Daily Digest for 94-09-13
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RECENT EMAIL . . .
#01-13 September 94 Sender: BRE@conrad.appstate.edu
Subject: Internet
#02-13 September 94 Sender: Ian Kallen (ikallen@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: cyrillic FAQ
#03-13 September 94 Sender: gregg opelka (U22733@UICVM.BITNET)
Subject: transliteration
#04-13 September 94 Sender: Alex Radchik (alex@phys.uts.EDU.AU
Subject: request.
#05-13 September 94 Sender: Athol Yates (ayates@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au)
Subject: Author information
#06-13 September 94 Sender: David Zlotchenko (zlotchen@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: current prices on food in Moscow
#07-13 September 94 Sender: mac@maine.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell)
Subject: Books for Estonian Business School
#08-13 September 94 Sender: Wally Muzyczka (Wally_Muzyczka@MBnet.MB.CA)
Subject: News Release about recent trip to Ukraine
#09-13 September 94 Sender: harnby@sageltd.co.uk (Harnby, Louise)
Subject: Security Dialogue
#10-13 September 94 Sender: harnby@sageltd.co.uk (Harnby, Louise)
Subject: Journal of Peace Research
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Sender: BRE@conrad.appstate.edu
Subject: Internet
The papers are full of news about the Internet and its future. As I have
read, an undercurrent of concern keeps growing: Will "Friends" be able
to survive both the transition and the new future order?
If you, as network administrators, are concerned, are there steps we can
take to help insure a long a fruitful future?
This all seems too important and too valuable to be lost just as the
system is gaining momentum and creating positive results.
Eric W. Johnson (bre@conrad.appstate.edu)
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Sender: Ian Kallen (ikallen@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: cyrillic FAQ
Since I can't seem to find a FAQ for displaying and composing cyrillic
I'm going to have to make one. If list members care to send me:
1. What platform you use (Windows{3.1/4WGs/NT}, Mac, SunOS, HP/UX...)
2. What encoding schemes you use (koi8, ....)
3. The name and version of your software, where it's from (commercial
package or shareware:FTP sites?), is it display only, with keyboard
drivers?
Thanks,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^IAN KALLEN^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
On the Net, email me at ikallen@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu
On the Web, check me at http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~ikallen/ian.kallen.html
"I'm not crabby, I'm pensive." - Tate
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Sender: gregg opelka (U22733@UICVM.BITNET)
Subject: transliteration
can someone send me via e-mail (gregg.opelka@ala.org) or inform me of
where to find the rules for transliterating cyrillic characters into
latin characters? do standards exist? blagodaryu zaranee.--gregg opelka
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Sender: Alex Radchik (alex@phys.uts.EDU.AU
Subject: request.
Dear friends.Would you be so kind as to send me russian fonts for the
MachintoshAlso,is there any Macintosh teaching program for typing in
English available?
Thank you in advance Alex Radchik
alex@phys.uts.edu.au
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Sender: Athol Yates (ayates@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au)
Subject: Author information
I am seeking any biographical informaiton on Elena Ivanovna Rerikh
and her writings on Cosmic Energy. Also does anyone know English language
translation of the 1970s author Yuri Kazmin who wrote Trailblazing
through the taiga, and the 1930s author and son of the general secretary
of Comintern, Vasil Kalarov, Nikola Nikalarov (?) who wrote the book,
the Mainline of My Youth on the Little BAM railway in Siberia.
Athol Yates, Canberra
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Sender: David Zlotchenko (zlotchen@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: current prices on food in Moscow
Hello Greg,
Yesterday I recieved an email from my brother-in-low. He sent me some
prices on food he buys living in Troick, a city similar to Puchghino in
Moscow region. The prices are in US dollars. (The date is August 14,1994!)
tomatos $1/kg (1kg = 2.2 pounds)
cucumbers $1/kg
water-melon $.5/kg
black currant $2/kg
bananas $1/kg
stawberry $2.5/kg
rasberry $2.5/kg
pears $1/kg
egg-plants $1/kg
young potatos $.5/kg
large pepper $1/kg
meat on peasants' marcet $5/kg
meat in the stores:
pork $2.5/kg
beaf $2.5/kg
chicken $2.0/kg
US chicken legs $1.5/kg
butter $2.5/(250g or 1kg I do not know)
sausages (boiled I gess) $4/kg
punches $1/litre ( 1 litre = 1 qt. 1.8 oz)
peaches $1.8/kg
cookes (chocolate I guess) $2-5/kg
white bread $.2/250gr (8.82 oz)
milk $25/litre
--David Zlotchenko
zlotchen@solar.rtd.utk.edu
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Sender: mac@maine.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell)
Subject: Books for Estonian Business School
I recently attended the Warsaw meeting of the Central and East
European Management Development Association, attended by Rectors
and Deans of business schools in Central and Eastern Europe, and
Russia. During the meeting, I had an interesting conversation
with Professor Madis Habakuk, President of the Estonian Business
School. Professor Habakuk noted the development of a new depart-
ment of his school on an island off the coast of Estonia, and
wondered if anyone would be interested in sending business books
to build a library collection at that site. Appended to this
note is his e-mail message I received yesterday.
If anyone has some excess books to mail, I know Professor Habakuk
and his students would be enormously grateful. If you do mail
books, you may want to attach to the package the small green
customs declaration slip. On the slip, "contents" designation
would be "Books." Typically, when I mail books, I write "NCV"
[No Cash Value] in the appropriate space on the slip. When I
mail books to the region, I send packages that weigh ll pounds or
less. At one point, I was informed by local postal officials
that packages of that weight were less expensive. If anyone has
better information on cost, please let me know.
I am cross-posting this message to several lists. Apologies for
duplication at your site.
Thanks in advance for your interest and assistance. Forwarded
message follows:
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The Estonian Business School, established in 1988, is an institu-
tion of higher education offering academic programs in business
for undergraduate and graduate students. Most of the professors
came from USA, Canada and other foreign countries. Our school is
very similar to the American type of business school, actually it
was established on the example of American schools from the very
beginning and today foreign faculty works together with Estonian
lecturers. Every year we advertise in US newspapers offering
teaching positions in our school. We are looking for qualified
lecturers of International Business, Marketing Management and
English language teachers.
This year Estonian Business School is starting a department on
the island of Saaremaa. The number of students of this department
is 35. Saaremaa is an island with 30 thousand inhabitants. They
never had their own institution of higher education. People of
Saaremaa are widely known as excellent fishermen, artisans etc.
They are hard-working people and always have their destination to
reach to.
Now we turn to the whole world to apply for the donation of books
in the field of Management, Marketing, Accounting, Finance and
Banking to create a business library for Saaremaa campus. We
really hope that you can support the development of this island's
department.
Our shipping address is:
Professor Madis Habakuk, President
Estonian Business School
Ravala 12
EE0001 Tallinn
ESTONIA
Phone/fax: [372 2] 446 038
e-mail: madis@ebs.ee
Best Regards,
Madis
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* DR. DENNIS MCCONNELL * TEL: +1.207.581.1988 *
* EASTERN EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE NETWORK * FAX: +1.207.581.1956 *
* COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION * TLX: 62955628 *
* UNIVERSITY OF MAINE * *
* ORONO, MAINE 04469-5723 U.S.A. * MAC@MAINE.MAINE.EDU *
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Sender: Wally Muzyczka (Wally_Muzyczka@MBnet.MB.CA)
Subject: News Release about recent trip to Ukraine
This article about my recent trip to Ukraine may be of interest to some
in the business of energy. It was published in the "Ukrainian Voice",
(Ukrainskij Holos), a Winnipeg (Canada) Ukrainian language newspaper, on June
27, 1994:
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Canadian Engineer advises on Mini-Hydro and energy in Ukraine
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Walter J. Muzyczka, P.Eng., from Winnipeg Manitoba was recently working in
Western Ukraine for six weeks with the Lviv State Administration - Energy
and Construction Complex. Walter was sent as an advisor by The Institute
of Public Administration Canada which administers a program called
Partners in Progress for the Canadian Bureau for Central and Eastern
Europe of External Affairs Canada. This was a volunteer work assignment
and Walter used his vacation to pursue his assignment.
"It was a tremendous opportunity for me to participate in the rebuilding
and democratization of a country", says Walter.
Walter's knowledge of the language and culture helped bridge the usual
cross-cultural communication gap. "Death, taxes and Ukrainian school" were
the three realities of life for a young Ukrainian growing up in the north end
of Winnipeg", says Walter. "I never thought that the Ukrainian language
classes my parents made me attend on Saturdays as a child would benefit me
in my work. I'm glad I stuck it out"
Walter's assignment was to show the administration examples of how to
prepare economic feasibility studies and proposals for the development of
mini hydro-electric generation projects. These proposals will then be
submitted to the World Bank for financial credits. There is an estimated
300 MW of hydro-electric potential on the Tisa River which borders Romania
and Ukraine. There are also hundreds of potential sites where mini and
micro-hydroelectric stations could be set up on the small rivers of the
Carpathian Mountains.
In addition, Walter explored alternate sources of energy such as bio-gas
production, ethanol and canola additives in gasoline and wind energy.
Walter got an appreciation of the current state of affairs in Western
Ukraine. Walter toured numerous thermal electric stations. "thermal electric
generation accounts for about two-thirds of the electrical generation
capacity in Ukraine. The present thermal electric stations are in need of
capital repairs", says Walter. "Turbine parts are aging, boilers are
cracking. About 60 percent of the thermal plants are over 20 years old."
Walter also noted that Ukraine is advanced when it comes to transformer
oil containment systems at their sub-stations and generating stations.
"Canadian electrical utilities could benefit from their methods of outdoor
oil spill containment systems"
"Last winter, Ukraine suffered a severe energy crunch. In the short term,
Ukraine could benefit from energy conservation initiatives such as
Manitoba Hydro's Power Smart Program."
Walter is writing a paper on "Canadian Engineering Opportunities in Ukraine"
which will be presented at the 1995 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Conference in Ottawa. "My goal is to inform Canadian engineers of the
tremendous oversea opportunities for engineering consultants in Ukraine."
"Ukraine is a beautiful country and has a very talented and highly educated
work force. Combined with Western capital and management principles, the
benefits could be mutually advantageous". I made numerous contacts with
LvivEnergo. Ukrainian electrical utilities such as LvivEnergo are anxious
for Western investment and joint ventures. Walter hopes to stimulate
management interest at Manitoba Hydro in such a joint venture.
Walter visited the Terebla-Rikska Hydro-electric plant near Mukachevo. in
the Trans Carpathian region.
In addition, Walter introduced the Lviv State administration to the state
of the art information highway: INTERNET. "To be able to move ahead and be
effective, organizations need good communication and access to
information" says Walter. "This allows the Lviv State Administration to
exchange information with people all over the world and gives them access
to Canadian, U.S. and international research networks, along with a
worldwide electronic mail system"
Walter toured a coal mine 440 metres underground in the Lviv-Volyn coal
field at Chervonograd, He also cast an honorary ballot and thereby became
the first person to vote to change the name of Chervonograd to
Christanopil.
Walter also lectured to an english speaking class of gifted mathematics and
physics students at the Lviv Lyceum which is affiliated with the Lviv State
Polytechnic University. "With my educational contacts in high schools and
universities here in Manitoba, I hope to establish support from the
business community and others to help ship discarded english language
textbooks to Ukraine to help students learn english"
Walter Muzyczka is a design engineer in the Transmission & Civil Department
of Manitoba Hydro in Winnipeg. He obtained his Master of Science Degree
from the University of Manitoba and a active member of the Canadian
Society for Civil Engineering. Walter also acts as a project advisor on
Manitoba Hydro Research & Development projects at the University of
Manitoba.
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Contact: +
Walter J. Muzyczka, P.Eng. +
Manitoba Hydro +
Winnipeg, Canada +
(W) (204) 474-3725 +
FAX (204) 474-4682 +
(H) (204) 339-5700 +
Internet: Muzyczka@mbnet.mb.ca +
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Sender: harnby@sageltd.co.uk (Harnby, Louise)
Subject: Security Dialogue
SECURITY DIALOGUE
* Manuscript Submission *
Magne Barth, from the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo
(PRIO), is the editor of an international journal entitled SECURITY
DIALOGUE. Published quarterly, the journal discusses contemporary
international and intergroup affairs, searching for solutions to
conflict situtations in the light of general peace research theory.
Focusing on global peace and security, and incorporating dimensions
such as justice, human rights and development, the journal emphasizes
inter-regional dialogue and seeks to provoke reflection and debate on
issues such as regional conflict patterns, the transformation of the
international system, fragmentation and integration, security and the
environment, military issues, and arms proliferation.
Authors wishing to submit manuscripts should contact The Editor,
Security Dialogue, Fuglehauggata 11, N-0260 Oslo 2, Norway.
To receive a free sample copy please send your full postal address to
Louise Harnby (harnby@sageltd.co.uk). Please type "Ref: BPP" in the
subject box.
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Sender: harnby@sageltd.co.uk (Harnby, Louise)
Subject: Journal of Peace Research
JOUNAL OF PEACE RESEARCH
* Manuscript Submission *
Edited by Nils Petter Gleditsch and Malvern Lumsden, of the
International Peace Research Institute (PRIO), the Journal of Peace
Research is published under the auspices of the International Peace
Research Association (IPRA). JPR is an interdisciplinary and
international quarterly publishing scholarly work in peace research,
concentrating on the causes of violence and conflict resolution.
The journal concentrates on causes of violence, methods of conflict
resolution, and ways of sustaining peace. Many articles develop policy
recommendatins from their findings.
Authors wishing to submit manuscripts should contact The Editor,
Journal of Peace Research, Fuglehauggata 11, N-0260 Oslo 2, Norway.
To receive a free sample copy please send your full postal address to
Louise Harnby (harnby@sageltd.co.uk). Please type "Ref: JRP" in the
subject box.
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