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Tuesday, October 4, 1983/The Battalion/Page 7 tt McCuIl) x ' W S0RR7 I TOOK SD IT* L0N6, BUTTHEI DIDN'T EVENHM[ THE BOOK I VIAS..I HELLO, PAUL What’s Up TUESDAY /UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTER:We will leave the student center, 315 N. College Main, at 6:30 p.m. to visit and sing at the Sherwood Nursing Home. INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERSrDr Ann 8 McDonald from the Texas A&M Placement Center will speak on interviewing procedures and resume writing at 7 p.m. in 104B Zachry. Pictures for the yearbook will be taken. OFF CAMPUS CENTER:We are having a “meet your neigh bor” party at 7 p.m. in the party room of Scandia Apartments. ASSOCIATION OF BIOENGINEERS:The meeting is at 7 p.m. in 607 Rudder Tower and will feature guest speaker Lt. Mark Tiedmann. FLYING CLUB:Come to the safety seminar and a regular meet ing at 7:30 p.m. in the clubhouse, north ramp of Easterwood Airport. GREAT ISSUESrLynn Ashby will speak on “Good Bull?”, cooperation between Texas A&M and t.u., at 8 p.m. in Rudder outlining the disiit s Theater, nts. :t geologists rejwj IM-REC SPORTS DEPARTMENT:Entries close at 7 p.m. for jfficials did not adit golf singles, badminton singles and pickleball singles. Sign up in wer questionsabooii 159 E. Kyle, impact of a midi SAILING TEAMrThe meeting is at 7 p.m. in 109 Military Sci ence. conservation __ the nuclear wasted] RIO GRANDE VALLEY HOMETOWN CLUB:There is an important meeting for officer elections at 7:30 p.m. in 305 Rudder Tower. e on West Texas mi water. Texas until more® swers are provided! ibers’ questions, Ji! | ight, board of dire# MSC ARTS COMMITTEErPaola Barrucchieri will lecture on the cultural influences upon Italian art at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder Tower. tan, said last wed ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY: Yearbook pic tures will be taken at the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 163 Blocker (A&A). BROWNWOOD HOMETOWN CLUB :We will take year book pictures at the meeting at 7 p.m. in 604 A-B Rudder Tower. STUDENT SERVICES COMMITTEE:A seminar on “turn- ae wrong arecautk ing ideas into action ” is at 8:30 P m - in 501 Rudder Tower. ne hmirdons senr- SADDLE AND SIRLOIN:There is a meeting at 7 p.m. in 115 prayer for diejenl Kleber S featuring guest speaker Dr. Dennis Stiffler. vhich also has suffe ^ VIDEO COMMITTEE: A general meeting to discuss up- ing iser sai . I com j n g productions and activities is at 8:30 p.m in 410 Rudder Thuhn family i Tower 6 ^ ^ :ongregational ship h ife 'in °|esufchrk BASEMENT: A meeting to discuss plans and programs for I October is scheduled for 8 p.m. in Rumours, located in the feelings of the pet; Memorial Student Center. Tere’s 1 been^r AUDI0 ENGINEERING GROUP:Meet in the basement of wrongdoing,”" But it was not a moiij uneral for the 42f he was scheduled in Pipestone, ink has owned thedi about four years ng on it. The 46-fi ?s Jenkins recentl) rom Texas to purcli arm near Hardwid authorities Mood d Steve Jenkins out of second-def the Memorial Student Center outside of the Singing Cadet rehearsal rooms at 8:30 p.m. for a recording studio tour and a special program about microphone use and design. EXAS A&M WATER SKI CLUB:A general meeting with regional results at 8:30 p.m. in 607 Rudder Tower. TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION SOCIETYThe first meeting of the fall semester is tonight at 7 in 126 Blocker Bldg (A&A). Anyone interested in technical writing and communica tion is welcome. Refreshments will be served. ncoln County Attofl Cable said he ry to indict Steve) first-degree returns. ;o said Jenkins will extradition to ~ i’olice break wokmaking up large operation United Press International UST1N — The arrests of ee people and the seizure of 100,000 in betting receipts County ' broke up one of the biggest 'hompson and oM 0 kmaking operations in mnesota Bureauo: T exas history, a Department of ,pprehension Idtpblic Safety spokesman said donday prepariniplonday. nkins back, possM'B The DPS, along with Austin lay, Cable said, [and Travis County authorities, ded the gambling operation turday at a $300-a-day con- minium in the small Lake ■avis community of Lakeway. “We seized betting slips and :eipt sheets which indicated out $400,000 in bets on col- Pleased V empting Fi 39 PlusTa M. to 7:00 PI WEDNESDAY ms SPECIAL en Fried Steak :ream Gravy )ed Potatoes and ice of one other Vegetable urn Bread and But® loffee or Tea *\RDS. DAY SPECIAL and EVENIAt TURKEY DINNi 1 Served with anberry Sauce ibread Dressing. torn Bread • Butler toffee or Tea Siblet Gravy our choice of any ne vegetable lege and pro football games for the weekend,” said DPS spokes man Larry Todd. “It’s one of the largest (busted bookmaking operations) in recent history.” Three men were charged with promotion of gambling and possession of gambling para phernalia and were released on personal bonds. They were Par ris Holmes Jr., 39, of Lakeway; John E. Heaner, 43, of Houston; and Ashley B. Rozelle, 38, of Fayetteville, Ark. The DPS had been investigat ing the statewide gambling ring for more than six months. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY (UCM) ANNOUNCES THE ADDITION TO OUR CAMPUS MINISTRY STAFF OF THE REVERAND SUSAN CLINE. Susan will join Mike Miller as the pre- sbyterian, UCC and Disciples of Christ Campus Pastors of TAMU. Susan re ceived her B.A. from Stephens College and is a senior at EDEN Seminary. She is experienced in counseling with special skills ;n areas related to women's issues. To contact Susan call UCM (846-1221) or 693-9248. Susan will also be in the listen ing Ear Counseling Center (in All Faith’s Chapel) every Tuesday from 12 until 2 p.m. Please come by! ‘Trained’ by retiring mechanic Computer developed to fix trains United Press International WASHINGTON — David I. Smith has been working on Gen eral Electric locomotives for 42 years and probably knows more about them than anyone else — except, that is, for the computer he taught to mimic the locomo tive trouble-shooting process. Smith, 60, is GE’s top locomo tive field service engineer. When repair crews have trouble diagnosing a problem with one of those giant diesel-electric en gines, Smith often is the man they call for help. “I’m unique, I’m sure, be cause I’m the only one in the railroad industry that has had contact with all the GE locomo tives,” said Smith, based in Erie, Pa. The expertise he has accu mulated from helping design the locomotives for 20 years and servicing them for 22 is price less. To make sure that know ledge is not lost when Smith re tires, and to make it more readi ly available to repair shops across the country, GE has de veloped a computerized system to help technicians diagnose faults and fix them quickly. To develop computer prog rams to reason muon the way an experienced locomotive en gineer would, GE computer spe cialists spent the better part of the last year and a half interro gating Smith. The company said that with the new system, even a novice engineer can uncover a problem by spending just a few minutes at the computer terminal. The system can lead the repairman through step by step fix-it proce dures, presenting computer- aided diagrams and even films stored on a video disc. “One of the famous troubles the railroad people get from their operating crews is ‘locomo tive not loading properly,”’ Smith said in an interview. “That’s like you wife leaves you a note on the kitchen table saying the car won’t go. You don’t know whether its out of gas, she can’t find the keys, the garage door is stuck, you have a flat tire, dead battery or what. “The engine crew, they’re bus drivers,” Smith said. “All they know is the train didn’t perform like it should. It wasjust not run ning properly. That’s all they re port. So you have to figure out what they mean.” So he said he developed a set of rules for the computer user to follow. The cause of the prob lem is unknown so a lot of diffe rent checks have to be made — checks of the fuel system, lube oil system, cooling system and the like. Smith said sometimes there are several things wrong. “The shop crew will tend to fix the first one and figure that’s got to be it. “So we’re trying to get some discipline in here and make sure the shop crew follows through and notjust fix the first one they find. We want the locomotive to go out and stay out and make money.” Smith said the computerized trouble-shooter is designed for GE series 7 locomotives — one of the most popular locomotives on America’s rails. About 2,000 are in use across the United States. He said the system costs be tween $30,000 and $50,000, and said the railroads consider that a bargain. “They say that’s cheap. If I can get a locomotive to get out and work for two more days be cause of this tool it will pay for itself the first time.” COMPARE f COMPARE I COMPARE ? COMPARE Compare the cost of a complete meal at the Memorial Student Cen ter with the cost of a similar meal anywhere else. IF YOU OPEN MON.-SAT. 6:30-7 p.m. SUN. 7 a m.-7 p.m. “QUALITY FIRST” Compare the cost of a complete evening meal at the Memorial Student Cen ter with the cost of a ham burger, cola, and french fries anywhere else. Compare the nutritional value of an evening meal at the Memorial Student Cen ter with a snack for the same or similar price anywhere else. Compare the cost of an evening meal at the Memo rial Student Center Cafeteria with the cost of a meal prepared at home. Many agree that it is less expensive to dine at the MSC. CAN FIND A BETTER OFFER, LET US KNOW OPEN ^ OPEN MON.-SAT. 6:30-7 p.m. f 6:30 A.M.-7:00 P M SUN. 7 a m.-7 p.m. i SUN 7:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M QUALITY FIRST” f “QUALITY FIRST” f “QUALITY FIRST” OPEN MON.-SAT. 6:30-7 p.m. SUN. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. CUSTOM SOUNDSW INTRODUC6S R CLASSIC PCRFORMCR ADVENT LOUDSP€flK€RS MOD€l 3002 MOD€l 4002 MOD€l 5012 MOD€l 6003 LIST $149.95 CS. PRIC€ $129.95 living with loudspcakcrs-Dsspite oil advertising to the contrary, it is not porti- cularly difficult to design a good louds peaker. The basic knouuledge and mate rials have been available for some time, and any of many design concepts can produce excellent sound. fldir«nt Loudspeaker 3002 spedficoHons Frequency response 48Hz to 23kHz±3d8 (on axis). Impe dance 8 ohms nominal, 7ohms minimum. Resonance 58Hz±2Hz Harmonic distortion i ouatt; less than 1 % over 80Hz. Dispersion Less than ± 1 db variance SCTV or H to i 3kHz. Crossover frequency 2.8Hz. Sensitivity 88dB ot 1 matt in ot 1 meter on axis. Frequency range IF: 40Hz-8d8 HF. 23kHZ'3d8. Size 20"Hxl2"LUx8-l/2"D. Weight 21.5 lbs. Finish LUolnut grain vinyl over high density composition board. LIST $209.95 CS. PRICC $189.95 (Even so, many people ouun loudspeak ers that simply aren't very good. Peo ple uuho coin those speakers are sur prised and disappointed that they don't enjoy listening to music as much as they might. 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