Daily Digest for 94-02-07
Sender: NATASHA@ibpm.serpukhov.su
Subject: Daily Digest for 94-02-07
Greetings Dear Friends!
All the last week Greg produce daily digest and very hard work
with improvement and development new service for our "F&P".
I very want say to Greg from me and you -- Thank you very much!
This jobs show us, that we really can be and good friends
and good parthers.
I will be posting the daily digest this week and we will be
alternating weeks from now on.
I and Greg continue received your friendly letter with offers of
assistance and suggestions of collaborate. We very want thank to
you again for your kind and encouraging words.
Well,I am finish of my little introduction and we wish
all our Friends Good Luck all this week.
We have good Russian proverbs --Speak less but do more--:-).
Let the begin...
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Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#1-07 Feb 94 New format for this daily digest
#2-07 Feb 94 "Fact finding" tour of Moscow. New information
available from the "Tourism and Travel" page.
#3-07 Feb 94 "Tech Talk" -- today's topic: using the friends
account to browse the World Wide Web server.
RECENT EMAIL . . .
#01-07 Feb 94 Software for Students of Russian
S.K.Gurung@city.ac.uk
#02-07 Feb 94 Classroom Astronomy Program from Hawaii
Steve Stephenson (steves@kalama.doe.Hawaii.Edu)
#03-07 Feb 94 New Resource Development in Siberia
JTASCH@vax.clarku.edu
#04-07 Feb 94 Distributed Data Engineering and Integration
Don Collier (collier@libre.com)
#05-07 Feb 94 Direct communication w/x-ussr
hoffmann@urzdfn.kartographie.tu-dresden.d400.de
#06-07 Feb 94 About Canada
"Y.Dain" (MERDPYD@TECHNION.TECHNION.AC.IL)
#07-07 Feb 94 A new Glasnews publication
glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
#08-07 Feb 94 American Association for the Advancement of Slavic
Studies Newsletter
Janet.Crayne@um.cc.umich.edu
#09-07 Feb 94 Greetings from Sydney
peter@homer.scgt.oz.au (Peter Leroy)
#10-07 Feb 94 Contacts
tjkinney@csc.albany.edu (T J Kinney)
#11-07 Feb 94 Favorite recipes?
mforero666@aol.com
#12-07 Feb 94 Access from Prodigy
FTXN53A@prodigy.com (MR MICHAEL D GREENBAUM)
#13-07 Feb 94 Sites in Russia?
KRIS (KCRUZ@ewu.edu)
TECH TALK: Using the friends account to browse the WWW server.
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
First, we have adopted a new format for this daily digest. Borrowing
generously from James Reese's excellent E-EUROPE listserv format, we
have added a table of contents as well as an Appendix describing the
basic use of the listserv. We hope this format will make it a little
easier to browse these admittedly long digests! We welcome your
comments and suggestions about any other changes you would like to
see.
Second, there is some new information available from the "Tourism and
Travel" section entitled "Fact Finding" trips to Moscow. From the
material: "You are invited to apply for a "fact-finding mission"
in Moscow. These are meant for all adults with a serious interest
in economic, political, social developments in Russia; ie, they
are NOT "tours." Or, choose an intensive conversational Russian
course. Besides interest, applicants should be able to adapt to
living and learning in a foreign environment andwithin a group."
Finally, we begin today a daily article entitled "Tech Talk" in which
we hope to help our users with the more technical aspects of using the
Friends and Partners service. Today's topic: using the friends
account to browse the World Wide Web server. Thanks again to
Cynthia Duval of the University of California, Santa Clara for the
suggestion for this new service.
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
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Sender: S.K.Gurung@city.ac.uk
Subject: Software for students of Russian
Hi,
I hope that there is someone out there who can help. Is there any
software about (shareware/freeware etc) that provides exercises or
lessons in basic Russian? Something along the lines of verb
conjugation, case endings and so on.
Thanks!
Shriman
sj350@city.ac.uk
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Sender: Steve Stephenson (steves@kalama.doe.Hawaii.Edu)
Subject: Aloha
Greetings from Volcano, Hawaii
I teach Earth-Space Science in Hilo, on the island of Hawaii. Many
of my students are participating in global research using the
Internet, and arevery anxious to make contact with students of
about their own age [12-14] in Russia.
In addition, I am looking for contacts with amateur astronomers,
university or other school sites who might be able to assist with our
Classroom Astronomy Program. We are in the process of establishing a
remote, robotic telescope to allow student-planned and operated CCD
image capture of objects of their selection.
Our ultimate goal is to be able to provide live, classtime, capture.
To do this, we either need to "subtract" the sky [which may give us 5th-
6th magnitude viewing, or to team up with other sites around the world, so
that one of our telescopes is in a dark sky area at all times. The
cost of such a system is about $25-35,000 per site, and we will assist in
grant writing to establish an array of 6 or more global sites.
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Steve Stephenson Project Director, Classroom Astronomy Program
steves@kalama.doe.hawaii.edu Waiakea Intermediate School
Hiki mai, hiki mai Ka la e 200 W. Puainako Street
[808] 967-7448 voice/fax/data Hilo, Hawaii 96720
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Sender: JTASCH@vax.clarku.edu
Subject: Greetings, and a question
Greetings Friends and Partners readers,
I am a Geography student at Clark University. I wanted to add myself
to the list of people who think this is a terrific service. It is, and I am
busy trying to let others know about it. I called the librarian at Harvard
University's Russian Research Center to ask if she was aware of it.
She wasn't, now she is, and really psyched about it.
I am interested in natural resource development in Siberia, and how this
development may affect the region's environmental socio-economic
systems. I am also interested in the region's ethnic populations and
the role they can play in deciding how, or if, the region will be
developed, as well as what alternatives exist to traditional
development. I am also trying to address these issues within a
comparative perspective. I am interested in talking to others who
have similar or related interests. I am trying to build a
bibliography and would be happy to discuss
references and share those I already have.
Question: Anyone able to give me a reference or point me in the
direction to determine what political institutions exist in Siberia,
what is their jurisdiction and hierarchal structure, and how they
fit into the larger political structure of Russia? I want to
build a map/flow chart of where and what all the institutions do.
Thanks alot, and I look forward to watching Friends and Partners grow.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Tasch
Graduate School of Geography
Clark University
JTASCH@vax.clarku.edu
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Sender: Don Collier (collier@libre.com)
Subject: Press Release
COLLIER ENGINEERING
Distributed Data Engineering and Integration
PRESS RELEASE January, 1994
The Distributed Data Interchange Project (DDIP)
The DDIP was founded in October, 1993, as a consortium of organizations
formed to provide wide-area information technology in support of economic
infrastructure development, initially for the new countries of the CIS.
The technology is an interchange of databases using electronic mail
communications. The users of these information highways are man or
machine, and involve a wide range of datasets. The highway is modular,
allowing for add-on datasets and communication centers. Wireless
communications are provided for remote areas.
The partners in the DDIP are: Collier Engineering, Groupe Bull, Avintech
Venture, Moscow University, Arizona State University (Intelligent
Information Lab), BLS Enterprises, Sybase, Mart Venture, and various
Independent Consultants.
The DDIP will provide proposals to interested governments and development
organizations to link powerful intelligent databanks to non-technical users
through the use of electronic mail. The technology is standard, and
complies with International Standards Organization specifications for
Interoperability between environments. The DDIP offers both engineering
and integration services, to deliver turn-key information highways.
Collier Engineering is the founder and Prime Contractor for the DDIP.
For immediate Release.
Don L. Collier
Chairman, DDIP
_________________________________________________________
Don L. Collier, BSEE, President
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Sender: hoffmann@urzdfn.kartographie.tu-dresden.d400.de
Subject: RE: Daily Digest for 94-02-01
I am still missing direct communication from the x-ussr community... some
hours ago I tried to contact colleague in Kiev by phone (fax & email NOT
available) but the phone call was horrible... therefore, ja ocen' rad,
esli budet vozmozhno ustanovit' email stykovku s Kievskom universitete...
kto-to mozhet pomoc' v etom...???
F. Hoffmann, DD (Germany)
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)From: "Y.Dain" (MERDPYD@TECHNION.TECHNION.AC.IL)
Subject: INFO-RUSS: About Canada
(cross posted from INFO-RUSS listserv)
I need an information about
Canada:jobs,medication,inshurence,education
etc.- does it make sense to apply for permanent residence now?
Thanks in adwance. Y.Dain
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)From: glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
Subject: INFO-RUSS: A new GlasNews
(cross posted from INFO-RUSS listserv)
Dear Networker:
The Winter 1993-1994 issue of GlasNews is available on the
soc.culture.soviet newsgroup, on PeaceNet's glasnost.news conference, and
via anonymous ftp from eskimo.com (directory: GlasNews). It is also on the
World Wide Web (via Friends and Partners:
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/friends/home.html). GlasNews, published quarterly
by the Communications Exchange Program, is aimed at East-West communicators
in the fields of journalism, advertising, public relations and
telecommunications. On-line subscription is free, on-paper subscription
may be purchased. To have GlasNews e-mailed to you, please send a message
to glasnews@eskimo.com. This month's issue features an essay by Moscow
News analyst Vladimir Orlov on the mood among Russian journalists after the
recent parliamentary elections.
Best regards,
Alan Boyle
Managing Editor, GlasNews
This note is being sent to the following lists: CARR-L, FSU, INFO-RUSS
and IPRUSSIA.
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)From: Janet.Crayne@um.cc.umich.edu
Subject: newletter
I edit a column in the AAASS Newsletter (American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies), entitled "Library News". May I summarize
the announcement that I received over the internet for the column?
Janet Crayne
jcrayne@umich.edu
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)From: peter@homer.scgt.oz.au (Peter Leroy)
Organization: Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, NSW
Good Morning Natasha,
It looks like your 'FRIENDS' server is beginning to get people talking to
each other and you should be congratulated :]
As one of my friends in Khabarovsk is in hospital I am still waiting for a
reply from him regarding the Far-East becoming involved with 'Friends' but
I am sure they will soon.. being computer network people they are a little
shy :]
Another friend of mine ( Alex Sherbakov) has changed his employment and I
do not have his new address yet, but when I do, I am sure that we will here
from Khabarovsk, Magadan and Irkutsk.
Today is an average summer day in Sydney, that is, 26 degrees C, wind @
10kph from the NW and about 70% humidity. I suppose a little colder in
your part of the world. Andy (in Magadan) told me that it gets even colder
at his house ( -50 degrees).. I suppose you would have to wear a warmer
coat :]
ok..just to say hello and hope that you are well and I am reading the posts
from the many new people writing in 'Friends'
cheers for now,
;peter
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)From: tjkinney@csc.albany.edu (T J Kinney)
Subject: Friends
I would like to suggest that you contact two of my Russian
coleagues to tell them about the Freiends information
service. They are Boris S. Gershunsky, Director, Institute of
Theoretical Pedgogics and International Research in Education,
Russian Academy of Education and Mikhail Klarin who cis
coordinator of the Russian-American Center of Adult
and Continuing Education. Boris and I are the co-founders of the
Center. They can be reached via email at naina@sovam.com
Or at 095-283-0955 , Fax 095-283-8126. It would be good for them
to be aware of your efforts so they can share this with the adult
and continuing educators through the country.
Thank you for your consideration.
Thomas Kinney
Director, Professional Development Program
Rockefeller College
University at Albany
State University of New York
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)From: mforero666@aol.com
Subject: Friends and Partners
We are in California and are wondering if you have a favorite recipe you
would share with us. We are also very interested in the arts, films in
particular. What are the films currently in Moscow and your reactions to
them?
mart6 and David
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)From: FTXN53A@prodigy.com (MR MICHAEL D GREENBAUM)
Subject: Russian - American Friendship
I am interested in your service at the people to people level but do not
have telnet capability. I have only e-mail level connectivity. Is there a
way I can participate?
I think it is wonderful and wish you well!
Michael Greenbaum
FTXN53A@prodigy.com
Mike Greenbaum
General Manager
Communications Division
Prodigy Services Company
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)From: KRIS (KCRUZ@ewu.edu)
Subject: Sites in Russia
DO you have a list of sites accessible through the net in Russia?
Kris Cruz
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TECH TALK . . .
In this new section of the 'daily digest' we will try to answer questions
and post material of a technical nature for those who are learning to use
the various elements of the "Friends and Partners" service.
Today's topic will be using the 'friends' account to browse the Friends and
Partners World Wide Web (WWW) server.
First, the preferred method of accessing Friends and Partners is the use of
the free Mosaic software from the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications. This software allows you to view the in-line graphics, make
use of the graphic maps, listen to audio, and view text in a more nicely
formatted style. But, for a number of reasons, many of our users cannot
use Mosaic. Mosaic requires a direct 'IP' (Internet Protocol) connection
to the Internet and currently requires a fairly powerful Macintosh, IBM PC
(or compatible), Amiga, or Unix workstation.
So, many of our users instead use the special 'friends' account we have
established on our computer system to access the WWW server. To access the
material via this method, you must:
1) have telnet access to the Internet
2) be emulating a vt100 terminal (this is generally not a problem
as most people seem to, by default, be using software that
emulates a vt100 terminal)
The steps for the use of this method of access are:
1) use the telnet command on your system to telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu
(NOTE: this is generally the command:
telnet solar.rtd.utk.edu
)
2) at the login: prompt, enter
friends
and press RETURN. Note: the use of all lowercase characters IS
important. (it won't allow you to log in otherwise)
3) wait a couple of seconds for the first screen to appear.
At this point (if everything has worked as described), you are on our
computer system (which, for those interested, is a Sun SPARCstation 10)
using the free Lynx WWW browser software developed at the University of
Kansas.
Now, all you need to know is how to use the Lynx software. The following
are the more important instructions:
use the space bar to move forward through the pages of text
use the 'b' key (lowercase b) to go backwards a page
once you are on a 'hypertext link' (this is a highlighted word
or phrase), press RETURN to 'go' to the referenced material
if you have done this and want to go 'up' to the page from which
you chose the hypertext link, press the 'u' key (lowercase u)
press the tab key OR the down arrow key to move through the
various hypertext links
press the up arrow key to go backwards through the hypertext
links
if you want to mail yourself a copy of whatever you are reading,
just press the 'p' key and then choose the "Mail" option. You
will then be prompted to enter your email address (make sure to
erase any material already in the prompt area)
finally, when you wish to quit, just press the 'q' key.
if you wish to learn lots about Lynx, press the '?' key.
That's pretty much it! Lynx is a powerful and flexible software
package and you are encouraged to use the '?' key to learn about
its more powerful features (but probably only after having learned
the 'fundamentals'!).
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Tomorrow's topic: Using the EMAIL gateway for accessing material
from the Friends and Partners server. This topic will be of
particular interest for those who do not have telnet access to
the Internet (but who do have email access).
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APPENDIX
FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the
United States. This Listserv is one element of that service.
To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this
announcement), just send an email message to:
listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
consisting of *one line* of the following format:
SUBSCRIBE FRIENDS firstname lastname
and substitute your first and last names for 'firstname lastname'
To unsubscribe from FRIENDS, send the message UNSUBSCRIBE FRIENDS to:
listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to:
friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your
friendly moderators:
Natasha Bulashova, natasha@ibpm.serpukhov.su
Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu