European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday novembers 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 floppy sex pitch adds spice to computers Skokie Iii. A sex Sells and a packager of floppy disks is Belling thai users of personal computers arc As susceptible As anyone to the Appeal of a gorgeous Model in a skimpy swimsuit. Enter swimsuit . They re no different from of her Premium priced 3 a Inch Blank diskettes on the inside. Bui their packaging reminiscent of Auto parts calendars and men s magazines is More designed 10 inspire the libido than a bout of number crunching. Each Box of 10 diskettes features a had and shoulders photo of a smiling Young woman in a swimsuit. Each Diskette a orcs in a protective paper sleeve showing the shapely Model reclining in a Bikini or posing in purple shorts and a dirty beaded  photo of her appears in a Corner of each Diskette. Then there s the and slogan we satisfy  swimsuit diskettes were conceived by sri comp Pak inc., a suburban Chicago company that packages floppy disks for other companies an wanted to make a splash with its own line of diskettes. I was the one who came up with the idea because have a sports illustrated swimsuit Calendar on my Wall said sri president Barry Kupcs. Swimsuits have nothing to do with sports yet the swimsuit Issue outsells other issues of sports illustrated right to on Kukes said in an interview tuesday. A swimsuit has nothing to do with a Dis Kette but it appeals to  newsstand sales of sports Illust Ralpd s annual swimsuit Issue Are actually about 10 limes higher than sales of the average Issue said the Magazine s circulation director Michael lobe. Kupcs said More than 80 percent of Diskette buy ers Are men. The first limited run of 25,000 boxes due out next week is aimed at them. Wholesalers have already ordered 15.000 boxes which will retail for about $20 each he said. Sri also will sell a line of swimsuits featuring pictures of male models Kupcs said. And a separate line of sri floppies to Benefi charities such As the humane society and Chicago s Lincoln Park zoo will come wrapped in pictures of dogs zoo animals and american Cap pcs. Sri with sales of about is million last year is hoping its swimsuit and other designer diskettes will attract enough attention to give it a i percent or 2 percent share of the $633 million Diskette Market. Phil Devin of data quest inc., a High tech Market ing research firm in san Jose calif., said sri May be on the right track in trying to compete in a crowded Market against such Industry leaders As maxell 3mand verbatim. You can go into supermarkets Here in California and find diskettes hanging where cigarette lighters used to Devin said. The big Battle is for shelf space and Brand  Ginsburg no hero to his students paper says Boston a people who studied under . Supreme court nominee Douglas h. Ginsburg during his eight years at Harvard Law school were unimpressed with his teaching Talent the Boston Globe re ported wednesday. While he taught from 1975 to 1983, students optional evaluations sometimes ranked him at the Bottom of the scale. The evaluations arc organized and kept by the Board of student advisers. Ginsburg did Well in ratings in smaller and specialized classes such As banking Law in the Spring of 1982. He got a few above average evaluations but his ratings otherwise were average. Students Are asked to evaluate teachers on a scale of i to 7, with i being Low. Highly respected teacher consistently got Marks of 6 or higher in key categories. Ginsburg often was rated less than 5, rarely getting 6 or higher. Sometimes he got 3 or lower. Among nearly 150 courses offered in the fall of 1978, Ginsburgs course in labor Law got the lowest rating in professor sensitivity and the second lowest in leaching effectiveness and recommend to others according to the Globe. Written comments As synthesized by the Board of student advisers from the 59 students giving evaluations of thai class included the tone of the student criticisms ranged from disappointment to contempt. Seven students flatly stated that this was the worst teacher and or class they had Ever  written comments varied but rarely were enthusiastic. He was described As acerbic snide and condescending and was said to have ridiculed views other than his  the evaluations arc accessible Only to Law school students and faculty but the Globe reported wednes Day that in had obtained copies. Bruce Nussbaum a third year student who is presi Dent of the Board of student advisers warned against supreme court nominee Douglas Ginsburg right chats with vice president George Bush at the White House. A photo using the evaluations to determine if Ginsburg would make a Good supreme court Justice. The skills involved in teaching and judging arc different but to the extent that students make personal comments maybe there is some limited relevance i them he told the Globe. In 1982, Ginsburg s ratings for his antitrust course were fourth and third lowest on teaching effective Ness and recommend to others out of More than 160 courses Given by about 60 full time faculty and number of part time lecturers. In All 12 of 1.8 respondents noted that the course needed a lot of work with comments ranging from worthless to shoddy to Rock Bottom " said the syn Opsis. While a few students Felt that the course was a positive experience most respondents were very  army tests German transit passes to save Money by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Karlsruhe Germany the Karlsruhe military Community on thursday began issuing cards not car keys to some soldiers seeking local transportation for official business. The cards arc monthly transit passes issued by stad Werke Karlsruhe  the City administered transit system. The military Community squeezed from both sides by shrinking funds and in creased demand for transportation bought 40 of the passes because they were cheaper than adding new army duty bus routes. In cooperation with military officials the City also has begun working on other improvements to make it easier for the 12,000 americans living in and near Karlsruhe to use the transit system. Maj. Victoria Revilla the Community s director of logistics said the Community operates two duty bus routes to connect . Facilities. Although the buses can t meet All the americans needs Many americans Haven t used the City s buses and streetcars because they Aren t familiar with them she said. Even i did not realize How fantastic the transit system was until i started looking at it six month Sago Revilla said. The City is Selling passes to the army for 57 Marks about $33.93 each she said. The charge is a reduced rate corresponding to the per month Cost of a yearly pass said City transit spokesman Achim Kirchenbauer. The Community plans to use the passes for three months. If the Experiment proves successful the Community May buy As Many As 120 monthly passes regularly. Revilla said the passes arc reserved for official Busi Ness each working Day until 6 p.m., and first sergeants can Issue them to soldiers at night As a Reward for Good work. Each pass bears an army stamp on the Back and the person using in assumes responsibility for resuming it. If a Guy loses it and we be got 15 Days left in the month he s going to be charged half the Cost Revill Asaid. She Hopes the passes will save her office Money in several ways. For example new arrivals once would have taken a Community orientation Lour on an army bus. Now Tiluy will grab a handful of passes and a guide to Sec Karlsruhe for the first time. A Cywilla also believes the Experiment can induce americans to ride the buses and streetcars More often and take advantage of what the City has to offer. Once a Guy feels comfortable using the official pass hell be tempted to use the rest of the system she said. Kirchenbauer cited other imminent changes in tended to Benefit the americans As Well As Karlsruhe s smaller French military Community. He said the City will print its Cut rate 24-hour passes with the terms explained in German English and French. The City also plans to translate its pocket size transit map and its timetable into English calling attention to routes and stops near american facilities and to assign English speaking guides to the vehicles temporarily to explain How the system works. And Kirchenbauer said cily officials arc Likely to approve a proposal to install a new bus line Between Neureul Cavern and downtown Karlsruhe a route which would include a Stop at Smiley Barracks As Well. The transit system expects to assume the Cost for the improvements he said