HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: doernber@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Joey Doernberg)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: GREAT refinancing available
Date: 28 Jul 92 17:15:09 GMT
Organization: HP Labs, High Speed Electronics Dept., Palo Alto, CA

You may have seen my previous posting extolling the virutes of
financing a house through Pacific Fidelity Mortgage Co. 
in Palo Alto, (415) 321-3333.  They did a great job when I bought the 
house a year ago.

Recently I just refinanced with them.  Although my situation was a 
bit complicated Pacific Fidelity was able to get me a loan easily, 
quickly, and their rates are GREAT.  I would highly recommend going 
to them.  

Their biggest advantage is in getting a ***very LOW rate*** 
with LOW (read that as NO) points.  They can get loans that save you
money and without any cost to you.

I am not affiliated in with Pacific Fidelity Mortgage.
They just made this re-fi easy, and saved me a bundle of money.

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From: cknudson@Auspex.COM (Cliff Knudson)
Newsgroups: ba.general,alt.dads-rights,alt.child-support
Subject: Need a good divorce lawyer
Keywords: divorce,lawyer
Date: 24 Jul 92 19:51:51 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: ba


	 Hello,  A friend of mine is in dire need of a good divorce
lawyer in th Bay area.  Any and all references will be greatly 
appreciated.

	Thanks so much for your consideration!


-- 
   Cliff Knudson    San Jose, Ca.    408-492-0900     cknudson@auspex.com
 
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: shaun@octel.com (Ralph Neutrino)
Subject: Free cardboard boxes available
Organization: Octel Communications Inc., Milpitas Ca.
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 04:00:29 GMT

I've just moved, and I've got about 10-15 cardboard boxes I'd like to get
rid of quickly.  Most are medium or medium large; there are a few small
ones, and a large wardrobe box with aluminum support/brace.  Most of them
are broken down, so you'll need your own tape to put them back together.

They're in Milpitas; you'll have to come and get them.  Send me email if
you're intersted.

Shaun.
-- 
shaun@octel.com  ||  G is for Jesus

"We will buy Iron Camels from GoMotion
   Unlimited in Santa Clara California."
From: gousha@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Charles Gousha)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: More used music stores (was Re: Used records/CD stores?)
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:10:09 GMT
Distribution: ba, ca
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley

In article <14mtg3INNqit@agate.berkeley.edu> sowings@ocf.berkeley.edu (Sanford Owings) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul22.232659.10027@voder.nsc.com> pete@galaxy.nsc.com writes:
>>>Hi,
>>|     Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions for good
>>|used records/CD stores in the Bay Area.  I've been to all
>>|     Thanks for any suggestions.

>In Berkeley, Ameoba records, on Telegraph and Haste (I think) and also
>Rasputins on Telegraph between Durant and Bancroft (by UC Berkeley).
>The Rasputin's store is divided into two parts, one across the street
>from the other.  One side has all used stuff, records and tapes, the
>other is a mix of new and used, CD's and tapes.

agreed. Two excellent stores.  IMHO, Amoeba is the better store to go to
for CD's, and Rasputin's for records.

Incidentally, Rasputin's will be moving in a few months to one building
with everything on Telegraph and Channing - just a few hundred yards away
from the current stores.

-- 
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     Charles Gousha      | CJS systems | "Yes, Star Trek IS a way of life"
gousha@cory.berkeley.edu |Macintosh man|        (my own philosophy)
All normal disclaimers apply, as well as some abnormal ones.
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: garrett@Ingres.COM (WHAT'S A MATTER YOU?)
Subject: Re: Used records/CD stores??
Summary: 
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Keywords: 
Organization: ASK Computer Systems, Ingres Product Division
Distribution: ba, ca
Date: 25 Jul 92 02:02:44 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.232659.10027@voder.nsc.com>, pete@galaxy.nsc.com                 writes...
>Hi,
>     Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions for good
>used records/CD stores in the Bay Area.  I've been to all
>the usual retail stores, (i.e. Tower, Music Plus, Wherehouse)
>and have been to AB-CD Exchange, and the Record Barn.  But
>nothing that great.
>     Thanks for any suggestions.
> 
>Pete

I don't know about the south bay, but Leopold's in Bezerkly is good,
Recycled Records in the City is better, and Village Music in Mill
Valley is my favorite.

Garrett@Ingres.com
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From: brunner@practic.com (Thomas Eric Brunner)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Date: 24 Jul 92 15:36:41 GMT
Reply-To: brunner@practic.UUCP (Thomas Eric Brunner)
Distribution: ca
Organization: Practical Computing Inc., Sunnyvale

In article <1992Jul24.074158.9220@clarinet.com> brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
[...stuff omitted...]
>There is only one way we can get the cuts.  It is to implement them
>outside the current political system.   I have designed a way to do this,
>but ba.general is hardly the place for it.
>-- 
>Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366

Hot shit! Now we know! Brad's got the answer! Wonderful! Now if only Brad
had managed not to derail the original thread in ba.general from the actual
topic: county-level libraries and a rather modest piece of the state fund,
and posted in a less unlikely place than ba.general.

I almost followed-up to Brad's curious mis-direction of the original thread,
from the immediate needs of county libraries to the theology-of-the-month
of a random net-weenie, suggesting that he was a quart low, but I'm glad I
didn't. Yes, Brad does useful things, but this isn't one of them.

I'm now looking forward to yet another clueless soul posting a local dire
emergency plea to ba.general, say about county-level hospital funding, in
the belief that some people actually have a clue, and seeing that creatively
redirected to alt.utterly.off.the.bean.

Meanwhile, well-intentioned people of several political stripes are meeting
in every county and city. Most people call them the library board, and they
are trying to make things work, alas, without the benefit of of Brad's
solution. See you at the next Mountain View Library Board Brad, we just
had one on the 20th, plan on attending at 7:30 on the 3rd Monday next
month, upstairs in the Board room.

Don't forget your design!

-- 
#include <std/disclaimer.h>
Eric Brunner, Tule Network Services
uunet!practic!brunner or practic!brunner@uunet.uu.net
trying to understand multiprocessing is like having bees live inside your head.
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
From: brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton)
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp.
Distribution: ca
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 07:41:58 GMT

In article <28484@goofy.Apple.COM> casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) writes:
>What a bizarre position!  Apparently you oppose any attempt to defend ANYTHING
>against funding cuts.
>
>I hate to give you painful news, but a lot of us think there are some details to
>be argued about when it comes to cutting expenditures.  "Cut everything" is not
>a good enough way to go about it, particularly when there are vast areas that
>are NOT being cut, such as idiotic drug-law enforcement (just to pick a
>particularly obvious example).

You misunderstand.   This is hardly painful news, it is my entire point.
We've tried the "debate about what to cut" system for a decade now.

IT DOESN'T WORK.   IT DOESN'T WORK.   IT DOESN'T WORK.

I explained why it doesn't work.  For everything you want to cut, there
is an empassioned special interest group that will stop you, under the
current system.

So yes, I do oppose any attempt to defend ANYTHING against funding cuts.
This is not bizarre.  It's the only rational step, since it is clear that
the scheme you propose is valueless.   It's resulted in spending increases,
not cuts, even though almost everybody everywhere has said we need cuts for
many, many years.

There is only one way we can get the cuts.  It is to implement them
outside the current political system.   I have designed a way to do this,
but ba.general is hardly the place for it.
-- 
Brad Templeton, ClariNet Communications Corp. -- Sunnyvale, CA 408/296-0366
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From: brunner@practic.com (Thomas Eric Brunner)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Date: 25 Jul 92 19:53:35 GMT
Reply-To: brunner@practic.UUCP (Thomas Eric Brunner)
Followup-To: alt.flame
Distribution: ca
Organization: Practical Computing Inc., Sunnyvale

Brad,

As appologies go for re-flagging anyone's posting into a vehicle for one's
own pet hobby-horse(s), this is slightly flawed.

To begin with, I'm not the original poster, the one who provided you with
the opportuinity to make your invaluable and useful "valid response". Hence
your pronouns are ambiguous and the original poster may not ever know your
sorrow, or just what he or she wrote that singed your hair enough to use
the word "sorry". I do however, use several libraries.

Secondly, there is the minor matter of how relevent such an appology is,
when encombered with so many qualifications such as "valid response" and
"political debate" and the rest of the "you (did this, so) ..." dreck.

Finally, there is the utterly trivial matter of whether ba.general is
the proper venue for alt.utterly.off.the.bean terminal politicos to
write their riviting prose, or even blind-side threads which by some
fabulous construction, inevitably lead to the final exposure of sublime
truth.

Since you've been around awhile, you can do better. Follow-ups to alt.flame,
and please try not to cross-post out of *.politics into ba.general, as well
as ca.general.

Thanks!
-- 
#include <std/disclaimer.h>
Eric Brunner, Tule Network Services
uunet!practic!brunner or practic!brunner@uunet.uu.net
trying to understand multiprocessing is like having bees live inside your head.
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: ltao@netcom.com (Lilly Tao)
Subject: Re: Gilroy Garlic Festival
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 06:21:38 GMT
Organization: Netcom Online

In article <14hplnINNstf@agate.berkeley.edu> csh@kahn.ced.berkeley.edu (Chuck Han) writes:
>Is it this weekend?

Yes.  So is the Fremont Arts Festival.
The San Jose Mercury News printed a bunch of recipes entered in the
Gilroy Garlic Festival contest.  Yummy.

ltao@netcom.com
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: watson@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson - FSC)
Subject: Re: The best video store in SF Bay area is ???
Organization: NASA Ames Res. Ctr. Mtn Vw CA 94035
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:30:23 GMT


On a similar vein,  what video rental store has the best selection
of Art/Classic/Foreign/Independent/Obscure Films?   
A place that would have everything by Greenaway, Kurosawa, etc.

Thanks,
John S. Watson, Civil Servent from Hell          ARPA: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov

HOMEBREW NAKED! --- Ursus cerevisiae nudium  (The Bare Beer Bear)
All right, then, I'll GO to hell"  --- Mark Twain
From: sowings@ocf.berkeley.edu (Sanford Owings)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: More used music stores (was Re: Used records/CD stores?)
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:24:03 GMT
Distribution: ba, ca
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: lightning.berkeley.edu

>In article <1992Jul22.232659.10027@voder.nsc.com> pete@galaxy.nsc.com writes:
>>Hi,
>|     Just wondering if anybody has any suggestions for good
>|used records/CD stores in the Bay Area.  I've been to all
>|     Thanks for any suggestions.

"That boy was our only hope."
"No.  There is another." _The Empire Strikes Back_

I can think of two more used record/CD places.

In Berkeley, Ameoba records, on Telegraph and Haste (I think) and also
Rasputins on Telegraph between Durant and Bancroft (by UC Berkeley).
The Rasputin's store is divided into two parts, one across the street
from the other.  One side has all used stuff, records and tapes, the
other is a mix of new and used, CD's and tapes.

Happy shopping! *8) 
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From: casseres@apple.com (David Casseres)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Date: 20 Jul 92 17:31:39 GMT
Distribution: ca
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

In article <1992Jul13.050202.26728@clarinet.com>, brad@clarinet.com (Brad
Templeton) writes:
> 
> You know, I think the libraries are an above average cause, well worthy
> of support, but don't you see what you're doing?
> 
> Every time any cut is proposed in government, a special interest group
> that doesn't want that cut springs up and makes all sorts of trouble
> about it.   Each group feels that their cause is particularly worthy,
> and absolutely essential.
> 
> But there is such a group, with such deep feelings, for every area of
> government spending.  No doubt this will solicit responses of "libraries
> are different.  To not invest in literacy and learning and knowledge is
> to really damn the future."   I wrote that because I can agree with it.
> 
> But EVERYTHING is like this.   Governments are spending too much money.
> Way too much money.  They can't even cut a few paltry tens or hundreds of
> millions (and yes, in terms of overspending, hundreds of millions are
> paltry) without so much opposition that they think they're committing
> political suicide.

What a bizarre position!  Apparently you oppose any attempt to defend ANYTHING
against funding cuts.

I hate to give you painful news, but a lot of us think there are some details to
be argued about when it comes to cutting expenditures.  "Cut everything" is not
a good enough way to go about it, particularly when there are vast areas that
are NOT being cut, such as idiotic drug-law enforcement (just to pick a
particularly obvious example).

--
David Casseres
Exclaimer:  Wow!
From: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: WARNING: Sound Techniques of Los Gatos
Date: 26 Jul 92 18:19:41 GMT
Reply-To: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
Distribution: ba
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA

In the referenced article, pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>Do you want to deal with a merchant who assumes that all customers
>are ignorant and incompetent without even talking to them? Without
>even giving them a chance to explain?

Not any more than I would particularly want to deal with a customer
that is gratuitously insulting.
-- 
"When you're down, it's a long way up
 When you're up, it's a long way down
 It's all the same thing
 And it's no new tale to tell"                      ../ray\..
From: banshee@cats.ucsc.edu (Wailer at the Gates of Dawn)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Honda Accord Carb vs Fuel Injection?
Date: 27 Jul 92 08:24:13 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


	Does anyone have any info about maintanance and fuel effeciency of
Accord LXs and the LXis?  Fuel injectors are self-maintaining no?  Is mileage
better with injection?  Email please.
 
-- 
The Wailer at the Gates of Dawn              | banshee@cats.UCSC.EDU       |
Just who ARE you calling a FROOFROO Head?    |                             |
DoD#0667  "Just a friend of the beast."      | banshee@ucscb.UCSC.EDU      |
2,3,5,7,13,17,19,31,61,89,107,127,521,607....| banshee@ucscb.BITNET        |
From: csh@kahn.ced.berkeley.edu (Chuck Han)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: pickup for sale
Date: 24 Jul 1992 17:58:54 GMT
Organization: University of California
NNTP-Posting-Host: kahn.ced.berkeley.edu

			FOR SALE
			--- ----

	1977 Toyota Pickup Shortbed
		20R engine 147K miles
		SMOGGED
		New Tires
		Well Maintained
		10 year owner

		$1450 OBO

	510-420-0624 before 8/1/92
	510-549-9706 after 7/31/92

	or respond to this account (but I'm not the seller)
--

	*** Chuck Han	csh@ced.berkeley.edu	csh@ucbced.bitnet ***
		*** University of California at Berkeley ***
	  *** Department of Architecture, The Building Process ***
From: mmergner@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Malinda Mergner)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Dressmaker Needed
Date: 28 Jul 92 20:16:56 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara, CA

Does anyone know of a good dressmaker in the Santa Clara area?  I need
to have two bridesmaids dresses made.

Please EMail or call me at (408) 553-2779

Thanks

Malinda    

mmergner@hpscit.sc.hp.com
From: john@zygot.ati.com (John Higdon)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Telephone solicitation was Re: San Jose Mercury News and San Francisco Chronicle
Date: 24 Jul 92 17:51:46 GMT
Organization: Green Hills and Cows

In article <1992Jul22.045111.18997@tcsi.com> gwu@nujoizey.tcs.com (George Wu) writes:

>     The solution, of course, is to convince them the tactic is
>counter-productive.  You need to tell "them" you'd never subscribe
>to anyone using such an annoying sales tactic, or threaten to cancel
>your existing subscription.

One other tactic works very well, notwithstanding other comments here.
Treat the calls as harassment. You have asked these people to stop
calling and they do not. So complain to Pacific Bell--strongly. After
going around and around with the telemarketing manager at the Mercury
and the president of the telemarketing contractor, the complaint to
Pac*Bell was what finally stopped the calls. It even resulted in a call
from the president of the telemarketing firm in which he told me, "I
really wish you hadn't done that." But I'm so glad I did.

>     Or call them at 1-800-281-2476.  Enough complaints will convince
>them; look what happened to Lotus' database.  Anyone got the address
>and number of the Mercury News handy?

When I went through my ordeal, a Mr. Aldrich (spelling unknown) on 408
920-5651 was in charge of telemarketing. The president of the subsidiary
contracting firm is Steve Bush on 408 983-1800.
-- 
        John Higdon         |   P. O. Box 7648   |   +1 408 264 4115
    john@zygot.ati.com      | San Jose, CA 95150 |       M o o !
From: proberts@informix.com (Paul Roberts)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: The best video store in SF Bay area is ???
Date: 22 Jul 92 00:32:58 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Informix Software, Inc.

In article <1992Jul21.173023.28172@news.arc.nasa.gov> watson@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (John S. Watson - FSC) writes:
>
>On a similar vein,  what video rental store has the best selection
>of Art/Classic/Foreign/Independent/Obscure Films?   
>A place that would have everything by Greenaway, Kurosawa, etc.
>
>Thanks,
>John S. Watson, Civil Servent from Hell          ARPA: watson@ames.arc.nasa.gov


"Videoscope", on El Camino in Palo Alto (south of Page Mill Road)
is pretty good in this respect.

Paul
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From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.politics,ca.general,ca.politics
Subject: Re: help for california libraries! Dire need!
Date: 24 Jul 92 21:47:34 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Followup-To: ca.politics
Distribution: ca
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
Originator: daemon@sword.eng.pyramid.com

In article <1992Jul24.074158.9220@clarinet.com> brad@clarinet.com (Brad Templeton) writes:
I have designed a way to do this,
>but ba.general is hardly the place for it.

   Then why not remove it from the groups line?


Newsgroups: ba.general
From: debbiew@sco.COM (Debbie Wash)
Subject: 1965 Ford Ranchero For Sale
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Distribution: ca ba
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:35:55 GMT


FOR SALE: Classic "1965" Ford Ranchero
289 V8 Automatic, Rebuilt top end, Rebuilt
bottom end, Rebuilt radiator, New water pump
New fuel pump, Rebuilt Transmission, Standard
steering & brakes.
Cassette sterio with equalizor, Good Tires.
Needs some minor body work.  Bench seat needs repair

Runs Great, Must Sell $1500.00 O.B.O.

(408) 338-2719 ask for Byron
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: sealbr1@srv.PacBell.COM (Susan Albrecht)
Subject: SF to Boston Plane Ticket For Sale
Organization: Pacific * Bell
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 22:49:05 GMT

For sale:  Roundtrip ticket from San Francisco to Boston.

Friday, July 31, 1992     United Airlines #168
                          Depart San Francisco 10:00 p.m.
                          Arrive Boston 6:32 a.m.(on 8/1)

Tue., August 4, 1992      United Airlines #27
                          Depart Boston 6:17 p.m.
                          Arrive San Francisco 11:11 p.m.

Asking $225.00, but willing to deal. If interested, please call
me at (510) 867-8490.
From: henry@netcom.com (Henry Polard)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Used records/CD stores??
Date: 28 Jul 92 03:54:12 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

Besides the used record stores alerady mentioned, I like:
Asta's Records in Berkeley
Rasputin's used records, also in Berkeley
Chimaera Books on University in Palo Alto
Wessex Books in Menlo Park

Enjoy!
-- 
 ________________________________________________________
{ Henry Polard  ||| A proud member of Lurkers Unanimous! }
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Newsgroups: ba.general
From: 6175190@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Rennaisance Faire in September?
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 17:00:51 GMT

First, Thank you for the great list of festivals!

Second, any background on why the Ren. Faire is in September instead of August?
I wondered why I hadn't seen any PR on it. Thanks in advance.

>Sep 5-7 &
> Sep 12-13 &
> Sep 19-20 &
> Sep 26-27 &
> Oct 3-4 &
> Oct 10-11   Renaissance Faire (Novato)                                      *

DK
From: cknudson@Auspex.COM (Cliff Knudson)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Good Divorce Lawyer or Info needed
Keywords: Divorce,Lawyer
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:07:42 GMT
Distribution: ba


	Hello, I am wondering if anyone in eland can help out a friend
of mine.  It looks like his divorce could get ugly and he is in dire
need of a good lawyer.  His procedings are just in the paperwork stage
now but, he is in need of professional advice.  If you can help him
out we would both appreciate it.

     He is a good person who has fallen on some seriously hard times!

Thanks for any and all help!!

-- 
   Cliff Knudson    San Jose, Ca.    408-492-0900     cknudson@auspex.com
 
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: kko@terapin.com (Kenneth Ko..)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Best way to ship belongings?
Date: 30 Jul 92 18:54:45 PST
Organization: BBS

In article <1876@coyote.UUCP>, syd@oahu.almaden.ibm.com (Dennis Hilgenberg)
writes:

>I will be reimbursed for shipping of up to 500 pounds' worth of 
>goods, which seems about right.  The question, then, is who should
>I have do the shipping?  


Greyhound does shipping fairly cheap and it probably won't take more than half
a day.  Just be sure that they have the destination correct.  I've seen bags
get on the wrong bus and take a nice vacation on their own...
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