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To: jbe who wrote (1199)	4/16/1998 7:30:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Respond to of 4710

That gives new meaning to calling someone "Dirty Rat". I guess I will have to ask from now on whether it is the German or English rat (ha ha). Here is an example from my search. It is Dutch. Jeepers, no wonder I get 99% matches when I do a search. I can actually understand some it: Raad van Toezicht Zoals alle universiteiten in Nederland heeft ook de Universiteit van Amsterdam vorig jaar een Raad van Toezicht gekregen. In juni 1997 heeft deze Raad zijn eerste vergadering gehouden. De Raad van Toezicht beoordeelt het bestuur van de universiteit in zijn geheel en staat het College van Bestuur met raad bij. De Raad van Toezicht heeft geen uitvoerende bevoegdheden en is dan ook te vergelijken met de Raad van Commissarissen in het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven. Voor sommige zaken heeft de universiteit de goedkeuring nodig van de Raad van Toezicht, zoals het instellingsplan, de begroting en het financieel jaarverslag. De leden van de raad worden door de Minister van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen benoemd en ontslagen. Zij zijn ook verantwoording schuldig aan de minister. De Raad van Toezicht bestaat uit: Drs C. G.G. Spaan, voorzitter Prof.dr B.P.F. Al H.H.M. Groen Mw drs J.P. Rijsdijk Prof.drs E. van Thijn Contactpersoon voor de Raad van Toezicht: mw M.T. van der Donk, griffier van het College van Bestuur, telefoon 525 2751

To: jbe who wrote (1199)	4/18/1998 9:57:00 PM
From: Wizzer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4710

JBE, that must be it as Claude also agrees with your definition. Here is an excerpt from Claude as I asked him at the same time I posted here: 'Raad' is Dutch and it means something along the lines of 'counsel, advice'..... Hence the term is used in municipal and political vocabulary: city hall is a Raadhuis (lit. 'counsel house' = German 'Rathaus'). It is truly interesting and I believe that Raad is also a last name in Dutch. One time my family was solicited to purchase a book that discusses the "Raad" family name and most of the people in it were Dutch. German is a language I would like to learn and it appears it has many similarities with Dutch. Does German also have similarities to other languages as far as you know? I would like to learn languages that make other languages easier to learn, and I have got a pretty good idea about which ones to start with. Hopefully, before I leave this earth, I will know more than 10. That's the plan so far, and it is good to set high goals. Thanks very much for your assistance.