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From: abc@banjo.concert.net (Alan B Clegg)
Subject: SAREX ON TV... INFO... (two messages)
Organization: Concert Network -- Internet Operations Group
Distribution: triangle
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 00:57:56 GMT

#1:  WLFL-TV Fox 22 to broadcast RARS SAREX CONTACT LIVE!

That's right -- Fox 22 will be set up at Cary High School to make a LIVE
broadcast of our SAREX contact from that location.  Depending on timing, we
will pre-empt Romper Room or the Jetsons!

Thanks, Fox 22!!!

*****************************************************************

#2  "NASA SELECT" ON AMATEUR TV DURING NEXT WEEK'S SHUTTLE MISSION

A special Amateur TV transmitter set-up at NC State will be transmitting
"NASA Select TV" during most of the space shuttle's mission next week.
          
AEA has loaned us their ATV transmitter/mast mounted amplifier combo.  That
will give us 50 big watts.  The Center for Communications at MCNC will
receive the downlink from the satellite, and use their microwave links to
route the signal to the roof of the D.H. Hill library building at NC Stage.
 We'll take a feed at that point.  MCNC will also transmit the signal on an
instructional TV band to be received at the schools involved in SAREX.

The transmitter will feed a VERTICALLY POLARIZED antenna temporarily
mounted on the D.H. Hill roof.

The video carrier frequency is 439.25 MHz., and YOU CAN RECEIVE IT WITH ANY
CABLE-READY TV (and a good antenna).  Here's how...

Connect a very good UHF antenna, pointed at NC State, to the VHF input of
your cable-ready TV.  That's the VHF input -- not the UHF input.  ALL
"cable-channel" signals come in the VHF antenna port!

Make sure the set is in the CABLE mode.  Some sets call it "Antenna:
TV-CABLE" or some such consumer-oriented confusion.  Then tune the set to
channel 60.  That's CABLE 60, not UHF channel 60!

Guess what actual frequency Cable channel 60 is....?   That's right:
439.25!  Right where our ATV will be.

Now, most TV stations transmit with a million-plus watts ERP to your
pathetic rabbit ears or bent UHF loop.  We're gonna have maybe a hundred
watts ERP.  Will you be able to see it?  Hey, that's the exciting part.  At
any distance from DH Hill, you will need a good antenna -- VERTICALLY
POLARIZED (most ATV is horizontal, but we need to keep our installation
simple, and a vertical is easiest).

The signal should come up Monday, but maybe earlier over the weekend, and
run most of the week.  Let us know if you can see it!

Note: it is illegal for Amateurs (including ATV) to retransmit other
services.  The FCC has issued a special waiver, and we are permitted to
retransmit the NASA Select video.

Happy Viewing.

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From: david@cssnet.UUCP (J. David Schronce)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Motels in Asheville
Date: 10 Sep 92 11:02:06 GMT
Distribution: nc
Organization: Computer Support Services

> In article <1992Sep4.195801.26969@mcnc.org>, puckett@mcnc.org (Glenn E. Pucke
> |>I hope to be going down the Blueridge parkway soon.
> |>Could any one tell me of some low priced hotels (I'm on a fixed budget)
> |>near Asheville.
> |>
> |>
The prices for motels reduce exponentially as you get away from 
Asheville.  You might consider moifying your route so you overnight 
elsewhere.
  
Blue Ridge Parkway Tip: Do NOT exit the parkway on Hiway 80 to Marion! 
It is the crookedest roar on the face of the EARTH! Max speed 15MPH for 
~30 miles....

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From: Bill Hansley <billh@mesaadm.cre.nt.com>
Subject: Looking for Classic car rental for Wedding
Organization: NTI
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1b3
Distribution: triangle
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:51:56 GMT

Hello (Triangle) World,

I've got a wedding pending, and my fiancee and I are looking for some
sort of classic car to use after our wedding. Actually what we'd like is
a Rolls Royce, or therebouts, along with a driver to drive us from the
wedding site to the reception (about 1 mile). Any suggestors, please post
responses here or call me at 992-1775 and leave a message.

Thanks,
Bill Hansley
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasrer@unx.sas.com (Rodney Radford)
Subject: Re: Motels in Asheville
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 17:39:03 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

sasjzs@falcon.unx.sas.com (Joseph Slater) wrote:
>Earlier, puckett@mcnc.org (Glenn E. Puckett) wrote:
>|>I hope to be going down the Blueridge parkway soon.
>|>Could any one tell me of some low priced hotels (I'm on a fixed budget)
>|>near Asheville.

>We stayed at the Best Inn on hwy 70 (exit 55 of I40 or head out
>of town from the hwy 70 exit off the BRP. It was new, clean, 
>nice, with free cont. breakfast and ran about $38 for two of us 
>with a kingsized bed. (This was last weekend) Note that this 
>isn't Best Western. I don't have the 800 number handy, but if
>you are planning to go during fall colors, you better have
>reservations. Note also that the price at all motels may well
>be higher during september and october.

I have never stayed at the Best Inn, but the phone number is 1-800-BESTINN.
I called and checked for their October prices, and they will be $58. 

In case you, or someone else, is interested in staying in Boone, NC, I 
highly recommend the Broyhill Inn, on the campus at Boone. It is $60/night,
year-round, and is a very nice hotel (2 double, or 1 king size bed). In fact
all this talk about the mountains has convinced my wife and I to go up to
spend a few days in Boone (look out Tweetsie, here we come....!).
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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: gypsy@aza.csc.ncsu.edu (Missy Whitfield)
Subject: Re: Responses to VCR repair question
Organization: /etc/organization
Distribution: nc
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:38:00 GMT


In the same line as the VCR Repair question, I have a similar question:


My VCR has started chewing up tapes.  Its about 3 years old.  It doesnt
chew them all the time, just occassionally.  Im getting tired of
playing Russian Roullette with it and would like to fix it.  Could
possibly a head cleaner tape do it?  Could the heads need cleaning?
What other things could it be?  Im a student and cant afford to spend
30, 40 or up on getting it fixed.

Thanks!

Missy

 

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From: tbd@neuro.duke.edu (Tristan Davies)
Newsgroups: triangle.general,duke.general
Subject: Rental Referral Pros: Summary
Date: 9 Sep 92 02:16:10 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.general
Distribution: triangle
Originator: tbd@neuro.neuro.duke.edu


Well, I got lots of opinions on Rental Referral Pros and also 
did a little digging, and the news is not good.

First, the opinions: I didn't actually tally votes, but it
seemed to me like I got about a dozen responses, with two
saying "they're OK, but probably not worth the price" and
ten saying "they're a total ripoff, don't use them!", phrased
in various ways. I got many reports of dissatisfied customers;
several complained that listings which looked great in the office
were not great in reality, while others noted that some of the
properties whose listings (e.g. in the Village Advocate) had 
brought them to Rental Referral Pros in the first place were
already rented the day after the ads appeared. This trend was
confirmed by my own call to the company, when the agent I was 
talking to admitted that many of the properties are already rented
when the ad appears in the Village Advocate! 

That ratio alone would have been enough to convince me, but
acting on a lead from one respondent, I gave the Better
Business Bureau (BBB) a call...

The facts: In their current form, Rental Referral Pros (RRP)
is a member in good standing of the BBB.  They have had some
complaints lodged against them, but the complaints have been
resolved.  However, RRP seems to be the new name of two local
offices of American Rent Guide; the addresses in both Raleigh
and Durham were the same as for RRP. American Rent Guide is
currently under indictment by the N.C. Attorney General's
office for a long list of violations, including fraudulent
representation of rental properties, failure to honor contracts
(presumably the contract between company and customer), and 
other sneaky sales tactics.  If you call the BBB they will
actually play a taped report over the phone so you can hear the
story for yourself. American Rent Guide ceased operations in
the Triangle area soon after the indictments were handed down
(in November 1990 or '91, as I recall), and according to the
BBB, Rental Referral Pros opened at the same addresses the
following January, offering essentially the same services as 
American Rent Guide as far as I can tell.

So technically, RRP might be OK, but I'm staying a mile away
from a company that has such close ties to a (allegedly)
fraudulent organization.

The most common recommendation was that instead of trusting
RRP, I just keep looking in the Village Advocate, which is the
approach I intend to take.

Thanks for all the responses; I think they saved me
money and a hassle, and I'm grateful.

Tristan Davies

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From: thamer@ndl.com (Mustafa Thamer)
Subject: Re: Good place to buy radar detectors?
Organization: NDL
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:42:40 GMT

  It's true that VASCAR and Instant-On triggering have made radar detectors 
less useful, but I have found that they still pay for themselves pretty
quickly and are a good investment.  In the case of Instant-On or Pulse
Radar, remember that you'll still get a warning if a car in front of you 
is triggered.  It's true there's not much you can do about getting
caught by VASCAR and policeman sneaking up behind you at night, except to
keep your eyes open and leave some cars in front of you.  But I've found
that the vast majority of speed traps are still done the old fashioned
way.
  It might not be worth it to pay $300 for an expensive model like the 
Escort or Passport, which beg to be ripped off anyway, but some others 
(like the Uniden RD9XL which I have and recommend) are just as highly 
rated for half the price.  See past issues of Road and Track or Motor 
Trend for Radar Detector comparisons.
  It's important to get something that's small and accuarate (able to 
weed out false signals).

  Good luck,

-Mustafa


  


-- 
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From: cho@duke.cs.duke.edu (Teddy Cho)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Good place to buy radar detectors?
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:45:24 GMT
Organization: Duke University Computer Science Dept.; Durham, N.C.

Hi, can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy radar detectors?

If anyone has good or poor experiences with specific radar detectors,
I would appreciate such information as well.

Thanks.
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From: davec@rock.concert.net (David Cohen -- DBLinx)
Subject: Andrew File System anyone?
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Distribution: triangle
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:44:19 GMT

I periodically do freelance work for computing magazines (LAN Technology,
Computer Language, LAN Times, ...) and was recently asked to draft an
outline on an article about NFS vs AFS. 
I'm UNIX and NFS knowledgable, but have had very little exposure to AFS. 
I'd like to hook up with a software engineer experienced on the topic
for this piece. Besides having your name in the article byline, to
show off to friends and family, there will be renumeration of several
hundred dollars (probably around $300).
Let me know if you're interested. You must have experience using and configuring
AFS - simply having read a book won't cut it.

-dave

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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: wgr@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: Anybody know of a CPR class?
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Distribution: triangle
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 12:42:39 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.184255.12758@ncsu.edu> protein@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Chris Blackmon) writes:
>
>I'd like to become certified in CPR... does anybody know of a
>training class in Raleigh?  (preferably close to NCSU?)

I know CPR classes are given at the Raleigh YMCA on Hillsborough Street,
just down the street from NCSU.  You could probably call them for info.
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From: ctwilson@rock.concert.net (Charles T Wilson -- Personal Account)
Subject: Re: Good place to buy radar detectors?
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 16:22:29 GMT

Vascar can also be spectacularly innaccurate.  I served on a jury in
Superior Court for a speeding ticket case...not your ordinary speeding ticket.
The defendant was charged with 107 in a 55 zone.  While testimony made it
obvious that the defendant was exceeding the speed limit, it was also plainly 
obvious (by the testimony of the Highway Patrolman that made the stop) that
there was no way she could have been doing 107 mph; his time and distance
estimates for overtaking her were ridiculous.   Add to this the killer:  she
driving a 3-4 year old Chevy diesel sedan.  Those engines were governed to do 
only about 80 mph.  We could easily found guilty for exceeding posted speed for
say, 70 or 75 in a 55 zone, because it was obvious by her own testimony that
was her probable rate of travel.  HP and DA wanted 107/55, so we had to find
her innocent (to the evil glare of the DA).

VASCAR also has to be calibrated *by hand daily*...lots of room for mistakes.

Besides, all of the people that I've known to use radar use it to detect a
patrolman shooting *someone else*...it's clearly too late otherwise.

Tom Wilson

ctwilson@rock.concert.net
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: jon@stella.unx.sas.com (Jon Allen)
Subject: Re: Want good, inexpensive greenhouse for landscape plants
Originator: jon@stella.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:11:42 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords: landscaping, greenhouses


I noticed in the Spectator last night that one of the occasional Duke plant
sales is tomorrow, 9-12. I've heard these are worthwhile, and I believe they
include outdoor, landscaping-type stuff. Didn't notice the location, but as
T-Bone Burnett says, "You can look it up."
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SAS Institute, Inc.                                or: ...!uunet!unx.sas.com!jon
From: howell@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (William Howell)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Looking for Classic car rental for Wedding
Date: 14 Sep 92 22:08:31 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


On a similar topic, is there anywhere in the triangle that 
rents sportier cars, e.g. convertibles?
From: keithg@cnmhnet.UUCP (keith garrard)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Welcome message for future tarheel
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:09:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cal-Nevada Methodist Homes

Howdy fellow tarheels!  A friend of mine is relocating to
the triangle area from Stanford University, where she is
a networking guru.  I have been telling her how great the
people of NC are, and how friendly they are.  So I am 
asking all the good and friendly netters out there to 
please send her a "Welcome to NC" message via E-mail over
the next several days.  
Her E-mail address is:
	jessica.stanford.edu!naomi

Her name is Naomi, and she will be at the above address for
about another week and a half.  Please send her messages
welcoming her to the land of NC Barbecue, the NC State fair,
and basketball at its finest!  I want to show her how warm
and friendly the people of NC really are.  Thanks a lot.
--Keith

Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: iba@rti.rti.org
Subject: Landscaper/Lawn Maintenance programs
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Distribution: triangle
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 17:58:54 GMT

I'm looking for recommendations for a reasonable landscaping and/or
lawn care/maintenance program in the Raleigh Area.  I have a front
yard that is slightly sloped, and since the first seed went down in
July (yeah, I know, bad timing...but that's the way it goes) my lawn
needs a lot of help right now.

It's a small yard, so not a tremendous project.  Any recommendations
would be helpful.  Rate information would also be appreciated.

Thanks

Ingrid
From: jeh@hercules.acpub.duke.edu
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Looking for a Remodeling Contractor
Date: 8 Sep 92 01:25:58 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.
Originator: jeh@raphael.acpub.duke.edu

We are planning to add onto our house, and are looking for a good
contractor/architect type to help us. Since this job may involve some
major structural modifications, we want to find someone who can engineer
and design the work, plus provide some creative insight; most of the
people we have talked to are the type who can do the job, given the
plans, but what we need is someone who will help create the plans.

If anyone out there has any experience with this kind of thing, or can
recommend a good, competent, creative contractor, please reply. I will
post a summary if I get interesting responses.

Thanks!

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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: protein@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Chris Blackmon)
Subject: Anybody know of a CPR class?
Organization: Computer and Technologies Theme Program, NCSU, Raleigh
Distribution: triangle
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 18:42:55 GMT


I'd like to become certified in CPR... does anybody know of a
training class in Raleigh?  (preferably close to NCSU?)

tnx!

protein@catt.ncsu.edu

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From: sasjzs@falcon.unx.sas.com (Joseph Slater)
Subject: Re: Anybody know of a CPR class?
Originator: sasjzs@falcon.unx.sas.com
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 11:40:21 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Reply-To: sasjzs@vms.sas.com
Organization: Or lack thereof


In article <1992Sep14.184255.12758@ncsu.edu>, protein@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Chris Blackmon) writes:
|>
|>I'd like to become certified in CPR... does anybody know of a
|>training class in Raleigh?  (preferably close to NCSU?)
|>
Call the Red Cross. They put on or certify almost all of the
CPR classes. Kudos to you for wanting to be certified.
Their number is 231-1602.
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(The above is my opinion only)
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as long as my lettuce is crisp!" - Grace Slick, 1972
From: marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Men's clothing in the Triangle
Date: 13 Sep 92 19:57:07 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.general
Distribution: nc

I need to buy a dressy sport coat or suit soon.  I remember that some time
ago (maybe a year or more) there was a discussion in this newsgroup about
which men's clothing stores in the Triangle are good.  I remember that
someone recommended a particular store in Cary.

If anyone saved a copy of that discussion, or if anyone has any
suggestions, I would greatly appreciate their posting them here or sending
them to me.

I will collect the information and post it to this newsgroup.

Thank you!

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From: vines@stat.ncsu.edu (Paulette Vines)
Subject: Rice versus Duke in football
Originator: vines@esssc1.stat.ncsu.edu
Organization: Statistics, NCSU
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 17:58:03 GMT


Does anyone know when Rice plays Duke in football?
Are there any Rice alumni out there?  I am an 
alumna and just wanted to know.

P. Vines
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: jmbanocz@grad03.math.ncsu.edu (James M. Banoczi)
Subject: Re: Good place to buy radar detectors?
Organization: NCSU Mathematics Dept.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 20:14:36 GMT

In article <716237123@bronto.cs.duke.edu> cho@duke.cs.duke.edu (Teddy Cho) writes:
>Hi, can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy radar detectors?
>
>If anyone has good or poor experiences with specific radar detectors,
>I would appreciate such information as well.
>
>Thanks.

I have a radar detector that is about 2-3yrs old.  When new, it was one of the
best around.  Now, I still think it is a very good one.  I am originally from
Ohio and used it on trips back and forth.  However, in the past year I have
gotten 2 speeding tickets while using my radar detector.  The reason is
that NC and recently PA highway patrol have "instant on" radar guns.  That
is their radar guns work like a gun.  They have a trigger that turns them
on and off very quickly.  This gives you a fraction of a second to slow
down if you are speeding.  This isn't enough.  So, I have stopped using my
radar detector.

I haven't looked into radar detectors since so I'm not sure if the technology
has changed to improve radar detectors.

Hope this helps.

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