How do you resolve different font formats from different machines?

2. Is there a program to convert one type of font format to another?

If you have similar problems/experiences and have found a solution, please
let me know.  Your help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your help and information.

Tom Nguen


I have a Tseng labs video card that gives me problems when I do anything in
super VGA mode.  CHECKIT v3.0 reports a Video Page Frame Address Error at
Page Frame #7.  What does this mean and how (if I can) could this be fixed?
The card Says ET4000Ax on it.


The problem with Commercial Titan is that MM has made little or no attempt
to market it.  They're basically happy with their government business and
don't want to have to learn how to sell commercially.

A secondary problem is that it is a bit big.  They'd need to go after
multi-satellite launches, a la Ariane, and that complicates the marketing
task quite significantly.

They also had some problems with launch facilities at just the wrong time
to get them started properly.  If memory serves, the pad used for the Mars
Observer launch had just come out of heavy refurbishment work that had
prevented launches from it for a year or so.

There have been a few CT launches.  Mars Observer was one of them.  So
was that stranded Intelsat, and at least one of its brothers that reached
orbit properly.


Press conference at 1PM ...

Interestingly, Keenan's co-coach (or is it his "Number One"?) on Team
Canada at the World Championships is Roger Neilsen.

It'd be interesting if the Rangers call in the balance of Neilsen's
contract to be Keenan's assistant ...  Roger did do a very good job
with the mediocre players, just as he handled the Cinderella Canucks
of 10 years ago ... but his mistake was playing the Rangers like those
Canucks last May ...

gld


} The roar at Michigan and Trumbull should be loader than ever this year.  With
} Mike Illitch at the head and Ernie Harwell back at the booth, the tiger bats
} will bang this summer.  Already they have scored 20 runs in two games and with
} Fielder, Tettleton, and Deer I think they can win the division.  No pitching!
} Bull!  Gully, Moore, Wells, and Krueger make up a decent staff that will keep
} the team into many games.  Then there is Henneman to close it out.  Watch out
} Boston, Toronto, and Baltimore - the Motor City Kittys are back.

nice woofing (or should i say meowing?).
and yes, the Tiggers are a fun, exciting team that i would pay to see.
but last year, they went 75-87. this year, their offense is essentially
the same, and their pitching is, at best, essentially the same. so why
do you think they will suddenly improve to win the 92 or so games which will
be required to win the A.L. East? what has changed that i don't see?

remember, a 20-4 win is worth as much in the standings as a 3-2 win...


If I'm not mistaken, this is the usual sort of precaution against loss of
communications.  That timer is counting down continuously; if it ever hits
zero, that means Galileo hasn't heard from Earth in a suspiciously long
time and it may be Galileo's fault... so it's time to go into a fallback
mode that minimizes chances of spacecraft damage and maximizes chances
of restoring contact.  I don't know exactly what-all Galileo does in such
a situation, but a common example is to switch receivers, on the theory
that maybe the one you're listening with has died.


I have an SE/30 with a 80 meg HD which dates back to April 1989.  When I
originally purchased it, I experienced the failure to boot problem.  This
was fixed soon after by a ROM upgrade on the hard drive.

Lately a similar problem has been occuring.  When the computer is
powered on the HD light flashes a few times and then I am given
the "no disk to boot from" icon.  However, upon turing the
computer off and on again the drive ALWAYS boots up just fine.
Furthermore, if instead of turning the power on and off I press the reboot
button the same problem occurs.  But, as I said, turning the power
off and on always works.

This problem is different from the 1989 boot problem in that before
it often required several power off and ons to get it to boot.

Does anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem is or how
it can be fixed?

I'm wondering if it's getting old and requires more time to
"come up to speed" now.  Is there a PRAM or SCSI setting that
allows me to tell the computer to wait a little longer before
trying to access the HD?

Thanks!


Please, please don't make Barney to a modern martyr/saviour mythical
figure. I detest this being, and if humans will create a religion in his
name, then life will be unbearable :-).

Cheers,
Kent


  What, pray tell, does this mean? Just who exactly is *they*?
You mean "they" as in people who do not blindly swallow every
piece of propoganda they are given? Or "they" as in NOKD (not
our kind, dear). Or "they" as in an appeal to some audience
that is supposed to implicitly know and understand?

  Read: I do not know what the fuck I'm talking about, and am
not eager to make a fool of myself.

  From a pragmatic standpoint, there certainly is some justification
if it is a vice people will commit anyway. Shall we criminalize
alcohol again? If the re-legalization for alcohol were done from
anything other than the pragmatic standpoint, I'd be happy to hear
about it. The fact is that it wasn't.

  Only the first one make any sense. There is nothing to "legalize"
about all the rest. Just in case you haven't made the connection
(which I expect you haven't) the connecting theme in this thread is
a persons autonomy over their life and body. Vice statutes serve
only to make it more expensive for the rich and more dangerous
for the poor, as Tim so eloquently put it. People will, however,
take autonomy over their lives, regardless of what the government
says.
  And why, pray tell, is AIDS "victim" in snear quotes? Are you of
the revisionist sort that thinks there is no such thing as the AIDS
plauge? Or do they just deserve it?
--


Archive-name: rec-autos/part5

[this article is one of a pair of articles containing commonly
asked automotive questions; the other article contains questions
more geared to the automotive enthusiast, and so is not crossposted
to misc.consumers.  -- rpw]

   [changes as of 14 April 1993: revised brake fluid section, as
    non-silicone DOT-5 fluids are now apparently available -- rpw]

                 Commonly Asked Automotive Questions

Tire Questions:

Q:  What do the funny numbers on the sides of my tires mean?

A:  Typically, you will see something like 195/60HR14.  the 195 is the
    overall width of the tire in millimeters, the tread is usually
    narrower.  The 60 is the `aspect ratio'; it indicates the height of the
    sidewall of the tire relative to the overall width.  Our example tire
    has a sidewall height of 0.60 * 195 ~= 117 mm.  The 14 is the wheel
    diameter in inches; there are also some special tires called `TRX'
    tires which have three digit metric wheel diameter designations, like
    390, which is in millimeters.  The R means Radial, and the H is a speed
    rating indicating the highest speed at which the tire, when properly
    inflated and carrying an appropriate load, may safely operate.  Common
    speed ratings are S (112MPH), T (118MPH), H (130MPH), and V (up to
    150MPH.)

    Recent changes to the method for specifying tire sizes move the speed
    rating to a different part of the designation; you may therefore find
    designations like 195/60R14 85H; the 85 indicates the per-tire load
    associated with the speed rating -- exceeding this load in continuous
    operation at the rated speed is dangerous practice.  What follows is
    a table showing a number of `load indices' and corresponding maximum
    per-tire loads:

    Load Index       50   51   88   89   112   113   145   149   157
    Max Load (Kg)   190  195  560  580  1120  1150  2900  3250  4125

    Note that the usual mass vs. weight confusion occurs in this table.

    In some cases, the letters P or LT may be found in front of a tire
    size; the LT designation indicates Light Truck, and the P designation
    indicates Passenger car.  If no letter is given, then the application
    of the tire is Passenger car usage.  As far as I know, these letters
    only appear in the US market.  The LT designation is prinicipally of
    interest to owners of light trucks and other utility vehicles.  For
    the owner of a passenger vehicle, there is no meaningful difference
    between a tire with a P designation and one with no designation at
    all.

    If the aspect ratio is omitted, it is probably 80, but may be 78.

    Tires with an MS (mud/snow) designation may have their speed rating
    reduced by 20 km/h (about 12mph.)

    There is an additional set of ratings on tires for temperature,
    traction, and treadwear.  Temperature and Traction are graded
    A, B, and C (with A the best and C the worst); treadwear is
    a numeric rating.  These values are of limited value, as they
    are assigned somewhat arbitrarily by tire manufacturers and are
    thus not useful in comparing different brands of tires.

Q:  My car has tires with a funny size designation:  185/65HR390; can i put
    normal tires on the car?

A:  Your tires are called TRX tires; they were devised by Michelin.
    Because of a somewhat different bead design, they are incompatible
    with normal tires; Michelin used a different diameter wheel for them
    so that they could not be mounted on the wrong type wheel (and so that
    more conventional tires could not be mounted on TRX type wheels.)
    You will need to aquire different wheels to put a normal tire on your
    car; it is barely possible to fit normal tires on TRX wheels, and horribly
    dangerous to do so (the tires may simply peel off the rims in a corner,
    or possibly blow out at high speed.)  TRX type tires are becoming hard
    to find; in addition to Michelin, Avon makes suitable tires.  Goodyear
    has apparently discontinued their line of TRX tires.

Q:  Can I rotate radials from side to side, or rotate them only on one side
    of my car?

A:  Car and tire manufacturers have differing views on this subject; many
    say that swapping radials between the left and right hand sides of a
    car is now ok (this group includes Michelin and Goodyear); others
    (for example, Pirelli and Nokia) will void warranties if such swapping
    is done.  The best advice is to read your tire manual carefully before
    rotating your tires, and stick to the manufacturer's recommendations.

Q:  How many snow tires should I buy, and if I buy 2, which end of the
    car should I put them on?

A:  In short, 4, and both ends.  To explain, many drivers in areas that don't
    get excessive snow or who don't drive agressively (or at all) in snow
    conditions get away with only two snows on the drive wheels, but there
    are circumstances where this can be dangerous practice.  With a rear
    wheel drive car, you can choose between being able to start the car
    going (a function of the rear axle) or stopping and turning the car
    (a function of the front axle.)  In a front wheel drive car, you start,
    stop, and turn with the front end.  The primary risk of putting the
    snow tires on the front only is that if you have to put on the brakes
    while going downhill, you run a serious risk of going downhill backwards.

Radar Detectors and Speed Limits:

Q:  Why aren't there any comments on Radar Detectors and Speed Limits
    in this Q&A posting?

A:  Because questions about detectors and speed limits crossposted between
    misc.consumers and rec.autos.* always start long, tedious, and pointless
    flame wars.  If you want to talk about either of these topics, please
    subscribe to rec.autos or alt.flame and keep it there.

Safety Equipment:

Q:  Do airbags really work?

A:  Preliminary statistics suggest the following:  Airbags work much
    better than no belts; good 3 point belts alone work much better than
    Airbags alone, and AirBags + 3 point belts work slightly better than
    3 point belts alone.  The con to airbags is that some designs tend
    to burn the driver's hands when venting the byproducts of the
    explosion that occurs inside the bag, and that some designs (but
    not all) may knock the driver's hands from the wheel, making retention
    of control of the vehicle after the bag deflates more difficult.

Brake Questions:

Q:  Do I always need to get the rotors on my disk brakes turned?  Midas
    always wants to do this.

A:  No.  There are specific conditions that mandate turning or replacing
    rotors; some shops try and make a little extra money by replacing rotors
    more often than is strictly necessary.  if the rotors are not warped
    warped, and only lightly grooved, then there is no need to replace or
    to turn them.  Note also that some rotors (the rotors on many Hondas
    are a good example) are so narrow to begin with that it is not practical
    to turn them; they must be replaced when they become too thin, warped,
    or badly grooved.

Q:  They tell me I should downshift when braking to slow my car down.  Is
    this really a good idea?

A:  It used to be a very good idea, back in the days of mediocre, fade
    prone drum brakes.  In modern disc brake equipped cars, use of
    downshifting to slow the car is not really necessary, except in cases
    of long, steep downhill runs.  Otherwise, modern disc brakes are more
    than adequate to stop a passenger car in all circumstances, and they
    are much cheaper to repair than clutch linings.

    On the other hand, many standard driver's license tests in the USA
    still specify that the driver being tested downshift under braking; I
    suggest that before taking a US driver's test, you either 1) learn to
    do this smoothly (which takes some time and practice) or 2) borrow a
    car with an automatic to take the test.

Q:  How often should I replace my brake fluid?

A:  Probably more often than you do.  Traditional brake fluids tend to
    absorb water; this water can corrode internal parts of the brake
    system and also lower the boiling point of the fluid.  DOT-3 type
    are older fluids; DOT-4 and DOT-5 are newer specifications.  The
    principal differences are in wet and dry boiling points; the dry
    boiling point is important in fresh brake fluid, but the wet boiling
    point is important in older brake fluid.  DOT-3 fluids have the lowest
    wet and dry boiling point _requirements_; DOT-4 fluids have better
    boiling point requirements; and DOT-5 fluids have the best boiling
    point requirements (but DOT-5 fluids are not clearly superior; see
    the next Q&A for more details.)  While the requirements imply that
    DOT-4 fluids are better than DOT-3 fluids, there may be specific
    cases where a DOT-3 fluid is preferable, but these are mostly
    competition applications.  Otherwise, DOT-4 type fluids offer _much_
    improved brake pedal feel.  Replacement once a year is recommended for
    DOT-4 fluids, although agressive drivers may profit by changing out
    fluid more frequently, or at least bleeding a modest amount of fluid
    out of the brake calipers fairly regularly.

Q:  What about DOT-5 brake fluids?

A:  This breaks down in to two parts.  The DOT-5 specification looks
    excellent for performance, but the first DOT-5 fluids were Silicone
    based.  Silicone fluids are a tricky proposition.  Unlike DOT-3 and
    DOT-4 fluids, they do not absorb water at all.  While this may sound
    like a feature, the problem is that any water present pools up in
    such systems, interfering with braking performance and corroding any
    metals at the spot where the pooling is occuring.  The water will tend
    to migrate downwards in the braking system to the brake calipers, where
    most of the corrosion occurs.

    Because of this phenomenon, it is essential when converting to
    Silicone to empty the entire brake system and flush it throughly
    beforehand; some even recommend replacing all rubber parts in the
    brake system when converting to Silicone fluids.

    Two other issues that come up with silicone fluids:  1) they are
    difficult to pour cleanly (that is, without air bubbles), which
    interferes with getting a good brake pedal feel, and 2) while they
    generally have much higher boiling points than DOT-4 fluids, they
    do have high temperature failure modes which are indistinguishable
    in effect from boiling DOT-4 fluids.  SIlicone fluids may make sense
    in some street car applications, but they are certainly not
    recommended for high performance driving applications, and the
    economics are questionable for street use.

    I have recently become aware of new fluids that meet the DOT-5 standard
    that do not contain Silicones; these fluids appear to be reasonably
    compatible with the older DOT-3 and DOT-4 fluids, but I have little
    information at this time.

Q:  ABS is available on some of the cars I'm looking at, but it costs
    more.  Is it worth it?

A:  This does not have a cut and dried answer; therefore, this answer will
    be quite long in order to cover the pros and cons.  The short answer
    is that ABS costs more, both initially, and to maintain, will generally
    work better for the `average driver' (that is to say, a driver who does
    not have extensive experience in high performance driving techniques),
    and may require the `unlearning' of some obsolete braking techniques
    like pump braking which should be unlearned in any case.

    Now for the long answer.  ABS works by monitering the wheels of the
    car, looking for signs of locked brakes.  It may or may not be able
    be able to distinguish between the different wheels (there are several
    systems on the market.)  It cannot detect impending lockup (which is
    what you would really want in an ideal world), but only the existence
    of lockup.  The sensors used vary; some of the less well designed
    sensors are sensitive to tire size, and to brake pad material, and
    may cease to function properly if the owner deviates from original
    equipment or OE-equivalent components.

    When the sensors detect lockup, the ABS system responds by unlocking
    the brakes (either individually, or all at once, depending on the
    system.)  If the driver keeps their foot firmly planted, the ABS
    will end up cycling between the locked and unlocked states (if a
    sensor existed that could detect _impending lockup_, then we could
    sit right at that point, which is where maximum braking effect is
    achieved.)  This pulsing can often be felt in the brake pedal, as
    the system cycles.  The percentage of the time that the brakes are
    truly engaged is called the `duty cycle'; typically in an ABS system
    this is about 40%  On dry pavement, a trained driver can beat this
    duty cycle quite reliably using a technique called threshold braking;
    on wet pavement, braking is so chancy that ABS will outperform
    threshold braking nearly every time.  Unfortunately, on mud and on
    snow, often maximum braking effect can be acheived with the brakes
    locked; only Audi, of the manufacturers producing ABS-equipped cars,
    has seen fit to provide a disable switch for the ABS system for this
    eventuality.

    A particularly important feature of ABS is that it preserves
    steering control.  This is the case simply because, if you are
    braking near the limit and turn the wheel, the ABS will release
    the brakes if it sees steering-triggered lockup, and back off
    on the percentage of the time that the brakes are applied.
    Braking distances will lengthen accordingly.

    An important caution:  ABS cannot exceed the maximum theoretical
    braking force in any given situation; if you start sliding on
    glare ice, don't expect an ABS system to help you out very much.
    The coefficient of friction is not changed by the presence of an
    ABS system in your car.

    As far as maintenence goes, in addition to the potential
    restrictions I've listed above, you have to worry about the
    following:  1) parts costs are much higher; the OE master cylinder
    for my obscure european sedan lists for $185, but the OE master
    cylinder for the ABS-equipped version of the same car lists for
    over $1000.  Most manufacturers explicitly forbid use of DOT-5
    (silicone) brake fluids in ABS-equipped vehicles.  Because of
    the potential cost of replacement of corroded brake system
    components, regular (I suggest annual) replacement of brake fluid
    becomes very important.

Q:  What about this threshold braking business?

A:  [normally, I'd not put this in the consumers Q&A, but recent
    publicity about a number of accidents involving police drivers
    in ABS-equipped Chevy Caprices suggests that this section is
    needed here -- rpw]

    Threshold braking is a technique practiced by all serious high
    performance drivers; if made a habit, it replaces the `stab
    the pedal and lock 'em up' panic habit entirely, and is much
    to be prefered.  Basically, the premise is that tires generate
    maximum braking force when they have just started to slide, but
    just before the wheels lock up entirely.  Drivers who threshold
    brake learn to feel what this `threshold' feels like, and learn
    to search for it and hit it on the application of the brake
    pedal.  In many cars, you can feel that you are near the
    threshold when the pedal starts to firm up as you depress it.
    In any case, if you can't hear the tires whine just a bit, you're
    not very near the threshold.

    In a car with ABS, often there is a twinge in the pedal just
    before the system starts cycling; if the driver backs off on
    the pedal just a tad when the twinge is felt, then they are very
    close to the threshold and they'll probably achieve better
    stopping distances than if they just punched it and let the ABS
    take over.

    Recently, there has been a rash of publicity over a number of
    accidents, and one death, involving police cars equipped with
    ABS systems.  The police departments in question quickly blamed
    the new ABS systems, but according to Autoweek magazine, it now
    seems clear that the problem was a lack of training; none of the
    involved officers had any recent performance driving training.
    There is reason to believe that the drivers reacted to the pulsing
    brake pedal by `pump braking', an old and discredited technique
    of stabbing and releasing the brake pedal, the goal being to
    try and get brakes back with a failing hydraulic system.  If you
    think about it for a minute, you'll realize that pump braking must
    cut the effective operation of a working brake system by at least
    1/2, so if you cut the 40% duty cycle of an ABS system by that
    much, you are giving up most of your brakes for the wrong reason.
    Threshold braking has the advantage in that it is an effective
    and useful technique regardless of whether your car has ABS; if
    you do fear a failed hydraulic system, then one or two stabs at
    the pedal will be sufficient.

Gas Questions:

Q:  Does High Octane gasoline help?

A:  Maybe, maybe not.  Some cars have knock sensors, and can adjust the
    engine timing or turbocharger boost to suit the gasoline being used.
    On most cars, however, you should use the cheapest gas that makes your
    car run well.  Check your owner's manual for details on what your car
    needs.

Q:  My car was made for leaded gasoline.  Will unleaded gas hurt it?

A:  It is possible that unleaded gas may *slightly* increase valve wear,
    although the Amoco Oil company argues otherwise.  The actual increase
    in valve wear will be almost unnoticeable, however, as modern leaded
    gasolines actually contain very little lead.  You should, however,
    check your owner's manual; many cars from the early 1970s do not
    actually require leaded gasoline.

Q:  Do fuel treatments help?  What kind should I use?

A:  Some do and some don't.  During the winter, it is a good idea to use
    dry gas; however, some may be harmful to fuel injection systems.
    Never use an additive containing Methanol (sometimes called Methyl
    Alcohol); such additives may damage fuel systems in cars with carbs
    and almost certainly will damage cars with fuel injection.

    Manufacturer's opinions vary on additives containing Ethanol (sometimes
    called Ethyl Alcohol); if your car has fuel injection, check the owner's
    manual on your car before  using these.  Most manufacturers consider
    10% Ethanol acceptable in gasoline.  Additives with Isopropyl Alcohol
    (Isopropanol), and Petroleum  Distillates are fine in fuel injected
    cars.

    An occasional bottle of fuel injector cleaner is helpful in cars with
    fuel injectors, although many premium gasolines contain detergents that
    do the same job.  Some off brands of fuel injector cleaners contain
    Ethanol or Methanol; always check the ingredients before putting anything
    in your gas tank.

    There are a small number of particularly good additives; these are
    noticeably more expensive that the run-of-the-mill ones, but work
    much, much better.  Among these are Chevron Techron, Redline SL-1,
    Wurth `Lubrimoly Ventil Sauber', and BG 44K.  A bottle of one of these,
    once every six months, is highly recommended.

Q:  What about detergent gasolines?

A:  The quality of detergent packages in gasolines varies somewhat; BMW
    has instituted a testing program, and gasoline brands which pass this
    test may advertise that fact.  Stickers indicating passage of the test
    are now beginning to appear on fuel pumps at gas stations.  If such
    gasolines are used, then fuel injector cleaners are probably optional.
    Beforewarned that while use of BMW approved gasolines will keep a clean
    engine clean, they may not clean a motor with bad valve deposits.

Lubrication Questions:

Q:  What do the numbers and letters in a motor oil designation mean?

A:  There are several different items encoded.  There is a two-letter
    code indicating the type of detergent package that the manufacturer
    uses in the oil; this looks like SE,SF,CD or such.  The S codes are
    for gasoline engine applications; the C codes are for diesel engine
    applications.  The second letter is assigned in sequence as new levels
    of protection are developed; thus SF is considered better than SE,
    SE is considered better than SD, and so forth.

    The more noticeable designation is the oil weight.  This is either
    a single number (e.g., 30 weight) or a pair of numbers separated by
    the letter W (e.g., 10W30.)  The latter type is much more commonly
    used these days, and are the only type that most automobile
    manufacturers specify in operators manuals.  The first number in the
    designation (10W) is the apparent viscosity of the oil when it is cold;
    the W stands for `winter'.  The second number (30) is the viscosity
    of the oil when hot.  There is a trick here; the oil doesn't actually
    get thicker (turn from 10 weight to 30 weight) as it gets hotter.  What
    is actually happening is that when the oil is cold, it has the viscosity
    of a cold 10 weight oil.  as it gets hotter, it doesn't get thin as fast
    as a 10W oil would; by the time it is up to temperature, it has the
    viscosity of a hot 30 weight oil.

    Note that these numbers actually specify ranges of viscosities; not
    all 10W oils have exactly the same viscosity when cold, and not all
    30 weight oils have the same viscosity when hot.  Note also that the
    novel behaviour of multi-grade oils is caused by additives, and it has
    been reported that with the sole exception of Castrol GTX, 10W40 oils
    do not retain their multi-grade characteristics well over time.  10W30,
    15W40, and 20W50 oils work very well, though.

Q:  Are `quick lube' places any good?

A:  Some do adequate work, but there are quite a few incompetent ones out
    there.  Let the buyer beware, watch them while they work, make sure
    that they don't overtorque the oil drain plug, and keep your hand on
    your wallet at all times.

Q:  Are oil additives like Slick-50 or Tufoil any good?

A:  Slick-50 and Tufoil are PTFE-based additives.  Many of these have
    come onto the market recently; they are different from the moly-based
    additives that have been around since the early 50's.  PTFE is the
    chemical name for Teflon(TM), a trademark owned by DuPont. In general,
    auto manufacturers do not recommend use of these products.  Most USENET
    responses to questions on these additives are favorable (slight
    increase of MPG after application, smoother revving) but long term
    results (whether PTFE additives are effective after 5K miles) are
    debatable.  Some manufacturers (such as Saab) claim that either the
    product or the engine flush that preceeds application causes
    deterioration of the oil seals and eventual leakage.  Some BMW owners
    have reported death of valve seals shortly after the addition of
    Slick 50 to their cars.  This writer has been cautioned by a Slick-50
    Dealer (!) that Slick-50 should _not_ be used in Japanese motors, as
    it may clog the oil return passages in the engine.  Otherwise, there are
    no known reports of damage caused by PTFE additives.

    On the other hand, there are satified Slick 50 customers in the world.

Q:  Do synthetic oils really work?

A:  Yes, but.  More specifically, most auto manufactuers accept synthetics,
    but disagree with the extremely long oil change intervals claimed by
    oil manufacturers.  Auto manufacturers recommend that you continue to
    change oil at the intervals recommended in the owners manual for your
    car.  Even if you decide to try the longer intervals, at least change
    the oil filter at regular intervals, as synthetics get just as dirty
    as conventional oils.

    Synthetic gear lubricants for manual transmissions are another matter
    entirely; Amsoil, Redline, and AGIP are very highly regarded and very
    effective.  Mobil 1 synthetic gear lube gets mixed reviews, however.

Q:  Manufacturers are specifying longer and longer oil change intervals.
    How often should I change my oil?

A:  It depends on how you drive.  If your car always (or nearly always)
    gets warmed up, and you don't drive it very hard and keep the revs
    down, the manufacturer's recommendation is probably fine.  If, however,
    you drive it hard, drive it at high revs, or alternatively, if you
    only drive it to and from the supermarket so that it doesn't get up
    to temperature, then you may wish to change oil much more often,
    perhaps at 3000 mile intervals (given that most manufacturers are
    now specifying 7500 mile intervals.)  If you don't drive your car
    much at all (say 7500 miles a year), then you probably want to change
    oil every six months anyway.  If you are storing a car during the winter,
    then change oil before storing it and change oil when you bring it out
    of storage.

Misc. Questions:

Q:  My car has a timing belt.  I hear that bad things happen when they
    break.  What's the story?

A:  It depends on the internal design of the motor.  Early Ford Escorts,
    for example, will suffer severe valve damage if the belt breaks, but
    the newer cars will just require a tow and installation of a new belt.
    Some Honda motors will not be damaged, but others will be.

    If no replacement interval is specified for your car, then change the
    belt at least every 60,000 miles; some cars may require more frequent
    replacement.  Ask your dealer or independent mechanic.  Also, ask if
    there are any related repairs that should take place at the same time
    (for example, the same Ford Escorts that suffer valve damage also have
    a timing belt driven water pump, which has been known to seize,
    destroying the timing belt, and which then causes major valve damage
    as a side effect.  Replacing the timing belt while ignoring the water
    pump can be a costly mistake.)

Q:  Why would anyone be stupid enough to design a motor so that it
    self destructs when the timing belt breaks?

A:  For performance reasons.  Compromising piston design so that the
    valves and pistons will not collide requires that the compression
    ratio of the engine be reduced significantly; this is why you are
    more likely to avoid valve damage in economy cars than in performance
    oriented vehicles.

Q:  What causes Unintended Acceleration?

A:  The final report of the National Highway, Transportation, and Safety
    Administration concluded that unintended acceleration could not be
    caused by any mechanical failure of the vehicle in question and at the
    same time be consistent with the physical evidence.  The NHTSA report
    goes on to conclude that `pedal misapplication' by the vehicle operator
    is probably the cause.


Is there some difference between the purposes behind
amniocentesis and chorionic villi sampling? They sound
similar to me, but are intended to detect different
things?


If you've got a secure device, you don't need public keys.

If the secret key which all chips share is SK, you can just use KP =
E{(myname, yourname, date) ; SK}.

Maybe that's why Jim Bidzos was reported as being cheesed off.


   Announce that a reward of $1 billion would go to the first corporation
   who successfully keeps at least 1 person alive on the moon for a
   year.

And with $1B on offer, the problem of "keeping them alive" is highly
likely to involve more than just the lunar environment!

"Oh Dear, my freighter just landed on the roof of ACME's base and they
all died.  How sad.  Gosh, that leaves us as the oldest residents."

"Quick Boss, the slime from YoyoDyne are back, and this time they've
got a tank!  Man the guns!"

One could imagine all sorts of technologies being developed in that
sort of environment.....

Greg.

(I'm kidding, BTW, although the problem of winner-takes-all prizes is
that it encourages all sorts of undesirable behaviour - witness
military procurement programs.  And $1b is probably far too small a
reward to encourage what would be a very expensive and high risk
proposition.)


It's there.....


:  really involved there). Many people using Linux like to stay at the cutting
:  (bleeding) edge: ie. when kernel patches, C library or compiler patches come
:  out, people like to rebuild their entire systems. The prime requirement for
:  all Linux software is that it is available under a GNU style public license.
:  Hence, Linux software uses either the Athena widgets or XView.
:  Individuals may write software requiring Motif, but I doubt it is widely
:  adopted.

Shameless plug -- the Xaw3d widgets make Athena a much nicer
alternative than the stock MIT Athena code.

						...Mike


Gremilins have attacked my keyboard and the correction to my followup on audio
relays got fouled up.
Varying lamp resistance, should read, "Varying lamp voltage"
--
73, Tom
================================================================================
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(604)753-3245, Loc 2230  Fax:755-8742  Callsign:VE7GDA Weapon:.45 Kentucky Rifle
Snail mail to:  Site Q4, C2.   RR#4, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, V9R 5X9


out-
have
air,
hahaha ... my sentiments exactly.


[interesting dog collision story deleted]

My driveway and about half my neighbor's driveways are long enough to
do a good 80 clicks (50mph for the velocity impaired) if we wanted to.
Granted, I live in the country, however I've seen neighbors whip out
of their driveways at the above mentioned 30 mph quite a bit- they
claim they can tell that "There's noone on the road for quite a ways."
This despite having nearly been hit myself by one of them while driving
a Chev 4x4, and twice taking my 10-speed bicycle over the hood of a
car that had pulled out, saw me, *then* stopped.  Same driver.  Same car.
About two months apart.

ObMoto:  The scary relevant part is that these people and I live on the type
of twisty two lane that we all favor for riding- and I know damn well
that they can't see me on my bike, not if they couldn't see me in
my pickup.

	There's nothing like the pitter-patter of little feet,
	followed by the words "Hey- you're not my Daddy!"

	(Sorry- I had to do it just once)


	On a completely different tack, what was the eventual outcome of
Babe vs. the Bad-Mouthed Biker?

Later,


# # "labor" is a tough one. Labor is defined, economically, as the efforts,
# # both mental and physical, of humans. Capital is defined as intermediate
# # goods used to create other goods and services. Now, if a slave is considered
# # an intermediate good, then the slave has now been dehumanized and is
# # simply a machine. Not good for the anti-slave (i.e. pro-human rights)
# # argument. So, slaves are humans, and they produce labor.
#
# Sorry.  The question of defining slave "labor" is no "tough(er)" than
# defining the "labor" of a horse, an ox, or any other livestock.  Both
# legally and economically in a slave-economy, "slaves are (NOT) humans,"
# they are livestock.

Can you provide some evidence that the slave states regarded slaves as
not humans?  They were "outside our society" and similar phrases that
basically meant that they didn't have to recognized as having the same
rights as a free person, but they were never considered "not human" to
my knowledge.

# Like a horse that pulls a plow, a slave's "labor" is the return on the
# capital required to purchase and feed him.  The parallel is so obvious
# I'm not sure how you missed it.  After all, its was the "liberty" to
# use their "property" as they saw fit that motivated Southern planters
# to emphasize the importance of "states' rights."

If that were the case, the slave states would not have passed so many
laws that restricted the freedom of slave owners to do as they wished
with their property.  Examples: laws prohibiting manumission without
legislative grant; laws prohibiting teaching slaves to read & write.

# #Craig.
# Steve Hendricks                        |  DOMAIN:  steveh@thor.ISC-BR.COM


Detroit's going to beat Toronto in 6 or LESS!!!

 Granted, Gilmour should get the Hart Trophy, NOT Lemieux... Just
Look at what Gilmour did for Toronto.  When you think of Toronto,
who comes to mind, Gilmour, Andreychuk, Potvin...ah...did I mentio
n Gilmour?

Back to Detroit...  There really isn't a team that could stand up
to them if all the players on the team play to their potential,
no one could stop them.  Yzerman, Fedorov, Coffey, Lindstrom...
there's more firepower there than Pittsburgh... and they don't tri
p over their own skates!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /------------/ Detroit over Toronto in 5     Patrick Walker
 / /--\------/   Detroit over Chicago in 6     University of New Bruns.
 ! !  !---/      Detroit over Vancouver in 6   Canada
 \ \__/ /        Detroit over Nords in 6       "Disco Still Sucks!"


Yes, the Phobos mission did return some useful data including images of Phobos
itself. The best I've seen had a surface resolution of about 40 meters. By
the way, the new book entitled "Mars" (Kieffer et al, 1992, University of
Arizona Press) has a great chapter on spacecraft exploration of the planet.
The chapter is co-authored by V.I. Moroz of the Space Research Institute in
Moscow, and includes details never before published in the West. Don't
know of any ftp sites with images though.


Hello fellow netlanders.

I have a Genius Mouse model GM-6, but no driver for it.
It's a 3 button mouse. If anyone that;s got one of theese
could mail me a driver (config.sys or autoexec.bat) I would
be very happy.


TRANSLATION- you minorities stay in predesignated areas.  We the majority
are 'right', anything you do is 'wrong', since might makes right, and
the majority always rules.

Oh- crime prevention at its best.  Well let's extrapolate this, maybe if
you didn't display all of your private property, then those nasty theifs
wouldn't go after it.  And don't carry any money, that way those muggers
won't bother you.

Oh I did not know that Le JoJo is a typical homosexual.

Stop making statements about something you know nothing about, that is
gay people.  You make your sweeping generalizations with no grounding
in reality.

What I hope is not true- That you are a typical heterosexual.  Anyone want
to comment on this?

And if you are typical then I can start extrapolating a lot of interesting
conjectures about heterosexuals.


While shopping for a passenger helmet, I noticed that in many cases the
external dimensions of the helmets were the same from S through XL.  The
difference was the amount of inside padding.

My solution was to buy a large helmet, and construct a removable liner
from a sheet of .5" closed-cell foam and some satin (glued to the inside
surface).  The result is a reasonably snug fit on my smallest-headed pillion
with the liner in, and a comfortable fit on my largest-headed pillion with
the liner out.  Everyone else gets linered or not by best fit.

--


Please, define cell church.  I missed it somewhere in the past when this
was brought up before.


IMHO...

Clement, although he has a pleasant personality (aggravatingly pleasant
in my opinion), is a terrible
analyst, because he is almost alway wrong...the prototypical example
being New Jersey's first goal last Sunday.

I grew up with Dick Irvin doing color beside Danny Gallivan...I knew
did Irvin, Dick Irvin was a friend of mine...Bill Clement you aren't
any Dick Irvin.

As long as the teams involved do not include the US national team or
the New York Rangers, I'd take John Davidson over Bill Clement any
day.


Word for Windows lets me designate text as being in a language other
than US English.  (Alt-F L, Format | Language, as I recall.)  So I mark
it for English (UK), but it still accepts "rumor" and squawks at
"rumour".  As far as I can see, Microsoft didn't include the English
(UK) dictionary on my disks.  (I don't mean to imply that I was singled
out; I assume that nobody in the U.S got them.)  I dialed the Microsoft
BBS, but nothing in the Word for Windows section looked helpful.

Can anyone tell me where or how to obtain the UK spelling dictionary for
Winword 2.0?  The file name would be SPELL_UK.LEX or something similar.

Email please; I'll post a summary.