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Monday, December 8, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5 laneuvering For Position Photo by Doug LaRue e drin isions | :ion$ I ailable httik ing djJ |eff Semon of Recon Company leads infantry maneuvers at Easterwood Airport Saturday. I Hindu temple draws fire from citizens PARKER (AP) — Residents in this North Texas town, who have be come accustomed to tourists passing by the Southfork Ranch of “Dallas” television fame, say a proposed Hindu temple is more than they can take. The proposal to build a temple decorated with Hindu deities has evoked a list of complaints from lo cals, including the Baptist minister. Residents argue the temple would be an eyesore on the land and the worshippers would intrude. About 200 Hindu families live in Dallas and Fort Worth and area sub urbs and the temple would serve as a religious and cultural hub, organiz ers say. Parker residents took their com plaints to a Nov. 12 public hearing and vowed to block the group’s ef fort to receive zoning clearance for the temple. Council members made no deci r sion at the Nov. 12 hearing and have not set a date for a second hearing. Parker residents say they fear the temple could be the site of violence between Hindus and area Sikhs. Answering machines popular at A&M tew designs, lower prices encourage use of recorders By Heidi Kemp Reporter Bre’s the situation. We’ve got lloaded, and it’s the bottom of I ninth with two outs, and the As- [» He behind by one. Here comes Hst pitch, and it’s a strike, and I’ve got a squeeze play coming. I’Ve got a squeeze play. Oh my Id! It’s going to be a play to the oe ateand he’s out! iHiat’s right. Marla and Toni are based Hght now, so leave your name tsedift'Anumber at the tone.” been Toni Speck, a senior health edu- ■ major, made this recording steal nHer telephone answering ma- i Siatefte during the World Series so she lidDsniiild not miss important calls, e dccHy roommate is never home and dS)(filways at school,” Speck says. 48pH I knew that in the future I anM-offllbe living by myself and would into lot be home to get my phone calls.” Us anffl hem* Dadd Bergevin, director of mar- |H[ for Code-a-Phone, says more He students are purchasing an swering machines because their prices are going down. Bergevin says the average price of a full-feature machine five years ago was $895; today, the same machine can be purchased for about $150. Today’s answering machines are also more pleasing to the eye, he says. “New technology has enabled “This may sound funny but I even turn my recorder on when I’m in the John,” McMahon says. “It really ticks hie off when people hang up or leave a message without saying who they are.” Most people don’t know that a re corder distorts their voice and some- The average price of a hi 11-feature machine five years ago was $895. Today, the same machine can be pur chased for about $ 150. — David Bergevin, Code-a-Phone marketing director manufacturers to make units look less like the old, bulky box-like ma chines and more stylish,” Bergevin says. “Today’s machines come in nu merous sizes, shapes and color op tions to choose from.” Mike McMahon, a senior market ing major, says his life revolves around his answering machine be cause he is so paranoid about miss ing calls. times it’s almost impossible to tell who it is, he says. “My roommate had (an answering machine) and he took it with him when he graduated,” McMahon says. “I felt stranded without one so I rushed out and got the first one I saw.” McMahon says his machine has a pre-recorded message that can’t be changed; that’s the only thing he doesn’t like about it. Bergevin says Code-a-Phone en courages people to use their own voice for the message. “The downside of recordings is that some people might call a num ber and hear Rich Little’s voice and hang up,” he says. Bergevin says that 45 percent of all buyers are under the age of 35, with the 18 to 24 age group emerg ing as the predominant consumers. Ray Hernandez, a senior anthro pology major, says he and his room mates have a machine for the sake of convenience. Hernandez, whose recording is a rendition of the song “Happy Tra ils,” says some people are embar rassed to have their voices recorded and they hang up. Hernandez says, “At least three or four times people have called and reached a wrong number but left a message anyway. “Two girls have even left their phone numbers.” n! “I’ve got a terrible secret. If they only knew what I go through to stay thin.” When the extreme tear ot being overweight becomes obsessive, it leads to unusual and harmtul eating practices. 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