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From: tcm@roma16.austin.ibm.com (Tom McDonald)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: (Austin *ONLY*) THX - Certified Theatre List - June 1, 1992
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:50:25 GMT
Organization: IBM, Austin

In article <john.717665927@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu> john@csrnxt1.ae.utexas.edu (John R. Schutz) writes:
|
|What I'd like to know is:  Do any of these theaters really turn that
|volume knob up to where it was when THX was first introduced?  I mean,
|when it first came out, and they did the "The Audience is Listening"
|bit at the beginning, the seats would rattle.  These days, no theater
|that I have been to does this any more...any hints?
|--
|John R. Schutz - 3009 Hatley Dr. - Austin, TX  78746 - (512)328-0587

My guess is it depends on the film.  When I saw Terminator 2, the Great Hills
8 theater had the volume up so loud, most of the audience covered their ears!

Tom McDonald
tcm@austin.ibm.com
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Newsgroups: austin.general
From: Frank Sayre <sayre@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu>
Subject: Re: HS Band Recommendations
Organization: Vanderbilt University Computer Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 15:47:25 GMT

>
>
>In article <lbqpi5INN5oh@ai.cs.utexas.edu>, tyen@cs.utexas.edu (Anthony
Yen) writes:
>|>> 
>|>> I have a friend who is thinking of moving down here with his
daughter,
>|>> and he's looking to settle near a high school with a good band
>|>> program.  Does anyone have any recommendations?
>
>With all due respect to your friend, aren't there a few things a bit more
>important in a high-school curriculum than "a good band program"?  You
>know: math, literature, computers, biology, history, things like that? 
Or
>have they quit teaching that kind of stuff?
>
>
And you're just the person the we need to explain it to us, eh Chris?

You are arguing ex silentio (i.e. fallaciously) that a failure to mention
a broad curriculum indicates a disregard for same. But there are other
plausible reasons, starting with Mr. Yen's apparent desire to find an
answer to his friend's specific question. Chris, a little brush up on
logic 
might save further embarassment.

BTW, I choose to post these comments to suggest to outside
readers of austin.general that Austinites (present or former) are not 
all captious hot shots looking for the nearest target.

Anthony, I'd recommend that you or your friend call the University 
Interscholastic League in Austin and ask which high school won last 
year's band competitions; also call Austin High and Johnston High 
(perhaps also Westlake and McCallum) and request the names of the 
band directors and address the question directly to them.

Good luck to your friend.

================================================================
Frank C. Sayre
sayre@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
Newsgroups: austin.general,alt.food.cooking
From: ruby@raid.dell.com (Ruby Pan-Ratzlaff)
Subject: Health Craft cookware
Reply-To: ruby@raid.dell.com (Ruby Pan-Ratzlaff)
Organization: Dell Computer Co
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:33:07 GMT

Hi, I just went to a home show this weekend and saw a demonstration
of the Health Craft cookware.  It sounded really good and impressive,
but I'm always wary of companies that will only sell you stuff at 
shows.  Anyways, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with
this line of cookware - good or bad?  I would really appreciate any
input.

It's a pretty major investment, so I'd like to know any history before
I commit $'s to it.

Please send replies to my mail box, as I have little time to read the
news these days.  I will post the results if other people would like
the info also.

Thanks a bunch.

Ruby
-- 
-- 
the electron surfer				Ruby Pan-Ratzlaff
Dell Computer Corp				9505 Arboretum Blvd
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: randy@uutopia.dell.com (Randy Price)
Subject: Re: HS Band Recommendations
Organization: Dell Computer Corporation
Distribution: austin
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 19:51:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep29.153603.15311@watson.ibm.com>, johniac@johniac.austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti) writes:
|> In article <1992Sep28.152701.25345@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>, moller@austin.ibm.com (Chris Moller) writes:
|> |> With all due respect to your friend, aren't there a few things a bit more
|> |> important in a high-school curriculum than "a good band program"?  You
|> |> know: math, literature, computers, biology, history, things like that?  Or
|> |> have they quit teaching that kind of stuff?
|> 
|> If she wants to be a professional musician, then a good band program
|> might be the most important consideration.  Do be so parochial.
|> 
|> -- 
|> John Iacoletti       IBM AWD Austin       Internet: johniac@austin.ibm.com
|>         My opinions do not reflect the views of the IBM Corporation
|> "It takes a big man to cry.  And it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
|>                                                               -- Jack Handey
I missed the original post, and far be it from me to actually directly answer a question,
but here goes:

In the Austin area, I know Georgetown and Leander both have consistently highly
rated band program.  My children are both in the Leander band, and are better 
people because of it (discipline, self-confidence).  Leander is also rated among the
better school system academically.  The Leander band is also a very entertaining 
group.  They do not sound like a "high-school band."  The honors portion of the band
participated in a concert with Frederick Fennel in Chicago this summer.  All in all
a class outfit.  Dennis Hopkins is the director and is a class act.

Randy
-- 
Randy Price                      randy@uutopia.dell.com
The opinions are my own, not my employers, cognito.
"Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have
removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God"
From: root@ksneal.austin.ibm.com (SuperUser/65536)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: I can't believe my nose.   Fireplaces in Austin
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:42:24 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM, Austin

>>Steve Benz writes 

>>Oh sure, here comes Mr. Nanook explaining to us just what constitutes
>>cold...  66 Degrees isn't cold?  Fuggin' arctic conditions if you ask me.
>>Some of us moved to Austin for a reason, not just 'cause the other
>>eskimos didn't like us anymore or 'cause we took a wrong turn at Saskatoon.
                                                                   *********

Saskatoon, Hey, Steve, Your geographical knowledge of Saskatchewan and the 
Great White North seem to be pretty good! By chance, are you like myself, 
A Canadian weathering out the recession in Austin? Or are you someone 
from the American north with a good knowledge of Canada?
Lord only knows, that few people down here have heard of Ottawa, let alone
Saksatoon!

Regards, Steve
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: johniac@johniac.austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Subject: Re: HS Band Recommendations
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 15:36:03 GMT
Distribution: austin
Reply-To: johniac@austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Organization: IBM Advanced Workstation Division, Austin, TX

In article <1992Sep28.152701.25345@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>, moller@austin.ibm.com (Chris Moller) writes:
|> With all due respect to your friend, aren't there a few things a bit more
|> important in a high-school curriculum than "a good band program"?  You
|> know: math, literature, computers, biology, history, things like that?  Or
|> have they quit teaching that kind of stuff?

If she wants to be a professional musician, then a good band program
might be the most important consideration.  Do be so parochial.

-- 
John Iacoletti       IBM AWD Austin       Internet: johniac@austin.ibm.com
        My opinions do not reflect the views of the IBM Corporation
"It takes a big man to cry.  And it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
                                                              -- Jack Handey
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From: dhs@cs.utexas.edu (Douglas H. Steves)
Newsgroups: austin.general,tx.general
Subject: Re: dude ranches
Date: 4 Oct 1992 14:47:16 -0500
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
Distribution: austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: manx.cs.utexas.edu
Keywords: central texas, year-round

>In article <1992Sep28.145432.2315@mcc.com> rsb@mcc.com (Richard S. Brice) writes:
>Hey Dudes
>A friend is looking for a family oriented dude ranch in central Texas
>during the Christmas season.  It should include a little bit of
>"roughing it", but mostly organized activities, e.g. horse back riding,
>campfire cookouts, hay rides, fishing, maybe an overnight campout, but
>mostly indoor accomodations.

The current issue of the Texas Union Informal Classes brochure includes
a "Hill Country Guest Ranch Vacation"; the course description is:
~
  Whoever says that you can't have it all has never  seen the Flying L 
  Guest Ranch! Encompassing 542 acres set deep in the beautiful hill
  country, this remarkable vacation hideaway lets guests be free to 
  do everything or nothing at all. There are horseback rides, creekside
  cookouts, an 18-hole golf course, outdoor pool, hot tub, lighted
  tennis courts and children's activities to keep you smiling.

It goes on about "azure skies" and "beckoning hills", but I'm sure
you get the idea. The Flying L is outside of Bandera (2 hours from
Austin). The "informal class" is November 20-22. 
I don't have a number for the Flying L, but it's probably listed in
the Bandera phone book. (The Informal Classes brochure is included
in this week's edition of the Austin Chronicle.)

Doug

Newsgroups: austin.general
From: johniac@johniac.austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Subject: Re: Science Fiction Channel on Austin CableVision
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 92 20:47:57 GMT
Distribution: austin
Reply-To: johniac@austin.ibm.com (John Iacoletti)
Organization: IBM Advanced Workstation Division, Austin, TX

In article <1anp5lINNbpt@cs.utexas.edu>, osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn) writes:
|> In article <1992Oct2.143544.13114@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> larry@austin.ibm.com writes:
|> >FYI, when I called the number, the rep said "they are taking
|> >names and phone numbers of interested customers" to to turn
|> >over the programming department.  She also gave me the spiel
|> >about not having any channels available for it.
|> 
|> This is such a BS excuse.

I heard somewhere that to increase the number of channels you also
have to add more amplifiers to the cable strung out all over the city.
I'd be interested if someone who knows how cable TV works would
comment on this.

|> 2.  The concept that they can't toss the E channel
|>     (aka the 24-hour entertainment "news" channel) is absurd.
|> 
|> 3.  They could lose the weather radar channel.
|> 
|> 4.  ...or one of the shopping channels (which probably pay ACVision
|>     to be carried).
|> 
|> 5.  ...or the "Sneak Preview" channel.
|> 
|> 6.  ...or "Court TV"

The problem with any of these is that no matter what you get rid of,
it's going to piss off SOMEBODY (I like Court TV :-)

-- 
John Iacoletti       IBM AWS Austin       Internet: johniac@austin.ibm.com
        My opinions do not reflect the views of the IBM Corporation
"It takes a big man to cry.  And it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
                                                              -- Jack Handey
From: alexpace@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Alex L. Pace)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: CNG vs Propane as an alternate feul ?
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:49:38 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin


I was in east texas *cringe* this past week when I talked to a fellow that
works converting vehicles to run on propane.  A relitively new state law
requires state agencies with "fleets" to convert new vehicles at such a
rate such that a certain percent of the fleet run on alternative feul
sources.  From what he told me, propane is a much more economical solution
to the problem than CNG for the following reasons.
	1.  Better feul economy per unit volume (up to 3 times better)
	2.  A CNG station costs as much as a million bucks to build
	    while, at least in east texas, every small town already
	    has a propane service.
	3.  No big price difference between propane and CNG.
	4.  No real loss of power, at least  not in the school busses
	    he was working on the day I talked to him.

Ok, I dont know that all of these things are perfectly accurate because it
was coming from someone involved with propane but I know he knows better
than I do because of firsthand experience etc...

Also he seemed concerned that some people had come to him in hopes of
getting him to do a CNG job on their car because they were somehow led to
believe that this would enable them to fill up at home.  He said that it
would take 8 hours to fill the size tanks he installs at residential flow
rates and that a VERY EXPENSIVE compressor was required because the
pressure in residential lines is not nearly enuf to inflate the tanks.  He
also was concerned that people would want to fill their cars overnight if
it took 8 hours and might not notice a small leak until they go out at 7am
and flick on the garage light and *BOOM*  He said he also told people not
to fill their propane tanks at home.  In east texas, many families have
huge tanks of propane in their back yard and every 3 weeks or so a large
truck pulls up to their house and refills the tank.  You can have your car
refilled at this time or merely go to the propane company to have it done.
He said the typical tank he installed on pickup trucks for TDC allow the
vehicle to go 1500 miles between fillups.

I am not a propane pundit, merely relaying some interesting informantion.

Alex
From: frank@ut-emx.uucp (Frank Abernathy)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: PACE surface mount de/soldering DEMO
Date: 6 Oct 92 21:00:43 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas


                          Demonstration of
                    PACE Desoldering and Soldering
                           Equipment for
                      Surface Mount Components

On 20 October 1992, Tech Labs Systems of Houston will be presenting 
a demo of the PACE Surface Mount Soldering/Desoldering stations.

The equipment demonstrated will probably be the PETS 1000 system.

If you have any interest in desoldering equipment for surface mount
components in electronics sub-assemblies, you are welcome to attend.

The demonstration will be on the 20th of October between 0900-1200(max).

The location is the Computation Center room 8.

If you have questions, contact Frank Abernathy at 471-3216.

Newsgroups: austin.general
From: lewis@wixer.cactus.org (Lewis)
Subject: Re: Leander vs. Round Rock schools
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 92 00:09:56 GMT


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In article <1992Sep25.152356.26850@wixer.cactus.org> purp@wixer.cactus.org (Jim


 Meyer) writes:
>In article <1992Sep23.220851.20054@watson.ibm.com> johniac@austin.ibm.com (Joh


n Iacoletti) writes:
>>I'm sure this subject has come up before, but I'd like to hear some
>>opinions on which school district is better:  Leander or Round Rock?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>
>Leander. Definitely.
>
>Oh, you want a reason?
>
>--Jim, with friends who are Teachers in LISD.
>--
>+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
>|  Julien Finaudere' du Main Pourpre         |  Jim Meyer DoD#680      |
>|  Collegium Turris Animarum, Bryn Gwylad    |  purp@wixer.cactus.org  |
>+--------------------------------------------+-------------------------+


Well, I have to disagree with you Jim, I'm student teaching in Round Rock at
this time, and I find the school to be wonderful, the teachers are
knowledgeable and care. What more would you want?  Of course, I am not saying
anything bad about Leander, just that RR is a good district.

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From: bluberry@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Sonya Trevino)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: OU tickets
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:30:29 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I have two tickets for the Texas-OU football game next week in Dallas for
sale.

These are the best seats you can ask for...50-yard-line, 29th row.
I am asking for reasonable offers for these seats.  Keep in mind that the
game is sold out.

E-mail me with your offer or better yet, call  Sonya@467-9162.

The first one with the best offer wins!

-- 
               
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Sonya Trevino			"The only difference between
bluberry@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu	us and the animals is our
The University of Texas 	ability to accessorize."--
					Steel Magnolias
From: lehr@austin.ibm.com
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: orthopedic pediatrician
Keywords: orthopedic pediatrician leg braces
Date: 25 Sep 92 19:53:24 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: IBM Austin
Originator: lehr@jan.austin.ibm.com


Hi,

Forgive if this appears twice.

It has been recommended that a toddler (20 months) wear
leg braces to correct improper bone growth.   I have
two questions regarding this:

1) I'd like a second opinion.  If you know of an orthopedic
pediatrician in the Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio area
whom you would recommend, I would appreciate your message.

2) I am interested in hearing experiences one may have had with
young children who have had to wear leg/body braces.  Any form
of experience you feel comfortable relating would be appreciated
(including any arm chair psychological interpretions).  

Regards,

Ted Lehr

-- 
Ted Lehr                         "...my thoughts, opinions and questions..."
Advanced Workstations Division, IBM
Austin, TX  78758
phone: 512 - 838 - 8039
From: steveb@tivoli.UUCP (Steve Benz)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: I can't believe my nose.   Fireplaces in Austin
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:10:15 GMT
Reply-To: steveb@tivoli.UUCP (Steve Benz)
Distribution: austin
Organization: Tivoli Systems Inc., Austin, TX

In article <1992Sep29.154224.14867@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> root@ksneal.austin.ibm.com (SuperUser/65536) writes:
>Saskatoon, Hey, Steve, Your geographical knowledge of Saskatchewan and the 
>Great White North seem to be pretty good!

Absolutely.  Having grown up in Alabama, I have to keep careful track
of all those places where the names are sillier than those found in my
home state.  Otherwise I might be short a comeback if somebody should
start making desparaging remarks about being brought up in a state with
towns named Lochapoka...

Texas, it seems, is rather sparsely populated with silly town names...
Especially so if you discount the Texas parts of the ArkLaTex on the
principal that it's not quite desolate enough to really count as Texas
and, in general, is one big place with a silly name and hence should only
be counted as one.

					- Steve
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: cmao767@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu (Max Leong)
Subject: Car for sale
Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC
Distribution: austin
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 22:51:46 GMT

'82 toyota cressida

84K+, auto 

power window, power steering, power ....

asking $2,750.00 obo

email cmao767@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu or call 389-1646 if interested....
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: wizard@wixer.cactus.org (John P Onorato)
Subject: sneakers spoilers article
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Distribution: austin
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 02:58:47 GMT




Who was it that recenytly -- oh, about a week or two ago -- posted that 
rot13'd article about the movie Sneakers?  Apparently it had all kinds
of spoilers in it.  Now that I've seen the movie, though, I would appreciate
er, appreciate it if the poster or anyone who saved it/has access to it 
could forward me a copy.  Thanks.



wizard

-- 
John P Onorato             |   "Softness without strength is weakness.
wizard@wixer.cactus.org    |    Strength without softness is meanness."
cactus.org!wixer!wizard    |             -- Mahatma Gandhi
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: kurt@cs.tamu.edu (Kurt Freiberger)
Subject: Re: (Austin *ONLY*) THX - Certified Theatre List - June 1, 1992
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Texas A&M University
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 14:49:13 GMT

Thanks, guys - rub our noses in it!!!!  In the Grand Metropolis of Houston
and surrounding environs, there are exactly 2 - count them - 2 theatres
with THX.  The Cineplex Odious Spectrum has 2, whilst some other CO
complex in Dickinson fer Gawd's sake!! has (I believe) 2.  And they are
STINGY with the dB's.....

And, of course, here in Malfunction Junction, we ain't got any.  There just
ain't no justice...
-- 
Kurt Freiberger, wb5bbw	  kurt@cs.tamu.edu   409/847-8607  fax:409/847-8578
Dept. of Computer Science, Texas A&M University      DoD #264: BMW R80/7 pilot
"We preserve our freedom using three boxes: ballot, jury, and cartridge."
      *** Not an official document of Texas A&M University ***
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From: windy@pencom.com (Windflower Gilbert)
Newsgroups: austin.general,austin.important
Subject: REGISTER TO VOTE!!!
Date: 29 Sep 92 19:23:45 GMT
Reply-To: windy@pencom.com
Organization: Pencom Software

The deadline to register for the November election is this weekend. Be  
sure to register and to vote.

--
Windflower Gilbert
Pencom Software
Austin, Texas
From: rodder@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jon D. Rodder)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: natural gas cars
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:56:56 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <1992Sep28.161754.26534@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> don@dlong.austin.ibm.com writes:
>Anyone had experiences with natural gas powered vechicles ?  My '82 Toyota
>died this weeked and I'm trying to decide whether to put a new engine in it
>or buy a new car and have it converted.
>Donald Long                       email:    donlong@austin.ibm.com

I've been involved in two student design competitions for natural
gas vehicles (NGV's).  The first question I have is why do you want
to convert to natural gas?  It takes quite a few miles for you to
break even on the cost of version, and a modern fuel-injected gasoline
vehicle has equal or lower emission (HC and CO depend on how well
the conversion is done, NOx is through the roof natural gas unless
you come up with your own strategy for reducing combustion temp and
somehow get ahold of NOx reducing catalysts that are compatible with
methane).  Also, if you have a "clasic" conversion done, where the
vehicle can run on CNG or gasoline, you will loose 10-20% power and
economy....  a dedicated natural gas engine should have a compression
ratio in the range of 14:1 (either mechanical or mechanical plus
boost effective c/r).
 
 Also, conversion wise it doesn't really matter that much whether
the car is brand new or 50 years old.  Newer cars a generally more
expensive to convert becuase they have less room to work with
and require a bit more eletrical work (and possibly some additional
electronics).  Either way, the actual natural gas equipment will
be very similar, very simple, and IMHO rather crude (unless you are
prepared to spend $$$$ for a gaseous fuel injection system).

The best reason I can think of for converting to natural gas is
that most of it comes from right here in Texas, and you'll be
supporting our local economy instead of sending more dollars over
to the middle east.




-- 
Jon D. Rodder
rodder@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

67 Camaro RS - 350/4spd
79 Rx-7 - 12A/Holley 4bbl
89 Jeep Wrangler - 258/PIECE OF JUNK!