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From: ck@iconix.oz.au (Chris Karadaglis)
Subject: Re: Tassie trip
Organization: Iconix Pty Ltd (World Headquarters)
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:07:20 GMT

In <jmp.717997519@atmos> jmp@dar.csiro.au (POWELL James) writes:

>Hi, 
>	just spent the last few days riding around Tassie with a few mates.

Could you post up some prices etc? Is the whole trip do-able in a weekend?
(ie leave Melbourne friday night, be back by monday morning?).


>If you ever get the chance, go for it!!!

Sounds like a good way to spend a weekend.

>--
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>                                  /  \__  /// /      James Powell  [:-) 
>    Honda      o   DoD #329   _/\/  _   \           Melbourne, Australia
>  CBR-600FN   \_\     _______/   \_/ \   \_  **** EMail: jmp@dar.csiro.au ****
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Shckwish!
From: hannahp@topaz.ucq.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.tex
Subject: EmTEX's DviScr in SVGA
Date: 2 Oct 92 17:49:08 AET
Organization: University of Central Queensland, Australia

I have tried to get the emtex dviscr viewer working in svga, but it dies on
me, I have the latest version just down from germany the other day, and a
TRIDENT 8900 1Meg graphics card, I have used the interrupts in other programs
and the dard will operate in these modes, but it turns to junk when I try
to run dviscr in 800x600 or 1024x768 modes.

Does anyone have any idea why this might be happening, or have succesfully
managed to get your system working?


Thanks.
Paul Hannah.
From: khurram@mungee.ee.mu.oz.au (Khurram Muhammad)
Newsgroups: aus.tex
Subject: Centering captions
Date: 5 Oct 92 09:23:25 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Electrical and Electronic - University of Melbourne


Hi there!

I was wondering if anyone knows how to center captions below figures.
If the caption is on a single line, it can be centered. However,
if it takes more than 1 line, the second line is left justified.
I want to have the top and bottom line of approx. the same size
and both centered. But it just wouldn't work in \caption{???}.

Anyone has any ideas? It would be really appreciated.

Thanx.

-Khurram

(P.S.: I need the caption because I want to reference the Figures
automatically. Moreover, I wan't the list of figures to be
generated by LaTex.}
From: gar@cltr.uq.oz.au (Greg Restall)
Newsgroups: aus.tex
Subject: New Computer Modern pk files
Summary: Does anyone have the new Computer Modern pk files?
Keywords: New Computer Modern pk files
Date: 30 Sep 92 02:06:54 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Centre for Language Teaching and Research, Uni of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone in Australia has the 
modified CM fonts (changed earlier this year)
with the new arrows, and lowercase delta, and 
so on?  I'm looking for the pk files at 300dpi
(to replace the old pk files in my implementation
of OzTeX).  If anyone could help me, please 
email.  (News is expiring quickly here, and I may
not get your message).

Thanks in advance

Greg


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Greg Restall      | Philosophy Department, University of Queensland
gar@cltr.uq.oz.au | Queensland, 4072  Australia.
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Redemption rips through the surface of time in the cry of a tiny babe.
        - Bruce Cockburn, from the album "Nothing but a Burning Light"
From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
Newsgroups: aus.acs
Subject: RESEARCH DATA NETWORK - CRC MEETING NOTES AVAILABLE
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:45:39 GMT
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia

In the Science and Technology White Paper, released in the Budget, the
Federal Government  announced  the provision of $13 million to support a
Research Data Network Cooperative Research Centre (RDN-CRC). 

There was a workshop held Friday 25 September 1992 at Parliament House
Canberra to seek input from companies,  research institutions  and 
universities interested in participating in or contributing to the
activities of the RDN-CRC.

I took notes at the meeting, on my lap-top, and these are available on
request.

Tom Worthington
Chairman 
THE CANBERRA BRANCH OF 
THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED
G.P.O. Box 446
Canberra A.C.T. 2601
Australia

Ph: +61 6 247 4830 (ACS Office)
Fax: +61 6 249 6419 
E-Mail: tomw@adfa.oz.au
From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington)
Subject: VIDEO-CONFERENCE, "TELECOMMS: BRINGING THE WORLD INTO THE CLASSROOM"
Keywords: education video-conference
Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 02:36:31 GMT

This video-conference will take place 22 October 1992 (details in
comp.newprod). Perhaps Australia should participate. This may also be
relevant to the work being done on the ACT "Televillage" and the Research
Development Network Cooperative Development Centre Proposal.


Tom Worthington
Chairman 
THE CANBERRA BRANCH OF 
THE AUSTRALIAN COMPUTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED
G.P.O. Box 446
Canberra A.C.T. 2601
Australia

Ph: +61 6 247 4830 (ACS Office)
Fax: +61 6 249 6419 

Ph:  +61 6 2856209 (Mr. Worthington)
E-Mail: tomw@adfa.oz.au

6 October 1992
From: emmang@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (darling)
Newsgroups: aus.students
Subject: Re: A flaw in the new AUSTUDY?
Date: 28 Sep 92 02:19:44 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain) writes:

>What stops you from getting the $300 p.a. for nothing is 
>1) the fact that you're not eligible for Austudy

Ummm... read the little booklet again Martin... You *can* get the loan even
if you are not eligible for the standard Austudy.
Newsgroups: aus.students
From: gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain)
Subject: Re: A flaw in the new AUSTUDY?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 09:58:47 GMT

In <pmiach.717645236@munagin> pmiach@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Paul Miach) writes:
>	Glad to see your reading the book Martin... While your at it, read
>the section named 'What if I can't get AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY?', it is on pages
>4&5.

On looking at the book again, you're quite right. Go for it. To make it even
better, why don't you invest the money for 4.9 years at x% (around 6-7% at the
moment) and really make a killing...

>>Hopefully most students will be smart enough not to give the government
>>back any of their grant which will never have to be repaid.
>>This so-called "interest free loan" actually has a 33% interest charge (but
>>not per-annum :-).

>	I have not been paying much intrest in what's been happening with
>austudy, so I don't know where the hell you got this '33%' stuff from. To
>quote someone I know, "As the booklet screams in bold type", 'No real rate
>of intrest - the loan is indexed at the rate of inflation'.

The 33% refers to the initial amount of Austudy/Abstudy that students lose
to get their "loan". Of course it wouldn't apply to people not eligible
for Austudy/Abstudy.

>PS.	I think we should keep flame wars to mail form now on :-).

Flame wars? I'm sorry if that was the impression I gave, but it was not 
intended as such.

Marty.
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Martin J. Gleeson  | Computer Science, Melbourne Uni, Oz |    ...  __o    Outta
gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au |     E Pluribus Unix         |  ...   -\<,       my
"We gladly feast on those who would subdue us." - Addams |  ....(_)/(_)..  way!
 "I can't give you brains, but I can give you a diploma." - The Wizard of Oz
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From: gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain)
Newsgroups: aus.students
Subject: Re: A flaw in the new AUSTUDY?
Date: 26 Sep 92 08:31:52 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

In <9226920.6395@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> pmiach@ee.mu.OZ.AU (Paul Miach) writes:
>	Most people I know have gotten a little booklet about Austudy, called;
>"AUSTUDY and ABSTUDY. More Money for More People."
>	Not being eligible for Austudy, I was happy that I might atleast be
>able to get a $2000 'intrest free' loan. So how do I repay it? Well, on page
>4;
>	"o You can repay the Supplement in a number of ways. you can get a 15%
>	   discount on repayments made within five years. Or you can repay it
>	   later through a charge on top of your income tax."
>	WoW!!! So I can 'borrow' $2000, pay back $1700 on the spot ($1700 ==
>85% of $2000), and pocket the $300 profit. And I can do this every year.
>	Now, I doubt that they (DEET) could have over looked it. So, does
>anybody know what stops me from getting $300 pa for nothing? Or can I?

BZZZZT. Sorry Paul, but we do have a lovely consolation prize of a set of 
Ginsu steak knives for you...

What stops you from getting the $300 p.a. for nothing is 
1) the fact that you're not eligible for Austudy
2) the fact that even if you were eligible for Austudy, you have to "trade
in" half the value of the loan in Austudy paymentsin exchange for the 
loan. i.e. Jo Bloggs has $6000 p.a. in Austudy or Abstudy, but decides to 
"trade in" $2000 for a loan of $4000. As the booklet screams in bold type,
** This would give you a total of $8000 **. In fact, in the long run it
would leave you with $4000 (or $4300 if you paid off the loan within 5 yrs)
of your grant instead of the original $6000.

Hopefully most students will be smart enough not to give the government
back any of their grant which will never have to be repaid.

This so-called "interest free loan" actually has a 33% interest charge (but
not per-annum :-).

Marty.
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Martin J. Gleeson  | Computer Science, Melbourne Uni, Oz |    ...  __o    Outta
gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.oz.au |     E Pluribus Unix         |  ...   -\<,       my
"We gladly feast on those who would subdue us." - Addams |  ....(_)/(_)..  way!
 "I can't give you brains, but I can give you a diploma." - The Wizard of Oz
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Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
From: ystan@fawlty10.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr YS Tan)
Subject: If you need some luck for exams ...
Keywords: Final Exams
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Distribution: Australia
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 01:21:04 GMT

Hi everyone !

This newsgroup has been very inactive for a while. I guess most people
are studying hard for the coming exams. Just want to wish all of you

	Good Luck !

And may we have more postings when the exams are over ....   :-)

Regards,
YS

Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
From: ystan@fawlty10.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr YS Tan)
Subject: Re: If you need some luck for exams ...
Keywords: Final Exams
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Distribution: Australia
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 07:26:48 GMT

eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui) writes:

>ystan@fawlty10.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr YS Tan) writes:

>>Hi everyone !

>>This newsgroup has been very inactive for a while. I guess most people
>                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Not really, you and I are posting!

	No no no ... It has been inactive ... only until now. Yes, we *are*
posting now, but before that, it has been very inactive. Hope you could see
the timing ...   :-)

>What do you want to read? How about the prettiest lecturer, the most
>effective marketing department for uni in Australia, the most exploited
>person on the net, etc.....

>>are studying hard for the coming exams. Just want to wish all of you

>>	Good Luck !
>Hope you people are studying hard; otherwise, you give them a chance to
>earn more from you! No bloody way!

>>And may we have more postings when the exams are over ....   :-)
>I'd rather go home if I were those taking exam.
	    ^^^^^^^
Why ? There're quite some things you could do here during summer.
If you could find a job ... of course this is quite impossible at the moment.
But then there's the option of touring around, bushwalking, ... etc. other
than spending ~$1000 for the air ticket to get home ...

>-- 
>------------------------------------------------------------------
>Humphrey Hui                      :  Have you taken a risk lately?
>HHUI@basil.eng.monash.edu.au      :  Life is boring without risk!

YS

Newsgroups: aus.students.overseas
From: eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui)
Subject: Re: If you need some luck for exams ...
Keywords: Final Exams
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Distribution: Australia
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 09:34:08 GMT

ystan@fawlty10.eng.monash.edu.au (Mr YS Tan) writes:

>Hi everyone !

>This newsgroup has been very inactive for a while. I guess most people
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Not really, you and I are posting!
What do you want to read? How about the prettiest lecturer, the most
effective marketing department for uni in Australia, the most exploited
person on the net, etc.....

>are studying hard for the coming exams. Just want to wish all of you

>	Good Luck !
Hope you people are studying hard; otherwise, you give them a chance to
earn more from you! No bloody way!

>And may we have more postings when the exams are over ....   :-)
I'd rather go home if I were those taking exam.


-- 
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Humphrey Hui                      :  Have you taken a risk lately?
HHUI@basil.eng.monash.edu.au      :  Life is boring without risk!
From: pmiach@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (Paul Miach)
Newsgroups: aus.students
Subject: Re: A flaw in the new AUSTUDY?
Date: 28 Sep 92 01:53:56 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

gleeson@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Red Mountain) writes:
>BZZZZT. Sorry Paul, but we do have a lovely consolation prize of a set of 
>Ginsu steak knives for you...

>What stops you from getting the $300 p.a. for nothing is 
>1) the fact that you're not eligible for Austudy
>2) the fact that even if you were eligible for Austudy, you have to "trade
>in" half the value of the loan in Austudy paymentsin exchange for the 
>loan. i.e. Jo Bloggs has $6000 p.a. in Austudy or Abstudy, but decides to 
>"trade in" $2000 for a loan of $4000. As the booklet screams in bold type,
>** This would give you a total of $8000 **. In fact, in the long run it
>would leave you with $4000 (or $4300 if you paid off the loan within 5 yrs)
>of your grant instead of the original $6000.

	Glad to see your reading the book Martin... While your at it, read
the section named 'What if I can't get AUSTUDY or ABSTUDY?', it is on pages
4&5.
	Also while your re-reading stuff, re-read the post. I might not be
aligible for austudy, but I might be eligible for the supplement. I think I
made that point clear.

>Hopefully most students will be smart enough not to give the government
>back any of their grant which will never have to be repaid.

>This so-called "interest free loan" actually has a 33% interest charge (but
>not per-annum :-).

	I have not been paying much intrest in what's been happening with
austudy, so I don't know where the hell you got this '33%' stuff from. To
quote someone I know, "As the booklet screams in bold type", 'No real rate
of intrest - the loan is indexed at the rate of inflation'.

>Marty.

PS.	I think we should keep flame wars to mail form now on :-).
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: 11437294@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (NATHAN WHEAT)
Subject: M.A.C.
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University 
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 00:21:11 GMT


Definitions:

Macintosh:  Most Always Crashes, If Not Then Operating System Hangs.


Mac:  My Amiga's Cooler.

hehehe

Any more?

Nathan.
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: gnb@duke.bby.com.au (Gregory N. Bond)
Subject: Christmas...
Organization: Burdett, Buckeridge & Young, Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 05:19:12 GMT

An Englishman, and American and an Australian all died and appeared at
the Pearly Gates.  St. Peter said, "Before you can come in, you have
to show me something to do with Christmas.".

The Englishman reached into his pocket, took out a sprig of holly and
showed it to St. Peter.  St. Peter said, "Very Good!" and let him in.

The American reached into his pocket and took out a strip of tinsel.
St. Peter said, "You must be from Hollywood!" and let him in.

The Australian reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of ladies
knickers. St. Peter said, "What have they got to do with Christmas?"
The Australian replied, "Well, they're Carol's!"

<rimshot>
--
Gregory Bond <gnb@bby.com.au> Burdett, Buckeridge & Young Ltd, Melbourne 
That's *Mister* Chief Pointyhead to you.
From: s315959@parasol.cs.uq.oz.au (Dan "Sam" Miles)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: The TCWF
Keywords: shit
Date: 5 Oct 92 13:14:53 GMT
Organization: Computer Science, Queensland Uni, Australia

So who read the new Toxic Custard Workshop File?

Thinking that it may have been improved dues to DB being
inspired by recent criticism, I read this literary tar-pit
in its' entirety.

It was DREADFUL!!!

Devoid totally of any material that could be found to be
even remotely humourous.

An example (paraphrased):

My mate saw this guy that bends spoons and was miffed by this
so he pulled out a tea spoon and bent it with his bare hands.


STAND BACK JOHN CLEESE AND CONNIE BOOTH, is there another
humourist in the world set to beath your most famous of comedies?

BEN ELTON AND RICHARD CURTIS - PANIC NOW!, will Blackadder's 2 through
4 be shadowed by the Toxic Custard Workshop files?

The answer is a resounding NO.

Perhaps DB could get a job writing for "My Two Wives" or
"(insert name of latest one season American sitcom wonder)",
but please spare *us*.

This group is called aus.jokes, so if your not going to be
*funny* on a regular basis, post to aus.general, aus.shit or
aus.siberia but please spare us. I find the infantile Mac vs PC
debate funnier....

"Sam"

P.S.  Beath = Beat 
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
From: allanc@cs.su.oz.au (Restless Wanderer)
Subject: Re: steve vizard
Reply-To: allanc@cluster.cs.su.oz (Restless Wanderer)
Organization: Basser Dept of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Australia
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 00:14:23 GMT

In article <BvF3Iq.EHD@research.canon.oz.au> andy@research.canon.oz.au (Andy Newman) writes:
>Joffre.Heredia@f100.n636.z3.fidonet.org (Joffre Heredia) writes:
>>Sorry, but...who is steve vizard?


I'd like to know where you live.You LUCKY bastard. !!!!!!!


Joke
-----

Police fish a body out of Sydney Harbour,the body was covered in prawns.
After the police had placed the body on board the boat,they searched for ID.

The police found the mans' wallet with his home phone number,so they decided
to try for a positive ID,since the prawns had fed off his body.

Police: "Madam,we have just found a body in Sydney Harbour.This body was
         completely covered in prawns,his wallet had this phone number.
	 Is ypour husband missing by any chance."
Woman   "Yes,he is missing"
Police  " Well madam what do you wish us to do ?"
Woman   " ...sell the prawns,send me the check and chuck the bait back in "



	
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* Allan Creighton           "There are important matters to be resolved here *
* Dept of Computer Science   and the fear of being hanged on a democratic    *
* University of Sydney       gallows will delay me until next spring"        *
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From: 11437294@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au (NATHAN WHEAT)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:18:31 GMT
Organization: Faculty of Engineering, Monash University




How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?






Answer:  FISH



(You have to be a surrealist to understand the full implications of this 
deep concept).

Nathan.
From: brom@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (David Bromage)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Re: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
Date: 6 Oct 92 04:37:10 GMT
Organization: Monash University General Access Unix
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

NATHAN WHEAT (11437294@eng2.eng.monash.edu.au) wrote:
: 
: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?
: 
: Answer:  FISH
: 
: (You have to be a surrealist to understand the full implications of this 
: deep concept).
: 
: Nathan.

Here's the other version of that gag.

Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: Two, one to hold the giraffe and the other to fill the bath full
   of clocks.

David.
From: Dean.Heather@f305.n670.z3.fidonet.org (Dean Heather)
Sender: acsnet@csource.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: steve vizard
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 21:06:00 +1000

here is a few jokes I heard while waiting to get my cartledge
taken out of my knee at the hospital, great intro wasn't it ?

:-)  

Q. Whats' the difference between steve vizard tonight and a    
   porno flick ?
A. A porno flick can be watched with interest

Q. What do live tonight and a porno have in common
A. The both are pathetic and disgusting

Q. Why does steve vizard smile all the time
A. He is really watching a porno

Q. What's the difference between a porno and steve vizard
A. A porno has a vague story line

Q. Why is live tonight on so late
A. So you can doze off without waking up and thinking you      
   might have missed something

Q. Why is live tonight so popular
A. People often enjoy people making fools of themselves

Q. Why does steve vizard crack up occasionly
A. He thinks he can get on with jennifer kyte


yeah yeah yeah !!!!  I know...not good are they ?, how about
some of you originals out there come up with some better ones
?
seeyas'---
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From: phs472t@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Re: Toilet Joke
Date: 2 Oct 92 10:09:14 +1000
Organization: Monash University - Australia.

In article <ab16ca00@Kralizec.fido.zeta.org.au>, tim.smith@f681.n713.z3.fido.zeta.org.au (Tim Smith) writes:
> Written on high on the wall above the toilet,
> 
> "Don't Look Up Here for the Joke It's in your Hand"
> 

This reminds me of my favorite piece of toilet grafitti, seen in the Albion
Hotel, Lygon St, before the fascists turned it from a grungey bikey's pub
where you could see a good band and have a cheap beer to a haven for mirrors
and white tiles:

(in very big letters)

LIFE IS A BOWL OF FUCK!

(in small letters, and in different handwriting)

could I have that as an entre, please?

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