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From: gerard@leland.Stanford.EDU (Gerard Yeh)
Subject: Rental Housing Available in MV, CA
Keywords: rent, rental, house, housing
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 22:51:03 GMT

Duplex House for Rent:
The two units share a common wall with separate entrances
and separate garages.  It's bright and quiet, and in the heart
of Silicon Valley.  The house is located on Sylvan Ave in Mountain
View, CA and from my personal experiences, you will be commuting
against the traffic.

* Separate Living Rooms with Fireplace
* Family Room
* Dining Room
* 2 Bedrooms
  (One spacious master bedroom and one regular size bedroom)
* 2 Complete Bathrooms
* Complete Kitchen
* Separate Laundry room
* Approximately 1200 sq ft of living space.
* Private Backyard with room for small garden.
* Garage and a big drive way
* Front yard with greenery

Amenities:

New Refrigirator
Washer
Dryer
Some Furnitures
Cable Connection
Fireplace
Smoke Detector
BBQ Grill

Environment:

Residential Community in Mountain View school district
City Park with Tennis Court 1/2 block away
Near Supermarket and Department Store.
Convenient access to El Camino Real, Central Expressway,
    Hwy 237 and Hwy 85 with connection to 280 and 101.
Heart of Silicon Valley: in Mountain View 1 block away from
    Sunnyvale.

Rental Arrangement:

$1050 per month.
We prefer long term and stable lease.
Please contact Sherry Yeh at syeh@gene.com or
dial (415) 962-8064.
You may also reply to gerard@leland.stanford.edu

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Gerard K. Yeh
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Newsgroups: ba.general
From: phz@cadence.com (Pete Zakel)
Subject: Re: flourescent light bulbs, same size and shape as regular bulbs
Organization: Cadence Design Systems
Distribution: ba
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 03:12:15 GMT

rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:

>I am looking for flourescent light bulbs the same size and shape as
>regular incandescent bulbs. Do such things exist? Where do they sell
>some in the East Bay? (my lamps and things can only fit regular ones)

Well, they aren't EVER the same shape or size, but they're usually small
enough to fit.

You can definitely find them at Orchard Supply Hardware (lots of locations
all over the bay area) and I assume Home Despot has them, too.  Consumer
reports recently reviewed the different types, and note that you can't
use them with light dimmers.

-Pete Zakel
 (phz@cadence.com or ..!uunet!cadence!phz)

Parker's Law:
	Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.
From: schratt@bambam.uucp (Nicola Schratte)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Dermatologist Recommendation
Date: 22 Dec 92 23:31:56 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: ESL, Sunnyvale, CA


Can anyone recommend a good dermatologist in the South Bay?
I live in Sunnyvale, but anywhere near there is fine.

Thanks,
Nicola 

-- 
---------------------------
Nicola Schratter, ESL Inc.    
Nicola_Schratter@SMTP.esl.com
From: jice@echo.asd.sgi.com (John Eisenman)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Checking Account
Date: 30 Dec 92 23:46:54 GMT
Distribution: ca
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: echo.asd.sgi.com

I am looking to open a new checking account in a bay area
bank or savings and loan.  I would like to know which banks (or
savings and loans) offer free checking accounts.  Are the any that
do not require a minimum balance, or have a low minimum?  Do they
include free checks? Do they give any other perks with a minimum
balance (free traverlers checks? free save deposit box? etc.)

I would also like to know how convenient access to this bansk 
account is.  Are there many branches?  Are there many ATMs?
Do they charge for using another banks atm?  For a supermarket or
gas station atm?  Are there phone and modom services?  Any other
services or extras?

Thanks,

John


--
John Eisenman (jice@sgi.com)

Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
7U-550
2011 N. Shoreline Blvd.		
P.O. Box 7311		
Mt. View, CA 94039-7311		

(415) 390-1551
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From: eoin@xocolatl.com (John F. Snyder)
Newsgroups: ba.general,co.general,alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Anti-Craig Shergold information
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 23:25:51 PST
Reply-To: eoin@xocolatl.com
Organization: Amethyst Systems, Fremont, CA

About a year ago I became involved in the annual "Dying Kid Wants
Cards" flame fest and acquired >60K worth of material about how Craig
was not dying and is actually in complete remission.

Sadly I lost that file to a disk crash (with bad backups.  <sigh>) 

Now I find that I have need of that information again.  <double sigh>

If anyone has collected a similar file or has a copy of mine 
(I sent copies out several people, but their addresses are also gone.) 
I would be most grateful, if you would send it to me.

Thanks
  John

Member of the Usenet Craig Shergold Is Not Dying Committee.


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From: jhw@cup.portal.com (Jim - Weissman)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Sign Language Classes in Palo Alto
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 15:36:56 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: ba

                             Learn Sign Language

Classes for beginner and intermediate students

6-week Sessions:
     Session I:     January and February
     Session II:    March and April

Location: Palo Alto Senior Center
          450 Bryant St (1/2 block north of University Ave)

Sponsored by Deaf Services of Palo Alto    (415) 856-9262 - voice
P.O. Box 60651                             (415) 856-2558 - TTY
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: jvinson@xsoft.xerox.com (Jeffrey A Vinson)
Subject: RE:  kitchen remodeling recommendations
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:31:34 PST
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Hi,

I recommend a guy named Ron Seeds for any type house/contracting work.

His beeper # is:  408.999.2712 or
home #:  209.862.0602

re:  one person or get different contractors
He can do it all, or bring in a buddy if he needs the help in order to get
it done.

Regards,
Jeff Vinsonb
vinson@migration.com
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: rchilder@us.oracle.com (Richard Childers)
Subject: Re: Wanted: Wild Ear Ring Store
Organization: Memes-R-Us
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:37:00 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

blake@wk60.nas.nasa.gov (Matthew W. Blake) writes:

>I'm looking to get my wife a pair of bizzare/interesting/wild
>/wierd/istranger/whatever ear rings.  This is a tradition each 
>year and my usual spots have turned up dry.
>
>Does anyone have a suggestion for where I can find interesting ear
>rings in the Bay Area?  Prefer Mountain View, Palo Alto, or Sunnyvale.

Exploratorium. That's where I get all my jewelry.

(-;


-- richard

-- 
=====
-- richard childers		rchilder@us.oracle.com		1 415 506 2411
         oracle data center  --  unix systems & network administration
                    Klein flask for rent. Inquire within.
Newsgroups: ba.general,alt.cable-tv.re-regulate
From: tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield)
Subject: Re: pressure those nasty Bay Area cable companies!
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 22:44:24 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.210516.27444@smsc.sony.com> markc@smsc.sony.com (Mark Corscadden) writes:
>I'm new to the ba news hierarchy (though I've lived in the Bay Area for
>fourteen years) and I've been looking around for a group in which to
>discuss the evil ways of our local cable company.  The topic is political,
>but ba.politics is a madhouse!  Someone suggested ba.broadcast but reading
>the stuff there it doesn't seem like the right choice of newsgroup.
>
>After reading about 100 ba.general articles, this seems like a friendly
>(and appropriate) place to talk about local cable companies (please note
>the Followup-To line).  So here goes ...
>
>[interesting story deleted]

Another location you might post (or crosspost to) if your site has the
alt hierarchy, is alt.cable-tv.re-regulate.    

       tweek@netcom.com  tweek@tweekco.uucp  WWIVNet 5@5058  4@5056 
          I'd rather get my cable service from the phone company,
                than my phone service from the cable company.
From: HF.PEC@forsythe.stanford.edu (Doug Peckler)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: CPSR seeks office space
Date: 24 Dec 1992 18:29:51 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: morrow.stanford.edu

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, a
national public interest alliance of computer scientists,
seeks office space in Palo Alto beginning February 28,
1993.  600-900 square feet, wheelchair accessible, close
to Caltrain station.
Please call (415) 322-3778 or send email to Evelyn at
pine@csli.stanford.edu. (For membership information in
CPSR, please contact cpsr@csli.stanford.edu.)
From: mlw@cisco.com (Monica Waldman)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: recommendation wanted for moving company
Date: 31 Dec 1992 00:15:51 GMT
Organization: ()
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: lager.cisco.com

I (we) are moving locally and are looking for a moving company.  Any 
recommendations?

-- 
standard disclaimer, etc. ad nauseum

"If your opponent picks up a hammer, you need to pick up a meat-ax and
cut off his arm"  -- Bill Clinton, 1981
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: jwalker@netcom.com (John J. Walker)
Subject: kitchen remodeling/plumbing recommendations
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:44:43 GMT


	I have a fairly old house in Mountain View, and was thinking of 
giving the kitchen a bit of an update.  I want to alter some cabinets and
install a new countertop, sink, and a dishwasher.  I'm sure there is going
to be some plumbing work necessary to do this.  Could anybody give
me some recommendations on kitchen remodelers or plumbers.  Should I
have one person do the entire job, or get different contractors to do the
counter, dishwasher etc.?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

				- John Walker
				  jwalker@netcom.com

Newsgroups: ba.general,alt.folklore.urban
From: billh@ent-img.com (Bill Heiden)
Subject: Re: Liquid Nitrogen to defeat The Club (was: where to buy a CLUB ...)
Organization: CST Entertainment Imaging
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:31:21 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.205135.22302@ntmtv> adrian@ntmtv.UUCP (Adrian Brandt) writes:
>In article <1992Dec19.020807.5763@Arco.COM>, James Edward Burns <ddujeb@arco.com> writes:
>|> Two months ago our secretary got her car stolen while she had the club
>|> on it.  It was recovered by the CHP a couple of days later.  The officer
>|> said that the club was destroyed by using freon, then cracking it w/ a
>|> hammer.  Supposedly there were still pieces of the device on the
>|> floorboard from where it had been shattered.

>Freon?  I don't believe it.  That's even more implausible than using
>liquid nitrogen.  You could spray cans and cans of freon onto a "Club"
>w/o getting it terribly cold.  Imagine a thief armed with cans of freon
>doing this whilst sitting in the car.  Right.  Now imagine a thief
>running around with a liquid nitrogen dewar.  Right.  Pouring it all
>over the place (remember, the club is inside of a car affixed to the
>steering wheel) would be pretty stupid looking.  Gimme a break folks!
>Why not hacking the steering wheel or just steal another car.  It's
>not like everyone uses a "Club" or something.


 It works, I actually saw a demonstration on television.  The whole point
of the demonstration was that the "Club" is not the perfect theft
prevention device, but rather a deterrent.  If a thief wants to steal
your car, the "Club" will add a couple of minutes to the time it takes
to rip it off.  


					billh




>I'll bet most CHP officers are just as good at trading and passing on
>urban legends as the next guy...
>
>-- 
>
>Adrian Brandt (415) 940-2379
>UUCP: ...!ames!ntmtv!adrian
>ARPA: ntmtv!adrian@ames.arc.nasa.gov


Newsgroups: ba.general
From: billb@abekas.com ( Bill Batty)
Subject: Re: Can I eat the olives from our tree?
Organization: Abekas Video Systems Inc., Redwood City, California.
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 19:01:48 GMT

kehoe@netcom.com (Thomas David Kehoe) writes:


>I recently moved here and don't know much about
>olive trees.  However, I noticed that a tree in
>our yard is covered with black olives that look
>perfectly ripe.  Can I just eat them?  I've
>never seen fresh olives for sale, so I assume
>so kind of processing is needed...
>-- 

Good assumption. I seem to remember from somewhere a while
back that unprocessed olives are mildly poisonous. I'm
not sure of the specifics of processing.
-- 
Bill Batty
Abekas Video Systems Inc.                      NET: abekas!billb@pyramid.com
From: markc@smsc.sony.com (Mark Corscadden)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: pressure those nasty Bay Area cable companies!
Date: 31 Dec 92 02:05:13 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Sony Microsystems Corp, San Jose, CA

In article <1992Dec30.235207.28223@netcom.com> marv@netcom.com (Marvin Raab) writes:
>In article <JET.92Dec30143600@boxer.nas.nasa.gov> jet@boxer.nas.nasa.gov (J. Eric Townsend) writes:
>>"markc" == Mark Corscadden <markc@smsc.sony.com> writes:
>>
>>markc> The South Bay employee who talked to me assured me
>>markc> that *everyone* got them, including a man who pays a year's
>>
>>I didn't get one...
>   Me neither...and, for the record, I HATE South Bay Cablevision...

Looks like the info I got from the clerk at the South Bay office was not
correct, at least not fully.  Now I'm wondering whether there are *any*
other people out there who got a termination warning even though they
were up-to-date on payments.

Mark Corscadden
markc@smsc.sony.com
work: (408)944-4086
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From: dks@gallant.apple.com (dk smith)
Newsgroups: ba.general,alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Liquid Nitrogen to defeat The Club (was: where to buy a CLUB ...)
Date: 22 Dec 92 06:16:11 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA

In article <1992Dec22.022526.23889@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
>
>I suppose the thief left a few freon cans lying around in the car also.
>

either that or they caught the thief since his toungue was stuck 
to the cold metal.   :-)
From: cole@unix.SRI.COM (Susan Cole)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Michael Krasny has left KGO
Date: 22 Dec 92 20:02:43 GMT
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, California

In article <62040042@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts) writes:
>
>I was shocked to learn that last Friday was Michael Krasny's last show
>on KGO. Apparently he has known this for a long time, but did not
>announce it until his last show. He didn't seem to want to discuss
>the circumstances of his leaving, but when pressed, he admitted that
>he was at odds with the creative direction of the new management
>at KGO.

I am a frequent KGO listener, and the above was certainly news to me!  Having
read it, I tuned in to KGO at 10:05 Monday night to see if an explanation
would be forthcoming.  The show was hosted by Bernie Ward, who ordinarily
would have said, "This is the Michael Krasny show, and I'm Bernie Ward
sitting in", but in this case no mention was made of the show's name and not
a word was said in the 10 or so minutes I listened about what happened to
Michael Krasny.  I didn't keep listening to see if anyone would call and ask,
but if anyone has more information on Krasny's departure I'd like to hear it.
From: jmajor@venus.Tymnet.COM (Jodi Major)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: "Craft Faire" activities list?
Date: 28 Dec 92 19:32:13 GMT
Organization: BT North America (Tymnet)

In article <31970020@hpscit.sc.hp.com> debra@hpscit.sc.hp.com (Debra Stevens) writes:
>
>   I heard that there were some people reading this note that could assist me
>   in getting a list of "Craft Faire" activities in California or the Bay Area.
>   I'm interested in becoming a rambling peddler when I grow up!
>
>   Thanks,
>   Debra "Please respond befor January 15th" Stevens

I would also like to see this list.  Please post it if possible!!

Thanks!!

Jodi Major
BT Development
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
Subject: Re: pressure those nasty Bay Area cable companies!
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 23:38:29 GMT

falk@peregrine.Sun.COM (Ed Falk) wrote: 
->Ya know, you can buy a device at any electronics store that allows
->you to receive TV channels right out of thin air.  It costs less
->than a cable box and the service is reliable and *free*.

yeah, ed, but that only works for the PBS stations i want to watch (i
don't watch much network tv).  you can't get CNN that way for free.

tired of self-righteous television-challenged dweebs
	who feel the need to snipe at those who watch tv,
--
# henry mensch / booz, allen & hamilton, inc.  / <henry@ads.com>
# "fight the real enemy."  -- sinead o'connor, and many others.
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From: karish@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Chuck Karish)
Newsgroups: ba.general,alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: Liquid Nitrogen to defeat The Club (was: where to buy a CLUB ...)
Date: 22 Dec 1992 18:29:45 GMT
Organization: Mindcraft, Inc.
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu

In article <1992Dec22.061611.19511@gallant.apple.com> dks@gallant.apple.com
(dk smith) writes:
>In article <1992Dec22.022526.23889@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com
(bill nelson) writes:
>>
>>I suppose the thief left a few freon cans lying around in the car also.
>
>either that or they caught the thief since his toungue was stuck 
>to the cold metal.   :-)

Maybe this is "just another urban legend" to most of us,
but my great-uncle actually did have this problem about
110 years ago.  He touched his tongue to an axe blade
during a Russian winter, and lost a few taste buds in
the process of freeing himself.

The story came to me from my grandfather, who was present
and witnessed his brother's embarrassment.
--

    Chuck Karish          karish@mindcraft.com
    (415) 323-9000 x117   karish@pangea.stanford.edu
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From: pedwards@csli.stanford.edu (Paul N Edwards)
Newsgroups: ba.general,su.market,ba.market.housing,ba.market.misc
Subject: Available to House-sit after January 19th
Date: 22 Dec 92 04:00:22 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: CSLI, Stanford University

I'm a former Santa Cruz resident (9 years) who's returned to
the Bay area as a visiting professor at Stanford. I'm looking for 
housesitting situations anywhere in the Peninsula area, for any duration
longer than two weeks, anytime after January 19th.

I'm clean, responsible, and good with plants and animals.
I'm finishing a book about the cultural and political
history of computers, so I mostly need a quiet place to write..
I can give you local references.

Range: anywhere from Los Gatos to South San Francisco, though the Palo Alto
area (from Los Altos to San Carlos) is best 
for me. Will also consider Santa Cruz and La Honda locations.

Arrangements: I'll take care of your house, yard, plants, and animals,
take messages, and do anything else you need (within reason) in
exchange for a place to stay.

If you or anyone you know is taking a long vacation or leaving town
for a while, I'd appreciate a call.

My name is Paul Edwards. You can reach me in any of the following
ways:

voicemail 415-804-5952, theoretically toll-free
office phone 415-723-2780 
email pedwards@euphrates.stanford.edu
From: bdellinger@igc.apc.org (Brett Dellinger)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Looking for Sears Catalogs
Date: 24 Dec 92 03:49:00 GMT
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1324000004:000:233
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!bdellinger    Dec 23 19:49:00 1992


I'm still looking for old Sears and JC Penny catalogs from the '60s,
'70s and '80s.

So far, I haven't found any.  Anybody have any ideas?  Libraries?
Used book stores?  Any tips would be most appreciated.

Brett

bdellinger@igc.org
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: altinbay@netcom.com (John Altinbay)
Subject: Re: pressure those nasty Bay Area cable companies!
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:44:04 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.210516.27444@smsc.sony.com> markc@smsc.sony.com (Mark Corscadden) writes:
>
>1)  Are you sick of the way your Bay Area cable company is treating
>    its customers - i.e. you?
>

Yes.  I've lived in several Colorado cities as well as the Coastside
and Union City, and San Mateo has the worst in terms of the number
of stations available.  For some $23 I got many more channels in basic
service than I get for $30+ now.  This company is apparantly investing
in technology to increase the capacity so that they can add more pay-
per-view stations!  Why aren't they interested in upgrading to more
standard service first?  (I will grant that I don't have trouble with
the service going down, but I didn't in Union City or El Granada, either.)

>2)  Are you sick *enough* that you're interested in taking political
>    action to force the offending companies to mend their ways?
>

Come the new year, I will begin to talk to the city council.


-- 
John Altinbay   -   altinbay@netcom.com
===============================================================
There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me
My life is worth the living, I don't need to see the end.
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.market.misc
From: gsk@khaki.esd.sgi.com (George S. Kong)
Subject: need tax advisor for my parents' retirement
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:05:08 GMT


my parents are retiring and have decisions to make that have substantial
tax consequences. can anyone recommend a tax advisor with demonstrated
competence in retirement financial planning?

George S. Kong,  Silicon Graphics, Inc.,  (415)390-3281  gsk@sgi.com

Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.market.vehicles,ba.wanted
From: rollins@netcom.com (Peter D. Nesbitt)
Subject: 15 inch rim needed for Pontiac Transport
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: Pontiac, Transport, Rim
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:57:00 GMT

I need a 15 inch rim for a Pontiac Transport.

White is preferable, but I know how to use a can of spray paint!

I'll pick it up or pay for postage.

Peter Nesbitt
707-429-2871
PNESBITT@mcimail.com


Newsgroups: ba.general