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From: mike@leah.prc.utexas.edu (Michael Kline)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: wrist problem expert
Date: 7 Jan 93 20:06:16 GMT
Organization: Population Research Center, UT-Austin

In article <1ihg2lINN9uc@im4u.cs.utexas.edu> flatau@cs.utexas.edu (Arthur Flatau) writes:
>
>see if they have any suggestions.  At this time, we are more
>interested in someone who knows about how the work environment should
>be set up in order to avoid wrist injuries.  So, anybody have pointers
>to anyone they can recommend?

I don't know of any experts that might help you, but I do know that we have
all been much happier in our offices after buying "Wristsavers".  It's a nice
pad on which you rest your wrist while typing and moving your mouse.  My
wrists feel much better than they used to!  You should be able to order them 
from any computer supply magazine or store.

Mike


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From: nkhan@austin.ibm.com (Nadeem Khan)
Subject: Re: missed Jeeves and Wooster
Originator: nkhan@roma10.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:32:17 GMT
Organization: IBM Austin


I think the Sunday program is repeated at 9:00pm Thursday. (or is it
the other way 'round).

Nadeem

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From: jauhari@austin.ibm.com (Rajiv Jauhari)
Subject: Learning Spanish
Originator: jauhari@india.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 20:56:47 GMT
Reply-To: jauhari@austin.ibm.com
Organization: IBM Austin
Keywords: Spanish, Languages, Classes
Followup-To: austin.general



Folks,

I would like to learn Spanish and would appreciate advice on the
best way of going about it:  whether it's through evening classes at UT
or ACC etc., via some sort of tapes, private tutoring, etc.  The
only constraint is that it has to be in Austin, i.e., I don't
have time to "stay for a month with a family in Mexico," even
if that is the best way to do it.

I'd like to get fluent enough to (a) get by in places in Latin America 
where no one speaks English, and (b) (if I'm ambitious
enough) be able to read a newspaper or novel in Spanish. 

You may reply by e-mail to jauhari@austin.ibm.com, or if
you prefer, on the net.

Thanks,
Rajiv

---------------------------------------------------------------
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IBM Advanced Workstations and Servers Division
11400 Burnet Road
Austin TX 78758					  512-838-7838
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From: drew@deathstar.dell.com (Drew Stephens)
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Organization: Dell Computer Co
Distribution: austin
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:29:46 GMT

crosby@cs.utexas.edu (Crosby M. Marks) writes:

>Newsgroups: austin.general
>Subject: Babylon 5
>Summary: 
>Followup-To: 
>Distribution: austin
>Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
>Keywords: 

>I heard that Babylon 5 is showing down here.  Is it?  Where and when?
>It wasn't showing before Christmas (I don't think).  Thanks.

>Crosby.

My understanding is that it will be showing down here, but that
it has not started yet. I believe the premier is supposed to be
Friday, Jan 22, but I'm not sure about that.

Drew
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Dell Computer Corporation
drew_stephens@dell.com
From: srin@cs.utexas.edu (Srinivas Nedunuri)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Non-slip slippers
Date: 6 Jan 1993 11:56:29 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: im4u.cs.utexas.edu

I know the title sounds like a contradiction, but does anyone know where I
can find (womens) shower/bathroom slippers with non-slip soles? - maybe 
something with lots of tiny little suction pads. I heard that Dr Scholls
sold something like that but I havent seen anything in the stores. I mean,
it would make for some creative advertising ... just think of it "The Gripper 
Slipper" or "Save your soul with Scholls soles" .. :-)
Thanks for any info,
--srin
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From: siddarth@cs.utexas.edu (Siddarth Subramanian)
Newsgroups: austin.general,ut.general
Subject: Roommate wanted
Date: 6 Jan 1993 10:34:48 -0600
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: thunderbird.cs.utexas.edu


Cheap!!!! $200 per month + bills.

Male or female roommate needed to occupy a room in an old 3-br house
in North Hyde Park (E. 49th St.).

	- small yard, large work garage
	- 2 roommates who are vegetarian at home. Preference will be
          given to roommates interested in sharing cooking/food bills.
	- roommate must either be non-smoking or at least willing to
	  restrict their smoking to their room and outside the house.
	- current roommates are grad students. 
	- you'll have access to a large music collection... but no
	  loud parties, please. Also available are a small TV and
	  numerous kitchen appliances.
	- we're not the world's cleanest people but we're willing to
	  be reformed. (We're not complete slobs either - i.e., we do
	  have some standards).
        - pets welcome (if you're willing to pay the landlady a pet
          deposit).
	- 10 minute walk to shuttle; closer to city buses.
	- available near the end of Jan./beginning of Feb.


If interested, call Sid or Steve at 450-1280, or send email to this
account.

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Austin, Texas                 UUCP:     uunet!cs.utexas.edu!siddarth
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: jfh@rpp386 (John F. Haugh II)
Subject: Re: Ground-source Heat Pumps
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Organization: Los Tejanos SCUBA Club and Beer Joint, Austin, Tejas
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 04:42:59 GMT

In article <86228@ut-emx.uucp> captain@tigger.cc.utexas.edu (Bran Muffin) writes:
>I used to live in Houston, and we had just such a system.  It was really 
>flakey, and the horrifying thing about it is that when the freon leaks
>out, it doesn't just go up & kill some ozone, it goes into the GROUNDWATER!
>It may not kill you, but it will find its way into someone's well water,
>or even Barton Springs! and that's not good.  

Actually, Freon doesn't harm the ozone layer at all.  If Freon was
harmful to ozone, the ozone concentrations in most major cities would
either be lower or the ozone in the lower atmosphere would be making
it up to the upper atmosphere along with that Freon.

No, the primary cause of damage to the ozone layer is the sun.  The
connection between high sunspot counts and reduced ozone concentrations
has been directly proven.  By the way - chloroflurocarbons have never
been directly shown to cause ozone depletion - the agent that is always
pointed at is atomic chlorine.  There are many sources of chlorine,
not the least of which is the ocean.  All that salt, you know ...
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From: root@cobrat.austin.ibm.com ()
Subject: Re: Miniblinds info wanted
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 22:08:51 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM AWD, Austin

In article <1993Jan12.180255.1470@dvorak.amd.com> saeed@cayman.amd.com (Saeed Motamedrasa) writes:
>In article <1993Jan12.153705.5348@oakhill.sps.mot.com> shantanu@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Shantanu Ganguly) writes:
>>In the process of selecting miniblinds, I've been talking to the following
>>people :
>>
>>a) Bobby from Mr. Miniblinds
>>b) Chris from Custom Touch
>>c) Best Blinds of Austin
>>d) Colorel Blinds.
>>
I used Mr. MiniBlind (Bobby) and was satisfied.  His prices were good
and he delivered when he said he would.  But now that I've been through
it, here is what I would do:
1) go to Home Depot.  They have a fabulous display area full of minis,
and they have all the books with the samples, etc.  Take your time
and pick out what you want and get a price quote from Home Depot.
2) call around, armed with the exact make/model that you want, and tell
them exactly what your measurements are.  You should be able to beat
Home Depot by a little (not a lot) and that should include coming out
to measure and then install.

Good luck.
Marc Fairorth
marc@wizards.austin.ibm.com
From: pmh2962@tamsun.tamu.edu (Pat Hayes)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: CFC's and the ozone layer
Date: 12 Jan 1993 22:08:51 -0600
Organization: Meteorology, TAMU, CS, TX
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: tamsun.tamu.edu

John Bodnar writes:
>Indeed, NASA's leading "ozone-hea" is Paul Hansen.  His computer models
>from the mid 80's are largerly responsible for the ozone panic  He and most
>other researchers have used models that only account for a small percentage
...
>What's more, Hansen has more or less come out and said (and I paraphrase),
>that each and every scientist needs to decide the right balance between
>honesty and being an effective activist.  I hardly call this being
>scientific.

...Judge all scientists and science on one person's work. Dr Hansen's
   somewhat dated results were a step along the way in the ozone
   story.  His work has been advanced (quite a bit) by real-time
   observations of the ozone hole from NOAA polar-orbiting satellites
   (you thought they just looked at clouds?). Dr Ken Bowman gave an
   excellent seminar last semester and showed the no-shit hole
   over the Antarctic. He used _observational_ data. Scientists
   now can go back and apply this algorithm to data observed years
   ago and gauge the development of the hole. The sensor used is
   the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager. 

   I can dig up Dr Bowman's email address if anyone wants to talk
   to an actual, real, no-fooling, get-your-hands-dirty atmospheric
   scientist. BTW -- he gives a killer seminar on this topic,
   in case anyone's interested.

>You can find this in paperback in the "Environment/Nature" sections of most
>book stores (B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and Book Stop all have it).

...just down the aisle from Shirley McLain's stuff...

>Elizabeth Whelan in "Toxic Terror" devotres a few dozen pages to the DDT
>issue.  She cites documented statistics which more or less prove the
>efficacy of DDT and the resulting problems from its ban.  Copies of this
>are available upon request from me (sorry, the book is no longer in print).

...oooohhh, another Nobel Prize-winning biochemist! Oh, I must have
   a copy!  Puh-lease send me one now.  How come it's outta print??????
 
>John Bodnar                          : Cut down a tree today!  Reduce your 
>The University of Texas at Austin    : exposure to cancer causing phenolic,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
                                  ...uuhh, no comment.
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From: chuckt@austin.ibm.com (Charles N. Tomlinson)
Subject: what to do with old toitets
Originator: chuckt@scnteam1.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:44:50 GMT
Organization: IBM Austin


A while back I saw this thread go through this group.  I was wondering if 
anyone still had any information on this.  I just replaced 2 toilets in my 
house with the 1.5 gallon ones and now I need to get rid of the old ones.

Any suggestion.  BTW I have thought of turnning them into fountains in the 
backyard, or maybe a very large bird feeder, but my wife did not go for that.

Thanks for your help.

Chuck T.
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From: dan@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu (Daniel Shelton)
Subject: 1983 High School Reunion for overseas graduates
Reply-To: dan@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu (Daniel Shelton)
Organization: Univ of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 05:31:50 GMT

Hello All,

	If you graduated, or know someone who graduated, from an American high school overseas in 1983, please get in contact with me.   
 
There is a massive multi-school reunion in Dallas in August and I can give you the information.

dan@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu
(210) 691-5594

Later,

Daniel Shelton
From: flatau@cs.utexas.edu (Arthur Flatau)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: Ground-source Heat Pumps
Date: 8 Jan 1993 09:12:49 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: im4u.cs.utexas.edu

In article <1993Jan8.030703.11450@rpp386> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>In article <1iicbtINN9l7@im4u.cs.utexas.edu> srin@cs.utexas.edu (Srinivas Nedunuri) writes:
>>	I have to admit its the first time I've heard this theory. Agreed, there's 
>>plenty of chlorine ions in sea water but how do they get to the stratosphere?
>
>How does the chlorine in CFC's alledgedly get into the stratosphere?

I don't know much about how CFC's get in to the stratosphere or react
with ozone or whether chlorine from sea water can get into the
stratosphere.  However I seem to recall that salt in sea water has
been around a little longer than freon has been used in air
conditioners (and other applications).  Why is it only in the last few
years that there is evidence that the ozone in the stratosphere is
being depleted?

Art
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: jfh@rpp386 (John F. Haugh II)
Subject: Re: Ground-source Heat Pumps
Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II)
Organization: Los Tejanos SCUBA Club and Beer Joint, Austin, Tejas
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 03:07:03 GMT

In article <1iicbtINN9l7@im4u.cs.utexas.edu> srin@cs.utexas.edu (Srinivas Nedunuri) writes:
>	Ah but why do the reduced concentrations appear (essentially) only over
>the poles? The amount of sunlight reaching the equator is much greater
>than at the poles. You would expect to see the greatest depletions at the
>equator in fact.

Only if sunlight alone caused ozone depletion.  Sunlight also generates
ozone through thunderstorms and the like.  The tropics are regularly
involved in storms.

>	I have to admit its the first time I've heard this theory. Agreed, there's 
>plenty of chlorine ions in sea water but how do they get to the stratosphere?

How does the chlorine in CFC's alledgedly get into the stratosphere?
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From: devesh@cs.utexas.edu (Devesh Sudhakar Khatu)
Newsgroups: austin.general,austin.forsale,ut.general,tx.general,tx.forsale
Subject: Want to be a better driver, and get paid for it?!
Date: 5 Jan 1993 18:41:14 -0600
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: tx
NNTP-Posting-Host: cash.cs.utexas.edu


Contact devesh@bombay.oracle.com for more details. 

Thanks,
Devesh


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From: fmbutt@engage.sps.mot.com (Farooq M. Butt)
Subject: Periodontist in Austin
Organization: Motorola RISC Software, Austin, TX
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:21:06 GMT


Could someone please recommend a good periodontist in Austin?  The
one my wife is going to now does not seem all that hot and she 
was looking for word-o-mouth referrals...

Thanks
fmb
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From: larryhow@austin.ibm.com ()
Subject: European Car repair shops
Originator: larryhow@larryhow.austin.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:45:50 GMT
Organization: IBM Austin


I missed the voting on good garages earlier but think Northwest Imports
should definitely be considered.

Northwest Imports
13200 Ponds Springs Rd
331-7372

They really care about their customers and do a great job.



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From: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Subject: Re: Secret of Science Wisdom Found on NYT page B5
Reply-To: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Organization: Henry's Laughing Gas Co., Inc.
Date: 31 Dec 92 14:35:55 GMT

In article <85971@ut-emx.uucp> miles@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Miles Abernathy) writes:
>A good resource for those wanting to get / remain scientifically literate
>is Tuesday issues of the New York Times. Starting on page B5, every
>Tuesday, is "Science Times." It has about 5 pages of the latest news
>about science, computers and technology. One or two of the articles will
>appear (usually abridged) in the American-Statesman a few days later
>(often on Sunday).

And don't forget the highly entertaining Patents column in the NYT
Monday Business section.   That's actually my favorite column (next
to William Safire's general semantics column _On_Words_ in the
Sunday Times Magazine).

-pet-
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From: flatau@cs.utexas.edu (Arthur Flatau)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: wrist problem expert
Date: 7 Jan 1993 08:52:05 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: im4u.cs.utexas.edu


My company is thinking about trying to get someone with real expertise
to advise us on wrist problems (several people have had problems).
Ideally we would like for them to look at our working environment and
see if they have any suggestions.  At this time, we are more
interested in someone who knows about how the work environment should
be set up in order to avoid wrist injuries.  So, anybody have pointers
to anyone they can recommend?

Thanks,
Art
flatau@cli.com
Computational Logic, Inc.
From: billc@mpd.tandem.com (Bill Carter)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: Ground-source Heat Pumps
Date: 7 Jan 93 23:52:51 GMT
Reply-To: billc@zippy.UUCP (Bill Carter)
Organization: Tandem Computers, Austin TX

In article <1993Jan7.044259.7540@rpp386> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>Actually, Freon doesn't harm the ozone layer at all.  If Freon was
>harmful to ozone, the ozone concentrations in most major cities would
>either be lower or the ozone in the lower atmosphere would be making
>it up to the upper atmosphere along with that Freon.
>
>No, the primary cause of damage to the ozone layer is the sun.  The
>connection between high sunspot counts and reduced ozone concentrations
>has been directly proven.  By the way - chloroflurocarbons have never
>been directly shown to cause ozone depletion - the agent that is always
>pointed at is atomic chlorine.  There are many sources of chlorine,
>not the least of which is the ocean.  All that salt, you know ...

   So now you're an atmospheric scientist?  Mr. Haugh, your countless 
   areas of expertise are amazing. :)

   I think Freon is pretty harmless to people unless it is burning.
   If you inhale the combustion products it can kill you. 
   This relative harmlessness is one reason it is popular as a
   coolant, and also contributes to the difficulty in finding 
   equally safe replacements.

   It my understanding that chlorinated hydrocarbons like Freon
   act as the transport mechanism whereby chlorine atoms reach the
   stratosphere.  The chlorine in the ocean does not reach the
   stratosphere.  I've seen descriptions of the complex sequence of
   reactions whereby chlorinated hydrocarbons destroy ozone, and
   these reactions do not happen in the lower atmosphere.

=========================================
Bill Carter             I draw water.
                        I carry wood.
                        This is my magic.
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From: schmooze@wixer.cactus.org (Schmooze)
Subject: insurance
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Distribution: austin
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 16:14:00 GMT

I need some recomendations for insurance.  I'm looking to get some renter's insurance.  If anyone has any suggestions on where to go.  I want someone trustworthy and good.

Schmooze

schmooze@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
schmooze@wixer.catus.org
From: felps@kazuko.austin.ibm.com
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: Cedar fever! Allergists?
Date: 6 Jan 93 13:48:06 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM, Austin

In article <C0ELpH.HGC@austin.ibm.com> will@austin.ibm.com (Will Fiveash) writes:
>In article <HAMM.93Jan5073431@toto.ssdt-bluestein.sps.mot.com> hamm@ssdt-bluestein.sps.mot.com (Steve Hamm) writes:
>>
>>The mountain cedar (actually Ashe junipers, for the picky) are again
>>helping the makers of antihistamines get rich at my expense.  (At
>>least Tavist is over-the-counter now!)
>>
>>Anyone have an allergist they'd particularly recommend?  I'd like to
>>find a particularly thorough and competent allergist.
>
>I like Dr Findlay (345 7635).

I gave up on the "best" allergist in Dallas/Southwest and went to an
herbalist when I moved here (to Austin).  It took my friends several
months to convince me to try herbs.  After a year of using them I'll
vouch for them now.  It took the herbs about 2 months to bring my
allergies under control and I used them to get rid of a sinus
infection.  I was on Seldane and Quaifed(sp) like candy when I started
the herbs and slowly backed off the medication as the herbs began to
resolve the problems.

I use The Herb Nook.

  The Herb Nook
  5555 N. Lamar C-115  (In the buildings on the SE corner of Koenig and Lamar)
  (512) 453-2247

One thing you have to remember about most Doctors, including allergist,
they want to make a living, which requires patients, and they also have
a very tight relationship with drug companies who want to make money.
So they don't always do what is best for the patients, believe it or
not!

Most doctors today only have 3 hours of "nutrition" courses.  Although
some medical schools are ramping up the number of nutrition related
hours a student must complete.  So many doctors are ignorant of
nutritional solutions for the bodies ailments.

Hope you get some help,
Robert Felps
From: SCANNON@novell.com (Steve Cannon)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: Babylon 5
Date: 12 Jan 93 14:22:27 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: Novell, Inc. --Austin

In article <drew.726762586@deathstar> drew@deathstar.dell.com (Drew Stephens) writes:
>From: drew@deathstar.dell.com (Drew Stephens)
>Subject: Re: Babylon 5
>Date: 11 Jan 93 14:29:46 GMT
>crosby@cs.utexas.edu (Crosby M. Marks) writes:
>
>>Newsgroups: austin.general
>>Subject: Babylon 5
>>Summary: 
>>Followup-To: 
>>Distribution: austin
>>Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
>>Keywords: 
>
>>I heard that Babylon 5 is showing down here.  Is it?  Where and when?
>>It wasn't showing before Christmas (I don't think).  Thanks.
>
>>Crosby.
>
>My understanding is that it will be showing down here, but that
>it has not started yet. I believe the premier is supposed to be
>Friday, Jan 22, but I'm not sure about that.
>
>Drew
>--
>Drew Stephens
>Dell Computer Corporation
>drew_stephens@dell.com


Funny,  I read that it wasn't until Feb 23.
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