HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mcgrath@cs.uiuc.edu (Robert McGrath)
Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
Subject: Re: Healthy skepticism
Date: 27 Jan 93 21:32:54 GMT
Reply-To: mcgrath@cs.uiuc.edu
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept of Computer Science

In article <1993Jan27.065441.8278@pages.com>, kevin@pages.com (Kevin Sven Berg) writes:
|> Well, let's see. It's probably no use to argue over the
|> meaning of a particular word.

Sorry.  The ONLY thing worth arguing over is the meaning of words!

|> A different approach...
|> 
|> The basic premise that the body has within itself the means
|> of it's own health, diagnosis and recovery might be a better way to
|> procede with the discussion. This hypothesis wouldn't be coached
|> in the dogma of one institution over the other, but might elicit
|> responses based on findings. Would anyone care to prove this
|> one way or the other?

Prove what?  You`ve put forth a hypothesis with so many undefined
terms that it can't be evaluated:

"the body" (I have no idea what you want to include in this)
"has within"
"the means" (I particularly object to the "the")
"it's own health" (and I PARTICULARLY object to the word "health" without
   definition)
"diagnosis" (huh? a technical term that can only be an analogy "within" the body)
"recovery" (huh?)

Please define all of these terms and we'll see what you are really
proposing.

|> I've already given two pretty firm cases (nobody seemed to pick
|> on those): M.D. Elton Baker and his nutritional work with cancer,
|> and M.D. Dean Orlish who presented his controlled studies of
|> the effects of diet, exercise and meditation to the AMA. I'll
|> throw in Jay Kordish successful cancer remission (uh, yes,
|> the Juice Man), and application of Iyengar Yoga in curing
|> scoliosis (I could pursue documentation on this from an expert
|> here in San Diego).

Strong cases of WHAT?  What are you trying to prove?  Do you have any
idea at all how to construct a valid scientific argument, including
ALL the data, not just a few studies that seem to be interesting?

-- 
  Robert E. McGrath
  Urbana Illinois
  mcgrath@cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
From: kevin@pages.com (Kevin Sven Berg)
Subject: Re: Healthy skepticism
Organization: Pages Software Inc.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 06:54:41 GMT

Well, let's see. It's probably no use to argue over the
meaning of a particular word.

A different approach...

The basic premise that the body has within itself the means
of it's own health, diagnosis and recovery might be a better way to
procede with the discussion. This hypothesis wouldn't be coached
in the dogma of one institution over the other, but might elicit
responses based on findings. Would anyone care to prove this
one way or the other?

I've already given two pretty firm cases (nobody seemed to pick
on those): M.D. Elton Baker and his nutritional work with cancer,
and M.D. Dean Orlish who presented his controlled studies of
the effects of diet, exercise and meditation to the AMA. I'll
throw in Jay Kordish successful cancer remission (uh, yes,
the Juice Man), and application of Iyengar Yoga in curing
scoliosis (I could pursue documentation on this from an expert
here in San Diego).

regards,

Kevin





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San Diego, CA.               .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers,can.jobs,ont.jobs
From: caldwell@cs.cornell.edu (Jim Caldwell)
Subject: Re: Called for interview by company & agency - Pl. HELP !
Organization: Cornell University, CS Dept., Ithaca, NY
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 15:29:55 GMT

Working with a headhunter is a bit tricky.  Some companies will not hire from
headhunters (except perhaps under special circumstances) and if your name is
submitted by a headhunter they are obliged to pay the fees.  This was the case at
GE corporate R&D center in Schenectady N.Y. when I was there.  Many companies
have their own personel departments and can not justify paying their own staff
and headhunter fees as well.  I recommend dumping any headhunter that is
submitting your resume to companies without telling you about it beforehand. 
Also, you must watch out since your best interests may not coincide with the best
interests of the headhunter.  He may have an arrangement with company A to get $x
dollars per hired head and may have an agreement with company B for something
less than $x dollars.  If your ideal job is with company B but company A has an
opening guess which job he will tell you about.
From: nps1@ukc.ac.uk (N.P.Smart)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: Re: British and European C.S. Faculty Jobs.
Date: 28 Jan 93 10:56:56 GMT
Reply-To: nps1@ukc.ac.uk (N.P.Smart)
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.

Most Faculty Jobs for British Universities are advertised in the British
papers...

The Times Higher Education Supplement  (Now called THE HIGHER)
The Guardian (Tuesdays Only)

However if you get these in Canada is another matter.

Nigel
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From: ehgasm2@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Simon Marshall)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: Re: Called for interview by company & agency - Pl. HELP !
Date: 22 Jan 93 11:27:19 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.

In article <1993Jan21.020835.12079@julian.uwo.ca> perwaiz@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (Jim Perwaiz) writes:
>I have been contacted for interview by both
>the company and an agency for the same position.
>What should I do - I realize that eventually
>if things go well. It will be apparent that 
>I am the same person.

Well, if you think you'd be found out, I'd tell the agency you don't want the
interview.  Why the agency and not the company?  Well, I saw a contract job (1
year) advertised both by the company and agency.  The company gave pay as
\pounds 40K, the agency \pounds 27K.  Now were did the difference go?  The
agency fee for finding candidates, presumably.

Si.
-- 
Simon Marshall, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK
  "Football isn't about life and death.  It's more important than that." Bill
Email: S.Marshall@cs.hull.ac.uk   Phone: +44 482 465951  Fax: 466666   Shankley
From: mjones@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (mark jones)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: Orbital Mechanics
Date: 23 Jan 1993 08:00:43 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Distribution: world
Reply-To: mjones@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (mark jones)
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A
D
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I've got to choose between graduate school in applied math or orbital mechanics.I know I like O.M. but I have no idea what job opportunities are out their in this field and what I can expect by the time I get my masters/Ph.d.  Anybody offer any advice?

Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
From: gpmenos@firestone.Princeton.EDU (Gerard Philippe Menos)
Subject: SUBJECTS NEEDED FOR PSYCH. STUDY
Originator: news@nimaster
Reply-To: gpmenos@firestone.Princeton.EDU (Gerard Philippe Menos)
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:07:06 GMT

I am posting the following announcement for my sister.  She is looking  
for subjects, primarily in the New York City area (the closer to  
Manhattan, the better) or in the vicinty of Princeton, NJ, to  
participate as subjects in a study on the psychology of the postpartum  
period.

At this point, my sister is in greatest need of subjects for the  
control group --females between 18 to 40 years of age, with no  
children, who are not presently pregnant.  If you can participate or  
if you know people who can participate, please read on.  The telephone  
nunber to call is listed below.

Thanks,
Phil Menos

--------------------------------------------------------------
                      SUBJECTS NEEDED

I AM A Ph.D. CANDIDATE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, CONDUCTING A
STUDY OF THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD, A LONG NEGLECTED AREA OF
RESEARCH.

                IF YOU ARE 18-40, FEMALE AND

O    EITHER RECENTLY GAVE BIRTH TO A CHILD (WITHIN THE LAST
     NINE MONTHS)

O    OR DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY PREGNANT,

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY THAT WILL TAKE 15
MINUTES OF YOUR TlME WITH ME.  AFTER THIS BRIEF MEETING, YOU
WILL BE GIVEN A PACKET OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORIES THAT WILL
TAKE 40 MINUTES TO 1 1/2 HOURS TO COMPLETE (DEPENDING ON
WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO DO THE ABBREVIATED VERSION OR NOT), AT
YOUR LEISURE.  THE PACKET WILL BE SELF-ADDRESSED AND STAMPED.
WHEN YOU ARE DONE, JUST PUT IT INTO THE MAILBOX.

AFTER THE REBULTS HAVE BEEN ANALYZED, IF YOU WISH, I WILL
CALL YOU TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT
THE 5TUDY AND TO GIVE YOU FEEDBACK REGARDING YDUR TYPICAL
MODES OF FUNCTIONING ALONG VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF PERSONALITY,
YOUR TYPICAL SHIFTS IN PERSONALITY ORGANIZATION UNDER STRESS,
YOUR PERSONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND OTHER PATTERNS OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING SUGGESTED BY YOUR RESPONSES.

THE STUDY IS BEING CONDUCTED ALONG AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION RESEARCH GUIDELINES.  ALL DATA IS STRICTLY
CONFIDENTIAL.  YOU WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITH A CODE NUMBER.
INFORMATION LINKING YOU WITH THIS CODE NUMBER WILL BE
DESTROYED ONCE WE HAVE HAD OUR TELEPHONE FEEDBACK SESSION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR GETTING MORE
INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:

                           Micka
                        (212) 666-2174.

              PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO A FRIEND.

                        THANK YOU.

--------------------------------------------------------------
-- 
-------------------------------------------------------------
G. Philippe Menos [gpmenos@firestone.princeton.edu]
Systems Administrator,   Princeton University Libraries
voice:  609-258-5183     fax:  609-258-5571
From: veklerov@spindle.ee.lbl.gov (eugene veklerov)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: Re: ** The Soros Foundation **
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:30:49 GMT
Reply-To: veklerov@spindle.ee.lbl.gov (eugene veklerov)
Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.3.112.82

In article <rouellet.728075681@ragueneau> rouellet@gel.ulaval.ca (Real Ouellet) writes:
>Hello World!
>
>Does anybody know about the Soros Foundation? This is supposedly a foundation
>recently started by an american businessman for helping the "Russian
>phenomenon".  The latter refers to (I believe) the growing number of excellent

There is an article in "The Scientist", January 11, 1993, p. 3
that gives some information on the Soros Foundation.  It is actually
called "International Science Foundation".

I'd be interested in getting more information about it too.

Eugene Veklerov
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
From: boon@cc.uow.edu.au (Boon Chye Lee)
Subject: Re: ** The Soros Foundation **
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 01:50:07 GMT

rouellet@gel.ulaval.ca (Real Ouellet) writes:

>Hello World!

>Does anybody know about the Soros Foundation? This is supposedly a foundation
>recently started by an american businessman for helping the "Russian
>phenomenon".  The latter refers to (I believe) the growing number of excellent
>Russian scientists in or outside (defunct) Soviet Union and who don't have
>enough money to support their work.  Or something along those lines.

>Also, any information about the man (Soros) would be welcome.

I don't know if this is the same person you're after, but I have a series
of articles (on the international debt problem) written by a George Soros,
published by Morgan Stanley in 1983.  The introduction, written by 
Barton Biggs, provides some information about the author:

  "From time to time we publish papers written outside the firm because we
   feel the view of a problem they express is fresh and enlightening...

   The author, George Soros, has been called "the best money manager in
   the world."  His unique ability to analyze dispassionately the
   probabilities of a chain of events occurring and then make big
   bets has been his trademark for 20 years.  He looks at the stock
   market as an historical process and has developed his "theory of
   reflexivity" for analyzing it.

   For some time now George has been intrigued with the international
   lending system...  He is not an economist or an international
   banker, thus, he has no international axes to grind..."


Boon Lee
Economics Dept
University of Wollongong
NSW, Australia
From: rouellet@gel.ulaval.ca (Real Ouellet)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: ** The Soros Foundation **
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:14:41 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval

Hello World!

Does anybody know about the Soros Foundation? This is supposedly a foundation
recently started by an american businessman for helping the "Russian
phenomenon".  The latter refers to (I believe) the growing number of excellent
Russian scientists in or outside (defunct) Soviet Union and who don't have
enough money to support their work.  Or something along those lines.

Also, any information about the man (Soros) would be welcome.

Many thanks!

Real Ouellet
Dept. Elec. Eng.
LAVAL University
CANADA
rouellet@gel.ulaval.ca
From: venky@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (S Venkadesan)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: What happened to Fabrikant??
Date: 28 Jan 1993 13:18:33 +0800
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: uniwa.uwa.edu.au
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5


	I used to see a number of articles related to the Fabrikant
case. Does anyone know the present status??
venky
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Newsgroups: sci.research.careers,can.jobs,ont.jobs
Subject: Re: Called for interview by company & agency - Pl. HELP !
From: Eric De Mund <ead@netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:58:51 GMT
Reply-To: Eric De Mund <ead@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom Online Communication Services
X-Reply-To: Eric De Mund <ead@netcom.com>

perwaiz@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (Jim Perwaiz) writes:
] Please HELP me !
] 
] I have been contacted for interview by both
] the company and an agency for the same position.
] Incidentally, I came to know after the agency revealed
] the company's name.
] 
] What should I do - I realize that eventually
] if things go well. It will be apparent that 
] I am the same person.
] 
] If anyone has similar experience please let me
] know as soon as possible -0- I am looking
] for suggestions/advice.

jamshed perwaiz,

let your headhunter know asap for the sake of (1) not spoiling your
relationship with him, (2) not spoiling your chances with this
particular company.

they most likely don't want you arriving from two different places. if
they have a relationship with this headhunter, they will not wish to
spoil it. whether they do or they don't, they won't wish to appear
unbusinesslike by telling him to scram all of a sudden. you don't want
them to tell *you* to scram.

eric de mund <ead@netcom.com>
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers,can.jobs,ont.jobs
From: goldfish@panix.com (Paul Goldsmith)
Subject: Re: Called for interview by company & agency - Pl. HELP !
Organization: Panix Public Access Internet & Unix, NYC
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:06:43 GMT

In article <1993Jan21.020835.12079@julian.uwo.ca> perwaiz@gfx.engga.uwo.ca (Jim Perwaiz) writes:
>Please HELP me !
>
>I have been contacted for interview by both
>the company and an agency for the same position.
>Incidentally, I came to know after the agency revealed
>the company's name.

>If anyone has similar experience please let me
>know as soon as possible -0- I am looking
>for suggestions/advice.


This is a very tight bind ... If the head-hunter you are dealing with
is not of the scurrilous type (most are scum) they will either back
off, or, as in one case with me, call the employer, tell them a few
good things about me and back out of the picture ...

The usual lowlifes who sell other people will protect their investment
and torpedo your chances.  You are a bad horse to bacck because there
are other considerations (the direct application)

Most companies will go with someone else to avoid the confusion.  

If you have to come clean, go with who you trust more.  If you have a
good relationship with the head-hunter, they may act in your best
interest.  Remember, that they are in the business of placing you and
get nothing if you go solo.  You may be "safe" if your application to
the company predates the application to the headhunter, particularly
since the head-hunter didn't "come clean" on who the mandate was from.

If you applied to the head-hunter first (and it was not a "file
resume") they got "first dibs".

You may be screwed either way, so at least if you "come clean"
earlier, you gain the possibility of negotiating rather than being
overlooked because you did the "double cross".

Remember that an average mandate can go for $2K-$20K so there is
enough money at stake for the company and head-hunter to do some
serious fighting.  I usually find out who the head-hunter is sending
me to real soon, partially because most of those I deal with trust me
and partially because I keep my ear to the ground.  I usually know who
is looking, so I can usually make an accurate short list of guesses.

In summary, remember that there are three very different sets of
vested interests, yours, the head-hunter's, and the company's.  there
is also enough at stake to make a fight worth it for all players
concerned, and, unless you really are a unique and perfect match for
the job, "spoilers" in the of other candidates.

Best of luck, you will need it.
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
From: alinoor@bnr.ca (Ali Noorbhai)
Subject:  testing
Reply-To: alinoor@bnr.ca (Ali Noorbhai)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:42:34 GMT

  Testing
From: norvell@csri.toronto.edu (Theo Norvell)
Newsgroups: sci.research.careers
Subject: British and European C.S. Faculty Jobs.
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:37:02 GMT
Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto

Can someone tell me where faculty jobs in European (particularly British)
Computer Science departments are advertised?  There are very few to be
found in the CACM.  Are there other sources to look at?

Thanks,
Theo Norvell
norvell@cs.toronto.edu

P.S. To save bandwidth, please email me.  I'll forward replies to anyone
else who is interested.
From: prange@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Henry Prange)
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: Re: Oxigenated water breathable?
Date: 27 Jan 93 22:37:59 GMT
Organization: Indiana University

If the partial pressure of O2 is high enough to allow the water to contain
enough dissolved O2 and if the water has the right ionic and osmotic balance,
it works. The problem comes on revovery. Aqueous fluids tend to wash out the
surfactant in the alveoli and air breathing becomes very difficult due to
collapse. There have been many experiments with flourocarbon fluids that have
a higher solubility for O2 than water. 

If you really want the references on this subject, I am sure I can find them.
The original research was done some years ago.

Henry Prange
Physiology Section, Medical Sciences Program
Indiana University School of Medicine
From: gupta@prlhp1.prl.philips.co.uk (Ashok Gupta)
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: How to conduct and evaluate Brainstorming sessions
Date: 27 Jan 93 11:59:36 GMT
Reply-To: gupta@prl.philips.co.uk
Organization: Philips Research Laboratories, Redhill, UK

What's the best way to conduct a brainstorm ?  Leave people free to
think openly or provide some constraints ?  Should teams be multi-
disciplinary ?  Do the most useful ideas come from people who don't 
know too much about technical limitations ?

And how should one rank the many ideas generated ? 

We've done a few sessions and I want to find out what others have 
learned about this whole business.  

- Ashok

PS Anyone know if there's a forum for discussing this - i.e. a mailing
list or newsgroup ?
Newsgroups: sci.research
From: winston@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp (SEAH Winston)
Subject: FTP site for NASA reports
Reply-To: winston@kuamp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Organization: Applied Systems Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN
Distribution: sci
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:38:07 GMT


There was a posting recently about a tech report site at NASA. Could 
someone please repost the information please?

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Winston
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From: anadeem@ampere.sci.research (Ahmed Nadeem)
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: MRI and CT-SCAN Images For Dogs
Date: 27 Jan 93 09:18:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: ampere.ANADEEM.93Jan27021821
Distribution: sci.research
Organization: /home/ampere1/anadeem/.organization

Netters,
      I am currently working on a research project that involves construction 
of realistic, solid or geometric models for dogs.
      Does anyone know where I can get serial section images( MRI, CT-SCAN, 
etc ) for dogs?
                                                       Thanks,
                                                              Ahmed Nadeem
From: rsherme@diamond.nswc.navy.mil (Russel Shermer (R43))
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: addendum to fyi#8
Date: 25 Jan 93 18:02:20 GMT
Organization: NAVSWC DD White Oak Det.


Posted for:
Public Information Division
American Institute of Physics
Contact:  Audrey T. Leath
Phone: (202) 332-9662
Email: fyi@aip.org


NOTE:  The first version of FYI#8 was correct; however, we omitted
to note that the names marked with asterisks are names of new
Members of Congress.

[The rest of the post is identical to fyi# 8 and is not reposted here. ---Russ]
From: kw0426@shire.ac.arknet.edu
Newsgroups: sci.research
Subject: insulin receptor research
Date: 25 Jan 1993 19:34:58 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Hello!
This is:  kw0426@shire.ac.arknet.edu
I am a college student working with my professor on a research project 
involving the study of the down-regulation of the insulin receptor
in red blood cells. I am interested in touching bases with anyone working
on simmilar research.  If you are, or know where I should look to find 
such people, please send me email.
Thanks--
--Ken
Newsgroups: sci.research