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From: baileydj@eee.bham.ac.uk (Mr. David John Bailey)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: test
Date: 25 Jan 1993 17:59:19 GMT
Organization: The University of Birmingham, England
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Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Are YOU in a foreign country??
From: (B. Hadden)
Date: 24 Jan 93 18:03:02 -0600
Followup-To: misc.misc
Distribution: world

I like collecting stamps.  My goal is to try and collect one stamp, which
has never been used, from every country in the world. If you are in a
foreign land, please contact me and I'll let you know if you can help. 
Thanks!!  
Please e-mail at--> BHADDEN@nic.gac.edu
From: plkg_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Paul Gloger)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: fire proof safe for home use
Date: 22 Jan 93 04:03:40 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <43761@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> wa197@sdcc12.ucsd.edu (Dave Mackie) writes:

>Does anyone have any pointers to information about (or personal
>experience with) fire proof safes for home use?  

We used to have a steel bodied (Sentry, I think) safe with the kind of
insulation you mention.  It had a sticker on the inside of the door which
said that the insulation gave off moisture, and that we should leave the
safe open from time-to-time to let it dry out. They weren't kidding!  Some
of the things we kept in it were ruined with mildew.  

Sentry does have a line of plastic bodied boxes that we now use for
important pape[Ars.  Their model 1170 has inside dimensions of 8 x 12 x 9.5
deep (outside dimensions, 12 x 15.5 x 14), has a UL Class 350 rating 
and sells in discount stores for (I think) around $55 - $60.  I'm not sure 
it supplies enough protection for magnetic media.  They also make (made?) 
a model SPECIFICALLY for magnetic media protection.  It has the same outside
dimensions but is much smaller inside and was pretty expensive (a couple
hundred bucks as I remember!).  We've had no moisture problems with the 1170, 
of which we have three.

If you can't find them locally, call or write:

Sentry Group
900 Linden Avenue
Rochester, NY  14625
1-800-828-1438
1-800-462-6463 in NY State

P.S.  I have no connection with Sentry.  As a matter of fact, I didn't even
know they were here in Rochacha!  We bought ours when we lived in Michigan.

Paul K. Gloger
Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: mancinis@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (steven mancini)
Subject: Sites Requested
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 07:20:47 GMT

Okay a real short, simple, non-controversial question:

Where, in the US, are the location of any Active, or formerly active
Nuclear Plants? (As in power plants).

I know of Three Mile Island (?) and I think it was in NY, but I was
curious as to if there are any other functioning sites....

What about planned sites?

						Curiously yours...

							Steve

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Newsgroups: misc.misc,talk.bizarre,misc.consumers,rec.misc
From: inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson)
Subject: Re: What heappened at 10: 09 (Watch adds)
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:04:31 GMT

In article <1993Jan19.144530.17193@osf.org> kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup) writes:
>In article <eesnyder.727039308@beagle>
>eesnyder@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Eric E. Snyder) writes:
>
>>Ok.  I thought that watches (digital anyway) were always set to 10:08 
>>(not 10:09) to maximize the number of LCD segments that are on.  Wouldn't 
>>a watch set to 1:11 look funny in an add?
>
>In article <1993Jan19.070058.11691@tc.fluke.COM>
>inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson) writes:
>
>>Bull-ticky, too, Jack. To maximize the number of lit segments, the time
>>should be set to 88:88. Duh.
>
>...and still be a legitimate time? Duh.
>
>	-Kenny


Well dorf my floozle, here comes Kenny!

Read it again, genius. There is NO mention of "legitimate time" just
"maximum digits". Besides, what in the name of my sweet Lord Jesus H. Christ
is "legitimate time"?

    > Pardon me, madam, but do you have the legitimate time, please?
    > Sorry, my watch got set to Daylight Bizarre Time when I bought it and
      the batteries only go in one way.

Raise you a duh and call.


>-- 
>Kenny Crudup, Contractor, OSF DCE QA
>OSF, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142	+1 617 621 7306
>kenny@osf.osf.org			OSF has nothing to do with this post.
>	  Religion: The longest-running gag ever played on Mankind.
From: thomas@mvac23.UUCP (Thomas Lapp)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: Speeding ticket in OKlahoma --- what's SP8?
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 15:22:07 EST
Organization: MultiVac23, Newark, DE, U.S.A.

winter@cornsilk.ecn.purdue.edu (Nancy M. Winter) writes:
> 2 years ago the person i was driving with was pulled over on I-80 in PA
> for speeding (she was driving). he clocked her at 75 MPH but only gave
> her a ticket for going 61 MPH. he said that that was the lowest speed
> for which he could give a ticket. so i guess that they give you a
> "grace" of about 5 MPH despite what the signs say.

My understanding in PA is that they must have you going over 5 MPH
over the limit IF THEY USE RADAR TO DETERMINE SPEED.  My bet is
that PA decided it was easier to give 5 MPH leeway on radar than
to keep the guns calibrated really tightly.
                         - tom
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From: mcg2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Marc Gabriel)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: LymeNet subscriptions
Date: 25 Jan 93 21:57:05 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University


   I submitted the following announcement a few days ago to this board.
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, some subscription requests
submitted on Sat. (1-23) and Sun. (1-24) were not processed.  If you
subscribed and did *not* receive confirmation of your subscription from the
list server, please re-subscribe.
   Sorry for the problems.
   The first issue of the LymeNet Newsletter will appear later this week.
   Here is the original announcement...
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introducing...

******************************************************************************
*                The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network                    *
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******************************************************************************

Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the United
States.  In 10 short years, this little known bacterial infection has claimed
half a million victims and the number of new patients continues to spiral
upward with no relief in sight.  It is estimated that in 1991, 100,000
Americans contracted this dangerous disease.  If left untreated, LD can cause
permanent nerve, musculoskeletal and cardiac damage.

Unfortunately, many in the medical and political arenas have not given this
epidemic much thought.  Self appointed experts in the academic community have
declared that LD can always be cured with short courses of simple antibiotics.
However, as the number of cases rise, doctors on the front lines are
discovering that LD is more serious that previously suspected, requiring longer
treatment therapies and more complex combinations of medicines.  The battle
lines have been drawn.

And the battles continue at LD conferences, and in the various State
legislatures where insurance companies, terrified at the high cost of LD, are
attempting to short change patients.  Estimates show that the average cost of
treatment for chronic LD patients ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 per patient.

MAILING LIST:
To keep up with the latest developments, including new treatment protocols,
research news and political events, we introduce the Lyme Disease Electronic
Mail Network.  LymeNet, in association with the Lyme Disease Network of New
Jersey, Inc., with provide you with a periodic newsletter with the latest
information.  All you need is an Internet- accessible e-mail address.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
      * LD patients
      * Friends or family of LD patients, who may wish to forward the
        newsletter to an LD patient
      * Interested members of the medical community
      * Interested members of the press


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Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: mathias@solomon.technet.sg (Mathias Koerber)
Subject: Rechargable Batteries
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:39:40 GMT

a) Where is the right newsgroup to post this? I mean everyday
technical questions etc.

b) What is the word on treating rechargable Batteries? I mean, store
them charges or empty? Should one totally empty them once in a while and then
fully charge again? Is it harmful to keep them in discharged state for
a while?

c) Another topic: Mould on clothes in the tropics. There was a rumour that
installing a 25W lighbulb in the closet would help, but I can't remember
whether it's true or what the physics are. Any pointers?

c) Is there a FAQ for things like this?


Thx alot, I'll summarize if I get enough answers.

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Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: ashton@netcom.com (ashton)
Subject: Re: Is there a futurist group somewhere?
Reply-To: ashton@netcom.com
Organization: /dev/null
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:35:02 GMT

hall@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert J. Hall) writes:

>Is there a group dedicated to serious general discussions about the future?
Serious? That for you to decide ... I have
alt.society.futures, comp.society.futures
alt.cyberpunk*
alt.cyberspace
listed ... lots o drek shows up in the cyber groups, but lots of good pointers
as well.
Although I hate to recommend it ... The Well, telnet well.sf.ca.us, has
a fairly extensive and active futures group. (cost is $15/month + $2/hr).

AShTON
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Are YOU outside the USA??
From: (Ben Hadden)
Date: 25 Jan 93 15:12:20 -0600
Followup-To: misc.misc
Distribution: world

I like collecting stamps.  My goal is to try and collect one stamp, which
has never been used, from every country in the world. If you are outside
the USA,
please contact me and I'll let you know if you can help. 
Thanks!!    Please e-mail!!   "Benjamin Hadden" <BHADDEN@nic.gac.edu>
From: mcg2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Marc Gabriel)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: LymeNet listserv group
Summary: New LymeNet listserv group...
Date: 22 Jan 93 05:00:43 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

Introducing...

******************************************************************************
*                The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network                    *
*                               LymeNet                                      *
******************************************************************************

Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the United
States.  In 10 short years, this little known bacterial infection has claimed
half a million victims and the number of new patients continues to spiral
upward with no relief in sight.  It is estimated that in 1991, 100,000
Americans contracted this dangerous disease.  If left untreated, LD can cause
permanent nerve, musculoskeletal and cardiac damage.

Unfortunately, many in the medical and political arenas have not given this
epidemic much thought.  Self appointed experts in the academic community have
declared that LD can always be cured with short courses of simple antibiotics.
However, as the number of cases rise, doctors on the front lines are
discovering that LD is more serious that previously suspected, requiring longer
treatment therapies and more complex combinations of medicines.  The battle
lines have been drawn.

And the battles continue at LD conferences, and in the various State
legislatures where insurance companies, terrified at the high cost of LD, are
attempting to short change patients.  Estimates show that the average cost of
treatment for chronic LD patients ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 per patient.

MAILING LIST:
To keep up with the latest developments, including new treatment protocols,
research news and political events, we introduce the Lyme Disease Electronic
Mail Network.  LymeNet, in association with the Lyme Disease Network of New
Jersey, Inc., with provide you with a periodic newsletter with the latest
information.  All you need is an Internet- accessible e-mail address.

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
      * LD patients
      * Friends or family of LD patients, who may wish to forward the
        newsletter to an LD patient
      * Interested members of the medical community
      * Interested members of the press


To subscribe, send a memo to Internet address  listserv@Lehigh.EDU
In the body type:

subscribe LymeNet-L <Your Name>

Please send problem reports to mcg2@Lehigh.EDU.


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From: aargyle@sobeco.com (a.argyle)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: girl pursued by lesbians needs your help
Date: 21 Jan 93 17:14:35 GMT
Organization: Sobeco Ernst & Young

In <20JAN199323115376@pavo.concordia.ca> c_mcdon@pavo.concordia.ca (MCDONNELL, CATHERINE) writes:

>In article <MJD.93Jan20204610@saul.cis.upenn.edu>, mjd@saul.cis.upenn.edu ("[*] Jef Utnam Fan Club") writes...
>>In article <20JAN199319405450@pavo.concordia.ca> c_mcdon@pavo.concordia.ca (MCDONNELL, CATHERINE) writes:
>>>   What's the exact opposite of a pink triangle?
>> 
>>A black swastika.
>> 
>>Geez, Mac.  Are they all as slow as you at Concordia?

>nah, some of us are even quicker on the draw.

I can vouch for that, I think, well maybe, yeah!

              -A concerned Concordia Graduate-
From: hansm@cs.kun.nl (Hans Mulder)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: Are YOU in a foreign country??
Date: 26 Jan 93 13:19:43 GMT
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

In <1993Jan25.204712.11746@vela.acs.oakland.edu> alrobins@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Amanda Robinson) writes:

>Define "foreign".

Easy: all countries are foreign, except the Netherlands.

>I'm in the U.S., which is a foreign country

Yup.

>			to everyone who is not in the U.S....

What??  Does "foreign" mean different things to different people?

Surely, nobody would would consider *me* a foreigner?

;-)

Hans Mulder			hansm@cs.kun.nl
Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: qian@iastate.edu (Qiang Qian)
Subject: electronic engraving machine
Keywords: electronic engraving
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 03:28:56 GMT

	Couple months ago, when I visited the Mall of America, I saw a
lady using an electronic engraving machine to carve names on plastic
or metal plates.  The machine was about as large as an electric sewing
machine.  Could anyone tell me which companies manufacture this kind
of machines. 
Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: levin@world.std.com (Levin F Magruder)
Subject: Re: Magnets and Monitors (was: TV screens)
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 03:12:23 GMT


In article <1993Jan20.193252.50386@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> cdl0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (CONRAD DANIEL LLOYD-KNIGHT) writes:
>CAN be wrecked by a magnet - guess how this idiot found out! The cable went
>out during a storm (the cable company itself was probably hit) and I decided
>to entertain my baby sister.
>Me thinking: duh...no TV....duh.....Pretty snow all over the screen....duh.....
>             wow you can see colours in it!.....hey wow, like, you could make
>             your own colours with a magnet and stuff.....magnet just pulls

Sometimes, when I don't have anything better to do at work,
I entertain the new hires by pointing at the monitor with the
handset of a phone.  Hey!  Neat, the letters wobble and jiggle
and bulge and dance.

DISCLAIMER:  Only try this at work or school.  While I have never
damaged a monitor this way, it may be possible.

Oh, I like to make crank phone calls, too...
From: johno@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (John Ollis)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: FAST CASH!!!
Date: 28 Jan 93 17:53:39 GMT
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

In article <C1Jp81.G0o@news2.cis.umn.edu> (anonymous) writes:
>
>                                                       April 15,1992
> Fellow Debtor:
> This is going to sound like a con, ...

		[ That's one thing I can agree with! ]

		< Pyramid scam deleted for brevity >

>                                													Anonymous

Ya know, there's one thing I've wondered about these things.  Somewhere
along the line, somebody had to send out the first one of these letters.
But, it's traditional to have a list of ten names in these foul things.
What did the first guy use for the ten names?  Relatives and friends?
Aliases?  "Hey, Uncle Frank.  If you happen to get any mail for somebody
named 'Henry DaKine' would you send it to me?  Thanks!!"

One nice thing about all this is that the perpetrator usually gives his
right name and a necessarily valid address so that the proper authorities
can pay him a little visit.  

John Ollis
Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: apdolan@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (dolan andrew)
Subject: INTERRACIAL DATING
Summary: INTERRACIAL DATING
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:42:42 GMT
Keywords: INTERRACIAL DATING

Does anyone know of any interracial dating services, 
pen pal groups, support groups, listings or directories
of such, etc. for black women and white men?

Am a white male who has had a number of long-term
interracial relationships. The problem is finding
interested women. The closest thing I know of
is "Interrace" magazine, which has some odds
and ends about such, but is primarily oriented towards married couples
and those with interracial children.

If you have any information, comments,etc. am interested in
hearing from you. Am also interested in hearing from black women
on what types of settings they met their white boyfriends in
  -- church, school, bars, bookstores, etc.and what they would
  feel most comfortable in as regards the future.I have had the idea 
  that some sort of singles coffeehouse solely for black women and
  white men would have some chance of success in a large city.
  By coffeehouse I mean something along the lines of an espresso
  cafe such as one finds in major cities, featuring some music,
  maybe a speaker on the subject of interracial marriages
  (I know of some books, if anyone is interested in that)
  Does this sound of interest? Let me know what you think.

  Andy, apdolan@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu


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From: jfjr@mbunix.mitre.org (Freedman)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: dogs (greyhounds)
Date: 26 Jan 93 14:18:20 GMT
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA



  If this isnot the correct newsgroup(it probably isn't) then I am
sorry and could you please point me in the right direction.


  My wife, 5 year old stepson and I are considering getting a dog. I
have lots of canine experience since while growing up we always had at
least one dog - dalmations, danes, mutts etc. She has had a golden
retriever - not as much canine experience but she likes dogs - BUT she
has allergies. I am less then enthusiastic about getting a dog because
for two days a week the dog will have to be cooped up in the house. I
don't respond well to bladder pressure and I don't expect a dog to
either but my wife claims its not so bad. 

  BTAIM my wife is interested in used greyhounds - dogs retired from
the track. She has heard that they are easy to carefore, even tempered
in need of a home. She is concerned about her allergies. Any comments
warnings or advice?

                                     Jerry Freedman,Jr
From: alrobins@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Amanda Robinson)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: Are YOU in a foreign country??
Date: 25 Jan 93 20:47:12 GMT
Organization: National Association for the Disorganized

In article <1993Jan24.180303.3005@gacvx2.gac.edu> (B. Hadden) writes:
>I like collecting stamps.  My goal is to try and collect one stamp, which
>has never been used, from every country in the world. If you are in a
>foreign land, please contact me and I'll let you know if you can help. 
>Thanks!!  
>Please e-mail at--> BHADDEN@nic.gac.edu

Define "foreign".  I'm in the U.S., which is a foreign country to everyone 
who is not in the U.S....

Amanda Robinson            ** GASTON: "Lefou, I'm afraid I've been thinking"
"Compass points can be     ** LEFOU: "A dangerous pastime"
used to specify direction" ** GASTON: "I know"  
  --from Physics 101  	   **	--from Disney's Beauty & the Beast
From: bg688@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Allen P. Abel)
Newsgroups: misc.misc
Subject: Re: FAST CASH!!!
Date: 28 Jan 1993 09:59:32 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


Yeah,right. This is just an updated version of an old snailmail
chain letter, even down to using the name "Dave Rhodes".
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Newsgroups: misc.misc,talk.bizarre,misc.consumers,rec.misc
From: doctor1@cbnewse.cb.att.com (patrick.b.hailey)
Subject: Re: Symmetrical Time (was Re: What heappened at 10:09 (Watch adds)
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:07:06 GMT

It's a tradition carried over from the old days, when giant sloths roamed
the earth and there were only *real* clocks (with 'faces' and 'hands').

Watch and clock makers generally put their names on the face of the clock,
just below the 12.  If the clock reads 10:10, the hands frame this name
nicely.

Why stick with the tradition with the advent of digital clocks?  Dunno.  "Why
not?" is one possible answer that comes to mind.

   Thanks awfully,
              Patrick

Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: brett@sr.hp.com ()
Subject: Re: Need info on FLOWBEE (sp?) hair clipper.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:06:42 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: HP Sonoma County (SRSD/MWTD/MID)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8.1]

James M. Wells (wells@zach.fit.edu) wrote:
> The product was called a Flowbee.
> I would like to know where I can buy one and/or contact the company.

From my owner's manual:

	Flowbee International
	6650 Lusk Blvd.,  Suite B100
	San Diego, CA  92121
	(619) 558-9511

--

							Brett Carver
							(707) 577-4344
							brett@sr.hp.com
Newsgroups: misc.misc
From: aldavi01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu (Arlie Davis)
Subject: Re: Is there a futurist group somewhere?
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:22:27 GMT
Reply-To: Arlie Davis <aldavi01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu>
Organization: University of Louisville

In <C1687F.7K8@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> hall@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert J. Hall) writes:

> Is there a group dedicated to serious general discussions about the future?

I believe everyone, at all times, discusses the future, everywhere.  Mostly
because the future is intimately related to the present.  Which becomes the
past.  Neat, huh?

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