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From: allen@tessi.com (Allen Warren)
Subject: OREGON renters rights question
Organization: Test Systems Strategies, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:30:59 GMT

I have a friend who is currently in the midst of a rather nasty predicament.
Any advice I can relay to him would be much appreciated.

First of all, I'd like to say that we're trying to reach the Oregon
Renter's association to get some info. on what his rights are.  With that
said, here is his situation:

He moved to the state of Oregon from Texas in late July of last year with
his girlfriend and their 6-month old daughter.  They filed an application
for an apartment and were accepted, whereby they signed a 6-month lease
and moved in on August 1.

David has been paying rent faithfully on time and has been a tenant in
good standing, with absolutely no reports made against him by either other
tenants or the complex management.

One week ago, his girlfriend moved out with their daughter.  In the process
of leaving, the girlfriend's mother spoke with the complex manager for
about 1-2 hours.  The day after the move, David spoke with the complex
manager and was informed that his lease would not be renewed come
February 1, when his original 6-month lease would expire.  Additionally,
the complex manager informed David that he (the manager) would not give
a desirable referral should another rental agency inquire if David applied
anywhere for another rental unit.  Additionally, management informed David
that he must pay the rent for the month of January on time OR, he could move
out immediately and he (supposedly) would be relieved of his rental
obligation.  One more item . . . management stated that for the month of
January, David could NOT allow another person to rent out one of the two 
bedrooms in the unit.  Management would not give any reasons for the above
actions and David, needless to say, is in a very difficult situation, compounded
by the fact that his (probably) ex-girlfriend also managed to clean out their
joint bank account without his knowledge.

I informed David that he should do the following:

1.  Find his copy of the lease agreement and READ it, or gain free legal
	advice and have a lawyer read it.
2.  Contact the Renter's Association of Oregon and speak with them about the
	whole matter, including whatever wording in the agreement might be
	in violation.
3.  Find out all the information he can and THEN go back to the rental office
	armed to the teeth with facts IF he wants to fight them.

Any ideas, even guesses, from people out there?

allen
Newsgroups: misc.legal
From: lion@netcom.com (carl loeber)
Subject: Know the source of Liberty's quote, "tired,huddled masses"?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 06:34:43 GMT

i

Anyone know where that phrase derived on the Statue of Liberty?

Carl 
San Jose


Newsgroups: misc.legal
From: wayne@ultra.com (Wayne Hathaway)
Subject: WANTED: Opinions on Do-It-Yourself Wills
Reply-To: wayne@ultra.com (Wayne Hathaway)
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 19:43:25 GMT

Apologies if this is an inappropriate newsgroup, but I am trolling for
opinons on "do it yourself wills," either computer-program-assisted or
regular-book-assisted.

Anybody got such opinions?  (He says, clearing a few gigabytes of disk
space for e-mail responses ... :-)  Recommendations for particular
programs or books would also be appreciated.

Much thanks!

    Wayne Hathaway               domain: wayne@Ultra.COM
    Ultra Network Technologies     uucp: ...!ames!ultra!wayne
    101 Daggett Drive             phone: 408-922-0100 x132
    San Jose, CA 95134              FAX: 408-433-9287
From: dreitman@oregon.uoregon.edu (Daniel R. Reitman, Attorney to Be)
Newsgroups: misc.legal
Subject: Glen Ridge
Date: 31 Dec 1992 15:03 PST
Organization: University of Oregon
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: oregon.uoregon.edu
Keywords: Glen Ridge case, New Jersey law
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

Assuming that the Glen Ridge case involves a sixteen year old who has a mental
age of about eleven (sorry, I can't figure out how to get the back postings):

  a.  An actor is guilty of aggravated sexual assault if he commits an act of 
sexual penetration with another person under any one of the following 
circumstances:
 . .
  (5)  The actor is aided or abetted by one or more other persons and either of
the following circumstances exists:                             
 . .
     (b)  The victim is one whom the actor knew or should have known was
physically helpless, mentally defective, or mentally incapacitated.
 . .
  c.  An actor is guilty of sexual assault if he commits an act of sexual
penetration with another person under any one of the following circumstances.
 . .
  (2)  The victim is one whom the actor knew or should have known was
physically helpless, mentally defective, or mentally incapacitated.
N.J. Stat. Ann. section 2C:14-2 (West 1982 & Supp. 1992).

In 1989, the Assembly specifically included inability to consent in mental
defect. N.J. Stat. Ann. section 2C:14-1(h) (West Supp. 1992), codifying 1989 
N.J. Laws 228, section 2.  Beforehand, the definition was inability to 
appreciate inviolability of person and that others could be refused invasion of
person.  See State v. Olivo, 237 N.J. Super. 428, 568 A.2d 111 (A.D. 1989), 
mod. on other grounds, 123 N.J. 550, 589 A.2d 597.

Depending on when the offense occurred (I believe before 1989), the Glen Ridge
case will probably be prosecuted under these statutes, which provides for
first-degree criminal penalty for aggravated sexual assault and second-degree
criminal penalty for sexual assault.  N.J. Stat. Ann. section 2C:14-2.

		 					Daniel Reitman
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: n9020351@henson.cc.wwu.edu (James Douglas Del-Vecchio)
Subject: Re: Natural Insomnia Cure Sought
Organization: Western Washington University
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:04:34 GMT

lparisi@shearson.com (Lon G. Parisi) writes:

>I have to put my $.02 in. There is a point where too much exercise will
>stress your body.  This will result in twitching in the middle of the night
>as well as periods of light sleep-waking up-light sleep...This has happened
>to me. If you need to sleep, try one glass of red wine (it wont kill you), and
>some say it may help you.

Like any other drug, "natural" or not, you will build a tolerance to the 
wine.  I've found that sometimes I wake up with a dry mouth a few hours
into the night also.  I've found that 12.5-25 mg of Doxylamine Succinate 
will put me right to sleep.  It's an antihisitamine that is remarkably 
effective.  None of the other OTC "sleep aids" do a thing to me, but this 
stuff works every time.

The side effects are a stuffy nose, and that a whole one makes me want to 
sleep for about 10 hours.   If you do it every day for a week or two it
isn't effective, but you just take a week off and it is again.

I think Unisom contains it, look at the ingrediants.

Re "natural":  I'm sure some plant contains it.  If you prefer to find
the plant and chew the leaves, fine, but I don't know what or where.
From: rachim_t1@verifone.com
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Fitness through making music?
Date: 21 Dec 92 12:08:30 -1000
Organization: VeriFone Inc., Honolulu HI

So this thread is about exercising while playing music?

That's really easy.  Go to any hardcore (punk) show and you'll see bands
pouring sweat in a hellish workout.

I used to sing for Scarred for Life.  Before a show I'd have to chug a carbo
drink and down some fruit to prepare for the energy I'd expend.  I'm talking
CONSTANT contorting, diving, jumping, thrashing for at least an hour.  And on
top of this, singing/screaming at the top of my lungs.  
Granted it's more aerobic than anything but it leaves you
panting and sweating like a pig.  And just as intense, look at the drummer.
That guy is going a mile  minute, arms flailing nonstop and bass drum/highhat
giving the calves a killer workout.   The guitars/bass are also giving their
forearms a vein popping pump as well as jumping all over the stage.

And if you're not in a band, you can lose 20# by just charging the pit for a
few songs.  and try stagediving, surely to tax all your strength and stamina.

bring your earplugs, wear shorts , no shirt, sturdy shoes
and prepare for a FUN FILLED WORKOUT!  don't worry you might not get hurt.

strength,
Rachim. 
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith)
Subject: Re: Building Muscle
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 20:58:16 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.140400.12432@newstand.syr.edu> mprisco@puma.cat.syr.edu writes:
>
>Yeah-I wanna know these things too!  I'm nearing goal after losing
>close to 80 lbs.  I've been doing some aerobics for the past year
>and have recently joined a health club that has many aerobic
>machines and Cybex weight machines.  So here's another question:
>Is there a difference in doing, say, 3 reps of 8 or 24?  Do the
>reps indicate that you rest or go on to another body part?  Sorry
>if this is stupid, but I'm just fumbling along!
>
>Margot
>
>
Hi Margot!
Assuming that the limiting factor on the number of reps is resistance/weight
(I say this as I have seen folx do a set of 8 with a weight that they could
easily do 24 with, a waste of time if you ask me :-)), then:

	a) if your recovery ability is up to it _and_ you do not injure
	yourself by using poor form, or by training w/o proper warmup,
	then you can get stronger faster and build muscle mass faster
	on an 8 rep/set routine, than on a 24 rep/set routine, simply
	because you are using more weight sooner.

	b) a 24 rep/set routine will give you a better pump earlier in the
	workout, and will be kinder/gentler on your joints and connective
	tissue.  You will therefore be less injury-prone, and consequently
	you will be able to train more regularly/consistantly.  Your
	muscles will continue to grow in size/strength as long as you can
	continue to increase your training poundages, but it will necessarily
	take you longer to be able to do a given weight for 24 reps, than it
	will for you to do a given weight for 8 reps.
>--
Keith R
Newsgroups: misc.fitness,soc.women
From: lib@cbnews.cb.att.com (Lib)
Subject: Re: Bodyfat Reduction (GO FOR IT !)
Organization: AT&T
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:29:58 GMT

In article <1992Dec22.084239.4779@sei.cmu.edu> bjz@sei.cmu.edu (Barbara Zayas) writes:
>|> 
>|>        My response to anyone who wants to drop down to 4-7% bodyfat is: GO
>|>    FOR IT !!!  Think about it. If you were to grab a hand full of the fat
>|>    around your waste, ... what is that fat right there doing for you? It's
>|>    not cushioning any muscle tissue nor is it providing cushion protection
>|>    for the joints in your body from that location. It simply sits there and
>|>    does absolutely nothing for you. The mere fact that your body can have
>|>    enough excess fat to be able to grab denotes that you already have all
>|>    of the necesary fatty material in between the muscles and organs. The ex-
>|>    cess is excess. 
>
>Many women (myself included) fail to menstruate when our body
>fat percentage dips too low.  This happened for me, when I
>measured 6-7%.  I'm at my healthiest when I am ~15%.

Even money at least one wise guy sends you email that that sounds
like a great method of birth control, which of course it isn't.
Not too long ago I read that Olga Korbut, the Russian gymnast,
went something like five years without menstruating, went to a
doctor because she though something was wrong with her and found
out she was pregnant. From what I've read you don't actually suffer
any physical problems from not menstruating but that psychologically
it can be tough for some.

Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: younger@stsci.edu
Subject: Re: Is techno utopianism justified ? (Re: Why?)y
Organization: Space Telescope Science Institute
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:11:50 GMT

In article <1h54ppINN65m@usenet.pa.dec.com>, stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd 
I. Stark) writes:
> 
> Is technical utopianism justified today ?    Are we living in an age
> when some great scientific revolution into a post-modern world
> is going to save us ?
> 
> One of the formerly most eloquent spokespersons for techno-utopianism,
> B.F. Skinner of Harvard has stated publicly that he offers little hope
> for our future.  And Bucky Fuller is gone.   :-(
> 
> Do folks think utopian ideals are justified ... on scientific grounds ?
> .... maybe on spiritual grounds, as in Marilyn Ferguson and crowd ?   
> 
> Is 'self-improvement' a self-indulgent activity or will it lead to 
> our salvation or survival ?
> 

   snig...snig....ha ha ha ha HA HA HA HA HA HA.....snig...sorry, I couldn't
 resist.  Is there a .bs newsgroup for this sort of stuff?

                                                 jwy
From: aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu (AAA)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Soloflex + FAQ
Date: 24 Dec 1992 10:36:40 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: pollux.usc.edu

If there is a FAQ which covers Soloflex somewhere, please let me know about
its location.  Otherwise, does anyone have experience with Soloflex?  Good
or bad?  Used properly, does it produce the same results as 'regular' 
weightlifting (Nautilus, free weights...)?

Please email to aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu
Thanks...

Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: lkenas@ADS.COM (Lisa Kenas)
Subject: Re: Abs Question
Organization: Advanced Decision Systems, Mtn. View, CA (415)960-7300
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:39:15 GMT

>>>Are you getting enough fluids?
>>
>>   I don't drink much water, but I do drink a lot of coffee.  I know this is a
>>   wrong approach but I am up for work at 4:30 am and the coffee is my
>>   lifeline.
>
>Nix the coffee (see above).  Drink fruit juices instead. Grapefruit juice
>is especially good when you are trying to get lean. (okay, it is an acquired
>taste, but it is good stuff.... you might try pink grapefruit cocktail
>before going on to the "hard stuff".
>
Now granted, caffeine isn't the best thing in the world for you.  But is
there any real reason one can't get lean while drinking caffeine?  I don't
understand why a few cups of coffee would jeopardize an otherwise healthful
diet.  Realistically, if you've been drinking coffee in the morning for
years, just switching to grapefruit juice one day just isn't gonna cut it,
though it could be enough to make you give up on the "diet" program early on.

And why is grapefruit juice better than any other kind of juice?

Lisa

--


Lisa Kenas					Advanced Decision Systems
lkenas@ads.com					Mountain View, California
From: terry@jgaltstl.UUCP (terry linhardt)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Bodyfat Reduction
Date: 29 Dec 92 17:49:24 GMT
Organization: The Lafayette Group, St. Louis, MO.

In article <1hnv4hINNpho@male.EBay.Sun.COM>, sproule@gethsemane.EBay.Sun.COM (Dan Sproule) writes:
> 
> -Getting down to 4% body fat can be very unhealthy. It is important to 
> 
> 
>    I believe the healthiest way to go is to try and keep your
>    overall percentage of bodyfat down around 7-10% maximum.
> 

I would be interested in knowing where these number of 7-10%
maximum are coming from, and statements that 4% body fat can
be very unhealthy. World class marathoners (male) have reported
body fat levels of 2-4%.

I will acknowledge that a world class marathoner is fit but not
necessarily healthy. However, the argument that the body needs
something over 4% body fat appear to be based upon opinion. Is
there any research to back up these opinions?
-- 
  Terry Linhardt                ...!wupost!jgaltstl!terry 
                                terry%jgaltstl.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu  
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell)
Subject: Building Muscle
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:06:33 GMT

I've got a few questions for the "bodybuilding" experts out there.

I've been doing it up on the aerobic exercises for about half a year
now to lose some fat and this is still my goal.  I started doing
some weight training to prevent undo muscle loss ( 3 sets of 8,
one exercise per body part).  Im thinking now about increasing
the muscle mass in my arms and shoulders.  Im a mesomorph.  Would
going on a "muscle building" program interfere with fat loss?

What is the best rep scheme for increasing lean tissue?

How many sets per exercise is optimal for building?

How many exercises per body part is optimal for building?

How many times per week does a muscle need to be stressed
to grow?

Thanks 
Steve R
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: lparisi@shearson.com (Lon G. Parisi)
Subject: Re: Bodyfat Reduction
Organization: Lehman Brothers, NY
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:15:20 GMT

In article <1gqnubINN2c1@male.EBay.Sun.COM> sproule@gethsemane.EBay.Sun.COM writes:
>
>>   * I've been training for a number of years now, and I'm very happy with my size
>>   * and shape. However, my body-fat has always remained between 11-14%. How do I
>>   * go about bringing it down into single figures (4-7%) ? Lots of aerobics?

          << Stuff Deleted >>


>    My response to anyone who wants to drop down to 4-7% bodyfat is: GO
>FOR IT !!!  Think about it. If you were to grab a hand full of the fat
>around your waste, ... what is that fat right there doing for you? It's
>
>Dan S.

          <<Stuff Deleted>>
Getting down to 4% body fat can be very unhealthy. It is important to 
realize that the kidneys are surronded by fat for protection.  Eliminating
this fat effectively reduces protection of the kidneys.  At 4% body fat
I seriously doubt the fat protecting the kidneys is not affected. Marvin
Haglar, a remarkable athlete and tremendous boxer, was never less than
8% body fat. If you want to see the perfect example of muscle tone and
low body fat, look at this individual.  I think many would agree, based on
this individual's example, that dropping below 8% is probably overkill.
From: sproule@gethsemane.EBay.Sun.COM (Dan Sproule)
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
Subject: Re: Bodyfat Reduction P-2
Date: 23 Dec 1992 18:02:53 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: sproule@gethsemane.EBay.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: gethsemane.ebay.sun.com


   (Part Two:)

   Now that you know what the approximate number of bodyfat poundage is; take
   and multiple your target bodyfat percentage by your current weight.

   Example: 190 X 7% = 13 + 3 = 16
            210 X 7% = 14 + 3 = 17
            160 X 7% = 11 + 3 = 14
            175 X 7% = 12 + 3 = 15

   Now, minus the target number from your current number and you will have the
   number of pounds that you need to reduce to attain your desired goal.

   Example: 190 X 18% (current) = 34 + 3 = 37 (current)
            190 X  7% (goal)    = 13 + 3 + 16 (target)
            Minus 16 from 37 and you get 21. You will need to drop
            21 pounds to attain a  bodyfat percentage of 7%. I hope
            all of this is clear.

   One pound of fat is approximately 3200 calories. 21 pounds of fat equals
   approximately 67,200 calories. You will need to reduce your current body
   size by approximately 67,200 calories to have a 7% bodyfat rating. I am
   converting everything into calories so that everything then becomes a
   mathematical equation. As long as you stick to the mathematics, your goal
   will be realized. And, you can figure in snacks as well. And don't worry
   about your life becoming a numbers game. Keep in mind everything so far
   is an approximation which leaves room for experimentation and for differ-
   entiation so as to fight boredom and the inevitable mental games.

  To be succesful at any endeavor, you must have clearly defined goals with as
  clearly defined methods for attaining those goals as are possible. To lose weight,
  you have to reduce the overall food intack below the overall food burned, or else
  no weight is reduced. By looking at the total number of calories that need to be
  burned - 67,200, you know the approx. size of the job before you.

  Assuming you are between the age of 18 and 35, most experts believe that the 
  number of calories burned by people among this age group is between 1800-1900
  calories per day as a Base Metabolic Rate. Also, most people in that same group
  on average exercise little and eat about 1900-2200 calories each day. Which of
  course makes for a calorie excess on the daily level of between 100-300 calories.
  Since there are approx. 3200 calories per pound, and since the average person eats
  in excess 200 calories per day, it takes about 16-17 days to gain one pound of
  excess bodyfat. These numbers are very conservative. Just imagine why the holiday
  over-eating season is especially bad when you figure in all those extra calories.
  Is it any wonder that people can gain in excess of five or more pounds between
  T-day, Xmas, and New Years Eve.


   Look for Part Three ...
Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell)
Subject: Re: Utopian Jazz
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:32:50 GMT

Newsgroups: misc.fitness
From: krw@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (keith.r.smith)
Subject: Re: My Milk Shake Recipe
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:58:07 GMT

In article <92364.145933U28022@uicvm.uic.edu> <U28022@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>Hello, all:
>   A while ago, there was a discussion about home-made
>high carb/protein low fat juices.  This is the latest concoction
>I have been using.  It's very tasty, filling and stops any craving
>I might have for chocolate.
>
............... stuff deleted ...................
>
>The nutritional breakdown is as follows:
>
>Food                Calories     Proteins    Carbohydrates   Fats
>                                    (g)          (g)          (g)
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>1c. Skim Milk          85            8           12            0
>2 tbsp. Honey         130            0           34            0
>1/2 Apple             125           16            3            1
>1 Banana              105            1           27            1
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>Total                 445           25           76            2
>% Calories from fat = 2*9*100/445 = 4.0%
>
>I forgot the book that I got this info from at home, so I can't
>give U the names of the authors.  The book is called "Nutrition,
>Concepts and Controversies."
>
>If anyone is interested, try out this shake.  It's very tasty
>and very low in fat.  Let me know what you think.
>
>Aijaz.

Hi Aijaz!
Your milkshake recipe sounds very tasty!  My question has to do with the
nutrition info, in particular, that for the 1/2 apple.  I don't know
offhand what the values _should_ be, but somehow, the numbers just
don't seem right.  You might want to re-check your info.

Keith R
Newsgroups: misc.fitness