HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: fmfedor@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (Al Fedor (SVER))
Subject: Crossword Puzzle Generator MSDOS
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: CROSSWORLD, PUZZLE, MSDOS 
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 30 Dec 1992 15:03 EST  


I'm looking for MSDOS software to generate GERMAN crossword puzzles.
If anyone knows where I can find such software, please leave an
e-mail telling where to find it at:

fmfedor@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov

Thank you in Advance,

Al
From: evans@ece.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: X-max
Date: 23 Dec 92 12:31:34 GMT
Reply-To: evans@ece.arizona.edu
Distribution: world,local
Organization: University of Arizona Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering



Deutscher Leute,


Froehliche Weihnachten!!!!!
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german,soc.culture.french
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 21:41:53 -0500 
From: Michel Fougeres <mf0w+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: THE DIARY OF DISGRACE

Excerpts from netnews.soc.culture.french: 21-Dec-92 THE DIARY OF
DISGRACE by Hibatur Rahman Ahmad@ns1 
>From: hra2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Hibatur Rahman Ahmad)
>Subject: THE DIARY OF DISGRACE
>Date: 21 Dec 92 00:32:05 GMT
> 
> 
>The New York Times              Editorials              Sunday, December 20
> 
> 
>                WHAT HAS THE WORLD DONE FOR BOSNIA?
> 
> 
>                        A DIARY OF DISGRACE
> 
> 
>February 1992 -- Serbian forces opened a campaign of aggression against
>the former region of Yugoslavia called Bosnia and Herzegovina. In short order

[a lot deleted -- no need to repeat it all]


>        After a year of savage slaughter, mass rapes, ethnic cleansing and
>        undoubted genocide, the world has responded with all the right words.
>        But the question remains, What will the world do?


Alas! it seems that the world will do...   nothing until it is too late
anyway.  A few months ago I sent a post to some BB's, comparing the
present Western phony "non-intervention" in former Yougoslavia to the
past Western 
(i.e. England, France, the US and some smaller entities) phony
"non-intervention" in Spain during the Spanish Civil War.  My comparison
still stands.  At that time too (around 1937 ?) the "non-intervention"
and a crazy embargo by the Western Democracies served only to help the
destroyers -- Franco, Hitler and Mussolini -- of the Spanish people.

The only answer to my post was a volley of insults from a Serb. 

The world should ask what has the role of the dessicated idiot Cyrus
Vance been in all this former-Yugoslavia mess.   That "official US envoy
and mediator" has consistently (and successfully) torpedoed every effort
to seriously stop the slaughter.  He must be receiving millions of $$$
in secret Swiss accounts from Serbia.

=== mf



==============================================================================

"Sunday's horoscope is noteworthy because of its strange, sudden and
wholly unpredictable and inexplicable occurrences, affecting all phases
of life."

                    

                            YOUR HOROSCOPE 

            L.A. Evening Herald Express

      Saturday December 6, 1941.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: Now - German TV Deutsche Welle in USA
From: axgolinski@ualr.edu
Date: 1 Jan 93 18:58:20 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

On the 1st of November the German TV station "Deutsche Welle TV" started it's
transmission to North and South America. 
The programming contains German, English and Spanish parts. Deutsche Welle TV
broadcasts 14 hours a day.
In North America the program can be received via the new SATCOM4 C-4 satellite
at transponder 5.
In addition Mind Extension University - The Educational Channel broadcasrts
both the German and the English JOURNAL (Daily News) every day as well as 
three and a half hours of the Deutsche Welle program.

A  FREE monthly program guide can be obtained by writing to:

Deutsche Welle
Postfach 10 04 44
"W"-5000 Koeln 1
Germany

If you have any questions about the program or technical problems write to
the above mentioned address or call the Washington office Deutsche Welle TV:
(202) 393 7427

Andreas Golinski  >> AXGOLINSKI@UALR.EDU <<


lleeboth $$Z
From: campbejr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: hunting for a chemist
Summary: hunting for a chemist
Keywords: Stuttgart chemist
Date: 28 Dec 92 19:55:22 GMT
Reply-To: Campbejr@ucbeh.san.edu
Organization: Univ. of Cincinnati

How can one track down a student in the Universtiy of Stuttgart.  He is in the
Chemistry Dept. Name of Martin Vogel?
From: ltg3878@zeus.tamu.edu (GOSS, LEWIS TAYLOR)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: German poetry
Date: 21 Dec 1992 12:47 CST
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: zeus.tamu.edu
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

I have a question regarding the poem 'Todesfuge,' by Paul Celan.  His poems
tend to be somewhat odd, and difficult to understand, even if you are a 
native German speaker.  In this poem, which I believe relates to the death of
his parents in a German concentration camp during World War II, he makes
repeated reference to something called 'Schwarze Milch,' which translates 
literally to 'Black Milk.'  A selection from the poem follows:

     Schwarze Milch der Fruehe wir trinken sie abends
     wir trinken sie mittags und morgens wir trinken sie nachts
     wir trinken und trinken
     wir schaufeln ein Grab in den Lueften da liegt man nicht eng 
     ...

Taken from 'Paths to German Poetry:  An Introductory Anthology' edited by
Lore Barbara Foltin & Hubert Heinen, pp. 175-177, Harper & Row, 1969. 

What exactly does he mean by 'Black Milk?'  Obviously, Milk is wholesome,
so one might suppose that Black Milk is somehow the antithesis of Milk,
perhaps something good distorted to become something bad.  On the other hand,
'Schwarze Milch' may make reference to some German colloquial saying, perhaps
a German Jewish phrase.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

					Lewis Taylor Goss
From: hi61@mb70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Thomas Deck)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: Re: Private Krankenversicherung?
Date: 31 Dec 1992 08:04:03 GMT
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Reply-To: hi61@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
NNTP-Posting-Host: mb70.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de

In article <42933@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> flegel@jeeves.ucsd.edu (Willy Flegel) writes:


>Argumente fuer GKV:
>- Ein Zurueck zur GKV ist (praktisch) unmoeglich.
>  (Und wenn man z.B. 1 Monat lang arbeitslos ist?)
>>>> ... ist unmoeglich. So weit ich weiss, muss man ein Jahr
>    lang (Kalenderjahr?, im Durchschnitt des Jahres) weniger
>    verdienen als die Befreiungsgrenze. Ob dabei ein Jahr
>    Arbeitslosigkeit "hilft" bzw. wie das bewertet wird, weiss
>    ich nicht. Wer in D kann das bei der GKV mal in Erfahrung
>    bringen?

Das wuerde mich auch interessieren.
Ein Bekannter von mir ist in einer PKV und geht davon aus, dass er nach
seiner Promotion ohnehin ein, zwei Monate arbeitslos sein wird.
In dieser Zeit will er sich ueberlegen, ob er nicht wieder zurueck in
die GKV wechselt.
Wie ist da momentan die genaue Regelung?




>Argumente fuer PKV:
>- Individualprinzip, d.h. man zahlt nur so viel, wie die eigene Alters-
>  und Tarifgruppe kostet.
>>>> Ja, ja. Aber wer ist den mit mir in "meiner" Tarifgruppe.
>    Genau das verraet keine PKV.

Die PKV sucht sich nur (vermeintlich) gesunde Leute. Duerfte eigentlich
klar sein.

>- Auch die PKVen werden staatlich kontrolliert.
>>>> das Argument kann man getrost vergessen. Die Kontrolle 
>    beschraenkt sich ausschliesslich darauf, dass die PKV nicht
>    bankrott geht. Gerade um den Bankrott zu vermeiden, MUSS die
>    staatliche Kontrolle JEDE "notwendige" Beitragserhoehung
>    genehmigen. Ob die PKV wirtschaftlich/vernuenftig/fair
>    arbeitet ist nicht Gegenstand der Kontrolle.

Ich frage mich aber auch, ob es sich ein Unternehmen auf Dauer leisten
kann, die Mehrzahl seiner Kunden zu vergraulen.

>In der
>  alten Tarifgruppe versicherte sich niemand mehr, deshalb blieben die
>  Uebriggebliebenen unter sich und muessen sich jetzt gegenseitig
>  finanzieren.
>>>> Sicher richtig. Nur was hilft's, wenn man die Beitraege
>    nicht mehr bezahlen kann. Ausserdem, warum hat "meine" 
>    Versicherung die anderen Mitversicherten in guenstigere
>    Tarife wechseln lassen, und verweigert mir jetzt diese
>    Moeglichkeit?

Die Moeglichkeit bestand (angeblich) fuer diese Leute, aber sie nutzten
sie nicht.

>DISCLAIMER: Einige Statements sind einer privaten Email
>von Thomas entnommen (wegen Zeitverschiebung ohne Erlaubnis).
>Ja, ja, ich weiss, dass man das nicht macht, aber: Thomas,
>Du hast doch nichts dagegen, oder?

Nein.




Gruss, Thomas.



Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
From: bisser@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Bisser Roussanov)
Subject: Re: NACHRICHTEN...
Organization: School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:44:12 GMT

In article 9346 schreibt baier@forwiss.uni-passau.de (Joern Baier)

>In article <1992Dec17.143138.27547@sun0.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> berichtet
>Jeffrey Hazelwood u.a. ueber geplante Einreisebeschraenkungen fuer Rumaenen,
>Bulgaren und Buergern der GUS-Staaten in Polen, ebenso ueber Verstaerkungen
>der deutschen Grenze zu Polen bzw. der CSFR.

Leider koennte ich das Originalposter nicht finden. Da ich Bulgare bin und
dabei oefter durch Deutschland fahre, werde ich fuer jede weitere Auskunft
in dieser Verbindung (auch privat) dankbar sein.
                               
                                                                Bisser
From: dfreer@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Freer)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.german
Subject: Advice Sought on Living & Working in Germany
Date: 21 Dec 92 20:13:21 GMT
Reply-To: dfreer@axion.bt.co.uk (Dave Freer)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs



I am considering living and working in Germany and would appreciate any
advice from Emigrants who have gone through this process.

I am 26 and English. I have been working in the computer industry for just 
over 5 years. My main specialism is in Unix/C development work. I have some
German friends but no relations. I am hoping to move to the Stuttgart area
some time in the new year. The main reasons for wanting to work in Germany
are that I would like to broaden my working experience, my girlfriend is
German, and also because I think I would enjoy living there. I am initially
thinking of spending about 3 years in Germany. I have spent several holidays
in Germany, but never for more than a month.  I have A-level German, but my
spoken and technical German needs to improve.  

I would appreciate any information, but especially on your experiences.
Here are some ideas on the sort of things I would like to find out:


German Computer Industry
------------------------
I would like to try to build up a profile of the German computing industry.
What are the main areas of activity. Which are the companies which employ
software engineers, and where are they located. 
In the office is German mostly the spoken language in the
computer industry? Effects of recession. 

Jobs
----
Any advice on getting jobs would obviously be very useful. E.g Use of
agencies v. direct applications, good agencies , 
source of jobs, Is there a German
equivalent of the English publication Computer Weekly where computer jobs
are advertised? Job prospects. 

Money
-----
I'd also like to know how the tax system works. Cost of living, housing
difficulties, how to obtain a residence permit. What to expect to be paid.
How do wages in Germany compare?
But also terms and conditions, hours of work, holidays, trade unions,
pensions (and transferring from an existing company scheme). 


Coping with living in Germany 
-----------------------------
E.g adapting to the culture, language
difficulties, law differences, differences in working practices/work
culture and especially any experiences of how to overcome language
difficulties,
German attitudes to foreign nationals.
How was your initial adjustment, and how did you/can I prepare. 
Social life. Distance from relations/friends.


References
----------
Can you recommend any good books on the subject? How can I improve my
technical German -are there any technical language books?


Please could you send any replies by e-mail. If anyone else is interested
then let me know any I will produce a digest. I would be very grateful for
any help you can give. 

Thankyou,

David
From: saied@cwis.unomaha.edu (Saied*)
Subject: NBC Nightly News, Tue. Dec. 22nd
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 17:16:55 GMT


  
For those of you who receive this message on time, the
NBC Nightly News will have a four-minute segment on
Iran tonight. (The Nightly News will begin at 5:30 CDT.
The segment will be aired at the end of the program.)

Subject: The NLA and the Resistance's recent exposure
of the regime's wasting of billions of dollars on
nuclear projects.
From: etxmajz@solsta-c.solsta.ericsson.se (Majid Zolfaghari  TX/DKG)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: NBC News & MKO excitement,A question!
Date: 27 Dec 92 13:23:31 GMT
Organization: Ericsson Telecom AB, Karlstad, Sweden.


> Somebody is very happy these days in our network for that 4 minutes news
> ; A question for him and asking for an honest responce. Has there been
> ANY change in MKO's policy in the last 11 years toward U.S. at all? If
> NO I simply believe it! If YES what are those changes and why?

Unfortunately this is not something especial to MKO. I am afraid
that this attitude is shared by a lot of us, iranian people. The saying
"Harfe mard iekist" can be understood in two ways":

1- To keep one's promoise.
2- No to change mind.

The first interpretation is necessary for a political group. It is
not always possible but one must try!

But the second one make one, in the long term a liar. Even our
"holly" political groups must acknowledge that they can commit
"mistakes" and that the world can change. If you close your own
eyes, It does not make it impossible to other people to see you.

I am afraid that the first interpretation is less usual than the
second one!
People change mind really, but they are ashamed to say
that they do that. I do not think that they need to ashame for that.

Majid Zolfaghari
--

--
Majid Zolfaghari, Ericsson Telecom AB	| E-mail: etxmajz@solsta.ericsson.se
KS/ETX/TX/DK				| Phone : +46 54 193140
S-652 21 KARLSTAD			| Fax   : +46 54 152509
SWEDEN					| Memo  : ERI.ETX.ETXMAJZ
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: RE:IRAN, AFGHANESTAN, THE ARABS etc. ( CORRECTION )
From: 8809787l@levels.unisa.edu.au
Date: 16 Dec 92 14:40:41 +1030
Organization: University of South Australia

Doostan Salam Arz Mekonam

I would like to acknowledge that I made a mistake in my last posting regarding
the origin of the Arian tribes of Siberia. This was pointed out to me by 
Dr Khamsehpour of Warwick University (UK). I am extremly greatful for the
doctors kind assistance. 

The error was that I had suggested that the Arian tribes of Siberia had
originated from Northen Europe and had split into two parts in 1000BC one group
moving to Northen India and the other to Iran. But the correct account (which
can also be found in some of the references which I also posted to SCI) is that
the siberian tribes did not come from Europe but miggrated in three directions
one moved into Northen India, the other to Iran and the third group into
Northen Europe. So we as Iranians did originatly come from the siderian tribes
( Arian ) but not from the ones which migrated and populated Europe.

I again wish to thank Dr Khamsehpour for his advice.

Ghorbaneh Hamegy

Payam Pourbeik

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: asghar@me.eng.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: CBS News and Mojahedin
Originator: harrsen@kaa.eng.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:56:23 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.180612.20761@ncsu.edu> hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU (Brad Hernlem) writes:
>> the current affairs of iranian people. 
>> If there was any chance for the people of iran to choose a democractically
>> we were never having this discussion and this government would not have
>> been in power new. Our discussion should appreciate the fact the current
>> government of iran in no way acts according to the laws and regulations
>> defined democratic by the chrater of rights of united nations and many
>> other amendments with the scope of human rights. 
>> So destoying all the political opposition in iran does not provide the
>> chance foe the people of iran to choose anything legitimitally. There
>> was no way that organizations such as MKO to have a voice with in the
>> governments departments and as far as I am concerned this took away the
>> chance for them to democratically display their intentions and policies.
>> Now you are arguing that the people of iran should decide the future 
>> of MKO. This is possible at this point and that is why many refugees 
>> have been created with in the last ten years of revolution. Solely
>> because nobody can voice their opinion.
>
>The current regime is irrelevant to this matter. If MKO overthrows the
>current government but does not enjoy the support of the people then
>what has changed; a new government will be foisted onto the Iranian
>people by outside forces. 

That is not what Mojahedin wants. They simply want the
foreign governments stop supporting the current regime. The
rest will be taken care of by Iranian people. 
 
>In my opinion, if change is to be made it
>ought to be made from within. If you ordered to have a house built and
>the contractor did not do everything just right would you have the house
>razed and a new contractor appointed or would you try to fix the house
>as it stands? MKO would like to bring down the house and repeat the cost
>incurred previously. I think that much of MKO's support from abroad
>comes from their desire to see the house taken down rather than in
>seeing it made right.

The house that you are talking about has no foundation. It
must and will be taken down.

>Brad Hernlem (hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU)

Asghar
From: mahadeva@chimi.engr.ucdavis.edu (Vimalan Mahadevan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: teaching materials for Farsi
Date: 28 Dec 1992 15:09:24 -0600
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu



I am interested in finding out teaching materials for the Farsi language.
Could anyone send me references or direct me to an appropriate source?  I am
particularly interested in books, audio cassettes, etc. geared for the English
speaker.

Vim
From: mohag@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: test
Date: 22 Dec 92 22:34:14 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

This is a test
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: asi@ee.umanitoba.ca (asi)
Subject: Re: CBS News and Mojahedin
Reply-To: asi@ee.umanitoba.ca
Organization: Elect & Comp Engineering, U of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 03:03:57 GMT


Dear Mr. Asghar;

Not that I enjoy getting involved in political arguements,
but you have raised a question that I couldn't resist making
a comment here. I have to add that I personally do not have
any political preferences, but am just trying to show the
self-contradictory nature of your statements.

======================================================
Your question:
> What are the characteristics of a democratic power? 
======================================================

Later on you added:
======================================================
>Khomanie and its regime kept to power due to backward religious belief
                                              ^^^^^^^^
>of many and the huge popularity that Khomanie enjoyed at the beginning
    ^^^^         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>of the revolution.
======================================================

Well, I don't know what are the characteristics of a democratic power,
but it certainly does not exhibit this kind of attitude as calling the
beliefs of, as you say, "MANY" and "HUGE POPULARITY", as "BACKWARD".

Finally you justified your insulting statement by the following:
======================================================
>Mojahedin on the other hand neither have the military might of the
>Shah or religious attraction of Khomanie. They are supported and  made
         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>of highly educated individuals whose only goal are to bring democracy
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                                          ^^^^^^^^^
>to Iran.
======================================================

In response to this comment, would you kindly answer this
simple question:

If the Iranian people like to be backward (as you said) and if
the Iranian people want to keep distance with your highly educated
intellectuals, and if they want to be attracted to those religious
beliefs that in your opinion are "BACKWARD", what will "DEMOCRACy"
tell you to do now?

My friend, first try to clarify the meaning of democrarcy for yourself
and then make any attempt to give guidelines for a society.  Thanx for
your time.



All the best;




Ali   Asi
Dept. of Electrical Engineering,
University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada R3T-2N2

asi@eeserv.ee.umanitoba.ca
From: saied@cwis.unomaha.edu (Saied*)
Subject: Re: NBC Nightly News, Tue. Dec. 22nd
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:25:50 GMT

hernlem@chess.ncsu.EDU (Brad Hernlem) writes:
>In article <saied.725044615@cwis>, saied@cwis.unomaha.edu (Saied*) writes:
>> 
>>   
>> For those of you who receive this message on time, the
>> NBC Nightly News will have a four-minute segment on
>> Iran tonight. (The Nightly News will begin at 5:30 CDT.
>> The segment will be aired at the end of the program.)
>> 
>> Subject: The NLA and the Resistance's recent exposure
>> of the regime's wasting of billions of dollars on
>> nuclear projects.
>> 

>Saied, you should get them to do a balance story on the Saudi's waste of
>money on U.S. arms, the waste of U.S. taxpayers' dollars to feed the
>Israeli war machine which includes atomic weapons, etc.. You might also
>get them to mention that if it were not for U.S. sanctions, Boeing Corp.
>could go ahead with the proposed deal to sell over $1 billion in
>passenger planes to Iran Air, thus providing jobs to American plane
>workers which are for peace rather than for manufacturing warplanes. 

First, I do not have the power to tell the NBC what to air.
Second, I am sure the Resistance's intensive political/diplomatic
activities in the U.S. may have had some impacts on the NBC's
program (if it fact is to be aired).

With respect to Saudi's waste of money on arms: well, I am from
Iran and thus concerned about the people of Iran. In addition,
unlike you, I am not nosey about and would not like to interfer
in the affairs of other countries. I leave it to the Saudi activists
and/or the U.S. activists to loud their concern about the Saudis
and/or Israelis military programs.

Hey Brad, there are a lot of problems with your society. Why
don't you begin doing something about it instead of spending
your time justifying the policies of the terrorist, repressive
Khomeini regime?