HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: phydeaux@guru.med.cornell.edu (Dave Weingart)
Subject: Re: Repost of Truzzi Lecture:  How to Handle Scientific "Unorthodoxy"
Keywords: skeptics CSICOP debunkers orthodoxy anomalies
Nntp-Posting-User: @cornell.edu
Organization: CUMC
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:02:29 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.211413.17101@rhrk.uni-kl.de>, kring@efes.physik.uni-kl.de (Thomas Kettenring) writes:
|> Science never claims to have "actual explanations", only good and bad ones.
|> So you want the explanation in terms of known phenomena thrown away in favour
|> of the possibility of another explanation which in your eyes must be better
|> because it needs a new assumption (the existence of a new phenomenon)?

More specifically, science is inherently conservative, because in order for a "new"
explanation to take the place of an old one, there must (and should) be _repeatable_
observations and explanations that generally build on what is already known.  (In the
case of major leaps, then it takes longer, because there isn't necessarily a way
to explain something in terms of what is already known.

Now, does this mean that everything with a "new" explanation is a major breakthrough?
Obviously not.  In fact, if the past is any guide, it's more often spurious science
or just plain wrong.

And why doesn't telepathy follow the inverse square law?

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From: spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont)
Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories,alt.paranormal,sci.skeptic,alt.conspiracy
Subject: Re: Showdown at the OK Corral - Sarfatti vs D. Wollf
Followup-To: alt.conspiracy
Date: 4 Jan 1993 23:17:15 GMT
Organization: University of Calif., San Diego/Microscopy and Imaging Resource
NNTP-Posting-Host: szechuan.ucsd.edu

In article <1993Jan4.193421.1623@netcom.com> sheaffer@netcom.com (Robert Sheaffer) writes:
>Since this guy Sarfatti seems to want to sue the pants off anyone who
>says something he doesn't like, ...

This is probably a silly question, but has anyone ever actually
successfully prosecuted a suit for libel and/or slander for some act
of defamation on the net?  Or all these net.lawyers just blowing large
quantities of smoke from various orafices?

Looking at the definitions for libel and slander in Black's Law
Dictionary indicates to me that it would be pretty difficult to make a
case for either (libel being the more applicable, as it refers to
print, writing, pictures, or signs, while slander is more verbal).

Followups to alt.conspiracy unless someone has a better idea...

							spl
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"Living alone is living in perpetual irony and thinking, more and more
frequently, Why not."   - Joyce Carol Oates, "The Boyfriend"
Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories
From: brownea@cc.uvcc.edu
Subject: Murphy and Quantum physics
Organization: Utah Valley Community College
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:03:13 GMT

	I don't know if this is the proper newsgroup for this (I tried to read
earlier posts, but I didn't understand most of what I read - Not good at math
yet), if not, please direct me to where it is a good idea.

	Like I said, I don't know the math part, but my understanding of
quantum (sp) mechanics says that the math either a) is wrong, or b) indicates
the possibility of multiple universes, or some kind of random-choice element
which detemines the future.  This understanding is based on discussions read
about S's Cat.
	If choice b is correct, doesn't Murphy's Law prove (in reverse) that we
have an effect on what choice is made?

	Just a thought...

|===   You have no choice in the matter, so you may as well give in   ===|
|===   and just be yourself.                                          ===|
Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories
From: martel@marvin.mr.sintef.no (Paulo Martel)
Subject: Re: What does quantum have to do with it?
Organization: University of Trondheim, Norway
Distribution: alt
Date: 12 Jan 93 14:52:54 GMT

dt4@fig.ucsb.edu (David E. Goggin) writes:

>hello!

>I'm new to this group, and I am interested in something.

>Is the universe deterministic?

>I have heard that the classical model says that as soom as all the
>laws of physics were formulated in the big Bang, everything is
>determined from there on, since the big Bang produced both the
>laws of physics and the initial configuration.  However, some say
>that quantum theory, because of the uncertainty principle, makes the
>universe nondeterministic.

>If this is the case then...
>a) does this mean there is real randomness, or is it the fact that we must
>use statistical/probabalistic models because we can't practically observe
>the behaviour of particles.

>b) is hydrogren being continuously formed, so the universe is self-sustaining?

>c) If the universe is in fact nondeterministic at the quantum level, does this
>have any implications for the truth of the idea of free will, or are the
>nervous brain structures usd for thought governed by the larger-scale, 
>deterministic laws of nature?

>thanks very much in advance!

>*dt*

Dear David

It was such a long time ago... I can't really remember how I did it...

Your(s)

GOD


P.S- Thanks to martel@marvin.sintef.no for lending me is account.
     Me bless him.


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Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories
From: sarfatti@well.sf.ca.us (Jack Sarfatti)
Subject: re:Showdown at the OK Corral
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 09:09:11 GMT


To the various bozos who still did not catch on - it was a joke. A satire
using the classic crackpot style that Wolff affected when he put the CAPs
in.
From: dt4@fig.ucsb.edu (David E. Goggin)
Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories
Subject: What does quantum have to do with it?
Date: 12 Jan 93 00:58:16 GMT
Distribution: alt

hello!

I'm new to this group, and I am interested in something.

Is the universe deterministic?

I have heard that the classical model says that as soom as all the
laws of physics were formulated in the big Bang, everything is
determined from there on, since the big Bang produced both the
laws of physics and the initial configuration.  However, some say
that quantum theory, because of the uncertainty principle, makes the
universe nondeterministic.

If this is the case then...
a) does this mean there is real randomness, or is it the fact that we must
use statistical/probabalistic models because we can't practically observe
the behaviour of particles.

b) is hydrogren being continuously formed, so the universe is self-sustaining?

c) If the universe is in fact nondeterministic at the quantum level, does this
have any implications for the truth of the idea of free will, or are the
nervous brain structures usd for thought governed by the larger-scale, 
deterministic laws of nature?

thanks very much in advance!

*dt*





Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.new-theories
From: tdoan@bnr.ca (Tuan Doan)
Subject: Scanned images of great scientists
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 20:35:20 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Tx.
Keywords: PHYSICS, IMAGE, SCIENTIST

Hello,

   This may be an awkward place to ask this question; but I'll try anyway.
Does anyone know where I can obtain scanned image of great scientists such
as Newton, Einstein, Wheeler, Feynman, etc... in JPEG or GIF format?

   Also, are there any 'good' papers on any new theories via anonymous sites.
Ascii or postscript format is fine.  Please, no flame just answer.

Thanks,

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Internet:  tdoan@bnr.ca             Fax:   6-444-3716/214-684-3716
      or   tdoan@x400gate.bnr.ca
From: marquez@relleno.engr.ucdavis.edu (guest)
Newsgroups: alt.sci.physics.acoustics
Subject: Acoustic Simulation Programs for air molecule analysis
Date: 8 Jan 93 18:11:42 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: College of Engineering - University of California - Davis

Greetings fellow acousticians.  Does anyone know of any PC programs
that can emulate, simulate or animate the motion of air molecules when
they are distrubed in a room by sound, noise or music?

If so, are any availabe through public domain or ftp sites?

Please post here.

*****************************
College of Engineering, UCD    -Dax
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: rpatil@nmsu.edu (Raj Patil)
Subject: Practical Training Rule Change..
Organization: Computing Research Lab
Distribution: alt.visa.us
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 08:17:05 GMT


I just heard from our International Student Advisor that, the practical 
trainin rule has changed again. 
Before Oct.91 a F-1 student could split his practical training of 
1 year into 2 six month periods pre and post completion training. After
oct.91 the rule changed and it was made only one time one year business.
Now it has been changed again (donno since when), the ISO offer says that
we can now again split the practical training, in fact in any way we 
want. Like if i take offcampus job during certain classification,
i can take that job as my practical training and deduct 20 hrs/wk,
period from my PT. 

Does any one knows of this change? and provide details ?
From: daves@ukcsd.uk.sun.com (Dave Sharpe - Sun UK - Tech Support)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: I-130 How much
Date: 6 Jan 93 12:01:27 GMT
Reply-To: David.Sharpe@UK.Sun.COM

Hi,
   how much does it cost to file the I-130 in the US as I have 2 forms with
different rev nos that have different costs on them. I tried the INS offices'
voice-mail (not amusing long distance from England !) but it didn't tell me 
what I wanted to know. I have a letter from the UK INS office that says a 
third amount but I assume that it costs that to file from here, I need my wife
file in the US when she returns. Is it $75 as it says in my letter or $40/35
as it says on my forms ?

cheers

Dave.Sharpe.

Xref: sparky alt.visa.us:836 soc.culture.indian:43476
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us,soc.culture.indian
Subject: Wanted: NY Labor dept phone number
From: <TAZ@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 14:59:36 EST
Organization: Penn State University

Hi Folks,
I was wondering if anyone can quickly send me the fax and address of the NY
Labor dept for Labor Condition Application approval prior to applying for H1-B.
We are currently in Colorado, so is it possible to apply for LCA here even
though the job is in Long Island?? The school official has told us that it
should be applied in NY. So if anyone can urgently send me the fax number and
address for LCA approval, it will be very great. Thanx a lot.
Sanjay
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Date: Thu,  7 Jan 1993 12:31:07 -0500 
From: Shvetank Shah <ss7k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Tax exemption on travel

I remember that J-1s were exempt from all taxes here for the first 2
years of their research.  If you're within that limit, then the qu4stion
is moot.  If not, then I'm not sure u can deduct travel expenses from US
taxes.



shvetank

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    Internet:  helix@CMU.EDU                         half-baked, are all
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: xnyjam01@serss0 (Juan A Molina)
Subject: Posting ad in journal for P.R.
Organization: Florida International University, Miami
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:16:55 GMT

I'm in the process of shopping around for journals where I can post an
ad announcing my current position (required by the Labor Department).
My lawyer said that the Labor Department doesn't have a standard list of
journals where I can pick the one I want my ad to appear in, and he su-
ggested Computerworld as a safe choice. Do any of you guys know of any
other journals where I can place my ad? Do you have an idea of how ex-
pensive these ads are? If any of you already have experience in this, I
would appreciate if you let me know your opinion. Thanks!

Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: ybs@engin.umich.edu (Yi Bing Shi)
Subject: travel of H1-B people
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 93 12:43:34 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

Could anyone out there give some info on the following ?

I am working in the U of M on an H1-B visa, and I need to travel to the UK
for a conference. I heard that some H1 people had difficulty getting a
new H1-B visa to get back to the US after travelling abroad. Some people 
even give up travelling because of this. What is the difficuly ?

If there is indeed difficulty, is there a way to get the visa issued IN the
US BEFORE the actual travelling. In the UK, they have the so-called Re-entry
visa which serve this purpose ? I also heard that the US has someting called
"advence notification" which works similarily except that you still need to
get the actual visa stamped onto you passport at the American Embassy in the
country you travel to. Can such an advance arrangement be made ? And how ?


Many thanks. 

--------------------------------------------------------
Y. B. Shi, Dept of MSE, Univ. of Michigan, USA
           e-mail: ybs@engin.umich.edu, FAX 313 763 4788
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From: cd187@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Aye Naing)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Question about air ticket(one way, RT??) for a visitor?
Date: 6 Jan 1993 19:49:45 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I am posting it for my friend who is expecting a visitor from India.

Question : Is it necessary for a person on visitor visa to buy
a round trip ticket ? If so, at what point in the journey do the
immigration officials check about that ?

#3
From: marby@laura.harvard.edu (Craig Marby)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Tax exemption on travel
Date: 7 Jan 93 21:24:53 GMT
Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
In-reply-to: ss7k+@andrew.cmu.edu's message of 7 Jan 93 17:31:07 GMT

>>>>> On 7 Jan 93 17:31:07 GMT, ss7k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Shvetank Shah) said:

Shvetank> I remember that J-1s were exempt from all taxes here for the first 2
Shvetank> years of their research.  If you're within that limit, then the qu4stion
Shvetank> is moot.  If not, then I'm not sure u can deduct travel expenses from US
Shvetank> taxes.

To clarify this point:

The tax-exemption is dependent upon your originating country and is
governed by a tax-treaty between the US and your home country. It is
not automatic and may have strings attached, depending upon the
particular tax-treaty.

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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: alexei@levella.wri.com (Alexei Bocharov)
Subject: Re: Medicare withholding.
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 18:48:40 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.163059.29273@ncsa.uiuc.edu> vijay@ncsa.uiuc.edu  
(Vijay Rangarajan) writes:
> I have a question which hopefully some tax/visa guru can answer. My  
employer
> has been withholding Medicare from my pay check ever since my status  
changed
> from F-1 (Student) to H-1 (Work permit).
> 
> Tax Gurus -
> 
> Should non-residents pay for Medicare at all, considering the fact that  
they
> cannot use it anyway ? (Kinda like Social Security). Is there a clause  
that
> indicates classes of people that are exempt from this ?
> 
> Visa Gurus -
> 
> Should the change in status (F1 to H1) affect Medicare withholding at  
all ?
> If, in fact, I do not have to pay for Medicare, is there a way to get a 
> refund on the amount withheld so far ?
> 
> I appreciate any response/information.
> 
> Vijay.

--
Your employer was right.

Alexei Bocharov
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: andrewg@brtph346.BNR.CA 
Subject: Visa Waivers with visits to Canada
Reply-To: andrewg@brtph346.BNR.CA 
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:40:30 GMT

If someone enters the US from the UK on a visa waiver, can he visit
Canada and then re-enter the US from Canada via a land border. 

Please post or email a response.

Andrew Grant
From: marby@laura.harvard.edu (Craig Marby)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Tax exemption for J1 - do you pay later?
Date: 7 Jan 93 23:05:13 GMT
Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
In-reply-to: BIOSEE@UKCC.UKY.EDU's message of 7 Jan 93 19:45:55 GMT

>>>>> On 7 Jan 93 19:45:55 GMT, BIOSEE@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Stephanie Edelmann) said:
Stephanie> Nntp-Posting-Host: ukcc.uky.edu

Stephanie> I am posting this question for a friend of mine:
Stephanie> She is from Germany and works as a postdoc on a J1 visa.  She is not
Stephanie> paying taxes for the first 2 years of her stay.  Now, a Indian post-
Stephanie> doc has told her that she would be required to pay back-taxes on her
Stephanie> income from the first 2 years, if she stays longer than 2 years.
Stephanie> For that reason, he elected to pay taxes right away since he's going to be
Stephanie> in the U.S for at least 4 years.
Stephanie>  
Stephanie> Here's the question:  Is that true?  (for India? Germany?)
Stephanie> If it is true, could you avoid it by going back to Germany for some
Stephanie> period of time?
Stephanie>  

For the UK this is true, ie you will have back pay taxes after 2 years
if you stay longer than 2 years. It is highly likely to be true for
India and Germany too. In order to get round this I would guess that
you would have to return to you home country for at least a year
(ie satisfy a home residency requirement.).
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: sli@lonestar.utsa.edu (Sijian . Li)
Subject: This is just a test, please ignore it.
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:46:58 GMT


Hi, this is a test, please ignore it.

-- Trying to find some help from the folks on the net.
From: marby@laura.harvard.edu (Craig Marby)
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Subject: Re: Visa Waivers with visits to Canada
Date: 7 Jan 93 01:31:51 GMT
Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
In-reply-to: andrewg@brtph346.BNR.CA's message of 6 Jan 93 17:40:30 GMT

>>>>> On 6 Jan 93 17:40:30 GMT, andrewg@brtph346.BNR.CA said:

andrew> If someone enters the US from the UK on a visa waiver, can he visit
andrew> Canada and then re-enter the US from Canada via a land border. 

The answer to your question is yes, assuming that the person from the
UK is a British Citizen. I drove up to Montreal from Boston (and drove
back!)  with a bearer of a British passport who had entered at Boston
without difficulty. The passport and I-94 (green card obtained upon
arrival into US) will be required to cross the boarder. I think  the
time limit in Canada would be 30 days.

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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: vagarwal@dis9002.shearson.com (Virendra Agarwal)
Subject: Re: PR for spouse of a citizen/PR: how long?
Reply-To: vagarwal@tardis.shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:42:50 GMT

In article <C0360r.81o@news.cso.uiuc.edu> eysg6676@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ernesto Yi-Hsin Su) writes:

   Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
Path: shearson.com!uunet!think.com!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!eysg6676
   From: eysg6676@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Ernesto Yi-Hsin Su)
   Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
   Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
   Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 18:58:01 GMT
   Lines: 22


   Please answer as many questions as you can.  Thank you in advance.

>>   1a. How long does it take (approx.) for a US citizen's spouse to obtain
       PR (green card)?  
   
       ( 1-3 Months)

   1b. How long for a spouse of a PR to obtain PR? 
   
        (1-3 Years dependent upon your
        nationality: Europeans  -> less because they suffered in the past ??
                               Non_Europeans -> Longer )

   2a. If a US citizen marries a foreign student in the US, and if this
       foreign student's visa expires before he/she gets a green card,
       is he/she required to return to the home country before a green card
       is issued? 

       (Determined on a case by case basis; if worked without VISA then
                   need to return to home country)

   2b. Same as question 2a, but change "US citizen" to "US PR".

     ( Same answer as in 2a.)

   Please reply by email if possible, to ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu

   Thank you again.

			   Ernesto
			   ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu
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vagarwal@shearson.com
212-464-2151
Lehman Brothers
388 Greenwich st.(9th Flr.)
NewYork, NY 10013
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: soundar@spinaltap.cis.ohio-state.edu (m soundararajan)
Subject: visit to Canada with US visa
Keywords: visitor to US 
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:33:24 GMT

My parents are Indian citizens. They have got US visitor visa (Single entry).
Can they visit Canada during their stay in US ? (Ofcourse, with Canadian visa)
Will they have problems entering the country due to their single entry visa ?

Please email info to soundar@cis.ohio-state.edu.
Thanks.

- Madhu
Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
From: vagarwal@dis9002.shearson.com (Virendra Agarwal)
Subject: Re: Posting ad in journal for P.R.
Reply-To: vagarwal@tardis.shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:24:29 GMT

In article <C0E07r.EK@fiu.edu> xnyjam01@serss0 (Juan A Molina) writes:
Path: shearson.com!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!max.fiu.edu!serss0!xnyjam01
   From: xnyjam01@serss0 (Juan A Molina)
   Newsgroups: alt.visa.us
   Date: 5 Jan 93 15:26:15 GMT
   Sender: news@fiu.edu (Usenet Administrator)
   Distribution: usa
   Organization: Florida International University, Miami
   Lines: 7

>>   Thanks for the responses. I see that all of you have been allowed to post
>>   in a regional newspaper. In my case, I was instructed to post in a national
>>   journal (like Computerworld) so it's obviously going to be more expensive.
>>   I only have to post the ad one time, but I bet that costs much more than
>>   posting 3 days in a regional newspaper... Anybody else out there who has pos-
>>   ted in a journal? I'm going to get a quote from Computerworld today so we
>>   can compare prices. I'll be happy to get more options.

-------------------------------------

Well, if they have told you to use Computerworld then they might even specify the
content and size and which 3 days of the week you will be required to advertise.
If it is optional, then use small print and advertise on 3 weekdays.

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Virendra Agarwal
vagarwal@shearson.com
212-464-2151
Lehman Brothers
388 Greenwich st.(9th Flr.)
NewYork, NY 10013
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Newsgroups: alt.visa.us