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From: vere@netcom.com (Steven Vere)
Subject: Life in Fiji
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 07:19:48 GMT

   I saw a recent job  posting for a computer science faculty position
at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji.  It would be for
a three year term, renewable by mutual  consent.  I have been thinking
about  applying, to  escape the "scientific  winter" (sharp decline in
support for science) and economic recession here  in the  USA.  I lost
my job at Lockheed five months ago, due  to the end of  the  Cold War,
and I am presently unemployed.  I'm wondering what it would be like to
live  in Suva.  I have  a  wife  and  seven  year   old daughter.   In
particular, I'm wondering about things like cost of living, variety of
foods  available  in  the  stores,  availability of   goods,  housing,
schools,   quality of   medical  care,  reaction  of  the citizens  to
"foreigners" etc.  As far as I know, there is no  soc.culture.fiji, so
I thought I would try the next closest newsgroup, s.c.n-z.  Has anyone
spent enough time in Fiji to be able  to give me an  idea of what life
would be  like  there  for a middle  aged  computer  scientist and his
family?
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
From: D.Burns@massey.ac.nz (David Burns)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 22:01:12 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Keywords: NZ TV RUBBISH
Summary: Subjected to american tv
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c

The evaluation of NZ television programmes as rubbish is clearly within a
comparative context.  What the amerikans couldn't accomplish with their 
ecomomic and military big stick they are now achieving through the cultural
imperialism of television.  The sad part is that as viewers we have meekly
allowed it to happen, and to continue.  While many countries are sensitivity 
to the dumping of consumer goods at below production costs, the same concerns 
don't seem to apply to the dumping of mind numbing garbage.  There seems to
be an irony here in that the anti-pornography/nudity/violence groups will jump
up and down and spend large sums of money trying to control what people are not 
allowed to view without the slightest concern that what is permitted will soon 
undermine everyones ability to distinguish between quality and mediocrity or
important and trivial.  Rubbish and more rubbish and most of it from the folks
that spoon fed us the fifteen second segments of Desert Storm.

-- 
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/     David Burns, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand     \
/`We can never truly know the path we have not walked.' (G.G.Kay,Tigana)\
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From: mcwg9235@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marsha Woodbury )
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Wanting gossip and cheap stuff
Summary: desperate
Keywords: tell more
Date: 27 Sep 92 20:04:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Bv96GA.Erw
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

p.s. from the party in urbana--

we want to know what paul Holmes is talking about these
days--also wanting Shortland Street updates..does someone
want to summarize these each week?

-- 
Marsha Woodbury   marsha-w@uiuc.edu
A simile is like a metaphor.
University of Illinois, Middle of Nowhere
From: H.Jones@massey.ac.nz (H.S. Jones)
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 92 10:34:10 GMT

                          Re - NZ TV standards

New Zealand works on 50 Hz PAL B system.

Most broadcasts are in the VHF bands but SKY and other new stations
intend to use the UHF band as well.

Most of the videos are VHS PAL.  BETA tapes and equipment is scarce.

It is the same as Australia as far as I know but uses a different
sub carrier for sound from the British version of PAL which I think
is PAL I.  The letter after PAL is used to specify the sub carrier.
This only (??) affects the reception of broadcast signals and does
not affect the exchange of video tapes between the countries using
the PAL format.  It is difficult to change the sub carrier frequency
in the television and videos and not recommended.


-- 

| Harvey Jones				Email - H.Jones@massey.ac.nz
| Psychology Department			Fax   - (06) 3505-611
| Massey University			Phone - (06) 3569-099 Ext 8198
| New Zealand.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: NZ wins world amateur golf championship
From: H.Edwards@massey.ac.nz (H. Edwards)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 00:34:11 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
X-Reader: NETNEWS/PC Version 2c

No-one else seems to have posted anything about this, so for those who
may not have heard:

New Zealand has won the (mens) world amateur golf championship (known as
the Eisenhower trophy) played in Vancouver last week.  I think the
USA came second.  Philip Tataurangi had the lowest individual score of 
the tournament, and the local media (= Peter Wiliams) are now referring to
him as the world amateur champion - not sure if this is a valid claim (there
may be a world amateur individual tournament too - anyone know?).  Given
that golf is such a popular sport in countries like the USA, Euprope, Japan,
etc, this is seen as a marvellous result for little old Godzone.  Speculation
is centred on how long it will take before some of these young amateurs turn
professional.

The womens team competed just before this and came second (I think, were
leading at one stage), another excellent result.

Perhaps someone else can post details of the result(s) - there doesn't
appear to have been anything about it in rec.sport.golf either (perhaps
the name should be rec.sport.golf.pro?)

-- 


Howard Edwards				Ph: (64)(6)3569099 ext 8331
Dept of Statistics			Fax: (64)(6)3505611
Massey University			email: H.Edwards@massey.ac.nz
Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: 85% support leglislation against gay discrimination
From: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Date: 29 Sep 1992 02:55:56 GMT
Reply-To: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

In today's Dominion there's a report about an AGB McNair poll published
last night .. I found it interesting given that before law reform was
passed (1986?) a petition was passed with 800,000 (pop(NZ)~=3.5m)
signatures opposing reform, seems things have changed somewhat since
then.  Anyway, the basic stats:

* 85% of the people interviewed wanted protection for gays against
  discrimination -- up 10% from a similar poll in June 1990.

* 91% of those questioned wanted discrimination against disabled
  people outlawed.

* Only 58% of people questioned correctly believed it was possible to
  work with someone with HIV without risking infection.

* Almost 80% of those polled believed the law should no allow employers
  to dismiss workers solely on the grounds that they were HIV-positive
  if the nature of the work did not pose any risk of transmission.

* 76% had no objection to lesbian or homosexual police.

Aids Foundation director Warren Lindberg said "leaving aside the
social justice and HIV and Aids prevention issues it would be hard
for politicians to find a stronger supr for extending human rights
leglislation than those phenomenal results".

"Such leglislation would reflect the general consensus that
discrimination on the grounds of sexual oriengation is no more
acceptable than discrimination on other frounds already protected
by the law."

Justice Minister Doug Graham said the leglislation was on the
agenda.

--
Pat Cain <cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
From: ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk (R Clement)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Date: 1 Oct 92 19:28:56 GMT
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies
Originator: ross-c@csparc12

In article <1992Oct1.143859.2369@ncar.ucar.edu> amanning@acd.acd.ucar.edu (Andrew Manning) writes:
>In article <BvD9Ao.AE0@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz> cree@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (Michael Cree) writes:
>>However the content of NZ TV is indeed rubbish (and that's being nice).
>I get the impression you haven't been subjected to American TV, so as to
>put that above statement in it's appropriate comparative context.
>

After having lived in several countries, I'm starting to wonder where
the good television is.....

But, who needs television when you've got USENET!! :-)

Cheers,

Ross-c
From: frankpit@eng.umd.edu (Bernard Adrian Frankpitt)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:00:28 GMT
Reply-To: frankpit@eng.umd.edu (Bernard Adrian Frankpitt)
Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park

In article <1992Oct2.110633.1418@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>, mrichardson@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
> In article <1992Oct1.220112.28098@massey.ac.nz>, D.Burns@massey.ac.nz (David Burns) writes:
>
>		Stuff Deleted
>
> of U.S. TV from - N.Z. imports the worst of all possible shows.  
> Hilariously enough, "Married with Children" was assessed by a N.Z. 
> reviewer as being a bold and innovative show that is daring and 
> provocative.  So I find it hard to believe that the U.S. forces this 
> stuff on N.Z. in any way.  I've just finished watching the PBS series 
> on the Kennedies - is TVNZ buying that?  How about The Civil War 
> series?  There *is* quality programming available in the U.S. but it 
> does require some viewer discrimination (correction: * a lot* of
>
>		Stuff Deleted

I agree that PBS is the saving grace of the US TV system. The consistently
come out with quality shows that cover a wide range of programming. Especially
nice is the fact that the programming is uninterrupted by advertisements except
during pledge weeks. 

	I cannot agree with you about Married with Children, I think that it
is a great show, especially if you don't see it too often. Politically it 
is rather current at the moment with all the nausiating attention that is being
paid to "Family Values" in the current presidential campaign.

	I sure hope that N.Z. politics isn't being driven by a bunch of fascists
like the ones that turned up to the Republican Convention in Texas. How big is
the "religious right" in New Zealand politics these days?
From: jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Otago dies on the field
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:19:38 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <BvMLyn.IB1@cantua.canterbury.ac.nz>, gumleys@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (S. Gumley) writes:
> 
> I can't say that I enjoyed such a one sided match (especially when I was supporting Otago, who then seemed to be totally overwhelmed by the occasion).
> 
> So a couple of good points that I saw.....
> 2. Dave Bishop did an excellent job of refereeing, even sin-binning the Waikato captain for a "professional foul" (returning from off-side, he kicked the loose ball back to the Waikato side), just before Otago got their consolation try (a none too shabby effort considering they had just been through 78 minutes of humiliation).
> ...............
> Shane Gumley                    Internet: gumleys@elec.canterbury.ac.nz
> Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury,  Christchurch, New Zealand.
> "If `thanks in advance' is a sign of the paper-less office, I guess
>  I should be happy for the trees sake." me,(-:I'm nothing if not ungreatful:-)

	Glad I wasn't crucified on the net,  I highlight the sin-binning of
Richard Loe to point out that a great many Waikato supporters particularly
dislike Loe.  He continuously causes trouble, is sent off,  and causes 
injury.  As John Gadsby so well put it after playing Richard Loe punching out
someone, "That wasn't a punch,  it was a tackle"  Loe has a hard time 
seperating the two.
	Maybe him and that english soccer player who made a video about
professional fouls should get together and play some sport together, let
each other know what it's like to be unfairly and unsportingly attacked
with no regard for personal safety.

	Jonathan.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: rolandi@hssc.scarolina.edu (Walter Rolandi)
Subject: contract work in nz
Organization: USC  Department of Computer Science
Date:  6 Oct 92 13:29:46 GMT


can anyone tell me how one might go about finding AI/HCI contract
work in new zealand?  who are the major players there and how does
one contact them?  what about government issues, visas, etc.?  is
the economic climate there as bad as it is in australia?

thanks.



  WALTER G. ROLANDI
  USENET: rolandi@andy.hssc.scarolina.edu
INTERNET: rolandi@hsscls.hssc.scarolina.edu
--

  WALTER G. ROLANDI
  USENET: rolandi@andy.hssc.scarolina.edu
INTERNET: rolandi@hsscls.hssc.scarolina.edu
From: moir@cs.umd.edu (Mark Moir)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Questions for Kiwis
Date: 30 Sep 92 17:19:58 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

In article <1992Sep30.055537.9538@nezsdc.icl.co.nz> hugh@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Hugh Grierson) writes:
>
>I don't know about the rest of the country, but in Auckland topless sunbathing
>is common and accepted on most beaches (I can't actually think of any
>exceptions).  Nude bathing seems to be generally restricted to a few
>secluded beaches, often a short walk around the rocks from the popular ones.
>
>-- 
>Hugh Grierson          Fujitsu/ICL New Zealand - Software Development Centre
>hugh@nezsdc.icl.co.nz                Speaking for myself only.  See figure 1.
>I'm a masochist -- I like a cold shower in the morning, so I take a hot one.

Topless sunbathing below the high tide line was made legal in New Zealand in
August, 1980.  This is from memory, so if I'm off by a month, don't get on
my case.  In fact, if I'm off by five years, you can leave me alone, too!

There is a bill before parliament now to _require_ all svelte nordic females
to sunbathe topless!

Seriously, watch out for sunburn.  The amount of damaging UV that makes it
through our nice clean air, is a lot (44%) higher than similar latitudes
in the northen hemishpere.  Hope you enjoy your visit.

Cheers

Mark
From: derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Derek Tearne)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Date: 30 Sep 92 03:30:22 GMT
Organization: Fujitsu New Zealand

In article <1992Sep29.074016.1371@dxcern.cern.ch> paul@dxcern.cern.ch (Paul Burkimsher) writes:
>What's the situation re bringing in "foreign" TVs?
>What standard is NZ broadcasting? (ie technical, 
>don't just say "great or rubbish"!)   ;-)

N.Z. uses a PAL system.  Don't know if you can directly import a British 
TV and expect it to work though.  My mothers video camera required some
tweaking before we (succesfully) got a picture.  There was a specific setting
for this part of the world so I suspect some subtle differences in the 
standard.  
 
>Is all TV transmission domestic, or are there any
>satellites hovering over there? What do they carry?

Australian TV can be obtained by satelite and some of the bigger Motels and 
Hotels have enormous dishes outside for this purpose.
-- 
Derek Tearne. -- derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz --  Fujitsu/ICL New Zealand -- 
Some of the more aware dinosaurs were worried about the environmental
consequences of an accident with the new Iridium enriched fusion reactor.  
"If it goes off only the cockroaches and mammals will survive..." they said.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Otago dies on the field
From: gumleys@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (S. Gumley)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 02:08:46 GMT
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

In article <1992Oct5.102838.11224@waikato.ac.nz>, jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz writes:
> For the benefit of ex-pats who will otherwise miss out on such brilliant
> news,  the following should be made known to all...

I can't say that I enjoyed such a one sided match (especially when I was supporting Otago, who then seemed to be totally overwhelmed by the occasion).

So a couple of good points that I saw:
1. Waikato played like demons, and didn't stop once they had a comfortable lead.
 If we can only get an All Black team with that kind of determination, I would be extremely happy.

2. Dave Bishop did an excellent job of refereeing, even sin-binning the Waikato captain for a "professional foul" (returning from off-side, he kicked the loose ball back to the Waikato side), just before Otago got their consolation try (a none too shabby effort considering they had just been through 78 minutes of humiliation).

3. There was a capacity crowd at Rugby Park, Hamilton.
 After last weeks Auckland vs Waikato semi where the Eden Park stands were half full, (contrasting with the capacity Carisbrook crowd that jeered North Harbour) it was nice to see that the national championship was contested between two sides who are not only strong, but have extremely strong support at home.
 The game is, after all, about entertainment at this level, so it seems only fair that Auckland is taken down a notch or two, for the enjoyment of the other two thirds of the country (IMHO).


-- 
Shane Gumley                    Internet: gumleys@elec.canterbury.ac.nz
Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury,  Christchurch, New Zealand.
"If `thanks in advance' is a sign of the paper-less office, I guess
 I should be happy for the trees sake." me,(-:I'm nothing if not ungreatful:-)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: lightw@cetra.trl.OZ.AU (Liron Lightwood)
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 22:39:04 GMT

lightw@cetra.trl.OZ.AU (Liron Lightwood) writes:

>slang@waikato.ac.nz writes:

>>I beleive that there are two different versions of PAL, namely PAL B and PAL G.
>>SECAM is reasonably close, but not quite. NTSC (Never Twice the Same Colour) has
>>at least the two variations 3.something and 4.43 (I think.) Maybee the type of
>>PAL transmission is subtly different between what is sold in britain and here?

>PAL system B & G are also used in continental Western Europe (except for France)
>and in some middle Eastern (eg. Israel and Jordan), Asian (eg. Singapore,
>Malaysia, Thailand) and African countries.

Just one correction: Greece does not use PAL.

Liron Lightwood                     Internet : r.lightwood@trl.oz.au
Telecom Research Laboratories       Phone : +61 3 253 6535
770 Blackburn Road                  Snail : P.O. Box 249 Clayton 3168 Australia
Clayton  Vic. 3168 Australia        Disclaimer : My views are not my company's
From: pallesen@med.wcc.govt.nz (Lloyd Pallesen)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
Date: 5 Oct 1992 00:31:45 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council, Wgtn, NZ
Reply-To: pallesen@med.wcc.govt.nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: nomad.wcc.govt.nz

In article <1992Oct2.110633.1418@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>, mrichardson@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
>In article <1992Oct1.220112.28098@massey.ac.nz>, D.Burns@massey.ac.nz (David Burns) writes:
>> The evaluation of NZ television programmes as rubbish is clearly within a
>> comparative context.  What the amerikans couldn't accomplish with their 

{stuff deleted}

>> /-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-\
>> /     David Burns, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand     \
>> /`We can never truly know the path we have not walked.' (G.G.Kay,Tigana)\
>> /-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-\
>I'm a Kiwi currently living in the U.S. and I returned to N.Z. in 
>January for a couple of months.  It's clear where you get your opinion 
>of U.S. TV from - N.Z. imports the worst of all possible shows.  

{more stuff deleted}

>certainly the worst television show I saw in N.Z. and perhaps the 
>worst I've seen anywhere, was "Holmes" but I'm sure the U.S. is 
                                ^^^^^^
>responsible for that too, somehow?

I second this motion, "Holmes" is probably the worst show of its or any kind
anywhere except when he is not presenting it.  He is at his most objectionable
when he is fawning over some celebretary (sp??) usually American, asking the
most inane questions, most recently asking Ted Dansons wife if she was jealous
of him working with beautiful women.

__

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pallesen@med.wcc.govt.nz	tel: (04)801-3281
"Hey don't shoot me man, I'm just a graceful slow dancer, 
I'm just a dream, not real to you at all" Bruce Cockburn
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
From: mcwg9235@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marsha Woodbury )
Subject: Having a Kiwi party in Urbana, IL
Summary: from us
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 19:50:15 GMT
Keywords: hello

Hello
We are having a Kiwi get together here in Urbana--
here's a note from each of us

i  can someone give us dates for any cricket inter-
nationals in the next couple of months?
- Jon Pheloung, Chch.
can anyone give me the e-mail address for the english dept. 
at canterbury university and the history dept. at victoria university?
coram mcilroy chch.
Hellow kiwis. ITS' GREAT TO HAVE SO MANY KIWIS IN ONE PLACE
i'VE BEEN HERE FIVE YEARS, MOSTLY BY MYSELF SO ITS GOOD TO
TALK PROPERLY AGAIN!
Toni Bruce, (all over)

to be a kiwi in usa, ask me in 4 yrs
Linley Bowden (christchurch, NZ)

can someone tell me if Australia beat the Springboks, and who are in the
Winfield Cup Final
Stephen Bowden (Chch)

now that i've found some New Zealanders I'm looking forwardto some pavlova
Craig Frankpitt
can anyone give me the e-mail address for wellington teachers college?
coram mcilroy chch.

write me the answers and I'll pass them on!  
Our love to everyone in New Zealand!
:
-- 
Marsha Woodbury   marsha-w@uiuc.edu
A simile is like a metaphor.
University of Illinois, Middle of Nowhere
Newsgroups: soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: What is NZ TV? NTSC? PAL? SECAM
From: cree@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (Michael Cree)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:56:47 GMT
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Paul Burkimsher (paul@dxcern.cern.ch) wrote:
: What's the situation re bringing in "foreign" TVs?
: What standard is NZ broadcasting? (ie technical, 
: don't just say "great or rubbish"!)   ;-)
: 
: Is all TV transmission domestic, or are there any
: satellites hovering over there? What do they carry?
: 

The NZ standard is 50Hz PAL, like what is in Australia and Europe.
All local transmission is terrestial based, however there are some
foreign satellites hovering above which one can recieve foreign
TV from.

However the content of NZ TV is indeed rubbish (and that's being nice).

: Paul

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