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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (93811)	2/26/2003 11:12:22 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116795

agreed, and mil-spec can greatly dwarf consumer or commercial use - on a per unit basis.

To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (93811)	2/26/2003 5:34:44 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116795

We've talked here about the drought, seems the gals "down under" have a plan to fight their's: Police support naked rain dance By Charisse Ede February 25, 2003 POLICE will escort hundreds of women to an isolated paddock in Victoria's parched north-west on Sunday, so they can carry out their much-anticipated naked rain dance in private. More than 400 women from across Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia have signed up for the dance at Ouyen, in a bid to break the drought ravaging the region. The idea was mooted last year by local sheep and grain farmer Lynne Healy, after being inspired by a group of Nepalese women who ploughed their fields naked in a bid to bring rain. Their efforts were rewarded when the long-overdue monsoon arrived, although it did backfire in some areas when floods wiped out crops in the small Himalayan nation. Mrs Healy said there were already signs the dance would work - she attributed last week's rainfall across the region to a series of practice dances several women held days earlier. An Australian expert has choreographed the rain dance for Sunday's performance, and Mrs Healy said she had previous successes. But she warned Peeping Toms were strictly not allowed. "Police will escort us out to where we're doing the dance and will wait while we do it," she told AAP. Mrs Healy said the tiny town had organised a huge community day around the naked event. At 11am (AEDT) more than 400 women will pile into buses and be escorted to a secret location where they will strip off and dance. Two hours later, they will return to the general festivities. But Mrs Healy said the day was not just about an attempt to bring rain to the area. "The idea behind it is to raise the spirits of the community; people are doing it tough," she said. "It's really brightened up the whole community. Everyone's laughing and talking about it and the majority of people are involved in it. "The money that we make on the day will go back into the community to help local groups like the SES (State Emergency Service), primary schools, kindergarten and football clubs." The event has sparked massive media interest around the world. It has been featured on the BBC, CNN, Japanese newspapers, and the hugely popular American TV programs Saturday Night Live and the Jay Leno Show. news.com.au