Digest for 96-11-26
Dear Friends,
We are pleased to announce in today's digest a new server by Skip Evans
called "Atlanta Life". Inspired by Andrey Sebrant's "Moscow Life"
server, Skip provides a picture of life in this major US city for
friends in Russia and elsewhere. He will be providing a story every month
or so - his first one is an illustrated bike tour of his Atlanta neighborhood.
This first article will be translated into Russian in a few days.
We are grateful to Andrey and his wife Masha who have been contributing
articles about "Moscow life" since the early days of F&P. In this issue of
the digest, Andrey announces his seventh story of 1996 - "Moscow Shadows -
a tour of Moscow streets on a fall weekend". Their intention is to help
readers outside of Russia gain a better understanding of life in Russia
and, specifically, in Moscow. Andrey, Natasha and I had the opportunity
to meet in Moscow recently and we are very hopeful of working more
closely together in the future.
In messages 4 and 5 below, Colleen Halley of Project Harmony announces
two new email listservers - one to support interaction between educators
relating to the use of the Internet for educational exchange with
international partners; the second to support exchange between alumni of
various Project Harmony projects. They invite teachers to become involved
with their programs by taking part in on-line discussions and working to
develop projects with other interested schools.
In case you missed the announcement in a recent digest, Colleen and gang
have put together a really nice Web site describing the Internet School
Linkage Program and other Project Harmony initiatives. Please visit them
at http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/harmony/ or, in Russia, at
http://alice.ibpm.serpukhov.su/partners/harmony/.
A big thank you to Skip, Andrey, and Colleen for sharing their efforts with
the rest of us! We would like to invite any other inspired, ambitious
readers to share with F&P (and the larger Internet) stories about life in
their communities, experiences working between our countries (such as sister
city relationships, educational exchanges), travel experiences, etc. We
are always glad to provide an account, as much disk space as you need, and
technical assistance to help you tell your stories. Please send email to
frnds@solar.rtd.utk.edu with any suggestions or questions.
WHAT'S NEW . . .
#01-26 November 96 Moscow Shadows - by Andrey Sebrant
#02-26 November 96 Atlanta Life - by Skip Evans
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-26 November 96 Sender: Andrey Sebrant (asebrant@glasnet.ru)
Subject: Moscow Life, story 7
02-26 November 96 Sender: Skip Evans (Skip.Evans@bridge.bst.bls.com)
Subject: Atlanta Life
03-26 November 96 Sender: Monica Schalock schalockm@macnet
Subject: Thanksgiving (from Friends CookGuestBook)
04-26 November 96 Sender: pharmony@madriver.com (Project Harmony)
Subject: Announcing the new Project Harmony teachers'
listserv!
05-26 November 96 Sender: pharmony@madriver.com (Project Harmony)
Subject: Project Harmony Alumni listserv
06-26 November 96 Sender: Marie Roberts (welcome@registryone.com)
Subject: Anna Ahmatova
07-26 November 96 Sender: John Spencer (101555.636@compuserve.com)
Subject: School contact
08-26 November 96 Sender: Erica Zimmerman (ezimmerm@zoo.uvm.edu)
Subject: question about ag trade with NIS (fwd)
09-26 November 96 Sender: Brad Trelstad Thunder337@AOL.com
Subject: law enforcement partners?
10-26 November 96 Sender: Natalia Uglava (nsks689@glas.apc.org)
Subject: Hello.
11-26 November 96 Sender: Center for Civil Society International
(ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Subject: U.S.-NIS Sister Schools Initiative Grants Awarded
(x-posted from CIVILSOC)
12-26 November 96 Sender: Douglas Keene (mfgman@cts.com)
Subject: Check out "NEW MARKETS" newsletter
13-26 November 96 Sender: WEARBOOTS@aol.com
Subject: Hey everybody! more questions....
14-26 November 96 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: Ukraine FAQ Plus: Ukrainian Weekly Preview
November 24th now
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
* Moscow Shadows - by Andrey Sebrant
"This October story, like the one a year ago, will take you on a tour of
Moscow streets on a fall weekend. This time, however, there will be
less shopping but more strange shadows, both those of the night and of
the past. Let's visit a strange military aviation exhibit and Circus
Festival on the Red Square. It is going to be a short and lazy tour,
but, hopefully, interesting and maybe even informative..."
Please see the Family Chat Corner (from the Life section)
and choose Moscow Life (story #7) or directly at URL:
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/partners/asebrant/life/ml.html
http://alice.ibpm.serpukhov.su/partners/asebrant/life/ml.html
* Atlanta Life - by Skip Evans
Atlanta Georgia, USA is a great city to live in. We have a thriving and
exciting theater communty, wonderful art museums and a diverse and
active population. On this page I hope to have a new posting about
every month or so introducing different aspects of life here in
Atlanta."
Please see the "Family Chat Corner" section from the Life page or
directly at URL:
http://www.mindspring.com/~tallulah/atl/
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
** 01 **********************************************************************
Sender: Andrey Sebrant (asebrant@glasnet.ru)
Subject: Moscow Life, story 7
My next Moscow Life story is on F&P server,
Story 7 from http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~asebrant/life/
or directly
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~asebrant/life/1996/oct_96_s.html
This time I offer a weekend tour of a strange aviation exhibit and a few
other new Moscow shadows. I am very glad also to tell you that Skip Evans
from Atlanta has joined me in the effort of telling stories about day-to-day
life in our countries, and he recently opened Atlanta Life page at
http://www.mindspring.com/~tallulah/atl/.
Cheers,
Andrey
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Sender: Skip Evans (Skip.Evans@bridge.bst.bls.com)
Subject: Atlanta Life
As I was browsing the web for material on Moscow and Russia, with plans
to travel there next year I came across the Moscow Life page by Andrey
Sebrant. It not only heightened my anticipation of my impending
adventure, it also inspired me to think about my own Alanta Life page,
now a reality.
Atlanta is a great city with much to offer in so many respects it will
be difficult to do it justice, but I'll give it a good try. Atlanta is a
vibrant, progressive city with much to offer in the arts and culture. It
is a diverse city with people not only from all over our country, but
many others as well.
For instance, at Gina's Pizzeria near where I work, our dear Italian
friend Gina will serenade you with opera while you enjoy his delicious
pizza. You can even join in and belt out a chorus or two yourself if you
feel so inclined; I have. And Gina doesn't mind, either, because his
voice is invariably as bad as yours. The customers? What, they don't
like a spontaneous operatic duet?
So as you see, Atlanta is a city where just about anything is possible
and colorful sights are commonplace. On my Atlanta Life page I'll show
you many of these things as I continue to explore my city and learn more
about its history, its people and its future.
Come on to Atlanta!
Skip
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Sender: Monica Schalock schalockm@macnet
Subject: Thanksgiving (from Friends CookGuestBook)
In November, we celebrate a holiday called Thanksgiving in the USA. It is a
time when we remember how our ancestors survived the first winters in the
new world with the help of the native Americans who already lived there.
Traditionally, a turkey is cooked along with a bread stuffing. Pumpkin
pies are a favorite dessert with this meal. If anyone would like recipes
and information about Thanksgiving meals, send me a note.
I would enjoy hearing about Thanksgiving-type of holidays in other
countries. What are your country's traditional holiday recipes?
NOTE from F&P: please share your stories with others at the F&P
CookGuestBook,
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/life/cookbooks/guestcook/guestcook.h
tml and perhaps a few holiday recipes at David Zlotchenko's F&P Cookbook,
http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/life/cookbooks/cookbook.html.
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Sender: pharmony@madriver.com (Project Harmony)
Subject: Announcing the new Project Harmony teachers' listserv!
Announcing the new Project Harmony teachers' listserv!
ph-teach@solar.rtd.utk.edu
PH-TEACH is a new on-line discussion forum for educators to discuss
practical and theoretical issues relating to the use of e-mail and the
Internet for educational exchange with international partners. This list
is owned and moderated by Project Harmony and is administered in
conjunction with the Internet School Linkage Program funded by the Soros
Open Society Institute.
The primary impetus for creating this list came from Project Harmony's
Internet School Linkage Program. This program matches 15 US high schools
with 15 schools in the NIS. Computer teams in each school will work
closely with their colleagues in their partner school to develop and
implement Internet-based educational projects in a variety of subject
areas. We invite other teachers to become involved with this program by
taking part in on-line discussions and working to develop projects with
other interested schools. This list can be a great place to find partners
and expand ideas.
The list aims to:
* stimulate new and innovative project ideas, primarily for students at the
secondary school level
* assist teachers in the US and NIS to find colleagues abroad who are
interested in collaborating on project development
* facilitate an exchange of experiences and lessons learned from those who
have carried out such projects
* exchange information and reviews of on-line resources (websites,
listservs, etc.) of interest to teachers
* post questions regarding technical, administrative or pedagogical issues
of educational use of the Internet
We encourage all interested educators to join the list. When you join the
list, please introduce yourself to the group.
Be sure to include:
- who you are and the location of your school
- current partnerships your school has or would be
interested in finding
- grade level and subject areas you teach
- any specific areas or topics of interest
- short description of how you use or would like to use
e-mail and Internet in your classes.
To subscribe from the list, please send a message to:
listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the message, type:
subscribe ph-teach your-first-name your-last-name
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.friends-partners.org/harmony/
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Sender: pharmony@madriver.com (Project Harmony)
Subject: Project Harmony Alumni listserv
Announcing the new
Project Harmony Alumni listserv
ph-alumni@solar.rtd.utk.edu
PH-ALUMNI provides an on-line meeting place for the former participants in
Project Harmony programs. We hope this list will provide a place for your
PH experience to continue beyond the scope of your program. Participants
on PH programs represent a diverse and highly skilled group of
globally-minded individuals. We hope to create a more interactive PH
community by encouraging you to share your experiences and keep in comtact
with your fellow participants.
Friendships shouldn't end when you return home. This is also a simple new
way to keep in contact with your friends abroad.
At this point, the list will include participants from all programs
(student, teacher, institutional and professional). As we get a feel for
who is out there and who is interested, we will break down the list into
several more focused groups. We encourage all PH alumni to join the list.
When you join the list, please introduce yourself to the group. Be sure to
include:
- your contact information
- when and in what program you participated
- where you are now and what you're doing
- who you would be interested in contacting through the list
- the most important thing you took from your Project Harmony experience
To subscribe, send a message to:
listproc@solar.rtd.utk.edu
Leave the subject line blank.
In the body of the message, type:
subscribe ph-alumni your-first-name your-last-name
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.friends-partners.org/harmony/
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Sender: Marie Roberts (welcome@registryone.com)
Subject: Anna Ahmatova
Please tell me where I can find an English translation of any of the
poetry of Anna Ahmatove. I am particularly interested in a particular
work, "House on the Fontanka".
Many thanks for any assistance which you may be able to provide.
Marie Roberts
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Sender: John Spencer (101555.636@compuserve.com)
Subject: School contact
Hi,
We are a secondary school in Hampton England UK. We have 1000 pupils
aged 11 to 18. Russian is taught as an optional subject from 15 years
old.
We are a science based school looking for commnications with fellow
institutions in Russia. Any one interested in pen pals, scientific
projects anything at all ?
make contact
John Spencer
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Sender: Erica Zimmerman (ezimmerm@zoo.uvm.edu)
Subject: question about ag trade with NIS (fwd)
To assist with my graduate studies, I'm looking for information about how
agricultural trade has changed in Eurasia since the break-up of the Soviet
Union. I'm especially interested in its impact on food security,
production, and regionalization. I'm also trying to get information about
how the growing international development efforts and trade alliances with
the former Soviet Union have affected aid and trade with developing
countries elsewhere.
Thank you
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Sender: Brad Trelstad Thunder337@AOL.com
Subject: law enforcement partners?
Thank You for setting up a Web Site that will bring us all
closer. I am a 40 year old who has just retired as Chief of
Police here in the USA. I am interested in E-Mail from Law
Enforcement officers in your area of the
world. My wife and I plan to visit and it would be
nice to make a friend before we come. Im sure you officers
are as busy as we often were, but if you find some time and
want to visit with a brother officer from the USA
please do so.
Thank you again for this web site.
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Sender: Natalia Uglava (nsks689@glas.apc.org)
Subject: Hello.
Hello,everybody.
My name is Ilya Uglava,I am 17,and I just joined F&P. I live in Moscow,
Russia. I was in the USA last year as a Rotary Exchange student.If there
are any ROTARY people there- I say HELLO!!! If there are any ROTARY people
from Midland,MI (or just somebody who lives there) please write me!
So,as I said,I live in Moscow,and I am studying at the University here.
I'm also trying to get into one of the American Universities,but I don't
have the money for it. I would like to receive some help.If anybody can
advise me where should I reply for the financial assistance,please do
so.Also If somebody has the information about the organization(s),that
might help me,please write me.
I also would like to help anybody who wants to know more about Russia.
Ilya.
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Sender: Center for Civil Society International (ccsi@u.washington.edu)
Subject: U.S.-NIS Sister Schools Initiative Grants Awarded (fwd)
(x-posted from CIVILSOC)
x-post from scilist-general@sister-cities.org
U.S.-NIS Sister Schools Initiative Grants Awarded
Sister Cities International (SCI) is pleased to announce that it has
awarded five member cities grants totaling more than $240,000 to support
school linkages between communities in the United States and the Newly
Independent States (NIS). The SCI U.S.-NIS Sister Schools Initiative will
form and strengthen institutional and organizational partnerships that will
develop curricula between U.S. and NIS high schools and school districts.
The 1996-97 sister cities partnerships receiving the grants are:
* Cambridge, Massachusetts and Yerevan, Armenia;
* Corvallis, Oregon and Uzhgorod, Ukraine;
* Santa Rosa, California and Cherkassy, Ukraine;
* Sebastopol, California and Chihirin, Ukraine; and
* Waukesha, Wisconsin and Kokshetau, Kazakstan.
Throughout the 18-month SCI program, the five partnerships will exchange
more than 100 educators, administrators, and students (age 14 to 18), who
will attend classes in their sister school for three to 12 weeks. During
their exchange students will collaborate with their sister schoolmates to
develop thematic projects, which may include the study of democracy,
environmental issues, health care, volunteerism, and civic service. In
addition, all the participating U.S. and NIS schools and districts will
develop on-line resources and join a computer network maintained by SCI.
To promote participant diversity, Sister Cities International will offer
10 Diversity Scholarships to support U.S. students who would otherwise not
be able to meet the financial obligations of the program.
The SCI educational exchange program is funded by United States Information
Agency (USIA) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affair's NIS Secondary
School Initiative. The Initiative was authorized under the Freedom Support
Act (FSA), passed by the Congress and signed by the President in 1992.
Between 1993 and 1995, 20,273 students and educators from the NIS and the
United States have participated in Initiative-funded programs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
David G. Potter
Program Manager, U.S.-NIS Sister Schools Initiative
Sister Cities International (http://www.sister-cities.org/
120 South Payne St. tel (703) 836-3535
Alexandria, VA 22314 fax (703) 836-4815
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Sender: Douglas Keene (mfgman@cts.com)
Subject: Check out "NEW MARKETS" newsletter
Dear Friends & Partners,
As a consultant dealing with International business, and particularly
manufacturing, I am always looking for information to help me and my
clients to achieve more success in developing their businesses. This is
particularly true with Russian and NIS businesses. One resource that has
proven very useful over the last year is a monthly newletter called "NEW
MARKETS".
If you are interested in doing any kind of business in Russia or the NIS,
and you aren't already an expert, are having difficulty knowing how to get
started or knowing what is needed once you get started, its time to check
out NEW MARKETS. This is not an internet location, but a real printed
newsletter that is published monthly by International Business Creative,
Inc. in Washington, D.C. The stated goal of the newsletter is to "make it
easier for American, Russian, and other CIS companies to develop seccussful
commercial relationships". Although NEW MARKETS covers all kinds of
business, its special focus is on small and mid-sized companies.
What is truly unique about this newsletter is that it tries to approach
business subjects in a positive and creative way, avoiding dry "business
language" making the newsletter easy to read and comprehend. You will
rarely see any second hand articles or info. You also won't see any of the
typical "downer" articles commonly seen elsewhere these days. Most articles
are written by those actually doing successful business with the Russian or
East European regions, and the writers names and addresses are given so
they can be contacted for more in depth discussion if necessary.
Recent issues covered subjects like starting a contracting business in
Russia, what is needed for market entry, the business of religion, Russian
advertising, how to get along socially, food traditions, negotiating, the
internet in Russia, Russian accounting oddities, a popcorn business,
choosing the right kind of business for Russia, transportation, and regular
columns covering many first hand experiences and advice from experts.
This is a serious publication put together by professionals. The editor,
Keith Collins, President of IBCI, is a former editor with The Christian
Science Monitor. The Associate Editor is Irina Smetannikov, who was a
reporter for Izvestia and other Russian publications as well as a Moscow
Television newsmagazine co-host. NEW MARKETS is written with a network of
correspondents and business practitioners in the U.S., Russia and other
countries. IBCI's international contacts and relations with Russian and
other embassies in Washington has enabled it to keep on top of the latest
international business developments and provide first rate info to its
readers.
SPECIAL OFFER!!
===============
Mr. Collins has authorized me to offer a special discount on this
newsletter to my acquaintances on the internet. I strongly believe this
publication can be of use to many of you folks, and so I have agreed to
pass this info on as a courtesy. Mr. Collins has offered to give a $5.00
discount on the $49.00 normal annual subscription rate to anyone who
requests a subscription before the end of 1996, as long as you mention my
name [Douglas Keene], and the location where you read this [Friends &
Partners]. Back issues are also available upon request. I have heard that
there are many new features coming in 1997 to make this publication even
more interesting, so my advice is to sign up now so you don't miss a single
issue.
You can contact or send your check to NEW MARKETS at:
IBCI
888 17th Street, NW, Suite 1200
Washington D.C., 20006
Phone: 202-776-0364
Fax: 202-296-2962
E-MAIL: ibcwdc@aol.com
If you have any questions or comments you can also contact me and I will be
glad to assist in any way that I can.
Best Regards,
Douglas Keene
President
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M. Douglas Keene & Associates
Worldwide Consulting for Industry
Rancho La Costa, California USA
Phone: 619-944-0397 -- FAX: 619-944-0619
E-mail: mfgman@cts.com
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Sender: WEARBOOTS@aol.com
Subject: Hey everybody! more questions....
Hello Friends & Partners,
The Russian Lit. project isn't going anywhere, so I guess it's over for
now...
I have some questions for you. Before that, I would like to give you a
little background. Right now, I am 17 and a junior in high school. I am
not good at or interested in sciences and maths, but I like subjects such
as history and I like to write. I am starting to look at colleges in the
state area (Penn.), but if I go outside of the state, my mother says I will
have to make up the additional fees myself. I have talked with the
University of Pittsburgh, and they say I have to have Algebra 1 and 2 to
get in. Right now, I'm in a math class between Algebra 1 and 2, which
means I can go to Algebra 2 next year if I keep my grade up this year. The
first grading period is already over and I got a "C" on my report card for
my math class (and Physics). The classes I got "A's" in were Gym class,
and Art. I received "B's" in Spanish 4, American History, and English.
I'm not sure whether or not to take a math class next year. It isn't
required in my school that a student take 4 maths, just 3, to graduate. My
mom tells me not to take one because I might mess up big time and get more
bad grades. Pitt tells me most colleges require that a student have
Algebra 1 and 2. I don't know what to do.
I mentioned I like to write. I have been published in a local youth
newspaper, I'm in the Writer's Club at school, and on the school newspaper.
I am also deeply interested in all things Russian. I am starting to
speak a few phrases that I am learning from an audio tape. I read about
Russia and Russians, I write about them, I have 3 friends there, etc.
Now, you're probably saying, "So what? Big deal." Well, what I want
from you is to suggest where to go next. Many of you, I am sure, have jobs
that deal with Russia and the FSU. I have been thinking about becoming an
interpreter, are any of you out there knowlegdable on the career? I have
also been pondering the idea of going into the military and being an
interpreter there. I think I would really consider any career of I had math
& science skills and if it was something that involved Russia or being in
Russia. I don't want to get into business and that type of stuff. But, I
have so many ideas, I just don't know what to do. The other day, I was in
the Physics room and there was a poster up on the wall about boat and ship
maintainance training at Virginia Tech. I was instantly interested in it,
but it obviously involves alot of science & math, so I have been trying to
forget it.
So, please, anybody out there with any info you think might help me the
slightest bit, please write and tell me. I would like to take everyone's
information into consideration. Thank you.
Emily Dinnen
wearboots@aol.com
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: Ukraine FAQ Plus: Ukrainian Weekly Preview November 24th 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.
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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