Digest for September 23, 1996
Table of Contents
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#01-23 September 96 Greg Cole's Tour of China
#02-23 September 96 Homegrown Home Pages: Sofya Pogreb
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-23 September 96 Sender: kaushik2@giascla.vsnl.net.in
Subject: weather and life in uzbekistan for an Indian
02-23 September 96 Sender: "c.walter jazun" (104767.3057@compuserve.com)
Subject: search for relatives
03-23 September 96 Sender: 5881@cris.com
Subject: Postal Service
04-23 September 96 Sender: miusa (miusa@igc.apc.org)
Subject: hospitals in NIS
05-23 September 96 Sender: spike@mindspring.com (RMS)
Subject: Re:Russian for Exploratory Middle School Class
06-23 September 96 Sender: Edward Williams (Enw3737@acs.TAMU.edu)
Subject: Lunar Space Communications
07-23 September 96 Sender: MSPDMalta@aol.com
Subject: Weather in Ekatarinburg
08-23 September 96 Sender: pna@tristate.pgh.net
Subject: suggestion about friends/who/
09-23 September 96 Sender: "Dr. Sergey Osytin" (iposv@dux.ru)
Subject: Russia, Law service firm "O.S.V."
10-23 September 96 Sender: Alexei Babanine (babanine@peanuts.Informatik.Uni-Tuebingen.De)
Subject: Telegram Gateway to Russia and CIS
11-23 September 96 Sender: "Maria P.Safonova" (maria@citzinfo.irkutsk.su)
Subject: Seeking info
12-23 September 96 Sender: "Paul E. Richardson" (71740.1473@CompuServe.COM)
Subject: 40 YEARS OF RUSSIAN LIFE!
13-23 September 96 Sender: johnh@spacezone.com (SpaceZone)
Subject: SpaceZone - Live Shuttle Audio
14-23 September 96 Sender: Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
Subject: Russian farmer seeks U.S. host farm
X-POST from RUSAG
15-23 September 96 Sender: David Stickney (David@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Humane Animal Control
16-23 September 96 Sender: "Forster, Jane" (forsterj@nicc.cc.ia.us)
Subject: (None)
17-23 September 96 Sender: EDAN02A@prodigy.com (JAN BOGUE)
Subject: Seeking Sponsors
18-23 September 96 Sender: X93DUNLEAVY@wmich.edu
Subject: work in Russia
19-23 September 96 Sender: Eric Fenster (efenster@igc.apc.org)
Subject: Moscow/Paris trips info update
20-23 September 96 Sender: Project Harmony (pharmony@madriver.com)
Subject: Internet School Linakge Program
21-23 September 96 Sender: Project Harmony (pharmony@madriver.com)
Subject: NIS Asst for Internet School Linkage Program
22-23 September 96 Sender: "Randy Sloan" (jrsloan@intelcross.kiev.ua)
Subject: Job openings for language students
23-23 September 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ Plus Presents: Major TWG updates - Strobe Talbott
24-23 September 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ Plus Presents: Another First - View the FAQ using a
25-23 September 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ +: Ukrainian Weekly Preview September 15th, 1996 now
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
* From September 1 - 14, 1996, Greg was in China
visiting Beijing, Shanghai, Lanzhou, and Xi'an. We
thought you might enjoy reading about some of his
experiences. Some of them are quite humorous.
Please see the Travel Experiences section from the
Travel Page under "Greg Cole's Tour of China" or directly
at URL:
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/travel/greg.china.html
* Sofya Pogreb
Please see the latest addition to our "Homegrown Home Pages."
Sofya is currently a freshman at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology planning to major in Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science.
Please go to Life Page or directly at URL:
http://web.mit.edu/spogreb/www/home.html
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
** 01 **********************************************************************
Sender: kaushik2@giascla.vsnl.net.in
Subject: weather and life in uzbekistan for an Indian
Dear Sir,
I would be grateful if you can send me information regarding the
weather about Uzbekistan and the life which an Indian employee can expect
over there.
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Sender: "c.walter jazun" (104767.3057@compuserve.com) (by way of
Subject: search for relatives
Dear Friends:
I am searching for relatives in Maycop in the southern region of
russia.Please help
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Sender: 5881@cris.com
Subject: Postal Service
To whom it may concern:
I am an American employee of the US Postal Service and I am trying to find
information
and pictures of Russian Post Offices to compare them to ours. Any sites
that you know
of would be helpful.
Thank you
Phil Verheyen
5881@concentric.net
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Sender: miusa (miusa@igc.apc.org)
Subject: hospitals in NIS
Hello. I am travelling with Mobility International to Moscow, Almati,
Kiev, Bishkek, and Tblisi. Do you have address and contact information
for western hospitals in those cities? How about contact of the US
Embassies?
Any assistance will be helpful. We are leaving on Sept 25...Yikes...
Thank you for your help.
Cara Galbraith
MIUSA
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Sender: spike@mindspring.com (RMS)
Subject: Re:Russian for Exploratory Middle School Class
My name is Dick Fuller and I teach Russian to 6th graders (ages 10-12)
in a 4.5 week exploratory course for these kids. A very simple introduction.
I am looking for penpals, Russian fonts so I can get them to read the alphabet,
songs and stories and games.
Is anyone out there in Cyberland doing anything similar or who could put me
in touch with any resources?
Thanks a lot.
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Sender: Edward Williams (Enw3737@acs.TAMU.edu)
Subject: Lunar Space Communications
I am a senior mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M University, and
our senior design project is to collect solar energy on the moon, and transmit
it to Earth via microwaves.
My team is in charge of communicating all data to and from the moon and
Earth. My question is, are there existing communications complexes on earth
that are capable of maintaining constant contact with the moon. I have already
investigated TDRSS, but found that it is primarily for Low Earth Orbiting Satellites.
I also looked into the Deep Space Network, but found that it was primarily aimed at spacecraft
beyond the moon's orbit.
Any information you could provide me would be greatly appreciated, it seems
this problem is rather unique, because communication with the moon has not been
necessary for many years.
Thank you very much,
--
Ed Williams
ENW3737@ACS.TAMU.EDU
Mechanical Engineering
TEXAS A&M University
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Sender: MSPDMalta@aol.com
Subject: Weather in Ekatarinburg
Hi
I will be traveling to Moscow then Yekatarinburg in mid October for a 2 week
period. I would like to get some information on the temperature and weather
conditions that are typical during that time of year.
I am also interested in a brief geography lesson. Is Yekatarinburg in
Siberia (Asia). On the map it looks like it's on the Eupopean-Asian border.
Also is it in the mountains, or low lands? Any help you give will be
appreciated.
Thanks,
MSPD Malta@aol.com
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Sender: pna@tristate.pgh.net
Subject: suggestion about friends/who/
Name: Robert P. Hromika Sr.
Email-address: pna@tristate.pgh.net
Comment Type: suggestion
Comment: I think you have a good page, but I would like to be able to
find email addresses with people to talk to from St. Pete,
or Moscow. My family was from Moscow with the name
(Groymko). I am a 53 year old busisnessman who would like to
make friends in Russia. My partner went to St.Pete about 3
or 4 times to make contaacts but without sucess and I can't
seem to find anywhere to get addresses. Thank you for what
you do have. bob
About: friends/who/, Who's Who
Connected From: ppp8.beaver.pgh.net
Environment: tables-pc-english-
Sent to: frnds@solar.rtd.utk.edu, sasha@solar.rtd.utk.edu, acroft@solar.rtd.utk.edu
Logged to: comments.log
Date/Time: 1996/09/21 05:37:31
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Sender: "Dr. Sergey Osytin" (iposv@dux.ru)
Subject: Russia, Law service firm "O.S.V."
14.09.96
The sirs!
We invite you to visit our page. Our place on WWW.
Http://www.dux.ru/ temporarily on page in section " our visitors "
We invite you to dialogue for the beginning and to commercial partnership
in future.
Yours faithfully Alexsandr Kazakov the manager marketing
And
Dr. Sergey Osytin the director
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Sender: Alexei Babanine (babanine@peanuts.Informatik.Uni-Tuebingen.De)
Subject: Telegram Gateway to Russia and CIS
Re: Telegram Gateway to Russia and CIS
URL: http://www.icc.ru/fed/tlg.html
Dear friends!
To foster international cultural exchange and provide a faster
and more reliable way of communication for people without
Internet or telephone access, WWW Irkutsk Information Centre has
established Telegram Gateway to Russia and CIS.
Find more information at
http://www.icc.ru/fed/tlg.html
Telegram Gateway to Russia gives the unique possibility to
communicate with your friends in Russia, who even don't
have a telephone and lives in a small village in
deep Siberia. Your message will reach your addresse on
the next day, delivered by a postman.
Since the service is non-profit I would like to ask you
to use it only for urgent and necessary messages
(children adopting coordination, appointment, visit short
info etc.)
Warm wishes from Siberia,
Fedor Babanine
WWW Irkutsk Webmaster
http://www.icc.ru/fed/title_eng.html
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Sender: "Maria P.Safonova" (maria@citzinfo.irkutsk.su)
Subject: Seeking info
To those who may concern:
I am lung tuberculosis surgeon in a Regional Tuberculosis and Cancer surgery
Hospital. I am going to begin scientific work and I am seeking for the
information concerning the problem of lung tuberculosis immunology.
I need articles, science studies, conference materials, etc. for 1992-96
and current information on blood tests and treatment.
I will appreciate greatly if help me.
Sincerely,
Alexander V. Tatarov
E-mail: maria@citzinfo.irkutsk.su
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Sender: "Paul E. Richardson" (71740.1473@CompuServe.COM)
Subject: 40 YEARS OF RUSSIAN LIFE!
RUSSIAN LIFE magazine is celebrating 40 years in print come October!
The magazine, formerly a propaganda organ of the Russian/Soviet government, has
been a privately-owned monthly for just over a year. The October 1996 issue, the
446th issue put into print, features a short story on the history of the
magazine, yet the majority of the issue is taken over by a much more significant
anniversary: the 300th anniversary of the Russian fleet. This is the first time
that the Russian fleet has celebrated a major anniversary (see the story to find
out why) since the Duma in Peter I's time declared "Let there be sea ships!".
Russian Life is published monthly by RIS Publications, of 89 Main St., Ste 2,
Montpelier, VT 05602. Subscriptions cost $29 year and can be ordered by mailing
check or credit card info (along with your mailing address, of course) to this
address or credit card info to 73244.3372@compuserve.com
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Sender: johnh@spacezone.com (SpaceZone)
Subject: SpaceZone - Live Shuttle Audio
Press Announcement
For Immediate Release
September 19, 1996
SpaceZone (www.spacezone.com) announces live online audio broadcasts of
Space Shuttle missions, NASA press conferences, mission summaries and other
NASA related events. Count down to take off with mission controllers live as
it happens, direct from your PC or Macintosh, from SpaceZone's live space
audio center. Listen to Shuttle astronauts live from space as they work
together to accomplish mission goals. SpaceZone will also feature Shuttle
mission press conferences and summaries, official NASA press conferences and
other NASA events as they actually happen.
SpaceZone is an interactive Internet site designed around the excitement and
adventure of real and imagined space exploration. It brings together
current and historical information from over thirty years of manned and
unmanned space exploration, including dramatic film and video footage from
NASA archives, current space exploration news, and an exciting glimpse into
the future of space exploration, including a return to the Moon and building
a city on Mars. SpaceZone is now proud to offer live audio broadcasts of
Shuttle missions, NASA press conferences and other related NASA events.
CONTACT:
John Hay,
Director of Services, SpaceZone
johnh@spacezone.com
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Sender: Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
Subject: Russian farmer seeks U.S. host farm
X-POST from RUSAG
HOST A RUSSIAN EXCHANGE FARMER!
Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), a non-profit
organization, sponsors organic farmer-to-farmer training programs between
the United States and participating countries. MESA's programs give young
int'l farmers opportunities for on-the-farm training and cross-cultural
experience with U.S. organic growers. Likewise, U.S. host farms gain
professionally and personally from having reliable farm assistance and
learning about organic growing methods abroad.
We are currently seeking a 6 month live/work position for a young Russian
farmer. Pavel has been in the U.S. for six months, speak basic English, and
has excellent work skills combined with a friendly, outgoing personality:
Pavel Golovko of Volgograd is seeking opportunities to train with either a
Landscaper, Tree Fruits or Grape grower. His placement can begin between
now and November and last until (at least) April.
In exchange for the exchange farmer's full-time on-the-farm job-training,
MESA's participating host farmers provide free meals and living
accommodations for their int'l farmers, and send $675 monthly program fees
to MESA. MESA in turn provides exchange farmers with: legal documentation,
$300 monthly stipends, medical insurance, educational seminars, domestic
transportation and administrative support.
PLEASE CONTACT MESA ASAP IF YOUR FARM WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HOSTING PAVEL,
or for more information about our program.
Thank you!
L. Augusta, Executive Director
MESA
5337 College Ave, #508
Oakland, Ca 94618
(510)654-8858
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Sender: David Stickney (David@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Humane Animal Control
pls. crosspost as relevant
IAEWP NGO (ECOSOC) UNICEF, UNICED, UNDPI & UNESCO
14 Pushkina, P.O. Box 97, Gomel Belarus, 246050
Tel: 375-0232-55-64-04
Fax: 375-0232-55-06-23
Email: David@wvb.gomel.by
Dear Friends,
Since the fall of the S.U., many cities have seen a large increase in the
population of stray pets roaming the streets, Gomel is no exception.
Recently I was invited to a "round table" meeting where one local NGO
expressed a desire to deal with this issue.
Contact Info:
The Gomel Society of the Defence of Animals "Kindness"
Ul. Barikina D. 113 KB.
Gomel 246027
Belarus
Tatyana Avdonina
Chairman
(Email may be sent to me david@wvb.gomel.by )
I explained how (my undestanding) our local animal control works back home,
but I am far from an expert in these matters, Hence I'm writing with
the hope someone may have an interest in this matter.
Areas of Interest for the Project initiators:
Experiences of other projects in the FSU dealing with this issue.
Contacts with experts in the field
Sources of funding for this project
Contacts with organizations that work with animals
Contact with Vets
Any info would be helpful,
Dave
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Sender: "Forster, Jane" (forsterj@nicc.cc.ia.us)
Subject: (None)
Dear Friends,
I had the opportunity to visit Russia this past June-July with the
Friendship Force. One of the "sights" I'm trying to find information
about is the Victims Memorial, or Folks Tragedy memorial by Zurab
Tseretely in Poklonnaya Gora. There was some news during my visit about
the new memorial, and also about Moscow's Mayor Luzhkov talking about
moving the Memorial. Could you give me any direction on finding out
about the history of that monument as well as its current status, or
anything about the sculptor? I'm preparing a course on victims of World
War II, the Great Patriotic War and was facinated by the potential this
"story" had to reveal something about "today" in Russia.
During my visit I was able to see some of Moscow, Nizhni Novgorod, and
St. Petersburg. We stayed with Russian families in Moscow and NN, and
they were really great folks. We will maintain contact with them. Can't
wait to get back someday.
Iíve been searching the Internet for background information about the
history or any information actually re the sculpture, but I havenít been
very successful yet. It seems in the early eighties there was announced
a competition for creating the memorial to celebrate the 50th Anniversary
of Victory of WW II. It turned out to be ready only by the 51st
anniversary. And in between the announcement of the competition thereís
some kind of an interesting story. I hope to discover it.
I was touched by the Victimís Memorial, and puzzled by the reaction of
the Mayor who had been so instrumental in finally getting the competition
finished, and the sculpture completed. When it made people sad he said,"
letís move it!"
I'm including the articles I've been able to find using the internet
on the subject. Any direction or advice you can give me will be
appreciated. Thanks for any help you can give me.
Celebrating The Victory Day
On the 9th of May, Moscow was celebrating the 51st anniversary of the
Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The beginning of the
holiday was traditional - a parade on the Red Square, but without
military machines. In the city parks, on the squares veterans' meetings
were organized. On Poklonnaya Gora, the Victory Park memorial complex at
Kutuzovsky Prospect,more than anywhere else Muscovites were. In the
morning, at the square in front of the Combat Memory museum, a military
field kitchen was feeding the veterans with traditional boiled buckwheat
with tinned stew. In the camouflaged tents the ones who wanted could get
acquaintedwith the weapons of different arms of the service. But the
Muscovites on this hot day preferred to lie on the sward and watch the
actively celebrating veterans, who were dancing all through the park. The
grass was vigilantly watched by the militia, which have tried to drive
the tanning people away from it. Many who came to Poklonnaya Gora have
seen the newly open "Folks' Tragedy" memorial by Zurab Tseretely for the
first time. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, talking to people on Poklonnaya
Gora, has mentioned that the row of enormous emaciated figures looks
rather strange at the Fountain Square of Poklonnaya Gora and harms the
Muscovites' normal relaxation. That is why it will be better to move the
"Tragedy" somewhere else.
****
But the Muscovites on this hot day preferred to lie on the sward and
watch the actively celebrating veterans, who were dancing all through the
park. The grass was vigilantly watched by the militia, which have tried
to drive the tanning people away from it.
Many who came to Poklonnaya Gora have seen the newly open "Folks'
Tragedyî [Victimís] Memorial by Zurab Tseretely for the first time.
Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, talking to
people on Poklonnaya Gora, has mentioned that the row of enormous
emaciated figures
looks rather strange at the Fountain Square of Poklonnaya Gora and harms
the Muscovites' normal relaxation. That is why it will be better to move
the "Tragedy" somewhere else.
*************************************************************************
Jane C. Forster, Ph.D. forsterj@nicc.cc.ia.us
Vice President Community Services (319) 562-3263, x217
Northeast Iowa Community College fax: (319)562-3719
Box 400, Calmar, IA 52132, USA
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Sender: EDAN02A@prodigy.com ( JAN BOGUE)
Subject: Seeking Sponsors
-- [ From: Jan Bogue * EMC.Ver #2.5.1 ] --
Hello. Last January, I traveled to Tula, Russia, as an English teacher,
to visit a school. I enjoyed my visit to Tula very much. However,
since that visit, the grant which helped to fund the continuation of the
exchange was cancelled.
I am now looking for possible sponsorship. I would like to travel back
to Tula, Russia and teach English in this school for a while. I am
certified in the State of Texas as a Secondary English/History teacher.
Does anyone know of any businesses which might help to sponsor me to
travel to Tula? Perhaps some business needs someone to act as a courier
for them in exchange for a plane ticket? Please send any information to
:
edan02a@prodigy.com or jbogue@tenet.edu
Thank you,
Jan Bogue
John Tyler High School
Tyler, Texas
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Sender: X93DUNLEAVY@wmich.edu
Subject: work in Russia
I have actually a few requests. 1. A year ago, a man helped me by sending a
booklet about Tver, the city I eventually went to study in. I tried to write
back on email, but the messages didn't go thru, so if you recognize yourself
:), THANK YOU! and write back. 2. This past summer, I had an internship in
Kishinev Moldova and I would like to participate in something like it again.
If anyone has any ideas for networking or any names/organizations I could
write to to get more information, I'd really apreciate it. I would really
like the experience of living and working with people in Eastern Europe. and
3. I've heard about courier services, and on a student budget, I'm trying to
fund a trip back to Moscow for 2 1/2 weeks in December. Does anyone have any
ideas??
Thanks.
Erin Dunleavy
x93dunleavy@wmich.edu
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Sender: Eric Fenster (efenster@igc.apc.org)
Subject: Moscow/Paris trips info update
Most people who responded to my request for input about potential interest in
Moscow and/or Paris study trips in 1997 asked about cost, so I am sending this
supplementary message with what I now know on that score.
Moscow
======
I hope to receive a quote from the Moscow host institution shortly concerning
room & board and program costs. If there were no change from 1996, the full
cost for 4 weeks leaving in May would be US$2300-2500 including travel from
Boston, NYC, Chicago or Atlanta. The June departure would be more because of
high season air fare. The range takes group size into account since certain
costs (staff, speakers' honoraria, etc.) are fixed. Participants from outside
North America would have paid US$1450-1650 plus air fare to Moscow.
Paris
=====
So far I have certain elements. For example, housing and three meals could be
done for as low as $27/day in Paris and probably $31-35/day in the regions or
in Brussels. There are still program and transport costs that depend on
itinerary. My goal would be to keep the cost to US$1000 plus air fare.
(Naturally, anybody who hits the restaurants will pay accordingly!)
Last week the University of Paris VIII agreed to host the Paris portion of the
program. It also seems likely that housing there will be in a restored 19th
century mansion located in a garden walking distance from the university.
=====
I think I can be more precise about likely dates:
a. Russia 10 May-07 Jun
b. Paris-Brussels 07-22 Jun
c. Russia in June 22 Jun-21 Jul
a+b Russia plus Paris-Brussels
b+c Paris-Brussels plus Russia
Eric Fenster efenster@igc.org
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Sender: Project Harmony (pharmony@madriver.com)
Subject: Internet School Linakge Program
Sept. 20, 1996
Project Harmony Announces
The Internet School Linkage Program (ISLP)
Project Harmony is pleased to announce its new **Internet School Linkage
Program**, a year-long project sponsored by the Soros Open Society
Institute which aims to apply telecommunications technology to new and
existing partnerships between US and NIS schools. Through the help of
this program, teachers and students will use the Internet to communicate
with partners abroad via e-mail and utilize various on-line resources to
carry out joint educational projects and develop innovative cross-border
curricula. Working closely with partner schools, Project Harmony will
provide the educational leadership, technical equipment and support
necessary to ensure that the Internet link is integrated into the
academic program of participating schools.
Over the course of the next year, Project Harmony will identify fifteen
NIS schools and a matching number of US partner schools. In each
school, computer teams will be identified and take part in a series of
training workshops and exchanges with their counterparts abroad to
prepare them to serve as trainers in their home schools. Each pair of
US/NIS faculty teams will work together with Project Harmony advisors to
develop at least one major curriculum project which makes use of new
Internet technologies. Projects will cover a range of topics, including
but not limited to: youth culture, current events, cultural heritage,
environmental science and creative writing. NIS schools will be
supplied with Internet access and a computer hardware package tailored
to the specific needs and interests of each school. In addition,
Project Harmony will provide Russian-language training materials which
address technical issues and approaches to integrating Internet
technologies into the educational process. US schools will be given
assistance in setting up similar computer facilities.
The host of resources and information to grow out of the project and its
school partnerships will be made available on the Project Harmony WWW
page. In the coming months, look for:
* School-to-School Partnership homepages - School profiles, partnership
projects, up-to-date list of Project Harmony-sponsored school
partnerships and schools currently looking for partners.
* Curriculum Corner - Internet-related curricula and project models,
including examples taken directly from ISLP partner projects.
* The Virtual Exchange Experience - Personal reflections from students
on their experiences using the Internet in the classroom and using
E-mail to correspond with pen pals abroad.
* The Cultural Heritage Project - Reports from students researching the
family history of partners abroad. Just one of many projects whose
results and student reports will be published on the WWW.
* The School-to-School Web-zine - an electronic magazine produced by US
and NIS students documenting classroom Internet projects, current events
and youth culture.
* Listservs - Associated with the site will be a number of electronic
mailing lists, including one for teachers to focus on curriculum
development and one for students to focus on cultural heritage and
current events.
The Internet School Linkage Program will add a new dimension to existing
school partnership programs by facilitating open communication between
US and NIS participants, creating new opportunities for curriculum
development and strengthening institutional linkages. We at Project
Harmony see this as the first step in expanding the reach of the
exchange experience to an unlimited number of students and teachers,
applying the most innovative technologies for education worldwide.
For more information, contact:
Colleen F. Halley
Director, Internet School Linkage Program
Project Harmony
6 Irasville Common
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Tel: 802-496-4545
Fax: 802-496-4548
E-mail: (pharmony@madriver.com)
WWW: (http://www.igc.org/pharmony/)
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Sender: Project Harmony (pharmony@madriver.com)
Subject: NIS Asst for Internet School Linkage Program
Job Opportunity
NIS Program Assistant
Project Harmony Internet School Linkage Program
Project Harmony, an innovative, not-for-profit cultural and educational
exchange organization based in Waitsfield, Vermont (USA) is seeking an
NIS Program Coordinator to support its new Internet School Linkage
Program (ISLP) sponsored by the Soros Open Society Institute. This is a
one-year position for an NIS citizen with strong organizational skills
and a background in telecommunications, especially use and development
of Internet resources for education.
Duties include:
* Conduct extensive research on regional telecommunications situation
* Identify and maintain close contact with computer teams in NIS schools
* Facilitate the distribution of computer equipment to participating
schools, from initial needs assessment to installation and support
* Assist with development of Russian-language training materials, both
technical and educational
* Assist with development of dynamic WWW site and other on-line
resources
* Significant amount of travel to participating schools across the NIS
* Maintain regular contact with US staff and participating schools
Requirements:
* NIS citizen with proficiency in written and oral Russian and English
(Ukrainian added bonus)
* Strong organizational and writing skills
* Ability to handle many projects simultaneously
* Well-rounded computer background, including extensive use of Internet,
telecommunications utilities and educational software (experience with
Macintosh and UNIX a plus)
* Proven desire and interest in working with adult and teenage groups in
NIS and US
* Excellent health and a willingness to travel extensively, often on
very short notice
* Must be able to begin immediately
Benefits:
* Salary commensurate with experience
* Regional travel
* Exposure to new technologies
* Small organization which encourages and allows innovation and
creativity from all staff members
Project Harmony looks to place someone as soon as possible. Interested
candidates should send (preferably by fax or e-mail) resume and cover
letter including detailed description of computer experience to:
Colleen F. Halley
Director, Internet School Linkage Program
Project Harmony Tel: 802-496-4545
6 Irasville Common Fax: 802-496-4548
Waitsfield, VT 05673 E-mail: pharmony@madriver.com
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Sender: "Randy Sloan" (jrsloan@intelcross.kiev.ua)
Subject: Job openings for language students
Please post this announcement on the Friends and Partners mailing list. Since
openings occur year-round, we would also appreciate being able to place it in
the appropriate section of the Friends and Partners WWW site. We'd be happy
to provide the HTML version.
****************
Immediate openings for language students and professionals
IntelCross Study Abroad, a leader in overseas foreign language training, is
looking for language students and professionals to serve as group leaders
during our total-immersion language courses.
Benefits include:
* All-expense paid travel to country of target language (see below).
* All room and board paid for.
* Opportunity to enroll full-time in foreign university, including transferable
credit.
* Opportunity to rapidly improve your language skills.
* Extensive travel and tours within the host city.
Responsibilities include:
* Supervising college students and/or active-duty military linguists while
in-country. Minimal daily involvement (i.e., you are not their superior - only
an in-country point of contact and liaison between them and the host
University).
* Daily attendance/tardy record keeping.
* Curriculum recording.
* 3/week Tour/Excursion accompaniment (to ensure only the target language is
spoken).
* Weekly report to local Defense Attache Office (when military linguists
are in-country - all of ten minutes).
* Local presence in case of emergency situation (e.g., someone becomes
critically ill or is injured).
* Local presence in case of rapidly de-stabilizing political situation for
evacuation of students (e.g., the shelling of Zagreb by Serbs).
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
Mandatory
* Demonstrated maturity, leadership and the ability to correctly respond to
possibly rapidly changing circumstances. Although 99.9% of the things you will
do in your role as group leader are strictly administrative, in the unlikely
event of an emergency or problem, you would be responsible for handling the
situation. (Applicants should be prepared to submit up to 3 professional
letters of recommendation.)
* Strong enthusiasm for the project.
* Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
* Ability to work independently based upon guidance and instruction
from IntelCross. In other words: you can follow orders, but in the absence
of orders, you can think and act on your own.
* Proficiency in the target language and in English.
* Drug-free. Applicants may be required to submit to urinalysis by an
independent testing company prior to hiring.
Preferred, but not mandatory
* Familiarity with the country/city.
* Working knowledge of the culture.
* College or University background (although a degree is not required).
* Basic computer skills (word processing and email).
This is an ideal opportunity for someone 22-30 who is currently enrolled
full-time in college, and is looking to spend a summer or semester abroad,
to further their continuing education. You will be allowed to attend the
University full-time with the students, for approximately 25 hours per week
of class time, equaling 8-12 semester hours of credit (if interested).
Professionals and ex-military linguists with the freedom to take a leave of
absence from your present employment are also encouraged to apply.
Immediate openings for the following languages:
Czech, Polish, Korean, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese-Mandarin, Spanish,
Persian-Farsi, Serbo-Croatian, Thai
Current openings are for temporary (one to three month) positions. Full time
positions will be offered to those individuals excelling in their temporary
positions, varying by language (as needed).
Salaries for part-time/full-time positions vary depending on size of group,
personal experience, and length of program. A group leader could expect, in
addition to other expenses, between $500-$3000/program.
Interested applicants should forward resumes to any of the following:
IntelCross, Box 791, Kentfield, CA 94914
Fax: 415-331-3153
email: openings@study-abroad.org
Applicants should be prepared to submit (to), on request (although this may not
actually be needed):
Personal Interview
Language Proficiency Testing
Drug Testing
Complete information on IntelCross Study Abroad and our overseas programs can
be found on the WWW at http://www.study-abroad.org
IntelCross, Inc. a 501(c)(3) educational company, is an equal opportunity
employer. IntelCross does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national/ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or sexual orientation.
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ Plus Presents: Major TWG updates - Strobe Talbott
Greetings,
The latest conference update is now available in the
"Current Events" section of the FAQ Project. The major
conference of the year sponsored by The Washington
Group is now available. Guests attending range
from Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, Yuri
Shcherbak, to Strobe Talbott, Deputy Secretary of State
of the United States of America. Other major political
and business figures are in attendance as well.
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: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ Plus Presents: Another First - View the FAQ using a
Greetings,
I've appended the information for your perusal below.
For the "QUICKSTART", just point your browser to
the TryzubSite located at:
http://www.tryzub.com/
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
PS - more nodes shall be added in the near future!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Apple's HotSauce Supported by Industry Partners
INTEROP DOTCOM--Atlanta, GA--Sept. 18, 1996--Apple Computer, Inc. today
announced growing industry support for its proposed open industry
standard, HotSauce Meta Content Format (MCF), which allows developers to
build data access tools that work with any kind of Internet or
intranet-based data. Key industry endorsers include Netscape
Communications Corporation, XSoft, a division of Xerox Corp., Excite,
BigBook, and EveryWare Development Corporation. Apple previously
announced that CNET: The Computer Network and Yahoo! have implementation
plans for HotSauce MCF.
In addition, Apple announced that over 75,000 copies of its HotSauce
fly-through plug-in for Macintosh and Windows 95/NT platforms have been
downloaded from its website. Over 100 websites have been mapped using
HotSauce MCF to date, including such diverse Internet locations as PC
Week Australia, Metrowerks, a leading development tools provider, MacUser
magazine, the town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, in addition to Yahoo!,
CNET, and others. Finally, several software developers have already
developed HotSauce MCF tools and applications.
The HotSauce MCF and HotSauce fly-through plug-in were formerly known by
the code names MCF and Project X, respectively.
"Enormous amounts of information from databases and other sources are
appearing on both Internet and intranet websites," said Larry Tesler,
vice president of Apple's AppleNet division. "Navigating through a
complex website full of structured content such as linked HTML pages and
searchable databases can be a daunting task. To ease this burden, Apple
is taking a leadership role in defining and developing the HotSauce MCF
standard."
HotSauce Fly-Through Plug-In
The HotSauce fly-through plug-in, a dramatic demonstration of the
possibilities of the new standard, is a 3D information navigation system
that enables new ways of viewing and exploring Internet information. The
3D interface makes the structure of web content immediately apparent to
users, giving them an overview of a website or database. The HotSauce
fly-through plug-in is distributed solely through the Apple website
(http://hotsauce.apple.com) for a no-fee license for personal use.
Implemented according to the Netscape plug-in standard, it works with
popular web browsers, including Netscape Navigator for Windows and the
Mac OS, Microsoft Internet Explorer for Windows and the Mac OS, and the
browsing component of Apple's Cyberdog 1.1 suite on the Mac OS.
HotSauce Connects Any Kind of View with Any Kind of Data
Underlying this intuitive user interface is the advanced HotSauce MCF
technology, which is an open standard for describing structured content.
HotSauce MCF lets users connect any kind of view with any kind of data.
"HotSauce MCF plays a similar role in the industry to the HTML standard,"
said Tesler. "As HTML is to the displayed page, HotSauce MCF is to
structured content."
HotSauce Meta Content Format is used to represent a wide range of
information about content. It can describe information about content
included in web pages, gopher and ftp files, email, and structured
databases, allowing webmasters to make their content available through a
variety of views to content consumers. HotSauce MCF is both platform and
application independent.
In addition to Internet and intranet data, HotSauce MCF can describe data
on one's own computer and local area network, thereby enabling seamless
integration of desktop and network content, not only in HTML browsers,
but in a wide variety of access tools created by software developers
operating in an open market. Mac OS users can download a research
prototype application that demonstrates HotSauce desktop/Internet
integration from the aforementioned Apple website.
Industry Support for HotSauce
A wide range of companies, including Internet content providers and
application and tools software companies, announced today that they are
endorsing the HotSauce MCF standard for bringing diverse structured
content to the Internet.
Netscape Communications Corporation gave support for the standard, saying
it is an important addition to navigation tools for the Internet. "The
HotSauce fly-through plug-in adds an important feature to Netscape
Navigator's browsing capabilities," said Mike Homer, senior vice
president of marketing at Netscape.
XSoft, a Xerox New Enterprise Company, announced that it will support
HotSauce in its Information Visualization technology. Available to
software developers and content providers, XSoft visualizations, based on
many years of Xerox PARC research, generate 3D graphical representations
of information so users can easily navigate through complex data
structures, such as websites and file directories. "With the explosive
growth of web-based communications, the need for more powerful ways to
work with large volumes of information is reaching a critical stage,"
said Mohan Trikha, vice president and general manager of XSoft. "Our
support for this standard ensures XSoft's visualizations will be open and
interoperable with other structured content that has been defined with
HotSauce MCF."
Excite, an Internet content provider, which has adopted HotSauce MCF and
offers the HotSauce fly-through plug-in on its Search & Reviews website
for Macintosh users, will be evaluating the technology for use on the
entire Excite website. "We're thrilled about the potential of HotSauce,"
said Faulkner Hunt, director of business development, Excite. "The 3D
view is very intuitive and works the way your brain works. We see this as
an exciting new approach to visually displaying Internet information."
BigBook, the nation's leading online Yellow Pages service, is working to
leverage HotSauce to allow users to view information on 16 million U.S.
businesses in a more compelling and intuitive way. "Having an open
standard such as HotSauce MCF to define structured data on the Internet
is a big step forward," said Kris Hagerman, president, BigBook. "We're
excited about the potential of this technology to help our customers view
large amounts of data quickly and easily."
Finally, EveryWare Development Corporation, which offers Tango and Butler
SQL products that allow webmasters to create powerful web-database
solutions, announced that it will support HotSauce MCF in its products.
"Since our products are database-oriented, we see a big advantage in
defining content stored in databases under a common standard,"said Dan
McKenzie, president and CEO, EveryWare Development.
HotSauce is currently being evaluated by a number of database providers,
Internet content providers, and tools and applications developers. Apple
is evangelizing HotSauce adopters and pursuing a "sauce your site"
campaign for Internet websites. Oracle Corp., based in Redwood Shores,
Calif., is one of the companies evaluating HotSauce. "We are currently
reviewing the technology to understand how it can be used with our
products," said Bonnie Crater, vice president of the workgroup products
division for Oracle. "For many applications, the ability to view data in
visual layouts is a huge benefit to users."
In addition, several third-party developers have developed HotSauce tools
and applications implemented in C, Java, and other programming languages.
These developers include Lightbulb Factory, Inc., New York, NY, which
offers a free tool to automatically map a website with HotSauce, and a
HotSauce directory, which lists all websites in a 3D format that are
mapped with HotSauce; LuxusSoft, Germany, which offers BookMark2X, a tool
to convert Netscape bookmarks into Apple's new HotSauce file format so
that users can visually fly through bookmarks or a collection of web
pages within the Netscape Navigator browser window; and Innovative
Technology Consulting, which has released MCFTools, a Frontier suite that
adds automatic HotSauce-generation capabilities to websites built in
Frontier's website-building framework.
Apple, the Apple logo, AppleNet, Mac OS and Macintosh, are registered
trademarks and HotSauce is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other
brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders, and are hereby acknowledge.
________________
Do you believe in Macintosh? Please check out
(http://www.evangelist.macaddict.com/) and join the EvangeList mailing
list by sending an email to (evangelist@macway.com).
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ +: Ukrainian Weekly Preview September 15th, 1996 now
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
weekly newspaper (in English) extant in the Western
world covering Ukrainian issues both in Ukraine and in the
Ukrainian Diaspora. The preview is available on Internet at the
address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project. You can obtain
subscription information in order to read the complete articles
when you visit the web-site.
Also, a letter issued by the Harriman Institute at Columbia
University dealing with the fallacious Forbes article may be
accessed as well. This can be reached via the current issue of
the Weekly or the "ACTION ITEM" concerning this shoddy
"journalism" (which is also in the "Current Events" section).
Please note that one may now browse the FAQ project using
an advanced three dimensional navigational tool. Point your
browser to http://www.tryzub.com/ for information on how
to download the plug-in for your browser and the actual "mcf"
image which is used for this.
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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