Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:40 PM 3/2/03 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote: Let me not forget punch machines (024, 026 -- actually printed the contents of the card on top of the card, 029 -- a bit more modern) and there used to be rooms filled with these machines -- usually 10 - 100, depending on the size of the business. This

Re: Computer Languages

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:41 PM 3/5/03 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote: JJ wrote: That's odd indeed. I remember when I started teaching (late 80's) when BASIC was the standard. It may have been a regional thing, though. Then, I got a notice from the College Board annouuncing the big switch to PASCAL. On a

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:40 PM 3/2/03 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote: Computers, ...OK my first machine was a 1401 and it had 4K of memory, that's right, only 4K. My first was an 1130 which had been upgraded from the basic model to have 8K of core memory¹, which meant the most precision I was ever able to coax out of

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:21 PM 3/4/03 +0900, G. D. Akin wrote: - Original Message - From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:52 PM Subject: RE: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie So undtrack?] From: Jose J.

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:47 PM 3/4/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: George wrote: In my first programming course, in BASIC, we had to simulate control structures with the controlled use of IF ... GOTO. Ahh, GOTO. I remember what a big deal it was when they installed a new version of BASIC at the high school I

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:05 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: We'll try to stay serene and calm When Alabama gets the bomb! We don't already? -- Ronn in Birmingham, AL :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:26 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:14 PM Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? At 07:05 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: We'll try to stay

Re: Recently Captured al Qaeda Leader Was Killed Last Year

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Then apparently either he got better, or he is a fan of Mark Twain . . . -- Ronn! :) Almighty Ruler of the all, Whose Power extends to great and small, Who guides the stars with steadfast law, Whose least creation fills with awe, O grant thy mercy and thy grace, To those who venture into

Lower GI Matters, was RE: Duplicate Messages

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:50 PM 3/4/03 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Baker Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:15 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Duplicate Messages John said: Don't know if this is a problem

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:35 AM 3/5/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 01:00:09AM -0600, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: The third possibility is that one thinks Saddam doesn't deserve to be planet Earth's - or even the USA's - priority number one. It's arguable that, say, the world AIDS epidemic is a

RE: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:26 PM 3/5/03 -0600, Horn, John wrote: From: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I remember clearly how much of a big NONO our programming teachers made with GOTO as well. Anybody remember the term spaghetti code? When they banned GOTO, I showed 'em! I changed all my code to

RE: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:12 PM 3/6/03 -0800, Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:55 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From:

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:08 PM 3/6/03 +, Richard Baker wrote: Julia said: Not opposed, but not entirely comfortable. And I know that the US was prepared to use nukes to defend Europe against another entity that also had nukes, which is different from using nukes against a country that doesn't have them. Of

Re: br!n: it's 3-3-3, in 4-4-4 it will be 7-7-7

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:18 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: Bryon wrote: I also thought The Cat Who Walked Through Walls.and The Number of the Beast were both rather lousy, myself. I enjoyed Time Enough for Love, but he sure has some odd notions about sex in there (ie: the time travel incest thing). I

Re: PC-Vgames and Eye Problems: Help!

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:19 PM 3/6/03 +, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Boys and girls: Given the knowledgeable nature of our audience, I have a question to ask. Perhaps someone here can steer me in the right direction or offer some advice. I've experienced serious dizzy spells and nausea bouts while playing

Re: Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:59 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bullshit. It that on your T-shirt? If so, perhaps I can recommend a good laundry detergent, as well as suggesting that one stay out of pastures . . . -- Ronn! :) Almighty

Lower GI Matters, was RE: Duplicate Messages

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:50 PM 3/4/03 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Baker Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:15 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Duplicate Messages John said: Don't know if this is a problem

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:59 AM 3/7/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:26 PM 3/6/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:14 PM Subject: Re: Who

Re: Suicide bombers made, not born: scientist

2003-03-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:24 AM 3/8/03 -0600, The Fool wrote: Atran believes a better psychological approach would be to sideline the extremists. I think the United States and its allies should try to empower moderates from within the community, he said. Helping achieve an equitable solution between Israel and the

Re: SADDAM'S SOLDIERS SURRENDER

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:42 AM 3/9/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SADDAM'S SOLDIERS SURRENDER Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 12:29:05 +0100 At 00:39 9-3-2003 -0600, Robert Seeberger

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:19 AM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 10:13:47AM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Yet, as far as i can see. there isn't one constructive suggestion in this entire editorial. I thought it was implied that some or all of the money that was spent on waging war in Iraq

Re: Farscape posters

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:29 AM 3/9/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Jon Rygel: That's krogar. A delicacy, even for pagans. I thought it was a chain of supermarkets . . . -- Ronn! :) Almighty Ruler of the all, Whose Power extends to great and small, Who guides the stars with steadfast law, Whose least creation

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
more openings for math and science teachers at the 7-12 level than at the college level. This perhaps explains why I have acquired so much experience in the computer industry along the way . . . :-S ) -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:37 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Of possible interest: when NY's Stuyvesant High School planned their new building in Battery Park City (late '80's), they did it themselves, with minimal architect consultation. Here's how they did it: the Drafting department designed the shell of

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:22 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 03:11:41PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: As already mentioned by other posters, education funding is mostly handled at the local level. In a large number of places, it is funded by property taxes. Especially during hard

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
schools) have a hard time finding instructors who apply with much more than the basic credentials. Its not just a simple 2D supply and demand situation. At 03:46 PM 3/9/2003 -0600 Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Someone with a masters degree in math or the sciences can often find a better-paying job than

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:30 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 04:22:48PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Probably not if the additional funds go to hire overpaid bureaucrats rather than additional teachers, as I described in the third (snipped) paragraph of that message. You sound like

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:16 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: The War on Schools Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2003 16:10:37 -0600 snip I recall getting a few strange looks from visitors who saw the tech sergeant who was the head of the drafting department sitting

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:47 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 04:46:12PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: No, I'm a taxpayer who thinks they're wasting much of the money they already collect. The solution to the problem is to first get rid of the overpaid bureaucrats and the corruption

RE: Pushing the Apocalypse

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:38 AM 3/8/03 -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote: The Fool.. http://www.slweekly.com/editorial/2003/feat_2003-02-27.cfm Pushing the Apocalypse How fundamentalists see scripture -- and politics-- on schedule for the end of the world. This was an excellent article. I especially like the

Re: Do the anti-anti-war critics want a country without peace advocates?

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:07 PM 3/9/03 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: Perhaps the subject says it all; in case is doesn't... With almost any war or threat of war, some will brand anti-war protestors as traitors, etc. Or perhaps as jackasses. Over the last few days, I've found myself seriously wondering what it means

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:34 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 09:13:35PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Where else is the additional money that many people (not necessarily on this list) are saying is necessary to come from? Do you read the messages in a thread before you reply to them

Re: Stargate SG-1

2003-03-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:33 PM 3/10/03 +0900, G. D. Akin wrote: - Original Message - From: Gary L. Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 9:40 AM Subject: RE: Stargate SG-1 Did they have different languages in the movie? Julia Yes, they spoke

Re: Stargate SG-1

2003-03-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:36 PM 3/10/03 +0900, G. D. Akin wrote: Gary L. Nunn wrote: I really, really like Stargate SG-1, but it is really starting to annoy me that every alien race that they meet knows English - but they all have alien type writing. I realize that the back story is that all of the humans in the

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:15 PM 3/10/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: Debbi who wonders if anyone else thinks that there must be a joke in the deadline of St. Paddy's Day We may be interrupting Muslims while they're drinking their green beer? We're driving the snakes out of Iraq? -- Ronn! :) Almighty Ruler

Re: The War on Schools

2003-03-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:06 AM 3/10/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 10:22:16PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:34 PM 3/9/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: Do you read the messages in a thread before you reply to them? Yes. Maybe you should read them again? If you are referring to your

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:43 PM 3/10/03 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Andrew Crystall wrote: Nukes? Nope. They were developed alongside South Africa. And with some help from France. Is there _any_ nuclear program that didn't have the help from France? :-) The Manhattan Project? -- Ronn! :) Almighty

Re: SCOUTED: Proposal Made for 14 Solar Planets

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
not a planet The mass of Ceres is greater than the mass of all the other asteroids combined. QED Alberto Monteiro /QED -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions

Re: Rep. Arlon Lindner, R-Corcoran

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:32 PM 3/11/03 +, William T Goodall wrote: I came across a story about this amazing chap at [snip] Corcoran, CA? Corcoran, MN? (I had never heard of either until I read this message and did a Google search to find out where the city he represents is located, since it isn't otherwise

Re: Man wins tie sex ruling

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:52 PM 3/11/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 08:19 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Man wins tie sex ruling William T Goodall wrote: Ties

RE: Man wins tie sex ruling

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:30 AM 3/11/03 -0800, Miller, Jeffrey wrote: -Original Message- From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 08:19 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Man wins tie sex ruling William T Goodall wrote: Ties are for weddings and funerals,

Re: Funky Musicals Was [RE: BR!N: Re: a call to the irregulars!]

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:13 PM 3/11/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: (And there wasn't all *that* much¹ poop. Just a little gloppier than I like to deal with, but that'll be over sometime after he's finished the course of antibiotics.) Thanks for giving us the straight poop. (¹Relative to what, one wonders . . .

RE: US out of UN?

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:06 PM 3/11/03 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: Okay, now I have *that* off my chest. I think I'm more grumpy than usual, after having my intestines cleaned out over the last 24 hours and inspected today. Just keep telling yourself, This, too, shall pass. Bright Side Maru --Ronn! :)

Re: US out of UN?

2003-03-12 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:20 AM 3/12/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: Where is yours? You keep changing the subject away from how to deal with Saddam and instead attacking those who are discussing how to deal with him. How do you think Saddam should be dealt with? -- Ronn! :) Your message here! (Call for rates.)

Re: Iran's Nuclear Threat

2003-03-13 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:21 AM 3/13/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 09:48:18AM -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote: But if the oil prices were reduced by a factor of 2 or 3, would his electors care about how many iraqis were being killed? Yes. Worse: would the press care about them? Yes. How

Re: Commentary on French-bashing

2003-03-13 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
for thousands of years grapes have been grown and turned into wine . . . -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author

Re: brin: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-13 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:09 PM 3/13/03 -0800, d.brin wrote: Yeah. So long as it is VERY bad. But it makes you sigh. The number of stupid producers appears to be nearly infinite. As does the stupidity level of any individual member of that set . . . ;-b -- Ronn! :) Your message here! (Call for rates.)

Re: br!n: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-13 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:28 PM 3/13/03 +, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Wait.. does that mean that all Ph.D's are *not* two-dimensional? Some are two- (or even more-) degreed . . . -- Ronn! :) Your message here! (Call for rates.) ___

Re: Commentary on French-bashing

2003-03-13 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:31 PM 3/13/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: French vanilla ice cream, you can have, I'll take Homemade vanilla. :) Me, too. And as I've said before, the only thing French I'd be really worried about if they ban it is the kissing . . . Mind In Gutter Maru -- Ronn! :) Your message

Re: Rant: Ephedra banned in NY county

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:56 PM 3/13/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you [I think it was Gary] wrote: Not that I am a habitual Ephedra user, but I have taken it in the past (in dietary supplements) so I am aware of the risks and effects. New York County Bans Sale of

Re: Iran's Nuclear Threat

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:37 PM 3/14/03 +0100, J. van Baardwijk wrote: According to http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/, last year an estimate 2.4 million people in Africa died of HIV/AIDS. To answer your question, that's roughly 6,575 people each day -- or 4.6 people every minute... :-( In other words, in the time it

Re: idiocy

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:03 PM 3/14/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: The Fool wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2u=/030313/168/3i6de.htmle=1ncid=9 96 http://makeashorterlink.com/?M1A022FC3 And you might have been so kind as to warn that it's disturbing, with blood and stuff. Next time you post a link

Re: Iran's Nuclear Threat

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:03 PM 3/14/03 -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Dan Minette asked: Out of curiosity, Jeroen, what have you done to help with the AIDS problem? I can answer that. My sexual perversion does not increase the number of people infected with AIDS in the world. How about the number of infected

Re: Seti@home successful?

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:32 PM 3/14/03 -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote: I accidentally deleted several days worth of posts, and I was too lazy to look in the archives, so I apologize if someone already posted this.. - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Using 4 million computers worldwide, scientists based at the University

Re: Re: Computer Repair Question

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:22 AM 3/15/03 +, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 14 Mar 2003 at 21:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ---Original Message--- From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I'm assuming that when you hit the power button, there is absolutely no effect? *** Well, once, and only

Re: Names for fries

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:40 PM 3/14/03 -0800, Matt Grimaldi wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/14/2003 1:55:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Tater Tots do look like little miniature barrels of oil. I mentioned this back

Progress?

2003-03-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
I spent part of last night and this cleaning up and deleting some old files. When I was done, I had removed about 6GB of stuff I didn't need any more. My last computer had a total of 6GB of hard drive space . . . -- Ronn! :) Your message here! (Call for rates.)

Re: Names for fries

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:42 AM 3/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:40 PM 3/14/03 -0800, Matt Grimaldi wrote: There are already purple potatoes (naturally occuring pigment) that you can make into purple mashed potaoes. I remember seeing a bag of novelty potato chips which were

Re: Bible scholars rejoice at signs

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:35 AM 3/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: This is illustrated by a bumper sticker seen on cars of a few Rapturists: In case of the Rapture, this car will be driverless That's a hell of a thing to inflict on everyone else you're in

Re: Progress?

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:24 AM 3/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: I spent part of last night and this cleaning up and deleting some old files. When I was done, I had removed about 6GB of stuff I didn't need any more. My last computer had a total of 6GB of hard drive space . . . Every

Re: RE: Deadlier Than War

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:47 PM 3/15/03 +0100, Jean-Marc Chaton wrote: * Dan Minette [Sat, 15/03/2003 at 10:25 -0600] - Original Message - From: Jean-Marc Chaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 10:14 AM Subject: Re: RE: Deadlier Than War So,

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:23 PM 3/15/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 05:00:44PM -, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Ok, but AFAIK serious consequences should be something worse than the current siege warfare against Iraq, and I fail to see what can be more serious than a siege if you don't mean

Re: Bible scholars rejoice at signs

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:54 AM 3/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: The Fool wrote: More problematic is the fatalistic worldview of apocalyptic thinking, Hill said. Many who obsess about the end of the world fail to enjoy the life they have or reach out to help others in an effort to improve society, he said.

Re: Bible scholars rejoice at signs

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:52 PM 3/15/03 -0600, Steve Sloan II wrote: The Fool wrote: The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East, writes John, possibly the apostle, of a container of God's anger Known in modern times

Re: Word is made flesh as God reveals himself... as a fish

2003-03-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:55 PM 3/15/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,915125,00.html An obscure Jewish sect in New York has been gripped in awe by what it believes to be a mystical visitation by a 20lb carp that was heard shouting in Hebrew, in what many Jews

Re: Re: Re: France's influence

2003-03-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
---Original Message--- From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Er, John, I think you need to read up on how a democracy works. In a democracy, decisions are not made by the populace but by the politicians that were elected by the populace. No, that is the definition of a _republic_.

Re: Changes At The Top -- March 16, 2003

2003-03-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:41 PM 3/16/03 +0100, J. van Baardwijk wrote: Once again, there has been some moving-around in the Top-10 of the Alpha-Mail Statistics. 1. Julia Thompson 5,378 . . . 7. Ronn Blankenship 2,957 Well, I see I've finally passed 50% of Julia's total

Re: The World's First Brain Prosthesis

2003-03-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:08 PM 3/16/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/16/2003 5:12:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That's ok. Even though I don't tend to reply to your puns, I always enjoy reading them. Like a good pun, stay with a natural reaction and don't push

Re: Pennsylvania Nursing Home Tax

2003-03-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:44 PM 3/16/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: Now a majority of the nursing home are state run. Which means they have less wealthy residents. I'd believe that he's raising this fee because he assume Medicaid will pay the fee, it comes from the feds, not the patients. In other states, though,

Re: Pennsylvania Nursing Home Tax

2003-03-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:36 PM 3/16/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 08:52 PM 3/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: At 09:44 PM 3/16/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: Now a majority of the nursing home are state run. Which means they have less wealthy residents. I'd believe that he's raising this fee because he assume Medicaid

Re: President Bush to Address the Nation Tonight

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:33 AM 3/17/03 -0800, J.D. Giorgis wrote: ABC has just shown video of a US military officer telling troops in Kuwait that the President is going to talk to the nation tonight. Right in the middle of class for me. In other news, forces in Kuwait packed up their civilian items and placed

RE: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:39 AM 3/17/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff? Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:07:44 -0600 From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: The World's First Hippo Prosthesis

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:39 AM 3/17/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Not really. But my sister learned it, and was very fond of singing the refrain. A lot. It kinda grew on me. :) For one birthday, sometime after she'd learned the song, she wanted a little stuffed pink hippopotamus. [snip rest of story] Does

Re: Brawl erupts after song played at rodeo

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
On Sun, 16 Mar 2003, Julia Thompson wrote: (What were the dates of the rodeo here this year, anyway? I've been kind of under a rock all month) Beats being under Iraq. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:21 AM 3/17/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:07 AM Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia

Re: Who is the sheriff?

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:36 PM 3/17/03 +, Richard Baker wrote: John G said: Well, I might rank the world situation in 1986-1991 (Rejykavik - Soviet coup), as on par with this situation, but yeah, exactly right. If the US fails* here in disarming a rogue State, even before it goes nuclear, the prospects for

Re: France's influence

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:05 PM 3/17/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Julia, would you mind posting the OED definition of republic, please? :) Jon I am not Julia, but as she apparently has not responded: republic /rIpVblIk/ n. a. L16. [Fr. republique f. L respublica, f. res affair, thing + fem. of

Re: The World's First Hippo Prosthesis

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:31 PM 3/17/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/17/2003 5:08:03 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone want me to share the image that came to mind when I saw the subject line? -- Ronn! :) jpg or gif? I'm the guilty party for changing

Re: RiverWorld (was: Children of Dune)

2003-03-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:48 PM 3/17/03 -0600, Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: John wrote: From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] How about Riverworld next week? I haven't heard about this one. When is it on? I'm a *huge* fan of Farmer's RiverWorld books! Don't get your hopes up - they took out Sam

Re: Ah...My Favorite Topic - Books (Was Question about Spoilers)

2003-03-18 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:13 PM 3/18/03 +0900, G. D. Akin wrote: I have all of these but something keeps jumping past them in my want to read list. I've been putting off Delany because my one experience with him was Dahlgren -- HATED IT! After many years of hearing comments on it, I finally heard from _one_

Re: Scouted: Doh!

2003-03-18 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:53 AM 3/18/03 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 11:01 PM 3/17/2003 +, you wrote: On 17 Mar 2003 at 13:33, Jon Gabriel wrote: Ananova: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_761225.html?menu=news.qu irkies Police red-faced after hailing major cocaine coup Police in Italy have released

Re: Ah...My Favorite Topic - Books (Was Question about Spoilers)

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:17 PM 3/18/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: George wrote: I've been putting off Delany because my one experience with him was Dahlgren -- HATED IT! I'm afraid the two mentioned above will be more of the same. Nevertheless, I will eveentually read them. I've read _Dahlgren_ (and yes

Re: France's influence

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:03 AM 3/18/03 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS: You are associated with (the concept of 'ownership' is a symbol of the phallocentric, warmongering, intolerant past) two differently aged (but no less valuable to society) bovines of non-specified gender. Hmm.

Re: Burning Flags - B*siness Opp*rtunity!

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:33 PM 3/18/03 -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote: I saw a picture of some arabs burning a mosaic of us, uk, au flags, and it made me thing about good business opportunities: selling au flags to arabs! They probably have already burned enough USA and UK flags not to bother to pay high prices for

RE: RiverWorld (Spoilers)

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:56 PM 3/18/03 -0600, Horn, John wrote: From: Matt Grimaldi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It premiers on March 22 at 9PM ET/PT: http://www.scifi.com/onair/scifipictures/riverworld/ Thanks for the info. However, I'm not too hopeful. The following is my dissection of the summary on the

Re: Corrected French history (was RE: Deadlier Than War)

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:34 PM 3/18/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: DC was targeted by Muslim terrorists before: the attack on the Pentagon, where John *works* (did it completely escape your notice that if he had been in another section of the building he works in he might have been killed

Re: High School Yearbook Photos

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:23 PM 3/18/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: In a frenzy of digitizing, major Yearbook publishers have built a Free database of Yearbook pix, from 1975 to 2002. Find yours! I suspect that will be difficult, since by 1975 I was already in graduate school . . . Who Is Going To Be The

Re: Name-dropping (was: Corrected French history)

2003-03-19 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:05 PM 3/18/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: My father in law went to high school with him [Rush Limbaugh] in Cape Geraldo. Is that where Al Capone's other vault is located? Speel Checquer Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the

Re: The real reason for the War

2003-03-21 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:55 PM 3/19/03 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote: The reason for this is that the USA wants the oil from Iraq. They didn't want war before today because they didn't want it before. After Iraq exploded the buildings the USA wants Iraq oil An example: in 20 years Brazil will have fresh

Re: .... and now for something completely different

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:15 PM 3/22/03 +0100, J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 20:08 21-03-03 -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: Actually, I used obscure reference, because I had no idea if there were any Monty Python fans here and didn't want to seem like a wierdo (or not more than usual anyway) if no one got it. :-) Hey,

SCOUTED: Turkey Invades Iraq

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Turkish troops enter northern Iraq Ankara ignores US warning of secondary battle front Oliver Burkeman in Washington and Michael Howard in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan Saturday March 22, 2003 The Guardian Turkey began sending troops across the border into Iraqi Kurdistan last night, a move which

Re: CNN morons.

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:36 AM 3/22/03 -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote: Paula Zahn on phone interview... Q. - Sir, you found out yesterday that your son died in the helicopter crash, how do you feel about that? A - (muffled crying by dad) Freaking morons. Isn't there enough to report on without putting grieving

Re: From Justice Scalia, a Chilling Vision of Religion'sAuthority in America

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:32 PM 3/22/03 +, Andrew Crystall wrote: The codified constition limits the power of the courts in ways which England's non-codified one does not. Which has been made abundantly plain by events. The clearest example, of course, is the way abortion is handled over there How is abortion

Re: From Justice Scalia, a Chilling Vision of Religion'sAuthority in America

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:41 AM 3/22/03 -0600, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 10:26 AM Subject: Re: From Justice Scalia, a Chilling Vision of Religion's Authority in America On 22 Mar

Re: From Justice Scalia, a Chilling Vision of Religion'sAuthority in America

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:50 PM 3/22/03 +, William T Goodall wrote: On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 06:26 pm, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 12:17 PM Subject: Re: From Justice

Re: Riverworld - Part of a conspiracy?

2003-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:37 PM 3/22/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: Basicly..Riverworld sucked. One Two Hour Turd Please Come on, Rob. Tell us what you really thought. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the

RE: Oops, Clinton Just Lied Again....

2003-03-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:46 PM 3/23/03 -0600, Horn, John wrote: From: J.D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...in case you still didn't believe that Bill Clinton is and was a compulsive liar Give it a rest. He's not president anymore, remember? You won, OK? Your guy is in office. Boy, Republicans *really*

Re: the wacky things religious conspiracy theorists believe

2003-03-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:05 PM 3/23/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: The Fool wrote: http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1350.cfm Dated, but... Yeah, um, they talk about the hexagram on a *flat* map. Which projection? What happens if you use an actual GLOBE? Or are these nuts flat-earthers as well? Julia

Re: Admin reproducing

2003-03-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:52 PM Subject: Admin reproducing I'm pregnant again. How'd _that_ happen? Everybody Else Had Already Said Congratulations And I Hate Saying Me, Too! Maru -- Ronn! :)

Re: From Justice Scalia, a Chilling Vision of Religion'sAuthority in America

2003-03-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:52 PM 3/23/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: On Sat, Mar 22, 2003 at 12:26:54PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: By their fruits, you shall know them. Fruit of the Loom? I know them, Buffett just bought them. I like the glow in the dark ones. Buffet bought them? Didn't

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