European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 dear teenage readers a while Back i reprinted the1978 sex test and invited you to submit an updated version that reflected the 80s. I promised to run it. Sorry to go Back on my word but most of the tests i received were not fit for a family newspaper. Here Are a few printable questions that reflect the changes Dur ing the last decade Ever had sex in your parents bedroom to get Back at them for being too strict Ever made a blood vow As proof of sincerity you both Cut your wrists with a razor Blade and mix bloods Ever play scramble pills you collect All the Pill from the Medicine Cabinet put them in a bowl and take turns gulping Down six at a time Ever faked an orgasm Ever give a Guy a punctured condom so it would break and you could Hook him see what i mean folks dear Ann Landers your answer to Lubbock fan was terrible. Wherein the Bible does it say Jesus had Long hair Dummy there were no cameras in those Days and the artist who painted our lord s pictures were Only guessing. Jesus lived under the jewish Law and followed it tothe letter. In corinthians 11 14 it says does not nature itself teach you that if a Man has Long hair it is Adi Shonor to him i la bet you heard plenty about this from your read ers. Roseville  Rose you re right. I did. But it s Good to know that so Man of Yon Are Reading the Bible. I la bet i received 5,000 letters with that quote from corinthians. Thanks to Al who wrote. Dear Ann Landers five weeks ago i relocated out of state and took my cat along with me. The move was distressing to mag Gie and she ran off. I notified three organizations interested in the prevention of cruelty to animals placed newspaper ads and posted signs but i did t receive a single Call. Sarto say the cat was not wearing an id tag because she was never allowed out of the apartment. Yesterday Maggie showed up at the Back door emaciated and in Shock. In spite of the valiant efforts of a skilled veterinarian she did t make it. I am heartbroken and sickened at the thought of her suffering. If she had had a tag on she would have had a Hance. Please Ann Tell your readers that if they plan unmoving or Are considering taking their pets on Vaca Tion they should be sure to put name tags on them. Wish i had. In memory of Maggie Colorado dear Colo sorry about Maggie. The lessons Learned Best Are those that come with a big Price tag. Thanks for remind ing us. Dear Ann Landers i am 10 years old and read your column every Day. This is my first time to write. It s about people who visit and Don t know when to go Home. I have a suggestion. Tell the couple to Start a  likes to be around when a Man and wife yell at each other. The company will leave fast. I know be cause it works in our House. John l. Baton Rouge dear John great idea. Here s another one from an 11-year-old in Tampa. Bring out a Box of Oatmeal and say it s nearly time for breakfast folks " ram Stein group supports math program Dodds 7th and 8th Grade students participate for a third consecutive year in the nationwide math counts program. The behind the scenes organizational efforts in a program of this magnitude can be staggering but the benefits to our students and to our nation s future Are also staggering. For this year s Competition the local Ramstein to the local chapter of the society of military engineers Sam Ramstein Junior High school parents faculty administration and former math counts students combined forces and enthusiasm and cheered the Ramstein Junior High team on to a first place Victory at the state level Competition he Din Heidelberg. Just two months ago a stars and stripes headline warned us decline in sat scores worries  in this article we Learned that Dodd students have fallen behind the National math aver age for the first time since the school system began compiling figures in 1976. With this sobering fact confronting us it is time. We give even stronger support to this nationwide Energy saving questions As everyone is aware we must conserve Energy. My unit is going through an Energy conservation inspection. We were told that All App Ramces had to be disconnected from the Wall. The items that did not apply to this Rule were the stereo timers or any clock or time keeping piece of equipment. I understand that the transformers that do not have the switch to turn them on or off need to be disconnected. Today though they made us disconnect even the transformers that have a switch and All stereo equipment. My question is Why does stereo equipment come with a switch i thought that equipment which has a switch and a turned off does not consume Energy. Nobody has been Able to answer my question can you sgt. William de Thomas Bamberg West Germany editor s note Elisabeth Jenicek usar eur Energy Engineer replies the writer s statement that equipment that is switched off does not consume Energy is Correct. Nei ther Usa eur nor Community Energy conservation policy requires unplugging of appliances or trans formers having a Power on off switch. Usa eur electrical consumption is increasing at the rate of 4 percent a year. Controlling the use of transformers is one Way the individual can save army Energy. There Are several Means of minimizing the electrical Energy consumed by transformers. All transform ers should be sized to match their Load e.g., a 50 Watt television set requires a much smaller trans former than a 350-Watt microwave oven. Wasted Energy is minimized by closely Matching transformer ratings to appliances. Another source of wasted electrical Energy is transformers that Are left switched on or in the Case of transformers without on off switches plugged in. These consume Energy even if the connected appliance is not in use. Transformer Energy losses can be As much 4 to 7 percent of their rated capacity. For example the Energy Bill for a 1,000-Watt transformer left switched on for a year would be up to 104 Marks even if never used. Mat counts Competition. It s Long lasting Bene fits Are Many enthusiasm is generated for both mathematics and school Esprit while math skills Are improved. Self image and self Confidence Are built and message is relayed to our youth that being smart is of students learn to think fast on their feet and Mas Ter problem solving while working under pressure. A forum is provided encouraging interaction be tween a professional group same and the local school educating students in career opportunities available in mathematics. We Are proud of our mat counts competitor Sand organizers and heartily applaud their outstanding efforts and achievements. No matter How much Belt tightening must be done in upcoming school years duet Ever increasing budget constraints we Hope the department of defense schools system does t waiver units support of mat counts. We Hope the slogan mat counts in my future applies to Dodds athletes for Many years to come. The Ramstein Junior High school advisory Council parcels policy explained you be heard of the last Straw Well it happened today. I have never liked the cafes policy of making customers Check their packages at the door. It s not done in the civilian environment so i Don t understand the obsession of the we care people. Care enough to treat us like the honest and responsible people that most of us Are. If people want to Check packages for their own convenience let them. But Stop making the rest of us feel like criminals. A thief is a thief and if he or she wants to steal it will happen. Don t give me that Security routine for my Protection bit because it won t Wash. Now the Straw. Believe it or not 1 was not permitted to enter the Exchange today because i would t Check my newspaper i returned to my office and after my blood pres sure lowered called and asked about this policy. I was told that there was indeed a policy letter dictating that action. I Don t know How the stars and stripes could have affected anything but i m sure that we care will come up with something. And i thought 1 had seen Italy. Milton s. Gilbert Fulda West Germany editor s note Ken Harper Fulda Exchange manager cafes Europe replies you Are right cafes policy specifically prohibit customer service representatives id checkers from holding customer owned property. Such property should be stapled shut in bags or provided with Security tape which is dated and initiated by the representative. In our Effort to better control Entrance to the Mai Exchange the id checkers were instructed to Check All parcels. As it turned out this control was carried to a extreme. We have corrected this and follow the policy specified above. Please accept my apologies for this  you should have further questions or comments Call me. I can be reached at 0661 72256. All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but we will withhold your name on request and protect your privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. European edition col Jeffrey m. Cook Usa commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. 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