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Subject: German TV now daily on ME/U Channel
From: axgolinski@ualr.edu
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:15:01 GMT
Organization: University of Arkansas at Little Rock

On the 1st of November the German television "Deutsche Welle TV" started it's
transmission to North and South America.
The station now broadcasts for 14 hours via satellite. For viewers in Europe
this is more than double the viewing time, which until now, amounted to six
hours.
In North and South America, those who are intersted and who have their own
satellite antenna, can now, for the first time, find out immediately, what is
going on in Germany and the rest of Europe, on a daily basis. The program
travels in the direction of North and South America via satellite, the
INTELSAT-K satellite and can still be viewed in Europe on the usual frequency
of the EUTELSAT II-F1. INTELSAT-K is a KU-Band satellite, which is not very
common yet among direct broadcasters but will become soon. In order to make
direct broadcasting possible for individuals, the 14-hour program is also sent
via the new SATCOM C-4, a high power satellite, which only requires a
a dish size of between 1 metre and 1.50 metres in the traditional C-Band.
Parts of the program, that is sent in German, English and Spanish, is able to
be viewed via domestic television stations and cable networks. This was already
the case with PBS stations or ME/U with "Sports Report" and other programs. In
the meantime, there is a definite agreement with the MindExtension University
- The Education Network (ME/U). The station is taking over the German and
English Jourmal (Daily News) as well as another three and a half hours of
DW television programs. There are many promising  talks in progress with other
partners in the USA, Canada and Latin America.
Deutsche Welle has also been broadcasting to Africa, Asia and Australia since
the 28th of September 1992 for two hours a day via two INTELSAT satellites, in
order to make German television accessible there, with the help of local
television stations.

A  FREE monthly program guide of Deutsche Welle TV can be recieved by
writing to this address:

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

Germany

If you have any questions about the program, or technical questions write
to the same address or call the Washington office of Deutsche Welle:
(202) 393 7427

Andreas Golinski (AXGOLINSKI@ualr.edu)
 

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From: bwehr@eccdb1.pms.ford.com (M. Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: sci.edu,sci.misc,sci.optics,mi.wanted,misc.wanted,misc.education
Subject: WANTED: stereo microscope
Date: 7 Jan 1993 14:47:22 GMT
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    I'm studying gemology on the side, and I find myself in need
    of a inexpensive stereo microscope (is that an oxymoron?). So
    far I have been able to borrow instruments when needed, but
    this is getting a bit old. I'd like one for home.

    A stereo microscope is necessary, as they present true erect
    images and they allow you to perceive the depth of features
    within stones.  This is the only requirement.

    The ideal scope would be a zoom scope that can zoom from 10X
    to around 60X. It would include both overhead illumination and
    provisions for darkfield illumination. Unfortunately, these
    ideal scopes are very expensive from the only source I know of
    yet: GIA's GEM Instruments - they have an ideal scope for the
    incredibly low price of $2,795.

    I would settle for a plain 10X/30X dual power scope. I have
    catalogs from GEM Instruments, Edmund Scientific and Cole
    Parmer. Cole offers dual power scopes for reasonable prices.
    Of these 3, only GEM Instruments offers zoom scopes. If anybody
    knows of other scientific supply companies worth checking out,
    I would appreciate hearing about them.

    I would *really* like a zoom scope, but it looks like I'd have
    to go used (which is no problem for me). If anybody has any
    suggestions where one might look for used scopes, I'd appreciate
    hearing about them, too.

    Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions and pointers. Please
    e-mail - I'll post a summary if interest warrants.

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Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: dey@ravel.udel.edu (Noel Dean Dey)
Subject: Re: EDUCORP  
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 03:40:20 GMT

In article <MENZER.93Jan7112335@world.std.com> menzer@world.std.com (Randy G Menzer) writes:
>
>
>They probably don't have an 800 number then...  Sorry, it was worth a try.
>


Educorp is based in San Diego.  I have a catalog  at the lab and will post
the address on Monday unless a netter is hacking late work  and posts first.
Ordered from them once with no problem.



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Newsgroups: sci.edu,alt.kids-talk,comp.sys.atari.st,misc.education,misc.kids,alt.education.disabled
From: ers@blaze.cs.jhu.edu (Edward Scheinerman)
Subject: Preschool software needed for autistic child 
Organization: Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, Baltimore, MD
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 15:17:31 GMT


Does anybody have access to software which can be run on an Atari 1040 ST? I am
seeking programs designed for preschoolers which teach the alphabet, beginning
reading, word recognition, pre-spelling, beginning spelling, etc. The programs
should have good graphics because the friend for whom I am trying to locate this
software has an autistic child who does not yet communicate verbally. His
parents and teachers believe that he could learn to communicate and read through
the use of such computer programs. The family owns an Atari 1040 ST, but has
been unable to locate software for it. If you have any, or know where it can be
obtained, please contact me.

Please reply by e-mail as I do not regularly read these newsgroups.

Thank you!

-Ed Scheinerman (ers@cs.jhu.edu)
From: bwehr@eccdb1.pms.ford.com (M. Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: sci.edu,sci.misc,sci.optics,mi.wanted,misc.wanted,misc.education
Subject: Re: WANTED: stereo microscope
Date: 7 Jan 1993 16:21:46 GMT
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    It seems that email replies sent to the address in my original post may
    bounce - sorry for the inconvenience. Replying to the address below or
    using your newsreader's reply function with this message should work.

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Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: finnegan@invader.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Kenneth Finnegan)
Subject: Edmund Scientific Address?
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-4916]: invader.navo.navy.mil
Reply-To: finnegan@navo.navy.mil
Organization: Grumman Data Systems	
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:49:26 GMT

Does anyone have the address of the Edmund Scientific Co.?
Assuming, of course, they are still in business.  I haven't
seen one of their catalogs in years.  Please e-mail.

Thanks,

Kenneth
finnegan@navo.navy.mil
Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: petel@sequent.com (Pete Lancashire)
Newsgroups: sci.edu,misc.education,misc.misc
Subject: TV (NEWS) segment: factory workers helping with local school ?
Date: 8 Jan 93 18:40:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: sequent.1993Jan8.184048.9553
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.

I'm interested in finding out about a TV/NEWS segment on something
like 20/20 that was about a factory (car assemble?) where most of the
workers helped at a local elem. school ?

To me it sounds like one hell of a great idea.

-pete
Pete Lancashire
petel@sequent.com
From: laurie@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu (Laurie Gelb)
Newsgroups: sci.edu
Subject: Re: Smart kids (Was Re: Magnet schools)
Date: 12 Jan 1993 14:54:57 GMT
Organization: UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

In article <C0Mvsy.ox@quake.sylmar.ca.us> brian@quake.sylmar.ca.us (Brian K.
Yoder) questions why a kid with a high IQ needs athletics just for "balance:"

>A "balance" between what and what?
>
>Knowledge and ignorance?
>Civilized adult behavior and irresponsible juvenile behavior?
>Intellectualism and anti-intellectualism?
>Reason and irrationality?
>Achievement and failure?
>Academic development and academic degeneration?
>
>What are you afraid of?  Such a student actually progressing beyond the
>point where his peers can catch up?
>
>>Athletics
>>(that's what was mentioned here) can provide that along with other
>>experiences that can teach him as much as any classroom ever could.  
>
>Such as?  Brutality uber alles?  The superior value of social consensus over
>reason?  Please explain these valuable lessons and why they are so
>terribly important.  I hear platitudes like that all the time, but I
>seldom hear any kind of explanation attached. 
>
>>If the kid likes something other than academics, let him at it. 
>
>I agree with that, but the point here is that schools need to encourage
>academic development, which is something that compared to the encouragement
>offered for athletic prowess is practically nothing.
>
Agreed, if a kid would rather read science books than play basketball, s/he
should be encouraged to pursue those interests.  But a kid
who makes good grades, understands things others don't, etc. is often labeled
a "nerd" or "geek" not because s/he lacks a personality, but because the others
are jealous.  Helping a kid to understand that attitude is crucial for survival
in, yes, the real world.  That's the world where enlightenment is often feared,
where facts are often subordinate to emotions.  If a kid with a high IQ is
going eventually to contribute to the improvement of that world (assuming you
care about human survival somewhat and would prefer to see intellect used
rather than hoarded like a toy), s/he has to understand it enough to find a
place in it. That implies the motivation to understand it.  Parents either
provide that motivation or destroy it ("you're better than the rest of those
kids; don't worry about them").  

Minds need to be nurtured, not isolated.  Knowledge is useless in a vaccuum.

This is why my gifted child is no longer in private school.  Some lessons
extend beyond what can be taught in a classroom.

Note that I do not advocate lowering one's intellectual standards in order
to accommodate the rest of the world, nor would I ever advocate my son's
doing so.  That's why we *must* teach a gifted child how to have different
expectations for him/herself and for others.  


Laurie Gelb
laurie@biomath.mda.uth.tmc.edu

Uncle Sam wants YOU...
to pay your taxes, obey his laws, and keep your mouth shut.
Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: csummers@batph60.Berkeley.EDU (Chuck Summers)
Subject: Science education and motivation 
Keywords: Science, education, technology
Reply-To: csummers@bnr.ca
Organization: BNR Atlanta, Access Systems Development
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 16:40:12 GMT

 
I am an electrical engineer who has been asked by a local high 
school to teach a basic physical science course in the fall.
I am looking forward to this because of my own interest in science
and technology.  I want the course to be interesting and motivating
to my students (8-10 total, 9th grade students).  What work has 
been done to make the material interesting to non-technical
and technical types? I want to encourage those who are interested
in a career in science/math and also help those who are not
to see the value of learning the material.

The question is, what are some methods of teaching the material
(including supplemental material) I could use in the class?  How
can I transfer my enthusiasm for the material to my students?

I would be interested in dialog with anyone who has taught similar
courses, especially those who are engineers and have taught science
in high school.

Charles E. Summers, PE
Member Scientific Staff
Bell Northern Research

Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: menzer@world.std.com (Randy G Menzer)
Subject: Re: EDUCORP  
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
	<1993Jan7.031234.420@trentu.ca>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 16:23:35 GMT



They probably don't have an 800 number then...  Sorry, it was worth a try.

Newsgroups: sci.edu,misc.education,misc.misc
From: romalley@nyx.cs.du.edu (Robert O'Malley)
Subject: Re: TV (NEWS) segment: factory workers helping with local school
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	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 12:46:57 GMT


The show in question was indeed 20/20.  It was a great segment. 
Workers from a factory "adopted" a school, and the workers spend time
with the students.  I think the show was on only a month or so ago.  Sorry,
but I can't remember the exact date.
Newsgroups: sci.edu
From: clumsden@TrentU.CA (cam lumsden)
Subject: EDUCORP  
Reply-To: clumsden@TrentU.CA
Organization: Trent University, Peterborough
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:13:09 GMT

Does anyone know how to contact EDUCORP??  I think that they have a 1-800 
number, but I don't know how to find it.
						C.L.
Newsgroups: sci.classics
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From: warelock@netlink.cts.com (Tom Zacharoff)
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 93 12:40:53 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

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From: ingria@bbn.com (Bob Ingria)
Newsgroups: sci.classics
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Date: 4 Jan 93 21:00:15 GMT
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In-reply-to: bhill@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov's message of Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:29:00 GMT

In article <4JAN199314291061@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov> bhill@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (Robert S. Hill) writes:

   >>Exegi momentum aere perennius

   I have built a monument more lasting than bronze.
    (from the last Ode of Horace's Book III... He goes on to say
     that as long as the pontifex maximus climbs the steps of
     the Capitoline Temple of Jupiter [?], his poetry will last.
     He underestimated himself, amazingly.)

Well, the Pope was given the title of pontifex maximus (hence, the
English ``pontiff'').  He hangs out in Trastevere these days, though,
and hasn't been observed climbing the steps of Jupiter's place much
these days, o tempora, o mores!

[Hm, my Collins English dictionary says that pontifex, while given the
folk-etymology of ``bridge-builder'' may come from Etruscan.  Anybody
out there have more information on this?  My winged words have all
failed me...]
--
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From: gcf@panix.com (Gordon Fitch)
Newsgroups: sci.classics
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Date: 7 Jan 93 03:26:58 GMT
Organization: mydog in exile

| >>Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa catoni
| 
| The winning cause pleases the gods, but the losing cause pleases
| the [?]

Looks like "[to] Cato" to me; a political gibe?
-- 

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Newsgroups: sci.classics
From: njal@engin.umich.edu (David Schairer)
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 93 08:02:28 EST
Organization: Campus Computing Sites, University of Michigan

In article <1993Jan7.032658.8594@panix.com> gcf@panix.com (Gordon Fitch) writes:
>| >>Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa catoni
>| 
>| The winning cause pleases the gods, but the losing cause pleases
>| the [?]
>
>Looks like "[to] Cato" to me; a political gibe?
>-- 
>
> )*(    Gordon Fitch    )*(    gcf@panix.com    )*(
>( 1238 Blg. Grn. Sta.,  NY NY 10274 * 718.273.5556 )



Lucian's Bellum Civile, I.126:
   'Quis iustis induit arma
Scire nefas, magno se iudice quisque tuetur:
Victrix causa deis placuit, sed victa Catoni.'

"It is not permitted to know who took up arms justly; each pleads for
himself with great justice:  The victorious cause pleases the gods, but
the conquered one pleases Cato [the younger]."
Newsgroups: sci.classics
From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 10:53:30 GMT

My thanks to all who responded!  I'm gonna run some of the
translations back through Bartletts to see if they turn up any matches.

-- 
Jesus saves - Moses invests - Cthulhu squanders
Newsgroups: sci.classics
From: peten@iat.holonet.net (Pete Norton)
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 23:53:44 GMT

Fluctuat nec mergitur
It floats and doesn't sink (motto on the coat of arms of Paris)
Mon repos
My rest (in French, not Latin)
-- 
Pete Norton
peten@well.sf.ca.us
peten@holonet.net
Newsgroups: sci.classics,alt.usage.english
From: misrael@csi.uottawa.ca (Mark Israel)
Subject: Re: Person
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, University of Ottawa
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 04:40:11 GMT

In article <20218.2b495516@ul.ie>, mckeonj@ul.ie (John McKeon) writes:

> The word "person" derives from the Greek "PERSONA",

   No, "persona" is not Greek.  It comes from Etruscan, via Latin.
The Romans admired Etruscan actors, and adopted some of their 
theatrical terms.  "Histrio" ("actor") is another one -- hence
"histrionics".

> being the megaphone mask used by actors in the drama to disguise
> their real faces and amplify their voices, and meaning
> "sound-through".

   Well, "per" is Latin for "through", and "sono" is Latin for
"I make a noise", but where is your documentation for this 
derivation?

> I suppose "person" would be an apt word for those who insist,
> loudly, on using it to mask their own and others' humanity.

   Don't succumb to the "etymological fallacy" that a word's
proper meaning is its earliest recorded ancestor's meaning.  We 
use both "persona" and "person" in English; and they mean different
things.

misrael@csi.uottawa.ca			Mark Israel
Sunbeams brightly play, where Fancy's fair pavilion once is pight.
From: andy@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Andrew Hackard)
Newsgroups: sci.classics
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Date: 4 Jan 93 22:31:01 GMT
     <1993Jan4.183340.4902@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

alderson@elaine46.Stanford.EDU (Rich Alderson) writes:
>rdippold@cancun (Ron Dippold) writes:

>>Vae victo vae victis

>Hail to the conquered one, hail to the conquered ones.

Woe to the conquered one, woe to the conquered ones.

It's what Brennus said when he and his Gauls sacked Rome in 390 BC.

>>Donec eris felix, multos numerabis amicos

>While you will be (=> are), you will number many friends
                           ^ happy

--
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Newsgroups: sci.classics
From: bhill@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (Robert S. Hill)
Subject: Re: Need some Latin translated
Followup-To: sci.classics
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Hughes STX Corp./NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:29:00 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.183340.4902@leland.Stanford.EDU>, alderson@elaine46.Stanford.EDU (Rich Alderson) writes...
>In article <rdippold.725970842@cancun>, rdippold@cancun (Ron Dippold) writes:
>>I've got about 60 short Latin phrases that I need translated, and my Latin
>>sucks.  I spent a few hours with Bartletts and found that about half were
>>"classical" phrases, so I have the meanings of those.  That leaves about 30.
>>I've headed down to my bookstore, nothing on Latin (doesn't seem to be in big
>>demand these days), I've got other stores to try but it'll be about a week.
>>So... if anyone is familiar enough that they could whip off some translations
>>without too much trouble I'd appreciate it. (BTW, these all come from the
>>Asterix books...)
>>

 [...]

>>Video meliora proboque deteriora sequor

I see and try the better things [but] follow the worse ones.

>>Plaudite cives
> 
>(Y'all) applaud the citizens!

[I beg to differ:  ]  All you citizens, applaud!

[...]

>>Exegi momentum aere perennius

I have built a monument more lasting than bronze.
 (from the last Ode of Horace's Book III... He goes on to say
  that as long as the pontifex maximus climbs the steps of
  the Capitoline Temple of Jupiter [?], his poetry will last.
  He underestimated himself, amazingly.)

>>Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa catoni

The winning cause pleases the gods, but the losing cause pleases
the [?]

[...]

>>Dignus est intrare

He is worthy of entering

[...]

>>Mon repos
>>Mea Requies

Same thing:  `My peace and quiet' in French and Latin

[...]

>>Quousque tandem

To what point at last [O Cataline, wilt thou abuse our patience! ]
(from Cicero's First Catalinarian, of course)
[...]

>>Contraria contrariis curantur

Opposite things care for opposite things. [???]

[...]
>(That's as many as I can get without a dictionary.

Same here!

Robert S. Hill                  
bhill@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov
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