Daily Dagest for 94-05-02
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#01-02 June 94 Sender: glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
Subject: internet society annual conf.
#02-02 June 94 Sender: Brent McCunn (bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au)
Subject: MGU Summer language courses
#03-02 June 94 Sender: Brent McCunn (bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au)
Subject: MGU Diploma Courses
#04-02 June 94 Sender: mac@maine.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell)
Subject: Consumer Behavior Teaching Opportunity in Hanoi
#05-02 June 94 Sender: Larry Bogoslaw (lbogosla@weber.ucsd.edu)
Subject: Russian folklore about Aurora Borealis
#06-02 June 94 Sender: Team Kings (kings@cwis.unomaha.edu)
Subject: Re: Daily Digest for 94-05-09
#07-02 June 94 Sender: ilya_shl@MIT.EDU
Subject: useful pointer
#08-02 June 94 Sender: Marilyn Sherman (msherman@eagle.ibc.edu)
Subject: ALERT: Internet may be metered (fwd)
#09-02 June 94 Sender: Mtsui@aol.com
Subject: Help to locate people in Baku
#10-02 June 94 Sender: pw@shannon.tellabs.com (Peter Wise)
Subject: NEW-LIST: SUSDEV - Sustainable Development in
Eastern Europe
#11-02 June 94 Sender: Paula Lytle (lytle@lclark.edu)
Subject: Forwarded mail....
#12-02 June 94 From: tiger@kino.gpi.msk.su (Shmaonov T.A.)
Subject: ADVICE
#13-02 June 94 From: alekseev@school.pgu.serpukhov.su (Oleg O. Alekseev)
Subject: Projects for schools
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)From: glasnews@eskimo.com (Alan Boyle)
Subject: internet society annual conf.
This looks like a conference worthy of note:
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)From: chris (SIMPSON@AMERICAN.EDU)
Subject: internet society annual conf.
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I have been asked to post the following fyi:
The Internet Society will hold its annual International Networking
Conference (INET '94) June 15-17 in Prague. This year's conference
will be held in conjunction with the annual Joint European Networking
Conference (JENC), sponsored by Reseau Associes Pour Recherche
Europeene (RARE). The Internet Society will sponsor a workshop for
technically emerging countries to train representatives in the
assembly, operation and use of the Internet. Keynote addresses will
include philanthropist George Soros, Thomas Kahil from the National
Economic Council, and Vint Cerf, president of the Internet Society.
Registration is free for press attending the conference. Contact
Conference Registration Office at register@earn.cvut.cz. Or telephone
+42-2-3322916. Or fax +42-2-24310271. General inquiries c/o RARE
Secretariat at inet-jenc-sec@rare.nl. Or telephone +31-20-639-1131.
Or fax +31-20-639-3289.
Barbara Vandegrift
Library
National Press Club
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)From: Brent McCunn (bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au)
Subject: MGU Summer language courses
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SUMMER LANGUAGE COURSES AT MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY
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The Preparatory Faculty of Moscow State University (MGU) is now accepting
students for their 4 to 8 week summer language courses. The courses start 1
July.Classes are divided into groups of similar levels. Beginners will have
classes for 24 hours a week. Advanced students will have 28 hours with
the extra hours being classes on history and culture in Russian. The
classes are held in the morning.
As well as classes, one tour within the Moscow region is included in the
course fee. In addition, regular low priced trips to other cities and
regions are organised by the Preparatory Faculty over the summer break.
Previous students who have attended the courses have included teachers,
journalists, businessmen and tourists. All foreign students have the same
rights and privileges as other students of Moscow State University.
Students can stay on after the course if they wish.
The Preparatory Faculty (also known as the Centre for International
Education) has had 40 years of teaching foreigners Russian.
Tuition per four weeks is US$600 plus accommodation. Accommodation ranges
from $50 a month for a single room in a two room block with shared toilet and
bathroom in the main MGU building, to US$250 for private flats and homestay.
This is a joint project between the Preparatory Faculty, MGU and Red Bear
Tours.
Red Bear Tours has offices or representation in Australia, Moscow,
Irkutsk and
Khabarovsk.
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FURTHER INFORMATION: Red Bear Tours, 320 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern, Melbourne,
Victoria, 3144, Australia. Tel +613 824 7183. Fax +613 833 3956. Email
bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au
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)From: Brent McCunn (bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au)
Subject: MGU Diploma Courses
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DIPLOMA COURSES AT MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY
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The Preparatory Faculty of Moscow State University (MGU) is now accepting
students for their 10 month language course program. The course is
designed for foreigners as a bridging course for entrance into a
specialist degree at MGU or any other Russian university. The course
starts on 1 September.
Classes are for 30-42 hours a week depending on the stream that you are
interested in. Streams include humanities, engineering and medicine. Students
must pass 2 language exams to be awarded the diploma. Applicants are
advised to have some Russian ability, although there are classes for
beginners.
The Diploma is taught by the Preparatory Faculty (also known as the
Centre for International Education). The Faculty has 40 years of teaching
experience.
Tuition for the ten month course is US$3150 plus accommodation. Accommodation
ranges from $50 a month for a single room in a two room block with shared
toilet and bathroom in the main MGU building, to US$250 for private flats and
homestay.
This is a joint project between the Preparatory Faculty, MGU and Red Bear
Tours. Red Bear Tours has offices or representation in Australia, Moscow,
Irkutsk and Khabarovsk.
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FURTHER INFORMATION: Red Bear Tours, 320 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern, Melbourne,
Victoria, 3144, Australia. Tel +613 824 7183. Fax +613 833 3956. Email
bmccunn@werple.apana.org.au
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)From: mac@maine.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell)
Subject: Consumer Behavior Teaching Opportunity in Hanoi
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
The National Economics University in Hanoi, Vietnam is searching
for a professor of CONSUMER BEHAVIOR to teach in the MBA Program.
The Consumer Behavior course will be taught from July 11 until
August 26, 1993. For further information, please contact Dr.
James Robinson, University of Calgary, by telephone at [403] 220-
7150 or at the following e-mail address:
JROBINSON@ACS.UCALGARY.CA
I would be grateful if you would pass this announcement to any
colleagues who might be interested.
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)From: Larry Bogoslaw (lbogosla@weber.ucsd.edu)
Subject: Russian folklore about Aurora Borealis
Dear Natasha, Greg, and friends,
I am writing on behalf of a friend, Barbara Esbensen, who is working on
a compilAation of folklore about the origins and nature of aurora borealis
(Northern Lights). She has stories and legends from Scandinavia and the
Baltics, but is looking for material from Russia and perhaps Siberia.
Anyone who knows any legends, myths, or stories rooted in Russia that have
to do with the Northern Lights is welcome to respond directly to Barbara
at (612) 929-2065 (she lives in the Twin Cities, Minnesota) or to my
e-mail address: lbogosla@weber.ucsd.edu.
Thanks in advance for your narratives!
Larry Bogoslaw
Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition
University of California, San Diego
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)From: Team Kings (kings@cwis.unomaha.edu)
Subject: Re: Daily Digest for 94-05-09
Dear Natasha,
Today in Omaha,Ne we had a solar eclipse. It was a 88% eclipse and lasted
about 15 minutes. The newspaper and the T.V. news will report this. I'm
a fourteen year old at King Science Center J.H. and all my friends would
like to tell you Hi!
Darius says How are you? What do you do for fun? Do you like to sing?
If you do do you sing well? Well thats all.
As you can see many people here at king are Interested in the Modems and
have many things to say.
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)From: ilya_shl@MIT.EDU
Subject: useful pointer
Hi,
You might want to add a pointer to http://www.ntt.jp/Mosaic-l10n/index.html#faq
(Multi-Localization enhancement of NCSA Mosaic), this is a version of Mosaic
that promises to support various international character sets including Russian,
although I haven't checked whether it works.
Ilya
ilya_shl@mit.edu
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)From: Marilyn Sherman (msherman@eagle.ibc.edu)
Subject: ALERT: Internet may be metered (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 12:54:40 -0500
)From: Joe Wells (jwells@COMP.UARK.EDU)
To: Multiple recipients of list EAT-L (EAT-L@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU)
Subject: ALERT: Internet may be metered (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 12:36:38 -0400 (EDT)
)From: Gabriel Hegyes (ghegyes@nalusda.gov)
To: SANET-mg (sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu)
Subject: ALERT: Internet may be metered
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Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 11:00:29 CDT
)From: Charlie Apter, Customer Help & Training (CHARLIE@TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU)
To: Multiple recipients of list BEEF-L (BEEF-L@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU)
Subject: Internet may cost $$$$!?
Howdy! This message is of importance to all of us, since we all
obviously use the internet to a great extent. I received it today,
and am forwarding it "for your information". Thanks
Charlie Apter
Subject: Metered Usage of the Internet: JSN
Please forgive the mass mailing, but I feel this is a subject
which is of great importance to anyone who benefits from the
bountiful resources of the Internet.
A very bad storm is brooding on the horizon.
In the future, you might have to pay a charge for every E-mail
message you send or receive, every Usenet article you read,
every kilobyte of data you transfer with ftp, every hypertext
link you follow with NCSA Mosaic or Gopher...
Hopefully this frightens you as much as it does me.
But it will happen, unless YOU do something about it.
Please read the attached, fill out the requested info, and
mail it back to mike@essential.org. It also wouldn't hurt to
forward a copy of this to everyone you know on the Internet.
Thanks for your support.
Craig Smith, (bcs@cs.tamu.edu) or (craig@stat.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University, Dept. of Computer Science
205 HRBB, 862-2084 (CPSC). [PGP2 Public Key Available on Request]
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TAXPAYER ASSETS PROJECT - INFORMATION POLICY NOTE
May 7, 1994
- Request for signatures for a letter to NSF opposing metered
pricing of Internet usage
- Please repost this request freely
The letter will be sent to Steve Wolff, the Director of
Networking and Communications for NSF. The purpose of the letter
is to express a number of user concerns about the future of
Internet pricing. NSF recently announced that is awarding five
key contracts to telephone companies to operate four Internet
"Network Access Points" (NAPs), and an NSF funded very high speed
backbone (vBNS). There have been a number of indications that
the telephone companies operating the NAPs will seek permission
from NSF to price NAPs services according to some measure of
Internet usage. The vBNS is expected to act as a testbed for new
Internet pricing and accounting schemes. The letter expresses
the view that metered pricing of Internet usage should be
avoided, and that NSF should ensure that the free flow of
information through Internet listserves and file server sites is
preserved and enhanced.
Jamie Love, Taxpayer Assets Project (love@essential.org; but
unable to answer mail until May 15). Until then, direct
inquires to Michael Ward.
If you are willing to sign the letter, send the following
information to Mike Ward of the Taxpayer Assets Project
(mike@essential.org, fax: 202/234-5176; voice: 202/387-8030;
P.O. Box 19367, Washington, DC 20036):
Names: ___________________________
Title: ___________________________ (Optional)
Affiliation: ____________________________________
(for purposes of identification only)
Address: ______________________________________
City; St, Zip ________________________________
Email Address: _____________________________________
Voice: __________________________________
for verification)
The letter follows:
Steve Wolff
Director
Division of Networking and Communications
National Science Foundation
1800 G Street
Washington, DC 20550
Dear Steve:
It is our understanding that the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and other federal agencies are developing a new
architecture for the Internet that will utilize four new Network
Access Points (NAPs), which have been described as the new
"cloverleaves" for the Internet. You have indicated that NSF is
awarding contracts for four NAPs, which will be operated by
telephone companies (Pac Bell, S.F.; Ameritech, Chicago; Sprint,
NY; and MFS, Washington, DC). We further understand that NSF has
selected MCI to operate its new very high speed backbone (vBNS)
facility.
There is broad public interest in the outcome of the negotiations
between NSF and the companies that will operate the NAPs and
vBNS. We are writing to ask that NSF consider the following
objectives in its negotiations with these five firms:
PRICING.
We are concerned about the future pricing systems for Internet
access and usage. Many users pay fixed rates for Internet
connections, often based upon the bandwidth of the connection,
and do not pay for network usage, such as the transfer of data
using email, ftp, Gopher or Mosaic. It has been widely reported
on certain Internet discussion groups, such as com-priv, that the
operators of the NAPs are contemplating a system of usage based
pricing.
We are very concerned about any movement toward usage based
pricing on the Internet, and we are particularly concerned about
the future of the Internet Listserves, which allow broad
democratic discourse on a wide range of issues. We believe that
the continued existence and enhancement of the Internet
discussion groups and distribution lists is so important that any
pricing scheme for the NAPs that would endanger or restrict their
use should be rejected by the NSF.
It is important for NSF to recognize that the Internet is more
than a network for scientific researchers or commercial
transactions. It represents the most important new effort to
expand democracy into a wide range of human endeavors. The open
communication and the free flow of information have make
government and private organizations more accountable, and
allowed citizens to organize and debate the widest range of
matters. Federal policy should be directed at expanding public
access to the Internet, and it should reject efforts to introduce
pricing schemes for Internet usage that would mimic commercial
telephone networks or expensive private network services such as
MCI mail.
To put this into perspective, NSF officials must consider how any
pricing mechanisms will change the economics of hosting an
Internet electronic mail discussion groups and distribution
lists. Many of these discussion groups and lists are very large,
such as Humanist, GIS-L, CNI-Copyright, PACS-L, CPSR-Announce or
Com-Priv. It is not unusual for a popular Internet discussion
group to have several thousand members, and send out more than
100,000 email messages per day. These discussion groups and
distribution lists are the backbones of democratic discourse on
the Internet, and it is doubtful that they would survive if
metered pricing of electronic mail is introduced on the Internet.
Usage based pricing would also introduce a wide range of problems
regarding the use of ftp, gopher and mosaic servers, since it
conceivable that the persons who provide "free" information on
servers would be asked to pay the costs of "sending" data to
persons who request data. This would vastly increase the costs
of operating a server site, and would likely eliminate many
sources of data now "published" for free.
We are also concerned about the types of accounting mechanisms
which may be developed or deployed to facilitate usage based
pricing schemes., which raise a number of concerns about personal
privacy. Few Internet users are anxious to see a new system of
"surveillance" that will allow the government or private data
vendors to monitor and track individual usage of Information
obtained from Internet listserves or fileserves.
ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
We are also concerned about the potential for anti-
competitive behavior by the firms that operate the NAPs. Since
1991 there have been a number of criticisms of ANS pricing
practices, and concerns about issues such as price discrimination
or preferential treatment are likely to become more important as
the firms operating the NAPs become competitors of firms that
must connect to the NAPs. We are particularly concerned about
the announcements by PAC-Bell and Ameritech that they will enter
the retail market for Internet services, since both firms were
selected by NSF to operate NAPs. It is essential that the
contracts signed by NSF include the strongest possible measures
to insure that the operators of the NAPs do not unfairly
discriminate against unaffiliated companies.
Recommendations:
As the Internet moves from the realm of the research community to
a more vital part of the nation's information infrastructure, the
NSF must ensure that its decisions reflect the needs and values
of a much larger community.
1. The NSF contracts with the NAPs operators will include
clauses that determine how the NAP services will be priced.
It is important that NSF disclose and receive comment on all
pricing proposals before they become final. NSF should
create an online discussion list to facilitate public dialog
on the pricing proposals, and NSF should identify its
criteria for selecting a particular pricing mechanism,
addressing the issue of how the pricing system will impact
the Internet's role in facilitating democratic debate.
2. NSF should create a consumer advisory board which would
include a broad cross section of consumer interests,
including independent network service providers (NSPs),
publishers of Internet discussion groups and distribution
lists, academic networks, librarians, citizen groups and
individual users. This advisory board should review a
number of policy questions related to the operation of the
Internet, including questions such as the NAP pricing, NAP
operator disclosure of financial, technical and operational
data, systems of Internet accounting which are being tested
on the vBNS and other topics.
3. NSF should solicit public comment, though an online
discussion group, of the types of safeguards against
anticompetitive behavior by the NAPs which should be
addressed in the NSF/NAPs contracts, and on issues such as
NAPs pricing and Internet accounting systems.
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)From: Mtsui@aol.com
Subject: Help to locate people in Baku
I am in need of assistance in locating and communicating with two individuals
in Azerbaijan - preferably via e-mail.
As Program Chair for URISA'94 (the Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association), I received - only today - an abstract sent from Baku 3 months
ago. I would like to contact the authors and discuss the possibility of
their attendance at the conference if it is not now too late.
Their names are: 1) Ms. Sadikova Kamila Aydinkizi, Student IV Course of
Faculty Application Mathematics, Baku State University; 2) Mr. Nabiyev
Alipasha Alibek, member ISPRS, ICA, EGIS, teacher of Geoinformation of the
Geographical Faculty Baku State University.
The office address listed is 370145 Azerbaijan, Baku, Z. Khalilov Street, 23.
The home/correspondence address listed is 370078 Azerbaijan, Baku, 3-Alatava
Street, 12 "b"
No telephone or fax numbers were listed.
I'm a little concerned about listing this information, but given the short
amount of time, it seems the only thing to do. I am most interested in
knowing if there is e-mail available for communication or if this message can
be forwarded to these individuals.
This list is so varied and the participants are so helpful, I'm optimistic
someone will help!
On another issue - I'm personally interested in digital maps of the former
S.U. and in early medieval Russian history. Anybody out there with similar
interests? Thanks to all of you. - Mary Tsui (mtsui@aol.com) - Monterey,
California
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)From: pw@shannon.tellabs.com (Peter Wise)
Subject: NEW-LIST: SUSDEV - Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe
I thought readers of this list would be interested in this announcement
extracted from:
NEW-LIST Digest - 8 May 1994 to 12 May 1994 - Special issue
Peter Wise,
Tellabs Ltd. ------------------------------------------
Shannon Industrial Estate, | Knowledge is as wings to man's life, |
Shannon, Co. Clare, Ireland. | and a ladder for his ascent - |
Tel/Fax: +353-61-471433/471000 | Baha'u'llah. |
Email: pw@shannon.tellabs.com ------------------------------------------
Inclusion follows: ........................................................
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 23:13:24 CDT
)From: APONCE@IIF.KFKI.HU
Subject: NEW: SUSDEV - Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe
SUSDEV.TOPIC on ALMANAC@PARTI.INFORUM.ORG
SUSDEV is an electronic bulletin that collect original papers, review
papers, database descriptions or data compilations, book reviews,
notes, scientific events to this specialized Electronic Bulletin
Board for all aspects of Sustainable Development and the Environment.
Articles should be submitted in plain ASCII format through e-mail and
generally should not exceed 4 full pages of text. This initiative is
being supported by KFKI Research Institute for Measurement and
Computing Techniques in Budapest, Hungary.
Our aim is to setup a network in Central and Eastern European
Countries as a cooperative effort of universities, government,
business and non-profit organizations dedicated to the exchange of
scientific and practical information on sustainable development
systems. Topics covered in the Bulletin, the subject of the
articles, notes or events should be related to the environmental
impacts, relevant databases, and its evaluation and systematic
treatment. Topics include remediation actions and prevention from
further environmental damage
To subscribe, send the following command in the BODY of mail
to ALMANAC@PARTI.INFORUM.ORG on the Internet:
SUBSCRIBE SUSDEV
Articles should be posted to SUSDEV.TOPIC@PARTI.INFORUM.ORG .
Owner: Prof. Nagy Arpad nagy_arpad.inbox@parti.inforum.org
Moderator: Ana Maria Ponce aponce@iif.kfki.hu
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)From: Paula Lytle (lytle@lclark.edu)
Subject: Forwarded mail....
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Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 21:40:30 -0700 (PDT)
)From: Paula Lytle (lytle@lclark.edu)
To: lytle@lclark.edu
Subject:
RUSSIA - BUSINESS FINANCING SOURCE - IMI940414
zec
()()(-)
SUMMARY
This article is derived from a telegraphic report dated 14 April 1994,
prepared at the American Embassy - Moscow. It discusses a new source of
business financing in Russia. The article consists of 2 pages.
()()(-)
14 APR 94
AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
SUBJECT: IMI: ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FINANCE FOR
SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED PROJECTS IN RUSSIA
1. SUMMARY
THIS CABLE IS A CONTACT LISTING OF ADDITIONAL
FINANCING SOURCES FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED
BUSINESS PROJECTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. THIS
LIST SUPPLEMENTS A RECENT LIST OF EBRD FINANCING
PROGRAMS PRODUCED BY AMEMBASSY LONDON. THIS
LISTING WILL BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY.
2. AMERICAN INVESTMENT GROUP OF NAPLES
ST. KOSMONAVT VOLKOVA 14, 125299 MOSCOW
HERB VAN DYKE, CHAIRMAN, 7-095-156-9626, FAX 7-
095-156-9670.
THIS FUND MAKES SMALL EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENTS IN
RUSSIAN PROJECTS AND U.S.-RUSSIAN JOINT VENTURES.
THIS FUND ALSO HELPS SMALL RUSSIAN FIRMS FIND
OTHER U.S. INVESTORS.
3. FIRST INVESTMENT VOUCHER FUND
TRIBNIKOVSKIY PER., DOM 21, STR. 2, 121069 MOSCOW
MIKHAIL OREVICH CHEBOTAREV, PHONE 7-095-290-0053,
FAX 7-095-291-8783
RUSSIAN VOUCHER INVESTMENT FUND THAT INVESTS IN
RUSSIAN COMPANIES. BUYS AND SELLS PRIVATIZATION
VOUCHERS.
4. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION (IEC)
35 MYASNITSKAYA ST., 101959 MOSCOW
YURI VISLUSOV, PHONE 7-095-207-9411, FAX 7-095-
975-2449
RUSSIAN INVESTMENT FUND ACTIVE IN OIL AND RAW
MATERIALS SECTORS. JOINT VENTURE PARTNER OF
PAINE, WEBBER.
5. NEWSTAR
19-20 VSTOKIY PER., 103001 MOSCOW
PETER FALATYN, PROJECT, PHONE 7-095-291-8338, FAX
7-095-291-2926
VENTURE FUND/CONSULTING FIRM ACTIVE IN RUSSIA.
6. RUSSIAN-AMERICAN INVESTMENT BANK
SPASSKIY TUPIK, 2 BUILDING NR. 1, 129010 MOSCOW
CLIFFORD W. EVANS, PRESIDENT, PHONE 7-095-280-
8272, FAX 7-095-280-B510
INVESTMENT BANK.
7. PROMSTROIYBANK
TVERSKIY BLVD. 13, MOSCOW
A. BABKINA, DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL LENDING,
PHONE 7-095-200-7928, FAX 7-095-200-3273
RUSSIAN BANK THAT EXTENDS CREDIT TO RUSSIAN
ENTERPRISES. BANK IS ACTIVE IN RUSSIAN DEFENSE
SECTOR.
8. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COLLABORATIVE
INTERNATIONAL (PADCO)
MARCHIEVESKOYO, 18, 101000 MOSCOW
ERNEST SLINGSBY, VICE PRESIDENT, PHONE 7-095-923-
0123, FAX 7-095-923-6109
FUNDING FOR MILITARY HOUSING PROJECTS.
9. TRI-VALLEY GROWERS
1500 SANSOME STREET, SUITE 101, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
94111, U.S. PHONE: 415-555-2017. IN RUSSIA,
CONTACT: PAULA COLOZZI, PHONE 7-095-923-3314.
GRANT FUNDING FOR FOOD MANUFACTURING AND
DISTRIBUTION PROJECTS.
(FCS MOSCOW/DRAFTED CO RSTEFFENS/APPROVED SCO
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)From: tiger@kino.gpi.msk.su (Shmaonov T.A.)
Subject: ADVICE
Dear Natasha,
Dear Greg,
Thank you for you unquestionably useful,
important and immensely praisable initiative.
One advice.
In my opinion the sucsess of this undertaking
will depend on many factors not the last of which
is correct classification of the friends interests
and choice of corresponding so to say digest "chapters".
)Just a short note to let you know that we will resume tomorrow the
)production of the daily digests
) Your moderators offer a most sincere
)apology for our long and very unplanned absence from the service. A
)brief note of explanation follows.
Best regards T.A. Shmaonov
--
T.A.Shmaonov
General physics institute, Russian Academy of sciences.
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)From: alekseev@school.pgu.serpukhov.su (Oleg O. Alekseev)
_______________________________________________________________________
The list of suppoused (propoused) projects.
The projects declared for ICS-6 may be approximately devided
into three main groups.
A. The group of scientific projects :
1. "The seven wonders of the world" (O.O.Alekseev) - physics,
history.
2. "Kepler" (K.A.Kochetkov) - physics, mathematics.
3. "Music and waves" (P.V.Kashceev, E.V.Kovalevskaya, L.Gislen) -
phisics, mathematics and music composition.
4. "Sales" (D.Beljaev, P.Silantjev) - physics, mathematics,
ecology, history.
5. "Let the apple-trees grow on Mars" (I.V.Neretin, P.D.Shircov
6. "Demons of Zevs" (K.Lapshin, O.Dolja) - physics.
7. "Spectrum" (A.S.Sigeev) - physics, chemistry.
8. "Evil Spirits" (V.V.Zagorsky) - chemistry.
9. "Things, Substances, Mixtures" (N.Morozova) - chemistry.
10. "Geometry" (N.S.Kellin) - mathematics.
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International Computer School - 6 (Short presentation)
1. ICS-6 is organized with support of the Keldysh Institute for
Applied Mathematics and the Institute of Mathematical Modeling Russian
Academy of Science and will take place from July 18 till August 14 of
1994 in Pushchino near Moscow. This School directly continues the
innovations in education, which being developed by creative group of
professionals of Science as well as of Education.
2. It is proposed that among participants there will be about 30
Teachers and their assistants, 80 pupils of age from 12 till 18
(including 20 pupils from Europe and USA, 20 pupils from different
regions of Russia and 40 pupils from Pushchino).
3. All participants (excepted pupils from Pushchino) will be
placed at Hotel and will be fed at Restaurant.
4. Ordinary day schedule includes: breakfast, morning Projects'
lessons, dinner, middle day recreation time, lectures, sport
competitions, supper and cultural actions. There are proposed four
whole days for the rest and excursions.
5. All lessons will take place in Scientific or Educational
organizations of Pushchino with the use of IBM-compatible PC and
Yamaha-MSX-1/2 in Turbo-Pascal media.
Working languages are English and Russian.
6. Scientific program of ICS-6 is based on co-activities of mixed
group of participants (the head of a Project, his/her assistants and
pupils), which have to solve non-traditional (for pupils opinion)
problems of specific subject with the use of up- to-date technology
and methodology of simulation.
7. All declared Projects could be divided conditionally to three
main groups: Natural - physics, chemistry, biology, ecology;
Humanitarian - history, literature, economics; children's creative
activities - painting, music, composition.
8. Scientific program includes also lectures, seminars,
discussions, projects realization and at last Conference.
Carefully prepared projects, reliable methodics of active
education, concentration of intellectuals give pupils possibilities to
achieve high level of results of their studying.
We are waiting for applications of your groups participation.
For contacts: FAX (095)-972-07-37, E-mail: shirkov@imamod.msk.su
125047, Moscow, Miusskaya sq. 4-a,
Inst. of Math. Modelling
Dc. P.Shirkov ICS Co-director
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From gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Thu Jun 2 23:43:55 1994
Received: from [128.169.112.4] (APOLLO.RTD.UTK.EDU)
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Date: Thu, 2 Jun 1994 22:47:06 -0800
To: friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu
From: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu (Greg Cole)
Subject: Daily Digest for 94-06-03
Dear friends,
We are very pleased to announce a new service on the Friends and Partners
world wide web server called "Friends and Partners in Space". This is a
fascinating, well organized server describing the space exploration
programs of the United States and Russia -- and focusing on their work
together. This was developed by Jennifer Green who has done a superb job
in building what we understand is her first WWW server (amazing!). You can
reach her server from the "Science" page. (and for those interested, the
URL
is: http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~jgreen/fpspace.html )
A description of this server is provided from Jennifer's introduction:
On October 4, 1957 the space age was born with the launch of the first
artificial satellite from Russia. Since this historic launch of
Sputnik 1 nearly forty years ago, both the United States and Russia
have made the exploration of space a national priority. Until
recently, perhaps the most persuasive reason for exploring space for
both of our countries was if "we" didn't do it "they" would. Simply
put, we were each other's justification.
With the end of the Cold War and the recent world-wide economic
downturn, both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) and the Russian Space Agency (RKA) have had to find new ways of
justifying and paying for space exploration. It is becoming
increasingly clear that the answer lies in cooperative space ventures
between the United States and Russia. It is hoped that this server
will help facilitate this cooperation.
Jennifer's work is a wonderful example of what we hope others will do with
the F&P project -- develop information servers describing cooperative work
between our countries within their area of expertise / interest and then
publish on the world wide web. We will be glad to provide accounts, disk
space, and technical assistance to help others who wish to publish such
material.
Our many thanks to Jennifer for her work and we look forward to seeing this
interesting server begin to grow.
Table of Contents
RECENT EMAIL . . .
#01-03 June 94 Sender: (KIASAT@UCRVMS.BITNET)
Subject: e-mail in Tajikistan
#02-03 June 94 Sender: (KIASAT@UCRVMS.BITNET)
Subject: travel/research in Tajikistan
#03-03 June 94 Sender: Denis Cowan (dcowan@ozspace.brisnet.org.au)
Subject: Re: Intro to list Denis Cowan (fwd)
#04-03 June 94 Sender: jennifer green (jlgreen@clark.net)
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Window-to-Russia Moscow-based WWW server
#05-03 June 94 Sender: Sarah_Lum@Brown.edu
Subject: US-Russian Teleconferencing
#06-03 June 94 Sender: Mikhail Mozolin (mozolin@phoenix.cs.uga.edu)
Subject: Summer job/internship in Moscow needed
#07-03 June 94 Sender: Tom Roberts (trob@freenet.scri.fsu.edu)
Subject: info
#08-03 June 94 Sender: rpatton@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Richard Patton)
Subject: Atlantic article
#09-03 June 94 Sender: 4CLARKE@delphi.com
Subject: Looking for Russian lang study opportunity
#10-03 June 94 Sender: Scott J Landstad (land0006@gold.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Russian computer programs
#11-03 June 94 Sender: Lisa L Lovelace (lovel001@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Request for information on Russian life
#12-03 June 94 Sender: Lisa L Lovelace (lovel001@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Places to visit in Russia
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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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: (KIASAT@UCRVMS.BITNET)
Subject: e-mail in Tajikistan
I am interested in making contacts with academics or other sources for
research on democratization in Tajikistan. Could you possibly provide
some e-mail addresses of social scientists in Dushanbe or other Central Asian
capitals who may help me in conducting interviews with government and
military officials in Tajikistan or provide me with some guidance in this
matter?
Sincerely, Soleiman (kiasat@ucrac1.ucr.edu) or fax:(909)787-3933
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Sender: (KIASAT@UCRVMS.BITNET)
Subject: travel/research in Tajikistan
Hi -- I am new to this list. So if I should have contacted someone in
particular for the information that is requested, please forgive me.
I would like to travel to Tajikistan this summer (July-August) to
do research on transitions from authoritarianism (demokratizatsiya).
Specifically, I want to interview government and military officials and
evaluate attitudes towards democracy, civilian control of the military,
military autonomy, levels of military professionalism, and other aspects
of civil-military relations. Also, I would like to gather as much data
on core-periphery relations both before and after the collapse of the
Soviet system concerning the nature of command and control of the Red Army
over regional divisions in Central Asia. In other words, I am interested
in assessing the status of the Red Army's relationship with regional militias
and militaries. How much has the relationship changed? etc...
I do not want to burden you with my project so...
1) How can I contact academics/friends in Tajikistan?
2) What kind of travel arrangements do I need to make? Visas, shots,...
3) How much success will I have in accessing officials, libraries, other
sources? How open are these sources to strictly academic research that
in addition to guaranteeing anonymity (sp) seeks to shed light on a
area that has received little attention yet is highly important?
Maybe these questions should be addressed to the Tajiki academics.
Nonetheless
I thought I would throw them out with the other more general ones. My
apologies for going on and on... ;)
Any response, even negative yet consoling ones, will be greatly appreciated.
Please respond directly so as not to "clutter"(?) the list, unless you feel
someone else could benefit as well. P.S. Would I fly to Moscow and make a
connecting flight to Dushanbe or take ground transportation? Would going
through Iran be any easier???
Sincerely, SOLEIMAN (kiasat@ucrac1.ucr.edu) OR fax:(909)787-3933
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Sender: Denis Cowan (dcowan@ozspace.brisnet.org.au)
Subject: Re: Intro to list Denis Cowan (fwd)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 06:37:42 +0000
)From: Denis Cowan (dcowan@ozspace.brisnet.org.au)
To: friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu
Cc: Multiple recipients of list (friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: Re: Intro to list Denis Cowan
My name is Denis Cowan and I am resident in Australia
I am a self employed organizational psychologist with my major interest
being in management development. My views on the role of management are
not traditional and are perceived by many to be naive and simplistic.
Obviously I do not share this view. I have been to Russia to work once.
I worked with the Nadym Town Council for 2 weeks. Doing group
facilitation through a translator was fascinating. I hope to return again
this year to continue my development.
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Sender: jennifer green (jlgreen@clark.net)
Subject: (fwd) ANNOUNCE: Window-to-Russia Moscow-based WWW server
Path:
news.clark.net!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!qns1.qns.com!constel
lation!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!news.eunet.
fi!news.spb.su!kiae!relcom!newsserv
)From: Eugene G.Peskin (eugene@eugene.msk.su)
Newsgroups: comp.infosystems.www,comp.infosystems,relcom.netnews
Subject: ANNOUNCE: Window-to-Russia Moscow-based WWW server
Date: Mon, 16 May 94 22:04:46 +0400
Distribution: world
Organization: Relcom
Message-ID: (Pn-MxrjKVD@eugene.msk.su)
Sender: news-service@kiae.su
Reply-To: eugene@eugene.msk.su
X-Return-Path: kiae!eug!eugene.msk.su!eugene
Lines: 37
Xref: news.clark.net comp.infosystems.www:14090 comp.infosystems:3134
relcom.netnews:1832
Relcom Corporation (Moscow, Russia) announces its special
WWW-server under Window-to-Russia Project.
Window-to-Russia
("http://www.kiae.su/www/wtr/")
Window-to-Russia (TM) is a Moscow-based project by Relcom
Corporation, initiated to give the worldwide network community
the means of WWW access to the variety of information resources
from and about Russia.
We open Window-to-Russia WWW server with two original Virtual
Exhibitions. First one is "Moscow Kremlin", created together
with State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin and COMINFO Ltd.
The second is "Contemporary Russian Fine Arts" which was made
possible with the cooperation of ITAR-TASS news agency and ArtInfo
electronic publishing house.
You will also find the most extensive list of pointers to other
Russian web-servers and the link to "Relcom Online" -- that
is another WWW server by Relcom Corp. (These two servers complement
each other, but WtR server is more oriented towards international
network community).
WtR also makes our archives of the previous military coups available
(though through usual ftp access).
Official presentation of the project and server will take part
at AniGraph'94 Moscow exhibition on May, 19, 1994.
We will try to expand our on-line exhibitions and make more resources
from Russia available. If you are interested contact please:
wwweditor@kiae.su
or
Eugene Peskin (eugene@eugene.msk.su)
--
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* Jennifer Green |"There is no more fatal blunderer than *
* jlgreen@clark.net | he who consumes the greater part of his *
* | life getting his living" - Thoreau *
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Sender: Sarah_Lum@Brown.edu
Subject: US-Russian Teleconferencing
Privet Natasha and Greg!
Please find following the latest information on US-Russian teleconferencing
at Brown Univeristy. Our two-way videoconferencing link, connecting points
all over the US with Moscow via satellite, is a non-profit service
intended to facilitate and enhance academic, scientific, and non-profit
exchange.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
US-Russian Teleconferencing at Brown, May 1994
Brown University now offers video-conferencing to Moscow via direct
satellite link, the only non-profit university service of its kind. The
aim of the two-way real-time link is to strengthen democratic reform in
Russia through advanced communications and to encourage joint programs in
education and science. Users are invited to visit Brown's
video-conferencing studio or to connect directly with Moscow from their
home site, using Brown as an international bridge.
The use of video-conferencing, or interactive audio/video exchange over
ordinary telephone lines, has become routine for many businesses conducting
regular face-to-face meetings with colleagues thousands of miles apart. As
technologies improve and system prices come down, video-conferencing is
moving from boardroom to classroom as a growing number of academic and
scientific institutions discover the benefits of video-conferencing in
collaborative research and distance learning programs.
In Russia, where the need for cooperative initiatives is more urgent than
ever, the last few years has seen rising costs and difficulty of travel
hobble many joint efforts. New technologies can provide the key to
regular, affordable, and reliable communications, prerequisite for any
lasting democratic change. Over the past two years, Brown's US-Russian
link has facilitated the work of doctors training Russian physicians,
scientists collaborating on space research, students taking part in
round-table discussions, and most recently, NASA and NASA-related research
from fifteen sites nationwide.
In an effort to encourage academic and non-profit groups to explore use of
video-conferencing, Brown is offering first time use of its US-Russian link
at $300. PER HOUR, including domestic connection, international space
segment, and Russian studio/support in Moscow. This introductory price of
almost half the regular non-profit service charge is available for a
limited time only, subject to change.
Slots are now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 EST,
(3:00-5:00 pm Moscow time). For more information or to reserve a slot,
please call (401) 863-7304 or FAX 401 863- 7304.
US-Russian Teleconferencing at Brown:
Brown University
Satellite Services
Box 1885, CIT Building
Providence, RI 02912
(401) 863-7304 FAX 401 863- 7304.
e-mail Sarah_Lum@Brown.edu
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Sender: Mikhail Mozolin (mozolin@phoenix.cs.uga.edu)
Subject: Summer job/internship in Moscow needed
Hi folks,
Privet Druz'yam,
I am looking for a teaching, research, programming, clerical
or Russian interpretation summer job/internship in Moscow
starting from the end of JUNE to the middle of September. I have
a MA degree from an American University and currently enrolled in
the PhD program in Geography at the University of Georgia. My
research interests include the real estate market in Moscow and
geographic information systems. My native language is Russian.
Resume or curriculum vitae forwarded on request. Please contact
Mikhail Mozolin at
Department of Geography
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
Office phone: (706)542-2338
Home phone: (706)354-1204
mozolin@phoenix.cs.uga.edu
..................................
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Sender: Tom Roberts (trob@freenet.scri.fsu.edu)
Subject: info
I am going to Russia soon and would like to know if anyone can tell
me or find out what the Russian law is about foreigners bringing stun
guns and pepper gas into the country for self defense and will they be
able to get past Customs.Also what the law is on carrying them around
particularly in Moscow and St.Petersburg. Please let me know as soon
as possible since I am leaving this weekend.Thanks.
Tom Roberts
trob@freenet.scri.fsu.edu
--
trob@freenet.fsu.edu
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Sender: rpatton@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Richard Patton)
Subject: Atlantic article
Dear Friends,
Has anyone read the article in the latest (June) Atlantic Monthly about the
spread of organized crime in the FSU? Kinda scary... any comments from anyone
in a position to know of this?
Rick Patton
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Sender: 4CLARKE@delphi.com
Subject: Looking for Russian lang study opportunity
I am desiring to study Russian language in the former Soviet Union. I've
read about opportunities at Moscow State University but this is the only one
I'm currently aware of. If anyone has info on cheaper, more remote, varied,
etc. language study opportunities I would be so grateful as to post it and
relay it to others.
Sincerely, Alan Clarke
4clarke@delphi.com
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Sender: Scott J Landstad (land0006@gold.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Russian computer programs.
Dear Friends,
I'm am writing to inquire if anyone has knowledge of computer programs
that can be used to help learn Russian. I am using an IBM compatable
computer and am particularly interested in shareware programs. If anyone
has knowledge of these programs and where they could be obtained I would
be very greatful. Thanks much.
--Scott Landstad
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Sender: Lisa L Lovelace (lovel001@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Request for information on Russian life
Hello,
I am new to this list, but I'm fascinated by it already. I'd like to find
out more information about Russian women's lives. I am a 30-year-old
graduate student working on my Ph.D. in English. I'd like to know what
single Russian women's lives are like on a daily basis. Can anyone help?
Lisa Lovelace
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Sender: Lisa L Lovelace (lovel001@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Subject: Places to visit in Russia
Hello Everyone,
I'm a new subscriber to friends and partners, so I'm not exactly sure I'm
sending my message to the appropriate place. I guess you could say I'm not
exactly computer-hip yet. That's because I teach American literature and
writing to students at a large state university in Minnesota. I'm
interested in hearing from Russian students and educators. I'm willing to
answer questions about what I do. But first, I have some questions.
A very good friend of mine is traveling to Russia at the end of June, and
I would like to give him some traveling tips. Does anyone have suggestions
for places to visit? Of course, he can read all the travel guides
published on this topic, but I would like to hear what the Russian people
or Americans who have spent time in Russia have to say about this topic.
My friend plans to visit Moscow, but where in Moscow should he go? How
should he travel, and what should he avoid?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Lisa Lovelace
lovel001@maroon.tc.umn.edu
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211 Hoskins Library FAX: (615) 974-6508
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