HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: zpope@osf.org (William Pope)
Subject: Re: Jamestown Bridge
Reply-To: zpope@osf.org
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: 13 Oct 92 11:35:25


In article <1b6le4INNh24@bigboote.WPI.EDU> android@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Andrew J. Petrarca) writes:
>
>Is the new Jamestown bridge still on schedule to open this month?  Last
>I heard (months ago) it was scheduled to open in the middle of this month.
>It'd certainly be a coup for Sundlun to open the bridge right before the
>election, since getting it finished was one of his major campaign promises
>in 1990.

I think the opening party is this Saturday, Oct 17th.  Does anyone know
what's going to happen to the old bridge?

=bill 
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Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Barone)
Subject: Portsmouth Politics
Organization: Raytheon Submarine Signal Division, Portsmouth, RI
Distribution: ne
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:02:14 GMT

In article <367.22.uupcb@madness.network23.com>
chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis)  writes:
> J. Barrett sez:
>> I work with the mayor now and the town planner so I am up to
>> date on everything that's anything thats going around, in my
>> town anyways.
>> j.
> And she lives in RI. So if anyone is interested... Portsmouth...

	So fill us in on what's going on.  Like what's the deal with
the peaking power plant at Arnold's Point?  I know the deal fell through
(thankfully!), but the consortium proposing it owes Portsmouth $58,000.
Have they paid?  Or are the taxpayers getting reamed?  What's going on
with Almac's plans to put Clement's out of business?  How about DOT's
East Main Road project.  I've read that they are being sued because
they are really building I-895, which was killed, in segments.  This
newsgroup would improve tremendously with this type of information
being posted.  Thanks.
-- 
Joe Barone
m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com
Matters of faith are rarely decided in mixed company.
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com (Steve Myerson)
Subject: Re: Hockey Season?
Organization: Raytheon Company, Portsmouth, RI
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 21:05:29 GMT

In article <acleasby.718992803@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu> Andrew Cleasby writes:
>plutchak@pilsner.geo.brown.edu (Joel Plutchak) writes:
>
>>In article <1bd1kjINN1lu@stanley.cis.Brown.EDU> Paul Parry writes:
>>>
>>>Anyone know when the Providence Bruins' season will be starting?

>>   I think they've already started.  (I'm not 100% sure because my
>>source is a morning radio sports segment, and I only listen to it
>>on my alarm clock/radio, in various states of consciousness. :-)

>Actually the season starts this Friday, October 16th.  (or so says the banner
>hanging on the Civic Center)

The Prov Bruins season started a week to ten days ago.
They were on the road for their first four games.
All the games were in Canada.  They lost 'em all.
They scored 18 goals and gave up 26.
They lost to St. John's 8-7 and to the Cape Breton Oilers 9-7.

They have their home opener today, Oct. 16th.

Steve Myerson (sgm@sgfb.ssd.ray.com)
From: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: PORTSMOUTH POLITICS
Date: 14 Oct 92 08:55:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 

->  This newsgroup would improve tremendously with this type of
-> information being posted.  Thanks.

 Ok! That's what WE thought when we were discussing things of the
nature you are refering to! Thank you for posting this as this is what I
thought this conference was all about as well...

 Chris Mathis
 UUCP : chris.mathis@madness.network23.com
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Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: rbutera@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert John Butera)
Subject: Re: QUITE A CONFERENCE
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:55:25 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.154349.9980@cs.brown.edu> jfh@cs.brown.edu (John F. Hughes) writes:

>Another RI question: Anyone know of good farms near Providence to go
>apple picking and buy pumpkins for halloween carving? The phone book is
>uninformative on the subject...
>

Well, the apple orchard we used to go to in Cumberland has had a 
neighborhood built on top of it.

I'd reccomend the Big Apple in Wrentham, Mass (assuming its still
there - I haven't been there in ten or so years).  Take RI 114
(Diamond Hill Road) in Cumberland north into Wrentham and eventually 
look for the signs.  If you hit Franklin you've gone too far.
For reference, Diamond Hill road is where Ski Valley used to be
(but they built a neighborhood there, too).

Its a pretty big place, with an apple orchard and a large
plant/factory/whatever where you can watch them make apple
cider.

Hope this helps.  I'd estimate it to be no about a half hour drive
from Brown.


-- 
Rob Butera - ECE grad student   Rice University, Houston, TX   rbutera@rice.edu

"Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system."
                                -- P.J. O'Rourke
From: j..barrett@madness.network23.com (J. Barrett) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: QUITE A CONFERENCE
Date: 9 Oct 92 14:54:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: j..barrett@madness.network23.com (J. Barrett) 

CM>they post, they will get ragged on? I am not afraid of that, but this is
CM>a serious question... I am really interested in your MATURE replys...
CM> Thank you...

i just don't wanna get yelled at again, and I can't stand the
swearing. There is no need for it.
I work with the mayor now and the town planner so I am up to
date on everything that's anything thats going around, in my
town anyways.
  j.

---
 . SLMR 2.1 . i don't do taglines, really!
From: PAULP@brownvm.brown.edu (Paul Parry)
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Hockey Season?
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 19:25:03 EDT
Organization: Brown University - Providence, RI
NNTP-Posting-Host: brownvm.brown.edu
News-Software: BNN via BNN_POST v1.0 beta


Anyone know when the Providence Bruins' season will be starting?

That's Boston's farm team, not Brown U's team. I guess Brown has
to start calling themselves the Bear's again to avoid confusion (Grr)


Paul Parry
Brown U '92.5
From: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: QUITE A CONFERENCE
Date: 10 Oct 92 03:57:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 

-> I work with the mayor now and the town planner so I am up to
-> date on everything that's anything thats going around, in my
-> town anyways.
-> j.

And she lives in RI. So if anyone is interested... Portsmouth...

 Chris Mathis
 UUCP : chris.mathis@madness.network23.com
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From: mike.mendis@madness.network23.com (Mike Mendis) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: RE: STUPID TOURISTS
Date: 6 Oct 92 14:46:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: mike.mendis@madness.network23.com (Mike Mendis) 

-> > -> > What have we REALLY done rong? I expect an answere.
-> > ->
-> > -> Well, for one thing, you consistently mispell "wrong".
-> > ->
-> > So this is what I am going to expect from MIT.  Maybe I should
-> think of > going to anther university?
->
-> A person with your spelling problem should stay away from Harvard;
-> but you could still do fine at MIT.  Unless you also can't count...

Well it wasn't me who miispell, mispel, whatever make a mistake.  I was
just making a point that you where from MIT and correcting other
people's errors.

On the topic of colleges.  I would like to get into MIT, but I know my
grades (A's+B's) and my SAT scores would keep me out of it.
                                                                                      
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: peg@cs.washington.edu (Peter Granger)
Subject: Car thief shooting
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 19:42:06 GMT


Back around April sometime (I think -- may have been earlier) there
was an incident where the Providence cops chased a juvenile car thief
from downtown to Swan Point Cemetery, and shot the kid because they
thought he was pulling a gun. The last I heard, the kid was in
critical condition, but expected to live (this was after a few days).

There was also a problem because no weapon could be found, and I
remember they had divers in the river looking for it. Right -- "The
cops just shot me, I'd better throw my gun in the river so they can't
claim self-defense." Who's going to think of that?

Anyway, I am particularly interested in this, because I was sitting at
the light at the corner of Hope and Olney when the stolen car came
through followed by nine police cars with lights and sirens going.
Most exciting thing I ever saw in Providence.

So, what's happened with that case?
-- 
--------
 Pete Granger                     "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
 peg@cs.washington.edu                 - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
                                         "The Silence of the Lambs"
From: labraham@gradient.cis.upenn.edu (Lisbi Abraham)
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: To graduates of Cranston West, class of 1987
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:17:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Hi all,
	I'm just trying to find out when our class reunion is or if it
already came and went.  Any information would be appreciated.  Even if
you don't have any information and you know me, just send me a note. 
I'm trying to find out what happened to all the people I graduated with.

Lisbi Abraham
From: android@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Andrew J. Petrarca)
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Jamestown Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 1992 13:22:12 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

Is the new Jamestown bridge still on schedule to open this month?  Last
I heard (months ago) it was scheduled to open in the middle of this month.
It'd certainly be a coup for Sundlun to open the bridge right before the
election, since getting it finished was one of his major campaign promises
in 1990.

Ah well, I suppose now that Flaherty's out of the race RI's hopes for high
speed rail are crushed... such a shame.  Imagine: Woonsocket to Coventry
in under 90 seconds.  It would've been grand.

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|another silly .sig file|
|   in channel 6 land   |
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Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: rbutera@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert John Butera)
Subject: Re: Well, then, have a post.
Organization: Rice University
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:25:26 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.200415.12128@beaver.cs.washington.edu> peg@cs.washington.edu (Peter Granger) writes:

>According to an article on "Rhode Island legends" in Rhode Island
>Monthly a while back (you know, that yuppie rag that you wouldn't
>bother reading unless you were waiting for a haircut at Chez Lenore)
>the real "Superman building" is in California, not Tennessee. I
>wouldn't argue with RI Monthly...

I think RI Monthly is hilarious, especially the one page section 
that semi-satirically highlights the recent RI news.  Of course, if
I lived in RI I'd never buy it, but when your in a city where the
best libraries and newsstands carry the Boston Globe but not the
Providence Journal Bulletin, RI news is RI news.

I don't know how many out there will agree with me, but of all the
"major" (i.e. city) newspapers I've ever read, the PJB is still tops
on my list.  If I judged a paper by style, appearance, fonts
(everything but the article content) I'd put the Boston Globe dead
last.  Even their classifieds are annoying to read ...

-- 
Rob Butera - ECE grad student   Rice University, Houston, TX   rbutera@rice.edu

         "Only sick music makes money today" - Nietzsche, 1888
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: tmt@osf.org (Tom Talpey)
Subject: Re: Apples 'n Punkins
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 21:56:25 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.154349.9980@cs.brown.edu>, jfh@cs.brown.edu (John F. Hughes) writes:
|> Another RI question: Anyone know of good farms near Providence to go
|> apple picking and buy pumpkins for halloween carving? The phone book is
|> uninformative on the subject...
|> 
|> -John

Appleland in Greenville has the best apples and the widest variety, but
you can't pick them. There's a place that does just down the road though,
toward Scituate, and another farm across the street that might (that one
is Knight Farm, I forget the other one). You go out 44 past Apple Valley
Mall into Greenville, and turn left at the church onto Snake Hill Road.
Go a few miles and Appleland is on your right. Knight Farm is on the right
at the intersection, turn left there to get to the other one. All these
guys have pumpkins. After you get the apples, drive down some of the
roads. Most of 'em will be gorgeous about this time of year. Bring one
of those Weeden maps since some of them will drop you in Connecticut if
you're not careful. Which isn't so bad either, come to think of it.

Tom Talpey
tmt@osf.org

P.S. You should also try Appleland's apple wine. Sometimes you have to
let it age a month or two, but it's usually suprisingly good.
From: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: HELLO?
Date: 8 Oct 92 02:11:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 


 Hello? Anyone?

 Chris Mathis
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From: cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Help on TV soccer
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:53:28 GMT
Organization: Strathclyde University VAX Cluster


Anyone know how  I can view in Providence the forthcoming  Rangers//Leeds Utd 
European Cup ties (soccer....)  on television. Please e-mail me
direct. Cheers


-- 
Sandy Mackinnon
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow
cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: man@cs.brown.edu (Mark H. Nodine)
Subject: Re: Operation Clean Sweep - Senators
Organization: Brown Computer Science Dept.
Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 13:30:43 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.164519.11269@rayssd.ssd.ray.com>, m1b@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Barone) writes:
|> Below is a list of all senators with their "I.Q." ratings based on
|> their position on reforms as determined by Operation Clean Sweep, a
|> watchdog coalition.  This should help some people with their voting
|> decisions in November.
|> 
Thank you for posting this informative table.  But who or what is
Operation Clean Sweep?  Depending upon their viewpoints, I might 
actually decide that the lower ratings are better...

	--Mark
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: peg@cs.washington.edu (Peter Granger)
Subject: Re: Well, then, have a post.
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 20:04:15 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.165358.17477@e-math.ams.com> tjm@e-math.ams.com (Thomas Maloney) writes:
>If there is ever a FAQ for this group this entry would be in it:

And some might accuse you of putting false information in it. :-)

>The Industrial Nat'l Bank Building (now the Fleet Building)

Thanks for the clarification -- I'd never heard of the "Industrial
National Bank Building."

>looks cool, because you've seen a lookalike for it during the opening
>of the old superman tv show.

Or it may just look cool on its own merits. If you like that style of
architecture.

>That building is located in Knoxville, Tenn.
>Both buildings were designed by the same architect (I don't remebmber his name)

According to an article on "Rhode Island legends" in Rhode Island
Monthly a while back (you know, that yuppie rag that you wouldn't
bother reading unless you were waiting for a haircut at Chez Lenore)
the real "Superman building" is in California, not Tennessee. I
wouldn't argue with RI Monthly...
-- 
--------
 Pete Granger                     "I'm having an old friend for dinner."
 peg@cs.washington.edu                 - Dr. Hannibal Lecter
                                         "The Silence of the Lambs"
From: wdennen@csws1.ic.sunysb.edu (William Dennen)
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Phantom Farms in Cyumberland[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[Dumberland>[D!
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:50:25 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook


Has anyone been to Phantom Farms in Cumberland? I went their a few weeks 
ago and it was great! Great apples, great pumpkin, hay rides on the 
weekends, etc. 

Anyway, there was a reference to houses being built on an apple 
orchard in Cumberland, so I figured I'd come to Phantom Farms' defense.

Also great is Diamond Hill Vineyards. Try the apple wine!


-- 
---------------------------------------
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SUNY at Stony Brook
wdennen@ccvm.sunysb.edu
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Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: rbutera@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert John Butera)
Subject: Re: Well, then, have a post.
Organization: Rice University
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 23:19:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.104730.12049@anomaly.sbs.risc.net> kd1hz@anomaly.sbs.risc.net (Michael P. Deignan) writes:

>>While I'm here: do one you you locals have a list of BBS' in the state?
>>Or, do you know of one that's a local call from Cranston that has
>>Internet access? (just in case I lose this account)
>
>InteleCom Data Systems.... 401-884-9002
>Anomaly................... 401-455-0347
>

Are there any with telnet access?  RI or SE Massachusetts would be
fine.


-- 
Rob Butera - ECE grad student   Rice University, Houston, TX   rbutera@rice.edu

         "Only sick music makes money today" - Nietzsche, 1888
From: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: RE: QUITE A CONFERENCE
Date: 14 Oct 92 09:13:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Terminal Madness BBS - Newport, RI - 401-848-9069
Reply-To: chris.mathis@madness.network23.com (Chris Mathis) 

-> My answer: I prefer a near-silent newsgroup with a small trickle of
-> messages, just as I would prefer just a few personal letters a month
-> in my mailbox, rather than hundreds of envelopes full of advertising
-> for things I have no interest in. Then again, some folks love *any*
-> mail at all. Afraid to say something? Nah.

 Thank you for replying. Just remember your 3rd and 4th words above. "I
prefer..."
    And on that note, I personally like a full message base. I think the
more messages 'on the topic' the better. The more people that are
involved, the better. As I have learned, as long as it holds to topic.
Ther are so many things changeing around us all. The more people talk
about it, the more views, angles, and options we have for our use, and
that of others.
 I like an open conference where people can say what they feel, "On
topic" and NOT be afraid to post because they will get flamed for it.
The free exchance of information and ideas, to me that is what it is all
about. If we feel we can't do that, then we have already lost part of
the freedom others have died for. In closing, if it has to do with RI,
and you want to post, then post. If there are thoes that like a near
silent news group, perhaps they should just pick up the latest copy of
USA Today.... I am NOT trying to get an argument started, but I feel we
should feel like we can freely post here, about RI, as often as we feel
it.

 Chris Mathis
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From: rstepno@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Sources of boating info?
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:49:06 GMT
Organization: Wesleyan University

What would you say are the best sources of local information about
recreational boats and boating (sail, power, sport fishing, regulations,
places to go etc.) for both Rhode Island and SE Mass.?

I'm interested in local newspapers, newsletters, computer bulletin
boards, talk radio, or whatever... I already follow the Providence
Journal, the Newport Daily News, the Cape Cod Times and the regional/national
boating magazines (including the one I write for, Soundings).

Cheers,
Bob Stepno
rstepno@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: jfh@cs.brown.edu (John F. Hughes)
Subject: Re: QUITE A CONFERENCE
Organization: Brown University Department of Computer Science
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:43:49 GMT

Chris Mathis writes:

[Why don't people post? Do they really prefer a silent newsgroup with
just a trickle of messages? Or are they afraid to say anything for fear
of flames?]

My answer: I prefer a near-silent newsgroup with a small trickle of
messages, just as I would prefer just a few personal letters a month
in my mailbox, rather than hundreds of envelopes full of advertising
for things I have no interest in. Then again, some folks love *any*
mail at all. Afraid to say something? Nah. 

Another RI question: Anyone know of good farms near Providence to go
apple picking and buy pumpkins for halloween carving? The phone book is
uninformative on the subject...

-John
From: acleasby@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Andrew Cleasby)
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
Subject: Re: Hockey Season?
Date: 13 Oct 92 16:13:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Brandeis University

plutchak@pilsner.geo.brown.edu (Joel Plutchak) writes:

>In article <1bd1kjINN1lu@stanley.cis.Brown.EDU> PAULP@brownvm.brown.edu (Paul Parry) writes:
>>
>>Anyone know when the Providence Bruins' season will be starting?

>   I think they've already started.  (I'm not 100% sure because my
>source is a morning radio sports segment, and I only listen to it
>on my alarm clock/radio, in various states of consciousness. :-)
>--
>Joel Plutchak, Research Programmer/Analyst

Actually the season starts this Friday, October 16th.  (or so says the banner
hanging on the Civic Center)

-Andrew
Newsgroups: alt.rhode_island
From: nobby@hardy.u.washington.edu (Nobby the Mighty)
Subject: Re: Well, then, have a post.
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 02:36:15 GMT

In article <Bw4x2E.IsA@rice.edu> rbutera@owlnet.rice.edu (Robert John Butera) writes:
>
>I don't know how many out there will agree with me, but of all the
>"major" (i.e. city) newspapers I've ever read, the PJB is still tops
>on my list.  If I judged a paper by style, appearance, fonts
>(everything but the article content) I'd put the Boston Globe dead
>last.  Even their classifieds are annoying to read ...
>

Sure. PJB is the best city newspaper I've ever seen. But my impression
is that it's very hard to find it outside RI. Here in Seattle even the
biggest newsstands do not carry it. Seattle Times is so depressing after
the Journal ...

>-- 
>Rob Butera - ECE grad student   Rice University, Houston, TX   rbutera@rice.edu
>
>         "Only sick music makes money today" - Nietzsche, 1888

Nobby (Vitaly Shmatikov)
nobby@u.washington.edu