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WHAT'S NEW . . .
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-27 May 96 Sender: Chris Kedzie (kedzie@glas.apc.org)
Subject: Internet service in Latvia
02-27 May 96 Sender: dittmer.4@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Edward P. Dittmer)
Subject: Tomsk
03-27 May 96 Sender: Rainer-Elk Anders (randers@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
Subject: Please post on your digest
04-27 May 96 Sender: WEARBOOTS@aol.com
Subject: Reports
05-27 May 96 Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: OECD Newsletter - Transition in Brief
06-27 May 96 Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: IREX Field Coordinator - Moscow
07-27 May 96 Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: OECD Economic Survey: The Russian Federation 1995
08-27 May 96 Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: Job Announcements: Siberian Civics Initiative Support Center Network
09-27 May 96 Sender: Lara Sakhonko (lara@irex.ru)
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY - IREX/MOSCOW
10-27 May 96 Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms, American_Bank, USA" (palbank@eskimo.com)
Subject: New Megabytes of Information Russia - Ukraine - The Baltics - Central Eurasia - CIS/NIS/FSU (fwd)
11-27 May 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ + Presents: Ukrainian Weekly Preview May 26th, 1996
12-27 May 96 Sender: William Raisner (RAISNER@USITA.GOV)
Subject: NIS Consumer Products Report - Trade Exposition in Nizhny
13-27 May 96 Sender: dawson@mozart.inet.co.th (Alan Dawson)
Subject: The Straits Times - Singapore
14-27 May 96 Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: RFA TW-96-003--Intl. Training/Research in
15-27 May 96 Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: RFA DE-96-004--Developmental Grants: Comprehensive Oral Res.
16-27 May 96 Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: USIA--AED--Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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Sender: Chris Kedzie (kedzie@glas.apc.org)
Subject: Internet service in Latvia
INFORMATION: INTERNET PROVIDERS IN LATVIA
See Internet service providers in Riga,Latvia
http://www.binet.lv/clients/bilteks/english/index.htm
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Sender: dittmer.4@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu (Edward P. Dittmer)
Subject: Tomsk
I may be going to Tomsk this summer. Does anyone know about safety there
after the explosion in 1993? I really want to go, but I dont want to be
glowing when I return.
Thanks
Edward P. Dittmer
dittmer.4@osu.edu
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"Beam me up, Mr. Speaker."
-Rep. James Traficant (D-OH)
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Sender: Rainer-Elk Anders (randers@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
Subject: Please post on your digest
Dear List Members,
I am a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley and I am
planning to carry out a regional study in Nizhny Novgorod this summer in
Aug. and Sept.
Since I do not get any funding for my research and I am paying for all my
expenses myself, I am looking for an affordable place to stay in the city
of Nizhny Novgorod.
Hopefully one of the list-members is able and willing to help me in this matter.
Thank you very much for any help you can give,
Rainer-Elk Anders.
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Sender: WEARBOOTS@aol.com
Subject: Reports
Hello friends,
First of all, I'd like to apologize for not thanking the people who have
helped me with my reports, in my earlier letter. Secondly, I'd like to let
all of you know that I received 100% for my grade on my History project!
I'll be getting my grade in English next week, hopefully. If anyone is
interested in reading my History project, just to read it or, perhaps, to
debate it or correct it in anyway, I'll be typing it up sometime soon. Let
me know. And thanks again to all those who helped.
Emily Dinnen (wearboots@aol.com)
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Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: OECD Newsletter - Transition in Brief
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OECD Newsletter - Transition Brief
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I have received the latest Transition Brief newsletter from the
Centre for Co-operation with the Economies in Transition (CCET),
of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD). The newsletter is available free of charge, by sending
your request (with postal address, tel/fax, and e-mail address)
to:
Transition Brief Newsletter
OECD/CCET
2, rue Andre-Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France
Fax: (33-1) 45-24-18-43
E-Mail: CCET.BRIEF@OECD.ORG
The 16-page Spring 1996 issue includes the following discussions:
-An Overview of Transition
-Interview with the Finance Minister of Hungary, Peter Medgyessy
-Hungary invited to join OECD
-Agricultural Review of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
-Regional Problems and Policies in the Baltics
-Development of insurance markets in transition economies
-Financial sector reform in Mongolia
-Meeting of OECD Advisory Group on Privatisation
-Tax reform in Russia
-Review of school education policy in the Czech Republic
-Review of selected OECD/CCET Publications/Reports/Studies:
-Investment Guide for Estonia
-Environmental Performance Review: Bulgaria
-Investment Guide for the Russian Federation
-Trends and Policies in Privatisation
-Sustainable Transport in Central/Eastern European Cities
Note: A French version of the newsletter will soon be available.
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List members who would like a complete listing of CCET/OECD
publications may want to request the 40-page listing entitled
"Publications on Transition Economies." Send your request to Jane
Hamilton (jane.hamilton@oecd.org).
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List members with WWW capability may want to access the CCET web
site: http://www.oecd.org/sge/ccet/
The site provides:
* complete General Distribution documents (including one in
Russian) in pdf format that can be read by those with WWW
access
* information on publications for sale, including tables of
contents and summaries, and how-to-order forms
* CCET work program, to learn more about the activities of the
Centre (1995 Activities Report will soon be available)
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Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: IREX Field Coordinator - Moscow
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Short-Term Field Coordinator - Moscow
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
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The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) has an imme-
diate need for a U.S. citizen to fill the position of Field
Coordinator for the Business for Russia Program (BFR). BFR Field
Coordinators are responsible for establishing temporary offices
in target regions, and conducting outreach, recruitment and
selection in target regions for the program. This is a three-
month position.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for this position should have at
minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and an
advanced command of the Russian language. Applicants should also
have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and posses
a basic knowledge of political, economical and social issues in
Russia. Applicants should be adept with computers and relevant
software (word processing, dbase, spreadsheets) and electronic
mail communication. Applicants should be prepared to travel
extensively.
Preference will be given to candidates with professional and
living experience in Russia.
The International Research & Exchanges Board is a private, non-
profit organization promoting American collaboration with the
academic, policy and professional communities of the NIS, Central
and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia.
IREX currently has ten representations in Eurasia: Moscow, Alma-
ty, Bishkek, Erevan, Irkutsk, Kyiv, Rostov-on-Don, Tashkent,
Tbilisi, and Vladivostok.
Send cover letter/resume to IREX/BFR:
E-mail: lara@irex.ru Fax: (7-095) 203-59-66
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled.
An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer
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Lara Sakhonko ul. Volkhonka 14, str. 5
Director - Business for Russia Moscow, Russia 119842
IREX/Moscow Tel:+7 (095) 203-9889, 203-9696
E-mail: lara@irex.ru Fax: +7 (095) 203-5966
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Sender: mac@MAINE.maine.edu (Dennis McConnell - Maine Business School)
Subject: OECD Economic Survey: The Russian Federation 1995
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OECD Economic Survey: The Russian Federation 1995
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I have received the OECD Economic Survey of the Russian Federa-
tion. The 183-page publication will probably be of interest to
many members of the list. The chapter topics include:
I. Structural change and recent economic developments
* Structural change
* Recent economic developments (1994-1995)
* The outlook
II. Economic policy and policy-making
* The political context of policy-making
* The process of economic policy-making
* The state of structural reform
* Policy developments in 1994-95
* Macroeconomic policy plans for 1995
III. Some regional aspects
* Provincial variations in systemic transition
* Models of provincial development
* Intergovernmental fiscal relations
* Revenue-sharing arrangements in 1994
* Considerations for future reforms
IV. The development of markets: privatisation, corporate
governance, competition and enterprise behavior
* The Russian privatisation process
* Competition
* Insolvency procedures
* Outsider control
V. Labour market mobility and flexibility
* The social utilities dilemma
VI. Living standards and social protection
* Economic and social indicators
* Social protection in transition
* Considerations for future reforms
VII. Conclusions
* The machinery of policy formation
* Corporate governance and the development of markets
* Labour and social issues
* Macroeconomic policy
ANNEXES
* Looking inside the Russian transition with the VCIOM
(Russian Centre for Public Opinion Research) Surveys
* Excess wage tax, severance payments and labour hoarding
* Note on interest calculations in Russia
I believe the price of the publication is $26, but you may want
to confirm price and availability by contacting OECD Publications
in Paris (E-mail: COMPTE.PUBSINQ@OECD.ORG) or in Washington (Fax:
1-202-785-0350).
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Incidentally, OECD Economic Surveys are also available for:
1. Hungary - published 9/95 - also available in Hungarian
2. The Czech and Slovak Republics - published 2/94 - also avail-
able in Czech and Slovak
3. Poland - published 9/93 - also available in Polish
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Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: Job Announcements: Siberian Civics Initiative Support Center Network
Job Announcement:
Executive Director for Siberian Civics Initiative Support Center Network
(non-profit). Fluent spoken and written Russian and English languages.
High-level grant management experience or comparable business or educational
experience. Computer literate. Strong interpersonal skills. Responsible
for coordination of 12-city network of nonprofit organizations, US funding
grant compliance/management (including financial reports), staff
supervision, and interfacing with US partner organizations. Salary
commensurate with experience, moving related costs and housing compensated
if relocation necessary. Start date negotiable. To apply send cover
letter, resume, and references.
Contacts:
Sarah Lindemann (Russia, Novosibirsk)
Fax #: 3832-46-45-32
E-mail: sarah@echo.nsk.su
Frances Rice (US, Maine)
Fax #: 207-846-6551
E-mail: ECHOFLR@aol.com
gmlwk-01|ed-siber.ja
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Kenneth C. Duckworth
Program Officer
International Research & Exchanges Board/Moscow
14/5 Volkhonka
5th Floor
119842 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel: (7) (095) 203-9889/9696
Fax: (7) (095) 203-5966
E-mail: kcduck@irex.ru
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Sender: Lara Sakhonko (lara@irex.ru)
Subject: JOB OPPORTUNITY - IREX/MOSCOW
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD
FIELD COORDINATOR - THREE MONTH POSITION
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) seeks a US citizen to
mmediately fill the position of Field Coordinator for the Business for
Russia Program (BFR). BFR Field Coordinators are responsible for
establishing temporary offices in target regions, and conducting outreach,
recruitment and selection in target regions for the program.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for this position should have at minimum a
bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and an advanced command of the
Russian language. Applicants should also have excellent interpersonal and
organizational skills and posses a basic knowledge of political, economical
and social issues in Russia. Applicants should be adept with computers and
relevant software (word processing, dbase, spreadsheets) and electronic mail
communication. Applicants should be prepared to travel extensively.
Preference will be given to candidates with professional and living
experience in Russia and
The International Research & Exchanges Board is a private, nonprofit
organization promoting American collaboration with the academic, policy and
professional communities of the NIS, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia.
IREX currently has ten representations in Eurasia: Moscow, Almaty, Bishkek,
Erevan, Irkutsk, Kyiv, Rostov-on-Don, Tashkent, Tbilisi, and Vladivostok.
Send cover letter/resume to IREX/BFR: e-mail: lara@irex.ru; fax: (095) 203-59-66
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.
An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
Lara Sakhonko ul. Volkhonka 14, str. 5
Director - Business for Russia Moscow, Russia 119842
IREX/Moscow ph: +7 (095) 203-9889, 203-9696
e-mail: lara@irex.ru fax: +7 (095) 203-5966
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
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Kenneth C. Duckworth
Program Officer
International Research & Exchanges Board/Moscow
14/5 Volkhonka
5th Floor
119842 Moscow
Russian Federation
Tel: (7) (095) 203-9889/9696
Fax: (7) (095) 203-5966
E-mail: kcduck@irex.ru
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Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms, American_Bank, USA" (palbank@eskimo.com)
Subject: New Megabytes of Information Russia - Ukraine - The Baltics - Central Eurasia - CIS/NIS/FSU (fwd)
Several megabytes of new information trade, finance, investment have
been added today to Palms Portal at ..
http://www.aa.net/~russia
Check "What's New" and several other main pages.
There is a new New searchable robot with 600 profiles about Russian and
Ukrainian companies available for acquisition, investment, joint venture.
Subscribers receive automatic e-mail summaries matching their SIC defined
acquition target parameters.
Palms & Company, Inc., Investment Bankers, USA. (russia@aa.net
World Wide Web: 500 Megabyte Data Base plus 7000 URLS: Russia - The
Baltics - Central Eurasia - The Former Soviet Union
http://www.aa.net/~russia
To subscribe to discussion group send message to: (listproc@eskimo.com
In message text type: subscribe palmport-list (your e-mail address
This file is in Russian and has been "uudecode. To read you must have
cyrillic fonts. Remove everything in text before begin. save file to home
directory in unix. Type : uudecode (file-name-you-gave-file hit enter.
new file named "russian" will be in your home directory.
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ + Presents: Ukrainian Weekly Preview May 26th, 1996
Greetings,
The latest preview of the Ukrainian Weekly is now available
on the Ukraine FAQ Plus site! This is an exclusive regular
feature each week. The Ukrainian Weekly is the largest
English-speaking weekly newspaper extant in the Western
world covering Ukrainian issues both in Ukraine and in the
Diaspora. The preview is available on Internet at the
address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project.
The address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project is now:
http://www.std.com/sabre/UKRAINE.html
Either click the button labelled "Current Events" by the
Tryzub (Trident) graphic or scroll down and click the
"Current Events" section summary to access this latest
news.
As always, please feel free to email us at faq@tryzub.com
with comments. We always are looking for contributions
as well.
Regards,
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj
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Sender: William Raisner (RAISNER@USITA.GOV)
Subject: NIS Consumer Products Report - Trade Exposition in Nizhny
07 MAY 96
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
AMERICAN BUSINESS CENTER (ABC) IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA
TO HOST AMERICAN EXPO TRADE FAIR, SEPTEMBER 1-9, 1996.
1. THIS SUMMER, THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE
NIZHNY NOVGOROD OBLAST WILL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, HOST THE 100-YEAR
ANNIVERSARY OF THE NIZHEGORODSKAYA YAMARKA. A LARGE
NUMBER OF EVENTS WILL COMMEMORATE THE CELEBRATION WHICH
WILL BEGIN IN MAY AND CULMINATE WITH THE ALL-RUSSIA
EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER 1-9, 1996. IN ADDITION TO THE EVENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE YAMARKA, THE CITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD
ITSELF WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS 775TH ANNIVERSARY.
2. IN ADDITION TO A LARGE NUMBER OF RUSSIAN EXHIBITORS,
MANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WILL PARTICIPATE.
BRINTEX, A BRITISH GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED EXHIBITION WILL
BE HOSTING A PAVILION HIGHLIGHTING BRITISH FIRMS FOR THE
SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR.
3. BECAUSE OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD'S CRITICAL LOCATION ON
THE COMMERCIAL ROUTE BETWEEN THE BALTIC SEA AND CENTRAL
ASIA, THE MONKS OF MAKARIEV MONASTERY ORGANIZED A TRADE
FAIR, OR YAMARKA, IN THE MID 16TH CENTURY AT A SITE A FEW
HOURS BY BOAT FROM THE CITY OF NIZHNY. PROFITABLE FROM
THE BEGINNING, THE FAIR SITE WAS EVENTUALLY MOVED TO A
SITE BESIDE THE VOLGA WITHIN THE CITY'S BOUNDARIES.
ITS HEIGHT EARLY IN THIS CENTURY, THE FAIR ATTRACTED
NEARLY HALF A MILLION MERCHANTS AND BUYERS TO THE CITY
EACH YEAR. IT WAS THE PREMIER COMMERCIAL TRADING SITE IN
RUSSIA, MAKING NIZHNY ONE OF THE RICHEST CITIES IN
EUROPEAN RUSSIA AND THE FAIR ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY
ATTENDED IN EUROPE AND ASIA. SOME HAVE HYPOTHESIZED THAT
NIZHNY NOVGOROD'S EARLY SUCCESS IN PRIVATIZATION IN THE
1990S CAN BE ATTRIBUTED IN PART TO ITS STRONG MERCANTILE
HISTORY. CLOSED FOR MOST OF THE COMMUNIST ERA, THE
YAMARKA HAS BEEN REVIVED AND REVITALIZED, AND THE FAIR
NOW HOSTS NUMEROUS IMPORTANT TRADE EXPOSITIONS ANNUALLY.
5. TODAY, NIZHNY NOVGOROD IS A MAJOR DISTRIBUTION
CENTER FOR TRADE IN CENTRAL RUSSIA. THE CITY HAS AN
EXTENSIVE RIVER PORT AS WELL AS AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
THAT IS NOW BEING SERVED BY FRANKFURT DIRECTLY VIA
LUFTHANSA, THE GERMAN AIR CARRIER. IN THE ENSUING
MONTHS, ADDITIONAL AIRLINES ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SUIT.
6. SEVERAL MAJOR AMERICAN FIRMS HAVE ALREADY
SUCCESSFULLY ENTERED THE NIZHNY NOVGOROD MARKET. SOME
OF
THESE COMPANIES INCLUDE: PHILIP MORRIS, PEPSI-COLA
INTERNATIONAL, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, U.S. WEST, PROCTOR &
GAMBLE AND MANY OTHERS.
7. NIZHNY NOVGOROD REPRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR
TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR AMERICAN FIRMS. ANY U.S. FIRMS
WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALL-RUSSIA EXHIBITION
SHOULD CONTACT THE ABC NIZHNY NOVGOROD'S STATESIDE OR
RUSSIA-SIDE OFFICES:
IN THE U.S.:
AGGIE BEDNARZ
GLENDALE, ARIZONA
TEL: 6O2/978-740O
FAX: 6O2/978-8238
EMAIL: ABC@MHS.T-BIRD.EDU
IN RUSSIA:
RICK WALKER
NIZHNY NOVGOROD
TEL/FAX: 8312/372-213
EMAIL: ABCNN@ABC.NNOV.SU
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Sender: dawson@mozart.inet.co.th (Alan Dawson)
Subject: The Straits Times - Singapore
The Straits Times - Singapore
KL to fund training of Bosnian army
May 23, 1996
WASHINGTON -- Malaysia, responding to a request from US Pres
ident Bill Clinton, yesterday agreed to contribute US$10 milli
on (S$14 million) to help finance a programme to equip and train
the Bosnian army.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who met Mr Cl
inton at the White House on Tuesday, told Malaysian journalists
that Kuala Lumpur's contribution would be extended to Bosnia
as soon as possible.
A White House official said earlier that in the 20-minute me
eting between the two leaders, Dr Mahathir also welcomed Mr.
Clinton's announcement that he would renew China's Most Favoured
Nation (MFN) trade privileges and called for continued engage
ment with Asia's emerging power.
The White House wants to launch a US$500 million (S$700 mill
ion) programme to equip and train Bosnian forces before a peace
keeping force led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
withdraws from the former Yugoslavia, as it is scheduled to do
at the end of the year.
But contributions for the effort have fallen far short of th
at goal, and the Clinton administration will begin the effort
only after all foreign combatants have left the war-torn region.
The two leaders also discussed the Middle East peace process,
the US official said, noting Dr Mahathir's concern about recent
violence in Lebanon and appreciation for US efforts to end it.
Earlier on Tuesday, Dr Mahathir criticised Western countries
sharply for applying their own values to less developed Asian
nations.
In a speech at a general meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic
Council, whose members include more than 1,000 companies in
19 Asian countries, he took tacit aim at the US for threatening
to impose sanctions on China for a broad range of perceived
offences.
"The Cold War was not won by Western diplomats or generals.
It was won by the workers of the West with their Chevys and
Plymouths, and it was won by well-stocked supermarkets and
shopping malls," he said.
"Enough: It is better to engage than to contain," he said,
using a phrase invoked frequently by officials in Mr Clinton's
administration who favour dynamic trade with China. He also
disputed the notion that Western values hold universal appeal and
that "Asian values" serve primarily to justify repressive
authoritarian rule.
"The countries of the West have a right to their preferences,
but they have no right to ram their preferences down everyon
e's throat," he said.
He said it was time Asia was "accorded the regard and the
respect that is its due" and said the world should create a
system of "mutual regard," in which countries respect each other's
values and share each other's "best" parts for dealing with
problems.
He said that for too long "Asian values" had been regarded as
inferior, even by Asians, but that now it was necessary to
fight to retain these values.
He cited a 1994 study that found East Asians, whose Confucia
n traditions place great value on social harmony and filial pi
ety, less inclined than Americans to cite free expression and
individual success as top priorities.
"So far it has not entered the mind of any Asian leader to
threaten sanctions if any Western country fails to put its house
in order," Dr Mahathir said, alluding to US pressure on human
rights and other issues that many Asian leaders view as heavy-
handed and hypocritical. -- Bernama, AFP, Reuter, Kyodo.
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Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: RFA TW-96-003--Intl. Training/Research in
Environmental/Occup. Health
COLE, GREGORY S
RFA TW-96-003--Intl. Training/Research in
Environmental/Occup. Health
SPONSOR: Fogarty International Center
SYNOPSIS: Five-year grants are provided to non-profit private or
public U.S. institutions to develop international training and
research programs related to environmental health for foreign health
scientists and clinicians from developing countries and emerging
democracies. The total (direct and indirect) cost per grant for the
first year must not exceed $150,000.
DEADLINES: 04-12-1996 06-18-1996
OBJECTIVES: The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH, and the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites applications from
non-profit private or public U.S. institutions with interest in
developing international training and research programs related to
environmental health for foreign health scientists, clinicians,
epidemiologists, toxicologists, engineers, industrial hygienists,
chemists, and allied health workers from developing countries and
emerging democracies. The objectives of this program are to train
scientists from developing countries and emerging democracies to deal
effectively with environmental and occupational health problems
through epidemiologic research, environmental monitoring, engineering
control, and prevention research. The original RFA encouraged
collaborations with developing countries in Central and Eastern Europe
and Latin America. The current RFA allows such collaborations,
particularly in countries not included in the first funding cycle.
This RFA especially encourages applications that include additional
countries in Africa, the Americas including the Caribbean, the Middle
East, and Asia including Oceania. The program is intended to support
collaborative research between U.S. and foreign scientists who wish to
enhance their knowledge and skills in the epidemiology, diagnosis and
prevention of environmental and occupational health problems and to
stimulate scientists from nations affected by such problems to
cooperate and to share research and practical knowledge in combating
this global problem. This program is intended to complement ongoing
environmental and occupational health research and training efforts of
the NIH and other agencies of the Public Health Service and the U.S.
government. Emphasis will be given to the development of human
resources in those countries having or likely to have severe general
environmental and occupational health problems. Specifically the
program is designed to: (1) increase expertise in epidemiology,
engineering, and other components of environmental and occupational
health through short-and long-term training at U.S. institutions,
which may lead to M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in epidemiology, engineering,
toxicology, and other related areas; (2) increase laboratory expertise
of technical assistants in foreign countries who are engaged in
epidemiological and other studies related to environmental and
occupational health through in-country, short-term, didactical, and
technical training; and (3) expand ongoing collaborative training and
research in environmental or occupational health between U.S. and
foreign scientists. Applicants are encouraged to relate training to
ongoing research efforts in collaborating countries. In this program
substantial emphasis will be placed on chronic disease prevention and
the control of injuries. Subjects to be introduced as part of the
environmental and occupational health training and research will, for
example, include epidemiology, biomechanics, industrial hygiene,
planning, design and engineering aspects of worker safety and health,
air and water quality engineering, atmospheric chemistry, toxicology,
risk assessment, hazardous waste disposal, environmental and
occupational health organization and management, delivery of
environmental and occupational health services, and evaluation of
efficacy and effectiveness of intervention measures. The FY 1995
awards included activities with the following countries (Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Hungary, Mexico,
Nicaragua, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Ukraine, Venezuela,
and Vietnam). It is expected that expansion of the program will
emphasize involvement of other countries, although this is not an
absolute requirement. RESTRICTIONS: Applicants are asked to submit a
letter of intent by April 12, 1996. Applications must be received by
June 18, 1996. The grantee institution must be a U.S., non-profit
private or public institution. Although most applications will be from
academic institutions, a non-academic, non-profit institution may
apply. Only one application from any U.S. institution will be allowed
under this program. Institutions funded under the previous competition
are not eligible to apply under this RFA. Trainees must be foreign
nationals who are not permanent U.S. residents and who are involved in
or are expected to be involved in environmental or occupational health
research and prevention activities in their home country. The
following categories of individuals are eligible for training: 1)
health professionals (M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent); 2) individuals with
a bachelors or masters degree in a basic, physical, engineering or
health science; 3) technicians, worker safety and health specialists,
and health care workers; 4) professionals such as engineers, chemists
and industrial hygienists; and 5) current or former trainees involved
in advanced research training in their home countries. Grants will be
made as international training grants in epidemiology (D43)
institutional awards for a total project period of five years. The
total (direct and indirect) cost per grant for the first year must not
exceed $150,000. The following cost categories are eligible for
reimbursement under this program: living allowance (stipend)
comparable to trainee's professional level and compatible with
established NIH guidelines, but not to exceed $45,000 per annum while
undergoing training in the U.S.; living allowance (stipend) while
conducting in-country dissertation research or in-country advanced
research training at a level comparable to that received by similar
professionals in-country, but also not to exceed $45,000 per annum;
tuition and fees at the U.S. university; round trip economy class air
fare between the U.S. and home country (two trips for M.S. or Ph.D.
candidates and advanced research trainees, one for all others);
allowance for the grantee institution of up to $600 monthly per
trainee to cover health insurance, travel to scientific meetings, and
incidental research expenses; additional research support of up to
$15,000 per trainee to facilitate the conduct of advanced research
training in the home country conducted by current or former trainees;
support of up to $10,000 for in-country field research in partial
fulfillment of the M.S. or Ph.D training program; travel and per diem
for the program director and U.S. faculty colleagues to provide
guidance to students conducting dissertation-related field studies or
advanced research training in their home countries; program director's
salary (up to 10% of annual salary or $10,000, whichever is smaller);
travel and per diem for U.S. faculty presenting short-term, in-country
courses; support to enable U.S. faculty to be involved in advanced
research training activities conducted in-country; administrative
expenses at the U.S. institution (secretarial expenses, etc.) not to
exceed 10 percent of the direct costs of this award; and support for
travel and subsistence of U.S. or foreign investigator(s), and the
exchange of data, materials and supplies, not to exceed 10 percent of
direct costs of this award unless prior approval is secured from the
FIC. Grantee institutions may request an indirect cost allowance based
on eight percent of the total allowable direct costs exclusive of
tuition and related fees and expenditures for equipment. An estimated
three awards will be made depending upon the quality of approved
applications. Applications kits are available at most institutional
offices of sponsored research and may be obtained from the Grants
Information Office, Telephone: 301-435-0714, Email:
girg@drgpo.drg.nih.gov. Send letters of intent and direct inquiries
regarding programmatic issues to the person listed above. Reference:
NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number 8, March 15, 1996. (DGD)
RESTRICTIONS:
MONETARY: 150000
COMMENTS: This program announcement replaces program number 201005.
CONTACT INFO: Dr. Joel Breman; Division of Intl. Training & Research;
Building 31, Room B2C39; 31 Center Drive, MSC 2220; Bethesda, MD
20892-2220; U.S.A.
_________________________
Telephone: 301-496-1653
FAX: 301-402-2056
Email Address: jbreman@nih.gov
Miscellaneous Information
Program Number: 024855
Source of Information: SPIN; ;
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Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: RFA DE-96-004--Developmental Grants: Comprehensive Oral Res.
Centers
RFA DE-96-004--Developmental Grants: Comprehensive Oral Res.
Centers
SPONSOR: National Institute of Dental Research
SYNOPSIS: Developmental Grants of up to $100,000 in direct costs
(includes any indirect costs that are part of subcontract costs) are
provided to support the planning of multidisciplinary Comprehensive
Oral Health Research Centers of Discovery (COHRCDs). The aim of the
COHRCD program is to support research on oral, dental and craniofacial
diseases and disorders.
DEADLINES: 08-15-1996 11-14-1996
OBJECTIVES: The National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) invites
applications for Developmental Grants to support the planning of
multidisciplinary Comprehensive Oral Health Research Centers of
Discovery (COHRCDs). The aim of the COHRCD program is to support the
full range of outstanding multidisciplinary research on oral, dental
and craniofacial diseases and disorders. Each COHRCD will be organized
around an unifying scientific theme pertinent to these diseases and
disorders and will be expected to: include projects encompassing basic
research as well as translational and applied research including
behavioral, health services, and clinical research; accelerate
transfer of research findings to application by health professionals
and the public and facilitate the development of marketable products;
support demonstration research and outreach programs; and enhance the
training of health professionals and the public concerning health
promotion and the prevention, improved diagnosis and treatment of
specific oral, dental, and craniofacial diseases and disorders. The
one year planning grant is expected to lead to the development of an
organizational infrastructure necessary for the establishment of a
COHRCD and the eventual submission of an application to support its
activities. It is anticipated that the COHRCD program will focus on
the need to broaden the expertise and approaches taken in addressing
major research themes within the mission of the NIDR. Specifically,
the NIDR is interested in supporting thematic research conducted by
groups of outstanding scientists who have distinguished themselves in
their own areas of investigation. These activities would span the
entire range of research approaches possible under the umbrella of a
comprehensive center supported through the P60 mechanism at an initial
funding level of no more than $1.5 million in direct costs per center.
The objectives of these centers should typically include: (1)
fostering integrated biomedical, behavioral, social science, and
health services research and development at the fundamental, clinical
and applied levels; (2) initiating and expanding research on community
education, screening, counseling and related services programs; and
(3) promoting research related to education of health professionals
and the public concerning the etiology, prevention, diagnosis and
treatment of oral, dental and craniofacial diseases. The COHRCDs will
be organized around a central theme, the choice of which is the
responsibility of the applicant but which must be within the mission
of the NIDR. Five organizational components are required: (1) a
biomedical, behavioral, social science and health services research
base; (2) a demonstration research component that will, among other
things, provide a means for developing effective and efficient
outreach and community liaison functions; (3) a component that
facilitates and manages research concerning education of health
professionals and future scientists as well as the immediate and
extended communities within which the center resides; (4) a technology
transfer component that would support developmental activities to move
fundamental and clinical research findings from the laboratory to the
marketplace; and (5) administrative and research support cores,
including biostatistics, appropriate to the focus of the research.
RESTRICTIONS: Applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent by
August 15, 1996; applications must be received by November 14, 1996.
Applications may be submitted by domestic, for-profit and non-profit
organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges,
hospitals, laboratories, units of State and local governments and
eligible agencies of the Federal government. Foreign organizations are
not eligible to apply. However, domestic applications may include
international components. Although an application must be submitted
from a single institution, collaborative arrangements with other
institutions are strongly encouraged. Also, applications are not
restricted to traditional oral, dental, and craniofacial research
settings. This RFA will use the Developmental Grant (P20) mechanism.
It is expected that the NIDR will allocate approximately $2.0 million
to support developmental grants with a budget limit of $100,000 direct
costs each during FY 97, provided that the applications received are
of high scientific merit. The $100,000 direct costs cap includes any
indirect costs that are part of subcontract costs. Applications kits
are available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and
may be obtained from the Grants Information Office, Telephone: 301-
435-0714, Email: ASKNIH@odrockm1.od.nih.gov. Direct inquiries
regarding programmatic issues and send letters of intent to the
contact person listed above. Reference: NIH GUIDE, Volume 25, Number
13, April 26, 1996. (DGD)
RESTRICTIONS:
MONETARY: 100000
COMMENTS: THIS PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT REPLACES PROGRAM NUMBER 201114.
CONTACT INFO: Dr. Ann Sandberg; Division of Extramural Research;
Natcher Building, Room 4AN-24A; 45 Center Drive, MSC 6402; Bethesda,
MD 20892-6402; U.S.A.
_________________________
Telephone: 301-594-2419
FAX: 301-480-8318
Email Address: Ann.Sandberg@nih.gov
Miscellaneous Information
Program Number: 025713
Source of Information: SPIN;
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Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@solar.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: USIA--AED--Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship
Program--Administration
USIA--AED--Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship
SPONSOR: United States Information Agency
SYNOPSIS: Support is provided to administer the recruitment,
selection, placement, monitoring, evaluation, and follow-on activities
for the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program. Eligible applicants are
public and private non-profit, tax-exempt organizations. Proposal
budgets should not exceed $5 million.
DEADLINES: 06-20-1996
OBJECTIVES: The sponsor provides support to administer the
recruitment, selection, placement, monitoring, evaluation, and follow-
on activities for the Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program. The Edmund
S. Muskie Fellowship Program selects outstanding citizens of the New
Independent States (NIS) and the Baltics to receive scholarships for
Master's-level study and professional development in the United States
in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and public
administration. Fellowships are awarded to qualified young and mid-
career individuals who are citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Belarus,
Estonia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, or
Uzbekistan. The program is designed to foster democratization and the
transition to market economies in the former Soviet Union and Baltic
States though intensive academic and professional training. Fellows
enroll in graduate degree, certificate, and non-degree programs
lasting one-to-two academic years. It is estimated that approximately
100-130 Fellows will participate in the 1997 program. The Muskie
Program includes the fields of business administration, economics,
law, and public administration. The sponsor anticipates that the
fields of mass communications/ journalism, education administration,
library and information science, and public policy may be added to the
1997 Muskie Program. Therefore, organizations should address their
abilities to administer the program in these fields as well as the
four original Muskie fields. Proposing organizations must demonstrate
the ability to administer all aspects of the Muskie program--
advertisement, recruitment, selection, placement, orientation. Fellow
monitoring and support, financial management, evaluation, follow-on,
and alumni tracking and programming. Applicant organizations should
demonstrate the ability to recruit and select a diverse pool of
candidates from various geographic regions within the NIS and Baltics.
Additionally, organizations will be asked to assist in the recruitment
and selection of appropriate host institutions from throughout the
United States for pre-academic, ESL, and academic programs.
Administering organizations will act as the principal liaison with
Muskie host institutions. RESTRICTIONS: Eligible applicants are public
and private non-profit, tax-exempt organizations. Organizations with
less than four years of experience in conducting international
exchange programs are not eligible for this competition. Applicant
organizations may apply to administer the program individually or via
a consortial arrangement as long as one organization is designated as
the recipient of the grant. Organizations may also indicate in their
proposals a plan to work cooperatively with one or more applicant
organizations. However, organizations must also clearly state their
individual capabilities. The level of funding for fiscal year 1997 is
uncertain; proposal budgets should not exceed $5 million. Awards will
begin on or about October 1, 1996, and will be approximately three
years in duration. Initial recruitment and selection activities will
be performed by the current administering organizations. Organizations
whose proposals include an administrative budget that is less than 20%
of the grant amount requested from USIA will be given preference.
Application forms and guidelines are available. Faxed application
documents will not be accepted. All communications with USIA
concerning this announcement should refer to the above title and
reference number E/AEE-97-01. The Solicitation Package may be
downloaded from USIA's website at http://www.usia.gov/ or from the
Internet Gopher at gopher.usia.gov. Source: Federal Register
(04/25/96) Vol. 61, No. 81, pp. 18465-7. (kal)
RESTRICTIONS:
MONETARY: 0
CONTACT INFO: Laura Shane, Program Officer; Academic Exchanges
Division; European Programs Branch, E/AEE, Rm. 246; 301 4th Street,
S.W.; Washington, DC 20547; U.S.A.
_________________________
Telephone: 202-205-0525
FAX: 202-260-7985
Email Address: LShane@usia.gov
Miscellaneous Information
Program Number: 025655
Source of Information: SPIN;
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