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002=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/23/89 21:14 Msg:3865 Call:21297 Lines:2
20 Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster. --Nietzsche
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003=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/23/89 22:36 Msg:3866 Call:21298 Lines:19
22 &*&*&*&*'s
23 Alright! I'm at the top! It's been a few disks since I made it to this exalted
24 height.
25
26 G
27 O
28 I
29 N
30 G
31
32 D
33 O
34 W
35 N
36 !
37
38 An Astral Dreamer
39 &*&*&*&*'s
40
004=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 05/24/89 01:14 Msg:3867 Call:21305 Lines:21
41
42
43
44 {+}{+}{+}{+}
45
46 ++++{+} A WORD NOW FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT EXXON {+}++++
47 The next time you're enjoying an elegant dinner out, take a moment to
48 consider a favorite side-dish.....Rice Pilaf. Maybe you didn't realize
49 that Rice Pilaf is actually a marine fungus that EXXON engineers
50 scrape off of our huge oil drilling platforms in the azure water of
51 Baja California. (Thus the name, Rice "Peel-Off") Restaurants around
52 the nation buy the stuff by the bargefull, dirt cheap, from EXXON.
53 You can't eat the Rice Pilaf unless you can drive to the restaurant. The
54 Food Service and Petroleum Products Industries...together making your
55 life what it is here, today, in the future.
56
57
58 {+}{+}{+}{+} -|- ThingFish -|- {+}{+}{+}{+}
59 Some Are Confused, Others Are Bitter
60
61
005=Usr:4 Milchar 05/24/89 19:27 Msg:3868 Call:21321 Lines:40
62 ::: BGN CYBER-LINK: ID F78B:9EA1:C88D CODED: SEMAPHORE :::
63
64 Sleep had finally ambushed Sem in the early hours of the morning.
65 Cargo sleds shot past the open window, ruddy sunlight reflecting off their
66 windscreens to illuminate Sem's still form upon his cot.
67 "Semaphore," said Ann, "optimum execution time is approaching.
68 Please awaken."
69 "...zzbzzwhat?" mumbled Sem, shaking off his sleepiness. His
70 eyes fluttered open, focusing on the bleak Atlanta skyline.
71 "Your attack plan will be most effective if it is carried out
72 before the staff of OmniCorp arrives at work. Please prepare yourself."
73 Ann's voice had an unusual grating quality to it at four a.m,
74 Sem noted while wiping the sleep from his eyes. Sem sat upright,
75 shaking his head to clear it. Casually he grabbed the pack of derms
76 lying nearby and applied one to his inner wrist, letting the drug awaken
77 him fully. "I'm ready, baby. What do you have for me?"
78 "I have been quite careful while examining the matrix near
79 OmniCorp's structure. Twice I sensed what may have been security
80 scans- much like what you would call a surprise inspection. I was
81 able to retreat to a safe distance before I was detected. The whole
82 survey was completed in just under four hours.
83 "I have surveyed the 11,280 data links connecting OmniCorp and
84 the rest of the matrix. After analyzing the data traffic, I have
85 identified fourteen links which will serve our purpose. Of those
86 fourteen, three links are preferred."
87 "Why those three?"
88 "They allow access to OmniCorp's Security Division. We will
89 go longer undetected if we work from their midst."
90 "Perfect-O, Ann honey. Good work. Ready for some more data?
91 Access local store 6BB3, key is BLITZ. Work out probabilities of
92 success for this algorithm, given it uses one of those preferred links."
93
94 ::: SUSPENDED THREAD 02, WAITING FOR RESTART :::
95
96 "What did you do next, Ann?" asked the Honorable John H. White.
97 "Are you familiar with the old war term 'Blitzkrieg'? It
98 translates roughly into 'Lightning War.' That term approximates the
99 algorithm used against OmniCorp's Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics."
100
101 ::: END CYBER-LINK: RUN TIME 00:17:34 CODED: SEMAPHORE :::
006=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 05/24/89 22:02 Msg:3869 Call:21325 Lines:24
102 /*/*/*/*/*/*/*
103 Ww, Mole! You were right! It *has* been slow! I thought I'd have
104 two new disks to read! Ohwell, I guess I've been contributing to the
105 silence. But no more!
106
107 AD: Yeah, that compiler's been taking a big CPU slice of my brain
108 lately...
109
110 Milch: I vote for Sam's for the BWMS II party.
111
112 6969696969 & Mole: I'm not signing *ANYTHING*!!! Besides, blancmanges
113 don't abduct, they consume!
114
115 IN A RELATED STORY:
116
117 One Jila monster to another:
118 "There it is again... a feeling that in a past life I was
119 someone named Shirley MacLaine."
120 - The Far Side
121 _
122 /#)
123 n n n (#/
124 / ~~~ ~~~ \/
125 /*/*/*/*/*/*/* -swob (a Self-Willed Orange Blancmange) /___/____\__\
007=Usr:295 TOVAH 05/24/89 22:48 Msg:3870 Call:21326 Lines:32
126 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#-Tovah-#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
127
128 She
129
130 She returned once again as a cry in the
131 recess of my mind.
132 Who is She that calls my name in the day-
133 light and nighttime hours?
134
135 Is She part of my distant past or the
136 child that was so cruelly treated in
137 my recent past.
138
139 She cries so mournfully as if She is lost
140 and can not find the right path to end
141 Her fears.
142
143 The fears that grow like neverending weeds
144 that choke the life out of a beautiful
145 violet.
146
147 She needs the proper sign to point Her the
148 right direction out of the dark labrinth
149 of my mind.
150
151 I will calm Her with Heartlight until the
152 right sign, then She and I will cele-
153 brate Our new life as One.
154
155 Tova Rasmussen
156 4/89
157 #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
008=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/25/89 01:18 Msg:3871 Call:21332 Lines:48
158
159 Tis easier to write the lines that obscure the truth from time.
160 As history will someday find we've done it all before.
161 The fantasy that we can see, and others can not if fine.
162 Perhaps it's right for some of us, perhaps not.
163
164 Begin Data Hunk
165
166 waving in the simulated summer breez, the artfully rendered green
167 palm trees called out to him. There was a feeling in the air of somthing about
168 to happen, as if some sort of power would soon be released.
169
170 Isolation... Is anybody out there?
171
172 Staring at the fractaly generated landscape only heightened the
173 sensation. A slow building extasy began.
174
175 Outreach... When you close your eyes, do you dream about me?
176
177 Time for the first step, the second step. DO step WHILE NOT at
178 destination.
179
180 Asperation... And when they drag you through the door they tell
181 you that you've failed the test.
182
183 Destination reached, he paused. Only the artificial serf broke the
184 silence as he stared out over the cliff.
185
186 Endings... Does anybody here remember me?
187
188 Pause, prepare, Set to full sensory input. remove water. Step forward
189 and PLUNG!
190
191 Removing the plug, he paused to scratch his chin. Time to shave and
192 get to work. Nothing like a refreshing dip in Cyper space to get you going.
193 Idly he hoped he wouldn't cut himself shaving. It was a small chance, but
194 he hated the sight of blood.
195
196 Data Hunk End.
197
198
199 &*&*&*&*'s
200
201 Just here to lurk.
202
203 An Astral Dreamer
204 &*&*&*&*'s
205
009=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 05/25/89 19:35 Msg:3872 Call:21345 Lines:64
206 696969696969
207 Welcome Thingfish....good stuff.
208
209 CONSUMERS WANT EXCUSE FOR HIKES:-5/25/89
210 Since the March oil spill in Alaska, gas prices have been rising and
211 consumer activists say it was an excuse for an industry-wide windfall. But oil
212 companies insist - and many experts agree - there was no profiteering. Gas
213 prices were rising anyway because crude prices jumped from about $15 a barrel
214 in December to more than $20 by March.
215
216 THE WORST IS OVER:
217 As you dole out those extra dollars for gas on your way to the beach or
218 mountains this weekend, take heart: Gas prices appear to have peaked for now
219 and probably won't rise much more than a few cents a gallon between now and
220 July 4. The price of gas still is relatively cheap. In 1981, average gas
221 prices hit $1.37 a gallon. Add in inflation and that's equivalent to $1.85 a
222 gallon today.
223 POWER - UP ON THE ROOF:-5/25/89
224 Your roof could become your electrical power source, if Japan's Sanyo
225 company has its way. The firm has built a small test house in Osaka roofed
226 with shingles containing amorphous photovoltaic cells, which convert sunlight
227 directly to energy, reports Popular Science in its June issue. Power is stored
228 in batteries.
229 By the year 2000, the Sanyo company predicts, solar-cell shingles will be
230 available for small Japanese homes that will provide average electricity needs
231 - about 2 kilowatts. Most new American homes are twice that size with more
232 than double the power needs, but the technology holds promise here, too,
233 according to the June issue of Popular Science magazine.
234
235 EXPERIMENTS SUPPORT COLD FUSION:-5/24/89
236 Researchers at Texas A&M University announced this week that new
237 experiments support the cold fusion claims by two Utah scientists. Experiments
238 sponsored by the Electrical Power and Research Institute of Palo Alto, Calif.,
239 discovered neutrons, net heat, and for the first time, the element tritium,
240 after duplication of experiments done by B. Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishmann
241 in March.
242 FUSION - STILL LONG WAY OFF:-5/24/89
243 Nuclear fusion, the sun's power source, potentially could supply clean
244 power forever. But despite recent cold-fusion claims, scientists say
245 commercial use is 30 years away. Fusion plants would produce up to thousands
246 of times less radioactive waste than atomic reactors. Scientists first must
247 get a fusion reaction to go on its own.
248 The sun bathes the United States each day with enough sunlight to power
249 the nation for 18 months. But capturing and storing enough of it to make it an
250 economically feasible power source for the future is still a problem. Storage
251 methods also must be made more efficient. About half a dozen solar thermal
252 plants have been tested in recent years, says Edward De Meo, a solar power
253 specialist.
254 Geothermal energy is a clean, cheap energy source for the future - but
255 limited to certain locations, mostly in the West. Underground water, heated by
256 volcanic action, produces steam to drive electrical generators. Six geothermal
257 plants are operating in California with four more being planned.
258
259 QUAYLE BOMBS WITH CADETS:-5/25/89
260 U.S. Military Academy cadets hissed Vice President Dan Quayle before he
261 spoke to the graduates Wednesday at West Point. But Quayle's staff insisted
262 the cadets were only teasing with their reaction to the mention of his service
263 in the National Guard. "They made an animal-type grunting sound when the
264 National Guard was mentioned," said press secretary David Beckwith.
265
266 It's almost enough to give one hope.
267
268 696969696969696969
269
010=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/25/89 22:34 Msg:3873 Call:21349 Lines:4
270 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*)(*&
271 Lurk..... You Know who
272 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*)(*&)
273
011=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/25/89 22:42 Msg:3874 Call:21351 Lines:71
274 Path:percival!littlei!uunet!shelby!apple!vsi1!zorch!<ames!FNALF.BITNET!ESC000>
275
276 From:fusion@zorch.UU.NET
277 Newsgroups: alt.fusion
278 Subject: Submission for Alt.fusion
279 Message-ID: <8905240609.AA29491@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
280 Date: 23 May 89 23:52:00 GMT
281 Sender: scott@zorch.UU.NET
282 Organization: Alt.fusion/Mail Gateway
283 Lines: 57
284 To: FUSION@ZORCH.UUCP
285 X-Original-To: FUSION@ZORCH.UUCP
286
287 For forty years physicists have been trying to get controlled nuclear fusion.
288 They've been taking poor little nuclei of heavy hydrogen-- we call 'em
289 "deuterons"-- and crashing them together with brute force. Just a little while
290 ago the news came out of Utah that you could do fusion in a pickle jar, without
291 a lot of expensive equipment. If this turns out to be true, it could be as
292 important to energy production as good old Enrico Fermi's first reactor in the
293 University of Chicago squash courts, way back when.
294
295 Fusion Girl
296 by Bill Higgins
297 Copyright 1989 by William S. Higgins
298
299 I was working in the Fusion Lab late one night
300 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
301 But I couldn't get my magnetic bottle to light
302 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
303 Yeah, it was late at night
304 Yeah, it wouldn't light
305 Yeah, she was a Fusion Girl
306 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
307
308 Then I met a chemist who was kinda pretty
309 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
310 She told me that she came from Salt Lake City
311 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
312 Yeah, she was kinda pretty
313 Yeah, she came from Salt Lake City
314 Yeah, she was a Fusion Girl
315 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
316
317 She said, "You're wasting your time, and you're bound to lose"
318 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
319 "Let me introduce you to a new way to fuse"
320 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
321 Yeah, you're bound to lose
322 Yeah, a new way to fuse
323 Yeah, she was a Fusion Girl
324 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
325
326 What Fermi did under a stadium
327 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
328 She did with heavy water and palladium
329 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
330 Yeah, he had a stadium
331 Yeah, she had palladium
332 Yeah, she was a Fusion Girl
333 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
334
335 We made it together and it was so sweet
336 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
337 Just a few neutrons and a whole lotta heat
338 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
339 Yeah, it was so sweet
340 Yeah, a lotta heat
341 Yeah, she was a Fusion Girl
342 Da deuteron, ron, ron, da deuteron ron
343
344 ---------------------------------------------------------------
012=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/26/89 10:21 Msg:3875 Call:21360 Lines:7
345
346 &*&*&*&*'s
347 It's getting close to the another big day Will there be a party at Sams?
348
349 An Astral Dreamer
350 &*&*&*&*'s
351
013=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/26/89 12:05 Msg:3876 Call:21361 Lines:9
352 )*(&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&
353
354 Hey, I liked that spoof of the song (Oh I don't remember the name).
355
356 Well, I was good anyway!
357
358 The Mole
359 )(*&)*&)*(&)(*&)(*&(*&)*(&)(*)(*&)(*&)(*&*()&
360
014=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 05/26/89 13:06 Msg:3877 Call:21362 Lines:3
361 Mole: it's "Da Do Ron Ron" one of Phil Spectre's overproduced hits from the
362 60's, done by the Ronnettes, featuring Phil's wife Ronnie.
363
015=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/26/89 15:54 Msg:3878 Call:21364 Lines:6
364 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
365 Well, only Milchar responded to the Tursday night gig, so how about
366 breakfast on memorial day? At 6:00 at the 82nd street Elmer's.
367 Everyone going there raise there right modem and say Aye!
368 Aye!
369 [][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
016=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 05/26/89 16:18 Msg:3879 Call:21366 Lines:18
370 {+}{+}{+}{+}
371 i
372 This three day week-end, get Mexican by injection!
373 Spend Memorial Day wrapped in the golden arms of ThingFish's
374 favorite toxin....
375
376 JOSE CUERVO TEQUILA !
377
378 You'll be glad you did!
379
380 (monetary compensation and/or product gratuities
381 provided in exchange for this announcement)
382
383
384 {+}{+}{+}{+} -|- ThingFish -|- {+}{+}{+}{+}
385 More Than A Feeling, Less Than A Thrill
386
387
017=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 05/26/89 18:54 Msg:3880 Call:21369 Lines:87
388 696969696969
389
390 ENVIRONMENTAL WORRIES RISE:-5/26/89
391 Stirred by reports of acid rain, global warming and the Exxon Valdez oil
392 spill, Americans are demanding more concern for the environment - regardless
393 of the cost. Experts say businesses no longer can fend off concerns as they
394 did during the Reagan years by saying that cleanup efforts cost too much.
395 A long-delayed extension of the landmark 1970 Clean Air Act is likely to
396 be approved by Congress this year. Among other provisions, it will mandate
397 further reduction in sulfur-dioxide emissions - the cause of acid rain - from
398 coal-fired power plants.
399 The prospect of additional environmental cleanup costs is "scaring
400 (businesses) half to death," says William Fay, president of the Clean Air
401 Working Group, lobbying arm of a business coalition. Business already spends
402 tens of billions of dollars to comply with environment controls and tightened
403 laws could add up to $35 billion to those costs, he said.
404 Businesses say extra environmental costs will mean higher prices for
405 consumers. As an example, Canton-based Ohio Power Co., which serves 650
406 communities, estimates that its electric rates would have to rise at least 19
407 percent to comply with some proposed extensions of the Clean Air Act.
408 Many gasoline stations say they could not survive higher environmental
409 costs. New Environmental Protection Agency rules to prevent underground gas
410 tanks from leaking require costly monitoring and million-dollar insurance
411 policies. Phil Chisholm of the Petroleum Marketing Association of America said
412 tighter controls could shut down half the nation's independent stations.
413 Environmentalists say that businesses are overreacting to the cost and
414 difficulty of keeping the environment clean. New laws will spur businesses to
415 be innovative, they say. In response to Southern California's smog-abatement
416 plan, new products are being developed, including an engine additive to allow
417 diesel buses to run on methanol.
418
419 DEBATE - GAS
420 USA TODAY'S OPINION:
421 Gasoline prices are climbing fast. We should use less. This means
422 demanding more fuel-efficient cars and more energy-efficient homes heated by
423 fuels other than oil. Along the way, we'd reduce dependence on foreign oil,
424 which now accounts for 47.6 percent.
425 OTHER VIEWS ON GAS:
426 GEORGE P. MITCHELL, chairperson and president of Mitchell Energy &
427 Development Corp.: We desperately need a comprehensive policy that encourages
428 development of domestic energy resources and protects our ability to do so.
429 KEN EIKENBERRY, Washington attorney general: Our society's heavy reliance
430 on petroleum products allows our future to be extremely vulnerable to action
431 taken by a relatively few suppliers, whether legal or not. I trust that no
432 matter what the outcome of our investigation, its focus will contribute to the
433 way we deal with these policy questions.
434 TOM BURNS, economist, Chevron Corp.: "The Exxon Valdez incident had little
435 to do with the level of prices but everything to do with the timing of that
436 increase."
437 BILL SMITH, Exxon: "It's ridiculous to suggest that the Valdez spill has
438 led to higher prices."
439 ST. PETERS, MO., Dennis Sherman, 35, business owner: "I don't think
440 they're fair. I own a towing service, so I use a lot of gas. Where I was
441 paying $300 a month for gas, now it's $400.
442 NORWALK, CALIF., Juanita Rich, 70, city ambassador: "My husband is a
443 retired oil man, and we pay close attention to gas prices. We think it's
444 unnecessary for prices to be so high."
445
446
447 HOUSEWIFE GAINS SUPPORT:-5/26/89
448 Terry Rakolta's recently formed group - Americans for Responsible
449 Television (ART) - has picked up momentum. Rakolta has received thousands of
450 requests for more information from people across the country. She said
451 newsletters would be sent to those interested in joining the group, and $15
452 would be the membership fee: write ART, Box 627, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.,
453 48303.
454 The first goal of the group Americans for Responsible Television (ART) is
455 to get family, all-age viewing restored for the first two hours of prime-time
456 viewing each night, says Terry Rakolta, the Michigan housewife who organized
457 the group. Rakolta said the second goal would be to get commercial guidelines
458 from advertisers.
459 SITCOMS DRAW MORE VIEWERS:-5/26/89
460 Sitcoms were the clear choice in all categories of shows measured November
461 1988, according to a Nielsen study released Wednesday. The comedies drew about
462 23.75 million viewers during an average broadcast minute and were No. 1 among
463 all major demographic groups, except men, who slightly preferred suspense and
464 mystery dramas. The time period drawing the most viewers was 8:30-9 p.m.
465 The Nielsen report released Wednesday notes TV viewing habits are linked
466 to a variety of characteristics, including household income. Households with
467 an income under $30,000 a year watch the most TV, averaging more than 52 hours
468 a week. Households earning between $30,000 and $40,000 average about three
469 hours less a week.
470
471 Thingfish: I'll drink to that. 'Tis a wish fish that can tell the difference
472 between fact and fiction.
473
474 696969696969696969
018=Usr:4 Milchar 05/26/89 22:39 Msg:3881 Call:21373 Lines:11
475 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
476 Friar: 6:00am???? Hold on. Whoa. Let me run that by myself again. You
477 seem to be referring to that hour that lies 360 minutes past midnight, are
478 you not? Considering I'd have to ride the rail there, we're talking about
479 this mage arising at some ungodly hour, when the roosters are still asleep.
480 And on a holiday? I don't think there would be much of a turnout...
481 The location is fine with me, but would you consider another time? I'm
482 about two neurons this side of brain-dead anytime earlier than eight.
483 Anyone else? Have you suggestions? I have head Sam's Hauf Brau mentioned,
484 any others? What would be a good time for you?
485 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
019=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/27/89 12:14 Msg:3882 Call:21387 Lines:11
486 &*&*&*&*'s
487 6am? Hmm, I sumtimes go to bed about that time, but ditto on the two neurons
488 for me. I realy like the idea of going to Sams,maybe somtime next weekend?
489 It would be a bit early, but since it could be construed as a BP for
490 BWII as well as BW in general...
491
492 Besides, It sounds like a could reason for a party to me... :-)
493
494 An Astral Dreamer
495 &*&*&*&*'s
496
020=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/27/89 14:05 Msg:3883 Call:21388 Lines:6
497 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
498 Sorry about the time, but I have to be at the airport at 8:00. (The
499 Cherokee, Alyx.) I also have to work on other weekdays, so eight
500 wouldn't work then either. How about lunch on Monday? Sam's is fine
501 if they are open.
502 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
021=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/27/89 19:33 Msg:3884 Call:21398 Lines:9
503 &*&*&*&*'s
504
505 Hello all. Not much action, only another month or so and I'll have been
506 here a year. Not very long as far as it goes, but a milestone none the
507 less. <<<Cliche---Is this really neccesary?
508
509 An Astral Dreamer
510 &*&*&*&*'s
511
022=Usr:4 Milchar 05/27/89 19:47 Msg:3885 Call:21399 Lines:4
512 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
513 Lunch sounds fine. Say, Monday at 1:00pm? I dunno about Sam's being
514 open or not- I suppose I could go by there and ask.
515 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
023=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 05/27/89 20:25 Msg:3886 Call:21401 Lines:5
516
517
518 {+}{+}{+}{+}
519
520
024=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 05/27/89 20:32 Msg:3887 Call:21403 Lines:17
521 So this debt-ridden, ulcer-whipped, half-bright yuppie
522 newt was driving along in his BMW when he slid on the road
523 and was involved in a terrible accident. As the paramedics
524 were administering first aid, the guy was moaning
525 "Ohhh..my BMW...Oh no, my BMW..." One of the paramedics
526 could take it no longer, lost his cool and yelled at the
527 guy "Hey buddy...we're trying to save your life here.
528 Your stupid car is the least of your worries. For your
529 information, your left arm is severed at the elbow". The
530 yuppie then began moaning..."Ohhh, my Rolex....Oh no, my
531 Rolex...."
532
533
534 {+}{+}{+}{+} -|- ThingFish -|- {+}{+}{+}{+}
535 Out Of It And Proud Of It
536
537
025=Usr:313 MARK VANALSTYNE 05/28/89 00:17 Msg:3888 Call:21411 Lines:18
538 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/
539
540 Hello, I am Xenon Laser... I used to call here a lot when I was
541 a little younger(before debt). I am very suprised that this is
542 still here.. so many BBS's have disappeared over the years..
543 including my own 'Olympus' also run on a Sanyo MBC-555.
544 I am looking for some communications software for my Sanyo.
545 All I have is Copylink... I have difficulties transferring files
546 all the time with it.. My Transfer modes are Normal, Fast, and
547 Checksum... Doesn't really mean much to anyone who doesn't have
548 Copylink. I have no manual for this one, I got itit when I was in
549 the 503 Alliance before I moved out of town (to OSU). Well now
550 I am back in PDX... work at PDX... go to school ate PSU, and
551 am curious about the very large amount of BBS's out there now-a-days.
552 Anyway... can anyone help me...
553
554 Type ya later....
555 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ Xenon Laser /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/
026=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/28/89 02:09 Msg:3889 Call:21415 Lines:12
556 Xenon,
557 What version of Copylink do you have? The current version is 3.21.
558 If you have anything earlier than 2.41, then it is not surprising that you
559 have problems. Do you have a good interface card? The only two that were any
560 good were the Hawthorne Tech card, and the Comtel card. The rest were clones
562 of the original Sanyo RS232 card which didn't work very well because of a
563 design flaw (bad grounding). You can fix it though easily enough if you have
564 one of the bad designs, just ground pin seven of the RS232 connector to the
565 case of the Sanyo.
566 How do I know all this stuff? I wrote Copylink. - Mike Day
567 **************************************************************************
027=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/28/89 02:16 Msg:3890 Call:21416 Lines:5
568 Re the party/meeting/whatever: I have a suggestion. Since the usual PCS get
570 together is this thursday, why not combine the two and kill two meetings
571 with one bird? That way I can attend, because I won't be here monday.
572 ****************************** CM *************************************
028=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/28/89 02:54 Msg:3891 Call:21417 Lines:10
573 &*&*&*&*'s
574
575 Sounds good to me. 1 vote counted. Anybody else?
576
577 Thought for the day. "Blind Patriotism is to Fascism as smoke is to fire." -me
578 (Thought somebody else might have thought of it before.)
579
580 An Astral Dreamer
581 &*&*&*&*'s
582
029=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/28/89 12:16 Msg:3892 Call:21421 Lines:9
583 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&
584
585 Well, since w're coming up with snazzy quotes,
586
587 "Smoke is to Cheeze Puffs as Water is to Orange Marmalade." :-)
588
589 The Philosophistical Mole (I meant to spell it that way) [Phili + Sophist] :-)
590 )(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(()(*(*&)((*&)(*&)((*&&
591
030=Usr:4 Milchar 05/28/89 15:27 Msg:3893 Call:21422 Lines:4
592 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
593 Mikey: (sound of hand smacking forehead) Oh, yeah! A wonderful idea,
594 methinks. That way I also spend less money. :-)
595 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
031=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/28/89 19:09 Msg:3894 Call:21425 Lines:5
596 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
597 Okey Dokey! But is this a Pizza place again?
598 Do BBSers ever eat anything but pizza?
599 I'll be there, regardless, if I get directions.
600 [][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
032=Usr:33 Mike Stanfill 05/28/89 19:49 Msg:3895 Call:21426 Lines:5
601 ____
602 ___ /#)
603 __ ___n n n (#/
604 -- / ~~~ ~~~ \/
605 lurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurklurk/___/____\__\
033=Usr:4 Milchar 05/28/89 23:00 Msg:3896 Call:21430 Lines:7
606 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
607 Friar: Stark Street Pizza Company, 92nd and Stark. I believe that the
608 PCS social begins at 7:00pm, but I never show up sooner than 7:30...
609 As for BBSer diets, I believe a Pizza Content Level (PCL) of .10 is
610 required by state law to operate a computer, and .20 if that computer is
611 attached to a modem or other telecomputing device. :-)
612 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Milch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
034=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/29/89 14:43 Msg:3897 Call:21442 Lines:11
613 )(**&)((*&&)(**&&)((*&*(&)(*&)((*&((&((&)*&)(&&)((*&(&)(*
614
615 Pizza. Oh, well! guess I'll have to miss it. can't aford the
616 time to go; something to do with the fact that I am actually trying
617 to graduate from college this term.
618
619 Oh, no! I have to get a real job. aaaaiiiiighhhhhhh!!!!
620
621 The Mole
622 )(*&()*&)(*&(*&)((*&)(*&)((*&)(*&)(*&)(*&)(*&(*(&)((*&)((&)((&(*&(*&
623
035=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/29/89 15:52 Msg:3898 Call:21445 Lines:10
624 &*&*&*&*'s
625 They suckered you into Graduating? Now you've gone and done it! :-)
626
627 I'll probably be there this Thursday, should be fun. And since it's the day
628 after pay day I'll be able to afford food. Hmm.. I wonder it that's why they
629 have it at the begining of the month?
630
631 An Astral Dreamer
632 &*&*&*&*'s
633
036=Usr:277 Schizo 05/29/89 20:04 Msg:3899 Call:21449 Lines:3
634 !!! @!@! !!!! !! @@!! @@@
635 I have returned to lurk and other seeminly unrelated things
636 !!! @!@! !!!! !! @@!! @@@
037=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/29/89 23:43 Msg:3900 Call:21455 Lines:3
637
638 Money may not buy happiness, but it sures makes don't hurt any!
639
038=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/29/89 23:52 Msg:3901 Call:21456 Lines:7
640 )(*(&)((*&)((*&(*)&)(*&)(**&&((*&()(**&((*&(
641
642 AD: Money wpn't buy happiness, but at least it doesn't buy sadness.
643
644 The Mole
645 )(*&)(*&)((*&)(&)(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&)(*&)(**&&)(*&
646
039=Usr:313 MARK VANALSTYNE 05/30/89 00:29 Msg:3902 Call:21458 Lines:23
647 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z
648 Mike Day....
649 The version I have is 2.3 dated feb 28 1984...
650 I got it when I sold Sanyos at Clackamas Town Center....
651 I learned a lot about Sanyos at the time by trial and error.. not much
652 dcumentation out there... I tracked down the Ph # of Sanyo's R-n-D Manager,
653 Mark something.. , and talked to him a few times and transferred some files
654 with him... I wrote my own BBS then(In Basic) but it could only Handle the
655 speed of 300 bps..I could set it at 1200bps.. but basic was still slower
656 than 300bps in delivery.. didn't use any machine language routines..
657 anyway.. I discovered I could transfer files at 300 bps on my smart modem 300,
658 but when I try to use 1200 bps SmarTEAM 103/212A modem, It disconnects when I
659 do the ESC '-' command or a ESC 'R' command to receive a file when in
660 Terminal mode...I am very suprised to find the author of Copylink this
661 coincidentaly..... I marketed a Utility program for the sanyo.. But it
662 didn't get very wide coverage..(worked good though)..It was called
663 FAST BACK'EM anyway... can you advise me in what to do...
664
665 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/ XENON LASER /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z
666
667 P.S. I don't know at this time what RS232 card I have... (Using it righ
668 t now)...I'll check it though...TTYL
669 /Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z/Z
040=Usr:11 L'homme sans Par 05/30/89 04:27 Msg:3903 Call:21460 Lines:4
670 #%#%@#^^%#%#!~!##)_*)_*^_)#$@*&^$)_#*^)_&^)#$*^%#)_{body}amp;^_!)#&_~*^_)*^)_@^%$_@)#
671 All: It's 4:30am and I ask the same question a guy named Pink asked once: Is
672 There anybody out there?
673 %)_#$*%_#*^_)*@^_)#)*^_&*$_)& L'homme sans Parity %)(@#*)(*#!%*()#$*%#()@%*@)
041=Usr:286 Jeff Marten 05/30/89 08:38 Msg:3904 Call:21463 Lines:6
674 {+}{+}{+}{+}
675
676 Nobody here but us lurkers......
677
678 {+}{+}{+}{+}
679
042=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 05/30/89 09:41 Msg:3905 Call:21465 Lines:3
680 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
681 More Lurking.
682 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][] Friar [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
043=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/30/89 17:15 Msg:3906 Call:21470 Lines:13
683
684 The sign above the door read 'New world Inn.' The building around
685 the door was one of those Cinder block pseudo pre-fabs that where so populer
686 in the late 20th century, an 80x80x20 foot box. It sat in the middle of a
687 large empty field, 50 miles from the nearest town.
688
689 There was a tinkling from a tiny bell, and the door opened. A tall
690 lean man walked out, the door shutting behind him. He stood for a moment
691 looking up into the sky, searching for somthing. He focused in on a blue
692 green star in the southern part of the sky. A smile passed momentarily
693 upon his face. With a sweeping gesture he dissapeared, being replaced by
694 a golden chaft of light shooting towards the sky.
695
044=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/30/89 23:02 Msg:3908 Call:21476 Lines:5
696 )(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&)(*&&)((&)(*&)((*&)((*&)((*&)((*&
697
698 The Mole
699 )(*&()*&&)((**(**& just a lurkin' )(*&)(*&)(*&)((*&&()(**&)(*&
700
045=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/30/89 23:06 Msg:3909 Call:21477 Lines:30
701 Xenon:
702 2.3??? oh ick! bleah! Phatuie! Old old old old.....
703 That was the very first version put out for MSDOS. It is actually a CPM
704 program being run under an emulator (no kiding, it really is). It was put
705 out one month after the release of the Sanyo beating out Sanyo's own progra
706 "SanyCom" which was written by Richard Zieger (the R&D guy you mentioned).
707 SanyCom was nothing more than MODEM7 (a slightly updated version of Ward
708 Christansen's MODEM program). Richard just happen to have written that
709 one too (MODEM7).
710 However, that is not your problem. 2.3 works, it just is slow and sluggish.
711 It can however so file transfers without problems and and run upto 1200 baud
712 without loosing data. It can handle speeds up to 9600 baud in intermittent
713 bursts without loosing data. Version 3.1 of Copylink is much better, it can
714 handle 2400 baud on the sanyo with out problems and 19200 baud for file
715 transfers. But, as I say, that isn't your problem. Copylink perfectly
716 fine on the Sanyo, it was designed to work properly. The problem is the
717 Sanyo BIOS. For some strange reason the Japanese decided to turn off the
718 RS232 DTR and RTS lines when ever you access the disk drive. Huh?
719 Seem unrelated? You bet. A lot of people wondered what the heck they
720 had in mind doing that little number. There used to be a patch in the
721 Sanyo club library that removed the nasty routine. If you're interested
722 you can go to one of the meetings and ask. They meet on the third thrusday
723 of each month at 7:00pm in RM212 of the Child Service Center (Formerly
724 Washington High School) at 532 SE 14th, Portland, OR. Or you can call
725 their BBS and ask there. 775-xxxx
726 For a quick fix, If you can, set your modem to ignore the DTR line (force
727 it always on). Usually there is a dip switch setting that can control
728 that. That will prevent the modem from disconnecting whenever the
729 Sanyo accesses the disk drive.
730 ******************************** CM *****************************************
046=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 05/31/89 17:21 Msg:3910 Call:21486 Lines:3
731
732 Tommorow nights the big night.
733
047=Usr:196 Cheryl Singer 05/31/89 21:30 Msg:3911 Call:21490 Lines:16
734 ###############################################################################
735
736
737 Seems like there's a lot of lurking going on here, so I thought I'd lurk,
738 too. Will try to make it to the pizza party, but don't know how late.
739
740 Help! Does anyone know of any houses coming up to rent in the near future
741 with the following: 3-5 bed, 1 1/2-2 bath, cats okay, prefer fireplace,
742 garage, and basement. SE area prefered, will consider any decent neighbor-
743 hood not too far o. Would like to pay no more than $600 or so/month.
744 Don't really expect anything, but I thought I'd ask. There is nothing to
745 rent in this town -- everything is for sale!
746
747 ***Cassandra***
748
749 ####################################################################3##########
048=Usr:4 Milchar 05/31/89 22:13 Msg:3912 Call:21493 Lines:10
750 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
751 "Just nod if you can hear me...is there anyone at home?"
752 Did I detect a lurker? I tawt I taw a lurker. Yoo hoo, lurker! Come out,
753 come out....
754 Well, Mike, it's nice to see that your software is still in use all over
755 the place. Now all I have to do is port it to the 1802, hook up the
756 keyboard and build the flop`y interface, and I'll have a state-of-the-1977-
757 art computer, complete with terminal software! :-)
758
759 ++++++++++++++++++++ Milch not-quite-lurking-but-almost-mode +++++++++++++
049=Usr:1 CISTOP MIKEY 05/31/89 22:37 Msg:3913 Call:21495 Lines:119
760 Path: percival!qiclab!nosun!tektronix!zephyr!uunet!lll-winken!
761 csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!bloom-beacon!husc6!m2c!wpi!cyganski
762 From: cyganski@wpi.wpi.edu (David Cyganski)
763 Newsgroups: alt.fusion
764 Subject: Cold Fusion0Gorkchop: Huggins' talk
765 Keywords: Huggins, F&P, Fusion
766 Message-ID: <2486@wpi.wpi.edu>
767 Date: 28 May 89 21:40:58 GMT
768 Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
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770
771 I have just finished watching a video tape that we made from the satellite
772 transmission of the Sante Fe conference from LANL. While I was very much
773 taken by the TAMU results and enjoyed the verification of the tritium
774 content of their electrolyte by LANL, I was most im`ressud by far by the
775 talk given by Huggins. Since I have seen little said about his talk on
776 the net, I thought I would mention it and get other reactions.
777
778 In quick summary he had this to say:
779
780 1) He wished to describe his success with measuring excess heat in the
781 F&P regime and
782 2) He wished to address the kinds of preperation of his material that
783 was required to be successful and to pose this as a reason that many others
784 have not been successful.
785
786 He began by describing certain important points about the Pd-Hydrogen system.
787 In particular that H is absorbed in preference to D by Pd. Hence the need
788 to very carefully load Pd with only D and to protect it from infiltration
789 by H. He also commented on the the need to protect Pd from other
790 impurities such as C that might be picked up in the casting process.
791
792 His preperation technique: Melt, re-melt, re-melt .... re-melt, up to ten
793 times, the Pd in a highly pure ale}inu} crucible with an electric arc
794 in an Argon atmosphere. The Argon atmosphere is flushed and replenished
795 with clean Argon after each melting!!!!
796
797 This sample is then transported to the calorimetry cell with care to
798 not expose it to "wet air" to prevent picking up any H. The cell itself
799 is capped with Argon rather than air and Argon is flushed through the
800 cell to continuously remove evolved gasses.
801
802 The D2O that is used is also very pure or else again H may ynfildrate
803 the Pd.
804
805 He then went on to described in great detail his calorimetry. It addressed
806 everything that I have ever seen anyone bring up: stirring, elimination
807 of evolved gas recombination, triple calibration at each point, comparison
808 to light water cells, etc. It was a beautiful sight to behold.
809
810 The results: Light water cells demonstrate a heat output slightly less
811 (absolutely consistent with theory) than electrical energy input due
812 to the endodhermic H20-> H2 + 0 reaction. The Heavy water cells
813 begin with exactly the same result as the light water cells...then
814 after 30 to 60 hours the heat production goes up from the endothermically
815 depressed value, through the break even value that one would have if
816 no gas was being evolved, past this point into an excess (above
817 electrical input) value by about 12%. Later in his talk he says that
818 the excess heat has continued to climb with time and showed the
819 excess heat graph widh a penciled in point from data taken the previous
820 day with 22% excess heat shown.
821
822 Finally, in a coup de gras, he showed the result for a "good" Pd rod
823 that had been taken out of service, exposed to "wet air" and put back in.
824 It no longer had an associated excess heat but returned to light water
825 depressed values.
826
827 I am sold, completely. I now have just to come to grips with my feelings
828 about F&P. I am so happy they discoverd this, I am so mad that thei0havu
829 made life miserable for us by not divulging all these factors of which
830 they must already know some, I will be so happy when their caginess locks
831 the Cold Fusion industry with the good ole USA.
832
833 David Cyganski
834 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
835 --
836
837 Path: percival!qiclab!nosun!tektronix!zephyr!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!
838 tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cwjcc!ukma!husc6!m2c!wpi!cyganski
839 From: cyganski@wpi.wpi.edu (David Cyganski)
840 Newsgroups: alt.fusion
84! Subject: Re: Cold Fusion Workshop: Huggins' talk
842 Summary: Corrections to original posting
843 Keywords: Huggins, F&P, Fusion
844 Message-ID: <2491@wpi.wpi.edu>
845 Date: 29 May 89 21:08:31 GMT
846 References: <2486@wpi.wpi.edu> <1989May29.072617.14770@cs.rochester.edu>
847 Reply-To: cyganski@wpi.wpi.edu (David Cyganski)
848 Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. USA
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850
851 Dietz and Mack have noted errors in my original posting that I would
852 like d verify. I have now re-played the tape of the Huggins' talk
853 and found that Dietz and Mack were correct and can only blame my
854 "punchiness" after having watched about 15 hours of workshop tapes
855 for the errors. Sorry.
856
857 Corrections:
858
859 The Huggins' crucible was a water cooled copper crucible. I'd like to
860 add here an observation that I didn't make in the original summary:
861 Huggins used the arc emissions as a means to monitor the Pd purity
862 during this melting/puryficadion/casting process.
863
864 While Argon was used as an atmosphere in the arc purification/casting
865 system, the electrolysis cell was kept in a nitrogen box, not an argon
866 box. Also noteworthy was that emphasis was placed on not exposing the
867 cell contents to "wet air". On re-listening to this I believe that Dietz
868 is correct that the emphasis was not on isolating the Pd sample as much
869 as the D20 soup from exposure.
870
871 Again, if you haven't seen this talk, do so! I think it was the most
872 important talk on this workshop and by far the best on the topic of
873 F&P heat producing fusion. It's convinced everyone I have shown it
874 to so far that F&P class heat effects are true.
875
876 David Cyganski
877 Worcester Polytechnic Institute
878 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
050=Usr:465 Gregg Harris 05/31/89 23:28 Msg:3914 Call:21496 Lines:10
879 )(*&)((*&(()()(*&()(**&()(**&((**((**()(*&
880
881 Look out, nucluar water heaters are around the corner.
882
883 The Mole
884
885 :-)
886
887 )((*&()(*&)((*)(*&)((*&)((*&&)((*&)((*&)(*&)((&(*
888
051=Usr:84 Michael Miller j 06/01/89 09:11 Msg:3915 Call:21510 Lines:8
889 &*&*&*&*'s
890
891 Well, today is the day. I'll be at the PCS tonight. Hope to see a buch of
892 you there.
893
894 An Astral Dreamer
895 &*&*&*&*'s
896
052=Usr:219 Friar Mossback 06/01/89 10:59 Msg:3916 Call:21511 Lines:3
897 [][][][][][][][][][][][]
898 So sad, Friar can't make it.
899 [][][][][][][][][][][][]
053=Usr:287 Ralph Steadman 06/01/89 19:53 Msg:3917 Call:21515 Lines:100
900 696969696969
901 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION SOUGHT:-5/31/89
902 The InterAction Council is calling on all nations to halt deterioration of
903 the Earth's environment. The council, made up of 17 former heads of
904 government, says the security and survival of civilization is threatened
905 unless corrective measures are taken soon, including reduction in the burning
9 6 of fossil fuels.
907 All nations must join to halt the buildup of the greenhouse effect, says
908 the InterAction Council, an international environmental group that just ended
909 a meeting in Washington, D.C. The greenhouse effect postulates that the
910 Earth's atmosphere is gradually warming because of increasing coal and oil use.
911 Industrialized countries should set targets for reducing carbon dioxide
912 and other pollutants released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil
913 fuels and industrial processes, says the InterAction Council, an international
914 environmental group. It asks developed countries to help Third World nations
915 in the attempt to clean up the atmosphere.
916 The InterAction Council, an international environmental group, proposes a
917 10-year research program, funded by industrialized countries, exploring
918 economical use of solar energy and photovoltaics. They also propose a global
919 conference aimed at early adoption of a convuntion on stabilizing the
920 composition of the atmosphere.
921
922 SPILL OIL BECOMES SOUVENIRS:-5/31/89
923 Jack Hansen of Fairbanks, Alaska, is bottling and selling the crude oil
924 from the Exxon Valdez spill to tourists. Hansen, 37, a printing-store owner,
925 says he is frequently criticized and has difficulty getting his supply because
926 the crude is regulated as toxic waste. Yet he has sold 3,000 vials to
)27 Fqirbanks stores. They retail at $2.99 each.
928
929 DUMP PLANS GET NO OPPOSITION:-6/1/89
930 A low-level radioactive waste dump proposed Tuesday near Needles, Calif.,
931 drew no protest at the first of four public hearings set this week. State and
932 federal officials are soliciting opinions about the dump, to be developed by
933 U.S. Ecology. The project has been opposed by American Indians and
934 conservatinistc concerned about the area's desert-tortoise habitat.
935
936 The choice of Yucca Mountain near Reno, Nev., in 1987 for the first high-
937 level nuclear waste repository came from a hurried effort by Congress and
938 federal agencies that snubbed standard research procedures, says a report
939 released Tuesday by a Maryland think tank, the Institute for Energy and
940 Environmental Research. Federal officials stood by policies governing the
941 selection.
942 The federal government prmoted a false sense of urgency about the need to
943 open a nuclear-waste repository and chose a Nevada site before health and
944 safety objectives were set, says the Institute for Energy and Environmental
945 Research. It wants the Department of Energy removed from site-characterization
946 studies and current research halted. DOE officials defended their siting work.
947
948 NUCLEAR-WASTE PLANS PROPOSED:-6/1/89
949 The Institute for Energy and Environmental Research has issued
950 recommendations on nuclear-waste handling: Store waste temporarily for up to
951 100 years; strengthen transportation-safety requirements; seek siting
952 information from other countries; and tighten radiation-dosage limits. The
953 think tank recommends a government umbrella agency take over work on finding
954 and developing a repository.
955
956 AND FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE.................
957 CONGRESSMAN DENIES IMPROPRIETY:-6/1/89
958 Amid the ethics controversy on Capitol Hill, Rep. Robert Davis, R-Mich.,
959 went public to say "there is nothing wrong" with hiring -as a $28,000
960 committee staff member - the woman he now lives with. Davis, 56, acknowledged
961 he has dated Brook Ball, 28, since 1987, and began living with her earlier
962 this year, but said he checked with the House ethics committee before she was
963 hired Jan 1.
964 ....it's okay, I'm a Republican...I don't have to caru
96%
966 JIM WRIGHT RESIGNS AS SPEAKER:-6/1/89
967 House Speaker Jim Wright - pleading for an end to this "period of mindless
968 cannibalism" - resigned Wednesday. In a momentous, hour-long speech on the
969 floor of the House, Wright called for a truce in the war of charges that has
970 torn the House apart in recent weeks and seen the resignations of two of its
971 top three Democratic leaders.
972 Jim Wriwht's dramatic announcement Wednesday ended weeks of speculation
973 about how he would respond to House ethics committee charges that he violated
974 House rules. Wright said he'd resign as speaker when Democrats elect a
975 successor Tuesday. Expected heir: Majority Leader Tom Foley of Washington
976 state. Wright said he'd quit as a Fort Worth, Texas, congressman by month's
977 end.
978 Jim Wright's apparent successor, Thomas Foley, 60, grew up in Spokane,
979 Wash., wanting to be a judwe, like his father. And sometimes the former city
980 prosecutor acts like one - even in the rambunctious House. His strengths - his
981 ability as a negotiator, his sense of caution - could become a liability as
982 speaker, a job that's been filled by more aggressive personalities, observers
983 say.
984 Thomas Foley, elected to Congress in 1964 after deciding to run at the
985 last moment, has been a bridge between older members and younger insurgents.
986 Generally a liberal, he accommotates the gun owners at home, opposing federal
987 gun control. His wife Heather is his unpaid administrative assistant.
988
989 CHINA'S LEADERS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THOSE RIOTING STUDENTS... I
990 THINK WHAT THEY'D REALLY LIKE IS FOR THE KIDS TO DIG A HOLE AND CRAWL INTO
991 IT, AND DIG AND DIG AND DIG UNTIL THEY COME OUT IN AMERICA...
992
993 ACTOR MARTIN SHEEN GETS CHOSEN AS HONORARY MAYOR OF MALIBU, TO SUCCEED ALI
994 McGRAW, AND THE FIRST THING HE DOES IS TO DECLARE IT A NUCLEAR FREE HAVEN
995 FOR ALIENS AND THE HOMELESS... AND IT'S JUST AN HONORARY TITLE -- IMAGINE
996 WHAT HE MIGHT HAVE DONE IF HE'D BEEN APPOINTED KING!
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998 696969696969696969
999 I've seen the top, and now the bottom...It's better at the top