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SHON - Economic affairs

A comparison of buying power of Czech and Tararingapatam astronomers.

An astronomer's net salary per month:

A: in communist Czech Republic (1989) ......... 2500 Czech crowns
B: in capitalist Czech Republic (1997) ............ 7500 Czech crowns
C: in Tararingapatam Free State (1989-1997) .. 10000 Tararingapatam crowns

The following table indicates what amount of individual goods one can buy for monthly salary:

GOODS	case A	case B	case C
cocoa biscuit "Esicka"	178 kg	100 kg	20 kg
cheapest roll	8333 pieces	4687 pieces	1250 pieces
fruit yoghurt	156 liters	120 liters	20 liters
tooth-paste "Fluora"	595 pieces	441 pieces	66 pieces
nonchargeable power cell, 1.5V	1000 pieces	517 pieces	125 pieces
nonchargeable battery, 4.5V	555 pieces	312 pieces	62 pieces
man's shoes	18 pairs	7 pairs	2 pairs
tramway ticket in capital city	2500 pieces	750 pieces	200 pieces

The continuing pishkoontalization of former COMECON countries seems to ensure that economic states of Czech and Tararingapatam astronomers will soon converge.

In the following figure we present a comparison of important astronomical and economic indicators.

Sun Spot Index. Source: SIDC
PX-50 = Index of the Prague Stock Exchange. Source: BCPP
TX-50 = Index of the Tararingapatam Sock Exchange. Source: TSE

SHON - Contents:

Czech Corner: .	Some reading for those who like it in Czech.
Economic affairs: .	Comparison of buying power of Czech and Tararingapatam astronomers, comparison of important astronomical and economic indicators.
Discussion: .	"The phenomenon of anti-flares in eclipsing binaries of the W UMa-type", a communication by Dr. P. Molik submitted to the IBVS, reply of Dr. L. Szabados, co-editor of the IBVS, reply of Dr. P. Molik.
Papers: . . . .	P. Molik, A. Paschke: Eclipsing binary DX Aqr. Brief note intended as a poster paper for the GEOS symposium (Campo Blenio, Switzerland, 30th May - 1st June, 1998). P. Molik: Orbital Period and Light Curve Changes in the Eclipsing Binary V839 Ophiuchi. P. Molik: The phenomenon of "anti-flares" in eclipsing binaries of the W UMa-type. P. Molik: Period and Light Curve Analysis of the Eclipsing Binary IL Monocerotis.
Observational data: .	P. Molik: Visual observations of eclipsing binaries and cepheids in the years 1992-1996.

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