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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 23:33:20 -0400
Reply-To:     John Wendell <WENDELL@UHCCVX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU>
From:         John Wendell <WENDELL@UHCCVX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU>
Subject:      men, women, ans stats

Mary Anne Metzger mentioned the Barbie controversy. Briefly, the
Barbie controversey says "Math is hard," and the feminists and other
politically correct types say this is perpetuating meaningless
stereotypes that women should be trying to overcome. Just last night I
was reading the article in the September 1992, Scientific American on
"Sex differences in the Brain." This article cites research indicating
that there are differences (on average) between the sexes in various
cognative tasks. Mathematical reasoning is one where men tend to do
better than women and at the high end of the distribution the ratio of
males to females is 13:1.  Well, I'm not expert in this area but I
know there are lots of you psych types on this list that might have
some insight into this.  In particular, are there implications for
how we teach stats to men and women?  For example, men are supposed to
be better at spatial rotation and women better at percetual speed in
recognizing matching patterns, does this mean that co-variance can be
better taught to men via scatter plots and women via star plots or
Chernoff faces?  Are there ways of explaining statistical concepts
that can be expected to work better for one sex than the other?  Or is
this research still so much in its infancy that there is little that
can be said in these regards?

Aloha, -John WENDELL@UHCCVX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU
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Date:         Fri, 25 Sep 1992 22:03:33 CST
Reply-To:     JOE WARD <1MCJHW@UTSAVM1.BITNET>
From:         JOE WARD <1MCJHW@UTSAVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      Dick Darlington May be Correct! I think Lee Wolfle submitted the
              Binomial Problem earlier -- but it may have been someone else!

The responses also seem similar to the earlier responses.  Perhaps there is
 a mystery writer sending msgs uner assumed names???  I had saved most of
 Lee Wolfle's msgs but     I ran out of disk space so had to discard some of
  his messages.  Therefore I can not be sure if Lee sent the question earlier.
      (Lee -- what do you think? --)


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From: shw3118@tamsun.tamu.edu (Shao Hua Wang)
Subject: FAX gateway
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 04:09:44 GMT

Is there a way to fax a text file to a fax-machine. Can someone tell me
how to do it.
Thanks
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 07:20:05 EDT
From: Peter M. Weiss <PMW1@psuvm.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: Help in locating several addresses

In article <9209252233.AA12291@violet.berkeley.edu>, "(Postmaster & Net Info)"
<netinfo@VIOLET.BERKELEY.EDU> says:

>In reply to:

>        Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1992 20:42 EST
>        From: "Charles R. Semer IV" <CRS@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>

>        ... what other , direct, ways are there of locating an address.
>        Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Charles R. Semer IV

>Ask a person what his or her address is offline!

Though good advice, take it with a grain of salt i.e., don't put 100%
faith in the answer since some folks think they know their own address,
or which network(s) they are on.  Also, when listening to speak their
e-mail address over the telephone, certain letters sound like one
another.

Or put another way, when provided with addresses of new e-mail
correspondents, verify accuracy by sending a non-critical, easily
reproducible message first.

/Pete pmw1@psuvm.psu.edu
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From:         "D.SURESH" <SURESH@VM.CNUCE.CNR.IT>
Subject:      European Commission Host Organization
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From:         "D.SURESH" <SURESH@ICNUCEVM.CNUCE.CNR.IT>
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Subject:      Re: European Commission Host Organization
To:           Jim Cocks <JACOCK01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU>
Message-Id:   <920930.092425.MET.SURESH@ICNUCEVM.CNUCE.CNR.IT>

Jim,
You could contact the ECHO Computer Services Hostin Luxembourg.  Access
to ECHO, I guess, could be made through IPSDN, Minitel, etc...For further
info, please contact:
ECHO Customer Service
B.P.2373
L-1023 Luxembourg
Tel.+352-488041/fax:+352-488040 /telex:2181 EUROL LU
Or, any office of the European Commission.  Hope this helps.
suresh

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Subject:      European Commission Host Organization
One of our faculty has come across a listing of European databases.
For many of them, access is free, but they are listed as being available
through ECHO which stands for European Commission Host Organization.
This body exists under the EC (European Community).  The document that
these databases are listed in is called the Directory of Public Databases.

Can anyone provide guidance as to whether ECHO can be accessed through
the Internet or any other network, or have a contact for ECHO for which
we can make further inquiry.   I could not find anything relevant at
nic.ddn.mil for either ECHO or european com. .

Thanks for your help,
  Jim Cocks  Univ. of Louisville  <JACOCK01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU>
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Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 1992 16:20:01 CET
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From:         A6@ESOC.BITNET

Hi,
how can I send RFC822 formatted e-mail to an address like this:

123456@IBMX400

 ??

Regards Hermann Schneider
        Network Coordinator
        ESOC (European Space Agency's Operations Centre)
From: gfrajkor@CCS.CARLETON.CA ((George Frajkor))
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Subject: Re: Trnava University/democracy
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:01:34 GMT
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              "JIRI1@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU" at Oct 5, 92 9:57 am

JIRI1@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU writes:

> I WILL respond to this by suggesting what is DEMOPCRATIC which implies that
> other procedures and methods may be less-than-democratic or even realloy
> undemocratic.
> Presidents of Universities (rectors/rektori) should be ELECTED by the
> Academic Senate of a University with APPROPRIATE representation of Student
>Governement (what is "appropriate", in terms of numbers of student representa-
> tives, is certainly open to question: that SOME student representatives
> ought to be involved is not, I think, open to question in a DEMOCRATIC
>  process).BURACRATS (whether in Praha or Breatislava, whether Ministers of
>  Education,
> or, for that matter Presidents) should ONLY formalize such Faculty/student
> selections.


      As  I understand the Trnava case, this is a new  pedagogical
university.  Therefore there are no professors and no students to cast
their votes, as is done in the usual manner in other universities.
Anton Hajduk himself was not elected by anyone, but was appointed by
Vaclav Havel (a formality, really -- his name was put forward by the
previouis government of Jan Carnogursky.)  This has apparently been
the usual procedure on startup universities.
     According to Slobodnik's office, Hajduk does not have the
academic credentials laid out in the job specs.  In most European
education systems the degree specificiations and procedural steps are
quite rigid.  Hajduk claims to have equivalent academic credentials.
that is what the court case is going to be about.  The implication is
that Hajduk was a political appointee rather than an academic one.
        The next rector gets chosen the usual way.




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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:58:50 EDT
From:         Stan Brunn <BRUNN@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Just information
              29 Sep 1992 10:07:00 EST from <JIRI1@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU>

Can anyone tell us about the price increase in Slovakia as of today?  What incr
eased (mail, food, fuel, rent, etc.) and from what about to what?  Are there ad
ditional increases expected before 1 January? Stan Brunn
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Date:         Sun, 4 Oct 1992 11:42:40 MDT
From:         Jan Szelepcsenyi <janszel@POSEN.MFF.UNIBA.CS>
Subject:      Re: dissolution

On Sat, 3 Oct 1992 11:08:36 EST, HAMMERL@UCS.INDIANA.EDU wrote:

> CZECHOSLOVAK PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW ON MODES OF SPLIT .  . . On 1
> October the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly failed to pass a law on
> the modes of dividing the country.

  (some stuff deleted)

>
> . .  .  AND ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON UNION. The Federal Assembly
> approved a resolution calling for legislation to create a
> "Czech-Slovak Union," which would replace the current federation.

These two moments are causing some dramatical changes in internal
political development of CSFR.

On Saturday, October 3, the Slovak government had a preparatory
meeting in Trencianske Teplice to set up the political line for
a meeting with the Czech government planed for Tuesday, October
6, in Zidlochovice. The spokesman of the Slovak government
informed on Saturday night about a proposal of the Slovak
government to organize instead of the meeting of the both
governments a conference of Mr Klaus and Mr Meciar and the
political councils of the Citizen Denmocratic Party and the
Movement for Democratic Slovakia. At the same time the spokesman
announced an importand press conference which will give Mr
Meciar od Monday, October 5, where he will comment the current
political situation in CSFR. The Slovak government proposed to
meet the Czech government only after the law about the new
distribution of competencies has passed the federal parliament.

Jan
--
Jan Szelepcsenyi                        	Telephone: + 42 7 220863
janszel@posen.mff.uniba.cs              	Address  : ul. A. Mraza 4
                                                	   821 03 Bratislava
							   Czechoslovakia
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 12:30:32 -0500
From:         Milan Palus <mp@CCSR.UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Trnava University/democracy

Dear Jiri Nehnevajsa,
Can you tell us WHO should elect a rector of the university
which will start its activity this fall?
Sincerely,
M. Palus
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Date:         Wed, 23 Sep 1992 20:26:57 MDT
From:         Jan Szelepcsenyi <janszel@POSEN.MFF.UNIBA.CS>
Subject:      Re: Let's drop it

On Mon, 14 Sep 1992 15:27:38 EDT, "Stan Brunn" <BRUNN@UKCC.UKY.EDU> wrote:

> What kinds of benefits does one receive in CSFR when one is
> unemployed? And how long does one receive those benefits?
> Does the government have any retraining programs for those who
> are no longer employed in producing military weapons?
> Stan Brunn

The unemployees are receiving during a period of 6 (six) months
60 % of their last salary. If they don't find a job, they may
ask for special social support. Of course, before receiving this
support, which is less then the minimal salary, they have to
prove that they are actually in bad need, i.e. they don't have a
car, juwels, paintings or other luxury goods...

Re: retraining program. - The federal government created a found
of nearly 180 millions Kcs for retraining programs. That's a lot
of money. One month ago the deputy prime minister statet that
only a fraction of this money were used. The reason: There is no
any idea about the ongoing structure of our industry. It means:
what kind of professions are needed at the new factories,
plants, corporations?  Withou this knowledge nobody is able to
start a senseful retraining program.

The restructuring of the industry has two parts: only after
destroying the old structure you may create a new one. We didn't
pass the first period, yet.  Probably, the government is waiting
for foreign investment accompanied by foreign management.
Nobody realized that all the world has to fight with recession.
The restructuring isn't a monetary problem. It's a problem of
new markets.

Brun, you opened a problem of high complexity. I'm affraid my
answer is to much simplifying. It shows only the direction where
we have to look for a solution.

Jan
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                                                	   821 03 Bratislava
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From:         Jan Szelepcsenyi <janszel@POSEN.MFF.UNIBA.CS>
Subject:      Re: Just information

On Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:58:50 EDT, "Stan Brunn" BRUNN@UKCC.UKY.EDU> wrote:

> Can anyone tell us about the price increase in Slovakia as of
> today?  What increased (mail, food, fuel, rent, etc.) and
> from what about to what?  Are there additional increases
> expected before 1 January?

> Stan Brunn



The most important price increasing is in -

pork meat - 10-20 %
taxes for mailing - 100-300 % and phone - 50 - 150 %
  (after October 19)
fuel - 10 % (starting with January 1)
coal for heating - (sorry, I don't know the exact rate).

According to some dailies we have to expect further dragging
increasing of prices for different food articles.

At present it was not published an official report about
inflation. Publicly were discussed budgetary problems,
because the state incomes (taxes etc) are lower as expected.

Jan
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                                                	   821 03 Bratislava
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From:         "(Thomas Marvan)" <tmarvan@SDCC3.UCSD.EDU>
Subject:      sign off

Please, unsubscribe me from SLOVAK-L list.

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"Two men say they're jesus, one of them must be wrong," M. Knopfler
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Date:         Sun, 27 Sep 1992 09:11:04 -0400
From:         "Joel M. Hoffman" <joel@WAM.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      E-mail to Serbia?

I understand the BITNET link to Belgrad Univ. was cut as part of
the Embargo.  Is there any other way to get e-mail to Belgrad?
Someone told me that there are X.25 links, but, in my ignorance, I'm
not sure what that means.

Thanks in advance.

-Joel
(joel@wam.umd.edu)
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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 1992 17:32:30 EDT
From:         "(George Frajkor)" <gfrajkor@CCS.CARLETON.CA>
Subject:      Re: New Education Minister
              Sudol <EEY9ATS%UCLAMVS.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu" at Oct 1,
              92 9:21 am

Andy Sudol <EEY9ATS%UCLAMVS.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu writes:


>    Can anyone out there send me the mailing address for the Slovak Ministry
> of Education, Youth, and Sport?  (postal or, better yet, Email)?

       The sport has been taken out of the title. I think that element
stays with Culture.
     But the last address I had (probably still good) is:

Minsterstvo Skolstva a Mladez
Hlboka 2
811 03 Bratislava
fones 497 492,   495 472
 fax 498 098


    Jan George Frajkor
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Date:         Sat, 26 Sep 1992 15:42:57 EDT
From:         Hugh Agnew <AGNEWHL@GWUVM.BITNET>

To George Bauer:

Alexander Dubcek was seriously injured in an automobile accident on or about
September 1.  He has been hospitalized since then in Prague, in the hospital
Na Homolce, and his condition as of this past week was still characterized by
his doctors as "very serious."  On Friday he slipped into a coma, though the
bloodflow to his brain was ensured by the doctors, and he is on a ventilator.
He is also suffering from pneumonia.  (See the last issue of Carolina, the
e-mail newsletter from the Department of Journalism, Faculty of Social Science,
Charles University).

Maybe others have more details about the nature and extent of his injuries.

Sincerely,  Hugh Agnew
AGNEWHL@GWUVM.BITNET
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:06:25 EST
From:         HAMMERL@UCS.INDIANA.EDU
Subject:      Women in Czecho-Slovakia

Several weeks ago someone asked for information on the status of women
in Czechoslovakia.  There are two reports that are available (free) from
the following source:

	Institute of Current World Affairs
	The Crane-Rogers Foundation
	4 West Wheelock Street
	Hanover, NH 03755

Both reports are written by Dagmar Obereigner, an institute fellow
studying political and social change in Eastern Europe.  The first
report is "A Few Thoughts on Women ... and Men" (April 5, 1992).  The
second is "Women and Men, Part 2: Jobs and Money" (April 30, 1992).

There is no information on abortion in the reports.  Does anyone know
if the law permits abortion through the 12th week of pregnancy, and
what the requirements are after that (and if that is correct)?  How
many abortions are performed?

By the way, a new book is available from Slavica Publishers:

	Norma L. Rudinsky. _Incipient Feminists: Women Writers in
		the Slovak National Revival_. 1991. (285 p.)
		(ISBN: 0-89357-220-9)  $22.95

Louise Hammer
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From:         Jozef SUCHY <SUCHY@UAKOM.CS>
Subject:      sign off

Please, unsubcribe me from SLOVAK-L list.
Thanx.
            Jozef.Suchy@uakom.cs
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Date:         Sat, 3 Oct 1992 11:08:36 EST
From:         HAMMERL@UCS.INDIANA.EDU
Subject:      dissolution

CZECHOSLOVAK PARLIAMENT REJECTS LAW ON MODES OF SPLIT .  . . On 1
October the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly failed to pass a law on
the modes of dividing the country.  CSTK reports that in each
chamber of the parliament the measure fell just short of the
required three-fifths majority.  The law would have allowed the
federation to be dissolved without a referendum, which would
represent only one four possible courses; the others would be a
Federal Assembly declaration, an agreement by the republican
parliaments, or unilateral declaration by one of the republics.
Currently, secession by one republic based on the results of
referendum held in that republic is the only "constitutional" way
of dissolving the country.  (Jiri Pehe, RFE/RL Inc.)

. .  .  AND ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON UNION. The Federal Assembly
approved a resolution calling for legislation to create a
"Czech-Slovak Union," which would replace the current federation.
The resolution proposes a union consisting of a president,
legislature, and governing council.  The resolution was approved
when deputies representing Vladimir Meciar's Movement for a
Democratic Slovakia banded together with opposition parties in
voting for the resolution.  Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus
opposes the idea of the union. CSTK reports him as saying that the
union "is not in the interest of the citizens of the Czech
Republic, and we will not create it by any means." Klaus also
sharply criticized the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia for
supporting the resolution.  (Jiri Pehe, RFE/RL Inc.)
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