[3194] in Central_America
New quotes for Sun Feb 10
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Sun Feb 10 01:28:19 1991
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 91 01:27:36 EST
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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crfeger (Christopher R F Feger):
Be excellent to each other and party on, dudes!!!
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eichin (Mark W. Eichin):
let the eagle fly
with the dove
if you can't be
with the one you love
honey
love the one you're with
love the one you're with
You're out of time... --- The Rolling Stones
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glassw (William B Glass):
In system dynamics, causality is implied by the structure of feedback
loops. Causality is unidirectional from element to element around a
loop. Causality is not ambiguous or reversible. From a system
dynamics viewpoint, water flowing from a faucet causes the water level
in a glass to rise. And the level of water in the glass can cause a
person to shut off the faucet. But I have had people argue that no
such causality is justified, that it is just as correct to assert that
the water flows from the faucet because the water level in the glass
is rising. I do not understand the basis for such a perspective, but
confusion does seem to exist regarding causality and its relationship
to modeling \ldots
I believe that many students are confused, or made indifferent to, the
direction of causality by being taught dynamics through the
mathematics of differential equations. Focusing on flows as the
mathematical derivative of a system state implies that the flow exists
because the state is changing, rather than the state changes because
of the flow. Nowhere does nature differentiate; in real systems,
dynamic change arises only from accumulation, that is, integration.
The common practice of considering differentiation and integration the
inverse of one another tends to obscure the direction of
causality.
---Jay W. Forrester, ``System Dynamics -- Future Opportunities''
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hooch (Conrad G Yoder):
Well, I am now back from Magyar Koztarsasag (that's Hungary to you non-
Hungarian speaking-types). It was lots of fun. If you'ld like to hear lots
of stories and see lots of pictures, stop by and you'll get to hear/see them
(depending on how busy I am - I gotta retake that @%$#!&?+*%#@!ing 6.170
this term - chances are I'll be at athena if I'm not in my room. ouch).
Also, as you may have noticed, I am not in the MIT phone book.
Here is the current info:
School: Home:
Baker House Room 631 55178 T.R. 170
x5-7381 Fresno, OH 43824
18C/3 (614)545-6796
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jcbourne (Juliet C Bourne):
Woke up with a heavy head / And I thought about leavin' town
I could have died if I wanted to-- / Slipped over the edge and drowned
But, oh no baby, I won't give up so easy
Too many tire tracks in the sands of time
Too many love affairs that stop on a dime
I think it's time to make some changes 'round here
--don henley, "I Will Not Go Quietly", _The End of the Innocence_
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rongut (Ron A Gut):
In a surprising move today, Judaism filed suit against the Catholic Church,
claiming Catholicism copied the "look and feel" of the religion.
Judaism, which has held the patent on the concept of a monotheistic religion
for over 3500 years as well as the copyright on Yaweh(R), the Old Testament(C),
and the use of "CH"(tm) for the "H" sound, is suing for 2000 years of
back royalties. They are also asking that the court disallow the use of the
term "Judeo-Christian" from all textbooks.
The Pope was unavailable for comment, but a spokesman from the Vatican stated
the suit was unfounded as the patent on the concepts shared by the two
religions has long expired, and that the suit violates the
separation fo church and state. More news as the case develops.
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therese (Suntioinen Therese M.):
Don't pull too hard, like a kite in the wind
You'll break the string, when I reel you in
Don't take off flying all on your own
When you finally come knocking, there'll be nobody home
Nobody Home
- Heart
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wizard (Hi-tech ceramic smile!):
EDMONTON OILERS (Strat-O-Matic Hockey League)
Complete regular season (15-14-1)
TEAM LEADERS - SKATERS ===========================================
Goals Assists Points (G-A)
----- ------- ------------
Messier 43 Kurri 32 Messier 54 (43-11)
Klima 19 S.Smith 20 Kurri 44 (12-32)
Anderson 15 Tikkanen 17 Klima 31 (19-12)
Kurri 12 Ruotsalainen 14 Anderson 27 (15-12)
Tikkanen 10 Lowe 14 Tikkanen 27 (10-17)
Ruotsalainen 9 MacTavish 13 Ruotsalainen 23 ( 9-14)
Pen. Minutes PP Goals SH Goals
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Tikkanen 56 Messier 7 Messier 6
S.Smith 52 Klima 5
Anderson 26 Kurri 4
Messier 26 Ruotsalainen 3
Simpson 24 S.Smith 2
Graves 18 Ruzicka 1
+/- Shoot Pct.
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Ruotsalainen +44 Messier .279
Kurri +31 Lowe .200
S.Smith +21 Klima .186
Anderson +16 Kurri .150
Klima +14 Anderson .143
Messier +11 Ruotsaln. .143
TEAM LEADERS - GOALIES ===========================================
GAA Save Pct.
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Reddick 3.80 Ranford .869
Ranford 3.95 Fuhr .857
Reddick .847
SPECIAL TEAMS ====================================================
Power Play: 21 for 79 (26.6%)
Short-Handed: 72 for 104 (69.2%)
NOTES ============================================================
Craig Muni had the lowest plus/minus rating with -28.
Home: 6-9-0
Away: 9-5-1
Two-goals-or-less games: 8-12-1
Three-or-more-goal games: 7-2
Overtime: 1-2-1
Rumors are circulating that Coach Le may be let go by the Edmonton
organization and acquired by the Detroit Red Wings, who recently
released former Coach Jacques Demers.
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