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alloy-digest Thursday, March 2 2000 Volume 05 : Number 051
Today's Subjects:
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Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! [Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.co]
Alloy: Games and the Grammys [Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>]
Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [lulfstedt@amadeus.net]
Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate ["Lem Bingley" <lem@zdnetmail.co.uk>]
Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>]
Re: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate [Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>]
RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>]
RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate [tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>]
Re: RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate [CJMark@aol.com]
RE: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT) ["Krzysko, William" <William]
RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate ["Krzysko, William" <WilliamK@Castw]
RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>]
Re: Alloy: Games and the Grammys ["Keith Stansell" <Keith@Stansell.com>]
Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT) [Robin Thurlow <rthurlow@bin]
Re: Alloy: Catching your death of cold [Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@ju]
Re: Alloy: Catching your death of cold [Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@ju]
Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@jun]
Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! [Dennis S Alexander <dalex]
Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! [Dennis S Alexander <dalex]
Re: Alloy: Looking for work again. [Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.c]
Re: Alloy: magic hair tonics, viruses, etc. [Dennis S Alexander <dalexand]
RE: Alloy: Looking for work again.(OT) ["Krzysko, William" <WilliamK@Cast]
Alloy: Uh, oops ["Julie Sweeney" <jsweeney@netpros-inc.net>]
Alloy: Happy (belated) Leap-Day [Slarvibarglhee <slarvibarglhee@alloy99.f]
Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT) [CJMark@aol.com]
Re: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [Chris Cracknell <crackers@hwcn]
Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate [Chris Cracknell <crackers@hwcn.org]
Re: Alloy: Games and the Grammys [Lee Jackson <jacksonhome@home.com>]
Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT) [RThurF@aol.com]
RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate ["electrix" <electrix@mail.electrics]
Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment! ["electrix" <electrix@mail]
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Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:36:43 -0800
From: Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment!
At 14:17 2000.02.28, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/25/00 10:38:41 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>electrix@mail.electricson.com makes some ridiculous remark, like:
>
><< I mean... look at Yul Bryner. The guy was way ahead of his time in hair
>fashion... and most females would agree that he was a hunk! >>
>
>Yeah, yul bryner is a hunk, and kathy najimy should be a supermodel.
Sounds good to me. Where can I sign up to transfer to that world? ;)
Robyn M
@ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
@ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
@ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
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Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:53:29 -0800
From: Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
Subject: Alloy: Games and the Grammys
I ran into this while catching up on recent CRPG news and thought I'd
pass it on. Apparently, after a prolonged campaign, video and computer game
music is now eligible in three Grammy categories. "Best Soundtrack Album
For Motion Picture and Television", "Best Song for Motion Picture and
Television" and "Best Instrumental Composition for Motion Picture and
Television" have all been amended to include "Other Visual Media" as of
this year.
The complete story, including a link to the text of the proposal sent to
the Grammy committee, can be found at:
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000225/marks_01.htm
With this development, we may see Thomas's name on another Grammy
nomination yet. ;)
Robyn M
@ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
@ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
@ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 09:01:58 +0100
From: lulfstedt@amadeus.net
Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
I'll second that.,...Best of luck, Tim!
Lissu -)
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:23:41 +0000
From: "Lem Bingley" <lem@zdnetmail.co.uk>
Subject: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
Tim, great news. Try to remember us when you're rich and famous...
What kind of a name is Kezi anyway? Does it rhyme with hazy and lazy or with easy and breezy. Or is it more like Ketsi, or more like Kezzy? Or even Keys-eye?
Confused of Walthamstow.
Get your free E-mail at http://www.zdnet.co.uk/mail/
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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 03:05:06 -0800
From: Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
At 08:03 2000.02.29, you wrote:
>The reason for the band is that Kezi has a big industry showcase in April
>with loads of bigwigs, at which she's expecting to get signed!! And since I
>was confirmed in the band she's been asking me about touring and stuff like
>that. I'm not getting my hopes up about that bit, but it's pretty cool
>anyway!!
>
>So if you're wondering whether or not you should place that ad and have a go
>yourself - do it!!
Congrats! I'm sure things will continue to go well for you. :)
Robyn M
@ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
@ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
@ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 03:07:31 -0800
From: Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
At 02:23 2000.03.01, you wrote:
>Tim, great news. Try to remember us when you're rich and famous...
>
>What kind of a name is Kezi anyway? Does it rhyme with hazy and lazy or
>with easy and breezy. Or is it more like Ketsi, or more like Kezzy? Or
>even Keys-eye?
After much consideration, I came to the conclusion that it sounds like
'Casey', but with more of a 'z' than an 's' sound. However, I'm with you -
inquiring minds want to know.
Robyn M
@ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
@ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
@ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:54:59 -0000
From: tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
Thanks all!!
The worst thing is that I have to get some publicity shots done for her
website and so on, and I HATE having my photo taken!
grrrr
the_copse
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 11:18:29 -0000
From: tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
You know even I'm not really sure how to pronounce it yet!! It's either
Kezee (short 'e') or Kayzee, but I'm not really certain. I do like Keys-eye
though, that's cool.
Either way you can check her out on www.kezi.co.uk, but there aren't any
sound samples yet unfortunately - the songs are cool.
Cheers
TIm
- -----Original Message-----
From: Robyn Moore [mailto:kbrm@iefx.com]
Sent: 01 March 2000 11:08
To: alloy@smoe.org
Subject: Re: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
At 02:23 2000.03.01, you wrote:
>Tim, great news. Try to remember us when you're rich and famous...
>
>What kind of a name is Kezi anyway? Does it rhyme with hazy and lazy or
>with easy and breezy. Or is it more like Ketsi, or more like Kezzy? Or
>even Keys-eye?
After much consideration, I came to the conclusion that it sounds like
'Casey', but with more of a 'z' than an 's' sound. However, I'm with you -
inquiring minds want to know.
Robyn M
@ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
@ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
@ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:34:40 EST
From: CJMark@aol.com
Subject: Re: RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
In a message dated 3/1/00 3:38:12 AM, timd@gmn.com writes:
<< www.kezi.co.uk >>
Hey Tim..
Thanks for the link.. Kezi.... (My bet is it sounds like Kezzy) is
somewhat difficult to look at.. but I struggled through. Be sure and let
us know if you come to Miami!
Ciao for now.
Mark
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:24:09 -0600
From: "Krzysko, William" <WilliamK@Castwell.CitationCorp.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT)
My best wishes and prayers to everyone out there that is having a difficult
time. There seems to be a wave of people dying before there time lately. I
found myself particularly upset at Ofra Haza'a passing, I only recently
discovered her work, and imagined being able to see her perform live one
day...
The flu situation has me scared. I just started reading a book about the
pandemic in 1918. They estimate that if it had happened today, it would be
the equivalent of 1.5 million in the US dying from it.
So, everyone remember to get a flu shot, and wash your hands every chance
you get!!
- -----Original Message-----
From: Dennis S Alexander [mailto:dalexander@juno.com]
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 11:02 PM
To: alloy@smoe.org
Subject: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'
Robin, my sorrow for your friends.
I've never been strong, emotionally, when it comes to such things.
Something I take from my dad who got it from his dad. Even though he was
an elder for decades in his congregation, Grandpa always refused to
perform weddings and funerals. He wouldn't make it through. I'm worried
I'm going to be bawling up there when I take Teresa's hand. Man, I love
her so much! And then my mother gave me yet another difficulty,
'reverse-emotions'. Crying when there's nothing to worry about or
laughing when tragedy strikes. It's like that fight-or-flight response
(or whatever it would be) gets jammed.
But, you know, it's only recently that I've been really worried about
another persons life or health. Don't get me wrong, even those
long-distance ads on tv can trigger a tear in my eye (and that's coming
from a *real* man, if I may say so). But I've never found myself so
worried over another individual as I do Teresa. When she goes out of
town without me on some sort of trip, I worry that she'll get killed or
seriously maimed in an accident or something. And it so overwhelms me so
much that I have to catch myself, slap myself around a bit and say, 'Get
real!' But then I still will worry anyway.
Anyway, I digress. I guess I'm just saying that I never know how to tell
someone I'm sorry in such situations, how I really feel.
>I know that this time of year, RSV is quite prevalent and in some kids,
quite deadly. I guess it's a respiratory virus that some kids breeze
through and others don't.
I have to disagree on the general notion that some people, 'get' a
disease, while others don't. Disease is everywhere, all the time.
Everybody has cancer all the time as a natural part of life; the question
is, does your body have it under control. Our bodies fight off viruses,
bacteria and parasites all the time. The difference from person to
person is always only one thing, the strength of their immunity. I
forget the exact statistics, but back when the Spanish Influenza (I think
that was the one) wiped out a huge chunk of the human population, there
were individuals worldwide who never showed one symptom of the disease,
while people were dropping like flies around them. The strength of your
immunity vs. the strength of the offender (virus, bacteria, radiation,
chemicals, etc.) determines whether you get a disease or not.
I just proved in myself this last week that this is true. I suffered a
minor head-cold and it was due to nothing other than stress. I missed my
supplements a couple of days, drank a latte (milk will bring your immune
system down) and on top of that, I've been stressed due to a lack of work
(stress is a major factor in your immune system) and an approaching
wedding to pay for. I know it began with the latte as, within the hour,
my throat became sore.
In another situation, last year, I was living with two of my sisters and
two little nieces. One of the girls brought home a cold from school, a
bad one. My sisters (and nieces) were stressed out over my
ex-brother-in-law's ridiculous behavior, legally and othrewise, and they
all got sick. Immediately, I focused on not getting the least bit
stressed, even taking aloe vera and kava kava to make sure I was calm. I
took my supplements, exercised, ate right, and I never got sick.
My sister does not like my mother at all, and everytime mom comes to
visit, my sister always comes down with a nasty one, no matter how
prepared she is, mentally or nutritionally.
When I look back, this has always been the case in my life.
Well, anyway, sorry to get so off-track there, but this is something I
really believe in and wished more people understood, amongst many other
health related things.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:30:41 -0600
From: "Krzysko, William" <WilliamK@Castwell.CitationCorp.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
Congradulation Tim!! When you come to Chicago to let me know. If you play
the House of Blues I have an apartment upstairs from it Alloy people can
crash at.
So, should we start a copse mailing list? What should it be called?
- -----Original Message-----
From: tim dunn [mailto:timd@gmn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 10:04 AM
To: 'alloy@smoe.org'
Subject: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 14:27:57 -0000
From: tim dunn <timd@gmn.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
Hey guys, slow down - you're getting me all excited!! If anything does come
of it I can guarantee you're all invited, but in terms of touring it's still
defintely a big IF. April 12th at the Borderline in London is definite
though and will be a cool show - that's when all the industry bods are
coming along hopefully to sign Kezi up!! Scary!
Kezi has a mailing list which you can sign up to on her site.. I'm also
going to be up there as soon as I can get some photos taken that don't make
me look like a genetically modified potato!
Cheers
Tim
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:15:08 -0700
From: "Keith Stansell" <Keith@Stansell.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Games and the Grammys
Or perhaps our own Lee Jackson!
- -Keith
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
To: <alloy@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 11:53 PM
Subject: Alloy: Games and the Grammys
>
>
>
> I ran into this while catching up on recent CRPG news and thought I'd
> pass it on. Apparently, after a prolonged campaign, video and computer
game
> music is now eligible in three Grammy categories. "Best Soundtrack Album
> For Motion Picture and Television", "Best Song for Motion Picture and
> Television" and "Best Instrumental Composition for Motion Picture and
> Television" have all been amended to include "Other Visual Media" as of
> this year.
>
>
> The complete story, including a link to the text of the proposal sent to
> the Grammy committee, can be found at:
> http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000225/marks_01.htm
>
>
> With this development, we may see Thomas's name on another Grammy
> nomination yet. ;)
>
> Robyn M
>
> @ Robyn Moore <kbrm@iefx.com>
> @ http://www.alveus.com/kbrm/robyn.html
> @ You knew the job was dangerous when you took it. - S.C.
>
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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 14:06:20 -0500
From: Robin Thurlow <rthurlow@binghamton.edu>
Subject: Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT)
"Krzysko, William" wrote:
> So, everyone remember to get a flu shot, and wash your hands every chance
> you get!!
Unfortunately for me, the flu shot would probably flat out kill me on
the spot, as I'm severely allergic to raw egg white & the vaccine is
bred in eggs. I have to take my chances every year & hope for the
best. Having asthma, this is rather more risky for me than I'd like,
but I figure death is one per customer, and something's got to get me,
right?
Robin the morbid
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:15:57 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching your death of cold
> There's nothing wrong with a man who admits to shedding a tear or so.
My husband is sentimental in this way. He gets more teary eyed than I do.
>
> Kate;-)
Sounds like us! Worse yet, Teresa is pretty sure she'll be crying at the
wedding so I'm guaranteed to be crying!
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:19:50 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Catching your death of cold
the copse writes,
>Don't remind me - the end of Forrest Gump - now how sappy do you have to
be to cry at that?
Well, as sappy as me. The boy goes off to school and Forrest is just
sitting there when the feather gets blown up into the sky... And with
that music... Yeah, that'll do it.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:11:36 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
> Hey Tim,
>
> Way cool. Best of luck with your possible "big break". IF she gets
big, AND you tour AND you end up in Denver, be sure to let me know. I'll
buy you a beer - and then try to get a date with miss Silverstone (or
perhaps her sister) (:-)
>
> - -Keith (The tough looking but trustable guy) Stansell.
Yeah, count us in too!
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:08:28 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment!
I wrote,
> > I helped Keith move a few months ago and was shocked to see him
'clean'. It looks good on him! Kinda makes him look like the tough guy
you can trust.
Keith responded,
> I like that - tough guy you can trust.
>
> Thug number 2 says "yeah".
>
> - -Keith
Yeah, at first sight you think, 'skinhead', but smile and eyes say, 'nah,
I'm cool.' It's nice!
I've got one of those looks that usually seems to get completely
different reactions. Either they're afraid of me, they think I'm the one
to bully around, or they can completely trust me, or I'm heartless, or a
softie, etc. I don't know why I give such completely different vibes to
certain people on a regular basis. And it seems to change! I just met,
yesterday, a girl I knew when I was in high school. She would have
nothing to do with me back then, and yesterday, she almost had a gleem of
admiration in her eye. I have no idea why this kind of thing happens.
Usually, if they hated me in the past, after about 5 or so years, they
run up to me with a huge smile and a hug! I just act like were old
friends as I try to figure out why the change. At least, these
situations seem to get better instead of worse.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 12:59:52 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment!
electrix wrote,
> I am curious... how do you interpret the Saints with the Hollow and
> the bald spot image?
>
> Personally, I consider it the symbol of Spirituality --- a prevalent
> notion among Buddhism and Hinduism shaved heads.
Personally I don't recognize the Saints. I've found nothing in the Bible
showing that we should honor any human as a saint, nor can the word be
found in the Bible. There might be some versions that include the word
in various scriptures (I don't know if that's true or not), but it would
either be an inserted word or a mis-translation.
How do I interpret the image? I'm assuming you mean the common image of
monks and such with a shaved or bald spot at the top. I have no idea. I
don't know where or how the practice got started started. With Buddhist
monks, it is a part of their effort to attain spiritual perfection. I
don't know why they chose the practice of shaving their heads as part of
this, though.
Being Christian, God told the ancient Israelites in his law that they
were not to shave their heads or their beards, except in certain cases of
illness or uncleanliness. These shavings match up perfectly with modern
medical knowledge concerning such things. Jesus 'fulfilled' the law of
Moses so we are no longer required to follow it and can do such things as
shave our heads and/or beards as long as they match what is considered
respectable amonst the local culture we live in. But such things do not
bind Christians in any spiritual sense like they did the ancient
Israelites, except perhaps long hair on men (1 Cor. 11:14). There is
really nothing in the New Testament stating anything related to hair
styles and such other than they be modest (1 Pet. 3:3, 4).
At least, that's how I see it.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 11:24:58 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Looking for work again.
> As they say in the commercial... go and click the dice. Word has it
your phone will ring off the hook.. Oh... btw.. I'll happily accept a
small token of your appreciation upon your landing that new job...
>something with a Dolby influence would be in order.. :-)
>
> Ciao for now..
>
> Mark
Well, I've been clicking the dice and have got a couple of responses, but
it definitely has not been ringing off the hook. I think I've reached
that point in my career where I absolutely have to get certified. A lot
of people I've talked to over the years keep telling me that with my
years of experience, I don't need to get certified and I always used that
as an excuse so I can devote more time to all my other interests. But,
there are so many jobs now that require you to have an MCSE that I've
given up. Went out and bought a bunch of Exam Cram books and I'm all set
for my Networking Essentials exam. I just need an employer to front the
$100 for the test, as I really can't spend that kind of money right now.
This certification stuff has really gotten me down. I took a sample test
to make sure I'd pass and ran into all sorts of idiosyncracies with the
questions. There was one that asked specifically which one of four
different actions would greatly improve network performance. I did chose
the correct answer, but it wasn't the one they were looking for. The
correct answer was very expensive and 99% of people would never consider
doing it because of that, but technically, it's absolutely correct. I
got it wrong, as the explanation said it was too costly. SO, do I pick
the practical answer or the one that absolutely matches the question?!?
Cause I've seen it go both ways. I mean if they would just put in one
simple word in the question like 'practical' or 'cost-effective' I would
get it right.
Anyway, that's just one of my pet peeves about the computer industry in
general. It's funny, I'm good at this computer stuff, but I hate them!
I chew out my PC all the time. "What idiot programmer did that! Duh!",
etc. I guess my frustration is a general frustration with most people.
I hate laziness. I mean if you're going to do something, can't you do it
right and have a little self-satisfaction and make things a little easier
for rest of the world?
Ok, I'll stop ranting now.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 13:34:48 -0700
From: Dennis S Alexander <dalexander@juno.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: magic hair tonics, viruses, etc.
> Dennis:
>
> I have asked my mother to look up her recipe; she practically fell over
with surprise! It's been a long time since she's made it, so it may take
some time for her to locate it. As soon as I get it, I will pass it
along.
Thanks!
> I think we both said the same thing about RSV, etc. I meant that some
kids get it, and it's a cold; others get it and it's a life-threatening
illness. I know it can strike kids who were born prematurely in
particular, because of the problems related to being born with
underdeveloped lungs. That kind of disease is just one of the things that
makes parents lie awake nights, because you have so little control over
something like that.
Well, I kinda have to agree with you, but I think what I was saying goes
quite a bit deeper. True, prematurity definitely can have an effect on
your immunity in general. So I would take a step back and look at the
mother. How strong was her immunity when she was carrying the child?
Was she getting all the nutrients her baby needed as well as for herself?
How much stress was she under from life in general (which can have a
huge effect on babies)? What messed up genes were passed on to the child
and from how far back? Etc...
I believe very strongly in proper nutritional support (as well as
everything else; exercise, right foods, environment, etc.) and the body's
remarkable ability to heal itself, when properly nourished. However,
we've so screwed up the world, the food, everything, so much that maybe
there are problems we can't solve anymore, and we have to rely on
medicines and surgeries (which I find completely contrary to nature) just
to get along with our problems.
Today, modern medicine spends so much time and money on the symptoms that
they never bother to look at the cause. I just saw on the news the other
day, they've come up with a new treatment where (using gene therapy) they
inject their stuff into the scalp and the hair will begin growing
whatever color you choose. It's going to be mostly aimed at those with
gray hair but, they are also going to use it for anyone who wants to
change their hair color. I consider that a gross perversion of nature!
Why not just find the nutrients your body's lacking that have caused the
symptom(s) in the first place? The answer to that is simple; money. You
make a killing on anything other than whats natural.
___________
JAMac (Dennis S. Alexander)
www.dennisa.com - Nutrition/Income Opportunities
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" -
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 15:20:15 -0600
From: "Krzysko, William" <WilliamK@Castwell.CitationCorp.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: Looking for work again.(OT)
I doing the certification thing now as well. Just passed 3 tests, need 3
more for MSCE. My employer is paying for the tests, so I may go for a couple
of other certs.
Anyway, here's what you do...
go to http://www.ftq.com
This site has tutorials for all the tests. They covers only the things you
will be questioned on, as well as the thinking behind the test makers. Then
go to
http://www.mcsebraindumps.com
People go there and list the questions they got on the test. This is
technically illegal, your agree not to disclose any information when you
take the test, but many of these sites exist.
Now, I am not suggesting you cheat, but by looking at these sites you find
out exactly what you need to know for the test, and the MS answer. I studied
by looking at exam guides from the library, and these sites, and have passed
all the tests so far easily. And I do know everything they want you to know,
so they were helpful in that regard. Some of the study guides are ok, but
others are so vague that they do more harm then good.
Hopefully you can find someone to pay for the tests. I convinced them at my
company that I was saving them money, since I could make them pay for
classes for this stuff, which would be a whole lot more then the tests.
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:01:18 -0600
From: "Julie Sweeney" <jsweeney@netpros-inc.net>
Subject: Alloy: Uh, oops
Hey Keith--
Uh, oops, why I thought it was Electrix who posted about LASIK I don't
know... I just git so dern corn-fused these days!!!!
So, you didn't mind having your eyelids clamped open, huh? I get a real
Clockwork Orange feeling about that. Isn't it amazing that I did natural
childbirth THREE TIMES and can't handle the idea of this stupid eye
surgery? What a wuss...
On the other hand, waking up and being able to see clearly, immediately
every day sounds really great. Decisions, decisions.
Here's another topic of debate for all you Alloids--if you could buy any
grand piano, baby or otherwise, what would you choose? We'd love to know
what Thomas plays!!!!!!
Julie Sweeney
jsweeney@netpros-inc.net
Network Professionals, Inc.
(formerly PC Professionals, Inc.)
We make it work!
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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 23:42:17 +0000
From: Slarvibarglhee <slarvibarglhee@alloy99.freeserve.co.uk>
Subject: Alloy: Happy (belated) Leap-Day
Another one comes and goes, and no one here marked its passing. Perhaps
it's not so significant for the other Alloyeds as it is for me, but you
see, every Leap-Day I go to my class reunion.
One of my classmates had the bright idea of holding an informal reunion
every Leap-Day, a day it would be easy for us all to remember, or rather
hard to forget. It's now 28 years since we left school, and of a final
class of about 28 students we regularly get around 15 turning up for
these events.
It's nothing special, really. We meet up in a pub, have a few drinks,
try to remember who everyone else is, try to remember who's missing,
wonder how many of them are now dead/in prison/in some other kind of
institution, try to pick ourselves out on the class photos (not as easy
as you might think, after all this time) and go over some of the daft
things we did in our formative years. Harmless fun, and it provides
quite a lot of entertainment for other clientele of whichever hostelry
we're gracing with our presence. Oh, and by the end of the night, some
are having difficulty remembering where they live. Or why.
Every time it comes around, I begin to think I can't be bothered to go,
but I've only missed one of them since we left school, and it's still an
interesting experience each time. And it never ceases to amaze how easy
it is to just drift back into conversation with these guys even though
there's a four year gap in them, as many of us only see each other on
these occasions.
Just some idle musings.
Happy Leap-Day+1
Slarv
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:12:36 EST
From: CJMark@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT)
Robin!!
Let's not rush fate... please! Just keep an eye peeled for any flu bugs
headed your way!! By the way.. is that a new address I see?
Mark
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:11:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Cracknell <crackers@hwcn.org>
Subject: Re: RE: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
In article <500C4B5B608ED211B9990008C709A45A7A8C62@BEETHOVEN>, you wrote:
>Thanks all!!
>
>The worst thing is that I have to get some publicity shots done for her
>website and so on, and I HATE having my photo taken!
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
Give the shot of all of us sitting together in the pub. ^_^
Of course we looked more like a rugby team than a gaggle of musicians.
CRACKERS
(Say cheese from hell!!!!!!!)
- --
Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime fan
* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base *
* http://www.angelfire.com/ma/hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games *
Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian eh
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:11:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Cracknell <crackers@hwcn.org>
Subject: Re: Alloy: By a strange twist of fate
In article <500C4B5B608ED211B9990008C709A45A7A8C44@BEETHOVEN>, you wrote:
>This is really weird!
<snip>
>So she and her posse of managers etc came down to check me out at one of my
>bands gigs, and despite the sound being atrocious (no sound-check, levels
>all over the place, massive wave of distortion from monitors practically
>crushing us against the back of the stage) I still got invited down for an
>audition, which it turns out I passed!
~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^
*sniff* Everyone's becoming famous but me.
Congrats. I've always HATED auditions with a passion. I've played before a
crowd of 250 thousand angry union workers without getting the jitters
(Days of Action rally in Hamilton a few years ago) but I always turn into
"Bungling Idiot Man" during an audition.
Best o' luck with this project. Hope her band works out better than
Frank Stalones did. If you meet Alicia Silverstone tell her I said
Joel Shoemakker should have put rubber nipples on her badgirl costume too.
CRACKERS
(Sits pouting wondering when he's gonna get to be famous from hell!!)
- --
Collector of Atari 2600 carts - Accordionist - Bira Bira Devotee - Anime fan
* http://www.hwcn.org/~ad329/crab.html | Crackers' Arts Base *
* http://www.angelfire.com/ma/hozervideo/index.html | Hozer Video Games *
Nihongo ga dekimasu - 2600 programmer - Father of 2 great kids - Canadian eh
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Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 22:53:00 -0600
From: Lee Jackson <jacksonhome@home.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: Games and the Grammys
On Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:15:08 -0700, you wrote:
>Or perhaps our own Lee Jackson!
<evil grin>
- --
Lee Jackson, Voting Member
NARAS, 1997-present
Did not vote for Christina Aguilera
Damn proud of it, too ;-)
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 23:55:44 EST
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: 'Catching your death of cold'(OT)
In a message dated 3/1/00 11:05:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, CJMark@aol.com
writes:
:: By the way.. is that a new address I see? ::
Just my alternate work address @ the university, where I am most of the time
lately... I work full time & I'm also a student there! This semester, History
of African Art and Human Skeletal Anatomy (in preparation for completion of
my double major in Fine Art & Anthropology) I *love* both classes, as well
as my bookbinding job, but it does keep me busy :)
Robin T
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:10:34 -0800
From: "electrix" <electrix@mail.electricson.com>
Subject: RE: Alloy: Re: alloy: twists of fate
I leave for a couple of days and what do you know... someone gets heavy on Top of the Pops...
Hey Tim... see what happens when you are nice to me? :-). Next i'll give them a call and have them sign you for a three year deal. ;-)
It couldn't have happen to a better guy...
electrix
>
>You know even I'm not really sure how to pronounce it yet!! It's either
>Kezee (short 'e') or Kayzee, but I'm not really certain. I do like Keys-eye
>though, that's cool.
>
>Either way you can check her out on www.kezi.co.uk, but there aren't any
>sound samples yet unfortunately - the songs are cool.
>
>Cheers
>TIm
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Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:52:17 -0800
From: "electrix" <electrix@mail.electricson.com>
Subject: Re: Alloy: The Great Peanut Butter Experiment!
Jammy:
>Personally I don't recognize the Saints. I've found nothing in the Bible
>showing that we should honor any human as a saint,
Okay, okay, okay.. it is a Vatican thing.... partly to blame King James for being part of that concoction.
>monks, it is a part of their effort to attain spiritual perfection. I
>don't know why they chose the practice of shaving their heads as part >of this, though.
It would be a hell of a coincidence if both weren't related.
>Being Christian, God told the ancient Israelites in his law that they
>were not to shave their heads or their beards, except in certain cases >of illness or uncleanliness...
Oh heck... I certainly are not going to debate Biblical passages with you. I admit that to me it is one of the most convoluted Holy Books I have ever read along with the Koran. That's why my inclination for Eastern Spiritual Philosophy... I can "get" that. And, of course, my love for Science has blinded me. :-)
electrix
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