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From: MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett")
Subject: Re: RAID 7 Disk Array Platforms for India
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: 29 Sep 92 17:57:16 EST

These is the only News Group that I get here for India so
please free to forward this on to perhaps more appropriate India news
groups. Your advice and recommendations would be very much appreciated!
Many thanks.     ----------    Mike Willett

Regarding John Scoggin's request for information on RAID systems for
VINES, Storage Computer of Nashua, N.H. is currently showing its new high
performance RAID 7 disk array platforms at the September International VINES
User Meeting.  SCSI-based, they work equally well with NetWare, workstations,
IBM systems, VAXes, etc.  I found out that Storage Computer has just hired
a new International Vice President, John Taylor, who is in charge of their
India activities.  Maybe you would like to meet him when he is in India.

Standards-based, RAID 7 is designed for enterprise-wide computing and
overcomes performance limitations of earlier RAID architectures, providing
a  "real world sustained application performance improvement of 200% to
400%" and dropping the cost of storage to 16 cents/MB.  Their brochures
say they can "mix and match" up to 48 SCSI commodity (3.5 or 5.25 inch)
drives, up to 150 GB.  The RAID 7 disk array platforms come with an embedded
operating system and up to 12 SCSI-2 based host interfaces.  Besides servers,
Storage Computer's RAID 7 disk array platforms can connect to workstations
and midrange systems in addition to IBM's.  Multiple CPUs can be attached to
same disk array platform.

The RAID 7 platforms come with up to 256 MB of cache, eliminating any
reason for using performance-damaging CPU main memory disk RAM.
The drives are "hot plugable" for uninterrupted, transparent operation,
with a hot standby drive automatically replacing a failed drive.

There was a lot of activity this week at the Storage Computer RAID 7 booth
at the Boston Banyan show as I walked by.  They were demoing what happens if
a drive goes down, showing the backup drive taking over.

For further information on Storage Computer's RAID 7 for any system, their
key US contact is indicated to be John O'Brien, Director of Technical
Services at Tel. 603-880-3005 or FAX 603-889-7232.  John Taylor is at the
same telephone numbers.

Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com
From: g9221069@cc.uow.edu.au (manik gupta)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: AEROFLOAT: any past experience(s) ??
Keywords: Aerofloat, airline, travel, experience
Date: 6 Oct 92 07:58:00 GMT
Organization: University Of Wollongong

msharma@yorktown.rutgers.edu (Manish Sharma) writes:

>hi netters,

>Do you have any past experience(s) of travel with the Russian
>Aerofloat airlines from USA to your home country ?


One Mr. Sanjay Dani, in the UOW has that experience.

He took flight from Calcutta to Moscow in March 1992 but 
he landed in Australia via Singapore, the next morning.


Enjoy.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,rec.music.indian.misc,soc.culture.tamil,soc.culture.pakistan,soc.culture.indian.telugu
From: jk87377@cc.tut.fi (Juhana Kouhia)
Subject: List of movies
Organization: Tampere University of Technology
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 92 17:41:24 GMT



=============================================================================

Indian movies (Pakistan too?)
-------------
Compiled by Juhana Kouhia (jk87377@cs.tut.fi).
Last update October 2, 1992.
Please, do send updates to Juhana Kouhia.

=============================================================================

Aavishkar

Anubhav

Baaghi

Bhandhavyalu

Chameli Ki Shaadi

Dil

Dil Hi To Hai
  music by LAxmikant Pyarelal
  director: Asrani
  stars:
    Jackie Shroff
    Shilpa Bharti
    Divya Bharti

Hum

Ijaazat

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron

Jeena Teri Gali Mein

Kalyug

Maine Pyar Kiya

Masoom

Maya Bazaar

Pyar Ka Saaya

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
  Music by Jatin-Lalit

Rangula Raatnam

Roja
  Music director: Dilip Kumar (A.V. Raghuman)
  Songs:
    Chinna chinna asai
    Oru vellai mazhai
    Kaadal rojave
    Tamizha tamizha

Sanam Bewafa

Sukhadukhalu
Sukha Duhkhalu

Suvarna Sundari

Tezaab

Vijaya Nirmala

=============================================================================
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sanjay@eng.umd.edu (Kumarasamy Sanjay)
Subject: Message for Daniel.......
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 03:52:02 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: sanjay@valkyrie.eng.umd.edu


This message is for Daniel. I lost  his e-mail add. I don't want this

message to go to wrong hands also. So, no other way.

-START ENCRYPT---

        asfd ?       jjkkuyop  klwerrw.
        12.30 9/30 hgd yrui
        ght fget opayr
        ookjdf
        c u

-END----- 

 Hope you still remember our decoding.

 regards
 sanjay
From: venugop@athena.cs.uga.edu (my father is a GUN !!!)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Looking for a few RECTians...
Date: 30 Sep 92 19:15:01 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Sep30.175146.7863@usl.edu> kxg5947@usl.edu (Guruswamy Kowsik) writes:
>Hi netters,
>	I'm looking for the following RECTians from the 88-92 batch.
>	I'll be glad if any of ya'll could contact me if ya'll have 
>	information about them.
>
>	1. Mohammed Ibrahim
>		- I think he's in Stevens Inst. of Tech.
>
>	2. Sanjeev Gupta
>		- Must be sascatchewan, Canada.
>
>	3. Krishnan
>		- He's in montana state univ.
>
>	4. Srinath.v.
>		- No idea about his whereabouts.
>
>Ya'll can get me at delta@usl.edu
>ph: (318)-233-5373
>
>Thanx in advance,
>Delta.

  I think RECTums would be better than RECTians.

  bye
From: som@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Soumyabrata Mukherjee)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Request: Info on Multiple H-1 from Mexico
Keywords: H-1, Mexico, Multiple, Consulate
Date: 5 Oct 92 22:52:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Oct5.225229.8404
Followup-To: shwetank@sickbay.az05.bull.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Hawaii at Manoa


Hello netters,

I am planning to go to Mexico to get multiple H-1 Stamp around the 
end of October. I need some advice on the following :-

1. Which U.S. Consulate should I go to? ( I am working in
    Phoenix, Arizona).
2. What is the right answer to the question "why are you
    in Mexico?". Someone said they are not happy if you
    say you are in Mexico only to get a visa stamp.
3. Is there anything else required to be taken other than :-
        H-1 approval, Passport/I-94, Letter from employer & Pay stubs?

Thanks in advance,

Sincerely,

Shwetank Srivastava.

P.S:- I am posting this from my friend's account. Reply to
    "shwetank@sickbay.az05.bull.com" would be highly appreciated.
From: lal@cs.arizona.edu (The New Sun)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: SOME DOKI JOKES
Keywords: jokes
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:59:37 GMT

What is worse then a Doki in the blender?
A Doki on the net.

A. Lal
P.S. I am just kidding. ;-)

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: aparna@mipos2.intel.com (Aparna Krishnan)
Subject: NARMADA - WB decision delayed till ...
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:20:26 GMT

Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banarji)
Subject: Should the government subsidize IITs etc?
Originator: banarji@unixg.ubc.ca
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 02:10:52 GMT

	Why should the government subsidize IITs etc?

  This is something which recurs every few months in various Indian newspapers
and magazines, so everything worth saying on this topic has already been
said.  Anyway, here are a few issues to be considered:

1) Considering that the country does gain some foreign exchange from the
people who go abroad, is the money spent on their education really a dead
loss? I can't say whether the 2 lakhs figure is accurate, but if it is, it
is only about $7000-a rather small amount compared to the remittances
over a few years.

2) Suppose they don't go abroad. Suppose instead they join a pure marketing
job with a company selling consumer products like Hindustan Lever? Isn't
that a waste too? Who should pay?
  When jobs of this type are generally considered to be more desirable
than regular engineering jobs (both in terms of career prospects and
renumeration), how do you plan to force people to work as engineers?

3) Suppose they don't sell soap either. Suppose, instead, they work in a
typical Indian manufacturing company. It is almost certain that not even
10% of their technical knowledge is being used. This is also a waste. Who
should pay for it?
 Moreover, in many companies of this type the career prospects of people with  qualifications in other areas like commerce are better than that of an 
engineer. What possible incentive does an engineer from a good college
have to work in such a company?
(Don't quote the example of your friend who has a cushy and well-paid
job in a multinational. Such jobs are an exception rather than the rule.)

4) Suppose they do join a research institute. We all know what conditions
there are like. It may be a little better than the manufacturing company
in that instead of 10%, 30% of your knowledge is used. Is this not a waste
too?  

5) Suppose you do pass a law compelling people to work in India for a
certain period before going abroad. Would you be kind enough to tell us
where they should work in order to benefit India? I'm not being sarcastic,
I really want to know.  Incidentally, shouldn't this "penalty" apply to
people who join MBA programs, the IAS etc as well as those who go abroad?

  There are many other standard comments which appear periodically in the
Indian press, but no one seems to have the guts to ask questions of the
sort above.
  Finally, a personal note. There was someone I knew who made a lot of
rude comments about IIT traitors etc etc. It was rather significant that
he made these comments just after hearing that his son had failed to get
admission. Sour grapes.....
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: bipin@iastate.edu (Bipin K Dalmia)
Subject: summary: VHS videotapes in PAL cams/vcrs
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 04:52:28 GMT

first up, thanx to everyone who responded. i'm sorry to not reply to
everyone individually. i'm posting a summary of all the responses i got.
if you don't want to read them all, here's the scoop: yup!! VHS tapes
will work on PAL camcorders and vcrs.



	Yep they do .

	Buy T180 ones rather than T120s.


Yes dude.......it will work. I took 10 tapes to India
last time. no probs.........

yes, it should work.


Yes, it will work so long as your recorder accepts VHS format tapes.

I sure hope so.  Recently my relatives gave some VHS videotapes to their 
friend(s) back in India and it works fine (so I've heard). 

Absolutely. The tape itself is just a recording medium. It is the instrument
(VCR, Camcorder, etc) that puts the system info(PAL, NTSC, etc) and the playing
speed(Standard, long, super long) onto the tape, and automatically recognizes 
this during playback. Just be sure to record and play on compatible instruments.
U should also not have any trouble using extra high grade tapes. I don't think
this is true of super VHS tapes, but U might want to check on that. IMHO,
TDK EHG tapes, though expensive, will give the best performance/reproduction.

VHS is a tape-size standard and not a recording-format standard
like PAL, NTSC, and Secam.  As long as the camera being used
is not Betamax (which is the tape size used by almost no vendor
other than Sony), the VHS tape will work irrespective of the
recording standard.

	Yes, blank VHS cassetes can be used in a PAL vcr for recording.
	The difference between PAL and NTSC is in their signals, not in
	their storage mediums.
-- 
bipin k. dalmia               the other night i was lying on my bed, looking
bipin@iastate.edu             up at the beautiful stars, and i said to myself, 
n2.bkd@isumvs.iastate.edu     'where the F*CK is my ROOF !!'
--
From: rajat@sunny1.che.clarkson.edu (Rajat Kapoor)
Subject: Indian Cultural Shock... 
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 21:36:45 GMT

From article <1992Sep27.190805.21829@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>, by kavuri@lips.ecn.purdue.edu (Surya N Kavuri ):
> 
> He is particularly bothered uhum... curious why Hindi should be
>  our National language. He thinks it is not in good taste to call
>  India Hindisthani.  
> Surya Kavuri
> 

When I came here three years ago, I went through a cultural shock -
not because I was in a new country, rather, for the first time 
I came across a heterogeneous Indian Society  

Ist Shock : Not every body knew Hindi

If there was something I had taken for granted, it was that almost
every Indian could follow Hindi ( does not imply fluency).  After
all, most of the popular movies were in Hindi (or so I thought).

2nd Shock : The language they knew, and conversed in, was
incomprehensible.

Again, this made me very uneasy. In reterospect, I could follow
every other person in this country, except, of all the people,
fellow Indians !

On other hand, it makes perfect sense for people to converse
in their mother tongue, except, however, when there are desis
at an earshot who may not follow the langauage. Basic courtesy.

3 rd Shock : " South India = Madras" concept not applicable

Truly, most NI's , in their early life, associate South India
with their favorite "Madras Restaurant" ( invariably there is one
in every city). That's where the equation takes root. Later in 
life, we come across SI's in schools, but then, again, these
South Indians are fluent in Hindi, with slightest of accent. This
is where NI's get the impression that SI`s know Hindi. And those,
who weren't as fluent, care was taken to accomodate them and
keep them in midstream of social life.

4th Shock : Existence of North-South complex amongst some SI's

Most NI's, for reasons stated above, never cared on any differences
for them, SI's were a studious, elegant lot.  However, my feeling
only, many SI's had been brought up to detest so called North
dominance. First, they were asked to learn a language they did
not want to... " English is better !".  For many, National
Programme was a joke. Point here. I never stopped to think about
that aspect - after all, the soaps were in Hindi...

5th Shock : Telegu + Mallu + Kannadiga VS Tamils !

" Madras " was fragmented !  Interestingly, while all NI's club
together, ignore politics of home states, converse in Hindi,
many SI's drift apart, stick to thier langauge...

Rajat Kapoor





cultural shock, not 

>  
>
From: koushika@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: looking for wilfred-chicago
Date: 5 Oct 92 23:22:44 GMT
Reply-To: koushika@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University

i have a package for wilfred [grad student-biology,loyola univ.].it appears
to have shifted.i have tried contacting him by tel. & letter,to no avail.
anybody who knows of him pl. ask him to contact sandhya koushika at
tel  617-736-7085
e-mail koushika@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
thanks
sandhya
p.s. i am desparate its 1.5 months since i have been in USA & this package
was to reach a week after i came here.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: das@physics.unc.edu (Rupak Das)
Subject: test
Organization: Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Univ. North. Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 17:57:55 GMT

	This is a test.
From: ravi@maxine.wpi.edu (Ravi Narayan - Mick)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,wpi.students.desis
Subject: Re: Back from India
Date: 2 Oct 1992 17:13:49 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NNTP-Posting-Host: maxine.wpi.edu

In a previous article, chemsn@emory.edu (Sreehari Nimmala) said:
:- 
:- you stinking bas*****
:- Are now able to understand what I am trying to say?
:- 

	hmm.. i am having some trouble here... would that bas***** be:

	1. baseball?
	2. baseless?
	3. basilica?
	4. basilisk?
	5. bas??????

	any help in this direcion would be greatly appreciated.

	thank you,

	- ravi


-- 
'''---```---^^^^^^-----#-----~~~~~----'''------~~~~-----````~~~---------$$-----
sig (n): a piece of mail with a fool at one : Ravi Narayan - ravi@cs.wpi.edu
          end and flames at the other. (C).  :       Suzuki GS500E
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu (Gopal Agrawal)
Subject: Re: UN map sans Kashmir
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 20:13:21 GMT

In article <BvI1tG.BA8@acsu.buffalo.edu> v122npej@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Sareer A Fazili) writes:
>Unfortunately for the government of India, their views are in the minority. It
>will be a great day when the UN moves to once and for all settle the Kashmir
>dispute. I am not referring to the annexation of Kashmir to India or Pakistan,
>but to the plebiscite of the people of all of Kashmir. Kashmiris are not Indian
>or Pakistani. They are Kashmiri. And the UN has agreed with that principle
>since partition in 1947 in the manner of it's resolutions on Kashmir.
>
>Sareer A. Fazili 

Unfortunately, a very large number of kashmiris who might have voted in 
India's favour (if it ever came to a plebicite) have been driven out
of kashmir already. A fair plebicite should first be contigent to a 
SAFE reinstatement of the kashmiri refugees OR Alternatively, an equal
number of people (they are easy to spot) who might NOT have voted in 
favor of India should be first kicked out of kashmir (yeah..I know..
that would leave no one in kashmir to vote. But that's not too bad 
either, is it ?!).

regards,
--   
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    ____/  __  /  __  /  __  /  /  |  \  /|   LIFE'S COMPLEX - IT HAS 
   / __   /   /  /   /  /   /  /   | (o)(o)   REAL & IMAGINARY PARTS  
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_____/ _____/ __/   __/ __/ ______/ | \___|  
E-mail - gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu       |   /   All Std. Disclaimers apply.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: anurag@bnr.ca (Anurag Mehta)
Subject: (REPOST): Need Info: Admission into Residency Programs (Medical)
Keywords: Medical,Residency
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, BNR-RTP 
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 18:41:44 GMT

Greetings! 

Since my original posting on Sept 24th, I have received over a dozen 
email messages from folks looking for similar information. 

Unfortunately, I have received only one reply offering some useful 
information. (Thanks Shailesh.)

I am certain that every year scores of people come to US from India
for the residency program. If you happen to know of somebody who can
furnish some useful information, or if you yourself happen to know
something that you would like to share - your response to this post
will be much appreciated by all of us who are desperately trying to 
help their brothers/sisters/S.O.s/friends... get into the residency 
programs in medical schools/hospitals.

Mucho THX! in advance.
-anurag
 
|> Salutations!
|> 
|> I'm trying to gather information about the admission procedure
|> for getting into medical residency programs in the US.
|> 
|> My sister has recently cleared the FMGEMS test. She has completed
|> her MBBS and is currently working towards an MS in gen. surgery in
|> India.
|> 
|> I am trying to explore the possibilities of her getting a direct 
|> interview/admission from hospitals/medical schools here for either
|> spring or fall 1993. Direct admission supposedly guarantees a visa.
|> (She holds Indian citizenship & residency.)
|> 
|> Any information, from those of you knowledgeable of the process,
|> about the general admission procedure, DOs & DON'Ts,
|> "NRMP matching program", and the likes thereof, will be highly
|> appreciated.
|> 
|> Please respond by email and I *will* summarize on the net if there 
|> is enough interest.
|> 
|> My apologies if this is an FAQ.
|> 
|> Cheers!
|> anurag
-- 
//Anurag Mehta		   //To err is human. 
//Internet: anurag@bnr.ca  //To really louse things up takes a computer.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,ba.market.housing,ba.general
From: subrat@cirrus.com (Subrat Mohapatra)
Subject: WANTED: Roommate in Milpitas/Fremont vicinity
Keywords: roommate, bay area, milpitas, fremont
Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 01:17:45 GMT


Hi Netters,

	I am looking for a roommate in Milpitas/Fremont vicinity starting 
	from 25th of October.

	Looking for somebody who is already staying and need a roommate 
	or we could go and look for an apartment. 

	Would prefer a non-smoker, professional, mature, responsible and 
	easy going person.

	Please email or call soon.

Thanks.

Subrat Mohapatra

subrat@cirrus.com

408 945 8305 ext 7208 (o)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: rajat@sunny1.che.clarkson.edu (Rajat Kapoor,P303,2124)
Subject: CORNELL SINGH 
Organization: Clarkson University
Distribution: na 
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 23:51:23 GMT

From article <1992Sep24.151647.28403@cs.wayne.edu>, by sriram@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Sriram Rangachary):
> Hi Netters
> One of my friends is moving to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and he wants to
> know someone there.


On the lighter side ...

When our only and very dear sikh student left Clarkson for Cornell
we named him " Cornell Singh " ( pronounced as "Kernail Singh" )...


Rajat Kapoor
From: patrinr@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Comparison between Gandhi and R.Gandhi ??
Date: 2 Oct 92 11:58:32 -0600
Reply-To: patrinr@memstvx1.memst.edu
Distribution: world
Organization: Memphis State University

In article G.Narotham Reddy writes:
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, our present day politicians knowingly or unknowingly try 
> to compare Mahatma Gandhi with Rajiv Gandhi. I think a premature worth
> of assessing is taking place; sentimentality is pre-emptying dispassionate 
> judgement. Increasingly there is a mistake of glamour for greatness.
> 
  [Deleted]
 
> Regards,
> 
> Narotham

  This reminds me of a joke which originated sometime during the last
year of Rajiv's rule (1989). Doordarshan at that time seemed to be intrested
in only glorifying Rajiv Gandhi and his govt. and nothing else. Also, everyday
we would get to see a picture of Mahatma Gandhi with the caption 
   "The greatness of this man was his simplicity"
Taking a clue from this caption it kind of became a fashion to remark
   "The greatness of this man was his publicity" on seeing Rajiv on T.V.


Cheers

Patri Rao



Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:32530 soc.culture.pakistan:15329
From: ramamurt@strauss.cs.unc.edu (Srikanth Ramamurthy)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: Islam and Science (was Re: Islam & Rushdie -- Icarus.)
Date: 30 Sep 92 01:26:07 GMT
	<1992Sep22.011031.1080@sol.cs.wmich.edu>
	<1992Sep22.020156.27706@cs.yale.edu> <44982@skye.dcs.ed.ac.uk>
	<1992Sep28.204927.21315@cs.yale.edu>
Followup-To: soc.culture.indian
Organization: UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
In-reply-to: ahmed-shakil@CS.YALE.EDU's message of 28 Sep 92 20:49:27 GMT


   > >don't get sick."  And we have statement B which says, "eating
   > >pomegranates always makes you sick."  What does this imply?  Applying
   > >just a tad bit of logic will indicate that this implies you can only
   > >eat starfruit.
   > 
   > Not so fast, your logic statements would work out to
   > 
   > 	UntilNotSick(can eat starfruit) and
   > 	UntilNotSick(can eat pomegranates) and
   > 	AlwaysSick(eat pomegranates).
   > 	
   > There is an obvious contradiction here.

 >  You deliberately misunderstand my words.  When I say, "eat starfruit
       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  Yeah, sure. Write something and when somebody points out that it is
  wrong, claim they misunderstood it. Hmmph.

>   and pomegranates as long as you don't get sick," I mean "eat starfruit
                     ^^^^^^^^
>   and pomegranates *if* they don't make you sick."  Understand that
                    ^^^^^^^
   The sentences are NOT equivalent. If you want people to understand
   you, you might be better off writing sentences which mean what they
   say, instead of claiming that others deliberately misunderstand  you.

>   sentence properly, and your paraphrasing, like all else you say,
>   becomes pointless.


-Srikanth R.