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From: dsals@vms.macc.wisc.edu (David Sals)
Newsgroups: misc.writing
Subject: Re: Reserach in Fiction (the SF tangent)
Date: 21 Jul 92 21:09:51 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center

In article <1992Jul21.183821.27236@u.washington.edu>, jswthomp@milton.u.washington.edu (James Thompson) writes...

>In article <1992Jul21.132114.1@eagle.wesleyan.edu> mschmitt@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:
>>	Note title has been uncorrected.  :)
> 
>>	If you're going to "bend" or "break" the laws of physics as we
>>currently understand them, then you _NEED_ to know what laws you're breaking or
>>bending.  Otherwise, you tend to just look like a baffoon.
> 
>What does a baffoon look like?  Is this a new genetic strain?  Or maybe a
>buffoon with a transplanted baboon heart?
> 
>Jim

It's a baffled buffoon, of course.  Any gnomeskull would know that.

   						:-D ave
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From: harelb@math.cornell.edu (Harel Barzilai)
Subject: Swiss Seminar on Rising Tide of European Racism
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:47:37 GMT

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Topic 192       Seminar on Racism 
hrcoord gen.racism       2:45 pm  Jul 15, 1992 
From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord> 
Subject: Seminar on Racism 
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/* Written  2:44 pm  Jul 15, 1992 by hrcoord in cdp:humanrights */ 
World Peace Council's WORLD PEACE BULLETIN 

20 June 1992 

International Seminar on the Rising Tide of Racism in Europe 

Organized by: 
NGO Sub-Committee on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Apartheid 
and Decolonization 

Venue: 
Geneva, Switzerland 
Ecumenical Centre, 150 route de Ferney 

Date: 
29-30 August 1992 

Contents: 
The following topics are suggested for discussion: 

1.  New manifestations of racism in different countries in 
Europe: reports from countries/regions on attacks against 
"foreigners" (refugees, migrant workers, etc.), appearance  
of racist concepts in election campaign and political party 
platforms, in sections of the media, etc.; public reactions 
and anti-racism demonstrations, rallies and meetings. 

2.  The growth of fascist, neo-fascist and neo-nazi forces in 
Europe: their contribution to the new racist tide. 

3.  Racism and its connection with economic issues. 

4.  Racist discrimination and the situation of migrant workers 
in Europe. 

Contact: 
Romesh Chandra 
Chairperson 
c/o NGO Sub-Committee on Racism... 
Secretariat 
c/o WILPF 
CP 28 
1 rue de Varembe 
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland 
Tel: 41 22 733 6175 
Fax: 41 22 740 1063 
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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Portugal blocks EC agreement with Indonesia
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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 23:14:51 GMT

/** reg.easttimor: 349.1 **/
** Written  7:37 am  Jul 23, 1992 by gn:tapol in cdp:reg.easttimor **
 
** Topic: Portugal's Blackball **
** Written  6:07 pm  Jul 21, 1992 by igc:apakabar in gn:reg.indonesia **
 
   AFP, Brussels, July 20 - Portugal prevented its European Community
partners on Monday from carrying on negotiations on a new cooperation
agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), diplomatic
sources said here.
   At a meeting of E.C. foreign ministers, Portuguese minister Joao de Deus
Pinheiro pointed to what he termed Indonesia's non-observance of human rights
in East Timor in explaining Portugal's stand.
   A Portuguese spokesman commented, "Since 1991, the European Community
has made a clear connection between human rights and signature of cooperation
agreements. Moreover, it has condemned Indonesia at the United Nations because
of the situation in Timor".
   Portugal wants the E.C. to ask Indonesia to show some accommodation in the
matter, for instance, by releasing the political prisoners in Timor. East
Timor, a former Portuguese colony, was invaded by Indonesia in 1975 and then
annexed.
   On Monday, Portugal suggested to its partners that the community should
conclude bilateral agreements with the other ASEAN members: Malaysia,
Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Brunei.
   An E.C.-ASEAN meeting is scheduled for Manila July 24-26. But diplomatic
sources commented that the agenda, which called for negotiations on renewal
and strengthening of the cooperation agreement between the two sides that has
existed since 1980, could not be followed.
 
** End of text from gn:reg.indonesia **
 
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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Today's Quote...
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Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 09:35:11 GMT


"Jet Airplane;
 Wrist Watch;
 Ball-point Pen;
 Radical/Leftist Idea"

	--HB

I later found something related in Donnelly/Colt's catalogue:

All truth passes through three stages.
First it is ridiculed.
Second it is violently opposed.
Third it is accepted as being self-evident.
        --Schopenhauer.

(added in re-proofing: the point is, they don't call them "ball-point
pens" any more, just "pens" etc --Harel)

[Sticker from Donnelly/Colt catalogue Box 188, Hampton, CT 06247]


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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
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Subject: Advertiser Censorship
Date: 24 Jul 92 23:15:52 GMT
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/** media.issues: 202.0 **/
** Topic: Advertiser censorship **
** Written  1:48 pm  Jul 23, 1992 by studycommerc in cdp:media.issues **
                 ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO SELL

Censorship clearinghouse: In March, the Center for the Study of
Commercialism (CSC) released the report "Dictating Content: How
Advertising Pressure Can Corrupt A Free Press," which documents
how the news media tailor editorial content to suit advertisers.
To keep the spotlight on this disturbing trend, CSC will continue
to feature new examples of advertiser influence on the media.

~ Paramount Pictures pulled all advertising from Daily Variety
after film critic Joseph McBride panned the movie "Patriot Games"
as a "shallow" adaptation of Tom Clancy's "right-wing cartoon of
the British-Irish political situation."  Peter Bart, Daily
Variety editor, publicly apologized to Paramount, promising that
McBride would never review another Paramount movie.  Bart also
hinted that McBride's position as a critic was in question. (NYT
6/10/92)

~ Financial analyst Graef Crystal, who launched the national
debate on executive salaries while at Fortune magazine, has been
fired from a similar job at Financial World after advertisers
complained that their executives were getting bad coverage.  (CJR
6/92)

~ Ford and General Motors convinced Saturday Night Live producers
to take the companies' names out of a skit that cast them in a
negative light.  Titled "Tall Tales From the Recession," the
original SNL scene depicted Ford and GM chairmen competing to lay
off the most workers.  The final version used fictitious company
names. (Entertainment Weekly 4/8/92)

~ Popular computer pundit William Zachman quit his job at PC Week
after editors demanded he write friendlier columns about
Microsoft.  The software company, one of PC Week's largest
advertisers, had complained about a series of critical articles.
The evening after editors tried to pressure Zachman, a Microsoft
official called to "reeducate" him on their product.  (WP 7/7/92)

~ General Motors sentenced Automobile Magazine to three months
without advertising after editor David E. Davis delivered a
scathing speech criticizing the motor company for closing 21
plants and eliminating 74,000 jobs. (NYT 6/26/92)

~ The Minneapolis Star-Tribune lost nearly all advertising from
Northwest Airlines after the newspaper published an
advertisement, paid for by a grassroots organization, that
blasted Northwest's campaign to win state financing in exchange
for building maintenance hubs in Minnesota.  Northwest also
criticized the Star-Tribune for covering the debate in regular
news stories, even though an editorial supported the airline's
position.  (MST 3/28/92)

KNOW OF NEW EXAMPLES OF ADVERTISER-CENSORSHIP? Call, write, or E-
mail CSC at 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 
20009. (202) 797-7080.
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From: CATHYF%EARLHAM.BITNET@UICVM.UIC.EDU
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Subject: OPIN:UNPROFOR in Balkans
Date: 31 Jul 92 02:28:12 GMT
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Here is some interesting commentary on Joel Gazis-Sax's MIRacles No. 5
(report from Croatia) from a colleague at the University of Ljubljana in
Ljubljana, Slovenia.
                    Peace, Cathy Flick
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(from disarm-l)
RE: MIRacles No. 5 from Croatia
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:46:48 -0400
From: Ljubica Jelusic <ljubica.jelusic@UNI-LJ.AC.MAIL.YU>

> The UN is making no effort, it seems, to
> distribute food to the people.  When the UNPROFOR vehicles pass, the
> people of Sarajevo call out "Chetnik taxi!"

And UNPROFOR "leader " Gen. L. MacKenzie's nickname is "Duke of
Chetniks". (Chetniks are Serbian irregulars, but now all Yugoslav Army
is called Chetniks.)

There were so many cases of UNPROFOR vehicles caught either
smuggling spies - Serbian officers or ammunition to Yugoslav
army, that Canadians who were part of the UNPROFOR are hated by
the inhabitants of Sarajevo. Usually they do not even bother to
answer when allegations with proof were put by the government of
Bosnia. Or they gave stupid explanations. When chetnik officer
Kovacevic was caught with the Colonel ! Gary, they said Chetnik
tricked the poor UNPROFOR Colonel.

It is interesting how the international media coverage is
working. They never said a word about this UNPROFOR role in
Bosnia.

The most logical question is - why they are doing these? Why
helping one side in the conflict, and that is the side who is
condemned as the aggressor by whole world? I can find out two
explanations. They are professional soldiers and there is a
certain solidarity among soldiers. In Bosnia, they feel much
closer to the professional soldiers from the Yugoslav People's
Army then to Bosnian civilians fighting to defend their homes.
Bosnians are not professionals and I can understand that they
annoy UNPROFOR. They feel much better with their own kind,
Yugoslav People's Army. It is a certain professional solidarity
well known from other professions. The only problem is that it's
killing people.

They are getting different services (not necessarily money). As
one of the UNPROFOR soldiers was caught smuggling gasoline, he
stated that the night before Yugoslav army soldiers invited them
to the great party, and he was obliged to return them the
thoughtfulness.

UNPROFOR Headquarters are in Belgrade which is making them even
more cooperative. So actions are coordinated between UNPROFOR and
YPA all the time, on all levels.

It is very interesting that we incline to distrust national armed
forces, but show no doubt in United Nations one. There is a
certain naivety in it. I hope that the wrongdoing of UNPROFOR
forces in ex-Yugoslavia can show us that these armed forces
should be even less trusted as the national one.

I can understand that this writing sounds unbelievable (media
reporting ?), but I thought it might be interesting.
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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: 39 German warships for Indonesia
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 03:34:13 GMT

/** reg.easttimor: 347.0 **/
** Topic: 39 German warships for Indonesia **
** Written 11:17 pm  Jul 24, 1992 by gn:tapol in cdp:reg.easttimor **
39 German warships for Indonesia
 
Source: AFP.
Date: 23 July 1992.
Dateline: Bonn.
Unabridged
 
INDONESIA TO BUY LARGE PART OF FORMER EAST GERMAN NAVY
 
Indonesia has been authorised to buy 39 warships from the
stocks of the former East German armed forces, the Defence
Ministry said yesterday. The deal, which will enhance
Indonesia's ability to launch amphibious operations, comprises
nine mine-sweepers, 14 landing craft and 16 fast patrol boats.
 
Bonn authorised the contract because Indonesia is not
considered to be an area of tension or combat, (the ministry
spokesman) said.
 
Indonesia is one of three dozen countries which have asked to
buy parts of of the enormous arsenal left by the National
People's Army when it was dissolved upon German unification in
October 1990.
 
Some of it, mainly chemical suits and detection gear, was sent
to Germany's allies during the Gulf War, and part has been
sold to Finland.
 
The BBC World Service adds:
 
Indonesia is to buy most of the warships owned by former East
Germany. A spokesman said Indonesia would buy 39 of sixty
warships. Negotiations on the price are still going on.
** End of text from cdp:reg.easttimor **

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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: OCAW endorses Clinton
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 03:46:01 GMT

/** labor.newsline: 241.0 **/
** Topic: OCAW Endorses Bill Clinton **
** Written  1:12 pm  Jul 21, 1992 by ocaw in cdp:labor.newsline **
                    OCAW Endorses Bill Clinton

     President Robert E. Wages of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
International Union today released the following statement by the
union's executive board endorsing Governor Bill Clinton for President
of the United States:
     "It is clear that, between the candidates running for the
Presidency, Bill Clinton should receive the political support of every
member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union in
the fall election.
     "While we make the unequivocal endorsement of Governor Clinton,
OCAW remains committed to and absolutely unwavering in our belief that
working men and women need and deserve political representation not
afraid to stand up to the powerful interests of those who would move
our jobs to Mexico, cripple us in the work place, bail out the rich
with our sweat and blood, poison the earth on which we live, and cast
tax fairness as a break from capital gains.
     "We reject the party platform in those areas where it panders to
the rich business interests who would support the North American Free
Trade Act; blames American workers rather than supports them; praises
free enterprise and the free market without even momentarily examining
what massive capital formation has done to the American worker; and
attempts to cast tax fairness by playing to the wealthy interested in
capital gains rather than to the worker who seeks to gain from
capital.
     "It is clear that American working men and women, environmental
activists who wish to stand against corporate poison, the poor and
disenfranchised, and all of us who believe in real campaign reform,
socal justice, and economic security must organize to develop a real
political alternative in the future.  We shall, therefore, organize
around the Labor Party Advocates' program to seek a new political
dialogue.
     "In the meantime, here and now, it is equally clear that the
destruction George Bush has brought to American society--to quote
George Bush--'cannot stand.'  Governor Clinton must be elected.
                            
** End of text from cdp:labor.newsline **

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From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: Ontario Regional East Timor Conference
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/** reg.easttimor: 353.0 **/
** Topic: Ontario (Canada( ET conference **
** Written  5:55 pm  Jul 23, 1992 by web:etan in cdp:reg.easttimor **
Ontario Regional East Timor Conference

Saturday, August 1, 12 Noon-5 p.m.
519 Church Street Community Centre, Toronto

All supporters of East Timor are invited to attend an afternoon 
meeting of East Timor Alert Network members and supporters in 
Toronto on Saturday, August 1 at the 519 Church Street Community 
Centre. The conference will be a forum to plan future activities, let 
East Timor activists know the latest news from East Timor and whatUs 
happening internationally, nationally, and locally, and to meet others 
working in support of East Timor from across the province. 

The 519 is located in downtown Toronto, on Church just north of 
Wellesley. If coming by car, drive downtown via the QEW highway, 
take the Jarvis Street exit, turn left at Wellesley, then take the first 
right on to Church. The 519 is the big building with a rainbow 
painted on the side. By public transit, go to Wellesley subway station, 
then walk east a couple of blocks to Church, turn left and walk 
another half block to the 519. 

If you need a place to stay on Friday or Saturday night, let us 
know and we can arrange a few billets. 

If you need more information on anything, call David Webster at 
(416) 539-9589, or Maggie Helwig or Mary Hutchinson at (416) 531-
6154. Hope to see you at the conference!


Proposed Agenda

12:00-12:30             Introductions, Go-around

12:30-1:00              Update on the current situation in East Timor 
                (Ab Barreto Soares, CNRM representative to Canada)

1:00-1:30               Update on international actions
                        (Li-lien Gibbons, ETAN/Vancouver)
                        
1:30-2:00               Update on national lobbying etc. 
                        (Peter Monet, ETAN/Ottawa)

2:00-2:30               Updates on local activities (please come prepared to 
inform others about what youUve been doing in your community)

2:30-3:00               BREAK

3:00-4:45               Campaigns discussion
                        (Proposed activities include a fall speaker/film tour 
of southern Ontario universities; a civil disobedience action in Ottawa 
on Nov. 12; university divestment campaigns; Bata Shoes boycott; 
petition campaign for 200,000 signatures; open letter;  media 
focus....)

We will also be arranging a group dinner/social for those able to stay 
later. 
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From: 11ASHETTLE%GALLUA.bitnet@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subject: RESOURCE: A videotape "Help Save Planet Earth"
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 19:40:59 GMT

    The "closed-captions" mentioned in the note below are
    similar to the subtitles shown on foreign films--except
    that the signals for closed-captions are invisible until
    decoded by a caption decoder attatched to, or built inside,
    the television set.  Closed-captions are helpful not only
    to deaf and hard of hearing viewers, but also to foreign
    immigrants who are learing English as a second language.
    Closed-captions can also help people learn to read.

                  <<< USER$DISK24:[NOTES$LIBRARY]QC.NOTE;1 >>>
                             -< The Quiet Corner >-
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Note 36.54                       Save the Earth!                        54 of 54
GALLUJ::TRHARRINGTON "Tom 'Harry' Harrington"         8 lines  29-JUL-1992 09:14
                       -< Resources: Guide on videotape >-
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    You may be interested in a closed-captioned videotape:

    "Help Save Planet Earth: Easy Ways to Make a Difference"

    I have not seen it myself, but its coverage apparently is similar to
    the book "50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth".  Look for
    this tape at your local video store.  It was released by MCA/Universal
    Home Video.

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Subject: Today's Quote...
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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 09:35:14 GMT


"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed
dlby his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing
about them." -- George Orwell, "Notes on Nationalism," 1945

[Found in: Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, _The Washington Connection
and Third World Fascism_, 1979, South End Press (See AML resource
files lib/resources/south.end.press for ordering info)]


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Subject: NEWS:Abenaki nation fights Vt. land grab/WW
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Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:15:06 GMT


Via The NY Transfer News Service ~ All the News that Doesn't Fit

             Abenaki nation fights Vermont land grab

                       By Greg Butterfield

The Abenaki Native nation is fighting a recent Vermont Supreme
Court decision that effectively robs them of sovereignty over
their lands.

On June 12, the Court overruled a 1989 decision that upheld the
Abenaki's title to their ancestral lands as well as sovereign
hunting and fishing rights in an area of northwest Vermont. The
Court claimed that Abenaki self-determination was "extinguished
by the increasing weight of history" and by the intent of white
settlers to assert "dominion" over the territory.

The Abenaki say that's a lie. "The Abenaki People never gave up
their land to European colonizers by treaty, sale or any other
means," said an Abenaki government statement. "The colonists
moved in gradually, and when they had enough military force, they
burned villages and murdered entire families." Like many other
Native nations, the Abenaki people are determined to fight off
new assaults by U.S. colonialism.

In recent years the Abenaki have strongly asserted their right to
hunt and fish in their own ways on ancestral land. But within
days of the Supreme Court ruling, the state opened prosecution
against 60 Abenaki defendants for supposedly violating Vermont
state hunting regulations. While fighting for their rights in
court, they know they can't expect justice from the racist
judicial system.

The Abenaki are also fighting a state and federal plan to expand
a hydroelectric dam in the town of Swanton. The expansion would
flood Abenaki lands, including burial grounds and other sites
held sacred. James Dumont, lawyer for the Abenaki Tribal Council,
has demanded a regulatory review that would force the state to
come up with alternatives to the dam expansion.

Supporters can send donations to the Abenaki Defense Fund, P.O.
Box 276, Missisquoi, Vt. 05488.

                               -30-

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