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From: niki@athena.mit.edu (Nikos Tornikids)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Visa info.
Date: 1 Sep 92 10:16:50 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For a month or so I've been trying to get some info. on how a foreign 
citizen (Czechoslovak) can stay in US for about a year.
The only thing I've found so far is that in order to get a multiple US
visa (vhich type?) valid for one year, someone (must be US citizen?)
must sign some kind of affidavit of support (stating what?).
I've been told that legal aliens qualify for emergency medical service, 
does this apply in this case also, or is it only for an usual three month
turistic visa? 
 
I am here on F1 for another two years at least.
If anybody knows anything that could help me please respond.
Thanks, N.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst)
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:05:37 GMT

In article <13513.2a9b70fb@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
>Is there a consensus?  Is there a consensus on the language in 
>which it should appear?  My feeling is that, unless it's a big
>deal for them, it would be nice to have it posted in both English
>and Czech.
>						-Luke 
this is a good idea, i think.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: frnk@cs1.bradley.edu (Paul Ondercin)
Subject: What happening?
Summary: The news is too selective
Keywords: Seperation?
Organization: Bradley University
Date:  4 Sep 92 00:05:40 GMT

   Can someone tell me what is happening about the possible split? The most I
heard of it was something about the Slovaks signing something.

   Please give me some info, the news here in America doesn't care much for
European affairs.
                   c
	 Paul Ondercin


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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: kyle@Csli.Stanford.EDU (Kyle Wohlmut)
Subject: Re: Will this group split in 2 parts?
Followup-To: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Organization: Rocking Pig Enterprises
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:14:22 GMT

In article <VPILICH.92Aug27154316@hughes.hacgate.UUCP>
vpilich@hughes.hacgate.UUCP (Vladimir "Pillock" Pilich) writes:

>I for one certainly hope not! Why would we want to follow such a ridiculous
>example!
>
>It's beyond me why they chose this course of action, when it will in all
>likelyhood hurt them econimically, socially, culturally, etc. I'm sorry,
>but I really get fumed when I think about it.
>
>Vlad.

Well I totally agree, as I think most folks on this group do.  BTW,
there was a blurb in our paper today from our favourite Czechoslovakia
correspondent that said after 8 hours of talks, Meciar and Klaus have
decided upon a Jan 1 split date officially... :-(

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From: hermann@loria.fr (Miki Hermann)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Date: 30 Aug 92 15:48:03 GMT
Organization: CRIN (CNRS) Nancy - INRIA Lorraine

In article <13513.2a9b70fb@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>, wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
|> When I subscribed to CAROLINA (an electronic news gazette supplied 
|> by the journalism students at Charles University in Prague), I
|> asked them if they posted every issue here.  They said they didn't,
|> since they felt that there should be a consensus on the newsgroup
|> before they posted it here.  
|> 
|> Is there a consensus?  Is there a consensus on the language in 
|> which it should appear?  My feeling is that, unless it's a big
|> deal for them, it would be nice to have it posted in both English
|> and Czech.
|> 						-Luke 

YES, Carolina should be definitely sent to this newsgroup in both languages,
Czech and English.

Hey, no journalism students in Bratislava to start a "Comeniana" ? I would
certainly appreciate it !

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: makortoff@camins.camosun.bc.ca
Subject: Looking For a Friend
Organization: Camosun College
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:34:29 GMT

Hello there!

I am an engineering student in Victoria, British Columbia, (Canada).  I will be
spending three months in Czechoslovakia begining Sept. 19, 1992 when I arrive
in Munik.  My stay will be in Ostrava where I will be working with the
Technical University of Ostrava (VSB).  This will be my first time in Europe
and I am interested in what I am to expect in Czechoslovakia.  I will be
arriving with three other students and I am more or less looking for a friend. 
I know its a bit late in time for this since it is only three weeks away but my
summer has been very busy.

I will be watching my e-mail and this news group up untill sept. 10, 1992, so
any friendly replies would be nice.  Thanks in advance to all who send me a
line and who knows may be I might even get a chance to see you!!

Myles Makortoff
Mechanical Engineering Student
E-mail "makortoff@camins.camosun.bc.ca"
From: 00383@ravel.udel.edu (Thomas R Rocek)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Czech spelling czecker?
Date: 27 Aug 92 20:54:22 GMT
Organization: University of Delaware

Does anyone know where to find a czech language spelling checker?
What word processor(s) are they set up for if it/they exist?  Thanks
for any help...
       zdravi Tom Rocek, University of Delaware  fjh00383@udelvm.udel.edu

(Sorry about that header; I couldn't resist)
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: stepan@natinst.com (Stepan Riha)
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Organization: National Instruments, Austin, TX
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:09:24 GMT

In article <13513.2a9b70fb@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
Luke asks if people want every issue of CAROLINA to be posted on this group,
and in what language.

I'm definitely for posting ALL issues of CAROLINA.  Actually, I assumed
that was already happening.
IMO they should post them in both Czech and English if it isn't too much of
a hassle for them.  If every issue isn't bi-lingual they should give us at
least the Czech version.

	- Stepan

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From: ekeland@boeygen.nr.no (Anders Ekeland)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Fonts&spellczecker for Mac?
Date: 28 Aug 92 13:01:11 GMT
Organization: /nr/boeygen/u2/ekeland/.organization

Friend of mine, Lubos Mauer has a Mac and are seeking, Slovak and
Czech fonts and spellczecker (I love this cz..) any tips?
From: blazek@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Re:Is this just one man's opinion
Date: 4 Sep 92 09:54:05 EDT


In reply to my message Jirka writes:
>  I agree this is a joke. But sometimes there is no simple solution. I read
>about a similar problem with the ice hockey team. The rules of IIHF
>(Internaltional Ice Hockey Federation) are clear. If a country splits, 
>only one team can stay in the respective group  of the world chapionship 
>(A in the case of CSFR), the other (others) start from scratch. If CSFR
>team splits the place will remain Czech as there were more Czechs playing
>in the united team at the last World championship, Slovakia would have to
>start somewhere in F. 
>  I'm not suggesting this is particulary just, but I guess that's life.
>
>    Jirka Matas 

O.K., but Jirka mentions different solution than Mr. Svanda, general 
secretary of Czecho-Slovak Motorcycle Federation. Therefore he removes
the point I wanted to emphasise.
For Mr.Svanda the number of good motorcyclers and their nationality
means nothing. What's important for him is the nationality of the 
deputies in the International Motorcycle Federation. It virtually
sounds like a good joke but it wasn't published in Dikobraz.
Mr.Svanda is serious and he is actually Mr.Somebody: he directs
and organizes one branch of sports, traditionally strong in 
Czecho-Slovakia. He is certainly one of the top politicians in
Czecho-Slovak Sports Union.
But his way of thinking is dangerous; I should rather say it's a
real disaster for the unity among Czechs and Slovaks involved 
in motorcycling.
So I must ask once more:

         Is this just one man's opinion?

         Does this way of policy break the unity only in Czecho-Slovak
         Motorcycle Federation?

Yes, now it's not just a joke. 
Looking forward to other replies.
                                   Tomas

P.S.
I'd like to thank Karel Stokkermans for the results of Czecho-Slovak
Football League. It was an excellent idea and I enjoyed it.
From: g.matas@ee.surrey.ac.uk (George Matas)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Re: Czech spell checker
Date: 28 Aug 92 10:42:11 GMT
Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, England

In article <1992Aug28.021806.13318@athena.mit.edu>, niki@athena.mit.edu (Nikos Tornikids) writes:
|>               Nikos.
|> --------------------------------------------------
|> And Tom I don't want to discourage you, but I would be very suprised to 
|> find a czech language spelling checker. They might have something in Prague 
|> though but who knows for what it can be set up for. 
   A Czech spelling checker is a part of the T602 word processor (version
2.0 and higher). It works well. Unfortunately I don't know any contact
address.

     Jirka
From: eva@puhep1.princeton.edu (Eva Zeisky)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Date: 28 Aug 92 19:53:48 GMT
Organization: Physics Dept., Princeton University

In article <1992Aug26.200537.16920@sfu.ca>, probst@fraser.sfu.ca (Scott Probst) writes:
|> In article <13513.2a9b70fb@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
|> >Is there a consensus?  Is there a consensus on the language in 
|> >which it should appear?  My feeling is that, unless it's a big
|> >deal for them, it would be nice to have it posted in both English
|> >and Czech.
|> >						-Luke 
|> this is a good idea, i think.
|> -- 
|> Scott Probst: Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, Psychology dept, SFU
|>               Graduate Issues Officer, Simon Fraser Student Society.
|> e-mail: probst@fraser.sfu.ca - ph: (604) 291 3354/3181 - fax: (604) 291 5843
|>               "yes, well, and here we go again..." - Dr H. S. Thompson

I agree.  So far this is the only topic which generated this many replies since this 
group has been in existence.  Looks like  we have a consensus.(?)     

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: jac54@cas.org ()
Subject: Looking for books
Summary: Help my collection
Organization: Chemical Abstracts Service, Columbus, Ohio
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 13:41:18 GMT


	By way of an introduction: I am interested in the role of
	espionage in the late and unlamented Cold War and I collect
	books dealing with the subject.

	The Czechoslovakian intelligence services had a specific role
	in foreign intelligence which was the penetration of Western
	socialist parties and trade union organizations where they
	achieved some spectacular successes.  There is very little
	published in the west about them.

	The Czechoslovakian parliament recently passed legislation
	comparable to the U.S. Freedom of Information Act that will
	open files for inspection and research and I expect that some
	books on the subject will appear soon.

	I am interested in buying such books if they appear. I'd
	like to learn about them and how to get hold of them.  On the other
	hand, if you're interested in selling more than one copy in the
	U.S. there are specialist dealers I could put you in contact with
	who may be willing to buy multiple copies on this and related
	subjects.

	Czech isn't a problem for me but an opportunity.  It appears that
	I may have to learn to read it for my job.

	Thanks for any information,

	Alec.

If these are my organization's opinions, I'd be extremely surprised.
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: hybl@umbc4.umbc.edu (Dr. Albert Hybl (UMAB-BIOPHYS))
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Summary: Yes
Organization: Univ. of MD, Baltimore County
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 22:55:40 GMT

In article <13513.2a9b70fb@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
>When I subscribed to CAROLINA (an electronic news gazette supplied 
>by the journalism students at Charles University in Prague), I
>asked them if they posted every issue here.  They said they didn't,
>since they felt that there should be a consensus on the newsgroup
>before they posted it here.  
>
>Is there a consensus?  Is there a consensus on the language in 
>which it should appear?  My feeling is that, unless it's a big
>deal for them, it would be nice to have it posted in both English
>and Czech.
>						-Luke 

I agree.

Albert Hybl (hybl@umbc3.umbc.edu)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: jackson@soldev.tti.com (Dick Jackson)
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Organization: Transaction Technology Inc.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 14:52:47 GMT

I would definitely like to see CAROLINA posted regularly (compare with
the VNS (Vogon News Service) which is posted on soc.culture.british.

Dick Jackson
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: markov@cs.kun.nl (D-b Hendriks/M Overmeer)
Subject: Re: Should CAROLINA be sent directly to this group?
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:44:12 GMT


Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes..............
or should it be 
Ano, ano, ano, ano, ano..............

Send then both to this group.


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Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: StarWatcher@uiuc.edu (StarWatcher)
Subject: Listserv Lists (was Re: recent info...)
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Reply-To: StarWatcher@uiuc.edu
Organization: Actuarial Science Program at UIUC
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:36:52 GMT
Keywords: significant words from a document used as an index to content

eva@puhep1.princeton.edu (Eva Zeisky) writes:

: The above came from LISTSERV@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU.
: Anyone wishing to subscribe to this group should send e-mail
: to that address and type "SUBscribe SLOVAK-L" (I have not
: seen "CZECH-L" on their list)

There is also a mid-European listserv list (MIDEUR-L, I think).
Send mail to LISTSERV@BROWNVM.bitnet (message: "HELP") for
more information.

Both mailing lists are also accessible at many sites as bit.listserv
groups (bit.listserv.slovak-l, bit.listserv.mideur-l).

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From: motto@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (mary.rita.otto)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Re: Will this group split in 2 parts?
Summary: Editorial Comment
Date: 28 Aug 92 17:04:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbfsb.1992Aug28.170420.11848
Followup-To: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Organization: AT&T

I wanted to comment about the split of Czecho-Slovakia.  I have been
quietly watching the discussion until now, but I wanted to share my
opinion about what is happening there and in other parts of Eastern
Europe.

Lots of stuff deleted, but the essence saved below:

>I for one certainly hope not! Why would we want to follow such a ridiculous
>example!
>
>It's beyond me why they chose this course of action, when it will in all
>likelyhood hurt them econimically, socially, culturally, etc. I'm sorry,
>but I really get fumed when I think about it.
>
>Vlad.

When I look at Eastern Europe, I see people who have been culturally
repressed for a long time.  People who are releasing an accumulation of
decades of Nationalism.  To us, it appears excessive.  To them, it is
the enebriation of being able to freely express their cultural identity
for the first time in a long time.  Further, in nations that were
"created" by external forces which defined them, it is an ability to
determine their own destiny and emphatically define their own niche
in the world.  It forces the world to recognize that they are a culturally
distinct group and not the polyglot that we were taught following
the World Wars.  These people are claiming their culture for themselves
in the truest sense of the fulfillment of freedom.  How many Americans
had never heard the names Slovakia, Slovenia, Bohemia, Moravia, Croatia,
Serbia?  How many Americans thought that the countries in Eastern
Europe were homogeneous entities, without any cultural distinctions
within -- a U.S.-style "melting pot"?

Claiming a separate cultural identity is never an easy struggle.  In
the United States, look at the plight of American Indians (did you
know that these people prefer that name to "Native Americans"?).  In
Canada, look at the plight of the French-Canadians in Quebec.  In
the United Kingdom, look at the situation for the Welsh.  It is not
something that people pursue lightly.  It is something that they pursue
in order to keep their culture alive.

The economic price of cultural survival may be high, but it will be worth
any price.  Further, in this enlightened age where transportation and
communications technology make borders less meaningful then ever, and
when the European Community has made such strides to emphasize that
borders are cultural rather than economic constructs, I find great hope
that any perceived difficulties can be overcome.  But for now, we should
rejoice with our brothers and sisters in this assertion of our culture
and that it has survived and will grow into the next century.

I am proud to be a Bohemian and proud to witness the courage and
intelligence displayed in the creation of their new nation.  I pray
that they will succeed and thrive.

Mary Otto
From: diana@milton.u.washington.edu (Diana S. Walker)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Computers in Prague
Summary: Internet Access wanted in Prague
Date: 26 Aug 92 13:23:41 GMT
Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug26.132341.719
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

A good friend of mine will be spending the next year in Prague, not
affiliated with a university. While I know that this is not the
typical place for such a request (please hold the flames), he is
desperately seeking occasional Internet access. He speaks only English
and French.

Can anyone help/give me an idea who to contact? He is leaving in
mid-September.

				Please reply by email,
				diana@u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
From: mhansen@ssf-sys.DHL.COM (Mykel Hansen)
Subject: Re: Czech spelling czecker?
Organization: sleeping knights of jesus
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:01:32 GMT

In article <Btnu2M.Jx5@news.udel.edu> 00383@ravel.udel.edu (Thomas R Rocek) writes:
>Does anyone know where to find a czech language spelling checker?
>What word processor(s) are they set up for if it/they exist?  Thanks
>for any help...

czech spell checking turns out to be a much hairier business than
english spell checking (which is very complicated).  when i was there
last summer, the company i worked at and a few of its peers were
working on this for various DOS apps such as Word for Windows, 
PageMaker, etc.  i don't know if these are ever going to be available 
in the U.S., however, because of "grey market" problems.  some 
software houses provide software to the czech market at a discount
(so that people can actually afford it) with czech documentation
and czech language extensions used as insurance that the software
won't be shipped back to america and sold there.

also, some of the people who make czech or slovak extensions
to software sell the extensions seperately, as "localizing kits".
these are manufactured in bohemia/slovakia, not in the u.s.

i think you'd be much better off inquiring through contacts in
bohemia than through the u.s. software companies, in other words.

>(Sorry about that header; I couldn't resist)

haw haw haw.

nazdar,

-mykle-
From: agl4@elroy.uh.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak
Subject: Mother's Letter
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:44:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: elroy.3SEP199213440670
Organization: University of Houston
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


It is really very sad to read such a letter written by a CS mother
which was posted here. The letter expressing an opinion of an edu-
cated woman. The letter which is based on statements: 'a woman was
talking that .....'. It demonstrates what heritage is left after
40 previous years. 

Jiri
Newsgroups: soc.culture.czecho-slovak