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From: david_spitzler@next.com (David Spitzler)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Inexpensive accommodations in Melbourne
Date: 31 Dec 92 18:04:54 GMT
Reply-To: david_spitzler@next.com

I am looking for inexpensive accommodations in Melbourne at the end of  
January.  I want to be close to both Melbourne and the tennis center for  
the Australian Open tennis tourney.

Can anyone make any recommendations?  First and foremost, I'm looking for  
clean and safe.  I am open to shared accomodations (i.e. dormitory-style  
youth hostel) but would prefer a private room with a shared bath, if  
that's feasible given my low budget.

Please respond directly to me, and if anyone needs a summary, I'll be  
happy to repost.

Thanks you.

--
David Spitzler
Manager, Higher Education Marketing
NeXT Computer, Inc.
900 Chesapeake Drive
Redwood City, CA 94063 USA
david_spitzler@next.com
Newsgroups: aus.general,aus.news
From: house@helios.usq.EDU.AU (ron house)
Subject: HELP NEEDED - PLEASE READ
Organization: University of Southern Queensland
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 04:27:54 GMT

We have reason to believe that our outgoing access to the net is being
blocked somewhere.  Would EVERYONE who reads this please be so kind as
to reply, stating the city or town were you are located - just a one-word
reply will be sufficient.  Thanks to everyone who can help!

--

Ron House.                 USQ
(house@helios.usq.edu.au)  Toowoomba, Australia.
Newsgroups: aus.general
From: ianst@qdpii.comp.qdpi.oz.au (Ian Staples)
Subject: Re: Vegetarian Ethics?????????????????
Organization: Queensland Dept Primary Industries.
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 10:13:07 GMT

In article <9300319.8235@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> fraser@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fraser Wilson) writes:

[Stuff deleted]

>Blah blah blah.  Sure, its wrong, but, on the whole, plants produce
>food about 20 times more efficiently than the second-hand food that
>you carnivores eat.
>
[More gone]

It's funny how people don't consider the poor bloody plants - they're
alive too you know, until you boil them or, worse, eat them alive ;-)

I'm sure they don't consider themselves to be producing "food", however
efficiently they may do it.  They are producing little plants.  A vegetarian's
bowl of rice contains 100s of dead plants; my t-bone steak only required
one life to be sacrificed, and many other folk fed from it too!

Humans are simply part of the food chain.  If we are to live, other life
forms must die.

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Newsgroups: aus.general
From: fraser@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fraser Wilson)
Subject: Re: Vegetarian Ethics?????????????????
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 08:33:18 GMT

wlmss@peg.pegasus.oz.au writes:

>comment: There is no disputing a moderate balanced diet is better by far
>         than a diet with excess fat and not enough fibre and nutrients.
>          Moderation, not extremism is the answer.

Vegetarianism is extremism?  I'm afraid that that is, how best to put it,
utter bullshit.

>AND this Whopper:
> 
>)  Nothing died to give me my dinner
> 
>comment:  Wrong!

Blah blah blah.  Sure, its wrong, but, on the whole, plants produce
food about 20 times more efficiently than the second-hand food that
you carnivores eat.

>           When all the factors are
>          considered meat eating may well involve less death and
>          destruction than that required for the extra food vegetarians
>          must eat to stay healthy and rational and insightful.

It's strange, you know, when I go out to dinner and things like that,
I never noticed that I was eating a whole lot more than everyone else.
Whence comes this extra food that I'm apparently consuming?

Fraser.
From: summer@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Mark Summerfield)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Re: Optus v AOTC. The Facts. (was Re: Cream-Skimming)
Date: 21 Dec 92 02:36:33 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

brendan@otc.otca.oz (Brendan Jones) writes:

>The second bit does not really require an answer.  Obviously my attempts to
>illustrate that setting up a second telecommunications carrier against a 
>monopolist incumbent is different to *any* other business case you can think
>of have failed spectacularly.

>If you don't think there is any difference, then nothing I can say is going to
>convince you otherwise.

Precisely.  The reason I added a smiley was because I was being sarcastic.
Nobody would be too eager to get involved in "Supermarket Wars", and I can
see no social or political motivation for doing so (except, possibly to
arrange for a supermarket to sell food at post-GST prices! :-).

If anything, I would *like* to see the government step in to ensure that
supermarket chains couldn't obtain local monopolies for themselves, but then
retail sales is *not* telecommunications, is it?  Thus the issues are
entirely different.

Mark.
          --------------------------------------------------------
              Mark Summerfield,  Photonics Research Laboratory
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Melbourne  
                ACSnet[AARN/Internet]: summer@ee.mu.oz[.au] 
          --------------------------------------------------------
   "This terminal is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone
    to meet its maker. This is a late terminal. It's a stiff. Bereft of
     life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the bench, it
      would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and
            joined the choir invisible. This is an X-Terminal!"
From: pte900@jatz.aarnet.edu.au (Peter Elford)
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: US LInk Down
Date: 21 Dec 1992 05:26:27 GMT
Organization: Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNet)
Reply-To: Peter Elford <P.Elford@aarnet.edu.au>
NNTP-Posting-Host: 139.130.204.4


The link to the US is down, and has been down for about 12 minutes, ie. 
went down at around 16:10 my time (GMT +1100). The US operations people
have reported the fault to the US carrier (WorldCom) and when we know
more will pass it on.

Peter Elford
AARNet

ps. I know this only happened because I mentioned how reliable the US link
was publicly ...
-- 
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Network Co-ordinator                      phone: +61 6 249 3542
Australian Academic Research Network      fax:   +61 6 249 1369
c/o, Computer Services Centre             pager: +61 6 245 3035
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Canberra, AUSTRALIA                             Canberra ACT 2601
From: roseberry@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: AfterChristmas Sale in Sydney ?
Date: 27 Dec 92 22:41:56 EST
Organization: United States Coast Guard


	I just saw what I would call a "filler clip" on the local TV news.
	Not a whole lot of info was provided but the screen showed
	"Sydney, NSW" and the local announcer said that it was an
	"After Christmas sale".  It showed kids running up escalators
	the wrong way and I think the announcer said that several people
	were hurt.

	What was going on ?
        Was it a case of unbelievable bargains ?
	
	I'm still saving up for my trip to Sydney but I want to know
	what department stores to stay away from ! :)

	- Bert Roseberry
	  US Coast Guard
	  roseberry@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil

Newsgroups: aus.general
From: ggr@nareen.acci.COM.AU (Greg Rose)
Subject: Re: Teenage daughters
Organization: Australian Computing and Communications Institute
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:06:48 GMT

In article <2527@eram.esi.COM.AU> dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall) writes:
>In article <chris.724657267@suite.sw.oz.au>,
>    chris@suite.sw.oz.au (Chris Maltby) writes:
>
>| >As for teen-age daughters, I guess I'll find out soon enough.  She's
>| >only nine, but is already calling her friends...
>| 
>| Frightening thought, all things considered. Boyd?
>
>Uh-oh, what have I said now?

If you don't know, I'm not going to tell you. Especially since my
daughters are all less than seven, and haven't spoken to Boyd
recently.

--
Greg Rose                 Australian Computing and Communications Institute
ggr@acci.com.au                                              +61 18 174 842
`Use of the standard phrase "HIJACKED" may be inadvisable' -- CAA
From: nxh109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au (Nicholas Hauser)
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles
Subject: Yamaha WR200 (Canberra or Sydney)
Date: 21 Dec 1992 06:50:21 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: world
Reply-To: nxh109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au (Nicholas Hauser)
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.15.51



Hi guys
One beautiful WR200, just over 1 year old.
Immaculate condition, with little use.
Acerbis plastic
New tyres.
Best dirt bike I've ever had.
Selling due to lack of use.
Offers around $3500.

Nick Hauser.

Ph work (06) 249 0037
email  nxh109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.acs
From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
Subject: Regional HQ & Telecomms Hubs report available
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 07:32:18 GMT

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS HUBS:
AUSTRALIA AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 

A report by John Langdale for the Service Industries Research Program.  

The Hon Stephen Martin MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Trade, launched this report on 23 November 1992. He
called for more positive steps to attract Regional Headquarters to
Australia and suggested that a 'one-stop shop' approach may be the best
option. Hubs and headquarters bring quality jobs and opportunities for
Australian firms to meet the needs of the transnational headquarters.

In his report, Langdale suggests that Australia's greatest asset in
attracting headquarters and hubs is the high level of skills and
experience available in our service industries. In particular, Australia
has strong technical skills in telecommunications and other information
technology industries. We also have specialist expertise in business
services such as advertising, international business law, media and
consulting. Many of these skills are in short supply at an international
level and Australian wage rates for skilled personnel are comparatively
low. We should publicise our rich resource of skills.

However, Australia is at a disadvantage in being geographically peripheral
to the region. We should not attempt to compete with Singapore, but focus
on the strengths which can give us a competitive advantage.

This report is one of a series produced by the Service Industries Research
Program which is jointly sponsored by the Australian Coalition of Service
Industries (ACSI) and the Department of Industry, Technology and Commerce
(DITAC). Further information can be obtained from Chris Paterson, DITAC
(06) 276 1932 or Judith King, ACSI (03) 663 2996.


Posted on behalf of DITAC by: Tom Worthington, Chairman, THE CANBERRA
BRANCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED

An electronic copy of the report is available by e-mail. Send a request
to: tomw@adfa.oz.au

Newsgroups: aus.acs,aus.general
From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
Subject: 1994 AUSTRALIA PRIZE TOPIC ANNOUNCED
Keywords: win $250,000 science sustainable management
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 03:14:36 GMT

The 1994 Australia Prize will be awarded in the field of Sustainable Land
Management, the Minister for Science and Technology, Ross Free announced
today.

Among the topics that this field embraces are hydrology, water quality,
pest control, farm size, soils, climate prediction, sustainable
agricultural projects and total catchment management.

"The selection of the field of sustainable land management places the 1994
Prize in an area of international significance," Mr Free said.

"The management of land resources is a matter of vital concern to all
people. Careful and innovative husbandry of these resources is needed to
preserve their productivity as well as the environment. Science and
technology can play an important role in the development and application
of successful management practices."

The Australia Prize is an international award for an outstanding specific
achievement in a selected area of science and technology promoting human
welfare. The Prize, which was first awarded in 1990, is worth $250 000.

The outcome of the 1993 Australia Prize, in sensory perception, will be
announced in early 1993.

Contact: Phillip Tardif, Minister's Office, (06)277 7280 (w)
Peter Wilson - DITAC (06) 276 1780

HON. ROSS FREE, MP
MINISTER FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
18 DECEMBER 1992        CANBERRA NR493  199/92


Posted by: Tom Worthington, Chairman, THE CANBERRA BRANCH OF THE
AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INC, e-mail: tomw@adafa.oz.au

Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: johnd@cortex.physiol.su.oz.au (John Dodson)
Subject: Nickname.
Organization: Department of Physiology, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 02:21:45 GMT


An elderly man was sitting at the Quayside staring into the water and
looking very dejected, when his life long friend came along & asked him...

	John why are you looking so sad, what is the problem ?

He replied,

	Well look at all the boats out there in the harbour, I was responsible
	for designing & building almost all those boats, and do the people
	call me "John the boat builder" ? NO! they don't !

	... and look at that hotel over there, I was responsible for designing
	& building it, and do the people call me "John the hotel builder" ?
	NO! they don't !

	... and look at all the houses over there, I was responsible for
	designing & building them all, and do the people call me "John the
	house builder" ? NO! they don't !

	... but I F**K _one_ goat and...


johnd@physiol.su.oz.au
From: u6104701@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: lack of jokes
Date: 2 Jan 93 15:10:25 +1100
Organization: The University of Melbourne

where are all the jokers?

gone home for christmas/new year?

it is a pretty sad state when one read aus.jokes to find nothing but a TCWF!!!

Ob joke
What is green and covered in coconut?


Flemmington




eh you did not like it well fuck you



Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: Gareth Swarbrick <gareth@civeng.unsw.edu.au>
Subject: Frog Joke
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A76DCC4CF301A440@rageth.civeng.unsw.edu.au>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 4 Jan 93 11:13:16 GMT
Organization: University of New South Wales
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d16
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 00:13:54 GMT

A little kid comes up to his Grandfather and says:

Kid:     "Grandad, can you make a noise like a frog?"
Grandad: "Why yes, I can make a noise like a frog"

To which the boy replies

Kid:     "Great!, cos Mum said when you croak we can all go to
Disneyland!"
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From: John.Fahey@f354.n633.z3.fidonet.org (John Fahey)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Aussie Jokes
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:15:00

Hope you enjoy this one as much as I did although it is funnier when
spoken.

There was an alsation and a poodle in the waiting room at the local
vet.
The alsation said to the poodle "What are you here for."  The poodle
replies-
 "You wouldn't believe it. I have been the most faithful pet to
my family for 5 years. I bring in the paper each morning, let the kids
play with me and never bite or growl. Yesterday morning I go to my bowl
to eat, I like Pal but because of the recession I got Trusty. Well I eat
it but it upset my stomach and gave me pains. I was then playing with
the kids when my master called me. I ran into the house, and saw
that they have just got a new couch.  I jump on the couch and just then
the my stomach heaves and I shit all over the new couch.  So I'm in here
to get put down."
 Then the poodle asks the alsation "What are you here for."
The alsation replies-
 "You wouldn't believe. I have been the most faithful pet to my divorcee
 mistress for 5 years. I have guarded  and protected her with my life.
 Yesterday I was in the lounge having a rest when I saw my mistress go
 into the bathroom to have a bath. I could see her through the doorway
 as she took off her clothes. Well the sight of her made me get very
 horny. Then she bent over to put the plug in the bath and I'm afraid
 that I completely lost my head and jumped on her."
 At this point the poodle interrupted and said "So you are here to be
 put down also".
 "No" said the alsation, "I'm here to have my nails clipped!"


 * Origin: Pat's Place.....Who glued the cup to the table? (3:633/354)
From: Nick.Varvaris@f354.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Nick Varvaris)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Greeks
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:37:00

Question: 
What do you call a Greek with a tampon up his nose ???

Answer:

Abzorba Da Leek !!!!!


 * Origin: Pat's Place.....Who glued the cup to the table? (3:633/354)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes,rec.humor
From: vasudeva@swanee.ee.uwa.oz.au (Barath Vasudevan)
Subject: Rbit Ribit Croak croak...
Summary: Bulldust
Keywords: Grandad
Organization: Elec Eng, Univ of Western Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: 23 Dec 92 01:49:33 GMT


A six year old boy rings his grandad up and says,

"Grandad, Can you make a noise like a frog ?"

The grandad says " Sure 'son I can do that",  and goes ahead to
make an excellent impersonation of a real life frog.

The Grandad then says "Now that I've done it 'son, why did you
want me to do it ? ".

To this the kid replies,

"Oh, mum said that when you croak we can all go to Disneyland!"

______________________________________________________________________

G'day to Big Bryan Scott if you're reading mate! ( .uwa.edu.au)

	       ^  ^
             < @  . >
		<
               \__/


 e-mail:  vasudeva@swanee.uwa.oz.au
	  barathv@tartarus.uwa.edu.au

______________________________________________________________________
From: chester@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Craig Abbott)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: YA blonde joke
Date: 23 Dec 1992 03:45:15 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus.uwa.edu.au

Yet Another...


Why do most men prefer blondes?


	Because they know that small things amuse small minds.



-----> Chester  (aka Craig Abbott)  chester@tartarus.uwa.edu.au <-----

"It's all in the reflexes."  -  Jack Burton.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: boek@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Christopher Boek)
Subject: On the *: ) topic...
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 05:56:15 GMT

phs472t@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:

>-- 
>-------------------------------
>  Andy Wildes                 | 	     Member of the   
>Department of Physics         |   'Ban The Stupid Little Sideways Faces'
>Monash University             |		           club
>Clayton, Vic                  |	
>-------------------------------

					^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bah Humbug. *:) *:) =8> *:) *:) *:) *:)

Chris.

--
|  ||| |||  |  ||| ||| |||  |  ||Christopher Boek - boek@mullian.ee.mu.oz.au
|  ||| |||  |  ||| ||| |||  |  ||  Dept Elec Eng Univ of Melbourne Australia
|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | /  "Anybody remotely interesting is mad in
|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|___| \_/\_/\_/\_/\__/(:*-  some way or another"
From: Dean.Heather@f301.n670.z3.fidonet.org (Dean Heather)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Life
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 09:48:00

TO: nunn@it.ntu.edu.au
* In a message originally to All, nunn@it.ntu.edu.au said:
 nn > > lingers in the memories of others.
 nn > >
 nn >   Somebody said once that "life is gods idea of a sick
 nn > joke", hhhmmm ...who said that

or more like.....life is like a pubic hare on a public toilet seat...it's
 easily pissed off !....or getting married is like finding a public toilet
seat
 still warm...it feels great but you can't help wondering who was there before
you.

actually it's more of a fact than a joke eh ?  < grin >

cheers

 * Origin: Tassie DataBank, 4 Lines, D'bridge Tasmania, 6.5 Gigs  (3:670/301)

Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d,rec.humor.d,rec.humor
From: brom@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (David Bromage)
Subject: Re: 12 days of Xmas
Organization: Monash University General Access Unix
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 00:25:08 GMT

Penelope Keith did a version called "Yet Another Partridge in a Pear Tree".
From: summer@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Mark Summerfield)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Christmas is a pagan festival!
Date: 21 Dec 92 02:41:33 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

awesley@neumann.une.edu.au (Anthony Wesley) writes:

>I've always been bemused by people who feel COMPELLED to MAKE THEIR POINT
>by using CAPITAL LETTERS all the way thru their POSTING. Apart from giving
>me a headache, the effect is quite annoying. So what do you call such people?

Sorry to annoy you, but the capitals are not mine, they represent sections
of the original advertisement which were either bold or capitalised originally.

>Why, CAPITALISTS, of course!

Nice punchline, though! :-)

Mark.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
From: fraser@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fraser Wilson)
Subject: Re: BALD
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 04:23:00 GMT

bla@ausom.oz.au (Bill Agius) writes:

>I have read that bald spots are merely solar panels for sex machines!

I have a coffee cup which reads "It's not a bald spot, It's a solar
panel for a sex machine!"

My favourite though is:

	God is gracious, God is fair,
	Some men he gave brains, the others, hair.

Fraser.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
From: smac@iconix.oz.au (Stuart McCormack)
Subject: Re: BALD
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:57:49 GMT

In <9235815.4517@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> fraser@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fraser Wilson) writes:

>bla@ausom.oz.au (Bill Agius) writes:

>>I have read that bald spots are merely solar panels for sex machines!

>I have a coffee cup which reads "It's not a bald spot, It's a solar
>panel for a sex machine!"

These days the use of the word "bald" is discouraged.  The affliction
is now refered to as "solar challenged".

Xref: sparky aus.jokes.d:260 rec.humor.d:2828 rec.humor:36896
From: bsmith@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Brian Smith)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d,rec.humor.d,rec.humor
Subject: Re: 12 Days of Xmas
Date: 21 Dec 92 04:42:18 GMT
Organization: Monash University, Caulfield Campus

bml@netcom.com (Brian Leibowitz) writes:

>The Twelve days recording is by Frank Kelly.  The album is "Comedy Countdown"
>and the song is called "Christmas Countdown"  It was also a single.
>(That cut is great, but the rest of the album is pretty weak)

>The problem is that it was on Lunar Records, 5/6 Lombard Street, Dublin 2.

>I don't think it has been reissued.

Fear NOT !  For just yesterday I saw that album on CD for ten bucks out the
front of Allans.  If it's out in Melbourne, the rest of the country should 
surely have it.
-- 
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bsmith@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au        | "Dwayne Dibbley ?!" - Cat. RD V Ep 6
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