HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jtan@cc.weber.edu (THE TAN MAN)
Subject: Ecrivez-vous francais?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords:  French, Ecology, Feminism, Postmodernism, Nature, Diversity
Reply-To: JTAN@cc.weber.edu
Organization: Weber State University CS Department
Date: 10 Oct 1992 18:35 MST  

*****  Hi Net-folks!!!  *****

Just wanted to know if anyone would be willing to
correspond in French.  WARNING:  I do not know it
very well.  8)   But I would like to get better at it.

Or, if you prefer plain English, that's fine, too!
[What, one may wonder, _is_ plain English?]

My interests are mainly issues-oriented.  Some issues
very important to me are Ecology, Human Rights,
Poverty, Eco-feminism, and others.  I am also interested
in postmodernism and ways of living other than the
destructive capitalistic one we are currently under.
(If anyone cares, I'm voting for Ron Daniels of the
Peace and Freedom Party for president.)

I love hiking & camping (Nature in general), photography,
star-gazing, philosophy, organic gardening, and learning
about different cultures/languages (my lifetime goal is
to learn 20 foreign languages - three down, 17 to go!).

My friend described my diverse interests best when he
said, "You know, I bet you're probably the only Amnesty
International president who has ever completed the
Calculus series!"

Whether your interests match or diverge from mine, feel
free to write.  Please don't snub me (like many others
have) for my idealism.

Thank you, and the Highest Love and Peace to all.

Johnn Tan
JTAN@cc.weber.edu

P.S.  Oh, and how could I forget?   8)  8)
      My b-day is 24 November.
From: benoit.durand@synapse.org (Benoit Durand) 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Global Search for E'mail Friends!
Date: 9 Oct 92 22:47:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: benoit.durand@synapse.org (Benoit Durand) 

TO: fhsn_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu 
FROM: benoit.durand@synapse.isis.org

Hi!  My name is Farah, I'm a junior, majoring in M.I.S. here in Roches
New York.  I'm searching GLOBALLY to find new friends to correspond 
with over E'mail.

LET'S TALK!!  Send me messages to either:

			fhsn_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu

			<OR> fxh7591@ritvax.isc.rit.edu

Hi there Farah,

just a friendly northern shout from Canada'eh? ;-)

You've found a Canuck friend so far, I hope the global search goes well.  
I'm typing from Ottawa, Ontario,  working for the Department of National 
Defence in Satellite communication Engineering (a little taste of 
background.)

drop me a note if you feel like chatting.

        Ben



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Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: svangav@eng.clemson.edu (sreedhar vangavolu)
Subject: Immaculate Collection....please help.
Reply-To: svangav@eng.clemson.edu
Organization: College of Engineering, Clemson Univ.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 15:05:02 GMT


	Hai Netters!!

		I would like to collect the names of people with following birth dates.
	If it matches yours or someone you, I would appreciate if you can give the
	information to the net or to me personally.

	
	Date					Person's Name
	----					-------------

	Mo/D/Yr

	1)  1-1-11

	2)  2-2-22

	3)  3-3-33

	4)  4-4-44

	5)  5-5-55

	6)  6-6-66

	7)  7-7-77

	8)  8-8-88

	9)  9-9-99				I will celebrate my 30th birthday.


	Well!!
		You might have figured out the reason why I am after such collection.


	subham,
	sree.
From: chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: Jag soeker en svensk kille
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:18:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: emoryu1.1169
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

grimaldo@tokyo.seri.philips.nl (Emilio Grimaldo) writes:
: 
:   The previous 'same to you' was meant to Sridar or whatever the name is
:   who posted a 'same to you' to my original 'en wat doen wij?'

Hay buddy! Try to catch hold of the post that you are
referring to and then post a "follow-up" to that posting.
Otherwise, people won't be knowing as to what you are
taking about.:--):):):)

---Sree
: 
: 
: --
: NAME:    D. Emilio Grimaldo T.                                   _/_/_/_/
: EMAIL:   grimaldo@tokyo.sce.philips.nl                        _/_/_/ 
: ADDRESS: PO Box 218,BE-543,5600 MD Eindhoven,The Netherlands   _/_/_/_/ 
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:      * * PERSONAL OPINIONS AND THEREFORE NOT REPRESENTING MY EMPLOYER * *
: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
: "Earth's largest project is also going wrong: humanity..." -me
: "To love is to smell the fragance of a soul's inner beauty..." -me
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Friday, 9 Oct 1992 00:56:01 CDT
From: <U15188@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Older users, part 2

I really want to thank everyone for responding to my post on 10/07 in re

to older users. All of you are really great however, in just 24 hours I

have gotten over 70 responses. Bear with me as I intend to respond to

everyone. I had no idea that there were so many of us out there. You

all are so terrific. I'll be talking to you soon. Tammy C......
From: alpet@ocf.berkeley.edu (Alex Petrushko)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: "Kafkaesque" penpals wanted.
Date: 12 Oct 1992 23:25:10 GMT
Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: tornado.berkeley.edu

I guess the birthday thing is getting on my nerves so I decided to post
a real penpal request. My thing is Kafka's writings. I am really into that sort of stuff. I like abstractionism and industrial music. I am very interested in
learning more about Eastern cultures, especially Japanese. If anybody has
similar interests, or simply has nothing to do, drop me a letter. Also, I think
it is important that penpals have a mutual understanding that it gets boring
after a while, and you have to cut the connection, so if you want to write to
me, bear that in mind. 


		     Alex Petrushko.

Internet: alpet@ocf.berkeley.edu
Birthday: April 18 (yes, we are the greatest!).
From: higa@lclark.edu (Keith Higa)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: Birthdays are not what we should be looking at.
Date: 11 Oct 92 20:57:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: lclark.1992Oct11.205754.22498
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR

In article <Bvv6FB.DF7@inews.Intel.COM> brodesky@td2cad.intel.com (Michael Brodesky) writes:
>	Forget this Birthday stuff. Lets look back 9 months from
>birthdays and see if there is any correlation on Holidays to parents
>planning births. 
>
>Valentines day is Feb 14th +9 months is late october/November. Flowers
>can do a lot. 
>
>CHristmas/New years + 9 months is October. 
>
>
>4th of July - going to a bang + 9 months is April. 
>
>This topic could get very interesting since different climates could
>affect when people decide to have children. Those cold winter months or
>hot summers.

I was born July 29, 1972.  Knowing that 280 days pass from the beginning of
a typical mother's last menstrual period to her child's birth, I can guess
my mom's last period came Oct 22, 1971.  Optimal fertilization comes 14 days
into the period, and it comes to November 5, 1971, which just happens to be
my father's 43rd birthday.
  I wonder what reason it was that I was conceived...

-- 
Keith K. Higa      higa@lclark.edu     Lewis & Clark Coll., Portland, OR, USA
"Respect the earth.  It was not given to you by your parents.  It was loaned
to you by your children."
Lernu la internacian lingvon Esperanto......................................
From: chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Re: New to the net
Date: 13 Oct 92 17:26:53 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3

winbergm@columbia.dsu.edu (Maria Winberg) writes:
: HI My name is Maria. I am 20 years old and just looking for some new people 
: to talk to. I am looking forward to hearing from a lot of different people! 
: Hope to hear from someone soon!

Hi Maria, how is wether there? Is it getting cold?

--SN
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Thursday, 8 Oct 1992 02:21:30 CDT
From: <U15188@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Users: late 20's, 30's or over

Hi everyone,


 I am looking for penpals who are around my age (old to most of you)!!
Are there any net-literate males out there in their late 20's or 30's?
Not that it matters too much. I am mainly just curious as I have yet to
correspond with anyone over age 25. I like hearing from everyone but I
am beginning to feel like Methuzela. I know it is a lot to ask - what
with all the wasted brain cells from the seventies.....but I know there
has to be a few of you out there in net-land.

Tammy C.
U15188@uicvm.uic.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Newsgroups: soc.penpals



Hi Netters

         I find of late there has not been any activity centering around
         my mailbox. I don't see the mail sign going up. So if anyone out there
         choose be my penpal (over email or traditional mail) please 
         write a few words and may be I can continue from there.

         As for me I am a 30 year old Indian male out here in California
         contracting at HP. My interests include travel, culture, 
         religion, computers, and a whole lot more. 

         So see ya in my mailbox

Thks
Ranga
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: jlherman@parmesan.journalism.indiana.edu
Subject: Seeking a friend from Boston College
Reply-To: JLHERMAN@indiana.ucs.edu
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 03:34:20 GMT


Hi, I am very interested in attending Boston College for Grad. school.
I think Boston is such a neat place and i guess it would be nice to hear
from a student, and find out if it's cool there or if they hate it.  I  
will eventually visit Boston.  I have to admit i feel a little weird 
typing this to god knows who because i am not the type of person to do  
this sort of thing.  It really makes me kind of nervous to think about who
might be reading this.  Anyway, get back to me if you live in Boston or go
to school there, etc....  Just to let you know, in case you are curious, 
i am a junior at Indiana Studying History and journalism, and i am from
Chicago.  Well there is a little background on the Boston infatuater.
                  Later,  Jennifer
From: pereira_f@spcvxb.spc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Basketball Fanatics...read this
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:51:32 GMT
Organization: St. Peter's College, US

Hi "Basketball Fans",

Basketball season is right around the corner..
Lets Talk about the NBA season!
Lets talk rookies, playoff picks , trades, favorites to win 
division...How are the knicks going to do?????

Divison picks:

Knicks
Chicago
Utah
Golden State

Disagree? Why?
okay maybe Phoenix but the knicks are East Champs!!!!
see ya,
Felix
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: mharper@next05pg2.wam.umd.edu (Michele Lynn Harper)
Subject: re: french/english
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 03:28:39 GMT

Ellen,
	I lost your address. My name is Michele and I am currently  
studying math and economics at Univ. of Maryland in the USA. I am  
interested in studying computer science. Could you please respond and tell  
me more about it and Denmark. One of the professors I had went to your  
university. Thanks.
	mharper@wam.umd.edu
From: dongsoo@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Fill my empty mailbox
Date: 12 Oct 92 04:11:06 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

I am a tennis-bug studying biochemistry,
especially molecular genetics,
here in the University of Kansas,
for the Ph.D. degree.

My new experiment is 
to test how many mails from you
maximum my mailbox can take.

I am new to this network.
Usually experiment doesn't work at first try,
but please prove that it is not always a fact.

dongsoo@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
dongsoo@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu

Sincerely
Dongsoo Kim          
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: lind@eng.umd.edu (Charles A. Lind)
Subject: Re: Birthdays
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 12:03:17 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: lind@valkyrie.eng.umd.edu


In article <1992Oct8.044324.706@cs.tulane.edu>, js@cs.tulane.edu (Jan Silbermann) writes:
>
>Hi, I'm Jan. I'm a Disney fan. I especially like _Alice In Wonderland._
>My 364 un-birthdays are everyday but January 22.
>(js@cs.tulane.edu)

Does this mean that during a leap year you have two birthdays :^)
I like that idea.

Charles
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: yu@physun.physics.mcmaster.ca (Fan Yu)
Subject: Re: THANKSGIVING
Organization: Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 02:21:00 GMT

In article <poseidon.1n6n@hotcity.COM> poseidon@hotcity.COM (David Rehfeld) writes:
>In article <16263@mindlink.bc.ca>, Robyn_Clark@mindlink.bc.ca (Robyn Clark)
>writes:
>>A HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone along the net...!
>>
>
>Thanksgiving??  ALREADY?!  Hmm...
>
>

Some people in the States don't know that their neighbours have thanksgiving
on a different date. Then again, the same can be said for Canadians as well.

Happy Christmas to everybody on the net!

Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: umbukha2@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Asma Bukharij)
Subject: Send address <umbukha2@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Originator: umbukha2@ccu.umanitoba.ca
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:26:19 GMT
From: benoit.durand@synapse.org (Benoit Durand) 
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Birthdays
Date: 9 Oct 92 22:47:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: SYNAPSE BBS - GATINEAU, QUEBEC - 819-561-4321
Reply-To: benoit.durand@synapse.org (Benoit Durand) 

TO: js@cs.tulane.edu (Jan Silbermann)
FROM: benoit.durand@synapse.isis.org



Hi, I'm Jan. I'm a Disney fan. I especially like _Alice In Wonderland.
My 364 un-birthdays are everyday but January 22.
(js@cs.tulane.edu)


Hi Jan! what a coincidence! I paint the roses red on Jan 22 myself, that 
day not being my un-birthday as well!


        Ciao,

                        Ben

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Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: arothmun@ntb.ch (Alexander Rothmund)
Subject: Re: Birthday Mania
Reply-To: arothmun@ntb.ch
Organization: Neu-Technikum Buchs, Switzerland
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:31:41 GMT

In article 2003@midway.uchicago.edu, thf2@ellis.uchicago.edu (Citecheck Hell) writes:
>
>You know, if we wait around long enough, I'm sure all 366 birthdays will
>be fully discussed on the net.  Assuming that everyone doesn't unsubscribe
>from this group first.
>
> Ted 


You have RIGHT.
Let us find something total new.

Is there anybody on the net, who hasn't a birthday???

Alex
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: devadoss@sinai.pilgrim.umass.edu (John deVadoss)
Subject: Re: Anyone born on May 10th??
Organization: Project Pilgrim, Umass
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 08:04:58 GMT
X-Posted-From: sinai.pilgrim.umass.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

Well, well....Gotcha! Are there any more out there? Its '68 by
the way.
john
From: gt9699a@prism.gatech.EDU (fromper)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Penpals wanted from anywhere
Date: 14 Oct 92 04:16:46 GMT
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Hi all! My name is Richard Becker and I'm a mathematician at Georgia Tech in
Atlanta, GA, USA. My mailbox has been pretty empty recently and I've been 
bored so I figured I'd try to get some people to fill my mailbox by posting
here. 

My interests include juggling, reading (science fiction and fantasy, mostly),
music (varying types, but mostly heavy metal), playing around on the net (doing
things like getting and receiving email :), and hanging out with my friends.

By the way, I'm not telling you when my birthday is! If you write me, and you
really want to know, then I'll tell you...but I'm getting sick of seeing 
everyone's birthdays here. That's not what this newsgroup is about.

So write me if you want to get mail on a regular basis! Go ahead, fill my box.

-- 
"If all the students who slept through lectures were laid end to end,
They'd all be a lot more comfortable."

Richard "blue ghost" "fromper" "E.B." Becker         gt9699a@prism.gatech.edu
From: mbb2001@andy.bgsu.edu (Mark B. Benintendi)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: I'm lonely, please write me!
Date: 12 Oct 92 00:08:45 GMT
Article-I.D.: m248-101.mbb2001-111092200758
Followup-To: soc.penpals
Organization: Bowling Green State University

I'm lonely, please write me! e-mail me at mbb2001@andy.bgsu.edu
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: Anneliese Kropf <akropf@mariner.amc.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Users: late 20's, 30's or over
Organization: Australian Maritime College
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 22:21:55 GMT

No not surprised.   Relieved.
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: ftw33616@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (.)
Subject: Okay, Birthday List opinions wanted -
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 09:52:48 GMT

Should I keep track of the years on birthdays?

I'm currently going to post the note every time the list size increases
by 50, or every two weeks.  is two weeks too long?  once a week seems a bit
much.  once a month a bit sparce.

			let's hear it from the masses!


				- Franko
From: v064mb9k@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (NEIL GANDLER)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Any girls from University at Buffalo
Date: 13 Oct 92 03:53:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


 I am just wondering if any girls from U.B. subscribe to this group.
Just curious. 
		Neil Gandler
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: pjb4288@ultb.isc.rit.edu (Pete - Toonatic - Boulay)
Subject: Anyone born on May 10th??
Originator: pjb4288@ultb
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 01:00:28 GMT


Anyone on here born on May 10th???
-- 
Peter J. Boulay --17 Split Rock Road-Pittsford, NY 14534-The ToonAddict!
Email should be sent only to PJB4288@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Disclaimer: You don't like what I'm writing? Oh well.
"Well shut my mouth wide open!"- Tiny Toons HISMV
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
From: jkaegi@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (John Kaegi)
Subject: What no August b-days?
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 18:55:32 GMT


            Birthdays List version 2.0 (10 / 7)
         =========================================
7  / 25 : rdowlati@rd.hydro.on.ca             (Ramin Dowlati)  
?? hmm... where are the 8's at???? :-)
9  /  1 : cjr6495@tamsun.tamu.edu             (C J Rogers)

				Frank Wang,
Geeze I can't believe no one was born in August :-(
Anyway, This is my first post.  I'm interested in making friends
around the world.  I'm interested in exchanging info on college 
sports or anything else happening in the D.C. area for events
happening where you are.  I'd really like to make friends in
other countries.  I've lived in New York, Virginia, Hawaii,
and New Jersey.  If you're at all interested drop me a message
and I'll be more than happy to reply.
thanks,
 john
jkaegi@gmuvax2.gmu.edu
From: v114r6tl@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Thomas P McBride)
Newsgroups: soc.penpals
Subject: Tom (U of Buffalo)
Date: 9 Oct 92 23:09:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: acsu.Bvvn01.D93
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


Wanted!

 ~ people who can explain to me, in 3 words or less,,the meaning of life.

 ~ hockey fans

 ~ Rush fans

 ~ A beautiful female with an equally beautiful personality, to talk
   about whatever comes to mind..

If you fit these really specific categories, or if you don't, drop me 
a line.  Talk to you soon!   
			Peace  :-)
			Tom
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: roy_wells@qm.vitalink.COM (Roy H. Wells)
Subject: Re: My girlfriend just died.
Reply-To: roy_wells@qm.vitalink.COM (Roy H. Wells)
Organization: What organization?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:03:18 GMT

 Scott-

Please go out and buy a copy of the book "How to Survive the Loss of a Love," and be sure to talk 
to those closest to you about what you're going through.

Take care.

----
"If you can't reach (age) 70 by a comfortable road, don't go."  --Mark Twain
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: bwwoodco@nyx.cs.du.edu (bryan woodcock)
Subject: Help with a present
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix (sponsored by U. of Denver Math/CS dept.)
Disclaimer1: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University of
Disclaimer2: Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
Disclaimer3: control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 92 18:33:40 GMT

Hello, I am a 19 years old and am deeply in love (I guess you would call it
love considering that I have never truly felt this way before). My
girlfriend is 18 and we are in college (so we are broke). I am looking for
a GOOD present to give her for our two month anniversary (I know two
months doesn't really count). I gave her six red roses for our first month.
    
I really love this girl, and I want to surprise her, please please help
me!!!!!

Bryan wayne Woodcock
From: cs5@doc.ic.ac.uk (Nick)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: Birthday Present
Date: 8 Oct 1992 18:44:32 +0100
Organization: Imperial College, University of London.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: oak45.doc.ic.ac.uk


You seem like a very helpful lot. Perhaps you could help...
My girlfriend's birthday is coming up soon. Sure, I'd love to take her out to a
romantic dinner and all that but she lives thousands of miles away (sigh!). I
had a dozen roses delivered to her last year so she'll be expecting something 
else this year! Any suggessions? The wilder, the better!
--
Nick
Newsgroups: soc.couples
From: loren@leland.Stanford.EDU (Elina Aulikki Compton)
Subject: RE: Procreation?
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 92 04:31:07 GMT

My wife and I were just married two months ago. She is 18, a freshman
student in college, and I have just earned my BS in Biology, and I'm
working in a lab.  I'm 22.  I love children, she doesn't.  As a matter
of fact, she doesn't want children until her 30's.  I (believe) that
she would not want to deal with raising a child.  There is also a 
common myth that babies last forever..."You're pregnent?  You're going
to have a baby?"  I think that time changes everything.  Eventually
the biological clock tics away......
If we ever had a child, I would want to raise it because I think that
I'm responable enough.  I think that she is too, but doesn't realize
it.  I will wait for her.....

Scotty @ Stanford
From: sleight@blackbird.larc.nasa.gov (David W. Sleight)
Newsgroups: soc.couples
Subject: Engagement Rings (Where to buy)
Date: 15 Oct 1992 19:11:56 GMT
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA  USA
Reply-To: sleight@blackbird.larc.nasa.gov (David W. Sleight)
NNTP-Posting-Host: cquad4.larc.nasa.gov

I am planning on buying an engagement ring for my girlfriend
in the next month or so.  I have already started to look at
jewelry stores in shopping malls and discount places like
Service Merchandise and Best.  Service Merchandise and Best
sell rings at 30% below the ring's appraised value. I think they
give you the appraisal when you buy the ring.  What about jewelry
stores - do they give you some certificate of the appraisal
or quality of the ring ?  How close is the price of rings in jewelry
stores to the ring's appraised value?  What are the different levels of 
quality in a diamond ring ?

Thanks,

David  

David W. Sleight                U. of Illinois '91
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, Virginia