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From: mschweder@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu (Mark Schweder)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
Subject: MathCAD 2.5 for sale
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:38:49 -0500
Organization: Agronomy Dept, Univ of Florida

 I'm asking $150 for MathCAD 2.5 the premier DOS based math scratchpad progam.
 I have the original disks and documentation. Price includes shipping charges.
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Newsgroups: misc.forsale
From: MARK.BLANCHETTE@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Mark A. Blanchette")
Subject: REPOST Florda Timeshare Condo
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: 21 Jul 92 14:19:30 EST


A little more info.  It has one bedroom with a queen size bed.  It has
a large full bath.  Open concept with kitchen divided with an eat at island.
The furnishings and decor are of a contempory style.  It has a color tv with
a stereo.  Sleep sofa and has wall to wall carpeting.  You can sit on the
front deck and see the Disney fireworks show.  All the items you would have at
home are in this condo, coffee pot, microwave, silverware, dishes, platters
flatware etc...Outdoors there is a inground swimming pool, jaccuzzi ,bbq area
and tennis court.  On Thursday evenings complementary wine, cheese and
crackers are served at the pool area.  The Resort is beautifully landscaped
and professionally maintained.
    The Resort is called High Point World Resort and is located in Kissimmee
which is 15 minutes from the Orlando airport.  I have week 25 which is at the
end of June.  The property is deeded and it can stay in the family forever or
if you decide to sell it.
    If you have any questions feel free to ask!

                                             -Mark
Xref: sparky misc.forsale:21810 comp.sys.hp48:3993 comp.sys.handhelds:1722
From: mware@wrdis01.af.mil (TSGT MARIO D. WARE)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale,comp.sys.hp48,comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: HP48sx (Eq. Lib.)
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:48:20 GMT
Followup-To: misc.forsale
Distribution: usa
Organization: 1926CCSG Robins AFB

I am looking for an Equation Libary card.  If anyone has one that they are no
longer using and would like to turn it into cash, please email me at the
address below.  

e-mail: mware@wrdis01


Newsgroups: misc.forsale
From: mtymp10@epx.cis.umn.edu ()
Subject: Bianchi Road Bike
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:15:57 GMT

For Sale:  55cm Bianchi Forza

Includes:
Shimano 500EX component group
bright red frame with white bottle cage and bar tape
Cateye Vectra computer
Scott Pyramid aero bars

This bike has less than 800 miles on it and is in near-perfect condition.
I'm upgrading to an aluminum Trek, so I need to sell this one.  I'd like to 
get $450 for it.  If you can tell me the best way to pack it to ship it,
I will. (buyer pays shipping)  Otherwise, you need to be able to pick it
up from the Minneapolis area.  Call me at 612-636-3537 or email me at
mtymp10@epx.cis.umn.edu if you're interested.
 
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Newsgroups: misc.forsale,misc.forssale
From: Raza Abbas <razabbas@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: SALE ! 
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 12:19:05 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!


1) Scandinavian Design Dining Table + Six Chairss :$925.00

2) Danish Design Book Case (2)                    :$225.00

3) Queen Size Bed + Frame                         :$200.00

4) Wall Unit                                      :$35.00

5) Twin Size Bed + Frame                          :$50.00

6) Type Writer                                    :$35.00

7) Dresser, Mirror, Night Stand(2), Head Board    :$325.00

8) Super Capacity Washer                          :$150.00

9) Super Capacity Dryer                           :$150.00

Call 864-9292 or 860-7549

Car For Sale!
 
1986 Dodge Aries Station Wagon - AT, AC, AM/FM, around 42 Kmiles,
Grey Color, Roof Rack. $2945.00
Call 864-9292 (evenings and weekends)
Call 860-7549 (weekdays and messages)


Car For Sale!
1988 OLDs Firenza, 4 door sedan - Metallic Blue, AT,AC, AM/FM, PW, PI, PS, Excellent condition, 64K Hwy miles.
Priced Below Whole Sale- $3795.00 or BO. 
Call 478-4555
From: roger@serss0.fiu.edu (Regor)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
Subject: Pioneer Car stereo for sale
Date: 22 Jul 92 02:13:11 GMT
Organization: Florida International University, Miami

Pioneer KEH2200QR car stereo with carrying case $200 obo

NEW AM/FM pullout stereo autoreverse cassette player.  24 station preset

seek/preset scan at 25W X 2 amp with sep. bass/treble, balance, fader,

loudness. 2years warranty.

  
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
From: joeg@gagme (joe grosch)
Subject: Wanted: HP-16C
Organization: GAGME - Public Access UNIX of Chicago, Illinois, USA, Earth
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 06:50:50 GMT

I am looking for a HP-16c in good, working order. Please email details.
Tanks!

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Subject: Sri Lankan students detained at Dhaka airport return home
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 15:52:29 GMT


Source	: CGI
Date	: July 28,1992
Country	: Sri Lanka

			  * * * * * *

* Detained Sri Lankan Tamils return home

Dhaka: The four Sri Lankan Tamils detained at Dhaka airport for about
a fortnight, left form home after the Sri Lankan High Commission here
provided them with documents, a newspaper report said.
	the Tamils from Jaffna province, including a woman, were
detained on July 11 following their deportation from Amsterdam airport
on charges of travelling without passports and other papers.
	The Tamils who claimed to be students of Computer Engineering,
used the Dhaka airport as transit point on July 10 on their way to
Bombay enroute Amsterdam, the daily added.


* Sri Lankan Army denies suspension of military operations

Colombo: July 28: The Sri Lankan army denied that it had suspended
operations in the troubled north-eastern province and described the
"lull" in military operations as routine.
	"There have been times when we did not conduct operations for
even a month", a spokesman of the joint operations command of the 
Sri Lankan defence ministry said.
	He was asked to comment on the allegation by a Tamil MP
on Sunday that Government had ordered suspension of offensive
as it was having secret talks with the LTTE with the mediation of
the International Red Cross (IRC).
	The MP, Navaratnam of Tamil United Liberation Front(TULF),
had said a ship from Jaffna recently had brought some cadres of the 
LTTE.
	Meanwhile, amid continued speculation about the secret talks,
a major anti-LTTE Tamil militants group called upon the government to 
start talks with LTTE.
	N.Srikantha, political advisor to the Tamil Eelam Liberation
Organization(TELO), was quoted by newspapers as having said that the
government should commence peace talks with the Tamil tigers.
	He said the LTTE was now militarily and politically cornered
and that the government should seriously move towards negotiations 
with the LTTE.

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: B.Kumar@cs.ucl.ac.uk (Brijesh Kumar)
Subject: Indian Film actor Amzad Khan dies
Organization: ucl.ac.uk
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 12:15:15 GMT


Source: The Guardian London, 29 July 1992.

Film actor Amzad khan who was popularly known as Gabbar Singh
died on September 28 July. According to reports, 49 year old actor
suffered a massive heart attack and immdiately collapsed. Amzad
Khan has acted in nearly 200 Hindi films. He first acted in a 
film called "Sholay" which became one of the most commercially
successful Hindi film ever made in India.

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: sunder@bach.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinivas Sunder)
Subject: Securities broker prey on Asian immigrants
Organization: ...
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 20:55:32 GMT


Source	: The Wall Street Journal 
Date	: July 24, 1992
Country	: India and Pakistan

			* * * * * * *

* Broker Pleads Guilty To Charges Involving Asian Indian Immigrants

New York - A NY securities broker-dealer who allegedly preyed on his fellow
Asian-Indian immigrants pleaded guilty to securities fraud and settled civil
charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

According to papers filed by both the SEC and the U.S. Attorney's Office in New
York, Deepak Gulati persuaded more than 100 Americans of Pakistani and Indian
origin to invest in fraudulent securities sold by DTI Inc., and D.Gulati &
Associates. One of the securities offered a 12% interest rate at a time when the
prevailing rates were much lower, said Jeffrey A. Zuckerman, an SEC lawyer. He 
said that Mr. Gulati paid off earlier investors as he found new ones. "It was a 
Ponzi scheme," Mr. Zuckerman said.

Most of Mr. Gulait's investors were in the Asian-Indian and Pakistani 
communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, government lawyers said. 
Investments ranged from $5,000 to $100,000. Mr. Gulati still owes about $1.9 
million worth of principal from the 12% notes.

One way Mr.Gulati got customers was from an investment advice show he hosted 
on a local television station, government lawyers said. He also ran "
infomercials" on a local TV show geared to Asian-Indians. Investors were 
invited to invest by calling 1-800-DGULATI.

Under the criminal charges, Mr. Gulati faces up to 5 years in prison. He'll be
sentenced in October. According to his settlement with the SEC, he also has
agreed to disgorge $3.4 million in profit and interest. And he and his two
companies have agreed to pay civil penalties of $5.7 million. Mr. Zuckerman said
that the SEC is seeking assets to ensure that Mr. Gulati meets as much of those
obligations as possible.

Mr.Gulati has also been barred from the securities industry and the licenses of
the two companies have been revoked, according to the settlement with the SEC.


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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Subject: New Envoy to Pakistan
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 23:29:40 GMT


Source	: News India, July 24, 1992
Country	: Pakistan

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Washington: President George Bush intends to nominate John Cameron 
to be the next ambassador to Islamabad, the White House announced 
on July 15.  He will succeed Nicholas Plat.
	Monjo is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and has 
served as ambassador to Indonesia and has held various positions in the 
State Department.

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: sunder@bach.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinavas Sunder )
Subject: Pakistan Government dissolves Sindh Government Bodies
Organization: uiuc.edu
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 18:40:36 GMT


Source	: UPI News Summary
Date	: July 27, 1992
Country	: Pakistan

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* Pakistan Government dissolves Sindh Government Bodies

The Government of Pakistan, ordered the dissolution of three local
bodies in the Southern province of Sindh on Monday which has been
plagued by violence for some time now.

The Government of PM Nawaz Sharif, which began its military crackdown
last month against the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, ordered the step on
Monday against the MQM-controlled bodies despite growing threats of
resignation in the National Parliament.

About 40 legislators have already resigned and the Opposition leader
and leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Benazir Bhutto, stoked 
the crisis further by saying that all members of the opposition in the 
Parliament would quit if PM Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan did 
not resign.

The MQM, which mainly represents emigrants from India, had been a part
of the alliance which forms the Government. Sharif, responding to
a deterioration in law and order in Sindh ordered a crackdown last month
against alleged terrorists, criminals amd political activists which has left
almost 100 people dead.

Following the opposition threats, some members of the ruling coalition,
the Islamic Democratic Alliance, had advised Sharif to men fences with the
MQM, but some military higher-ups are reluctant, suspecting the MQM of having
links with Pakistan's historic subcontinental rival, India.

The government gave no political reason for its dissolution order
covering the Karachi metropolitan corporation and zonal municipal
committees of east and central Karachi, saying only that they were being
dissolved ``because they failed to pass their annual budgets.''

All local government organizations in Pakistan are required to pass
their budgets by the end of July.

Two of the five local bodies in Karachi, those in the south and west,
also controlled by the MQM, passed their budgets in time and were not
covered by Monday's dissolution order.

An MQM-released statement alleges that the Govt.'s action was politically
motivated, and done with a view to the elections that are due to be held
in November. A Govt. spokesman countered that the action was "... purely
administrative", adding that it would not be possible for the local govt.'s
to function without a budget.

The Government's order said the local bodies have been ``superseded for 
six months (until the fresh elections) and the government will appoint three
new administrators Tuesday to run them.''

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: sunder@bach.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinivas Sunder)
Subject: Several Arrested in Pakistan as opposition launches protest
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Il. Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing. 
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 14:15:49 GMT

From	: Srinivas Sunder
Date	: 30 July 1992

Fifty held in Pakistan as opposition launches protest

Islamabad, Pakistan -- The Police arrested 50 people in Islamabad, and 
Govt. troops arrested about 800 members of the PPP in Sindh as the 
opposition PPP (Pakistan People's Party) launched a nationwide protest
demanding the resignations of PM Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq
Khan.

An opposition leader claimed that the arrests were to prevent previously
announced opposition plans for demonstrations and other protests for
Thursday.

Although the opposition canceled its protest in Sindh, thousands of
people joined its protest Thursday in other parts of the country.
Processions and protest rallies were held in the cities of Lahore,
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Faisalabad in the
province of Punjab.

In Islamabad, about 200 supporters of the opposition Peoples
Democratic Alliance gathered at the main shopping center, aabpara, to
ask the government to resign.

They had planned to march up to the Presidency and the Parliament
building but were stopped by heavily-armed police who baton-charged the
crowd to disperse it.

Two local opposition leaders, were also arrested before they could 
address the crowd. They were Jamil Abbasi of the People's Party and and 
Umar Asghar of the Tehrik-i-Istaklal Party.

The police also arrested 50 protesters, including 20 women, though this
is traditionally a taboo in Pakistan's Islamic society and could cause
unfavourable reactions. Opposition leaders regard this as a message that
the Government was warning that no protests would be tolerated -- not 
even by women.

Some of the demonstrators demanded that the leader of the PPP, and former
Prime Minister (before her Govt. was dismissed by the current President
on charges of corruption 20 months after she took office) Benazir Bhutto
be made Prime Minister. A former minister in the erstwhile Benazir Bhutto
cabinet, Jehangir Badar, while addressing a crowd at Lahore, demanded that 
an "interim Govt. of national consensus" be placed in office after the 
dismissal of the current Nawaz Sharif administration, which Government 
would hold fresh elections and hand over power to who ever won the 
elections.    **** Source: UPI News Summary

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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Subject: Pakistan secures $200 million Aid from Islamic Banks
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 14:54:02 GMT


Source	: CGI
Date	: July 29, 1992
Country	: Pakistan

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Manama: Pakistan has secured $200 million in financing from Islamic 
banks under two separate agreements signed in Bahrain this week.
	Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain E.C (FIB) said it would arrange 
a $100 million financial deal for Cotton Export Corp of Pakistan Ltd.
	The one-year deal, signed in Bahrain on Wednesday, involves
two consecutive six month syndicated loans of $100 million, and is 
guarenteed by Pakistan's Central bank, an FIB statement said.
	This transaction brings the total amount provided by the bank
to the Pakistan firm to $1.5 billion since August 1987, the release said.
	Twenty financial institutions will contribute to the deal.  
On Tuesday, Pakistan signed another $100 million facility with the Jeddah-
based Islamic Development Bank to finance imports of fertilizers.
	The one-year finance package, also signed in Bahrain and 
guarenteed by Pakistan's Central bank, will be provided by a syndicate of
19 Islamic financial institutions.
	
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Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
Subject: Re: Late night infomercials
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 04:40:12 GMT

mordea@terapin.com (Annie Benson) writes:
: I have cronic insomnia, and often find myself watching infomercials at 3 am. 
: They are weird and scaryily adictive.
:     Has any one out there tried any of the stuff they are hawking?  I'm
: especially curious about the food dehydrator that is advertised.
:     Related question; are ginzu knives worth the price of the postage it takes
: to get them?  Or are thy in real life as dull and flimsy as all get out?  I'm
: just curious.

Well, Ginsu knives are at least worth the postage - I don't know how much
more. I want my knives to slice through food, not saw through it.

The only time I can think of a serrated knife being useful is for cutting
hard crust french bread.

Bill
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy (x3357) OGT)
Subject: Re: Rockport shoes.
Reply-To: rion@Ingres.COM (Rion Cassidy )
Organization: Ask Computer Systems Inc., Ingres Division, Alameda CA 94501
Date: 22 Jul 92 18:24:19 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.101113.9650@yukon.uucp> tima@yukon.uucp (Tim Addington) writes:
>I just went through the saga of getting a new pair of shoes last week.  All of
>the Rockports now have some kind of sole which is very cheap and look like they
>might last six months.  No longer does Rockport have the rugged Vibram tire
>treads.  I pretty much wrote Rockport off as a "used to be good but just
>another Yuppie shoe".  I looked at Timberland, a rugged shoe but no style that
>I liked.  I finally settled on Clarkes, an English shoe which is very rugged
>(and very expensive, about the same price as Rockports).
>

I looked at Rockport once, but couldn't get a pair to fit properly because 
they only came in small medium and large. I found that Red Wing, while being
known for work shoes, does make some good casual shoes.  The line is not
extensive, but they are excellent quality and competively priced.

Rion
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: cab@col.hp.com (Chris Best)
Subject: Re: advice needed for dealing with dentist/insurance
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:10:47 GMT
Organization: your service

> $900.00.  I paid for the first appointment in cash (credit card) because of
> "office policy for new patients".  They were supposed to submit the claim
> to the insurance company...
> 
> Is there anything I can do?  Is this insurance fraud?

----------

A provider who submits claims for you is only doing it as a service.  They 
are not required to do it.  Many can and do require all payments at time of
service.  So no, it's not insurance fraud, but it sure isn't good service, 
either, if they said they'd do it and then didn't.  It's also pretty lousy
of them to take so long to credit your payment. 

Regardless of who submits the claims (or if they're even submitted at all),
you will still be liable for the balance after a certain time has passed 
(and this time depends on the provider's policy).

I hate dealing with insurance claims, too, and it's nice to find a provider
who will do it for me (and wait for payment).  You'll have to weigh the
services they provide administratively vs. medically, and decide whether
to stay with them or not.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: poulsen@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (David K. Poulsen)
Subject: Re: 1988 Mazda 323 rotors
Organization: UIUC Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:59:32 GMT

kevin.jessup@mixcom.mixcom.com (kevin.jessup) writes:

>I have a question regarding "normal wear and tear" on 1988 Mazda 323 rotors.

>I had a brake job on my '88 323 in Feb of this year.  The usual stuff,
>rotors ground, pads, seals and stuff replaced.  I had the front (discs) and
>rear (drums) done.

>This past month, I noticed the brake pedal pulses and the steering shakes
>when applying the brakes after they have heated up.  The dealer confirmed
>my suspicion that the rotors were warping under the heat because they are
>now to thin!

>The car has only 45000 miles, damn it!  And no, as the dealer suggested,
>I don't "ride the brake".  Is this a common problem?  I don't want to
>replace shoes AND rotors every 45k.  Next time, I'll have to do the
>calipers too!  This is getting way too expensive.

>Also, I've had the valve-cover gasket replaced 3 times in 4 years.
>Any one else having trouble with these lemons?

>The fist AND LAST Mazda I'll ever buy!!

I have had similar problems with Toyota Corollas (or Chevy Novas, Geo Prisms,
whatever).  My '87 Nova is on its 3rd set of rotors at 75K miles.  The first
set were replaced at 12K miles under warranty.  The second set I replaced
myself at 30K, and the third set now on there has lasted for quite a bit longer
now with much less problems.  There are a few problems with the particular
disk brake design on these cars.  The rotors and calipers are not built very
sturdy, and you have to be much more careful about how you treat them.

What I do now to save my rotors is do my own brake work.  It's surprisingly
easy (see your local library for a Chilton book if you don't know how).  When
you're checking the brakes, look for the usual scarring/lines on the rotors
that normal wear causes.  Take the rotors to your local auto parts shop /
machine shop and have them turned.  I don't think I'd turn a set of rotors
more than once; after that I'd replace them.  If the rotors cannot be turned
or need to be replaced, buy new ones from a good auto parts store (my
experience is that dealer rotors were actually inferior parts to what I
could buy on my own).  Finally, and this is what really saved me, whenever
you take off the wheels, put them back on with a torque wrench.  Most of
my problem is that overtorquing the lug nuts (or using an air wrench on
them) is what's causing the rotors to dish.

Another thing is the question of who's doing the service.  Consider trying
another mechanic?  In any case, good quality parts are a must.

I don't really think this is Mazda-specific ... it may or may not be a reason
to not buy Mazdas, but I think part of the problem is inherent in some of
the new, small-car brake designs.

DP