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Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Questions about States
From: demon@desire.wright.edu (Stupendous Man)
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:09:29 EST
Organization: Demonic Possesions, Inc.

In article <stephen.718358972@mont>, stephen@mont.cs.missouri.edu (Stephen Montgomery-Smith) writes:
> I enjoy asking people these questions.  Does anyone know some other
> questions like these?
> 
> What is the smallest state?
	Area: Rhode Island
> 
> What is the southernmost state?
> 
	Hawaii

> What is the largest state?

	Alaska
> 
> What is the state with the longest name?
> 
	PeoplesRepublicOfCalifornia

> What is the eastmost state?  (This is a stupid trick question.)
> 
	Mmmmaine.  Looking east from the date line.  But "trick question" makes
me wonder... :)

> Which state has more other states around it than any other state?  Name
> the surrounding states.

	Tennessee: Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, Missippi, Georgia, N.
Carolina, Virginia. (8)

> Which four states all meet at a point?
> 
	New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Colorado

> How many states have a straight line as part of their border?
> 
	? Dozens ?  Not Hawaii, S. Carolina.  50.

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa,alt.politics.usa.misc,alt.politics.usa.constitution
From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
Subject: Re: The Role of The Jewish Lobby In Shaping Our Politics
Organization: The World
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 06:22:20 GMT


From: sharrow@sumax.seattleu.edu (M. J. Sharrow)

Blah blah blah, anything but something to support the sick claims.

Oh, don't tell us, someone was rude to you, so therefore you must be
correct...

>Our problem has been that we as a nation have been held at ransom for this
>event for the last 40 years. We have had to support every wrong doing of
>Israel on the name of this event.

What did Israel have to do with anything you said?

You claim that the Jews control the US Congress, the US Media, the
world's banks etc.

If you can back up that bit of mental illness then certainly support
for Israel will be a mere bagatelle.


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From: Nigel.Allen@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Nigel Allen)
Subject: Earth Train arrives in Washington
Organization: NDA
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 00:01:25 GMT

Here is a press release from Earth Train.

 Earth Train's Inaugural Journey Culminates With D.C. Arrival
 To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
 Contact: Tom Pilla, 202-835-8864, or Phil Siegel, 415-984-6150

   News Advisory:

   Event I:   Washington welcomes world youth leaders at
              Union Station Arrival Ceremony

   When:      Friday, Oct. 2, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

   Where:     Union Station - Gate C

   Who:       Eleanor Holmes Norton,
              Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly
              D.C. Council Members
              D.C. School Board Members
              D.C. school children
              Earth Train riders
              Creative Response singing group


   Event II: Earth Trainers present National Youth Agenda to
             Congress.  American youth feel presidential candidates
             are not addressing the social and environmental issues
             they rank as the nation's most significant concerns.

   When:     Friday, Oct. 2, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

   Where:    Russell Senate Office Building
             Senate Caucus Room, Room 325

   Who:      Sens. Mitchell, Wirth, Chaffee, and more than a dozen
             of their Senate and House colleagues
             Members of diplomatic corps and Earth Train youth
             leaders

   Details:
   More than 150 of the world's most accomplished youth leaders --
from the U.S., Britain, Canada, Croatia, Russia, Brazil, and 10 other
nations -- will be arriving, via the Earth Train, in Washington, on
Friday, Oct. 2.  Earth Train is one of the largest and most
significant international youth programs of the decade.  Created by
the people behind Hands Across America/USA for Africa, Earth Train is
mobilizing outstanding youth leaders around the globe to work
together for positive social and environmental change in the next
century and to inspire thousands of their peers to action.
   Throughout their journey across the U.S., Earth Trainers have
already conducted youth action forums and town meetings in Los
Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland, Denver, and are on their way to
Chicago and New York.  During these sessions, Earth Trainers teach
other youths leadership skills -- bridging gaps between inner city
and suburban youths, blacks and whites -- and discussing problems and
answers to issues such as crime, drugs, racism, education and family
values from the youth perspective.  At forums, youths will personally
pledge how they're going to work for a better tomorrow beginning
today.
   Earth Train is endorsed by the United Nations Environmental
Programme, United Earth and the National Association of Secondary
School Principals.
 -30-

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From: phd85@seq1.keele.ac.uk (D.H. Holden)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Inches, Ounces, Fahrenheit, and Drab Looking MoneySCDOWN
Date: 4 Oct 92 13:40:10 GMT
Organization: Keele University, England

From article <1992Oct4.002030.1627@lub001.lamar.edu>, by lumensa@lub001.lamar.edu (Dale Parish):
> What confuses Americans is continuing to try to think in this antiquated
> system rather than just accepting that x meters is x meters and not
> 3.281x feet. 

   As a Brit (age 23) I was taught the metric system in school, the only
   time I use the imperial system is when describing people's height or
   weight. I happend to do this while speaking to a danish friend and
   she did'nt have a clue what I was talking about, and quoted the story
   of the English professor who gave the speed of light in furlongs per
   fortnight!
   Getting back to my point since I was taught the metric system in
   school, and I'm sure everyone of my age was, I'm quite comfortable
   with it. I'm curious as to what is taught in US schools now and what
   people of my age were taught, the metric or Imperial systems.
   I ask this as some US text books I've read refer to the English
   system of unit, i.e., meaning pounds,ounces etc when we are now
   taught the metric system.

		    Dave.

--
Dave.
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From: sra@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Stephen Adams)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: (Inches, Ounces, Fahrenheit) and UK coins
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:53:15 GMT
	<1992Sep29.125424.9210@dg-rtp.dg.com>
	<1992Sep30.090410.26731@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>
Organization: Southampton University Computer Science
In-reply-to: mmh@cs.qmw.ac.uk's message of 30 Sep 92 09:04:10 GMT

In article <1992Sep30.090410.26731@dcs.qmw.ac.uk> mmh@cs.qmw.ac.uk (Matthew Huntbach) writes:

 > A couple of year ago, 5p coins were replaced by smaller sized
 > coins, the old ones withdrawn, and with them were withdrawn
 > those one shilling coins still in circulation with the value of
 > 5p. Now (in fact this very day I am posting) a similar process
 > is occurring with the 10p, a smaller 10p coin is being
 > introduced today. For around six months it will circulate
 > alongside the old 10p coin, but that will then be withdrawn and
 > with it all the two shilling coins still circulating as 10ps.
 > So some time next year, the last of the pre-decimal coins in
 > the UK will disappear from circulation.

When the old 10p goes there will be no coins in circulation
that were minted before 1972.  So much for historical
perspective.

Also the 1p and 2p coins are to be made out of plated steel
rather than the current copper alloy, although the coins
will look the same.  The reason for this is that it costs
more to make the coins than they are worth.

--
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From: ed@wente.llnl.gov (Ed Suranyi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Inches, Ounces, Fahrenhei
Date: 26 Sep 92 18:58:46 GMT
Organization: UC Davis Dept of Applied Science at LLNL

In article <1473@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> emolinar@stake.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Elizabeth Molinaro) writes:
>        Our coins should have their numerical value
>        stated, IN NUMERALS, on them:  a dime, for instance
>        contains no visual clue that it is worth 10 cents
>        except for the words "one dime"; the same is true
>        for the nickel ("one nickel" not 5 cents or a "5")
>        penny, quarter, etc.

It's true about the dime, but not about the other coins -- at least,
not exactly.  Here's what they say:

penny -- "ONE CENT"
nickel -- "FIVE CENTS"
dime -- "ONE DIME"
quarter -- "QUARTER DOLLAR"

One thing that would definitely help foreigners would be, as you say,
to have the value in numerals on them.  Postage stamps must have
numerals by international convention.  However, if one knew only very
basic English (and also knew that there are 100 cents in a dollar)
than he or she could figure out the value of the penny, nickel, and
quarter very easily.  The dime is more difficult because it refers only
to the monetary unit, not to more basic English words.

Ed
ed@wente.llnl.gov


Xref: sparky soc.culture.usa:7572 soc.culture.asian.american:9306
From: thomas@aic.co.jp (Thomas Johannsen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Currencies...
Date: 6 Oct 92 01:52:57 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.usa
Distribution: soc
Organization: AIC Systems Lab., Sendai, Japan
In-reply-to: jamie@sirius.digital.co.jp's message of 5 Oct 92 07:24:12 GMT

In article <JAMIE.92Oct5162412@sirius.digital.co.jp> jamie@sirius.digital.co.jp (James Lyall) writes:

 > I am a Canadian, working in Japan, and planning to travel in Asia next year
 > with American currency...  I am wondering what would be the best plan:
 > 
 > 1.  Hold onto my yen, (which is now at an alltime high) and hope it gets
 >     even stronger.
 > 
 > 2.  Convert to Canadian dollars (which is VERY low right now) and sometime
 >     before travelling (next May) buy American travellers checks.
 > 
 > 3.  Buy American dollars now, and hold them until next year.
 > 
 > Jamie
 > 

Well, would be nice to look into the future :-)

Anyway, I heard opinions that the US$ will further go down (115?) to
the end of the year. I would wait until a couple of days before US
elections and buy then US$. It might get stronger after the (new)
president is announced.

However, I'm not an economist, so don't blame me...

Thomas

Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
From: ag173@yfn.ysu.edu (Jay Hauben)
Subject: Pioneer Union Spirit Lives
Organization: Youngstown State University/Youngstown Free-Net
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:26:32 GMT


     For many years, Flint was the home of the annual UAW 
Pioneers' picnic. This event was held so surviving veterens of 
the 1936-37 Sit-Down Strike could share their memories and 
commaraderie and receive some of the honor that is due them. 
Sadly, this Pioneers' picnic no longer takes place.
 
     Instead, on Oct. 2 at UAW 659 Hall a "UAW Region 1-C and UAW 
Region 1-C Sitdowner Dinner" was held.
 
     Some of the feisty and courageous Sit-Downers were there 
again. This event seemed however more a retirees' dinner and pep 
rally for the Clinton for President campaign.
 
     None of the Sit-Downers attending the event were invited to 
speak. There was one person present who asked to review some of 
the lessons from the fight to build the UAW and their application 
to today's difficult fights. The chair rearranged the other 
speakers and wanted to end the meeting without this speaker 
having a chance. Finally, he announced that a woman wanted to 
talk about her problem and he abandoned the platform.
 
     The speaker began her summary of the advice and help she got 
from many Sit-Downers and the lessons they shared with her from 
their battles to defeat GM and then to build the UAW. She 
stressed the value they put on an uncensored press. All the time 
she spoke, what appeared to be union officials were very noisily 
closing chairs and tables right out from under those listening to 
the speech. Though the noise all but drowned out the speaker, a 
number of listeners refused to give up their chairs or listened 
to the whole speech standing up.
 
     When the speaker asked for questions or comments, the 
listeners who remained apologized for the rudeness shown in the 
Home of the Sit-Downers and asked for copies of the speech which 
irm spirit of the Sit-Down was still alive in Flint.
From: lumensa@lub001.lamar.edu (Dale Parish)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Doesn't *everybody*? ...
Date: 4 Oct 92 00:33:27 +1700
Distribution: na
Organization: Lamar University - Beaumont

In article <1992Sep27.021033.60077@uvmark.uucp>, scholl@uvmark.uucp (Kathryn
Scholl) writes:

> We had a blank map of the world, and had to fill in every country and
> its capital.  I aced that test, and loved that class.
> Why I majored in Computer Science in college, I'll never know.
> (But at least I now do international work and have a good excuse for putting
> maps all over my walls....!)
> 

That you loved it is indicative that you have a high degree of
structural visualization and memory for design-- basic aptitudes.  Which
is why we love maps and go into computers-- programming is a very
structural profession.  But those who score in the lower half of those
two aptitudes were probably those in your 9th grade geography who
struggled to pass and hated it.  

I wonder how someone with little or no structural visualization manages
to "see" the world, but then I have to accept that they learn to
compensate like I've learned to compensate for my red-green color
deficiency.  I am NOT color BLIND.  But I've learned when not to trust
my color judgement.  I simply do not have the rods it takes to see
certain portions of the spectrum, and didn't realize it till late. 
Those who lack the "geography" aptitudes surely must be similar in
coping with their world. 

Do you collect maps too?


Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
From: kayaalp@seas.smu.edu (Mehmet M. Kayaalp MD)
Subject: Is it lawfull asking religious preference forcefully
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 05:41:14 GMT

Do you know whether there exists any law which gives the right to
some  governmental  or  private agencies to ask people forcefully
for a declaration of their religious preferences, or any  federal
law which protects the privacy of the people within this context.
Your opinion and knowledge on this matter are appreciated.

Best regards,

mehmet
-- 
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Computer Science Department     voice  : (214)706-5982
Southern Methodist University   fax    : (214)692-3085
Dallas, Texas 75275-4191        E-mail : kayaalp@seas.smu.edu
From: ed@wente.llnl.gov (Ed Suranyi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Questions about States
Keywords: states questions fun
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:18:27 GMT
Organization: UC Davis Dept of Applied Science at LLNL

In article <1992Oct6.211531.17585@hubcap.clemson.edu> trev@hubcap.clemson.edu (Trevor Bauknight) writes:
>stephen@mont.cs.missouri.edu (Stephen Montgomery-Smith) writes:

>>What is the eastmost state?  (This is a stupid trick question.)
>
>Maine  (Why is this a trick question?)

Here's the reason it's a trick question:  Some of the Aleutian Islands
extend past the 180th meridian, so they are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
For this reason, some people say that Alaska is actually the 
easternmost state (as well as the westernmost and northernmost).

>>Which state has more other states around it than any other state?  Name
>>the surrounding states.
>
>Tennessee (North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas,
>           Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia)

Missouri is also surrounded by eight states.  (Tennessee, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois.)

Ed
ed@wente.llnl.gov


Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa,alt.politics.usa.misc,alt.politics.usa.constitution
From: brian@quake.sylmar.ca.us (Brian K. Yoder)
Subject: Re: The Role Of The Jewish Lobby In Shaping Our Politics
Organization: Quake Public Access
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 02:34:16 GMT

In article <1992Sep23.172453.12304@primerd.prime.com> milgr@teapot.Prime.COM (Marc Milgram) writes:
>As someone else tried to point out, the US supported the Kuwait monarch in
>regaining his throne in Desert Storm.  The US currently has close ties with
>Saudi Arabia.  The US provided military aid to Sadam Husain during the 
>Iran/Iraq war.

Sure, he was fighting against the Iranians.  At the time, I think that was a
perfectly rational thing to do.  During that time, I heard many times that
the best outcome for us would have been for the last Iraqi to kill the last
Iranian.  It's time to grow up.  Very often, the alternatives we have to 
choose from are both bad (the current election is a perfect example of this).
Would you have preferred that the US invade both countries and take over?
Would you have preferred that the Iranians take over the entire region? (By
the way, have you ever read anything written by Khomeni?  I have and it is
an excellent source of enlightnement about how and why people react to Iran.)
I'm not saying that in hindsight I couldn't have fashioned a better policy,
but I think that at the time, the choices made were probably the best one
could rationally have expected.

>I was attempting to subtly criticize US foreign aid policy of supporting
>dictators while ignoring or undermining democracies; and at the same time
>give another reason to support one of the few democracies in the Middle East.

Which is?  Isreal is the only one that comes to mind.

>If you did not know, the US government (CIA I believe) overthrew the
>democratically elected government in Chile about 20 years ago.

Sure, I know it.  What's your point?  That a democratically elected communist
or Nazi ought to be accepted as being just as legitimate and morally 
reasonable as a democratically elected pro-freedom official?  Remember,
being democratically elected just means that one is popular, not that one is
good.  There have been many popular AND evil leaders in history.

--Brian

Xref: sparky soc.culture.usa:7524 alt.folklore.urban:24346
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa,alt.folklore.urban
Subject: Re: What time is it at the North Pole?
From: derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Derek Tearne)
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 01:56:21 GMT
Organization: Fujitsu New Zealand

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In article <ykxqbrzb@csv.warwick.ac.uk> csuah@warwick.ac.uk (~WISP at CU~) writes:
>In article <1992Sep21.050853.1092@nezsdc.icl.co.nz> derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Derek Tearne) writes:
>>In article <CINDY.92Sep19150926@solan10.solan.unit.no> cindy@solan10.solan.unit.no (Cynthia Kandolf) writes:
>>>
>>>To the original poster: there's this thing called a map[....]you
>>
>>Derek "I like the ones with the Southern Hemisphere on top best" Tearne
>>
>Can you read all that upside-down writing?

Check out the Wizards map of the world,  available from Whitcoulls and 
other leading stationary shops all over New Zealand....
 

-- 
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Some of the more aware dinosaurs were worried about the environmental
consequences of an accident with the new Iridium enriched fusion reactor.  
"If it goes off only the cockroaches and mammals will survive..." they said.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
From: templef@columbia.dsu.edu (Fred Temple)
Subject: Retraction of (America has culture?)
Organization: Dakota State University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 02:19:10 GMT

I recently posted a statement to the effect that
American culture is an oxymoron (contradiction in terms).

I have come to the conclusion that I made a foolish statement.
I was angry with a particular branch of the U.S. federal government
and I posted the statement as a means to "let off steam".

I am well aware of the many accomplishments of American history and
among contemporay America.  I apologize for making such a rash and
ridiculous statement.  It will not happen again.  Thank you for your
patience and understanding.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
From: crosmun@crosmun.rtp.dg.com (William Crosmun)
Subject: Re: America has culture?
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 92 15:45:58 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, RTP, NC.

In article <templef.16.0@columbia.dsu.edu> templef@columbia.dsu.edu (Fred Temple) writes:
>culture.usa is an oxymoron!

Ironically, one component of American culture is the belief that the U.S.
doesn't have a culture.  By making this assertion Fred is simply following the
dictates of his culture.

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From: ed@wente.llnl.gov (Ed Suranyi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.usa
Subject: Re: Indian Territory (was States)
Date: 7 Oct 92 02:20:22 GMT
Organization: UC Davis Dept of Applied Science at LLNL

In article <1at0msINNqll@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> haynes@cats.ucsc.edu (Jim Haynes) writes:
<I was reading a Census Bureau publication of about 1902 and it gave
<statistics for all the states and also for "Indian Territory".  Where
<was Indian Territory in 1902?  (Or maybe earlier; the data were gathered
<in connection with the 1900 census, I believe)

Indian Territory was the name for Oklahoma before it became a state.

Ed
ed@wente.llnl.gov