HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: dahlin@aurs01.uucp (Richard Dahlin)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: RE: Good place to buy radar detectors?
Date: 15 Sep 92 15:23:39 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC


	While it's true that radar detectors are of no use with VASCAR, I
would recommend Cincinatti Microwave (manufacturer/distributer of Escort,
Passport, and Solo).
	I have owned an Escort radar detector for approximately 14 years.
During that time I have never received a speeding ticket. If you read Car
and Driver's annual radar detector reports Cincinatti Microwave detectors
are always on top. Also the last time I saw an advertisement in Car and
Driver or Road and Track the Escort at least had a feature that required a
key to be inserted and turned something like every 3 months to re-enable
the detector to work. If the detector was stolen it would soon no longer work.
Another point is that if the radar detector is ever returned to Cincinatti
Microwave for repair the serial number is checked against the registered
owner (any discrepency found is checked with original owner and if it was
stolen and not sold it is returned to owner). One more point is that the last
time I knew of someone returning a Cincinatti Microwave radar detector for
repair the charge was a flat fee of $5.00 (even if the entire unit is replaced)
which included return shipping.
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: Mike Bishop <SNOMCB@mvs.sas.com>
Subject: looking for reliable VCR repairs
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 00:42:00 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

 
  My VCR is showing red and green diagonal lines on the TV screen
when watching a tape. Need some info on a reliable repair service
in the Cary or Raleigh area.
 
 Thanks, 
 Mike
 
 
---------------------------------------------
 "Operator, get me the number for 911."  --Homer Simpson
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasjtr@pangloss.unx.sas.com (St. Timothy)
Subject: Re: Want good, inexpensive greenhouse for landscape plants
Originator: sasjtr@pangloss.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 15:12:55 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: apparently not
Keywords: landscaping, greenhouses


In article <15149@borg.cs.unc.edu>, todd@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Lori Todd) writes:
|> I want to buy landscape plants, groundcover, etc for
|> outside my house.  Most of the greenhouses around chapel hill
|> have a small selection and are no bargain.

I've always found Bob & Deb at Growin' Green to be very helpful.
They're what I would call a medium-size greenhouse, but if they
don't have what you need they're very willing to get it for you.

Prices seem reasonable to me (and I've shopped at about a dozen
of the local greenhouses).  I don't expect high-quality plants 
at Kmart prices, of course.

Plus of course they're a lot closer to you (Airport Rd aka 86N
about 3 miles north of downtown Chapel Hill).

Highly recommended.



Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: kk@mcnc.org (Krzysztof A. Kozminski)
Subject: Re: Motels in Asheville
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Distribution: nc
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:26:53 GMT

In article <15281@borg.cs.unc.edu> jge@ceti.cs.unc.edu (John Eyles) writes:
>In article <8TTVqB1w164w@cssnet.UUCP> david@cssnet.UUCP (J. David Schronce) writes:
>>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....
>
>Depends on what you're into.
>It's a great motorcycling road - probably great for biking too.

Yeah, have my second vote for hwy 80 as one of the *greatest* roads on
the face of the EARTH.  It is *major* *FUN*, at 5000 RPM in second gear...
Going uphill is quite safe - the thing is steep enough to shorten to a
couple dozen feet the stopping distances in case one needs to duck onto
the shoulder to let by somebody going downhill ... looking at the
drivers' white faces, eyes bugged-out in utter terror, and sparks
flying from the brakes just adds to the uphill enjoyment.  Yippee!

Hwy 74 from Asheville to Chimney Rock is also OK, but it pales in
comparison to 80...

KK
-- 
Kris Kozminski   kk@mcnc.org
"55 saves lives. 110 saves twice as much"
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: hlw@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: Looking for Classic car rental for Wedding
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Distribution: triangle
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 17:00:08 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.175156.22565@brtph560.bnr.ca> Bill Hansley <billh@mesaadm.cre.nt.com> writes:
>
>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.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Lindsay Rolls Royce Service of Chapel Hill (967-4741).
When my wife and I were married in '88 he did a marvelous job!!!  In fact,
I saw him the other night driving around Crabtree Valley Mall.
-- 
********************************************************************************
* Hal Waters   Center for Digital Systems Research    ARPANET: hlw@rti.rti.org *
*  (IXOYS!)    Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC   USENET:     mcnc!rti!hlw *
* Electrical Engineer by training ....... Research Computer Scientist by title *
From: jge@ceti.cs.unc.edu (John Eyles)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Motels in Asheville
Date: 14 Sep 92 14:35:28 GMT
Distribution: nc
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

In article <8TTVqB1w164w@cssnet.UUCP> david@cssnet.UUCP (J. David Schronce) writes:
>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....

Depends on what you're into.
It's a great motorcycling road - probably great for biking too.

Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasdgh@cedar.unx.sas.com (Glenn Horton)
Subject: Re: Landscaper/Lawn Maintenance programs
Originator: sasdgh@cedar.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 12:58:49 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <1992Sep10.175854.3071@rti.rti.org>, iba@rti.rti.org writes:
|> 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

	I can recommmend Fairway Green lawn care service. They are prompt,
do a good job and have reasonable prices. I costs me about $10 per month to
have my lawn on a lawn care plan that includes fertilizer, lime and weed
control.

	I would avoid Nutri-Lawn. I tried them before Fairway Green and they
were a month late for the seeding. This caused poor germination because the
weather had gotten so cool. I had asked them to call me before they came so I
could move some hay bales and pumpkins we had decorating the yard. They didn't
do that they just seeded around them.
-- 

Glenn Horton            SAS Institute Inc.
sasdgh@unx.sas.com      919-677-8000 x6640
Newsgroups: triangle.libsci
From: news@wolves.uucp (The Wolfe of the Den)
Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
Subject: Re: HW/SW Mtg Site 9/10/92 6PM
Date: 6 Sep 92 00:23:44 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.freenet
Distribution: triangle
Organization: Wolves Den UNIX
X-Md4-Signature: 28a6dda97457451b5df2c3c2550fd4f2

Roy sort of mis-posted his article, and it won't show up unless I
correct this.  Here is Roy's article.

<1992Sep05.131458.3052@tcsrtp.uucp> royc@tcsrtp (Roy Andrew Crabtree) writes:
>Hi!   Since Friday Center is out, here are a couple of proposals
>suggested by Bill Hutchins, which I whole heartedly apporive
>of:
>
>	Picadilly's at Durham South Square Mall
>		They have a meeting room; usally do not have to
>		have everyone eat there
>	Laughin Luigi's on NC55 at I40
>		Standard Italian, but most have to order to use facility
>
>Any alternative choices?  If none forthcoming,
>I will presume Picadilly's at 6PM on 9/10/92 (Thursday)
>
>
>royc
>
>PS:  I will be inaccessible to netnews most/part of the time;
>please email/coordinate with Bill Evans on
>
>		duke!wolves!tcsrtp!cwe
>and copy-to me on:
>		duke!wolves!tcsrtp!royc
>
>Ciao!

Editorial comment:  I'm a "regular" customer of the Picadilly at South
Square Mall, and the preference of the Management is that the folks at
the meeting *do* get something at the cafeteria (at least a beverage).

I will call Mr. Clements (the manager and reserve the meeting room if it
is available for that date.
-- 
Usenet Net News Administrator @ The Wolves Den  (G. Wolfe Woodbury)
news%wolves@cs.duke.edu     ...duke!wolves!news     "We don't need no
There is a real person who watches this account.   stinking disclaimers"
Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
From: cptully@med.unc.edu (Christopher P. Tully,Pathology,62699)
Subject: Publicity Committee
Reply-To: cptully@med.unc.edu
Organization: UNC-CH School of Medicine
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:07:05 GMT

The third meeting of the Publicity committee will be:

Monday Sept. 14
5:30 pm
rm 514 Old Clinic (UNC Memorial Hospital)

Note: I am just posting this.  I am NOT coordinating this committee.
-Chris Tully



---
*********************************************************************
Chris(topher) P. Tully				<cptully@med.unc.edu>
Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill		1122 Vic Charles Dr.
Department of Pathology				Raleigh, NC 27606
CB# 7525			work: (919) 966-2699
Chaple Hill, NC 27599		hone: (919) 851-8816
*********************************************************************
I get paid for my opinions, but that doesn't mean that UNC or anybody
                     else agrees with them.

Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
From: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Judy Hallman)
Subject: More info on funding committee meeting
Originator: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Organization: University of North Carolina
Distribution: triangle
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:30:30 GMT

Sorry for the empty message earlier. I don't know where the text went.

The first meeting of the funding and staffing committee will be Tuesday,
September 15 at 5:30 at Laff'n Luigi's, in front of Meridian Center, Hwy
55, North of I-40.

Judy Hallman



Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
From: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Judy Hallman)
Subject: Funding committee meeting Sept. 15
Originator: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Organization: University of North Carolina
Distribution: triangle
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:58:29 GMT

Judy Hallman (Judy_Hallman@unc.edu)
Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
From: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Judy Hallman)
Subject: Hardware/software meeting tonight
Originator: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Organization: University of North Carolina
Distribution: triangle
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:12:18 GMT

I'm still not sure where we are meeting -- Picadilly Cafeteria???

Some things to think about for tonight's meeting.

In what order do we need to make decisions, such as:

Who will provide the Internet connection?

Where will the machine and communications equipment be located?

Who should we ask to donate a machine?
  Send out a general request for donations or ask a specific vendor?
  (I have some ideas on this.)

What software should we consider?

What can we expect (should we ask for) in maintenance and support for the
hardware/software?

Should we try to get something in quickly and build a prototype system or
should we wait until we have the funding to maintain the service (I think
this is probably a good topic for discussion at the Sept. 22 meeting.)

Judy Hallman
Newsgroups: triangle.freenet
From: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu (Judy Hallman)
Subject: Proposed agenda for Sept. 22 meeting
Originator: hallman@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
Organization: University of North Carolina
Distribution: triangle
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:39:06 GMT

To RTP Free-Net list and triangle.freenet:

Here is the first draft of an agenda for the September 22 meeting. If you
have any comments or suggestions, you can send them to the list or to me
directly, if you prefer -- Judy_Hallman@unc.edu.
---------------------------
RTP Free-Net meeting agenda
September 22 , 5:30 p.m.
The William & Ida Friday Continuing Education Center in Chapel Hill

Agenda changes (5 minutes)

Introductions: who we are and why we are here (10 minutes)

What is the name of our group? (5 minutes)

Committee reports:  hopefully including information on internal
communication methods and how others can get involved (10 minutes each)

% Harware/software/networking/facilities

% User interface

% Data

% Funding/staffing

% Publicity/administration/training

Communication:  listserv, newsgroup -- how can communication be improved?
(10 minutes)

How do we get the system get started? (15 minutes)

Option A:  Develop a business plan and a database development plan. Then
solicit funds from corporations and granting agencies. Wait until we have
funding before building the system.

Option B:  Build a prototype on a home computer using whatever freeware we
can find and start putting data in, while also developing plans.  Then we
can ask for funds for expanding an existing service.

Option C: Ask a major corportation for a machine (at least on loan);
gather enough funds to acquire the FreePort software ($850) and build a
prototype.  Then we can ask for funds for expanding an existing service.

Other options?

With options B and C, how many phone lines would we need?

How will we select a name for the service (this topic may have been
addressed by the publicity committee)? (5 minutes)

Adjourn before 7:30.



Newsgroups: triangle.jobs,triangle.general
From: wolfe@rock.concert.net (Joanna Wolfe -- Oxford University Press)
Subject: Fall Semester Internship  -  Oxford University Press MIS Department
Followup-To: wolfe@rock.concert.net
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Distribution: triangle
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 22:51:49 GMT

                  OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
              2001 Evans Road, Cary, NC 27513

     The Oxford University Press MIS Department is offering
a Fall Semester Technical Support Internship Position.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is a Department of Oxford
University located in  Oxford, England.  OUP is known for its
excellence in the publication of scholarly works, Journals
and Reference Books.

     The Fall Semester Internship position is open to area
college students, whose area of concentration is in the 
Computer Sciences or related studies.  This position will be
responsible for the design and implementation of a Windows 
based DECQuery database extraction application for up to 30 
workstations.

The position will involve:

* Programming of SQL based file extraction using DECQuery
  to export primary  file information to standardized
  secondary and tertiary spreadsheet and database
  software packages - Lotus, D-Base, Paradox
* Providing backup support to the Technical Support Group
* Assisting with outstanding Technical Support Service
  Request for Oxford University Press Sites

Requirements:
 
* PC DOS/Windows Experience
* Familiarity with X-Windows environment
* DEC VAX VMS based experience
* SQL Programming Knowledge
* Familiarity with Lotus 1-2-3, D-Base IV,
  Excel, Paradox and other shrink-wrapped software

Rate of Pay/Hours
$7.00 /hr.
20 hrs./week  - during normal business hours

Term of Employment:
Fall Semester

Qualified applicants should send inquiries to :

Joanna Wolfe
Technical Support Manager
Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513

or via e-mail to : wolfe@rock.concert.net

No phone calls please.
Newsgroups: triangle.jobs,triangle.general
From: wurzelma@med.unc.edu (John Wurzelmann)
Subject: Need a baby sitter
Originator: wurzelma@gcrcslc1
Organization: UNC-CH SOM General Clinical Research Center
Distribution: triangle
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 16:54:55 GMT

We need a baby sitter beginning in October, to work 2-3 days/week up to 11
hours per day. Additional hours will be available. We are located in North 
Chapel Hill. Your own transportation is required. We can be flexible. If
interested please send E-Mail or call 967-5331 in the evening.



                            -------- __@      John Wurzelmann
                            ------ _`\<,_    University of North Carolina  
                            ---- (*)/ (*)   wurzelma@med.unc.edu
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 





Newsgroups: triangle.jobs
From: wolfe@rock.concert.net (Joanna Wolfe -- Oxford University Press)
Subject: DECUS September Meeting - September 16, 1992 3: 30 - 5:30
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Distribution: triangle
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 22:09:14 GMT

                   DECUS RTP LUG*
                 September Meeting

          WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR DEC?


DATE:       Wednesday, September 16, 1992

TIME:       3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

AGENDA:     Excerpts from Robert Palmer's Address
            to DEC Employees - 7/24/92,video.
            Q and A with Digital Representatives
            Discussion of DEC Future Direction            

            Storage Technologies, David Byron of
            Micro Technology. Author of "Mastering
            VMS".  Discussion of Raid, CI and SCSI
            based storage technologies.

LOCATION:   Digital Equipment Corporation 
            Creekstone Office Park
            Research Triangle Park, NC

            (919) 941 - 4000

            Exit 282 - Page Road from I-40

            Off Page Road between I-40 and
            Route 54 / Miami Blvd.

*Digital Equipment Corporation User Society
 Research Triangle Park
 Local User Group
From: marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall)
Newsgroups: triangle.talks,general,student
Subject: Triangle NN talk: Chow
Date: 8 Sep 92 20:55:27 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.talks
Distribution: nc


                 Triangle Area Neural Network Society

>THE FIRST TANNS MEETING OF THIS ACADEMIC YEAR

PLACE: BNR, INC. (DIRECTIONS BELOW), Research Triangle Park, NC

DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 1992 -- 5:30 PM.  Refreshments will be provided.

SPEAKER:
> Mo-yuen Chow
> Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
> North Carolina State University

TITLE:
> Fuzzy Logic Approach for the Design of Artificial Neural
> Network Configurations

ABSTRACT:
> There exist many different artificial neural network structures that can
> satisfy a given engineering application.  Not only can different networks,
> such as the feedforward net and Kohonen net can be used to satisfactorily
> perform the given task, but also different configurations of a neural
> network paradigm can be used as well.  The network design process needs
> to consider many factors such as the number of neurons, number of inputs,
> accuracy, robustness and training time.  In this paper, a method for
> dynamically changing the number of inputs and hidden nodes of the network
> using fuzzy logic to optimize a given cost function is presented and
> discussed.  The cost function is used to make a quantitative comparison
> between individual network structures and is based on the accuracy,
> robustness, training time, and number of neurons used in the network
> configuration.  For illustration purposes, a fault detection artificial
> neural network is configured based on the optimization of the cost function.

DIRECTIONS: From Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill: take I-40 toward Research
Triangle Park and get off at Davis Drive.  Turn left (south), and follow
Davis through to the intersection with Highway 54.  Continue for another 1/2
mile, and turn left into the BNR entrance on Davis.  This is the employee
lot; park there and go in the door at that entrance.

QUESTIONS: PLEASE CONTACT JOHN SUTTON AT (919)515-5065 OR sutton@eos.ncsu.edu

Newsgroups: triangle.talks
From: marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall)
Newsgroups: triangle.talks,general,student,image
Subject: NNBM Lunch 09 Sep 92
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:40:53 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.talks
Distribution: nc

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  NNBM (Neural Networks & Brain Modeling) Research Lunch ANNOUNCEMENTS  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

o This Wednesday, September 9, I will give a presentation on the paper
  "Functional Specificity of a Long-Range Horizontal Connection in Cat
  Visual Cortex: A Cross-Correlation Study," by C. Schwartz and J. Bolz,
  from the Journal of Neuroscience, October 1991.

o We meet in Sitterson Hall, conference area 284, at noon on Wednesdays.
  All are invited; bring your lunch.  If you are not on the TANNS e-mail
  list but would like to be (or vice versa), please let me know.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|           Jonathan Marshall   962-1887   marshall@cs.unc.edu           |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: triangle.talks
From: marshall@marshall.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan A. Marshall)
Newsgroups: triangle.talks,image,general,student
Subject: NNBM Lunch 16 Sep 92
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:23:25 GMT
Followup-To: triangle.talks
Distribution: nc
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  NNBM (Neural Networks & Brain Modeling) Research Lunch ANNOUNCEMENTS  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

o This Wednesday, September 16, Richard Alley will give a presentation on
  several papers by C. Ahmad and S. Omohundro on their model of selective
  attention: "VISIT: A Neural Model of Covert Visual Attention,"
  "Efficient Visual Search: A Connectionist Solution," and "A Network for
  Extracting the Locations of Point Clusters Using Selective Attention."

o We meet in Sitterson Hall, conference area 284, at noon on Wednesdays.
  All are invited; bring your lunch.  If you are not on the TANNS e-mail
  list but would like to be (or vice versa), please let me know.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|           Jonathan Marshall   962-1887   marshall@cs.unc.edu           |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: triangle.talks
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.
Date: Tuesday, 8 Sep 1992 12:50:48 EDT
From: <SASJZL@vm.sas.com>
Newsgroups: triangle.forsale
Subject:    WANTED: Barbie Dollhouse

Title says it all.   Doesn't have to be official, as long as it can accomadate
about 9" high dolls.  Any condition.  Thanks.


Jim Lee
Newsgroups: triangle.forsale