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From: nrd@redwood.cray.com (Neal Dalton)
Subject: Re: self-employment and health care
Originator: nrd@redwood
Reply-To: nrd@cray.com
Organization: Cray Research, inc.
Distribution: mn
Date: 10 Sep 92 16:00:43 CDT


In article <666@starfire.MN.ORG>, john@starfire.MN.ORG (John Lind) writes:
> Well, I am posting this to mn.general for lack of a better place to go.
> 
> I am wondering if any of you out there who are or have been self-employed
> have recommendations or warnings concerning health care plans and providers.
> We have decided that we are going to go from a two-career family to a one-
> career family, and have been covered under the excellent program provided
> by Kristi's employer.  Our first choice at the moment is Group Health's
> Personal Care Basic for ~$265/month.

It maybe worth while to look for a group rate and get several/many
other self-employed people to form a block.  This could help reduce
costs especially if it save money, more people would join.

I have heard of other places doing this. Then the health providers
don't take advantage of you.

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Internet: nrd@cray.com     \_/                    Phone: (612) 683-5607
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Newsgroups: mn.general
From: gjnelson@ee.umn.edu (Grad student Greg Nelson)
Subject: I need a permanent magnet
Organization: Electrical Engineering, U of MN, Mpls.
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 19:30:37 GMT

I'm working on a hands-on exhibit for a children's science museum in
town.  I am looking for a permanent magnet strong enough to deflect
a TV image.  If you have any ideas on where I could find one, please
e-mail me at gjnelson@ee.umn.edu.  Thanks.

Newsgroups: cray.email,mn.general
From: nrd@redwood.cray.com (Neal Dalton)
Subject: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND INFORMATION SECURITY
Originator: nrd@redwood
Keywords: email
Reply-To: nrd@cray.com
Organization: Cray Research, inc.
Date: 11 Sep 92 13:18:48 CDT


Forwarded info, that might be interesting:

Date: Wed, 2 Sep 92 22:10:38 -0400
From: MJENSEN@charlie.usd.edu
To: Multiple recipients of list <cni-copyright@cni.org>
Subject: aba resolution


****AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION ADOPTED****
 
             AFFECTING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND
                    INFORMATION SECURITY
 
The House of Delegates of the American Bar Association  (ABA) 
approved the first ABA Resolution that is addressed to the 
critical legal issues affecting electronic data interchange and
electronic commerce, of assuring the authenticity and integrity 
of data in electronic form. Developed and proposed by the 
Section of Science and Technology of the American Bar
Association, the Resolution (number 115) was approved by 
voice vote on August 19, 1992. The resolution provides:
 
------------------------------------------------
 
 
The American Bar Association supports action by
federal and state governments, international 
organizations, and private entities to:
 
a) facilitate and promote the orderly development
of legal standards to encourage the use of 
information in electronic form, including 
appropriate legal and professional education; 
 
b) encourage the use of appropriate and properly 
implemented security techniques, procedures and 
practices to assure the authenticity and integrity 
of information in electronic form; and 
 
c) recognize that information in electronic form, 
where appropriate, may be considered to 
satisfy legal requirements regarding a  
writing or signature to the same extent as  
information on paper or in other conventional 
forms, when appropriate security techniques, 
practices, and procedures have been adopted.
 
------------------------------------------------
 
Current legal rules generally do not fully recognize or accommodate 
the fact that data may be represented in electronic form. It is 
anticipated that this ABA Resolution will serve as a catalyst for 
legislators, courts, and private entities to advocate legal recognition 
of EDI and corresponding reliable information security.
 
The EDI and Information Technology Division of the Section of 
Science and Technology is undertaking diverse projects related to 
information security, commercial EDI, judicial EDI, healthcare 
informatics, financial EDI and other matters. 
 
For further information, contact:
  Susan Walkowski, Section Manager
  Section of Science and Technology
  American Bar Association
  750 North Lake Shore Drive
  Chicago, IL 60611-4497  
  Phone: 312-988-5599  Fax: 312-988-6281
 
 
                                               *****
From: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: mn.general
Subject: Re: Paragon cable undecided about Science Fiction Channel
Date: 7 Sep 92 22:17:43 GMT
Organization: Newave Communications, Ltd, Lake Wobegon, MN

bret@technix.mn.org (Bret Indrelee) writes:
> I had called Paragon Cable after receiving their latest cable listings,
> to find out why the Science Fiction Channel wasn't included on the
> new listings.

The Sci-Fi channel is already up and running a promo in Bloomington on
channel 99.  The promo has some neat graphics, and a count down (currently
at 17 days 1 hour and some odd minutes).

-john-

-- 
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John A. Weeks III		(612) 942-6969		    john@newave.mn.org
Newave Communications, Ltd.			    ..!uunet!tcnet!newave!john
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: osh@cray.com (O'Shaughnessy John)
Subject: Re: US West service
Organization: Cray Research, Inc, Mendota Heights, MN
Date: 11 Sep 92 09:52:11 CDT

It's been announced, but I don't know if it's active yet.  Initially, the
service will list only businesses.  There will be some sort of on line
advertisements (like Prodigy, I suppose), and there will be a per minute 
charge (.15?).

The StarTribune earlier this week had more information, probably Tuesday's
edition.


-- 
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John M. O'Shaughnessy					osh@a00308.cray.com
Cray Research, Inc.	Voice: 612.683.7322		Fax: 612.683.7509
From: john@starfire.MN.ORG (John Lind)
Newsgroups: mn.general
Subject: self-employment and health care
Date: 9 Sep 92 23:58:30 GMT
Distribution: mn
Organization: Starfire Consulting Services, Mpls., MN

Well, I am posting this to mn.general for lack of a better place to go.

I am wondering if any of you out there who are or have been self-employed
have recommendations or warnings concerning health care plans and providers.
We have decided that we are going to go from a two-career family to a one-
career family, and have been covered under the excellent program provided
by Kristi's employer.  Our first choice at the moment is Group Health's
Personal Care Basic for ~$265/month.

Since Kristi's resignation is effective 6 November, we have to move quickly,
since many places state a 6-8 week application turnover.
-- 
		   John Lind, Starfire Consulting Services
E-mail: john@starfire.MN.ORG		USnail: PO Box 17247, Mpls MN  55417
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: maule@cray.com (Mark Maule)
Subject: zip code info
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: mn
Date: 10 Sep 92 17:14:31 CDT

Does anyone know of a site that archives zip codes?  

Thanks

Mark
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: schultz@halley.est.3m.com (John C. Schultz)
Subject: Khoros presnetation at IEEE C/CP meeting TODAY
Organization: 3M Company, 3M Center, Minnesota, USA
Distribution: mn
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 14:18:56 GMT

Just a reminder.

Tom Sauer, director of the Khoros Consortium will be speaking on
"Khoros:An Environment for information processing data visualization,
and software development."

The meeting will be held at the Holidy Inn Metrodome, (1500 Washington
Ave So) TODAY, Sep 10, 1992, starting at 11:45 AM. 

The luncheon meeting cost $12 at the door.

See you there.
--
   John C. Schultz   +1 (612) 733-4047   schultz@halley.serc.3m.com
   How to include the taste of Glendronach in a multi-media system?
From: dougm@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Doug Mcintyre)
Newsgroups: mn.general
Subject: RE: Paragon cable undecided about Science Fiction Channel
Date: 8 Sep 92 18:25:04 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.

rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin) writes:
>I take it that Cinemax must not be doing much business as it sits on
>channel 99 in Minneapolis - and you PAY for that channel.

Channel 99 generally is something strange. Channel 99 on my VCR is channel 1
on my cable ready TV, and is channel 59 on my cable box, (and is channel 99 on
my bro's TV). So it generally doesn't come after channel 98, or 97, or
whatever..

INET: dougm@pnet51.orb.mn.org                                GENIE: D.MCINTYRE1
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: tomg@mishima.mn.org (Thomas Greenwalt)
Subject: Wanted! Laptop or AT case.
Organization: Alternate Realities
Distribution: mn
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 01:54:21 GMT

I am looking for either a used laptop with a 20-40meg drive, parallel port,
EGA or VGA mono display in the $300-500 range, or

a AT case with a working power supply and keyboard.  An EGA monitor and a
3.5 floppy drive would also be nice.  I have a motherboard and hard disk
already.

I'm trying to put together a cheap PC that my little sister can use for
college.

Thanks.
-- 
Thomas S. Greenwalt (Tom-Too)                                  (612)866-1344
7300 Nicollet Ave. S, Mpls, MN 55423                     tomg@mishima.mn.org 
-------------- Death: SEE! I HAVE TIME! AT LAST I HAVE TIME! ---------------
--- Alfred: And now that you have it, what are you going to do with it? ----
From: dowling@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Stephen Dowling)
Newsgroups: mn.general
Subject: US West service
Date: 11 Sep 92 05:45:08 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.

I hear US West (in conjuction with a French conglomerate) is offering an
electronic phone book, available on-line to home computers.  Does anyone know
the number?
 
steve dowling
dowling@pnet51.orb.mn.org
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: fink@think.com (Paul Fink)
Subject: Need postscript printing
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: mn
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 10:53:44 GMT


Can anyone recommend a commercial place that will print postscript
files on a high resolution printer, say 600 to 1200 dpi?

Thanks

Paul Fink
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: fink@think.com (Paul Fink)
Subject: Opening for Unix hardware/software person
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: mn
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 13:40:44 GMT


Thinking Machines Corporation is the leader in the technology of massively
parallel processing. We are currently a Unix hardware/software person
for the Minneapolis area.

This position would be as a systems engineer responsible for the effective
utilization of Connection Machine systems by our customers. And would
involve travel.

This is a challenging position working with state of the art systems.
Desirable skills would include experience in some of the following areas:

    o Unix System Administration 
    o C and/or Fortran programming, 
    o Programming RISC processors.
    o Hardware maintenance.
    o Scientific programming

Four months of training in massively parallel programming and
Connection Machine hardware would be provided.

For more information send mail to: fink@think.com or call locally
(612) 626-2062.

Paul Fink



Newsgroups: mn.general
From: n3884@cray.com (Peter Palmer)
Subject: Re: Need postscript printing
Reply-To: n3884@cray.com
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:51:56 CDT


In article 11031@uum1.mn.org, clayh@uum1.mn.org (Clayton Haapala) writes:
>In article <1992Sep14.105344.383@uc.msc.edu> fink@think.com (Paul Fink) writes:
>>
>>Can anyone recommend a commercial place that will print postscript
>>files on a high resolution printer, say 600 to 1200 dpi?
>>
>I believe PAK Mail, in Eden Prairie (in that strip mall by Rainbow Foods) may
>have such a printer.  They are set up to allow folks to come in and WP and DTP
>and print -- not positive about the 600+ DPI, though.

I've used Kinko's for 300 DPI PostScript at 79 cents a page.  I've checked into
higher res and gets a little more pricey.  Horizon Graphics wants $9 per page
at 600 DPI and more for even higher res (they go up to 2540 DPI).

I would call around (check under Printers in the yellow pages).  It seems you 
should be able to do better than this.

Newsgroups: mn.general
From: saranen@epx.cis.umn.edu (David Saranen)
Subject: Re: US West service
Summary: US West Community Link
Organization: University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:04:22 GMT

The service is called Community Link, and is available in the metro
area.  There is an office in St. Paul (2550 Universiy Ave. W, Suite
161 South).  THey also have a help desk in Omaha(or someplace)
available about 3/4 time at (800) 645-4654.  I think the number of the
local office is 641-1286.  The dial-in number is 370-9000.

To use this service, you need a calling card number and associated PIN
number.  They lease terminals, or you can obtain software for pc's or
mac's(I'm not sure of any others).  My notes say they are using
VT220-teletel (which probably contains some extensions from the
French software.)

If you already have the card and PIN numbers, you can call in and
connect by typing three periods and an enter. When it asks, type
the 14 digits of card+PIN.

I haven't tried this service yet. I happened to call last week, and
I still had the information handy. My understanding was that there
was no charge unless you actually did something. I may be wrong on that,
so caveat emptor.

Finally, I have no idea if this is related to the recent announcement
of directory information available on-line.

-Dave
saranen@epx.cis.umn.edu

oops... I guess the number (in Omaha) for more information is
(800) 678-5465.
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: clayh@uum1.mn.org (Clayton Haapala)
Subject: Re: Need postscript printing
Organization: UNIX Users of Minnesota
Distribution: mn
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 13:47:56 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.105344.383@uc.msc.edu> fink@think.com (Paul Fink) writes:
>
>Can anyone recommend a commercial place that will print postscript
>files on a high resolution printer, say 600 to 1200 dpi?
>
I believe PAK Mail, in Eden Prairie (in that strip mall by Rainbow Foods) may
have such a printer.  They are set up to allow folks to come in and WP and DTP
and print -- not positive about the 600+ DPI, though.
-- 
Clayton Haapala (clayh@uum1.mn.org)
Assistant Mail Admin for MN.Org
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin)
Subject: USO Style WWII Hangar Dance - Saturday
Organization: School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 19:18:42 GMT

The annual Bomber's Moon Ball will be held Saturday, Septemeber 12th at
Fleming Field (South St. Paul Municipal Airport) at Hangar #3.

Live music is provided by the 20 piece Roseville Community Big Band and
the Minnesota Scottish Pipe Band.  Music is played from 8:00 p.m. until
Midnight.  Doors will open at 6:00.  A $6.00 donation is requested.

Pop, beer, snacks and a grill will be available.

Military uniforms and civilian fashions of era are encouraged, but not
necessary - "come as you are."  Prizes will be awarded for best outfits
of the period.

For more information, call 455-6942.  An automated 24 hour system may be
called at 455-2160 which offers directions and other details.  Fleming
Field is 5 miles south of downtown St. Paul - less than a mile south of
494 and a mile east of Highway three (six miles east of I-35E).

This is a serious blast, even if you don't dance.  :-)

If you go to the FAA Wing-Ding at Holman Field, consider heading south
after it to Fleming Field...

The Southern Minnesota Wing is a non-profit educational organization.
All donations are tax deductible and continue aircraft restoration and
educational projects.

-- 
Robert J. Granvin                                       School of Statistics
rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu                             University of Minnesota
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: alan@rsvl.unisys.com (Al Kiecker )
Subject: Re: Looking for a feed
Organization: Unisys - Roseville, MN
Distribution: mn
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 17:05:45 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.190829.11128@com50.c2s.mn.org> craig@com50.c2s.mn.org (Craig Wilson) writes:
>Wayne Johnson of NCS is looking for a full feed.  He has a 2400bps modem.

A full feed at 2400bps? I wouldn't recommend it. We tried for a while and
had quite a few problems. You can run out of hours in the day if ever an
upstream logjam occurs. Then when the dam breaks you end up with several
days news queued up. At 2400bps there aren't enough hours in the day to 
transfer it.


						-- al


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|    Roseville,MN 			FAX: 	612-635-3899            |
Newsgroups: mn.general,misc.jobs.offered
From: tomg@mishima.mn.org (Thomas Greenwalt)
Subject: Unix, C, & SQL programmer in Mpls/St. Paul
Organization: Alternate Realities
Distribution: mn
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 05:18:45 GMT


4th Generation, a consulting firm has an immediate opening for 
someone with Unix, C, and SQL experience.  This is a 4 week project
with additional work expected.  

You can fax your resume to Chaim at 224-7754 or mail them to
		4th Generation
		Galtier Plaza, Suite 763
		175 East Fifth Street
		St Paul, MN  55101-2901

Please respond only if you are within commuting distance of Mpls/St Paul
metro area.
-- 
Thomas S. Greenwalt (Tom-Too)                                  (612)866-1344
7300 Nicollet Ave. S, Mpls, MN 55423                     tomg@mishima.mn.org 
-------------- Death: SEE! I HAVE TIME! AT LAST I HAVE TIME! ---------------
--- Alfred: And now that you have it, what are you going to do with it? ----
Newsgroups: mn.general
From: rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin)
Subject: Re: Paragon cable undecided about Science Fiction Channel
Organization: School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 05:42:04 GMT

In article <8364@orbit.cts.com> ceg@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Chris Galas) writes:
>I talked to one of the managers of Paragon Cable.  He told me that
>their existing cable equipment could not support any channels higher
>than 59 - something about the quality of reception being comprimised
>at higher frequencies.  So they would have to bump off an existing
>channel to fit in The Sci-Fi channel.  Maybe one of those pay per-view
>First Choice channels; they have four of them...

I take it that Cinemax must not be doing much business as it sits on
channel 99 in Minneapolis - and you PAY for that channel.

So a person who has Cinemax is paying for a service they admit is going
to be substandard... verrrrrry innnnnnteresting.

But doesn't surprise me _one bit_ about Paragon.

On the other hand, if you have a converter box, you've got the B band.
In any case, "substandard" broadcast on higher channels (which I've never
seen) has gotta be better than none.  (Though I wonder how they explain 
the constant bad reception on Channel 3 (Headline News).  Clearly that 
should be in the more "Clear" zone...

--Robert "I haven't liked Paragon for a long time now" Granvin

-- 
Robert J. Granvin                                       School of Statistics
rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu                             University of Minnesota
Newsgroups: mn.test
From: toma@baritone.cray.com (Thomas Arneberg)
Subject: Testing...
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Distribution: mn
Date: 15 Sep 92 14:00:33 CDT

Testing...1 - 2 - 3 - testing...

From: Erik@tdkt.kksys.com (Erik Jacobson)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: mn.test
Subject: Ohhh Goodie.
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 02:30:38 -0600

A new version of Fredgate came out.  Let's see what it broke this time :(


Erik

 * Origin: Dark Knight's Table - N0SVX - Minnetonka, MN (1:282/31)
Newsgroups: mn.test
From: geof@avanthar.network.com (Geof Stone)
Subject: test
Organization: Network Systems Corporation
Distribution: mn
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 92 23:43:19 GMT

Testing....
From: john@newave.newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: mn.test
Subject: Test
Date: 8 Sep 92 02:51:42 GMT
Distribution: newave
Organization: Newave Communications, Ltd, Lake Wobegon, MN

This is a test.

-john-
From: john@newave.newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: mn.test
Subject: Test
Date: 8 Sep 92 03:20:14 GMT
Distribution: mn
Organization: Newave Communications, Ltd, Lake Wobegon, MN

This is a test.

-john-

==============================================================================
John A. Weeks III		(612) 942-6969		    john@newave.mn.org
Newave Communications, Ltd.			    ..!uunet!tcnet!newave!john
From: john@newave.newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: mn.test
Subject: Test
Date: 8 Sep 92 03:19:26 GMT
Distribution: newave
Organization: Newave Communications, Ltd, Lake Wobegon, MN

Another test.

-john-
From: shawn@marilyn.marilyn.mn.org (Shawn P. Stanley)
Newsgroups: mn.test
Subject: Test.
Date: 7 Sep 92 07:50:54 GMT
Organization: Litfal +1 612 929 5181

Testing.
--
Shawn P. Stanley   1:282/116  +1 612 929 5181 voice
shawn@marilyn.marilyn.mn.org  +1 612 929 5266 data
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