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From: James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Need *good* place to buy running shoes
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 11:07:00 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <1992Aug14.132153.23946@ryn.mro4.dec.com>

billmers@merlyn.enet.dec.com (Meyer Billmers) writes:

>Also, you might want to get ahold of Road Runner Sports mail order
>catalog. It carries every major brand except Nike, and has excellent
>prices and a very friendly/liberal return policy. The catalog has a 
>chart (matrix) showing shoe models and their properties. Along with
>such things as which shoes are good for pronators or supinators,
>they also specify shoes that are good for use with orthotics.

Could you post the address of this company?
It sounds like a catalog that I want to get.

Thanks,

Jim Kowalczyk          James_J_Kowalczyk@cup.portal.com
Andover, MA
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From: shapiro@trade.enet.dec.com (Steve Shapiro)
Subject: FAX wanted
Organisation: SKS Computer Consulting, Inc.
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - Marlboro, MA
Date: 21 AUG 92 22:05:10 EST

I am looking for a cheap fax that is reliable and in good condition. It doesn't
have to have any fancy features, just plain, basic functionality. 

I am mostly trying to eliminate having to run down to the corner copy shop to
have to send faxes, etc.

Regards,
Steve.

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From: billmers@merlyn.enet.dec.com (Meyer Billmers)
Subject: Re: Need *good* place to buy running shoes
Reply-To: billmers@merlyn.enet.dec.com (Meyer Billmers)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 13:21:53 GMT

>I need to buy a new pair of running shoes. Unfortunately, now that
>I use orthics in my shoes, it's not as simple as it used to be. I really
>need to find a shoe store that knows shoes and has some experience fitting
>shoes, feet, and orthics together. Any pointers would be most welcome!

I've been running in orthotics for a year now, and it's not much of a problem;
most modern shoes accept them after the sock liner and arch support
are taken out. However, you do want to be sure.

In Cambridge, I've had excellent luck with Marathon Sports, on Mass. Ave.
just west of Harvard Square. The staff is knowledgeable and very helpful.

Also, you might want to get ahold of Road Runner Sports mail order
catalog. It carries every major brand except Nike, and has excellent
prices and a very friendly/liberal return policy. The catalog has a 
chart (matrix) showing shoe models and their properties. Along with
such things as which shoes are good for pronators or supinators,
they also specify shoes that are good for use with orthotics.

I've been wearing Asics GEL-exults and have had excellent results
with them.

-Meyer
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From: spike@coke.std.com (Joe Ilacqua)
Subject: Re: anyone know a "ring-back" number for New England Telephone?
Organization: Software Tool & Die
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 16:49:51 GMT

In <see above> wpoor@poorhouse.lexington.ma.us (E. Ward Poor) writes:
<While you are at it, I can recall the existence of a similar number, which,
<when dialed, would "speak" the number of the phone you were calling from;
< handy for those who screw up while rewiring multiple phone lines and forget
<which incoming line is which!

"220", but only on newer switches, otherwise you get a busy signal.

->Spike
From: Lincoln Marta@think.com
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: REGGAE MEETS JAZZ
Date: 17 Aug 1992 10:52:51 -0400
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation

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			   1.  Saturday August 22
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			     35 Webster Street
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			   Washington St. to Cherry Street
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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Good part-time grad schools
Date: 14 Aug 92 01:46:14
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston
Distribution: ne
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In-reply-to: rhl@valhalla.mitre.org's message of Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:07:53 GMT

In article <RHL.92Aug13150753@valhalla.mitre.org> rhl@valhalla.mitre.org (Roger Lincoln) writes:

>I'm looking for advice from "people in the know" about choosing
>between the part-time master's programs at Northeastern University and
>Boston University, in either the CS or CE programs.

Hey don't forget us! We've got a part-time software engineering
master's that is in my extremely biased opinion second to few.
We're no frills and a bit short of paint at the moment  but we've got 
some great faculty here. Only software engineering though, MSCS, no CE.
  UMass Amherst has a pretty rigorous program, but is a whale of a
commute. ULowell I believe has a CE. 
  Depending on what you are interested in, you might want to check it
out here
  Disclaimer: I'm an alum, an employee and an entering grad student. 

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From: kovar@world.std.com (David C Kovar)
Subject: Need *good* place to buy running shoes
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 01:46:49 GMT

  I need to buy a new pair of running shoes. Unfortunately, now that
I use orthics in my shoes, it's not as simple as it used to be. I really
need to find a shoe store that knows shoes and has some experience fitting
shoes, feet, and orthics together. Any pointers would be most welcome!

-David
From: trb@ima.isc.com (Andrew Tannenbaum)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: new Buck-a-Book in Cambridge
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:54:04 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Interactive Systems, Cambridge, MA 02138-5302

In article <BETSYS.92Aug14014756@ra.cs.umb.edu> betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
> I agree it was a lot of fun! One of the books I bought was missing
> about 20 pages though...seemed to be a binding error. Flip before you
> buy! 

I got a chewed up book myself.  They don't refund, but they exchange
happily.

	Andrew Tannenbaum   Interactive   Cambridge, MA   +1 617 661 7474
From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Radio Plays was: Re: WJIB returns - another radio question
Date: 12 Aug 92 14:20:41 GMT
	<BETSYS.92Aug11182307@ra.cs.umb.edu> <l8gfmfINNak5@news.bbn.com>
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Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston
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In-reply-to: limey@hri.com's message of 12 Aug 92 13:07:56 GMT

In article <7046@bigbird.hri.com.hri.com> limey@hri.com (Craig Hughes) writes:

>Does anyone know if any Boston Radio stations broadcast plays regularily?
>I used to listen to BBC Radio 4 plays occasionally back in the UK, and I
>miss them. The closest I've got has been "Science Fiction Theater" on
>WBUR late on a Sunday evening; I'm looking for more generic stuff.
 
Not locally, but with a shortwave radio you can hear the BBC all over
the band. I do beleive I've stumbled across BBC dramas (Haven't
listened for very long, as it's rather confusing to hear the middle of
a radio play)

 
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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: new Buck-a-Book in Cambridge
Date: 14 Aug 92 01:47:56
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston
Distribution: ne
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In-reply-to: trb@ima.isc.com's message of Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:42:15 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.204215.27012@ima.isc.com> trb@ima.isc.com (Andrew Tannenbaum) writes:

>But wait!  This new "Buck-a-Book" has some pretty good stuff in it.
>It's under the CVS on Mass Ave, next to Roka (which is 1001 Mass Ave).

I agree it was a lot of fun! One of the books I bought was missing
about 20 pages though...seemed to be a binding error. Flip before you
buy! 
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From: dwatts@ki.com (Dan Watts)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: anyone know a "ring-back" number for New England Telephone?
Date: 19 Aug 92 15:32:23 GMT
Organization: ki Research, Inc

In article <SPIKE.92Aug18114951@coke.std.com> spike@coke.std.com (Joe Ilacqua) writes:
|In <see above> wpoor@poorhouse.lexington.ma.us (E. Ward Poor) writes:
|<While you are at it, I can recall the existence of a similar number, which,
|<when dialed, would "speak" the number of the phone you were calling from;
|< handy for those who screw up while rewiring multiple phone lines and forget
|<which incoming line is which!
|
|"220", but only on newer switches, otherwise you get a busy signal.
|
|->Spike

Here in Derry NH, the following works [220 didn't work for me, I got busy]:

   200-222-2222

It speaks the phone number and then gives you a busy signal.
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From: heiser@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Auto body shops
Date: 17 Aug 92 17:01:56 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Equipment Division, Raytheon Company

In article <1992Aug14.122801.24276@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu> alexm@nmr-z.mgh.harvard.edu (Alex Milshteyn) writes:
>>I have the following list of auto body shops "in my area" who will honor
>>my insurance company's (Sentry/Middlesex) estimates.  (I live in Woburn
>>and work in Cambridge, so a shop not too far from one of those places
>**** PLLACE TO AVOID BY ALL MEANS (_ALL_!!!!!)

Another place to AVOID!!!  ... Framingham Ford.  I took my car there
a couple of years ago, and they not only did a lousy job, but broke
several things on the car:

   - STOLE the little knob from the odometer reset switch
   - BROKE the rear tail lense and denied it (I ended up fixing it myself)
   - dented the hood (ended up fixing it, but now a couple of years later,
     the bodywork is starting to show)
   - Didn't complete all the tasks I asked them to do, even though they
     had the car TWO extra days
   - LOUSY job on the body work I had taken the car in for.


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From: wiryaman@riscee.pko.dec.com (Santa Wiryaman)
Subject: Re: Don't Sync and Drive
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 13:58:17 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.150929.28525@kronos.com> richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun) writes:
>rhl@valhalla.mitre.org (Roger Lincoln) writes:
>>Is it just blind luck or are the traffic lights on Rt 2, between 128
>>and the Concord Rotary, *purposely* timed to make you stop ...
>> after a year I've noticed a pattern
>
>Traffic lights are driven by synchronous motors similar to electric
>alarm clocks.  In the past, at least, traffic engineers deliberately
>set up the timers along fairly long stretches so they'd have the same
>overall cycle time.  That means that if two of them are on the same
>circuit, they'll stay in sync regardless of power outages, because
>they essentially count off ticks of the 60-Hz line frequency.

Do they still have this on Rt. 2?  I thought since they now buried sensors
on each intersection they should have something more modern than that to
regulate the cycles.
One possible reason for the original question might be because the lights are
synchronized for the 45 mph. speed limit.  Of course nobody drives within the
speed limit on Rt. 2.

About the sensors, they can make a very dangerous situation.  This happens
at the next light after Rt. 126 intersection (by the Texaco gas station).
At night, trying to turn left at this intersection, you have to wait right
under the sensor.  If not, you will be stuck at the red light forever.  People
unaware of this sensor might think it is a faulty light.  Even worse, if you
are in front of a pack, people behind you start honking.  They think after
the light at the other road turns red, it should be their turn and proceed
although the left turn light is still red.  Well they don't realize the Rt. 2
side of the light also turns green at this time.  This is an accident waiting
to happen (luckily Emerson hospital is at the next block over).  What people
should do instead, is to pull the car right before the white line which where
the sensor is.

>
>-rich
>

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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: adam@flicker.uucp (Adam Shostack)
Subject: Re: Ask the Globe
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:22:28 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.192741.20210@osf.org> dwm@zelig.osf.org (Dave Mitchell) writes:
>In article <1992Aug19.171643.7475@kronos.com> richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun) writes:
>>P.S.  Has anyone here ever wondered how they decide which letters to
>>	print in _Ask the Globe_?

>	Sure; I've always guessed they print the ones they can 
>	answer, after filtering out the ones that are TOO easy,
>	and best answered by RTF<encyclopedia, dictionary, phonebook, ...>.
>	I do wonder what their input volume is, though.

Hey!  This may be too easy but, if you wonder about these things, why
not _Ask the Globe_?  Then they don't even need to go to the
encyclopedia.  :)

Adam



Adam Shostack 					adam@das.harvard.edu

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Xref: sparky ne.general:2280 rec.pets.dogs:9586
From: ltaylor@blinky.East.Sun.COM (Laura Taylor)
Newsgroups: ne.general,rec.pets.dogs
Subject: Dog Dentist?
Date: 12 Aug 1992 14:58:22 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc, Mt. View, CA, USA
Distribution: ne
NNTP-Posting-Host: blinky.east.sun.com
Originator: ltaylor@blinky

Does anyone know of a veterinarian in the Northeast that
specializes in canine dentistry and canine oral diseases/illnesses?

My dog presently has inflamed spots on his gums that are
not going away, and several veterinarians have looked at him
already and don't seem to know what it is. He is on
prednisone, which is helping to bring the swelling down,
and stop the itching, however, as soon as the prednisone
wears off, the inflammation comes back and so does the itching.

Right now, the only other suggestion from a vet is for him
to have a biopsy. I guess I'll go with the biopsy if I can't
come up with any other ideas. He's only 4, so he should come
out of the anesthesia okay.

/laura

P.S. My dog is half afghan hound and half collie -- very cute.
From: monty%roscom@think.com (Monty Solomon)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: "Progess" exams at optometrist's
Date: 18 Aug 92 08:08:25 GMT
Reply-To: Monty Solomon <roscom!monty@think.com>
Distribution: ne
Organization: Proponent

In article <1992Aug17.133658.7424@HQ.Ileaf.COM> fal@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Francesca  
Lahiguera x6392) writes:
> 
> Any suggestions as to where else I can go in the T-able Boston area
> for contacts? Thanks.

Get a copy of your contact lens prescription and buy your lenses at one of the  
pharmacy chains (Walgreens, CVS, Osco) or via mail order.

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From: carl@aoa.aoa.utc.com (Carl Witthoft)
Subject: Futbal (sic)
Organization: Adaptive Optics Associates
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 11:46:47 GMT

x
So, I can't spell in Spanish, :=), but in case any soccer
enthusiasts missed it: Channel 27 is showing some international
matches.  In keeping w/ 27's new Spanish broadcasts, the games
are announced in Spanish, but it's not hard to figure out
what's going on :=).  I'm assuming from 2 weeks' listings that
this will be a regular event.  Hope so.

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From: rhl@valhalla.mitre.org (Roger Lincoln)
Subject: Good part-time grad schools
Organization: The Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA.
Distribution: ne
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 20:07:53 GMT


I'm looking for advice from "people in the know" about choosing
between the part-time master's programs at Northeastern University and
Boston University, in either the CS or CE programs.

Has anyone else ever looked into the relative merits of these two
schools or these two programs?

Also, don't flame me for bringing this up, but which looks better on a
resume?  Northeastern costs more, but I can't help thinking that BU is
more recognizable.

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From: limey@hri.com (Craig Hughes)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: WJIB returns - another radio question
Date: 12 Aug 92 13:07:56 GMT
Reply-To: limey@hri.com
Organization: Horizon Research, Inc.

Does anyone know if any Boston Radio stations broadcast plays regularily?
I used to listen to BBC Radio 4 plays occasionally back in the UK, and I
miss them. The closest I've got has been "Science Fiction Theater" on
WBUR late on a Sunday evening; I'm looking for more generic stuff.


--craig


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From: kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup)
Subject: 27 Jun 1992
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:16:14 GMT


OK, whose newsfeed's got the nostalgia attack?

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Not one of the "PC" weenies.
From: edwardp@ra.cs.umb.edu (Edward P. Piecewicz)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: Massachusetts General Hospital e-mail address?
Date: 20 Aug 92 23:11:59 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS

In article <1992Aug19.171643.7475@kronos.com> richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun) writes:
>In article <93886@bu.edu> schin@acs.bu.edu (neil schier) writes:
>>Does anyone know Massachusetts General Hospital's address?
>
>I'll just bet the first person you ask at Mass. General would know.
>The phone directory says it's on Fruit Street in Boston, and the number
>is 617-726-2000.
>
>How is it that such "general" questions make it into ne.general?
>
>-rich
>P.S.  Has anyone here ever wondered how they decide which letters to
>	print in _Ask the Globe_?


Someone once told me that the domain they use is:   mgh.harvard.edu



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From: staven@vax  (Kurt Staven)
Subject: Summer Arts Festival in Groton
Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
Reply-To: staven@ftp.com
Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 15:48:25

Medicine Wheel Artists' Retreat presents the second annual:


		--	SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL	--


When:  Sunday, August 16, 1992 from 12-5 p.m.

Where:	Groton Town Common, corner of Rts. 119 and 40.  Take 3 N to 40 W,
							or 2 W to 2A to 119,
							or 495 to 119 W.

	- Over 50 artists selling and showing their work!

	- Art activities and entertainment for children!

	- Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Truck!

	- Music by Ryan Thomson and the Crawdad Wranglers!

	- Plus food and fun for the whole family!

	ADMISSION IS FREE

Call 448-3717 for more information or to reserve booth space.
From: bmeyer@feds12.prime.com (Robert A Meyer x2557 14-13)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Wanted: Chiropractor recommendation
Date: 12 Aug 92 23:27:15 GMT
Reply-To: bmeyer@feds12.Prime.COM(Bob Meyer)
Organization: Prime Computervision, Bedford MA


     Can anyone recommend a good Boston area Chiropractor, specifically for
  lower back pain and a pinched sciatic nerve (ouch!) Thanks
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