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                       Letter from the Editor                              
                         In a Nutshell . . .                               
                 COLUMN  Jim Rice, The Science Guy!                       
                         MLPNet Time Machine                               
            The MLPNet Hammster Conference . . . ALIVE and well!           
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                      Letter from the Editor                           

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  Ŀ     Ŀ    Well, it's time to get down to it, stoke up the
             fire, check the furnace, swap out the wardrobe and
             PEEL DEM 'TATERS, because WINTER IS COMING!
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                The first freeze of the year came Oct. 29, and the
              season of scraping ice from car windshields arrived,
Ľ  slipping innocuously around the corner from fall to
winter.  The maple leaves have been raked from the yard, the firewood has
been split and stacked, and we now wait for whatever is in store for us this
season.  Temperatures are dipping well into the twenties in our outlying
rural areas,  and folks from Denver to Nebrask have already seen over a half
foot of accumulated snow.

Yup, it's here.  Old man winter has exhaled, and chilled us all.  Fortunately,
it was only a light sigh.

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                          In a Nutshell . . .                           

   FROM "SOUP" TO EARTHQUAKES TO FOOTBALL to jokes, weather info,
     recipes, gossip and MORE, DSNEWS is the BBS Newsletter of CHOICE
     with Kitsap County adults.  Each month, DSNEWS brings you a variety
     of information and entertainment ranging from silly social and
     hammster issues to serious editorials and provocative science
     articles.  DSNEWS is downloaded hundreds of times each month and has
     international distribution, reaching countless thousands of people
     as it is passed from system to system across the United States and
     beyond.  THANK YOU for making DSNEWS a success . . . 36 issues
     . . . and STILL counting! (We keep going, and going, and going . . . ;)

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   I WISH TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES to Paul Zimmerman on the recent
     loss of his father, known to some of you as Gene Zimmerman. Gene was a
     great guy, an avid Tradewars player, and this loss hits many of us hard.
     I had the honor of writing Gene's obituary, which was published in
     the Sun newspaper.  Paul came over to the house and we had a very
     enjoyable visit. Paul will be back around Christmas, and promises to
     stay in touch with us all on the board between now and then.

   I ALSO LOST A GOOD FRIEND AT WORK THIS WEEK: His name was Mark Baker. He
     was my age, he had three daughters, and one of the nicest guys you'd
     ever want to meet. We've been developing a friendship, one that was
     cut to a sudden and tragic end by a late-night fatal heart attack. Please
     remember his wife, Tammy Baker, in your prayers. Thank you.

   THE LAST HARD DRIVE  MLPNet Central has given away over one gigabyte's
     worth of free hard drives over the last three years in raffle drawings.
     This time, though, when we needed help and asked for it, we didn't get it,
     and lost hundreds of dollars promoting our cause.  No more hard drives
     will be offered. No more pizza parties are scheduled.  For years,
     people begged me to not become "one of them." Well, I now have to lay
     down and be "one of them"  run of the mill and quickly boring. I can't
     provide all this without YOUR support and help, so MLPNet
     Central will run its network, provide support for my programs and my
     writing, and that's about it. DSNEWS will no longer be a monthly
     publication, but will be released on an "as needed" basis. Your votes
     DO count, and this was one "election" I paid very close attention to.
     It's a day I never wanted to see, but it's come and gone.  Many
     areas of the system have been shut down to make space for things that
     benefit my business or family, since this doesn't seem to lately.
     My EVERLASTING gratitude to those who have hung in there and continue
     to help seed message bases, interact, etc. without being asked. I am
     appreciative to my long-distance nodes and supporters and am working
     OVERTIME to rebuild the network . . . whether the locals want it, or not.

   INTERNET E-MAIL is here and being tested on MLPNet Central.  It will be
     included in all new subscriptions. Existing users have the option of
     upgrading once it is set up and established. This also includes access
     to the USENET news groups we carry, including science, medical, and
     off-the-wall areas.  Subscription upgrades are required due to the
     expense of setting up and maintaining these new areas. There will
     be no exceptions, except to long distance MLPNet nodes needing the
     facilities.

   SHAKER, CHASM, SCRAPER and MORE!  I released some new game programs this
     month and am smack dab in the MIDDLE of an EXCITING SHAKER rewrite! This
     rewrite corrects many aggravating scoring bugs, has new victims, has
     a cleaner, easier interface (no bothersome delays while cabbing or
     flying or buying medicine), better WAIT prompts, JUST AN ALL-AROUND
     BETTER version. This is A FREE UPGRADE to all registered sysops. The
     registration price will increase with this release (v2.0) due to all
     the work and the better interface.

   BILL VELEZ  Remember Bill Velez, the sysop of "The Wings" BBS of Port
     Orchard? Bill was a very special friend to me, who died a month after
     I was nearly killed when hit by a car.  I've never been to visit Bill
     since he died; it's been a hard thing to bring myself to do. However,
     I did visit Forest Lawn cemetery last Wed. and found his final resting
     place. I sat there  on that rounded patch of earth and remembered many
     of our moments. He'd like it; there's a fantastic view of Mt. Rainier
     from his plot, and it was a nice, sunny smog-free afternoon. Those of
     us who were fortunate enough to know Bill still miss his cheerful,
     sometimes bullish disposition and his never-ending "Lord Al" jokes.
     I almost thought I could hear them again as I sat there watching
     the world go by . . .

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 COLUMN                 Jim Rice, the Science Guy                       

    Well, here it is, almost November, the pellet stove is going,
  leaves are falling (not in my yard, but ALL OVER Jim's :)  All we have
  are pines), and last night it got COLD. Where has the time gone? I
  want to thank all those that responded to my daughter Megan's report
  on Mt. St. Helen's, especially Jim and Jan. She really appreciated
  the mail. Right now, ahe and I log onto the Web site for the Cascade
  Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Wa. about twice a week, just
  following up on things; especially the fact that there *may* be a
  glacier still on St. Helen's, a fact brought to our attention by Jim
  Coleman. We are tracking that down now. Thanks, Jim. :)

    You know, someone asked me the other day why I like the Sciences
  so much, and it gave me a pause. The question came from a Radiology
  student that was reacting to my statement that I *loved* Radiation
  physics when I was in school (though her rolling of the eyes was
  quite unneccesary. <G>). I have always loved the sciences, and ever
  since I was a kid, always wanted to be involved in them somehow.
  What I wanted to share in this months column was a little bit of
  what the world looks like in my eyes. :)

    I want you to go with me, for just a bit, to Mt. Rainier. Join my
  family and I as we explore the sub-alpine meadows, and the forest
  hikes. Everything I am about to share with you we have actually
  experienced, though on 3-4 different occasions. Usually we hike the
  Nisqually Vista trail first, as it is fairly easy, takes only about
  an hour (except when snow is down), and gives a great view of the
  Nisqually glacier half way through. While hiking, we are quiet as we
  can be, just listening. Soon, we can hear a piercing cry, and
  looking up across the valley, we see an eagle, slowly gliding
  on the thermals rising from the ground. We can hear Stellers Jays
  calling to each other, and smaller birds are flitting from bush to
  bush. A rustling starts in the underbrush next to the trail, and a
  small chipmunk darts across the meadow, running to who knows where.
  Even with all this activity, the forest is so quiet. One of the most
  restful things I do is to hike in mountain forests. A little farther
  on, we suddenly see some whitetail deer, just standing in the meadow
  next to the trail. Moving slowly, we are able to get within 10 feet
  of them before they start moving slowly away, with no sign of panic.
  By this time, the girls are just enraptured (as is their dad). Next,
  we stop next to a small rise in the meadow, and watch science
  (nature in this case) at work. I point out the melting snow up the
  small rise, how it is speckled with pollen, giving it a multi-hued
  look. We watch the small rivulets of water make their way down the
  meadow, watering the sub-alpine plants and flowers, which are
  starting to bloom. We see the blues and reds and yellows, how bright
  they are. A little farther on, we can still see the deer, as they
  bend over, eating the small plants and grasses. In one small area,
  my girls are able to see the entire circular chain that makes an
  entire planet live.

    A little later, we hike up a different trail, heading higher up
  the mountain, above the forests. Here, we see a myriad of sub-alpine
  flowers, with every color of the rainbow, spread in thick carpets
  across the ground. Walking past a small thicket, we hear a rustling
  behind us, and turning around, see a Ptarmigan setting there, not
  moving. It still has most of its winter coloring, and is a brilliant
  white, with a few small splashes of brown. Going up over the rise,
  we come next to some raised mounds of dirt about 15 feet from the
  trail. Suddenly, a Hoary Marmot sticks its head up, then comes out
  onto the mound, making a small call as it does. Soon, another comes
  out, then a third and a fourth. We just stand there watching, for
  what must have been a half hour. A little farther up, we see more
  ptarmigans, and in the sky, a pair of eagles. What a sight!!

    Afterwards, we usually visit the bookstore at Paradise, where we
  get the girls a couple of fact/activity books. That way, they can
  review all they've seen on the 2 1/2 hour drive home. People ask me
  why I like science, and the above is just one small part of it. I am
  just as fascinated with the atomic world; the sheer beauty of how
  things on the sub-atomic level interact. Or with the chemical world,
  without which we couldn't exist. Or my chief love behind Biology,
  Physics; which in my opinion, shows the absolute beauty of God's
  work.

    This! is why I love the sciences, and always will. :)
                                  'Til next time,
                                       Jim Rice

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                         MLPNet Time Machine                            

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   ONE YEAR AGO           

You know I always mention the weather in my opening statements, being a
virtual weather buff  (that's like virtual reality, only different!).  All I
will say right now is that the wind was bending the trees in half today and
I haven't seen it rain so hard in QUITE awhile.  I'll go into more depth on
the Seattle area weather forecast later in this newsletter.  The SNOW LEVEL
for the Cascades is at 3000 ft at the time of this writing (OCT 27, 1994).
Winter is coming . . . peel them potatoes!

SECRET THINGS, a little manuscript I've been working on, is dashing right
along, for those who are interested.  I alternate from saying "I'll make the
January deadline EASILY" to "Oh no . . . I'm not so sure about this now."
When I find myself in the initial stages of plot resolution, I usually
abandon all outlines and work in reverse, writing the ending first and
working backwards.  It worked very well for GLASS and OMENS.  This one is,
well, I have to hold its hand, check its vital signs and carry it across a
minefield as there is so much happening that little complications tend to
become overblown, and one little inconsistency can have drastic repercussions
later on in the manuscript.  I am enjoying it IMMENSELY, however--this is
a book I initially thought would be too much for me and, also, is a book
that should never have been written, as it was embryonic still back when
I was nearly killed by that car.  (I still wonder what kind of car it
was . . . not that it matters, but . . .   ;)  Stan Luckinbill's screws
are quite a bit looser than they were this time last month, the Presidential
mandate is nearly expired, the Japanese have formed a coalition to stop our
military from intervening, and Josh & Marina have fallen in love.  We're
about 32 story-hours from resolution!

     .    .      .    . .   .     .           .
      .       .     ..              .   .   .  .
   .     .        .     .     .  .        .            The sun is
               .  .                    .     .  .      shining right
       .  .              .      .     .                over THERE!
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   .   .   .           _____   .          .
        .    .      . /\  . \         .       .
      .    .    .   /____\____\ . The.house that Scott built!
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Batten down the hatches, throw the locks, shut the shutters and
peel them potatoes, for,
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   TWO YEARS AGO          

        First off, I almost didn't put out a DSNEWS13.  After the first
twelve issues, I sat down and took a very serious look at how long it takes
to write the newsletter, and how hard it is to keep them all different,
fresh, and interesting.  Believe me, it is a task!  And it does take quite
a long time to compile the information, type it and lay it out in an
intelligent (and decipherable) manner, and get it to you on time.  Today is
October 25.  I am about ten days late starting this issue, so now you know
why.

  I just went to the doctor today and he said that my arm was healed
enough that I shouldn't have any more problems with it and can use it
normally.  My leg's coming along pretty good also.  I've still got a
little bit of a limp, but that's going away and I don't need the brace
anymore!!  Of course now I have to go buy a new pair of shoes.  (They
cut the right on off my foot at the hospital.  Don't know why they did
that, the foot was hurt at all. :)  I'm going in on the 28th for surgery
to have the four screws removed from my leg, and after that it's just
check-ups every once in a while to make sure everything's healing right.
  There you go, have fun with it.  I hope your feeling better and get well
soon.                                         Kevin Lawrence
                                (Passenger during Jim's motorcycle accident)

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   355 RON WRIGHT                        188 PASHA PHARES                   
   135 STEPHEN DOERK                     100 KEVIN LAWRENCE                 
    91 SCOTT BERRY                        79 TANGLED UP IN BLUE             
    74 STAN KING                          47 PAUL ZIMMERMAN                 
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   THREE YEARS AGO        

        By popular request, DarkStar has set up a BBS party!  Please plan
 on attending!  Meet the REAL folk behind the alias names!  Meet the new
 callers!  Meet several other sysops from other local boards who have
 promised to attend!  Munch on pizza!  Drink beer!  Drink soda and visit,
 get adult access, subscribe (to a variety of boards), have fun, have a
 blast!  If you have a question or want access or security level or
 whatever on a variety of boards, this is your chance for INSTANT upgrade.
 THIS IS NOT A FUND RAISING EVENT; YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING
 BUT SHOW UP AND EAT SOME PIZZA, SHOVE MONEY INTO THE CD JUKEBOX AND MEET
 INTERESTING PEOPLE!!!

        I am certainly NOT rich.  You will be responsible for feeding
 yourselves!  So bring some money and a date!  THERE WILL BE PRIZES
 and a raffle drawing, so hope your luck is running high that night.  The
 party will be at Shakey's Pizza (In the Albertson's complex in Port Orchard)
 on Saturday, December 19 and we will start meeting there at 7:00 p.m.

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                          ***BOARD GOSSIP***
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        ROT GUT and I spent an illustrious three hours over two pitchers
  of beer at Vashon Tavern this past month...we discussed Perot, the
  Fantasy conference, Tom Petty, chalkboards in the mens room versus
  writing all over the walls, and Joe Walsh's awesome tune "Ordinary
  Average Guy..."  Rot lives a mile or two from where I work and I finally
  got to stop by his pad...I'd almost KILL for the nice little computer
  room he has..mine is too big...

Date: 11-20-92 (20:01)              Number: 165 of 180
  To: SAM WISE                      Refer#: 164
  From: DARKSTAR                        Read: HAS REPLIES
  Subj: HAMMSTER DINNER/SNACKS        Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
  Conf: HAMMSTER (19)              Read Type: GENERAL (-)

-> The fur linings are best if dipped in hot mustard or sweet and sour
-> sauce.

If you would like, I'll have my crew do up the hot mustard.  For those
who don't know what's going on, we are going to WASHINGTON D.C. to cook
a splendid full-course hammster meal for Bush and his staffers.  Clinton
has been invited, but will bring his OWN hammster...(to help lower the
deficit, or some stupid reason)...The plane leaves on Wednesday...  The
recipes and suggestions you all have made have been duly noted, and
George anxiously awaits his fine full-course meal....

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                The MLPNet Hammster Conference is ALIVE!                

Date: 10-29-95 (14:39)              Number: 2620 of 2647 (Refer# NONE)
  To: ALL
From: TED SMITH
Subj: GIANT AMAZON HAMMSTERS???

I spotted this in in the latest National Enquirer!

                DIRECT FROM THE AMAZON JUNGLE!!!
                 GIANT HAMMSTERS HIT US MARKET

U.S. Customs officials were caught unawares by recent reports that giant
HAMMSTERs were being hawked on the streets of New York.  Customs
spokesperson I.M. Krazzee indicated that the high demand for HAMMSTER
products was undoubtedly the factor that prompted the recent smuggling.
"We will not discuss the actions that we are taking at this time,"
Krazzee said.

A number of government agencies were quick to comment, however.

U.S. Department of Commerce officials stated that the imports of giant
HAMMSTERS are a very real threat to the domestic HAMMSTER trade.

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials also expressed concern about
the potential that HAMMSTER meat had not been inspected and might be
tainted.  "Any time someone smuggles a herd of 2,000 pound animals past
our inspectors, we're quick to respond," stated one official who wished
to remain anonymous.

House Republicans dismissed the rumors as unfounded.  "This sounds like
collusion on the part of several agencies to avoid the proposed cuts in
the budget that we just passed," stated B.G. ("Big") Talker, a spokesman
for Emperor... er, House Speaker Newt Gingrich.  "How could they sneak
all those large animals past our surveillance systems? This is an
obvious attempt to justify a budget veto."

In response, NASA officials noted that past budget cuts have taken their
toll. "A number of satellites are no longer operational after last
year's cuts. What ones we still have operate mostly in support of Armed
Forces in Europe and are switched off when over the US," stated NASA
Chief Space Cadet, U.R. Nutty. "Guarding our borders is the
responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard, Customs agents, the Border
Patrol, and air traffic controllers, not NASA. We're not a responsible
agency," stated Nutty.

National Enkwirer reporters are invstigating reports that the recent
publicized failures of 20-year-old FAA computer systems were caused by
hackers who shut the systems down so that the HAMMSTERS can be smuggled
into the US by air. "If this is true, then they don't need to replace
their TRS-80's, Atari's, Osbornes, Kaypros, and Amiga's," charged
Talker. "We have better things to do with taxpayers' money. Sorry, but I
have to catch my flight," Talker stated as he, Gingrich, and other top
Republican leaders and their families turned to board U.S. Air Force 1
bound for the next round of budget hearings in Hawaii. "We'll see you
next April after the snow melts," he continued.

 

Date: 11-02-95 (10:12)              Number: 2639 of 2647 (Refer# NONE)
  To: ALL
From: PAUL ZIMMERMAN
Subj: Jack-Hammster?

During the first week of October, I was wandering around a patch of land
on Ft. Hood, TX known as the EIB (Expert Infantryman's Badge, not Rush's
network :) Land navagation test sight. I had just found the first point
I was supposed to navigate to, and was on my way to my second when I
beheld a startling sight. There before me in the brush was the UGLIEST
rabbit I had ever seen. I looked at it, it looked at me, and it ran off
before I had a chance to do the same.

Looking back, I can think of only one reason why this particular rabbit
looked so vile. It could have been none other than the infamous
Texas Jack-Hammster!

These nasty little creatures, known in scientific circles as
Quickstinkerus Potholediggus, inhabit large areas of.. well, Texas.
Their common nesting areas are garbage cans, running wheels, and
Democratic party offices. Mostly nocturnal creatures, it is rare to see
a Jack-Hammster during daylight hours when aiming AT-4 Anti-tank rockets
at them becomes rediculously easy. Their night time activities include
multiplying at an exponential rate, tipping cattle, and getting run over
by cars.

The Jack-Hammster is easily identified by it's hammsterish appearance,
enourmous hind legs, large ears, putrid smell, and it's call, which if
listened to carefully sounds like the name of a Jack-Ass who is known to
exist in the White house in Washington, D.C.

One should be careful when confronted by a Jack-Hammster. If encountered
in the open, the Jack-Hammster will flee. If cornered however, the
Jack-Hammster will immediately file a damaging law suit for violation of
it's civil rights. One should also take the precaution of bringing a
large caliber weapon with them when treking through Jack-Hammster
territory. After all, dead Jack-Hammsters don't talk. }:>

One might ask, "Why are Jack-Hammsters only found in Texas?". The answer
is simple. One need only know that Texas actualy fell to the Earth from
outer space millions of years ago, and that it's inhabitants resist
mingling with our Earthling DNA, remaining the aliens that they always
have been.                                    Paul


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Date: 10-18-95 (00:18)              Number: 136 of 150 (Refer# NONE)
  To: ALL
From: JIM COLEMAN
Subj: SO LONG RANDY AND GANG

Well,

The Mariners are "has-beens."  No, they are "never-were's."

I'm not a baseball fan, but I do have to admit feeling a little local
pride in the team and I did watch five minutes of one game, just to say
I'd "been there, done that."

Now, maybe I won't have to work so hard at the sports desk in the
newsroom. It hasn't been fun lately, been too much like real work.

Jan said, "Why do you look so glum, Jim? Because it's all over for the
Mariners?"

"The WHO?" I asked, puzzled at first. "Oh, them. No, that's not it. I
just didn't win the game pool tonight."

That is, after all, the most important part of any Mariner's game  the
final score.  They let me down tonight.  They let millions down.

I just want my two bucks back.

 

Date: 10-17-95 (11:29)              Number: 130 of 150 (Refer# NONE)
  To: ALL
From: JIM COLEMAN
Subj: ANALYSIS
                       BUFFALO/SEAHAWKS GAME
                           by Jim Coleman
        If there was ever a good excuse to bite your fingernails,
Sunday's BuffaloSeattle game provided that opportunity as it
escalated maddeningly from the first pass to the last. My nails
are still so raw that typing this report was almost as difficult
as finding a win was for Seattle on Sunday.
        Being a Buffalo Bills fan in this town is not easy.
        Lately, just being a Buffalo fan has been an exercise in
deflecting abuse and defending championships. With this win,
however,  the Bills are once again the very best the AFC has to
offer and I feel an unnecessary vindication ... I just wish I
could have my fingernails back. I should have just chewed them
down to stubs before kickoff and been done with it.
        Over one-half dozen Seattle players were interviewed
following the team's loss to Buffalo, and most agreed that
though they were viable and challenging throughout the game, more
work is needed.
        "We feel we're just as good," said Seattle's Brent
Williams, "or better."
        But the Seahawks lost by six, despite a last minute
chance to reclaim the lead that was theirs in the beginning of
the first quarter.
        Just as good?  The final score didn't bear that out.
        It was a windy day at Rich Stadium, in Orchard Park, New
York, and Bills' coach Marv Levy was hoping for a win. In his
tenth season as coach of the Bills, Levy understood the
importance of winning as few others could. Following four
consecutive SuperBowl losses and a disappointing season last year,
this team needed a win, and claimed it when it was needed most ...
on the very last play of the game.
        The Bills went into this game as the number one defensive
team in the entire NFL, and left the game with the same
distinction.  But they left with something else ... a show-
stopping win over Seattle. They effectively "clipped the wings"
of the opposite team, catapulting them to the top of the AFC in
the process.  It's a place they are very comfortable with.
        Winning isn't easy, and this one was a nail-biter to the
end. With Andre Reed out, speculation ran rampant that Buffalo
wouldn't be able to play a passing game. Critics wrote Buffalo
off as dead, dormant, defunct. Everyone in any position to pick
picked Seattle.
        But Buffalo charged to the victory, reaffirming their
pattern and regaining dominance of the pack. Seattle took first
possession and didn't get anywhere, while Buffalo achieved a
first down on the first pass of the first possession. That
established the blueprint of the game.
        The first score came to Seattle in the second quarter,
after the Bills' Christie missed a field goal at the end of the
first.  The Seahawks went up 7-0 over the Bills, until Bill
Brooks made a spectacular dive for a touchdown in the second
quarter.  Seattle fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Buffalo all
it needed to come back with a successful field goal to make the
score 10-7.
        Halftime came and went, and my nails were still intact.
There was no reason to chew on them to this point; the Bills
were marching the ball up the field with their usual
predictability, and a possible Kelly knee injury proved to be
moot.
        Seattle made a touchdown in the third quarter but Buffalo
made two; it was a pattern that continued to the end of the game.
        Johnson, Holmes and Brooks worked together to ensure
Buffalo's win, while the injured Andre Reed watched from the
sidelines.  By the end of the third quarter, Seattle's
quarterback, Mirer, had been sacked four times by the Bills, and
his team trailed 24-14.
        My nails were still intact.
        "Go for it," was the fourth quarter theme. Both teams
were given a fourth and ??? chances of redemption.  Buffalo's
opportunity ultimately resulted in a field goal by Christie, but
Mirer overthrew to Galloway, forfeiting any opportunity.
Seattle's Warren ended up making a touchdown at the bottom of the
fourth, with 4:17 remaining on the clock.
        I started biting my nails.  It was the fourth quarter,
and things were heating up.
        Points were put on the board by both teams, but it all
came down to the last two minutes of the ball game.  All Seattle
needed was one touchdown.  The Bills simply needed to hold them
back but with an apparent resurgence of effort on the part of
the Seahawks, the nail-biting began.
        Only 1:10 left. The Seahawks not only had the ball, but a
heaven-sent opportunity to win this very aggressive ball game.
        Mirer's first pass was dropped by Blades. So was the
second. The third was incomplete. Things were certainly not
looking good.  Buffalo fans started dancing. I went outside and
hung my traditional Buffalo banner (a dangerous thing to in Port
Orchard, I'lll openly admit.)
        Mirer connected to Galloway at the 36  yard-line and
Buffalo fans all over the country drew collective breaths,
wondering if this last minute might actually put needed thermals
beneath the wings of the 'Hawks.  My nails were getting shorter,
and it was becoming painful.
        The Seahawks advanced. There was no dramatic music and no
sustaining plot. It came down to the wire, with less than a
minute remain. It all came down to tight competition between two
professional teams in competition for the same prize, to quick
snaps by Mirer and no time-outs left to the Seahawks, to two
interceptions by Buffalo.
        It all ended up a loss to the Seahawks.
        It all ended up a relief to my nails.
        It all comes down to the fact that it's still early in
the season, far too early to pick winners and losers. No matter
how you dice it, there's still a lot of football left to play.
Fortunately, I never got down to the cuticles on this game.
        There's always next week, you know.

 

Date: 10-16-95 (03:44)              Number: 131 of 150 (Refer# NONE)
  To: JIM COLEMAN
From: JOHN BABIARZ
Subj: What's This I See ???

Jim,
     What's this I see? Buffalo - alone ! at the top of the AFC East-
AGAIN !!! Go Bills!! Makes you proud to be a Bills fan - these guys
aren't the most talented group the Bills have had, but the are most
certainly the gutsiest. They played well (until that final crap
prevent defense touchdown) in what is best described as a howling
wind. It got up to 40 miles/hour and was stiff all day. Not exactly
ideal conditions, but Kelly faired OK. The main 2 negatives I saw on
the day were that the younger receivers had a tough time getting open
(or Kelly had a tough time picking them out) and has become apparent
that Thurman Thomas has really slowed down. Watching Darrick Holmes
run is like turning the clock back to the 1990 Bills - he just hits
the hole and drags people. Thurman is still a weapon, although
he would be better used as a receiver out of the backfield. I would
love to see him & Holmes in at the same time when they go to the 2
back set.
     Very nice of Miami to lose to New Orleans - an unexpected gift
even knowing Marino was out. There must be some big-time head
scratching going on in fish town, as they've lost 2 in a row & should
have lost to Cinci 3 weeks ago. That team may just come unglued with
all of the head cases/egos that they have. The Bills go to New
England this week - hopefully that Pats will still be playing the
same confused ball they've been playing. I heard Parcells ended up
in the hospital after yesterday's game due to dehydration, although
it's probably nerves! After NE, the boys travel to Miami (a win there
would be absolutely monsterous - they would pick up another game, the
fish would become more frustrated & they will still have to come to
Buffalo in the middle of December!). They travel to Indy after that
and then come home to the Falcons. The appear to be in good shape
going into this strectch of the schedule. The key is the Miami game.
If they do no worse than 2/3 the next 3 weeks, they will be set for
final half. So far , no divisional losses (Miami has 1, Indy 1).
     Hope you got to watch the game, too bad about the M's, as I have
been rooting for them (love them underdogs). The have a tough task
ahead, but they did it once already (although the tribe are NOT the
Yankees). Got to run - drop me your impressions of the game. There
are areas the Bills need work on (penalties) but nothing they can't
improve on other than a lack of speed at wideout. Go Bills!!!

 

Date: 10-24-95 (14:46)              Number: 145 of 150 (Refer# 144)
  To: JOHN BABIARZ
From: JIM COLEMAN
Subj: Bad Night

-> What a bad night! I haven't heard the injury report yet, but it will
-> be long. Thurman looked bad, but at least he came out and was able to
-> walk

Win a few, BLOW a few.

It was a disappointing performance by the Bills and New England deserved
to win.  The boys in blue looked good until Thurman went out (soon after
his fatal turnover.)  I told my wife then, "They just lost the game."
She reminded me that I pretty much think Thurman is washed up.  "Yeah,"
I said, "that's true. But it hits team morale REAL HARD to have him go."

Sure enough, the Bills couldn't stay focused after that. Even Kelly
looked distracted and in bad form. Was nice to hear from M. Levy,
though.  Felt bad for Pitts, too; certainly not what he was hoping for
his "first time out."

 

Date: 10-30-95 (06:51)              Number: 148 of 150 (Refer# 147)
  To: JOHN BABIARZ
From: JIM COLEMAN
Subj: Another bad day

-> What a bummer! How much do the Bills miss Andre? For as many passes
-> as he's dropped, Beebe would look really good in red white & blue
-> again. Kelly is banged up. but he deserved some of that yesterday, as
-> he was

They didn't televise the game out here.  :(:(:(:(

I got stuck watching two of the league's SUCK teams, the Cardinals and
the Seahawks. It was a good game. It's always a good game when the
Seahawks get clobbered.  :)

You know Mirer was benched for all his interceptions, right? Well,
Frieze hurt his shoulder to Mirer had to come back in.  What did he do?
He threw an interception. I mean, HE THREW IT RIGHT TO THE GUY!

So he goes out.  Wanders the sidelines, makes a big "woe is me" show.
He is called on again. THROWS ANOTHER INTERCEPTION. This one is returned
for a touchdown.

And they keep talking about what a long, prosperous career he'll have in
the NFL.  Righhhhhht. I call'zem like I see'zem.  The guy should have
put on his tights and tried out for badminton.

 

Date: 10-31-95 (06:26)              Number: 165 of 172 (Refer# 163)
  To: JIM RICE
From: JIM COLEMAN
Subj: BARNEY IN CONCERT
Conf: MLP_BARNEYDIE (40)

-> Nawwww..........Barney would give the Seahawks the ball, because he
-> LOVES them, but the Seahawks would fumble it right back. Nobody would
-> ever score..........<VBG>

HAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Mirer would throw the ball to that big, fat dinosaur eating up the 20-
and 30-yard line, but would miss and accidentally throw the ball
DIRECTLY into the hands of the umpire.  <G>

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B_DIR.ZIP       31059  10-01-95  Many of you have seen the colorful DDIR
                               | directory and file lister I used in DOS. Well,
                               | I don't "do" DOS anymore; this is the SAME
                               | THING, but written for OS/2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                               | Back in the saddle AGAIN! :)
NETSCAPE.ZIP  1669286  10-03-95  Netscape Navigator, ver. 1.22
                               | A very good, shareware Web Browser for the
                               | Internet. This is the 16 bit version. A 32
                               | bit version is available at Netscapes Web
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                               | choice. Self-extracting, easy to configure.
                               | Enjoy! :)
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                               | Navigator ver. 1.22
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                               | Diskette pack for IBM OS/2 Warp. This applies
                               | to all versions of WARP in the marketplace,
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                               | some version of OS/2 WARP to use this
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                               | Don't even THINK of attempting the upgrade
                               | without reading this if you've never done
                               | one of these before. :)
LOADDF.ZIP      26170  10-05-95  Utility to create IBM WARP disk images.
                               | You need this to upgrade to any corrective
                               | service upgrade.
WKICKR.ZIP    1653952  10-05-95  This creates the boot disks you need to
                               | install this (and future) Corrective Service
                               | upgrades.  This is a free upgrade to all
                               | registered IBM WARP owners. Highly
                               | recommended.
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                               | Warp Beta II.  Fixes hang on install
                               | and 'missing special keys' bugs.
                               | IBMKBD.SYS
WIN32S11.ZIP  1131707  10-05-95  Windows 3.2 upgrade for IBM OS/2 WARP.
                               | This is the full upgrade/install package
                               | for full compatibility.
MIRC364.ZIP    433801  10-06-95  32 bit IRC (internet relay channel) freeware
                               | chat program.  Using in now with windows 95
                               | to do any chatting on the "net".
                               | Good software addition to a ppp connection
                               | dialup account.
                               | Uploaded by: Guy Cook
BM20DEMO.ZIP   654234  10-11-95  The awesome DEMO package of the BACKMASTER
                               | tape backup for OS/2. This version is
                               | limited in what it will backup and restore
                               | until registered, but functions well enough
                               | to evaluate it and get a feel for it.
                               | This is the software I use to back up and
                               | restore MLPNet Central.  This is the new
                               | version, v2.0, downloaded direct from MSR BBS.
MLP_4078.GIF   351443  10-15-95  A new dome started growing on October 18,
                               | 1980. This October dome was 112 feet (34 m)
                               | high and 985 feet (300 m) wide, making it
                               | taller than a nine-story building and
                               | wider than the length of three football
                               | fields. This aerial view is from the north.
                               | (October 24, 1980, by Terry A. Leighley,
                               | USGS/Sandia Labs)
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Rice
MLP_4079.GIF   352002  10-15-95  Mount St. Helens dome grows in different
                               | ways.  From 1980 through 1982 it grew in
                               | periodic extrusions of stubby lava flows,
                               | called lobes. This pattern changed in Feb.
                               | 1983, when growth became continuous and
                               | mostly endogenous (internal). Perioidic
                               | lobe growth, along with endogenous growth,
                               | resumed in early 1984. An aerial view of the
                               | June 1981 lobe with its "spreading center"
                               | is shown here. A spreading center is the
                               | area from which new lava slowly emerges
                               | during lobe growth. Mount St. Helens' lobes
                               | grow at a rate of 3 to 10 feet per hour
                               | (1-3 m/hr) (June 26, 1981, by Daniel
                               | Dzurisin, USGS/CVO)
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Rice
MLP_4080.GIF   306655  10-15-95  This slide shows Mount St. Helens' lava dome
                               | in August 1981, as viewed from a photo station
                               | 1/2 mile (0.8 km) away. The dome is
                               | 535 feet (163 m) high and nearly 1/4 mile
                               | wide, making it taller than a 44-story
                               | building (or, the height of the Washington
                               | Monument) and wider than the length of four
                               | football fields. (August 22, 1981, by Lyn
                               | Topinka, USGS/CVO)
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Rice
EFCOMM.ZIP     210557  10-15-95  A Norton Commander clone for OS/2 users!
                               | For those more comfortable with Norton, here's
                               | what you've been waiting for!
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Coleman
FAXW.ZIP        14117  10-15-95  The files needed to start FAXWORKS in the
                               | RECIEVE mode.
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Coleman
GIF3210A.ZIP    69404  10-15-95  A 32 bit PM GIF viewer/display for OS/2.
                               | With "look ahead" compression, it makes GIF
                               | viewing INSTANT.
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Coleman
SWAPMO12.ZIP   184753  10-15-95  Swap Monitor, v1.2  Displays a window with
                               | graphical displays of swap space, disk space
                               | on all drives and other resources.
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Coleman
TUNEWARP.ZIP    41932  10-15-95  Text files to make OS2 WARP just FLY! Tips and
                               | tricks on preventing and restoring DESKTOP
                               | crashes, more.
                               | Uploaded by: Jim Coleman
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                               | tour the Sewers of Paris. (No kidding.)
                               | Check this out, truly a conversation piece.
                               | You always DID want to go to France, riggght?
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                               | I've ever seen.  I can't describe it here,
                               | you'll just have to see it for yourself.
                               | It's worth the download. I alternate this
                               | as wallpaper sometimes.
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MLP_4081.GIF   340611  11-08-95  This slide shows the lava dome as
                               | viewed from the same photo station with
                               | the same camera, after five years of
                               | growth.  The lava dome was 755 feet (230
                               | m) high and 1/2 mile (0.8 km) wide, making
                               | it taller than a 66-story building and
                               | almost as wide as the length of nine
                               | football fields. The dome completely fills
                               | the camera's field of view. August 12,
                               | 1985, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4082.GIF   311361  11-08-95  Two U.S. Geological Survey geologists
                               | (one in orange, middle right, near base of
                               | dome) are dwarfed by the dome.  The
                               | geologists stand on snow muddied from
                               | recent ashfall.  By 1990, the dome had
                               | replaced only three percent of the volume
                               | removed by the May 18, 1980 eruption. If
                               | this rate of growth continues it would
                               | take over 200 years to rebuild Mount St.
                               | Helens to its pre-1980 size. (May 26,
                               | 1983, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4083.GIF   305076  11-08-95  The most recent dome-building eruption
                               | of Mount St. Helens occurred in October
                               | 1986. A new lobe was extruded, increasing
                               | the dome's height to 925 feet (282 m),
                               | making it taller than a 77-story building.
                               | In volume, the dome is nearly 40 times the
                               | size of Seattle's Kingdome stadium. In
                               | this 30-minute, moon-lit exposure, hot
                               | rock from the new lobe is seen glowing on
                               | top of the dome. The view is from Harrys
                               | Ridge, five miles (8 km) north of the
                               | volcano. (October 22, 1986, at 8:50 p.m.,
                               | by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4084.GIF   325018  11-08-95  The U.S. Geolobical Survey has
                               | established both periodic and continuous
                               | 24-hour monitoring programs of Mount St.
                               | Helens to study and predict eruptions.  In
                               | this slide, geologists use a steel tape to
                               | measure the distance across a crack on the
                               | crater floor.  Widening of cracks is an
                               | indication that magma is rising and
                               | deforming the area, leading to an
                               | eruption.  These cracks are gererally
                               | radial to the dome, like spokes of a
                               | wheel. (May 12, 1981, by Lyn Topinka,
                               | USGS/CVO)
MLP_4085.GIF   274521  11-08-95  Geologists use a theodolite and EDM
                               | (Electronic Distance Meter) to measure
                               | angles and slope-distances to the lava
                               | dome. Changes in these angles and
                               | distances are used to calculate
                               | "deformation rates".  An increase in
                               | deformation rates is an indication that
                               | magma is slowly entering the dome.
                               | Deformation rates often reach 30 feet per
                               | hour (10 m/hr) as magma rises and the dome
                               | expands before extrusion starts. During
                               | the winter months, the instrument stations
                               | often have to be dug out of the snow
                               | before measurements can be made. (May 26,
                               | 1984, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4086.GIF   333635  11-08-95  Geologists install a seismic station
                               | near the dome.  The U.S. Geological
                               | Survey, in conjunction with the University
                               | of Washington, maintains seismic stations
                               | at Mount St. Helens. An increase in
                               | seismicity (earthquakes) is often the
                               | first precursor to an approaching
                               | eruption. (August 4, 1981, by Eugene Y.
                               | Iwatsubo, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4087.GIF   297523  11-08-95  Geologists collect gas samples around
                               | the dome.  Samples are gathered from vents
                               | on the dome and crater floor, and are used
                               | to monitor changes in chemical
                               | composition. Additionally, sulfur dioxide
                               | gas is measured froma specially-equipped
                               | airplane before, during, and after
                               | eruptions to determine "emission rates"
                               | for the volcano.  During eruptions,
                               | emission rates typically increase to 5 to
                               | 10 times their pre-eruptive value.
                               | (September 24, 1981, by Thomas J.
                               | Casadevall, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4088.GIF   291320  11-08-95  Geologists measure the strength of the
                               | magnetic field surrounding the dome. The
                               | strength of the field increases as the
                               | dome cools and magnetic minerals form.
                               | During the eruptions the strength usually
                               | changes rapidly as magma heats and deforms
                               | the dome. (June 18, 1984, by Lyn Topinka,
                               | USGS/CVO)
MLP_4089.GIF   423157  11-08-95  Geologists do precise leveling to
                               | measure changes in the slope of the crater
                               | floor, due to moving magma.  Changes in
                               | slope are also measured electronically by
                               | tiltmeters. Tiltmeters allow 24-hour
                               | monitoring as the informations is
                               | telemetered back to CVO. Other instruments
                               | such as displacement meters for measuring
                               | cracks, seismometers for measuring
                               | earthquakes, gas sensors for measuring gas
                               | concentrations, and magnetometers for
                               | measuring the magnetic field, are also
                               | used for 24-hour monitoring. ( May 1982,
                               | by Holly Martinson, USGS)
MLP_4090.GIF   388304  11-08-95  In 1983, the U. S. Geological Survey
                               | extended both its periodic and its 24-hour
                               | monitoring programs to the top of Mount
                               | St. Helens'  dome. In this aerial view,
                               | three geologists (middle bottom) are busy
                               | taking measurements to determine
                               | deformation rates. (April 18, 1988, by Lyn
                               | Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4091.GIF   242123  11-08-95  The U. S. Geological Survey also
                               | maintains a network of monitoring stations
                               | around the base of Mount St. Helens. Angle
                               | and  distance measurements to the
                               | volcano's flanks are taken periodically to
                               | watch for any deformation similar to the
                               | 1980 bulge. Pictured here is an instrument
                               | station northeast of the volcano. (May 15,
                               | 1989, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4092.GIF   244500  11-08-95  The May 18, 1980 debri  avalanche from
                               | Mount St. Helens covered over 24 square
                               | miles (62 km   of the upper Toutle River
                               | valley and blocked tributaries of the
                               | North Fork Toutle River. New lakes such
                               | as  Castle Lake (pictured here) and
                               | Coldwater Lake were created. (March 1984,
                               | by Robert L. Schuster, USGS/CVO/Denver)
MLP_4093.GIF   261288  11-08-95  One major concern to people living
                               | downstream of Mount St.  Helens is a
                               | breakout of any of these impounded lakes
                               | due to the instability of the debris dams
                               | blocking them. Flood waters from a
                               | breakout  could be more catastrophic than
                               | the lahars of May 18, 1980. Gages, such as
                               | this Early Warning Gage on Coldwater Lake,
                               | have been  installed at lakes and streams
                               | surrounding the volcano.  These gages
                               | continuously monitor changes in water
                               | levels. Major increases or  decreases  in
                               | levels trigger warnings which are
                               | telemetered to the U. S.  Geological
                               | Survey in Vancouver. (October 1, 1982, by
                               | Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4094.GIF   290404  11-08-95  Outlet channels have been built at
                               | Castle Lake and Coldwater  Lake (shown
                               | here) to stabilize water levels and
                               | prevent overtopping  of the debris dams.
                               | (October 17, 1981, by Lyn Topinka,
                               | USGS/CVO)
MLP_4095.GIF   340736  11-08-95  From late 1982 through the spring of
                               | 1985, a pump station operated at Spirit
                               | Lake to maintain that lake at a saf e
                               | level. Without pumping, Spirit Lake was
                               | estimated to overtop its debris dam within
                               | a year. In the spring of 1985 a permanent
                               | tunnel was opened, allowing water to drain
                               | out of the lake safely. This tunnel is 11
                               | feet (3.4 m)  in diameter and more than
                               | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) in length.  The water
                               | level of Spirit Lake is now maintained at
                               | approximately 100 feet (30 m) below the
                               | estimated overtopping level. (October 2,
                               | 1986, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4096.GIF   280911  11-08-95  Another major problem to people living
                               | downstream of Mount St. Helens is the high
                               | sedimentation rates resulting from stream
                               | erosion of the volcanic deposits. Streams
                               | are continuously downcutting  channels,
                               | eroding their banks, and eating away at
                               | the avalanche and lahar deposits.  This
                               | material is eventually transported
                               | downstream and deposited on the
                               | streambeds, decreasing the carrying
                               | capacity of the channels and increasing
                               | the chances of floods. (February 22, 1982,
                               | by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4097.GIF   224751  11-08-95  In order to remove the May 18, 1980
                               | sediment deposits, and to  keep up with
                               | new sedimentation, the U. S. Army Corps of
                               | Engineers  began a dredging program on the
                               | Toutle (shown here), the Cowlitz, and the
                               | Columbia Riverg.  By 1987, nearly 140
                               | million cubic yards (110 million m ) of
                               | material had been removed from the
                               | channels. This is enough material to build
                               | twelve lanes of highway, one-foot thick,
                               | from New York to San Francisco. (February
                               | 5, 1981, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4098.GIF   248383  11-08-95  In the spring of 1987, construction of
                               | a sediment retention dam  on the North
                               | Fork Toutle River began. This retention
                               | dam  is designed to help stop the
                               | downstream movement of the sediment near
                               | where  it begins - on the debris
                               | avalanche. (May 1989, by Steven R.
                               | Brantley, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4099.GIF   288737  11-08-95  U. S. Geological Survey hydrologists
                               | measure changes in erosion along the
                               | stream channels affected by the May 18,
                               | 1980 eruption. These measurements are used
                               | to study the erosion processes and  to
                               | estimate the severity of the sedimentation
                               | problem. The  view  here is along the
                               | Muddy river drainage, approximately one
                               | mile (1.5  km) southeast of the volcano's
                               | base.  Rod person (lower left) and
                               | instrument persons (upper right) give
                               | scale. (June 26, 1981, by Lyn Topinka,
                               | USGS/CVO)
MLP_4100.GIF   254421  11-08-95  Hydrologists also measure stream
                               | discharge and take water samples to
                               | determine how much sediment is suspended
                               | in the stream and how much sediment is
                               | moving along the streambed. (April 27,
                               | 1985, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4101.GIF   284078  11-08-95  Fireweed is one species of plantlife
                               | which has returned  to  Mount  St. Helens'
                               | devastated area. Vegetation began
                               | reappearing  as  early  as the summer of
                               | 1980 as many small trees and plants were
                               | protected by the snowpack on May 18.
                               | Seeds, carried by the  wind  or  by
                               | animals, also entered the area and grew.
                               | By 1985,  the  ridges surrounding  the
                               | volcano were covered with new growth.
                               | (August 1984, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4102.GIF   233678  11-08-95  BEFORE/AFTER #1: This slide shows
                               | Mount St. Helens  on  May  17,  1980, one
                               | day before the devastating eruption.  The
                               | view is from Johnston's Ridge, six miles
                               | (10 km) northwest of the volcano. (May 17,
                               | 1980, by Harry Glicken, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4103.GIF   228344  11-08-95  BEFORE/AFTER #2: This slide shows
                               | Mount St.  Helens  soon  after  the May
                               | 18, 1980 eruption, as viewed from
                               | Johnston's Ridge. (September 10, 1980, by
                               | Harry Glicken, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4104.GIF   226149  11-08-95  BEFORE/AFTER #3: This slide shows
                               | Mount St.  Helens  four  years  after the
                               | May 18, 1980 eruption, again as viewed
                               | from Johnston's Ridge. Note the growth of
                               | the lava dome in the crater  and  the
                               | development of the drainage channels
                               | around the volcano's flanks. (September
                               | 24, 1984, by Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_4105.GIF   217240  11-08-95  BEFORE/AFTER #I:  Before the
                               | devastating May 18, 1980 eruption, Mount
                               | St. Helens was considered to be one of the
                               | most beautiful and most frequently-climbed
                               | peaks in the Cascade Range.  Spirit Lake
                               | was a vacation area offering hiking,
                               | camping, boating, and fishing. (photo
                               | courtesy of Jim Nieland, U. S. Forest
                               | Service/Mount St. Helens National Volcanic
                               | Monument)
MLP_4106.GIF   222795  11-08-95  BEFORE/AFTER #2:  Mount St. Helens and
                               | the devastated area is now within the
                               | 110,000-acre Mount St. Helens National
                               | Volcanic Monument, under jurisdiction of
                               | the United States Forest Service. Visitor
                               | centers, interpretive areas, and trails
                               | are being established as thousands of
                               | tourists, students, and scientists visit
                               | the monument daily.  Mount St. Helens is
                               | once again considered to be one of the
                               | most beautiful and interesting of the
                               | Cascade volcanic peaks. (May 19, 1982, by
                               | Lyn Topinka, USGS/CVO)
MLP_2908.GIF    91293  11-08-95  These NASA Hubble Space Telescope pictures
                               | of comet Hale-Bopp show a remarkable
                               | "pinwheel" pattern and a blob of
                               | free-flying debris near the nucleus.  The
                               | bright clump of light along the spiral
                               | (above the nucleus, which is near the
                               | center of the frame) may be a piece of the
                               | comet's icy crust that was ejected into
                               | space by a combination of ice evaporation
                               | and the comet's rotation, and which then
                               | disintegrated into a bright cloud of
                               | particles. Although the "blob" is about 3.5
                               | times fainter than the brightest portion at
                               | the nucleus, the lump appears brighter
                               | because it covers a larger area. The debris
                               | follows a spiral pattern outward because
                               | the solid nucleus is rotating like a lawn
                               | sprinkler, completing a single rotation
                               | about once per week.
MLP_2909.GIF   168374  11-08-95  Undersea corral?  Enchanted castles?  Space
                               | serpents?  These eerie, dark pillar-like
                               | structures are actually columns of cool
                               | interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are
                               | also incubators for new stars.  The pillars
                               | protrude from the interior wall of a dark
                               | molecular cloud like stalagmites from the
                               | floor of a cavern.  They are part of the
                               | "Eagle Nebula" (also called M16 -- the 16th
                               | object in Charles Messier's 18th century
                               | catalog of "fuzzy" objects that aren't
                               | comets), a nearby star-forming region 7,000
                               | light-years away in the constellation
                               | Serpens.  The picture was taken on April 1,
                               | 1995 with the Hubble Space Telescope Wide
                               | Field and Planetary Camera 2.  The color
                               | image is constructed from three separate
                               | images taken in the light of emission from
                               | different types of atoms.  Red shows
                               | emission from singly-ionized sulfur atoms.
                               | Green shows emission from hydrogen.  Blue
                               | shows light emitted by doubly- ionized
                               | oxygen atoms.
MLP_2910.GIF   324312  11-08-95  This eerie, dark structure, resembling an
                               | imaginary sea serpent's head, is a column of
                               | cool molecular hydrogen gas (two atoms of
                               | hydrogen in each molecule) and dust that is
                               | an incubator for new stars.  The stars are
                               | embedded inside finger-like protrusions
                               | extending from the top of the nebula.  Each
                               | "fingertip" is somewhat larger than our own
                               | solar system. The pillar is slowly eroding
                               | away by the ultraviolet light from nearby
                               | hot stars, a process called
                               | "photoevaporation".  As it does, small
                               | globules of especially dense gas buried
                               | within the cloud are uncovered.  These
                               | globules have been dubbed "EGGs" -- an
                               | acronym for "Evaporating Gaseous Globules".
                               | The shadows of the EGGs protect gas behind
                               | them, resulting in the finger-like
                               | structures at the top of the cloud.
MLP_2911.GIF   242304  11-08-95  The stellar EGGS are found, appropriately
                               | enough, in the "Eagle Nebula" (also called
                               | M16 -- the 16th object in Charles Messier's
                               | 18th century catalog of "fuzzy" permanent
                               | objects in the sky), a nearby star-forming
                               | region 7,000 light-years away in the
                               | constellation Serpens. The picture was taken
                               | on April 1, 1995 with the Hubble Space
                               | Telescope Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2.
                               | The color image is constructed from three
                               | separate images taken in the light of
                               | emission from different types of atoms.  Red
                               | shows emission from singly-ionized sulfur
                               | atoms. Green shows emission from hydrogen.
                               | Blue shows light emitted by doubly- ionized
                               | oxygen atoms.

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 REVIEW                   BARNEY! LIVE IN CONCERT!                      

  BARNEY, LIVE IN CONCERT!  Well, you people who love to hang out in the
  MLPNet alt.barney.die.die conference should LOVE this!  I took my
  daughters to see Barney LIVE IN CONCERT at Seattle's KINGDOME on Oct. 28
  and they LOVED IT! The newspaper ran my article and picture the next day,
  but chopped the hell out of my story (turned it into a lifeless, flabby,
  boring brief), robbed me of the byline and just turned it all into an
  embarassment.  "Get used to it," a fellow reporter said.  Guess I'm too
  new in the business.  :)  Anyway, HERE'S THE ORIGINAL version of the story.
  GIFS will be available online soon, for those of you with kids  :)

  BARNEY CONCERT REVIEW by Jim Coleman
  Sun Budget: 10/29/95
  Has art.

  Do you remember your first Kingdome experience?

  What was it, a Seahawks game? A Mariners playoff? A concert?

  For thousands of Puget Sound children, it was a half-hour of
  magic as Barney, Baby Bop and BJ sprang to life in a spectacular
  sing-along that attracted concert-goers from all over the state.

  Saturday's three performances were sponsored by KCTS TV,
  to benefit Seattle's Children's Hospital and Medical Center.
  Judging by the long lines at strategically placed T-shirt stands
  in the concession areas, it was a successful endeavour.

  "I don't know how many T-shirts we have," said Maureen Patton, a
  cheerful volunteer vendor, "but they are selling very, very
  well."

  The Kingdome was crowded, and for a good cause.  "There are three
  shows, " said Ann Piper, media relations manager for The Lyons
  Group, "and 12,000 tickets were sold for each.  Five days ago, we
  had 95 tickets left. We sold out by the end of the day."

  Inside, the roar was deafening as children of all ages waited on
  the edge of their seats as the clock counted down the remaining
  minutes to showtime. Moms walked youngsters to and from the
  restrooms while some dads did their best to look interested.

  "Just pretend it's an Elton John concert, James," someone called
  out, "and you'll get through it!"

  Finally, the moment arrived and 12,000 collective breaths were
  held in anticipation as the lights dimmed unexpectedly. A hush
  fell over the Kingdome, but lasted only a moment.  Thousands of
  delirious little fans screamed in glee as banks of spotlights
  pivoted down to focus on the big, bouncing dinosaur springing up
  onto the stage below.

  "If you're happy and you know it, stomp your feet," Barney sang,
  and the Kingdome reverberated as if hit by an earthquake as
  24,000 feet slammed down in unison.  From "Mr. Knickerbocker" to
  "I Love my Sister" to "You are Special," Barney and gang
  performed some of their best-loved songs with the enthusiasm and
  passion seen in the popular television series.

  The classic "I Love You" song that is the cornerstone of every
  Barney episode was the last performed, and brought the audience
  together as many held hands and swayed to the melodic tempo.
  "Bored dads" were even mouthing the words as the Kingdome was
  swept by a wave of hugs and love. It was a touching finale to a
  professional, exuberant performance that warmed every little
  heart and brightened thousands of individual Saturdays.

  Twenty brand new episodes of "Barney & Friends" aired in 1995,
  between Sept. 11 and Oct. 6, on KCTS, Channel Nine.  The program
  normally airs at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays, and has become one
  of the highest-rated children's shows in the history of
  television.

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 GUITAR                  BLIND MELON: GALAXIE                           

Galaxie - Blind Melon
>From SOUP, 1995
 
Tabbed by Duncan Koerber <sports2@genie.com>
 
Just a few tips: For the heavy parts, play partial chords (G5 instead
of G for example). For the chorus use the full chords.
 
E           G            D
   Is this the place that I want to be
E      G               D
          Is it you I want to see
E      G            D
                   Holding on,
E      G          D
 hold it high, show me everything
E    G     D
             And you're leaving me
E    G     D
             Yeah you're leaving me
E    G     D
             You're leaving me with
E    G     D
  hated   identity
 
Chorus
C                   G           Am
But I keep on a comin' here and standing
        E
in this state
C                                   G
And I'm never really sure if you'll take
                    Am         E
What I'm saying the right way
            C                         G
But I'm not appalled or afraid verbal pocket play
      Am                            E
Is as discreet a I can muster up to be
            C                       G
Because the Cadillac that's sittin' in the back
         Am
It isn't me
          E    G        C
Oh no no no it isn't me
                               E   G   D
I'm more at home in my Galaxie
 
E        G         D
         Can I do the things I wanna do
E        G         D
         That I don't do because of you
E        G         D           E
And I'll take a left then I'll second
   G         D
guess into a total mess
 
E        G       D
And you're leaving me
E        G       D
yeah you're leaving me
E        G       D         E     G      D
You're leaving me with hated identity
 
CHORUS
 
E      G     C
No no no no it isn't me
No no no no it isn't me
No it isn't me
I'm more at home in my Galaxie
 
CHORDS:
 
Am -  x02210
C  -  x32010
D  -  x57775
E  -  x22100
G  -  320033 or 355433
 
Duncan
sports2@genie.com

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 MUSIC            REVIEW:   BLIND MELON'S "SOUP" (1995)                  


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 ۺ ۻ   ۺ ۺ   ۺ ɼ ۺ ۺ   ۺ ۺ
 ۺɼۺ ͼ   ۺɼۺ ۺ   ۺ ۻ ۺ ۺ   ۺ ۺɼۺ
 ۺ ͼ ۺ ۻ ۺ ͼ ۺ ɼ ۺ  ۺ ۺ ɼ ۺ ͼ ۺ
 ͼ     ͼ ͼ ͼ     ͼ  ͼ  ͼ  ͼ ͼ  ͼ  ͼ     ͼ

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          THE WORLD HAS LOST A BRILLIANT, TALENTED, RISING STAR    
      
Shannon Hoon, 28, lead singer of BLIND MELON was found dead on
the band's bus from an apparent accidental overdose at 1:20 p.m.,
Saturday, October 21st in New Orleans.  The results from an
autopsy performed this morning are still pending.  He was found
by the band's sound engineer.

A private service is scheduled for family and close friends this
week.

The band's current tour has been cancelled.  All future plans are
on hold.

At the request of the family, any donations should be made to the
educational fund that has been set up for Shannon's baby
daughter, Nico Blue. Send your donations to:

Nico Blue Hoon c/o SHAPIRO & CO. 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 607 Los
Angeles, CA  90069

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   SOUP                

ARTIST: BLIND MELON
PRODUCED: by Andy Wallance and Blind Melon
RELEASED: by Capitol Records, 1995
REVIEWED BY: Jim Coleman, MLPNet Central (360)876-1650, -1639
LYRICS: copyright 1995 by Heavy Melon music.
PERMISSION: This review may be posted or distributed so long as credit
is given.

Hello,
  I'm entering a frame bombarded by indecision, where a man like me can
  easily let the day get out of control.
  Down this far in the quarter, I'm pushed hard upon the border,
  But, I'd rather be caught 'round now rather than, say,
  Around the month of June.
  If I can leave with a little bit of explanation
  Then anywhere in the world I choose to go
  I'll have it made.

 
               SHANNON HOON LEFT THIS WORLD ON OCT. 21, 1995
                           He's got it made.
 
  If you own Alice Cooper's "FROM THE INSIDE," listen to it carefully, then
  take a listen to this . . .

  GALAXIE  My first experience with this album (about 32 days ago) was
    a mix of wonderment, delight, dismay . . . and the excitement of
    realizing I might have discovered a rising group on the brink of
    super-stardom.  When you first enter the cafe, you are met with a
    mystic, disjointed piece that hints at an overall theme to this
    release.  This song is the first entree served, and it is a delight
    to listen to.  Reminiscent of their first album (this is unusual on
    this album), this song features Hoon's crystal-clear, precise and
    accurate voice in a song of denial you are sure to enjoy over and over
    again. I enjoyed it today, for the first time since his tragic death . . .
    I've been unable to bring myself to it until now.  Perhaps you should, too.
  2x4  Again, Shannon Hoon rises to the occasion and carries this song with
    tightly-strung vocals and sustain the lyrics and dramatic guitarwork
    during transitions. The backing vocals are intriguing and follow Hoon
    closely, like a persistent shadow.
  VERNIE   Here, the imprisoned is on a flight of fancy, speculation and,
    to be honest, I haven't quite fit this piece into the overall puzzle of
    this CD.  The entire work is puzzling in places, but brilliantly
    engaging in a twisted, sick sort of way we old-time Alice Cooper fans
    find such delight with.
  SKINNED  I liked this song since the first day I heard it, and have played
    it for many (most recently, for Paul Zimmerman, who LOVED it.) I still
    think the band put it on here just to see how many people would like it,
    a "last laugh" kind of thing . . . . except no one is laughing now that
    Shannon is gone.  This is a grotesquely delightful song that paints
    some interesting mental images ("I need a couple of hands to complete one
    hell of a plant stand . . . " :)  The entire song is Hannibal Lecterish,
    but fits the album perfectly and is a central cornerstone of the overall
    puzzle. The singer is content, happy, and not at all worried about Bosnia,
    world tensions or President Hillary.
  TOES ACROSS THE FLOOR  Sick, really sick. Pathetic. Beautifully demented.
    The group shines here; this is a well-executed piece with enough numerous
    subtleties to ensure you won't soon tire of it. Very "Blind Melon-ish"
    in style and content.
  WALK  A great song for Hoon fans; the peculiar nuances and tones of his
    voice are a delight to listen to, and this song showcases much of that.
    If I could sing half that well, I'd be in a different business, someone
    else would be writing this review.  Here, the previous songs culminate
    and arrive together at this point, where the singer finds himself
    "singing the same songs every day. Ones that make me feel good when
    things behind the smiles ain't okay."
  DUMPTRUCK  "And I can't understand why something  good's got to die
    before we miss it . . . "
  CAR SEAT (GOD'S PRESENTS)  EASILY my favorite song on here (but not my
    favorite Blind Melon song . . . ) Where a previous song reminded me
    of Hannibal Lector, this song reminds me of Susan Smith, who drowned
    her two boys in the lake . . . and it just pisses me off all over again.

    "God's  Presents" Written Feb. 11, 1884 by Blanche Bridge
    Recorded Feb. 11, 1995 by Blind Melon
                            CAR SEAT
    Tongue-tied, nerves as big as boulders
    Why Mom, I thought I was your soldier?
    My brother sits by me
    Buckled in the carseat.

    Feel the thirst, it's time for pulling over
    Into the truckstop on my Daddy's shoulder
    Out back where they plant all the trees
    Ten feet away my daddy buries me.

                          GOD'S PRESENTS
    If my path be smooth or rugged
    If with thorns or roses strewn
    Where I go the Father seeth
    And He will leave me not alone.

    If I take the wings of the morning
    Far within the silent sea
    Even there His hand will lead me
    Even there my God will be.

    Though the gloom of night be 'round me
    Though I can not see my way
    Yet the Lord will see and guide me
    Because unto Him the night is day.

    If my thoughts are good or evil
    Set me think to hid them not
    There is one above all seeing
    And He beholdeth every thought.

    And ever more my eyes beholds me
    And all my ways to Him are known.
    And his loving arms enfolds me
    He will leave me not alone.

    You just have to hear it to get the full impact. Go buy yourself
    a generous helping of Blind Melon's "Soup."
  WILT  Entropy is a law of nature.  Just as Blind Melon earlier referred
    to Jackie Onassis as "decay on display . . . I don't want to go down
    like she did."  Here, the singer wilts with his surroundings, no longer
    self-assured and with only the worry that too much accumulated meat might
    be hard to keep hidden. "Pea green, the feeling."
  THE DUKE  This has become a favorite of mine from this album. Blind Melon
    reminds me of many other groups at times, including Led Zeppelin and
    even Supertramp. This song has a decidedly Supertramp flavor, and should
    be INSTANTLY liked by any fan of that great, now-defunct group.  The
    lyrics here are great, and fit into the overall release.  "And there's
    no one here but these fishes and me, I think I could die here. Then
    I'm hit, leveled hard by the rising tide, Oh, I'm hit hard by the tide
    I'm just livid . . . all alone."  It's a wide sea to swim to freedom.
  ST. ANDREWS FALL   "So if I see you walking hand in hand in hand with a
    three-armed man, you know I'll understand."  The singer contemplates
    his new life, his new surroundings.  Things are somewhat scary, a bit
    mystifying and frightening.  "But you should have been in my shoes
    yesterday."
  NEW LIFE  The singer struggles to find self, to maintain, to discover,
    and this new life may hold the key. Finally, to be like everyone else,
    to have a future, a family, and a new experience to unfold.
    "Will it bring new life into me, oh please, oh please, oh please."
    Not a favorite, but an intriguing song and a necessary piece to the
    overall puzzle of this release. The big picture is certainly clear,
    and becomes clearer as all the little pieces come together.  This is
    a transitional piece, one that finally offers the glimmer of hope
    expected from freedom . . . but never found.
  MOUTHFUL OF CAVITIES  Interesting, engaging vocals here. The mood grows
    somber as this song plays out. The imprisonment continues.  Remember
    the law of entropy? Left alone, everything crumbles. Try to prevent it,
    and the decay is sometimes accelerated.  "Mouthful of cavities, your
    soul's a bowl of jokes, and every day you remind me how I'm desperately
                                  in need."
  LEMONADE  Remember Vernie's collection of glass chickens? The pickles in the
    jar unopened since 1983? The flower in the garden that is Vernie?

            "I wish I could be a little more like Vernie."

        "I'll bloody bleed on everything I'm seeing, but I keep
   screamin' for that glass of Lemonade. Too much, too much, too much
                              Lemonade."

             The cup is empty now, and in pieces on the floor.

             So long, Shannon Hoon,  from one "committed" fan,
             whose favorite Blind Melon song remains "Changes."
             Thank you for that ... for the whole bowl of soup.

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 HUMOR               HUMOR  Edgar Allan Poe's "Hammster"                


                        THE HAMMSTER
                      by Jim Coleman III
  Once during a download dreary as I waited, drunk and bleary
  For a batch of bloated, Windows 95 files and then some more
  While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a knawing
  As if someone ravenously eating, eating, knawing at my chamber door
  "Tis some rat or mouse," I muttered, "knawing at my chamber door
            Only this and nothing more."

  Ah, yet clearly I remember last November or December
  As I waited and exceeded the file ratio of every member
  And I eagerly wished the morrow, so I could go leech some more
  Utilities and files or code or GIFS . . . ah, GIFS galore,
  Some rare and radiant, barely clothed images of my lost Lenore
             Naked here forevermore.

  And each progress indicator as my download reached completion
  Thrilled me, chilled me, made me want to download more.
  But the knawing grew much louder, so I took a drink, then whispered
  "Tis a mouse or rat or gerbil, gnawing at my chamber door
  Some cold rodent on the porch with dust and fleas and mites, diseased
             That it is and nothing more."

  Presently, my soul got drunker and my spirit grew much bolder
  "Rat," said I, "or mouse or rodent, I was just about to snore
  Seems I drank too much and dozed and didn't hear your gentle knawing
  As I leeched files, nearly napping, and you knawed upon my door,
  That I almost didn't hear you --"  Here I stumbled to the door,
             Darkness there and nothing more.

  Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, seeing, peeing
  Doubting I would last much longer, as the urine stream grew stronger
  Soon my name was in the snow, but still the silence gave no token
  And my porch was cold and empty as I stood outside the door
  Wondering if I still had enough bytes left to download LENORE.GIF
             Just that one and nothing more.

  Back into the chamber turning with no upload credits earning
  Soon again I heard a knawing more persistent than before.
  "Surely," said I to the bottle, "this is damn good microbrew
  To make me hear this subtle knawing and hallucinate while yawning
  And to think some rat or rodent dare disturb my nightly download
             A rat it is and nothing more!

  Open here I flung the door with a flourished fart and sputter
  In there rushed a hairy hammster, piddling on my chamber floor
  Not the least apology made he, not a minute stopped or stayed he
  But just scrambled up the bookcase, hopped up to the chamber door
  Took another leak atop there, turned to look defiantly
             Stared and peed, and nothing more.

  Then this rodent shook and quivered, sending fur and pellets flying
  Landing many meters from my desk and from my chamber door.
  "Though the night be cold outside and though the owls fly in hunger
  Thou aren't welcome, hideous hammster, beastly rodent from the border
  Tell me what thy alias is when calling up that TSCNet scum-board . . .
             Piddled the hammster on my door.

  Much I marvelled that this creature with some piddle its only feature
  Dared to stain the old mahogany features of my chamber door
  As I watched and waved and threatened still he kept on with his peeing
  And my download bell was ringing as my wife more beer was bringing
  But the creature kept on peeing, shaking, quaking, staring, glaring
              Piddling on my chamber door.

  "I'll debone you, bitch!" I cried, as the wind picked up outside
  "With some carrots, broth and noodles you'll be breakfast in my bowl!"
  But the hammster stood unfazed and started pacing on the door
  From the right to way back where I couldn't see it anymore
  Slinking back to stare me down from high atop the chamber door,
               Piddle dripping to the floor.

  Then, methought, the air grew denser, as the hammster lifted a leg
  Quaint and curious sounds were heard from high atop the chamber door.
  Now I was enraged with temper so I drank more Thomas Kemper
  Grabbing up a pair of tongs, scarfing up a few Ding-Dongs
  Rushing fast across the floor, slipping on some hammster piddle
               Running down my chamber door.

  "Aaaaaaah!" I screamed as the floor met me and the dripping piddle wet me,
  "I will get thee, yes I will! Get thee off my chamber door!"
  But the hammster still beguiling, peered down on me, piddling, smiling;
  All my files and GIFS and source code now forgotten as I stood:
  "If I could get thee, I would cook thee, and I really think I should--"
               But it wasn't on my door!

   "Where'd you go?" I shrieked and bantered as across the floor it scampered
   Toward the kitchen, over tile, up the table, to the counter
   Fleeing blindly as I chased it right into the microwave--
   Seems someone forgot to close it but the hammster now was in it,
   And this story comes to end now, 'cause it can be easily guessed
                Hot mustard and hammster are what I like best!


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 7. MLP_CLASSIFIEDS
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18. MLP_PARANORMAL
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19. MLP_FOOD
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20. MLP_MOVIES
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21. MLP_MONTYPYTHON
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22. MLP_BBSADS
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23. MLP_COMPUTER
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24. MLP_MUSIC
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25. MLP_SEAQUEST
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33. MLP_PUGETSOUND
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35. MLP_C&MORE
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36. MLP_CD_BUYSELL
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37. MLP_CRIMINAL
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38. MLP_MYCOLOGY
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39. MLP_COMEDY
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40. MLP_BARNEYDIE
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41. MLP_RUSHLIMBAUGH
      Discussion of Rush's ideas, the GOP, etc.  This is NOT
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42. MLP_HERPETOLOGY
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43. MLP_MEDICAL
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45. MLP_NETHUB
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46. MLP_WHO_CARES
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47. MLP_AUTOREPAIR
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55. MLP_MATH
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57. MLP_H20COOLER
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58. MLP_HISTORY
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59. MLP_CONTROLS
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60. MLP_SCIENCEPROJ
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61. MLP_BUGS
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62. MLP_SCIMATPRO
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63. MLP_HAMRADIO
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64. MLP_JOBBASE
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65. MLP_SCIENGSITE
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66. MLP_BIOLOGY
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67. MLP_VIDEOPROD
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68. MLP_GEOLOGY
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69. MLP_MECHENG
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71. MLP_MATCHAT
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