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From: disc@quads.uchicago.edu (Little Fluffy Cloud)
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Subject: Re: Apocalypse II
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:53:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: midway.1992Apr8.195329.26934
Reply-To: disc@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Something fatal.

Aww, man...quoting the Circa '92 flier.  Hehehe...hopefully the shirts will
be good.  Anarchic is a great label and Nick's supposed to be a really good
guy.  You'll probably see the Chicago version, which say "I've tripped and I
can't get down" on the front...those'll be cool, too.  

Clobber will be doing great shirts for the Apocalypse show.  If it's less than
$20, could one of you guys pick one up for me and send it to me?  I'll pay you
COD or whatever.  Maybe I can scam one off of the Clobber guys...they're doing
our flier =)...probably not.  They'll go quick.

I've heard mixed things about Apocalypse.  The first thing is that it's going 
to be major crazy.  The second thing (which, incidentally, I herd from an
LA promoter to remain anonymous who is involved with Apocalypse) is that
"hey, man...it's at Castaic.  It'll be just like the lat time.  I mean, how
much do you think we can do with the space?"  I dunno, I'd like to be there.
Sounds good enuf to me.  If it rains you're fair and squarely fucked.  If
you don't like the hour and a half drive each way then you're pretty fucked,
too.  If you want to sneak in, however, heh, heh...it'll be easy as hell on a 
35 acre space...

=Jerry Dischler=|Little Fluffy Cloud|=disc@quads.uchicago.edu=
From: damian@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Impossible Crushing Force)
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Subject: Re: ALTERN8 T-shirts on sale now!!
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:06:17 GMT
Organization: Diesel-Powered Sun Core

Unfortunately, I just sold out of the shirts (they went quick!).
The designs are printed on "Fruit-o-the-Loom" t-shirts.  Most of my
concert tees (Consolidated, Meat-Beat, etc.) are all on FOTL shirts.
Heavy shirts that stand up to many many washes.  
Anyway, if anyone out there has a good idea for t-shirt designs, I'll
get a list of people interested in buying them (if made), and maybe I'll
create up a design and make some.  Suggestions?  Anyway, keep me informed.
The t-shirts are professional quality.  Rave on.

Damian
damian@unix.cis.pitt.edu
From: gary@ayou34.enet.dec.com
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Subject: N-Joi
Date: 14 Apr 92 11:17:24 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ayou34.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


	I'll be seeing N-Joi this Saturday here in Scotland,  I'll let you know what
	their like, personally I don't think they'll be very good. Just for the sake of it
	here's who else is playing

	DJ's - Boney, John Mancini, Kevin Saunderson, Colin Patterson, Mike Pickering

	Live - N-Joi, M-People, Hooligan-X


	Gary

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Organization: Freshman, Drama, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 22:38:43 -0400 
From: Sally Kristiina Monk <sm7a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: CARMENA BURANA



Who does the fabulous techno tune with the Carmena Burana sampled in the
background?  For those of you that dont know what that is it is an
amazingly ambient chorale piece (used as adrenalyne-pumping music in a
lot of movies.)

San Francisco said goodbye to one of their best raves last Saturday
night, THE GATHERING.  God bless those that Gathered....RAVE ON.

SALLY EQ
From: f1sami@uta.fi (Samu Mielonen)
Newsgroups: alt.rave
Subject: RECORD DEALERS WANTED.... (please read on)
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:50:59 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: University of Tampere, Finland

I am looking for record dealers in US, UK, Italy and Belgium operating on 
the wholesale market. Dealers should specialise in dance music in general
and have reasonable minimum order amounts.

The reason I am asking this is that I should find a dance record dealer for
my friend who runs a small record shop. So if you know of any good sources,
please e-mail me.

Samu Z. Mielonen

--
"It is time to move on, 'cos it's time to improve on."
f1sami@uta.fi  from Vortex - the centre of all energy.

 
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: peanuts@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Subject: Correction 
Organization: University of North Texas
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 08:35:06 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.012315.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, peanuts@vaxb.acs.unt.edu writes:
> In article <1992Mar31.024057.23603@tandem.com>, kenr@orleans.storage.tandem.com (Ken Rose) writes:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> This is a bit different from the requests and discussions in the group
>> lately, but I figured, hey, this is for self-improvement and this is
>> an area I'd like to improve.
>> 
>> I don`t have much of an innate sense of matching clothes; shirts, 
>> pants, various styles, etc.  So I`m wondering if anyone can suggest
>> a book or other resource (like a video) that would have guidelines
>> to help a man in matching clothes.  I`ve seen a book called
>> "Dress for Success" but I`m looking for help with more casual dress.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>>   Ken
>> 
> 
> Try getting a copy of J.C. Crew catalog. They usually send it through the mail.
> I find that J.C. Crew clothes are reasonably priced. You can also try Ralph
> Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Colours or Boston Traders catalogs (all casual). Try
> finding these catalogs at your local Dillard or equivalent stores. I must agree 
> that Ralph Lauren is a little steep in price. I usually get them when on sale
> only :-).
Catalogs are usually free.
 
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: mccracke@sjuphil.uucp (Tim McCracken)
Subject: Re: Books on coordinating clothes?
Organization: Saint Joseph's University
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 16:54:29 GMT

In article <1992Apr5.012315.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu> peanuts@vaxb.acs.unt.edu writes:
>In article <1992Mar31.024057.23603@tandem.com>, kenr@orleans.storage.tandem.com (Ken Rose) writes:
>> I don`t have much of an innate sense of matching clothes; shirts, 
>> pants, various styles, etc.  So I`m wondering if anyone can suggest
>> a book or other resource (like a video) that would have guidelines
>> to help a man in matching clothes.  I`ve seen a book called
>> "Dress for Success" but I`m looking for help with more casual dress.

>Try getting a copy of J.C. Crew catalog. They usually send it through the mail.

Another good catalog is Jos. A Banks.  They have a really good sense of
fashion, and most of their clothes are relatively reasonably priced
(depending on your idea of reasonable)

Tim



-- 

*******************************************************************
* Timothy M. McCracken                  Saint Joseph's University *
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Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd I. Stark)
Subject: Re: Carlos Casteneda books...
Summary: Careful of self-taught sorcery
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  8 APR 92 16:29:25    


In article <2017@transfer.stratus.com>, cej@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com 
(Carl Johnson) writes...
>Has anyone else in this group read the "don Juan" books, written by
>Carlos Casteneda? My real question is if anyone else has tried to use
>these as a set of "techniques" for self help. 

I strongly recommend against Yaqui sorcery as a 'self-help' method.  
Especially if you are considering trying to formulate their
hallucinogenic drugs.  Such methods require guidance at least,
and even then are potentially dangerous.

>I've read them myself, and find them fascinating, yet the question still
>exists whether this guy (Carlos) is telling the truth or not. I tend to
>believe more than disbelieve, due to the vast amount of "wisdom" contained
>in the books. I have doubts as to whether a writer with even the best
>imagination could come up with falsified "wisdom" (some of which seems to
>actually work).

Any sufficiently pluralistic notion of truth makes magic indistinguishable
from reality.  :)

There have been discovered a number of tremendously 
powerful methods used around the world for altering human consciousness
and the way we process experience.  They can either be of value or
can help an unsuspecting person build a web of illusion and self-deception 
around themself.  And frequently both.

For further study, I'd recommend some of the published critiques of
Casteneda's work, and the more recent work by Antropologist
T.M. Luhrmann called _Persuasions_of_the_Witches_Craft_, which 
builds a very useful framework for understanding the Casteneda
literature.

				kind regards,

				todd
From: choy@skorpio.Usask.CA
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Improve your memory
Date: 15 Apr 92 01:39:08 GMT
Reply-To: choy@skorpio.Usask.CA
Organization: University of Saskatchewan

Want to remember how to memorize a procedure? Perform that procedure
and learn from your mistakes. It's called practice.

Not guaranteed for skydivers.

Henry Choy
choy@skorpio.usask.ca
From: stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd I. Stark)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Re: Suggestopedy (was Memory)
Summary: Information needn't be served with insult
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:40:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: PA.1992Apr13.210155.26291
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation


In article <1220@lysator.liu.se>, ceci@lysator.liu.se (Ceci Henningsson) writes...
>Loren writes:
>	A book with a different approach is called
>	"Superlearning" which deals with memory and learning in
>	general and can only classified as a "new age" approach.  It
>	is based on the work of Hungarian psychologist and the
>	fabulous results claimed in learning foreign languages (I
>	believe the claims reach something like 1000 vocabulary words
>	in a three hour session).
>	
>Todd writes:
> 
>	This was part of the work of Ostrander and Schroeder, who also
>	published some classic research on psi phenomena, such
>	as 'Psychic_Discoveries_Behind _the_Iron_Curtain.'
>	_Superlearning_ deals largely with the hypothetical
>	relationship between rhythm, state of consciousness, and
>	learning.  There are some potentially very valuable techniques
>	in the book, as well as a lot of interesting theory.  But be
>	careful of the phenomena of state-specific learning with some
>	of the techniques.  It is possible to set up a unique set of
>	learning conditions that permit remarkable retention, yet be
>	unable to recall the information in the state you need to
>	apply it.
> 
>Hohum, there seem to be rather a lot of misunderstandings about
>'superlearning' or suggestopedy. Time to straighen them out. 

This is careless and inaccurate of you.

The only thing in this post that contradicts the referenced ones 
as far as I can tell is that you corrected Loren's
comment on Lozanov's country of origin.  One factual error in one post does not
constitute 'a lot of misunderstandings' among the two people referred
to, at least one of which felt insulted by the tactless remark.

But thanks for the further interesting information on Lozanov and suggestopedia.

I'd add that Lozanov's work certainly seems subject to the same criteria as 
are currently being used to re-examine the theories of accelerated learning and
enhanced retention in hypnosis, and to re-examine hypnosis in general.  
Much of the effects have been shown to be greatly exaggerated in past 
research.  Some, though, have been remarkably useful in specialized situations, 
from what I've seen.

						kind regards,
						todd
From: thall@ducvax.auburn.edu (Teresa Hall)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Re: Books on coordinating clothes?
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:18:00 GMT
Organization: Auburn University--Auburn, AL
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    Lines: 36

In article <1992Mar31.024057.23603@tandem.com>, kenr@orleans.storage.tandem.com (Ken Rose) writes...
>Hi all,
> 
>This is a bit different from the requests and discussions in the group
>lately, but I figured, hey, this is for self-improvement and this is
>an area I'd like to improve.
> 
>I don`t have much of an innate sense of matching clothes; shirts, 
>pants, various styles, etc.  So I`m wondering if anyone can suggest
>a book or other resource (like a video) that would have guidelines
>to help a man in matching clothes.  I`ve seen a book called
>"Dress for Success" but I`m looking for help with more casual dress.
> 
>Thanks,
>  Ken

  There is a companion book to the women's volume _Color Me Beautiful_
  that is written for men.  I have forgotten the name (and the book
  went with my ex!), but it was very good.  It suggests color
  coordination based on complexion types, but also has style areas 
  that can help you put together anything from casual to black tie,
  and discussions of how to best handle different body phenotypes
  for a good look.  He found it very helpful, and you might, as
  well.  



> 
>____________________________________________________________________
>Ken Rose    (kenr@storage.tandem.com)
>The Usual Disclaimer:  Any opinions expressed above are mine alone, not
>those of my employer (who is kind enough to allow me Usenet access).

Teresa Halll
Auburn U
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: kuntal@algol.cs.umbc.edu (survivor)
Subject: want to contact Dr. David Burns ...
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, Computer Science Department
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:24:13 GMT


hi !

Could somebody tell me how do I contact Dr. David Burns ?
Its regarding the book "Feeling Good", authored by him.

Thanks for any efforts taken.
Kuntal
From: llarsen%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Loren Larsen)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Speed Reading
Date: 7 Apr 92 00:01:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: hellgate.1992Apr6.180149.24280
Reply-To: llarsen%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu
Organization: University of Utah, CS Dept., Salt Lake City

I am interested in the subject of speed reading and would like to hear about
any experiences you might have had.  I have read one book on the subject, but
found it hard to implement the skills into everyday life without seriously
degrading my reading ability for a while.  something that I can't afford to
do.  Any books, classes, ideas?

Loren
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: riskit
Subject: Re: Carlos Casteneda books...
Organization: Bell-Northern Research
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 12:35:05 GMT

In article <2017@transfer.stratus.com> cej@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Carl
Johnson) writes:
>Has anyone else in this group read the "don Juan" books, written by
>Carlos Casteneda? My real question is if anyone else has tried to use
>these as a set of "techniques" for self help. 

I read all of his books that I know of and find them interesting. I tried 
to use some of his tricks or techniques and had some success. Why don't 
you email me and we'll talk...
--------------------------------
Reg Foulkes                                                   Bell-Northern
Research
riskit@bnr.ca                                                 2745 Iris Street
Telephone :(613) 763-4131                            Ottawa, Ontario., Canada 
K1Y 4H7
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: stark@dwovax.enet.dec.com (Todd I. Stark)
Subject: Re: Memory
Summary: A more general approach to 'memory power'
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date:  9 APR 92 08:46:51    


In article <1992Apr8.213034.25346@hellgate.utah.edu>, llarsen%peruvian.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Loren Larsen) writes...

>Use Your Perfect Memory by Tony Buzan.  The author is also said to have
>the highest creativity IQ and has developed a number of techniques for
>increasing productivity the best known of which is mindmapping.

I'll second the recommendation for Buzan.  Also his Make_the_most_of_your_mind,
1977, Simon and Schuster.

>A book with a different approach is called "Superlearning" which deals with
>memory and learning in general and can only classified as a "new age" 
>approach.  It is based on the work of Hungarian psychologist and the

This was part of the work of Ostrander and Schroeder, who also published
some classic research on psi phenomena, such as 'Psychic_Discoveries_Behind
_the_Iron_Curtain.'   _Superlearning_ deals largely with the hypothetical
relationship between rhythm, state of consciousness, and learning.
There are some potentially very valuable techniques in the book, as well
as a lot of interesting theory.  But be careful of the phenomena of
state-specific learning with some of the techniques.  It is possible to set
up a unique set of learning conditions that permit remarkable retention,
yet be unable to recall the information in the state you need to apply it.

Perhaps even more useful for this topic, neuroscientist Dr. Chafetz wrote 
something called Smart_At_Any_Age (1992), which uses his research and that of 
a few others to present the case for an analogy between mental performance and 
physical performance, and gives a regimen of nutrition and mental exercise,
including memory.   His main premise is that although the number of
neurons is basically fixed, the fine synaptic connections that determine
most of mental ability can always be developed further.  

This development,
Dr. Chafetz asserts, is 'load dependent,' related to the amount and
kind of information that we process.  Thus, the case for rigorous
mental exercise.  He implies that IQ can be raised by his methods at
any age, but that focusing on a specific mental function at a time is 
more productive from his experience.  He suggests some behavioral 
tests for determining whether the reader is getting practical benefit
from the exercises in their daily life.

>It's an interesting subject, but unless much of your time is spent in
>memorizing lists, numbers, and facts then it probably won't be that helpful.

True.  That's why I mentioned Dr. Chafetz' approach, since it seems
more generally effective than an isolated memory skill approach, which
I agree is a useful but rather specialized skill set.

>Loren
						kind regards,

						todd
From: nadel@aero.org (M.H. Nadel)
Subject: Re: Books on coordinating clothes?
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 19:52:35 GMT


It seems to me that a better approach would be to pay for a couple of hours
with an image consultant.  They can look at what you have, get a feel for
what you need, help you make a plan of what to buy, suggest combinations
and accessories, and even go shopping with you.  

More expensive than a book, admittedly, but if you really don't know where
to start, I doubt you'd get all that much out of a book.

Miriam Nadel
-- 
"UCLA's fans are so totally mellow, nine out of every 10 have no idea where in
the world Duke University is located, or whether it was endowed by John Wayne
or named after Patty."     - Mike Downey
nadel@aerospace.aero.org
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
From: pjs@euclid.JPL.NASA.GOV (Peter J. Scott)
Subject: Talking of Wilderness experiences...
Reply-To: pjs@euclid.jpl.nasa.gov
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA/Caltech
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 16:15:55 GMT

Highly recommend the Wilderness Experience training by Terry
Tillman, formerly an Insight training.  Half the time river-rafting
on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho, the other half backpacking 
in the Sawtooth Mountains.  Perfect place for a seminar.  Uses the best
guides, terrific foods, everything provided.  Two trainings this year: 
Aug 26 - Sep 1 ($2600) and Sep 4-14 ($3200).  They're at (310) 829-4777.

-- 
This is news.  This is your       |    Peter Scott, NASA/JPL/Caltech
brain on news.  Any questions?    |    (pjs@euclid.jpl.nasa.gov)
From: holloway@bowen.utexas.edu (Bill Holloway)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Men's Gatherings
Date: 13 Apr 92 05:06:46 GMT
Distribution: alt.self-improve
Organization: Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, University of Texas at Austin


	I just did my first "Men's Wilderness Gathering."  I recommend
it very highly!
	There will be another --- "Healing the Mother-wound" --- May
1-3.  Email for details!
--
*******************************************************************************
Bill Holloway, N5ZLY
_______________________________________________________________________________
From: willey@ravel.udel.edu (Edward V Willey)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Memory
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:23:46 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware


Sorry if I've missed this topic, but I'm interested in finding out how
to improve memory.  I'm skeptical about commercials that promise
"Perfect Memory", and I'm looking for info from other sources.  Can
anyone recommend where to look or what to do?

	Thanks,
	  -Ed Willey.
From: cej@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Carl Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.self-improve
Subject: Carlos Casteneda books...
Keywords: don Juan
Date: 8 Apr 92 18:59:21 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering

Has anyone else in this group read the "don Juan" books, written by
Carlos Casteneda? My real question is if anyone else has tried to use
these as a set of "techniques" for self help. 

I've read them myself, and find them fascinating, yet the question still
exists whether this guy (Carlos) is telling the truth or not. I tend to
believe more than disbelieve, due to the vast amount of "wisdom" contained
in the books. I have doubts as to whether a writer with even the best
imagination could come up with falsified "wisdom" (some of which seems to
actually work).

(For those who have not heard of don Juan books, they are supposedly
true "biographical" accounts, although not really written as a biography,
of an anthropology student, Carlos Casteneda, who goes down to South 
Western US, and later Mexico to learn more about the medicinal uses
of hallucinogenic plants. He hooks up with an indian, don Juan,
who finally takes carlos as an apprentice, and teaches him all sorts
of unbelievable things over the next decade or more; about how to grow
spiritually, how to increase your awareness to inconceivable bounds;)...

I'd be interested in any other opinions on this...

Carl Johnson

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