HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: 1420s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Roberta Acker)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: TownHouse For Sale
Date: 8 Oct 92 11:13:50 GMT
Reply-To: 1420s@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Roberta Acker)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Gaithersburg TownHouse for Sale (End Unit)
Sales Price:  $95,990
Taxes:        $   930
Monthly HOA   $   125*

*Includes ALL exterior maintenance, insurance on the original structure,
lawn care, trash removal, and snow removal.

3 Bedrooms - 2 1/2 Baths
Country Kitchen
Living Room/Dining Combination with Fireplace and patio door
Finished Basement with laundry room and storage areas

For further information call:
Carol P. Fine, Broker
Fine Properties, Inc.
301-340-0899
Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: gjp@virtech.uucp (Greg J. Pryzby)
Subject: Reputaion of Pfieffer Builiders (Bull Run Mountain)
Organization: Virtual Technologies Inc.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:40:09 GMT

Does anyone out there have any knowledge of Ray Pfieffer and his building
quality?

My wife and I are talking with him. He is bidding to build a house for us
in Bull Run Mountain Estates.

If you have used Ray or know someone who has, I would like any feedback 
possible.

Thanks.
-- 
Greg Pryzby                                               uunet!virtech!gjp
Virtual Technologies, Inc.                                gjp@vti.com
Dulles, Virginia
Herbivores ate well cause their food didn't never run. -- Jonathan Fishman
From: fmc@mimsy.umd.edu (Frank McFadden)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: Rooms in House to share - Adelphi
Date: 7 Oct 92 11:56:01 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742


			HOUSE TO SHARE IN ADELPHI

	- 4 BR house with 1.5 BA 
	- Very nice, quiet neighborhood
	- 2.5 mi from U. of Maryland, and near shuttle stop
	- Eat-in kitchen, dining room, recreation room
	- Central AC, heating, and humidifier.
	- Washer/drier
	- Fireplace
	- Patio
	- Jogging/biking path begins across the street.
	- NEW carpet and NEW refridgerator.
	- Starting from $240/mo. + 1/3 ut. (nonsmokers)

	Call Frank (301)  353-9634  [local]
	or send mail to fmc@cs
From: masuda@fcs280b.ncifcrf.gov (Michiaki Masuda)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: "The Colony of Japan"???
Date: 13 Oct 92 23:50:22 GMT
Organization: Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center

In article <10OCT199206474479@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov> packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes:

>I received the following e-mail about the Japan-bashing sign
>from Judith Dillon, who lives on the Eastern Shore...
>
>  "...not far from the sign. I remember when it when up,
>  which was early this past summer.  There was an
>  article in the local newpaper about it. It was
>  erected and paid for by someone who remains
>  anonymous.  The sign company refused to release
>  any info other than this.   It was meant to bring
>  people's attention to the potential of America as
>  "The Colony of Japan".  I think the article
>  mentioned something about it was paid up to remain
>  in place for a lengthy time period.  There hasn't
>  been anymore mention of the sign in the local
>  paper since then. "

   Interesting, and I thank Mr. Packer and Ms. Dillon for the information
which answered my question.

   I wonder why the sponsor picked up the Eastern Shore. With the same 
amount of money, he/she could have posted it in the DC Metro area for a
couple of weeks, which might have given a stronger impact.

   I also wonder what the response of the people in the local area was.
More specifically, do I as a Japanese have to expect any hostility/danger
rather than hospitality/friendship there?

Michiaki Masuda
Laboratory of Molecular Oncology
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, MD 21702-1021
U.S.A.

P.S. A funny thought hit upon me. What would the sponsor do if a Japanese
buyer is interested in purchasing the poster for a good price...?
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: pdennis@hfsi.uucp (WIS Program Group )
Subject: Re: Chimney Sweep recommendation wanted
Reply-To: pdennis@hfsi.UUCP (WIS Program Group )
Organization: HFSI, McLean VA.
Distribution: dc
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:12:13 GMT

In article <WARSAW.92Oct9133219@anthem.nlm.nih.gov> warsaw@nlm.nih.gov (Barry A. Warsaw) writes:
>
>Our new house has a chimney which hasn't been swept in (what the home
>inspector said) quite some time.  Before we build our first fire, we
>want to get it swept out.  Can anybody recommend a reliable sweep?  We
>live in the Silver Spring (4 Corners) area.  Thanks!
>
>-Barry


We have used a company called Chimney Cricket Sweeps with great success.
They are located in Olney but serve the Montgomery County area.  Phone
number is 774-6060.

--Phil Dennis

From: David.Kline@p869.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (David Kline)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: New Windows on house ... recommendations??
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 23:13:33 -0500

Scott Bayles wrote:
  SB> Anyone had their windows replaced on their house recently?? I would be
  SB> interested in hearing your opinions of the various companies that you
  SB> have checked into or used. Thanks!
 
If in Virginia, I recommend Lupton's Aluminium in Arlington.  Call Bill Lupton
at 527-6736.  Obviously they do windows in addition to aluminium; i.e.,
aluminium siding, gutters and downspouts, etc.  I could not tell from your post
where you needed the work done.
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: akerson@deimos.af.mil (Pete Akerson - akerson%srg@uunet.uucp)
Subject: Re: A better view on Statehood
Organization: Arinc Research Corp.
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 13:04:35 GMT



  Why not lump DC in with 'Territiories'; adding Guam, the Marshal Islands,
Puerto Rico, etc.
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: akerson@srg.af.mil (Pete Akerson - akerson%srg@uunet.uucp)
Subject: Re: Local businessman harassed
Organization: Arinc Research Corp.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 14:27:26 GMT


I missed something, what is printed on these shirts ?
From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Too many squirrels.  Not enough time
Date: 9 Oct 92 00:45:12 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

In article <1687A96BA.M17257@mwvm.mitre.org> M17257@mwvm.mitre.org writes:
>Actually, the reason there seems to be a lot of squirrels out-and getting smush
>ed--is because every fall they get old enough to go out and stock up for the
>winter, but most aren't quick enough to make it across the DEADLY HIGHWAYS of
>the area.  Every autumn the roads become littered with squirrel bodies, or
>what's left of them.

Squash all you want, they'll make more.

Why do squirrels act like stupid drivers do?-- that is, they'll sit at
the side of the road until the car is nearly there, and then dash
across.
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
Some news readers expect "Disclaimer:" here.
Just say NO to police searches and seizures.  Make them use force.
(not responsible for bodily harm resulting from following above advice)
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: jamie@access.digex.com (James Treworgy)
Subject: Re: A better view on Statehood.
Organization: Express Access Public Access UNIX, Greenbelt, Maryland USA
Distribution: dc
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:47:14 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.012056.14850@linus.mitre.org> crawford@boole.mitre.org (Randy Crawford) writes:
>In article <92285.004455WCBANTA@auvm.american.edu> William C. Banta <WCBANTA@auvm.american.edu> writes:
>>All these notices seem to forget the rights of the people of the
>>District.  An equal vote is not something that has to be somehow
>>earned.  It is the right of every American.  Americans believe

>Congress cares not one whit for the color of DC's potential senators.
>I think the issue for those who do not support statehood is fourfold:
>
>1)  DC residents have chosen to live in the city for nearly 200 years with 
>    their present constitutionally determined form of representation.  Why is 
>    it so important in 1992 to change?

You said it yourself. The constitution was written 200 years ago. Slaves
were also legal then.  Things change.

>2)  DC has 500,000 residents.  No other body of only 500,000 people in the US
>    has TWO senators.  Why does DC deserve them, and not, say, the Apache or
>    Navajo peoples?

Obviously you're not too up on your geography.  There are many states
with populations around 500,000.  Alaska: Population 551,700.
Delaware: 630,100. Vermont: 544,000.  Wyoming: 512,300. (All these are
1991 figures).

>3) DC statehood will make it much more difficult for congress to interject
> themselves into the affairs of the DC government's home rule. 

This is a problem?! That's the whole reason DC wants statehood! DC
is sick of having its affairs governed by people who don't even live
there.

>4) It will significantly shift the balance of power in congress.  DC's
> senators will be forever Democrats.  The senate will more likely remain
> Democratically controlled for years to come. 

Ah. Forgive me, I see now that your post was a joke.  I didn't get it until
the punchline, point #4.

-- 
James A. Treworgy
jamie@access.digex.com
From: stead@skadi.CSS.GOV (Richard Stead)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: What about the blimp look alike?
Date: 16 Oct 92 23:10:03 GMT

In article <6401@npri6.npri.com>, eric@npri6.npri.com (Eric Williams) writes:
> In article <1992Oct12.114804.25891@netcom.com>, derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink) writes:
> > 
> >   At Gallaudet University, Friday night, around 7 59 pm, I was looking at
> >  this strange bblimp, looks like an UFO
> [...]
> >  it was hovering close to RFK stadium or DC. Armory -- what is it?
> 
> It was indeed a blimp. Don't ask me why it was here.

I saw it too, flew over Rosslyn and N Arlington.  All lit up inside the blimp
part, couldn't even see the gondola.  Have no idea whose it was, meaning
the advertising they thought they paid for was worthless.  It made two
big turns, saw I saw it from all 4 sides.

I saw a lot of weird lightning as well over DC and Maryland.  Very frequent
bright flashes totally concealed in the clouds, and never reaching the
ground.  However, since I was biking west at the time, I didn't
get to see the meteor, which was in the eastern sky apparently, :-(.



--
Richard Stead
Center for Seismic Studies
Arlington, VA
stead@seismo.css.gov
From: pete@mimsy.umd.edu (Pete Cottrell)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: portable speakers
Date: 7 Oct 92 21:19:00 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742


	I'm interested in getting a pair of relatively inexpensive portable
speakers, the kind you might hook up to your Walkman or portable CD (or
maybe, a CD-ROM hooked up to the SPARCstation on your desk). There is a
store called "Impulse" (Montgomery Mall, Columbia Mall, perhaps elsewhere)
that sells a variety of these - they have a line of Sony speakers (SRS-18,
SRS-28,-38,-58,-68,-88) that range in price from 39.97 to 199.97.
	Any thoughts on the quality of these (or other models)? "Impulse"
doesn't really strike me as a discount store; are these overpriced? I
haven't looked real hard yet, but a quick scan of stores hasn't shown this
kind of item to be widely available - anyone know of other places to look?
	I'm not looking for the best - if I was, I'd be looking at buying
a pair of the $600 2''x2''x2'' Bose speakers. But I do want something 
reasonable for listening to tunes in the office. Any help is appreciated. 
Thanks.

-- 
Spoken: Pete Cottrell 	UUCP: uunet!mimsy!pete      INTERNET: pete@cs.umd.edu  
Phone: 301-405-2749	USPS: U of Maryland, CS Dept., College Park, Md 20742
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: pruss@helix.nih.gov (dmitry pruss)
Subject: Re: A better view on Statehood.
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
Distribution: dc
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 21:48:32 GMT

In article <6582@arccs1.fed.FRB.GOV> m1nss01@fed.frb.gov (Neil S. Seftor) writes:
>The District of Columbia was 
>supposed to be federal land where the government would be, and I really
>doubt that it was intended as a place of residence.  We can't force
>everyone who lives in DC to move away
...
>So, DC should be incorporated into Maryland.  I don't think there's a 
>need for it to become a state.  Let Maryland take DC, revenues, problems,
                                 ^^^^ :) 
>and all, and finally designate a *federal* district that contains no
>residences. 


Let Federal authorities negotiate with MD:
how much the former shall pay for the latter to take care of the
District.

It's also possible to run a kind of bidding among all the states:
who would take care of DC in a better way for a better price.
If I arrange it, I'd allow PuertoRico to take part, too ;-)

	D 
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Spectacular green meteor sighted(?)
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:39:32 GMT
Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA

In article <61081@mimsy.umd.edu>, vadik@cs.umd.edu (Vadim Maslov) writes:
> However it could not be `*enormous* meteor burning up as it struck the
> atmosphere'. The reason for such a conclusion is that there were no
> any sound at all. And when Earth is struck by big meteorite (BTW, meteorite
> is correct word for body which big enough to reach Earth surface
> and not be totally evaporated in atmosphere), it's a major event
> with strong sounds, explosions and other effects. 
> When something big struck Earth over Tungus river at 1908, 
> trees were falling and burning. Explosion caused by `touchdown' 
> of this meteorite was equivalent to good hydrogene bomb.
> Happily enough, nobody was living there.
> So, IMHO it was just big meteor, maybe several centimeters in diameters.
> Maybe up to 1 meter. And still it was rather impressive.

Vadim,
I also saw the meteor.  What impresses me is that the object appeared to
be no more than a mile away, yet was seen clearly by viewers from the
Carolinas, Ohio, and up through New England.  This clearly was a large object,
perhaps over a meter in diameter. As it broke up, it appeared to spawn up
to 6 smaller objects.   If it had hit in the upper atmosphere, and was
travelling relative to us at approx 80,000 mph, then it more than likely
would have landed in the Atlantic where no-one would have heard.

Terry


-- 
 | Terry Cunningham terry@rsi.prc.com | "You got, ahh say you got it all     |
 | DoD# 541   'Disputers of Dogma'    |  wrong son"      Foghorn Leghorn     |
From: eric@npri6.npri.com (Eric Williams)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Local businessman harassed
Summary: colorless shirts
Date: 8 Oct 92 14:22:18 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NPRI, Alexandria VA

(The original article was expired from our system, so I'm following
up to this reply...)
As to the question of racism and these shirts, I'd think the black
establishment in the District would be in the forefront of banning
them. Indeed, on the Fox Morning News today, a Mr. Bigby, who
is a relative of a random shot victim and who is black, strongly
opposed the sale of the handgun shirts. Fortunately, some pictures of
the shirts appeared on the program. There was one ("Brothers don't
kill brothers," or something to that effect) that doesn't strike me
as controversial; another design of just a gun probably is. This
is still a free-speech issue, and I think it should be handled in 
that way. But to call the public reaction racist seems to ignore
the people who are most directly affected and disturbed by these images...

-------- eric@npri.com ---------- or ---------- ...uunet!uupsi!npri6!eric -----
                "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose."                 
Eric C. Williams/ NPRI/ Alexandria, VA/ USA/ (703) 683-9090/ Usual disclaimers.
From: jim@options.uujobs.com (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Wash. Area Unix User's Group, WEDNESDAY 10/14, NIH, Bldg. #10
Keywords: SIG 
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 18:20:20 EDT
Distribution: dc,md,va
Organization: Options Unltd., Silver Spring, MD

The Washington Area Unix User's Group will hold its monthly meeting on
Wednesday, October 14th, at NIH Building #10, Lipsett Auditorium.
Munchies & yakking at 6:30pm, presentation at 7pm.

Quantum Software will be presenting QNX 4.1, their multiuser,
multitasking, realtime OS for Intel-based PC's.

This is a FREE event; *note* that the meeting is happening on a
different night of the month than usual.

Bldg. #10 is approx. 3 blocks from the NIH-Medical Center stop on
Metro's Red Line.

Directions by Auto: Take Wisconsin Av. south exit off beltway, go south
on Wisconsin approx. 1 mi., right at 3rd light onto Wilson Dr., right at
first stop onto Center Dr., left onto Memorial Dr, immediate right into
garage entrance.

WAUUG is a great group, deserving of support. Federal employees get a
membership discount. Call (301)953-3626 for more info.

Next Month: Tabletop exhibits of new technology, date & location TBA.

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From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: A better view on Statehood.
Date: 12 Oct 92 14:31:42 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA

In article <92285.004455WCBANTA@auvm.american.edu>, WCBANTA@auvm.american.edu (William C. Banta) writes:
> All these notices seem to forget the rights of the people of the
> District.  An equal vote is not something that has to be somehow
> earned.  It is the right of every American.  Americans believe
> that everyone is created with equal rights.  Taxation without
> representation is tyranny.  We fought a war over that principle,
> remember?  The District is not a state because a conservative white
> Congress does not want black, liberal congressmen.  The rest is
> smokescreen.

Don't be silly.   The District is not a state because it is a federal
district, legally enacted under the constitution, belonging to all the
people of the United States.  When all the people decide to give up this
federal enclave, then a decision may be made as to how it may be ceded
back to the states.   If you live outside of one of the states, you cannot
expect to have the rights that are granted to the states. If you want the
same rights as a citizen of a state, then move to one.

Terry



-- 
 | Terry Cunningham terry@rsi.prc.com | "You got, ahh say you got it all     |
 | DoD# 541   'Disputers of Dogma'    |  wrong son"      Foghorn Leghorn     |
From: anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen Anderson)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Gaggia (coffee machine) repairs in Balto/DC?
Date: 14 Oct 92 02:15:13 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: Dept. of Cognitive Science, The Johns Hopkins University

I asked about this once before, but didn't get much in the way of an
answer. And now my need is greater...

I have a (Baby) Gaggia, bought about 10 years ago in Italy. It has
served me (and my wife) valliantly over the years. A few years ago
when we lived in LA it had a heart (pump) transplant, but otherwise
it's done pretty well. Lately it's developed a couple of problems: a
screw that got lost in cleaning (and proved impossible to replace
correctly) and now a broken steamer knob.

Does anyone know of a place in the area (preferably in Balto, but I'm
quite willing to take it to DC or wherever if necessary) that does
Gaggia service? No help from the phone book (in LA, there was actually
a section in the yellow pages "coffee making equipment: service and
reapir" with a subentry for "Gaggia" - surely LA isn't, contrary to
appearances, more civilized?).

--Steve Anderson
Dept. of Cognitive Science
The Johns Hopkins University

<anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu>
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: ghost@openage.openage.com (Glenn Host)
Subject: Re: Those darn squirrels
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Distribution: dc
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 01:20:45 GMT

jamie@access.digex.com (James Treworgy) writes:

>In article <1992Oct13.011259.15783@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> amcmicha@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (Andrew McMichael) writes:
>>Why does everyone seem to think that it is a bad thing that squirrels
>>are being smushed on the streets?  What other predator do they have
>>to keep their population down?  There are no big cats here that would
>>normally take care of them.   I'm sure that the attrition rate is
>>not all that much different now than it was 300-400 years ago.
>>So what's the problem?  If they don't get run over, they'll overrun
>>your backyard.

>You could say the same thing about cats, llamas and republicans.

And lawyers and lobbies and Lyndon LaRouche followers
-- 

                      Glenn E. Host - Reston, VA
Very grateful guest of Openage - the best SCO service shop in the area
************* my views represent no one - not even myself. ****************
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: finin@algol.cs.umbc.edu (Timothy Finin)
Subject: CFP: CIKM-92, November 8-11, 1992,  Baltimore 
Organization: Computer Science, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Distribution: dc
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 05:05:34 GMT

	       C A L L    F O R    P A R T I C I P A T I O N
				      
				  CIKM-92
		     First International Conference on
		    INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
				      
			   November 8 - 11, 1992
		       Radisson Lord Baltimore Hotel
			  Baltimore, Maryland, USA
				      
CIKM-92 will provide an international forum for the presentation and 
discussion of research on the management of information and knowledge.
The scope of the conference will cover the integration database
technology, knowledge representation and reasoning, information retrieval,
and techniques for locating and accessing relevant data and knowledge in
very large, distributed information systems.

The conference will include 18 invited talks, 68 submitted papers, 24 poster
presentations, panel sessions and tutorials. The keynote address will be by
Gio Wiederhold (DARPA/Stanford) on "Intelligent Integration of Diverse
Information Sources".  Other invited speakers include Maria Zemenkova (NSF),
Amit Sheth (Bellcore), Judea Pearl (UCLA), Peter Buneman (Pennsylvania),
Doug Terry (Xerox Parc), Bob Robbins (Johns Hopkins), Joan Sullivan (NIST),
Bharat Bhargava (Purdue), David Waltz (Thinking Machines/Brandeis), Len
Gallagher (NIST), Ahmed Elmagarmid (Purdue), Richard Soley (Object
Management Group), Larry Reeker (IDA), Bruce Blum (Johns Hopkins), and
Il-Yeol Song (Drexel).

For additional electronic information, send email to CIKM-INFO@CS.UMBC.EDU
to receive an automatic reply containing registration forms and a draft of
the advance program.  To receive a copy of the advance program or for
detailed information on registration, contact: Maryann Sullivan, ISMM, Six
Forks Road, Raleigh NC 27615 USA, voice: 919-847-3747, fax: 919-676-0666.

CIKM-92 is sponsored by ISMM and the University of Maryland Baltimore County
and held in cooperation with AAAI, IEEE, and ACM (SIGART and SIGIR).






From: Joe.Keenan@p1.f401.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Keenan)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: WCXR Phone Number
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 00:07:20 -0500

In a msg on <Oct 13 18:07>, M15841 of 1:109/401 writes:

 M> In article <92280.150925JSNYDER@auvm.american.edu>
 M> Joni Snyder <JSNYDER@auvm.american.edu> writes:
 M>  
>>I'd like to second that idea of trying to get rid on Barfsky 
opps I
>>mean Barsky.  I was hoping when WCXR would try to get Paul 
Harris back
>>after things didn't work out for him at WTEM.
 M>  
 M> After the way I heard him (Paul Harris) talking with Jim London 
 M> and Mary Ball (who left WMZQ under bad circumstances), I doubt 
 M> WCXR would take him back!

Anyone notice that Barsky wasn't on WCXR this morning.  Somebody named Skip
Herman was in that slot.  And what I heard seemed to imply that it was a
permanent assignment.  No mention of Barsky at all.

joe