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From: fath@mbcrr.dfci.harvard.edu (Michael Fath)
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
Subject: VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Date: 13 Nov 1992 17:50:49 GMT
Organization: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: mbcrr.harvard.edu
Originator: fath@mbcrr

In the US ELECTION, VOTERS turned out in RECORD NUMBERS! Why? Because they
felt it was time to make THOUGHTFUL CHOICES on CRITICAL ISSUES.

Today, WE, THE READERS of alt.drumcorps and alt.colorguard, now have the
opportunity to create a NEW HOME for our discussion -- a home that should give
our groups WIDER DISTRIBUTION and GREATER RECOGNITION in the world. I'm
speaking, of course, of the vote for rec.arts.marching.drumcorps and 
rec.arts.marching.misc.

THIS REVOLUTION WILL NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU! Without a RECORD TURNOUT, the
anti-marching forces in the world may DENY us our groups! It's up to ALL OF US
to GET THE VOTE OUT. Here's how to vote:

Clip the ballot from this mesage. Replace the "A" (for "Abstain") in the
ballot with a "Y" (for "Yes!!") to create the groups (or a "N" (for no)) to
not create the groups:

Send your completed ballot to:

		rmm-vote@blackcat.stortek.com

----CUT HERE----------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE------

Ballot

rec.arts.marching.drumcorps: A
rec.arts.marching.misc: A

----CUT HERE----------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE----------CUT HERE------

When our vote comes to an end on November 25, will YOU be able to WATCH those
THANKSGIVING PARADES proudly knowing that you DID YOUR PART for the creation
of our new groups? Will you one day be able to tell your GRANDCHILDREN that
YOU WERE THERE at the HISTORIC MOMENT when our groups were created? Or will
you be FORCED to tell them that you COULD have voted but DID NOT?

TELL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL YOUR MARCHING PARTNERS, but, most important:

*VOTE TODAY**VOTE TODAY**VOTE TODAY**VOTE TODAY**VOTE TODAY**VOTE TODAY*
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MM   MM FFFFF 	Michael Fath		fath@mbcrr.harvard.edu
M M M M F	Dept of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
M  M  M FFF     Harvard Medical School         
M     M F       Boston, MA 02115	*****Clinton/Gore '92*****			
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
From: elisha@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Elisha Landman)
Subject: how to start a colorguard
Summary: how do you start a colorguard?
Keywords: start, colorguard
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 01:03:44 GMT

How can I start a colorguard at my school. We don';t have a marching
bamd, or any band, for that matter... we DO have a cheerleading squad
(for the basketball) We have NO football team... is this going to be
tough?
thanks, elisha
elisha@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu
From: ddm@wpi.WPI.EDU (David D Marshall)
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
Subject: Re: State Street (was Re: Basin Street)
Date: 13 Nov 92 18:46:45 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: wpi.wpi.edu

In article <01050023.ifo9i2@chinchilla.cars.com> chinchilla!niel@cars.com writes:
>
>Well, yes and no.  He was the reason Spirit suddenly had a marching
>program in 1983.  And he was the reason Spirit's color guard was the
>best in DCI in 1983.  And he was a driving force for a few years afterward.
>But as for his visual ideas being stunning, I don't know.  His visual ideas
>basically were putting paisleys on the field and wiggling them around
>(I speak here of corps, not guard; I don't know what he did with
>State Street).  It was a major leap for Spirit to go to early-80's
>drill design, but they got stuck there in the late 80's and early 90's.
>
>Not to disparage his crontibutions, of course.  Before him, there
>was Mel something-or-other who was brought in to wipe out the mediocre
>assymetrical drill and turn Spirit into the 1980 Blue Devils.
>

I remember in '88 we had some really cool drill ideas that were cut.  I think
that Sal had some great ideas, but some people (staff, corps, or judges) made
changes that took the power out of the drill design.  I personally loved what
the guard did.
--David

>Niel

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From: dowzycki@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Ken Dowzycki)
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
Subject: WGI Regionals
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:47:22 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.



Has anyone seen a complete list of the forthcoming WGI
Regionals for 1993?  If so, could you please post them
here as to the date, place, time, contact, etc.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I already receive WGI Focus.
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
From: killer@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Francis J Park)
Subject: Pershing Rifles
Summary: "Is there anybody out there?"
Organization: Department of Military Science, Johns Hopkins University
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 06:16:35 GMT

I'm the S-1 for the Pershing Rifles company at Johns Hopkins, and I was
wondering if there were others out there who were also P/Rs...

Last drill competition we went to was the P/R national drill meet at Clemson
University, 4th Regiment hosting.  We fielded a squad fancy trick drill team
as well as two fancy trick drill duet teams...

I look forward to hearing from you.  I am also a member of the JHU Army ROTC
color guard, and am curious to see what the other color guards do in terms
of compliance with FM 22-5 or its equivalent in the other armed services.

-- 
Francis Park, Johns Hopkins Univ '94, Dept/History     killer@jhuvms.hcf.jhu.edu
The Baltimore Chainsaw Massacre BBS:410-467-2617, WWIVLink@14060 v.32bis/v.42bis
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From: dowzycki@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Ken Dowzycki)
Newsgroups: alt.colorguard
Subject: Re: Basin Street
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:54:01 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

ddm@wpi.WPI.EDU (David D Marshall) writes:


>What ever happened to Basin Street (from Madison, WI I believe).  When I 
>marched Spirit in '88, a lot of the guard was from there, and a girl I dated
>from Spirit was also.  She exposed me to WGI and I thought it was really
>awsome.  Being a percussionist, I wasn't really exposed to guard things
>before then.  If I remember correctly, their head was also colorguard head
>for Spirit (Sal something).  They were supposed to be really good back then,
>but they don't exist anymore, why?
>--David


I think you mean State Street.  This guard was (is) originally comprised of
members of the Madison Scouts and Capitolaires who got to share the activity
being as they were both from Madison, Wisc.  They named the guard after the
main street in Madison which is State Street.  They folded a few years back
and returned to the competition floor last year finishing 3rd? in the World
Open Class Division.  Pretty damn good after being out of the picture for
3 years or so.
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: 000035c@ace.acadiau.ca (DENNIS RONALD CHAULK)
Subject: Re: not producing trash: possible?
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 01:05:23 GMT

Yes it is quite possible. McDonald's doesn't usually have plates but with 
the introduction of pizzas, most restaurants have an ample supply of 
cardboard pizza plates and I'm sure they will be gald to serve your meal on 
a plate.
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz)
Subject: Re: Q-ing ovens
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:41:28 GMT

>1. Normal items take longer to get up.
>2. Grill items take even longer than that.
>3. Because of no time to pre-close, closing take 30-45 minutes longer.
>4. One person cannot handle all these stations at one time, even during slow
>   periods which means an increase in labor costs.

I'm a little confused, maybe I missed the original post.  Can someone explain
how the whole Q-ing system works?  Is there other equipment than the
microwave?  Why was it done in the first place?  Being from a time when 
clamshell grills were state-of-the-art, I'm curious about this new gadget.


-- 
Louis Koziarz
koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us
From: s91001ra@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Rie Aizawa)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: when?
Date: 9 Nov 92 04:22:30 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus.

Does anyone know when did mcdonald's started(was founded)?

-Rie 
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: kaszeta@frith.egr.msu.edu (Richard Kaszeta)
Subject: Re: Largest McDonalds
Organization: Michigan State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 13:54:12 GMT

TAM131@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

>Yes i have proof that the largest McDonalds is the Moscow McDonalds.  In my
>International Business text book (IE 303 here at Penn State) there is a 4 page
>case study about how the McDonalds in Moscow got started and some of the obstic
>les they had to over come.  Right now, that particular McDonalds seats 700 peop
>le on the inside and another 200 on the outside.  They started the process for
>the McDonalds in 1976 during the winter games.  It tool them that long to make
>all the contacts inside the government.  When it opned the cost for a Big Mac,
>fries and a coke cost the average worker 4 hours pay.  When they asked someone
					  ^^^^^^^^^^^

According to my brother, who works at Radio Moscow, the rate for a Bigmac,
fries and coke is now around a month's pay.

ObFact: The estimated annual inflation rate in Russia breaks 1500%
From: 6500axel@ucsb.edu (Axel Boldt)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: not producing trash: possible?
Date: 10 Nov 92 04:31:44 GMT
Reply-To: 6500axel@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu
Organization: University of California -- Santa Barbara


Is it possible to get a Burger and fries on your own plate? That is,
without any paper/cardboard whatsoever. Is there a general policy
concerning this?

Axel.
From: kaszeta@frith.egr.msu.edu (Richard Kaszeta)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re: CHOCOLATE WEST OF NEBRASKA
Date: 5 Nov 92 20:08:17 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University

trubik@hydra.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo) writes:

>In <1992Nov4.142255.8408@iscsvax.uni.edu> In%"Hickman3278@iscsvax.uni" writes:

>>  Does any body realize that McDonald's does not carry chocolate 
>>  milkshakes, or ice cream west of Nebraska?
>>  My family went out to California 2yrs. ago and we couldn't believe 
>>  that there wasn't any chocolate milkshakes. The machines didn't 
>>  even have a place where chocolate could be put in to accomodate 
>>  the customers.  Has there ever been chocolate west of Nebraska? 
>>  If any body knows let me know.

>Yes, as a matter of fact, I had a chocolate milkshake today with
>my lunch at McDonalds in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I lived for years in Mesa, AZ, and had chocolate shakes.

kaszeta
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: baldwin@carina.unm.edu (Chris Baldwin)
Subject: Re: Oklahoma Turnpike
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 15:56:20 GMT
Organization: Atheist for the Development of a Better God

In article <_9#qv1d@lynx.unm.edu> trubik@hydra.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo) writes:
>Yes, it does exist and _claims_ to be the largest in the world.
>I don't know if that's true anymore.  As a matter of fact, I thought
>it wasn't _that_ big when I stopped by.  
	According to my quarterly report that I got McD's a coupla
years ago, in terms of volume, the one in Moscow was the biggest
in the world. They may have used some other criteria for this one.

-- 
Chris Baldwin                | Once again, Russ has saved the day through the 
baldwin@carina.unm.edu       | proper use of high explosives.  
                             |		 -Dan Sorenson
"Is it just a coincidence that aliens always choose to abduct stupid people?" 
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: kkennedy@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Kevin F. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re: Q-ing ovens
Date: 6 Nov 92 20:05:57 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

brea9430@mach1.wlu.ca (breadner kenneth cecil joseph u) writes:
> 
> Is it true that the Q-ing oven improves the food, or is it propaganda? 
> 

   We received our Q-ing ovens where I work a few weeks ago.  I've had a few
Big Macs Q'ed and they tased fine to me, though the concept is still hard
to get used to.  The advantage to this system is that grill orders can usually
be served much quicker than before (in our store at least).  

kk
__
Kevin Kennedy
email: kkennedy@csugrad.cs.vt.edu
From: wolterp@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re:  CHOCOLATE WEST OF NEBRASKA
Date: 5 Nov 92 10:52:34 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

Yes!  There are chocolate milkshakes west of Nebraska!  I've been to several
McDonalds in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington, and they
ALL had chocolate shakes (one of my favorite things :-)  ).  

The moral to your story is---- Don't ever let California be an example of the
way things are.  They are their own entity!  :-}

Penny, also of University of Northern Iowa
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 21:01:25 EST
From: Amy Antonucci <AEA1@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: RE: Poll Result

By my own experience, it seems that the Quarter Pounder is the
most ordered.
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Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: wcsafray@alfred.carleton.ca (Andrea Frayne)
Subject: Big Mac Special Sauce
Summary: Contents of big mac suace.
Keywords: What's really in it?
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 16:31:18 GMT

Does anyone know what the special sauce is made of?
Personally I think it is Thousand Island dresiing.
From: TAM131@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Largest McDonalds
Date: 12 Nov 92 05:33:30 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

Yes i have proof that the largest McDonalds is the Moscow McDonalds.  In my
International Business text book (IE 303 here at Penn State) there is a 4 page
case study about how the McDonalds in Moscow got started and some of the obstic
les they had to over come.  Right now, that particular McDonalds seats 700 peop
le on the inside and another 200 on the outside.  They started the process for
the McDonalds in 1976 during the winter games.  It tool them that long to make
all the contacts inside the government.  When it opned the cost for a Big Mac,
fries and a coke cost the average worker 4 hours pay.  When they asked someone
about why they were eating here when they could eat somewhere else for much les
s he responded " I like the fast service here.  I only have to wait 45 minutes
in line"  I guess it just goes to show you that you will pay a little more for
faster service.  There were a ton of facts in there about it.  If anyone has an
y specific questions about it.  Drop me a line and I'll see if I can answer it
from the case study.  Keep munching those McD items everyone!!!

                                                          Todd
From: mark.stevens@spacebbs.com (Mark Stevens) 
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re: The Future of BK (sni
Date: 5 Nov 92 06:39:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SPACE BBS - Menlo Park, CA - 10 Lines + 4gB - 415-323-4193
Reply-To: mark.stevens@spacebbs.com (Mark Stevens) 


To: trubik@triton.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo)

SM>Didn't Jack in the Box try this fifteen or so years ago, only a bit more
SM>ambitiously?  I remember them offering steak and such.  Very difficult
SM>to eat with those plastic knives.  It failed pretty spectacularly,  I seem
SM>to recall.  Oh, they also had shrimp.

I don't recal Jack in the Box having sit down service but I do
remember them having steak on the menu.  Many of the Jack in the Boxes
of many years ago had little or no sit down areas.

I also re-call the time Jack in the Box gave away steak knives
as a promotion (might of been with the selling of steaks).  Anyway as
you might guess this was a disaster since several people used the
knives to hold up the store.
---
 . DeLuxe./386 1.25 #42 .
From: trubik@hydra.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re: CHOCOLATE WEST OF NEBRASKA
Date: 5 Nov 92 05:08:06 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

In <1992Nov4.142255.8408@iscsvax.uni.edu> In%"Hickman3278@iscsvax.uni" writes:

>  Does any body realize that McDonald's does not carry chocolate 
>  milkshakes, or ice cream west of Nebraska?
>  My family went out to California 2yrs. ago and we couldn't believe 
>  that there wasn't any chocolate milkshakes. The machines didn't 
>  even have a place where chocolate could be put in to accomodate 
>  the customers.  Has there ever been chocolate west of Nebraska? 
>  If any body knows let me know.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I had a chocolate milkshake today with
my lunch at McDonalds in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

But don't tell that Beowolf Lidvik guy . . .

-steven
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: trubik@triton.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo)
Subject: Re: Ketchup Dispensers
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 92 00:15:20 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

kkennedy@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Kevin F. Kennedy) writes:
 
>   A week or two ago I noticed some discussion about ketchup dispensers.
>Well guess what.  The McDonalds that I work at now has two ketchup 
>dispensers in the lobby. 

Funny, isn't it?  The McD's across the street from my office just
switched to dispensers last week too.  Maybe someone in management
is reading alt.mcdonalds . . .

- s t e v e n
Organization: The American University - University Computing Center
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 08:25:08 EST
From: <CARIAN@auvm.american.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: McDonalds In Israel

FYI there is a discussion going on on soc.culture.jewish about reports
that McDonalds will soon be opening in Israel.

Does anyone here know if this is true, and if so if the McDonald's
outlets in Israel will be kosher?

Rabbi Charles Arian
CARIAN@american.edu
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: 000035c@ace.acadiau.ca (DENNIS RONALD CHAULK)
Subject: Re: Big Mac Special Sauce
Organization: Acadia University
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 18:50:49 GMT

It isn't thousand island dressing but I'm pretty sure it's a clone of Kraft 
sandwhich spread.
From: santafe@watserv.ucr.edu (michael a parisi)
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: Re:Oklahoma Turnpike
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:36:55 GMT



The McDonalds you are referring to is an arched-shaped building which
is built over the turnpike in (I think) Vinita, OK.  The building itself
was built a long time ago and used to be some other restaurant.  The 
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority brochures refer to this place as the
"Over-The-Turnpike-Restaurant".  In a McDonalds somewhere here in CA,
they had a postcard of the place on the wall! 
I have a book that devotes an entire chapter to the Turnpike McDees.
I wish I could remember the title of the damn thing right now, but what
I'll do is try to find it then dig out all of the good stuff and post it
for you.
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us (Louis Koziarz)
Subject: Re: Q-ing ovens
Keywords: Q-ing, work ethics
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:13:18 GMT

>I even remember when the onions were placed on the meat patties while they
>were being cooked ( mmm... those were tasty :) ).

You mean they _don't_ anymore?  Why would anyone want cold dehi on a burger?

>	There are always problems learning to adjust to something that has 
>	changed.  Take your time.  Learn.  Practice.  It ALWAYS gets easier
>	with time.  If you can't learn to adapt... GET OUT OF THE BUSINESS.

True, true.  I remember when McDLTs threw everyone off.

As you can see, I'm exorcising my sordid past as a grillman/swing manager
in my high school days.  I have nightmares about assembling shake machines
and watching the gaskets blow...

-- 
Louis Koziarz
koziarz@chinet.chi.il.us
From: TAM131@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
Subject: RE: Poll Result
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:32:30 GMT
Organization: Penn State University

I can't believe that more pepole voted for Chicken McNuggets than Big Macs.
I understand the cheeseburgers being and the quarterpunders being up toward the
 top.  But McNuggets???  Can someone who works there say what is the most order
ed item???

          Todd

 Acording to the Athletic Dept., marshmellows put eyes out!!!
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds
From: jbeer@lonestar.utsa.edu (Jason R. Beerhalter)
Subject: Re: Q-ing ovens
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 17:45:17 GMT

In article <BxDCqs.2K2@mtholyoke.edu> kflorek@mtholyoke.edu (Kim Florek) writes:
>breadner kenneth cecil joseph u (brea9430@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
>> We just got these monstrosities today. Our kitchen was in total disarray
>> while we installed them and their brother bun-warmers. I have yet to try
>> the food produced by one of these, and I am not sure if I should.
>>
>> They told me that these are essentially microwaves (very high-power,
>> around 2100 watts). If that ever gets out to the general public in Canada,
>> we will lose most of our customers overnight. Most of my acquaintances
>> avoid Burger King because they use microwaves. Why would McDonald's want
>> to emulate Burger King's disaster?
>>
>> Is it true that the Q-ing oven improves the food, or is it propaganda?
>>
>> --
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Ken Breadner: student, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada-for-now.
>
>
>THE FOLLOWING IS FROM A FRIEND OF MINE:
>
>
>For the first few weeks your kitchen area will be in total disarry!
>You are basically being trained as if you just walk in thru the door.
>However, it does get easier.
>
>The quality of the food is definitly hotter, BUT not necessarily better.
>
>
>
>

THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!:

Q-ING AND HOLDING CABINETS SUCK BIG WEINER!!!!!!!!

It takes LONGER for us to get stuff up because they won't let us keep ANYTHING
in the bin now! The only way we could get grills up in 59 seconds is if we
didn't have to worry about filling grill slips for regular stuff we SHOULD
already have in the bin!

Not only that but there is a lot more stuff to clean when you have to close!
And it SHOULD cost them more labor, when they have more than one employee on
making meat, dress, buns and Q.

Let us summarize...

The new Q-ing system has these characteristics:

1. Normal items take longer to get up.
2. Grill items take even longer than that.
3. Because of no time to pre-close, closing take 30-45 minutes longer.
4. One person cannot handle all these stations at one time, even during slow
   periods which means an increase in labor costs.

Yep, sounds like a great idea to me...
Newsgroups: alt.mcdonalds