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Page 4 • Thursday, June 3, 1999 The Battalion To place a classified ad: Phone: 845-0569 / Fax: 845-2678 Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an addi tional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early. ANNOUNCEMENTS "“"Help on the spot* 828-4832. Mason's Mobile Car Repair. AUTO '86 Ford 3/4-ton super cab diesel new tires auto p.w./p.l. cold a/c runs great $5,995/o.b.o. 229-9499. '93 Mazda MX3 $5,000 O.B.O. Call Jenifer at 229-9642 AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR Mason’s Mobile Car Repair. Help on the spot. 828- 4832. BED AND BREAKFAST Exquisite Victorian accommodations and romantic can dlelight dinners. Finest in the Brazos Valley. The Famous “Calvert Inn" Gourmet Bed & Breakfast and Restaurant. 364-2868. pinkhousebb.com HEATHER'S GLEN BED & BREAKFAST Elegantly restored Victorian Mansion in downtown Conroe. Perfect for overnight accommodations (private Jacuzzi bathtubs for two In bedrooms). Call for free brochures on weddings/ overnight accommodations. 1-800-66- JAMIE. HEATHERBB@AOL.COM COMPUTERS Pentium-233 upgradable 333MHZ, 15’Acervlew, 2.1- GHD, 24XCD-ROM, zip-drive, V90-fax/v/modem, 3com Ethernet, subwoofer, Windows’98, Office’97 (Pro), VisualStudio, MatLab-5, $400/0.8.0. 260-4255, g0c5261 @unix.tamu.edu DJ MUSIC "Party Block Mobile DJ"- Peter Block, professional/ experienced. Specializing in Weddings, TAMU func tions, lights/smoke. Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 693-6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com FOR RENT 1-2/Bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $150-$325/mo. 696-2038. 3bdrm-1 3/4bth fenced house on Blanco, Bryan. $800/mo. &$500/dep. 1-800-521-3988, 776-9833. Chadwrick on carter creek. 3-21/2-2 luxury townhomes. Many amenities, starting at $1250/mo. 822-1616. FOR RENT College Station 4-plex available August 15th, 2bdrm/11/2bath, w/d, shuttle, some fenced yards, $495- $535/mo. 693-0551,764-8051. Country Living -Apartment 33-miles from TAMU. 1bdrm/1bth, large office, utilities included, $375/mo., $300/dep. Non-smokers/ drinkers only! Married couple preferred. 535-7582. Large Ibdrm/lbth apartment, 600-Boyett, CA/CH, no pets. Graduate or PhD student preferred. $350/mo. 260-3840, (512)360-3844. STUDENTS LIVE FREE!! Buy new mobile home. Rent out room(s) and live Free. Call for details (409)822- 2929. Sublease starting 7/1/99, 2bdrm/1bth apartment, partial ly furnished, $425/mo. Call 776-9715. GARAGE SALES Chairs, tables, sofas, chests, desks. 415 College Main. Friday 6/4. HELP WANTED Auto mechanic or helper needed. (409)828-4832. Baskin Robbins: Now hiring smiling friendly faces for counter help. Apply in person at SWPkwy and Texas. Bayer Electric is accepting applications for electrician & electrician apprentice for part-time and summer work. 775-7752. Chemist. ATTENTION SCIENTISTS -IMMEDIATE OPENINGS! Looking to excel in the scientific industry? We have immediate openings for skilled: -BS Chemists, Microbiologists, Food Technologists Biologists -Recent Grads Welcome! -Lab Techs -degreed and non degreed. Competitive pay and great benefits including medical/dental. Call Now! E.O.E. Austin (512)469- 2911, Dallas (972)243-6897. LAB SUPPORT. Signs Now! is needed part-time workers for the Vinyl Graphics Dept. &the Sign Fabrication Dept. We will train. Apply at 116a-Walton Dr. (Eastgate), across from TAMU. 764-8339. Telephone Interviewer. Part-time evening, weekend &day hours. Campus job. flexible scheduling. Starting at $5 60/hr., bilingual starting at $5.80/hr. Perfect for students. Call 845-8662. Earn extra income by cleaning office M-F, after 5p.m. 823-5031. DO YOU HAVE UNEXPLAINED SUNSPOTS? If you are 12 years of age or older and have skin pigmentation changes with or without itching, scaling, redness, you may qualify to participate in a medical research study using a cream for the treatment of a fungal infection called Tinea Versicolor. Eligible Participants Are Paid For Their Participation Appointments are available in the office of J&S Studies To find out if you qualify for this study call the research personnel at (409)846-5933 ; J&S Studies 4309 Wellborn Road, Bryan, Texas 77801 IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PEOPLE WITH MEARTBURlSr Many adults suffer from frequent episodes of heartburn. If you are one of these individuals you may be eligible to participate in a medical research study in the treatment of heartburn. Sciman Biomedical Research is seeking individuals 18 years and older who experience frequent episodes of heartburn. You may qualify for a research study using an investigational oral medication. The study involves 3 visits within 2 weeks time period. Participants who complete the study will be paid $100.00 For more information, call: Sciman Biomedical Research 776-1417 PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION —( ANT1QUES-COU.ECT-Household FURNISHINGS t# M&b E* Ed & Billie Madeley 763 S. Rosemary Drive - Bryan, Texas — SATURDAY - JUNE 5, 1999 - 10:00 A.M. VIEW: Fri-Jun 4 <12:00-«:30) & Sat-Jun 5 (8:00-10:00) S & S AUCTION SERVICE Garland L.(Bud)Sparks'74 - Auct. 10197 PARTIAL LISTING OF ITEMS TO BE SOLD Furniture.'Chippendale dining table.sideboard & china cab inet; DuncanPhyfe hutch,leather Ior writing desk.lamp tables; Set of 8 Queene Anne chairs,writing desk;Mahogany double poster bed, chest.bookcase; fokfing screens;French style BR suite;Oriental chests & cabinets,Grandfather clock;Gossip bench;ETC. Antiques & Coll:Qlls.watercotors,prints:Zebra skin mg:Safe;Apothcary coll.; Lalique birds;Baccarrat candleabrums;Beeleek;Venetian mirror;lnk wells; Lusters;Do!ls; Waterford crystal;Ster1ing & silverplate hollowware & flatware:ETC..Jewelrv:14K diamond stud earrings, broach;14K Y.G Waltham watch with diamonds;W.G .ring w/one.15pt.diamond&12- .03pt.diamonds;18K diamond ring w/1mm pearl,49“ long 7-1/2mm.Jap.peari necklace w/diamond clasp; Gubelin watches;Platinum ring W/3CT.T.Wmarques diamond diamond & baguettes Plus many more nice pieces. Guns:Reminqton 22 Long Rifle Model 421 Auto.w.scoop; 1903 Colt auto.380..Cart99IPootiacGrand Am w/5,980 actual miles..Mtsc:Lamps.Ruqs;Great books; Maytag W&D;Singer & Netchi machines 3 RCA Tvs;Lots of cookbooks, utensils,pots & pans; Plus Much,Much More MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND...YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! Carpooling Advised As Parking is Limited - Shuttle Van Available Bring Your Lawn Chairs Tents, Shade Trees & Concession Available FOR FURTHER INFO & TERMS OF THE SALE (409) 822-7830 - 822^4582 - 822-0398 The Battalion Online offers access to The WIRE news from The Associated Press The WIRE provides continuously updated news cov erage from one of the world's oldest, largest news services via The Battalion's web page. • A comprehensive, up-to-the-minute news report combining the latest AP stories with photos, graphics, sound and video. - Headlines and bulletins delivered as soon as news breaks. • U.S., World, Business, Sports, Science, Technology, Weather, Arts, Special Secbons. http://battalion.tamu.edu HELP WANTED Chick-fil-A of Bryan. Accepting applications for work schedules of 6a.m.-2p.m., 11a.m.-3p.m., 11a.m.-5p.m., or 5p.m. to Close (around 10:45p.m.). Schedules are for Mon.-Frl. Saturday work schedule would be 10a.m.- 4p.m., or 4p.m. to Close (around 10:45p.m.). Chick-fil-A offers scholarship opportunities if certain qualifications are available, Chick-fil-A offers a work schedule that is helpful for those 4,6, or 8 hours that you might have available. Chick-fil-A offers the opportunity to learn some business skills that are helpful In the future. Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays, so you can have that day for your own. Experience preferred, not required. Contact Jamie for an interview after you have complet ed an application. E.O.E. Chick-fil-A of Post Oak Mall. Accepting applications for work schedules of 8a.m.-2p.m., 11a.m.-5p.m. or 5p.m. to Close (around 10p.m.). Schedules are for Mon.-Frl. Saturday work schedule would be 10a.m.-4p.m., or 4p.m. to Close (around 10:30p.m.). Chick-fll-A offers scholarship opportunities if certain qualifications are available, a work schedule that is helpful for those 4-6 hours that you might have available. Chick-fil-A of Post Oak Mall offers you the Mall work environment. Chlck- fil-A is closed on Sundays, so you can have that day for your own. Experience preferred, not required. Contact Jerald for an interview after you have completed an application. E.O.E. Local church needs nursery workers Sunday mornings, evenings& Wednesday evenings. Call 778-0014. Part-time Accounting major needed. Upper classman preferred. Fax resume to 775-4393, Attn: Cathy. Part-time cook position needed. Koppe Bridge Bar & Grill. 764-2933. Part-time custom electronics technician/ installer. Experience preferred but not necessary. 693-7800. Permanent full-time position for surgical assistant in oral surgeon's office. Please call 764-7101 for information. POSTAL JOBS to $18.35/HR. Inc. benefits, no experi ence. For app. and exam info, call 1-800-813-3585, Ext.7682, 8a.m.-9p.m., 7-days, fds, Inc. Receptionist needed for hair salon. Call 846-8822. Ideal for student. The Deluxe Diner hiring breakfast &dinner cooks. Apply in person, 203-Univ. Drive. WILDLIFE JOBS to $21.60/HR. Inc. benefits. Game Wardens, Security, Maintenance, Park Rangers. No exp. needed. For app. and exam info, call 1-800-813- 3585, Ext.7683, 8a.m.-9p.m., 7-days, fd£, Inc. Yard Work: mowing, edging& painting. Plumbings car pentry skills helpful. 8-10hrs./wk. $5.50/hr 846-6211. MOTORCYCLE '96 Harley Sportster 1200 lots of extras low miles 2-yr. warranty 229-9499 PERSONAL Daily Horoscope!! Up to date soap results. Call Now!! 1-900-226-2996: Ext.7510. $2.99/min. Must be 18yrs. Serv-U: (619)645-8434. Girls!!! Live!!! 24hrs./day!l! Talk one-on-one! Call now!! 1-900-226-0334 xt.1045. $3.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. Live Girls!! Call Now! 1-900-226-8101 xt.8685. $3.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. Meet New People The Fun Way Today! 1-900-226- 4862 xt.8409. $2.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. Tired Of Plain Web Surfin'? Learn how to Power Surf! 1-900-830-4700 xt.2577. $2.99/min., must be 18yrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. Up To Date Sports, Finance, Stocks &More! 1-900- 226-8461 Xt.9081 $2.99/min., must be 18yrs. Seru-U 619)645-8434. PETS Adopt: Puppies, Kittens, Cats, Dogs. Many pure breeds! Brazos Animal Shelter-775-5755. Beautiful Weimaraner Puppies. Blues & gingers, 3-mos. old, $150. Please call 272-1223. ROOMMATES 1- male roommate, summer special, own bed/bath in 3bdrm/2bth trailer, W/D, $150/mo. +1/2util. 823-5607. 2- rooms available June-1. Greathouse. Big yard. All furnished. Close to campus. $230/mo. Call Antoine 696-2942. 3bdrm-1bth in CS. Female roommate needed summer/fall, $180/mo. &1/3bills. 693-9571 Female roommate, non-smoker, under classman pre ferred, own bdrm/bath, W/D, clean, 5-min. from TAMU, $350/mo. &some utilities. (978)468-6566 after 6pm Est. ROOMMATE WANTED. Male graduate student has 2- bedroom apartment, fully furnished, on bus-rt., just off George Bush, pool, etc. Want male roommate, student, non-smoker. I'm always at work, the place is yours! $350/mo. 680-8411. Summer special, tbdrm-tbth, close to shuttle, $180/mo. Call Chang 764-4013. WEIGHT LOSS Metabolite and MetrimPlus. Get serious about losing weight! Special student prices. MC/VISA/AmExp. Free Delivery in B/CS. 695-6983 775-7676. Texas Agricultural Extension Service Location: Riverside Campus Contact Person: Linda Russell Phone: 845-6471 Salary: $5.15/hr. Job Title: Student Worker Start Date: ASAP Duties: Surplus & inventory duties in a purchasing & inventory office, Central receiving duties, mailing out property decals, maintaining vehicle Mileage log report, inventory spot checks as needed. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Blocked schedule, must be able to work 1:00P.M. to 5P.M. every afternoon. Must have driver’s license. ROSACEA STUDY (ADULT ACNE) Volunteers, ages 18 and older, needed to participate in a 12-week research study with an investigative topical medication for the treatment of rosacea (facial redness and pustules). Eligible volunteers will be compensated. Call for information: J&S Studies 846-5933 Notting Hill Starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant Showing at Hollywood 16 Hugh Grant plays a somewhat lovable, kinda stuffy, babbling British guy. Julia Roberts plays a mega-movie star who earns $20 million a picture Not much of a stretch of the imagination for moviegoers, but that does not detract from the irresistible new romantic comedy Notting Hill. William Thacker (Grant), is a bookstore owner who happens to see Anna Scott (Roberts) saunter into his London shop and start browsing. After one of Grant’s signature disastrous attempts at flirting, including awkward ramblings and frequent stutters, the two find themselves in love. Notting Hill comes from the makers of Four Weddings and a Funeral, another charming film but Hill is made accessible to American audi ences through the “Julia factor.” Most romantic comedies suffer from the premise that the couple will ultimately end up together; the only question is how long will it take. Hill keeps viewers enraptured with the diffi cult task of falling in love. Roberts and Grant might be the stars of the film, but the true comedic gems are the support ing cast of British unknowns. Grant’s roommate, played with disgusting verve by Rhys Ifans, steals the show with groom ing habits that would make Oscar the Grouch wince. The other standout is Grant’s sister Honey played by Emma Chambers. Chambers wall-eyed exuberance and utterance of the line to Roberts, “I truly believe we could be best friends,” leaves audiences howling. Notting Hill’s script avoids the adolescent prat falls that weigh down most romantic comedies. The leads are not Nutra-Sweet clones nor are they raving neurotics. The story has depth, and the supporting cast is not stereotyped as wacky Brits. Notting Hill invigorates a movie genre that has been beaten to death recently by such travesties as You’ve Got Mail. (Grade: A-) The Thirteenth Floor Starring Craig Bierko and Armk Mueller-Stahl Showing at Hollywood 16 “I think, therefore I am.” When Descartesr| this powerful statement, he was questioningirf deceptive world around him. He questioned'; senses: what he saw, what he felt, whathekrl and what he believed. So what happens then when the world res: inside of a computer chip? Would anyone queii this reality? The one source that asks thisquesl fails miserably in answering it. In fact, The ^ Thirteenth Floor, directed by Josef Rusnak, fail:I everything but being utterly horrible. In this film, computer technician Hannonfl (Annin Mueller-Stahlal) and his colleague Doti| Hall (Bierko) have created the ultimate virtuall ty set in the year 1937. Upon Fuller’s mysterioil murder. Hall becomes a suspect and hemusitf the virtual world to find out why. Whenhedoa discovers that life as he knows it is rather deedi As if trying to get past this film’s highly coirl cated plot was not difficult enough, it also forcJ audience to witness some of the year’s pooresil ing and humor. What makes it even worse is ill tries so hard to succeed. The script continually gives itself places tora make a statement and churn the mind, butanr graph from Descartes, complex graphics and sol dangerous stunts are not quite enough. Perhapr should have been portrayed as a comedy and r keted that way. Maybe then it might haveoniv: stupid, not horrible. (Grade: F) — Brian fir. — Aaron Meier D’Onfario and Bierko star in The Thirteenti Four Seasons wins best restaurant horn NEW YORK (AP) — They have wined and dined world leaders, top celebrities and Manhattan’s social elite. Now Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini have their own claim to fame. Their restaurant, The Four Seasons, recently won the 1999 James Beard Award as the nation’s outstanding restaurant. Von Bidder said winning the award — the food industry’s equivalent of the Oscars — was a “Roberto Benign! moment,” with Maguy Le Coze of Le Bernardin filling in as Sophia Loren at the podium. After 40 years as one of New York’s top restaurants. The Four Seasons was hardly an underdog. The Four Seasons is the only Manhattan restaurant named an architectural landmark. And the physical space is as impressive as the food prepared by executive chef Christian Albin. The Grill Room — where the term “power lunch” was born — is a warm, wood-paneled room. In contrast, the Pool Room is elegant and tranquil, with a white-marble pool centerpiece beneath a canopy of trees that change with the sea sons. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis called the Four Seasons her “cathedral,” where she could find solace, von Bidder said. Ronald and Nancy Reagan are among von Bidder’s all-time favorite customers. Richard Holbrooke, who is awaiting Senate confirmation as the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is a familiar face. Von Bidder said he still cannot get used to the idea that presi dents, first ladies and high-ranking diplomats dine at the restaurant when they visit Manhattan. However, there are still some customers that command a sec ond glance. For Niccolini, it was Sharon Stone. Niccolini and von Bidder said they have grown accustomed to the attention their restaurant gets in the gossip columns, as well as the accolades it receives from the culinary world. “I think we’re the ultimate New York experience,” Niccolini said. “Even if people find out about us from Page Six (the New York Post’s gossip page), they should come. We make an extra effort to seat everyone. We’re here to take care of customers, whomever they are.” Von Bidder said they have never forgotten that they are in a service business. “There is a notion that a fancy restaurant is automatically snob by, but we really see ourselves as here to please,” he said. Niccolini is the showman of the duo, the comic to vonT straight man. /\nd it was who was carrying the grift; shaped Beard award in pocket the day after thecettffl “We’ve worked so longiofili er, and we complement other,” von Bidder said. T the patience to renegotiate lease for a year and a half. L cannot. He thrives on beingaf blemaker.” Von Bidder spent an unirf; rupted hour with an interne detailing the restaurant’s hie: Niccolini greeted and chan: and then was off to a wine last — with the award still inhispo: et. “After 23 years, we s fun, and the customers havel That’s the important thing,' 1 ' Bidder said. “We get a kickou being with customers so we become part of their fan: — through births, weddings; funerals.” The restaurant’s most fa® clients are treated like valued® tomers. But they are notcate® with the “yes, ma’am” and sir” they hear all day — andll like it. Under the guidance of! Bidder, who joined The f> Seasons in 1976, and Niccot who followed a year later,' restaurant’s interior has K restored to its original 1959 lo. Thursday June 3 Fireants, a rock band, will be play ing at Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m. Ruthie Foster, a blues musician, will be playing at Brazos Blue Ribbon Bakery at 7 p.m. Friday June 4 Seth Walker and the Mojo Hands, a blues band, will be playing at Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m. Two High String Band, a blue- grass band, will be playing at Sweet Eugene’s at 9 p.m. The Tap will host a crawfish boil from 5 to 9 p.m. Ruthie Foster, a blues musician, will play at Brazos Blue Ribbon Bakery at 7 p.m. Saturday June 5 Throwaway People, a rock band, will play at Crooked Path at 10 p.m. Blue Note All-Stars, a bluest)? will play Fitzwilly’s at 9 p.m. Mike Cancellare, an acou; musician, will play at Stf Eugene’s at 8 p.m. Spittoon, a bluegrass and roc billy band, will play at Brazos6 Ribbon Bakery at 7 p.m. Sunday June 6 ’magination Station will hold a tions for the musical “Into Woods” from 7 to 9 p.m.