Digest for 97-02-06
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-06 February 97 Sender: rak@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Alexey
02-06 February 97 Sender: cjwain0@pop.uky.edu
Subject: from Carla J. Wainscott
03-06 February 97 Sender: sim@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Natalie Simakina
04-06 February 97 Sender: Wolfgang@online.no
Subject: from Wolfgang Bauer
05-06 February 97 Sender: AirForce29@aol.com
Subject: from Lee
06-06 February 97 Sender: bygeorge@starnetinc.com
Subject: from George Bastien
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-06 February 97 Sender: atacama (atacama@global.co.za)
Subject: Non-Tannine Red Bush Tea
02-06 February 97 Sender: "Christopher P. Lima" (clima1@ix.netcom.com)
Subject: Tyumen Siberia
03-06 February 97 Sender: BarbsBAK@aol.com
Subject: Gray Doves
04-06 February 97 Sender: alan haley (ahaley@somtel.com)
Subject: russian email
05-06 February 97 Sender: Alexander Smolyar (alexs@webwrx.com)
Subject: demographics question
06-06 February 97 Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: FSU consumer goods specs
07-06 February 97 Sender: DBerkove@aol.com
Subject: From Dan Berkove
08-06 February 97 Sender: Alexander Gruntsev (grampo@aie.msk.su)
Subject: Re: Violation of human rights in Latvia
09-06 February 97 Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms,
American_Bank, USA" (palbank@eskimo.com)
Subject: Turn-key office space in Russia
10-06 February 97 Sender: ALMEX (almex@ibm.net)
Subject: DV-98
11-06 February 97 Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: The Ukrainian Weekly Preview (plus TOC!)
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: rak@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Alexey
I shall answer.
I shall be glad all,
Who has displayed attention!
Alexey.
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Sender: cjwain0@pop.uky.edu
Subject: from Carla J. Wainscott
I visited Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Gatchina during the summer of 1995.
I left my heart in Gatchina. Russia is a beautiful country with beautiful
people. I wish to communicate with anyone connected to St. Petersburg
and/or Gatchina. God bless to the Gatchina Baptist Church. I love you!!!
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Sender: sim@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Natalie Simakina
I am 21 y.o. Young juornalist. Young composer. I create music alike with
Jeanne Michelle Jarre but surely according to my own individiuality. So,
if you are interested in any arrangements (jazz is welcome) send for me.
Any information about russian jazz, mentality, culture. Eng/Rus But,
generally speaking I'm just a little girl who wants to make world more
kind, more romantic, more clever, etc. If there are any dreamers alike
with me - let's make an ideas' change. My Idea N1 - Let's talk to each
other. We are to know more about us. So, I want to make friends with you.
You are welcome. Natalie.
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Sender: Wolfgang@online.no
Subject: from Wolfgang Bauer
Hello There
I am a new user of this site and would like to get to know someone in
Russia. My name is Wolfgang and I live in the northern part of Norway. I
have a female friend in Tcheliabinsk and would like to hear from anyone
living in that region, but all other answers are welcome as well.
Best wishes from Norway, Wolfgang.
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Sender: AirForce29@aol.com
Subject: from Lee
Greetings from Denver, Colorado. I'm Lee and I'm studying Computer Science.
Was curious to find a site like this one and I've had some luck! Feel free
to drop a message to me. Excellent web site. Take care~!
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Sender: bygeorge@starnetinc.com
Subject: from George Bastien
I enjoyed my short trip to this site, and will be back often.
I am 71 years of age, and a new user to the internet. Would enjoy
a few msgs from friends across the ocean.
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
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Sender: atacama (atacama@global.co.za)
Subject: Non-Tannine Red Bush Tea
sorry folks. I made a mistake last week, I have been asked to find a
distribitor, importer, wholesaler, tea factory that wants South African
non-tannine/teine red bush tea (not herbal, as I wrote). Please contact V.
Atacama at atacama@global.co.za
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Sender: "Christopher P. Lima" (clima1@ix.netcom.com)
Subject: Tyumen Siberia
Are their any good resources to find out as much as I can possably find
out about this city? Maps, history, Pictures, Geography, etc...
Please e-mail me at vte@aol.com
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Sender: BarbsBAK@aol.com
Subject: Gray Doves
Hello to Friends everywhere !
This is just a short note to thank everyone who has responded to our efforts
to assist the elderly around the world. This site has tremendous value to all
who utilize it ! We now have a forum which will bring us together for many
reasons...to promote commerce, to make contact with those we have lost touch
with, to exhange ideas and information on our cultures and most of all to
link our humanity.
)From all of us at Gray Doves.....we appreciate all of you !
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Sender: alan haley (ahaley@somtel.com)
Subject: russian email
I have an exchange student living with me and we would like to
communicate with freiends in Siberia via email. He has sent a letter to
a relative and after several weeks got a response. Unfortunately, the
text is unrecognizable, it is a code of some sort. Do you have any idea
of what is wrong or what we have to do to translate the text we
recieved?
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Sender: Alexander Smolyar (alexs@webwrx.com)
Subject: demographics question
I'd like to start off by saying that you guys did a hell of a job on
the "Friends and Partners" site. Great job! I've perused the site
thoroughly, but, was unable to find a bit of statistics I was looking
for, namely -- number of computers in use in Russia. I understand it is
impossible to know the exact number, between privately owned units and
those used within companies and educational facilities. If you have
those numbers and breakdowns, I would appreciate if you could send them
to me; if not, maybe you know of a site or two where I may get this
information.
Best regards,
Alexander Smolyar
alexs@webwrx.com
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Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: FSU consumer goods specs
How would one go about FSU consumer goods specs?
I need to know how US sizes in clothing and shoes correspond to
Russian/Belarusian sizes. Adults and children's?
Also, is it possible to buy a video camera in US that would record in Russian
video format? I know they are different. Is there a vendor in US?
PLEASE, RESPOND OFF THE LIST.
Thanks.
Patrick Colebright
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Sender: DBerkove@aol.com
Subject: From Dan Berkove
Hello!
I might be traveling to Moscow next month and am looking for cheap, safe,
and conveniently located (to downtown) places to stay. If someone in
Moscow wants to make some extra cash, I would pay to rent a room in a flat.
I intend to stay 3 or 4 weeks and feel that a homestay would be more
interesting than a hotel and definitely cheaper.
The purpose of my trip is to find employment in Moscow, hopefully in the
investment business. I have work experience as a manager in both Ukraine
and Kazakstan, and am fluent in Russian. If anyone has any leads or tips,
I would be appreciative.
My email address is: dberkove@aol.com
Thanks in advance for your responses.
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Sender: Alexander Gruntsev (grampo@aie.msk.su)
Subject: Re: Violation of human rights in Latvia
In the previous F&P digest, Mr.Bevan asked:
)We are requesting information on human rights in Latvia and especially
)about violation of human rights.
The easiest way to get information - is to see what Russian press
wrote on that issue.
You may use Press Rover search (Russian periodicals archive):
http://www.russianstory.com/rover
And enter a question, say "russkie v latvii" (or directly in Russian
language using Russian Java WebKeyboard).
You will receive a number of interesting references ...
Sincerely,
Alexander Gruntsev
President and CEO,
Russian Story, Inc.
Russian Periodicals Online
http://www.russianstory.com
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Sender: "Dr. Pyotr Johannevich van de Waal-Palms,
American_Bank, USA" (palbank@eskimo.com)
Subject: Turn-key office space in Russia
Russia: Turn-key refurbished office Space. Share with American 'Fortune
500' company 3000 square feet existing in center of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
adjacent to multi-national companies. Major international hub for oil
industry, etc. Share American office manager with 6 years experience in
Russia, 3 Russian staff. Fully furnished, computers, Internet,
telecommunications etc. Employee cafeteria, daily major American
newspapers. All business services, conference and meeting space. Contacts
and experience sharing can be arranged. All inclusive rent, staff,
overhead, equipment. $20,000 per year, 5 year lease payment, pay outside
Russia. Russian companies welcome. Also perfect for private sector
non-profit organizations. Inquire with your profile to (russia@aa.net).
Palms & Company, Inc., Investment Bankers United States of America
WWW home page: http://ww.aa.net/~russia
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Sender: ALMEX (almex@ibm.net)
Subject: DV-98
Dear friends:
the following bellow information was published on:
http://travel.state.gov/dv98.html
If you have any question please feel free to write me at:
almex@ibm.net or lmourzenko@cyberservices.com.
I'll be glad to help you.
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Diversity Visa Lottery 1998 (DV-98)
November 18, 1996
The registration period for the next Diversity Visa Lottery (DV-98) will
begin at noon on February 3, 1997 and will end at noon on March 5, 1997.
Any entries received before or after these dates will be disqualified.
Persons born in the following countries are not eligible for DV-98:
Canada, China, including Mainland and Taiwan, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines, Poland,
South Korea, Vietnam, and the United Kingdom and its dependent
territories. (Persons born in Hong Kong and Northern Ireland are
eligible to apply.)
If you are in the United States, to receive written instructions on how
to enter the visa lottery (DV-98), please call the U.S. Department of
State's Visa Lottery Information Center at 1-900-884-8840 and leave your
name and address. You will be charged a flat rate of $5.10 on your
telephone bill (callers must be age 18 or older) and the information
will be mailed to you within three business days. If you are overseas,
please
contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate for DV-98 instructions.
CONSUMER ALERT
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Office of Consumer and Business Education
Green Card Lottery Scams
Washington, D.C. -- If you or someone you know is trying to obtain a
green card--the right to live permanently in the United States--be on
the alert for unscrupulous businesses and attorneys who claim that, for
a fee, they can increase your chances of winning the U. S. State
Department's annual green card lottery.
Each year the State Department conducts a green card lottery through its
diversity visa program to distribute applications for 55,000 immigrant
visas. Winners of the lottery have a chance to apply for an immigrant
visa, which can be used to enter the U.S. Winners are selected randomly
and there is no fee to enter the lottery. If the winner files a
successful application, he or she can enter the U.S. and exchange the
immigrant visa for a green card, issued by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS). If the winner is in the U.S. already, he
or she can get a green card from INS without leaving the country.
The Scam
Some businesses and attorneys use misrepresentations and unfair
practices to promote services to consumers who hope to win a chance to
apply for a green card through the lottery program. Among the deceptions
scam artists use are statements that:
-- they are affiliated with the U.S. Government;
-- special expertise or a special application form is required to enter
the lottery;
-- their company never has had a lottery entry rejected, and
-- their company can increase an applicant's chances of "winning" the
lottery.
In addition, some fraudulent companies jeopardize an applicant's
opportunity to participate in the lottery by filing multiple entries;
and try to force lottery-winning applicants to pay substantial fees to
complete the visa and green card application
process. A delay in processing a winner's application can kill their
chances for a green card because the State Department selects more
winners than there are visas available. The State Department awards
visas on a first-come, first-served basis.
Protecting Yourself
The best way to protect yourself from green card lottery scam artists is
to understand how the State Department's lottery works.
-- Entering the green card lottery is straightforward and costs nothing.
You can enter on your own by following the instructions available from
the State Department or your local consumer affairs office. There is no
entry form. Hiring an attorney or company to enter the lottety for you
is your decision.
-- Do not submit more than one entry. If you do, you will be
disqualified automatically.
-- No special techniques or loopholes are available to increase your
chances of winning the green card lottery. Selection of entries in the
lottery is random.
For more information about the State Department's green card lottery,
contact the U.S. Department of State hotline at 900-884-8840. The cost
of the call is $5.10. You also may
access the State Department's website at http://travel.state.gov.
If you think you are a victim of a green card lottery scam, contact the
Federal Trade Commission's New York Regional Office at (212) 264-1207.
Or, contact the National Fraud Information Center (NFIC), a project of
the National Consumers League, at 1-800-876-7060, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
EST, Monday - Friday, or at http://www.fraud.org on the Internet.
November 1996
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Lioudmila Mourzenko
E-mail: almex@ibm.net
English page: http://www.inc.com/users/amourzen.html
Russian page: http://www.inc.com/users/milinych.html
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Sender: Bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: Ukraine FAQ Plus: The Ukrainian Weekly Preview (plus TOC!)
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 containing timely and the most up to date
information on Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora available
on Internet.
A new feature - the Table of Contents (TOC) for the issue is now available!
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. The Ukrainian Weekly is funded by
the Ukrainian National Association and your subscriptions. Their website
may be perused at http://www.tryzub.com/UNA/.
We also have a new little section in the "About Ukraine" page
where people may request that their pages dealing (accurately)
with Ukraine may be enplaced! Drop us an email at faq@tryzub.com
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.
TryzubSite is one of the quickest growing and most visited sites for matt
ers Ukrainian on Internet. Located at http://www.tryzub.com/, it is
currently host to several organizations. This site is constantly being
updated, and new features are being introduced. In testing new features of
a web server th e week of January 20, certain sites 8B including The
Ukrainian WeeklyB9s portion of the Current Events section on Ukraine FAQ
Plus and the Ukraini an National Association's Homepage 8B were affected
adversely in terms of a ccess. (Other problems are beyond the control of
the website, especially those o f congestion or problems related to the
main Internet service providers, sometimes known as the "backbone" of the
net.) The TryzubSite regrets th e inconvenience this may have caused. For
information and to report problem s such as these, e-mail should always be
sent to the attention of the siteB9 s webmaster to the address:
WebMaster@TRYZUB.com. Contacting the webmaster is the best way to
guarantee that any problems are resolved in the most e fficient manner.
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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