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From: tang@akofin.enet.dec.com (Gabe Tang)
Subject: Re: Rules
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: 31 JUL 92 13:14:20 EST


re: (Geir Wettland) 

>This may be a faq, but I have to ask since it has some relevance to me.
>What happens when a player has played himself down to 1 in a 501 game?
>He can no longer finish with a double, so:
>Has he lost and is out of the game or
>did he "burst" (like missing with all 3 darts or getting a to high score)?

	a) bust, "burst" or whatever you wish to describe it. go back to
	   original score before the start of the turn.

	b) try for the number "11" on the number ring circling the board.
	   hit the area between the two "1's", also known as splitting the
	   eleven. the rationale, halving the "1's" is the way to hit a 
	   double that will equate to the remaining score of "1".

	
ttfn,
Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
From: lemek@egr.msu.edu (John P. Lemek)
Subject: Re: Shopping for darts
Originator: lemek@eecae.ee.msu.edu
Keywords: dart buying advice wanted
Reply-To: lemek@egr.msu.edu (John P. Lemek)
Organization: Michigan State University
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 18:58:56 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.153039.8470@Arco.COM> dprcxa@edp.arco.com (Craig Artley) writes:
>After playing darts in a pub with some friends, I've caught the darts bug.
>I would like to buy some good darts.  Before I go shopping, I'd like advice
>on what I should look for in good dart and how much I should expect to spend.
>Like most things, I'm sure darts come in all price ranges.  What can you get
>in the $20--$40 range?  If you spend more, what advantages do you get?
>--- 
>Craig Artley           dprcxa@edp.arco.com          (214) 754-6145


You can get some very good brass darts in the price range you got.  The most
important thing I've always found was to make sure that you buy something
which is comfortable for you.  It is very much a personal preference thing.
I prefer a heavy dart whose weight is well distributed.  My friend prefers
a heavy dart with a lot of the weight toward the front.  Just make sure that
you buy darts that you feel comfortable with, both the weight of it and your
throwing style.


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Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
From: gw@ktek.sintef.no (Geir Wettland)
Subject: Rules
Reply-To: Geir.Wettland@ktek.sintef.no
Organization: SINTEF Structural Engineering
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 07:01:47 GMT

This may be a faq, but I have to ask since it has some relevance to me.

What happens when a player has played himself down to 1 in a 501 game?

He can no longer finish with a double, so:
Has he lost and is out of the game or
did he "burst" (like missing with all 3 darts or getting a to high score)?


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Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
From: scottie@sequent.com (Scott Thurston)
Subject: Re: Rules
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 16:40:30 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.070147.11441@ugle.unit.no> Geir.Wettland@ktek.sintef.no writes:
%What happens when a player has played himself down to 1 in a 501 game?

The dart that left him with 1 is considered a bust, and that and all
previous darts thrown in that turn do not count.  Luckily, the player has
another chance, assuming his opponent doesn't double out on her turn.


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From: blosser_cy@lrc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
Subject: MINE! ALL MINE!
Date: 31 Jul 92 00:10:15 GMT
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
From: dprcxa@edp.arco.com (Craig Artley)
Subject: Shopping for darts
Keywords: dart buying advice wanted
Organization: ARCO - Aept
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:30:39 GMT

After playing darts in a pub with some friends, I've caught the darts bug.
I would like to buy some good darts.  Before I go shopping, I'd like advice
on what I should look for in good dart and how much I should expect to spend.
Like most things, I'm sure darts come in all price ranges.  What can you get
in the $20--$40 range?  If you spend more, what advantages do you get?

I would also appreciate similar comments on dart boards (gotta practice,
you know).
--- 
Craig Artley           dprcxa@edp.arco.com          (214) 754-6145
From: dorham_r@lrc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
Subject: WHAT DARTS REALLY MEAN.
Date: 30 Jul 92 20:13:22 EDT
Organization: Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC




	Darts...."D" as in dumb
		 "A" as in aquatic (slimy and fish like)
		 "R" as in Retardate
		 "T" as in too ignorant to know better
		 "S" as in stupid
					 

		SATIN'S FAVORITE PAST TIME...
From: mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Mary E. Allison)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.darts
Subject: Re: Rules
Date: 31 Jul 1992 14:21:54 GMT
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NNTP-Posting-Host: uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu

gw@ktek.sintef.no (Geir Wettland) writes:

>This may be a faq, but I have to ask since it has some relevance to me.

>What happens when a player has played himself down to 1 in a 501 game?

>did he "burst" (like missing with all 3 darts or getting a to high score)?

That's it ... it's the same as getting anything under zero. 

--
Never try to outstubborn a cat.
  -- Lazarus Long

    Mary Allison (mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) Urbana, Illinois
Catx2 Owned, Square Dancer, Leaper, Ballroom Dancer in training
From: nelsonm@erc1.ecn.purdue.edu (Mark J Nelson)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.lasertag,purdue.forsale
Subject: Lasertag equipment for sale
Date: 27 Jul 92 17:36:22 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network

FOR SALE:  Two complete Lasertag sets
	   Original box, gun, hit recorder, holster, harness,
	   and included paraphanelia

One set is brand new, the other has been used < 3 times.

Price:  $30 for both sets or $17.50 for an individual set.
	Price includes shipping anywhere in the continental US.

Inquiries:  Call Jeff at (312)856-1965

Please do not resond via e-mail or follow up to this article.
Jeff does not currently have access to e-mail or news.
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
Subject: ANKLES
From: john.ahlers@cccbbs.UUCP (John Ahlers) 
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:28:00 GMT
Reply-To: john.ahlers@cccbbs.UUCP (John Ahlers) 
Distribution: world
Organization: Cincinnati Computer Connection BBS - Cincinnati, OH - 513-752-8248

I am thinking about jumping and I am wondering about somethings like
How do they put the Bungee Cord to the ankles of someone that is jump?
Where else should they put the Bungee Cord when you do a ankle jump?
Is it better to do it form a bridge or a crane? and my last how do they
get you back up after you jump from a bridge with the ankles?

Send comments to my at cccbbs!john.ahlers@uceng.edu
                    or john.ahlers@cccbbs.UUCP
                                                                     
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: kckbxr@next04pg2.wam.umd.edu (Robin Hood)
Subject: Question
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 00:28:19 GMT

Is anybody familiar with any bungee jumping operations in the MD, VA, WVA,  
or NJ area?  Preferably an operation within a 3 hour drive from Washington  
D.C.  I'll be celebrating my 21st Birthday soon and want to do something  
unusual and different.  Can anybody out there give me any  
locations/suggestions?

thanks
Bill
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: bsackste@AFIT.AF.MIL (Bernadette M. Sacksteder)
Subject: Thank You
Organization: Air Force Institue of Technology, WPAFB OH
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 19:29:08 GMT

Thank you, everyone who kindly answered my questions! Awfully kind of you 
and all that...
I think I might try it- I think.

Bernadette
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: David.Berger@bbs.oit.unc.edu (David Berger)
Subject: Re: Question
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Distribution: alt
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 19:13:01 GMT

In article <bharat.711664005@Xenon.Stanford.EDU> bharat@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Bharat Shyam) writes:
>In alt.sport.bungee you write:
>
>>I live in SW Ohio, and they're just about to open a bungee jumping place 
>>near me.  It looks like a blast, but it also looks rather dangerous. Before 
>>I spend a considerable chunk of my scarce money I'd like to know some things 
>>about it.
...
>>	3) Is there an age/health limit?
>No.

I would not suggest it if you have a bad back and you will be supported
by your ankles.

Berg


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From: nrp@btcase.bt.co.uk (Reece Peacock)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
Subject: First UK Balloon bungee
Date: 29 Jul 92 09:35:47 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: British Telecom, Lion House, London.

On the news last night was coverage of the first balloon based bungee jump in
the UK. It took place at Ross-On-Wye, the balloon went up to 10,000 ft and the
jumper used 4 bungee cords connected together. A cameraman wearing a parachute
jumped out with the guy so there was some nice footage of him leaving the
balloon. That's all the details I know.

Reece
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: masmith@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Margaret Smith)
Subject: -
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 21:22:49 GMT


In response to Mary Ellen's posting.......everyone knows that I meant
Nanaimo......I was still on a high from the jump........excuse me for
spelling the city wrong!
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: g88h6136@giraffe.ru.ac.za (MR GS HILL)
Subject: Re: Using a body harness
Organization: Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 11:55:06 GMT

In article <1992Jul27.132443.1810@rdg.dec.com> bussink@trucks.enet.dec.com (Erik Bussink) writes:
>From: bussink@trucks.enet.dec.com (Erik Bussink)
>Subject: Using a body harness
>Date: 27 Jul 92 14:21:08 GMT

>When I jumped in Brighton, 4 weeks ago, I used a body harness, althou
>it's a body harness, the ropes left the body near the ankles. At no time,
>did I felt any part of my body streched or brutaly stopped. It was stopping
>fast in a car with seat belts.

>                                        Erik Bussink 


I jumped, for the first time, off the Gouritz River Bridge (60 m), outside 
of George, South Africa also with a body harness. No stretching, no hurt. So 
smooth, you don't feel it. Great! I'm doing it again - when I have the money!

                                         Greg Hill
                                         Rhodes University 
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: maryelen@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Mary Ellen )
Subject: Re: NANIMO, BC
Organization: Industry Science & Technology Canada
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:29:40 GMT

Just for your info - it is spelled NANAIMO (as in Nanaimo Bars - yum!). Even 
I know that, way over here on the other side of the country!!!
From: bussink@trucks.enet.dec.com (Erik Bussink)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
Subject: Using a body harness
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:21:08 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, EIC Solent, UK

When I jumped in Brighton, 4 weeks ago, I used a body harness, althou
it's a body harness, the ropes left the body near the ankles. At no time,
did I felt any part of my body streched or brutaly stopped. It was stopping
fast in a car with seat belts.

					Erik Bussink 
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
From: masmith@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Margaret Smith)
Subject: NANIMO, B.C.
Keywords: jump
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 00:54:04 GMT


Hi,

I just got back from Vancouver and went over to Nanimo to Bungee Jump!

It was my first time and it was wonderful!!!!!!  I would recommend it
to everyone!  The feeling is unbelieveable...........I would do it again
tomorrow!!!!

YES......I was scared but once you are in the air you are in heaven!

Three, Two, One.....BUNGEE!!!!!!
From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
Subject: Jumping in Upstate NY
Date: 21 Jul 92 20:33:11 GMT
Reply-To: davidsen@crd.ge.com (bill davidsen)
Distribution: na
Organization: GE Corporate R&D Center, Schenectady NY


  This week at the Saratoga Fair. 150' crane. And they look like safty
nuts (or talk a good game), with three people inspecting everything and
then a nylon safty strap if everything else breaks.

  I hope that strap is hooked to a friction brake, because the stop
would be worse than hitting the ground, I suspect.
-- 
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	It never ceases to amaze me that otherwise rational people, able to
	understand calculus, compound interest, and the income tax form, can
	continue to believe that poker is a game of chance.
From: jcs@zoo.bt.co.uk (John C Sager)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.bungee
Subject: Bungee Accident in UK?
Date: 27 Jul 92 10:03:48 GMT
Followup-To: alt.sport.bungee
Organization: British Telecommunications plc


I heard an item on the BBC radio news last week (Thursday 23rd, I think).
It mentioned the ban on bungee in Florida & then went on to talk about
an accident to a young lady in, I think, Hull. Seems that her femur snapped
at the top when she jumped. Has anyone any more detail on this?

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Organization: Central Michigan University
Date: Tuesday, 21 Jul 1992 15:06:32 EDT
From: Jill Maree Thomas <34EP2A2@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Locations and Equipment

I am in Mt. Pleasant, Central Michigan area.  I and a few friends are eager to
play.  Does anyone know where to find equipment, nearby, and if there are
restrictions concerning the sport in public areas?  Please send info to my E-
mail address:  34ep2a2.cmuvm  (jill thomas).  Thanx.
Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
From: d91-poo@dront.nada.kth.se (Per-Ola Orvendal)
Subject: Paintballers in Sweden?
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Distribution: alt
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:35:55 GMT

Are there any people on the Net that are playing paintball in Sweden, 
preferably in the Stockholm area.  I and a couple of my friends are 
very interested in starting to play...
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Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
From: albertw@netcom.com (Albert Wong)
Subject: Re: Safer gun systems?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 05:22:07 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

In article <1992Jul26.212408.170@news.wesleyan.edu> CDRESSER@eagle.wesleyan.edu (CLAYTON J. DRESSER) writes:
>
>I am a complete novice to paintbal but I'm wondering, especialy for folks who
>must wear glasses and such, are there any systems out there, I don't care how
>wimpy or ineffective they are, that don't require safety goggles?
>
>Much slower gun speeds or toy paint guns made for kids spring to mind as
>possibilities.  Has anyone any experience with these areas or others and could
>give their thoughts?
>

Hmmm...Nerf Bow-and-Arrow or the Nerf Slingshot may fall into the
"safe without eye protection" category. ^_^  Seriously, even at an
extremely low speed, it's still paint, and paint in the eyes are not a
good thing.  Plus, you've heard stories of kids putting out their eyes
with those spring loaded fist from those robot toys a few years back.
What's wrong with eye protection anyway?
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From: henryc@panix.com (Henry Chan)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Re: Safer gun systems?
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:27:15 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Jul26.212408.170@news.wesleyan.edu> CDRESSER@eagle.wesleyan.edu (CLAYTON J. DRESSER) writes:
>
>I am a complete novice to paintbal but I'm wondering, especialy for folks who
>must wear glasses and such, are there any systems out there, I don't care how
>wimpy or ineffective they are, that don't require safety goggles?

With the current crop of quality goggles and mask-helmets it doesn't make sense
not to wear goggles and face masks.  Old complaints about goggles not being able
accomodate glasses or ill fitting have been addressed by the paintball goggle
manufacturers.  The state of the arts JT Over-The-Glasses Dead Boltz goggle
system is made to stand up to the "lighting" problem common with today's
overactive fingers on semi-autos.

>
>Much slower gun speeds or toy paint guns made for kids spring to mind as
>possibilities.  Has anyone any experience with these areas or others and could
>give their thoughts?
A few years ago some toy firm marketed a spring powered paintgun called gotcha.
I was tempted to buy one until I found out that you needed to buy special wax
pellets( costing more than the real thing) and had a range of 20-30 feet or so.
Even the gotcha guns required goggles.

If you want a pursuit gaming system that doesn't require goggle then take up
laser tag or survivor shot.  Any games involving paintguns you WILL need
paintball designed goggles.  Shop goggles or any goggles not clearly designed
for paintball will not do.  The sport is still young and all it takes is one
careless individual not wearing goggles or wearing cheap shop goggles to get
injured and contact a tort lawyer to get our fine sport banned and outlawed.  
I don't want to sound like I'm flaming you but I take the safety issue seriousl
y. If you know nothing about paintball, then please read the FAQ lists published
in rec.sport.paintball.  The latest ones were posted just last week.

-- 
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From: cegarcia@athena.mit.edu (Carlos E Garcia)
Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Equipment info wanted
Date: 31 Jul 92 03:44:35 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

I'm a new player and I would like some input on these items:

	PMI-III semi-auto	(I think I missed the discussion on this gun)
	Rifled barrels		(how much added accuracy/distance?)
	Silencers		(Worth getting?)
	Strategy Helmet		(Heard the lens was unsafe)
	Protective Cups		(any horror stories to scare me into using them)

If any of these were covered fully in the past please email me a copy.

		Thanks,

		Carlos E. Garcia
		(lucky) CHARM
		cegarcia@athena.mit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sport.paintball
Subject: Safer gun systems?
From: CDRESSER@eagle.wesleyan.edu (CLAYTON J. DRESSER)
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:24:07 EDT
Distribution: world
Organization: Wesleyan University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20Lines: 12


I am a complete novice to paintbal but I'm wondering, especialy for folks who
must wear glasses and such, are there any systems out there, I don't care how
wimpy or ineffective they are, that don't require safety goggles?

Much slower gun speeds or toy paint guns made for kids spring to mind as
possibilities.  Has anyone any experience with these areas or others and could
give their thoughts?

Thanks,

Clay
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From: black@lester.sybase.com (Christina Black])
Newsgroups: alt.parents-teens,misc.kids,soc.men,soc.women
Subject: Re: Hillary Clinton - Family Values?
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:53:29 GMT

In article <14g94kINN6am@gw.home.vix.com>, shedevil@vix.com (Anne P. Mitchell JD) writes:
+ In The American Spectator, August 1992, there is a discussion of
+ Hillary Clinton's views on reform measures for children and the law.
+ One of her major points is that she believes that children from the
+ age of 12 on up should, when the interests of the parents and the
+ child diverge, be able to take their parents to court and testify
+ against them.  
+ ...
+ Give me a break!...is there a person among us who would have and
+ could have made informed and reasoned decisions with such far reaching
+ and permanent ramifications, when they were *12* years old?  Or even
+ 13, or 14!

There's an article in the current issue of Glamour about Hillary Clinton
that has a number of direct quotes from her.  One of the things she says
is that people who say she wants to eliminate parents' rights
misrrepresent her -- that she's not talking about 99.9% of cases, jsut
about the few cases wehre serious abuse is going on.

-- Chris (black@sybase.com)