Digest for 97-02-11
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-11 February 97 Sender: dx608q20@phobos.senecac.on.ca
Subject: from Anatoli Beli
02-11 February 97 Sender: julia@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Julia
03-11 February 97 Sender: sp@mail.nevalink.ru
Subject: from Vsevolod Kotchnev
04-11 February 97 Sender: dorko@ix.netcom.com
Subject: from e.s. hirsch
05-11 February 97 Sender: del777@bright.net
Subject: from David
06-11 February 97 Sender: kasheye@worldaccessnet.com
Subject: from Brian Kashas
07-11 February 97 Sender: (no email address)
Subject: from Robert Collins
08-11 February 97 Sender: sdecker@gte.net
Subject: from Suzan and Todd Decker
09-11 February 97 Sender: A.M.Zvegintzov@hw.ac.uk
Subject: from Anna Zvegintzov
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-11 February 97 Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: What is "futbolka" in Russian?
02-11 February 97 Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: FSU Phone Directories on INTERNET?
03-11 February 97 Sender: Stephen Foley (bluedoc@execpc.com)
Subject: From Stephen Foley
04-11 February 97 Sender: "Rostyk" (poctuk@top.net)
Subject: translation
05-11 February 97 Sender: David Chaika (chaika@ix.netcom.com)
Subject: Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Saratov Sister Cities web site
06-11 February 97 Sender: SAlziebler@aol.com
Subject: Re: Digest for 97-01-24
07-11 February 97 Sender: Jyothi Kanics (jkanics@igc.apc.org)
Subject: AIHA's Women Health Info
08-11 February 97 Sender: Jessica Leonard (jessica@cip.nsk.su)
Subject: Formation of Intl Fund for the Victims of Nuclear
09-11 February 97 Sender: COMVEL Canada (comvel@interlog.com)
Subject: Embassy of Ukraine in Canada Web Site
10-11 February 97 Sender: "Mike O'Hara" (ppplanet@epix.net)
Subject: Environmental pen pals from Kazakstan
11-11 February 97 Sender: Dmitry Latukhin (dl@urc.ac.ru)
Subject: Mirror of Lucky Garage Web site in Russia
12-11 February 97 Sender: funding@voyager.rtd.utk.edu
Subject: NRC--Young Investig. Programs w/ Albania & Ukraine
13-11 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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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: dx608q20@phobos.senecac.on.ca
Subject: from Anatoli Beli
Hi! This is Toronto, Canada. I am looking for any E-mail address in
Ekaterinburg, Russia.
With best regards, Anatoli.
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Sender: julia@rak.erl.e-burg.su
Subject: from Julia
Hi! The young people! Who loves the compositions (story) L. Kerroll,
respond! Julia.
and . .
I search for the young man on a name Roman, which very loves fairy tales of
L. Kerroll.
Julia.
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Sender: sp@mail.nevalink.ru
Subject: from Vsevolod Kotchnev
International non-state educational language center ProBa (S-Peterburg,Russia)
Glad to see a site like this.
Thank you.
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Sender: dorko@ix.netcom.com
Subject: from e.s. hirsch
Hi! I'm a young American woman of Slavic origin. I've never been to Russia
but love the history, literature, & culture (and also the Russian language,
although I can't understand transliterated Cyrillic and am barely able to
make myself understood.) I would love to hear from anybody (anybody at
all!) who wants to talk.
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Sender: del777@bright.net
Subject: from David
Want to come to St. petersburg for summer to increase language skills as
well as to enjoy the beauty of the city and people. Will exchange
management and program consultation for in depth language experience. I
have a place to stay. Please e-mail.
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Sender: kasheye@worldaccessnet.com
Subject: from Brian Kashas
Can someone please tell me what the word Kashas means? I did not realize
it had any particular meaning. I am interested in hearing from somebody
with a lithuanian connection.
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Sender: none : (
Subject: from Robert Collins
What a great website! I asking anyone for contacts and friends in Siberia.
I am planning a solo trip around the world and could really use some info.
Please send snail mail to me at 91 Wolfe Park Cir., Asheville NC 28804,
USA. Peace and prosperity to all who read this!
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Sender: sdecker@gte.net
Subject: from Suzan and Todd Decker
Hello Russia. We are in the process of adopting from your country.
We are so excited. We are interested in a few Russian boy and girl names
for our child. Can you help? Also, how do you say hello, goodbye and
thank you in Russian? We would like to have pen pals talk to from Russia.
We will be visiting your country sometime in November or December 1997.
Just think, we might even have the chance to meet you. Suzan is a first
grade teacher and Todd is an administrator at a private school for children
with no families. We look forward to hearing from you. Suzan and Todd..
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Sender: A.M.Zvegintzov@hw.ac.uk
Subject: from Anna Zvegintzov
HELP!
Does anyone know of a young man named Vitaly, who is studying at Moscow
Institute of Physics? He mailed me, having seen my name on these pages.
I've been trying to get back to him, but there is a flaw in the system
somewhere, as my mail always comes back.
If anyone knows him, could you let him know that Anna from Edinburgh is
trying to get in touch with him!
Vitaly, if you read this yourself, please contact me if you would like to
continue correspondence!
Thanks! And enjoy studying Russian, setting up links with the CIS, or
whatever it was drew you to this site.
AZ
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Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: What is "futbolka" in Russian?
What is "futbolka" in Russian? Would it be "T-shirt" or "sweat-shirt" or
something else?
Reply OFF the list.
Patrick
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Sender: Belmagnews@aol.com
Subject: FSU Phone Directories on INTERNET?
Are there any Belarusian/Russian/FSU Phone Directories on INTERNET? Like
Yahoo, etc?
Also, what other reliable Directories are out there?
Please, reply OFF the list.
Thanks.
Patrick
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Sender: Stephen Foley (bluedoc@execpc.com)
Subject: From Stephen Foley
I am an American Attorney who would like to correspond with Russian
Attorneys or anyone with an interest in Russian law or who is working in
the Russian legal field.
My E-mail address is bluedoc@execpc.com
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Sender: "Rostyk" (poctuk@top.net)
Subject: translation
Hello, I'm a native Ukrainian living in the United States for the past 5
years. I'm doing medical, technical and all other kinds of translations
from English into Russian, Ukrainian or from Russian, Ukrainian into
English. If you need any kind of translation help please e-mail me :
poctuk@top.net
Sincerely,
Rostyslav
P.M. Also know polish.
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Sender: David Chaika (chaika@ix.netcom.com)
Subject: Chapel Hill / Carrboro / Saratov Sister Cities web site
Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Saratov Sister Cities Committee
Announcement: Website
Sister City relations have been established between the towns of
Carrboro and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Saratov, Russia.
The first exchange of delegations was in 1992, and there have
been several since then. The connection is blossoming, and
individuals and groups in education, music, medicine, and
business have been traveling in both directions.
We have established a website, and all are welcome to come and
read about these activities. Visit us at
http://www.RTPnet.org/~chaika/sar/index.html
David Chaika, Secretary
Chapel Hill/Carrboro/Saratov Committee, SSI.
chaika @ ix.netcom.com
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Sender: SAlziebler@aol.com
Subject: Help?!
) I have cousins in Ukraine who my mother and I have only just located as her
) father and mother were the only emigrants, whose families' communications
) were cut off by the Stalin regime. We have been writing back and forth, and
) now some of the younger, educated family members have asked for our help in
) immigrating here. While we don't have reservations about sponsoring them for
) visas, I feel that locating some Ukrainian communities in the US could serve
) as ideal areas to begin new lives (temporarily, as only one knows English,
) and jobs even for natives are scarce where my parents live in California).
)
) Do you know of any cities in US or Canada that contain large numbers of
)Russian
) immigrants? Anything you know would be helpful.
) Thanks! Susan Baker ))
Dear Susan,
There are large communities of Russians and Ukrainians in LA, Santa Barbara
and San Francisco, from what I know. They seem to be very willing to help
"their own", so I don't think you should have reservations. Good luck,
Staci
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Sender: Jyothi Kanics (jkanics@igc.apc.org)
Subject: AIHA's Women Health Info
Hello!
With a recent staff addition at the American International Health Alliance,
we now have more help for our technical and Web-related projects. The first
thing on our agenda is to get more translated documents up on the Web,
starting with Women's Health materials.
This week we put up a Russian language list of Women's Health Literature
Published in Russian. If you work in the NIS on women's health issues,
please check out:
http://www.aiha.com/russian/women/wh001rus.htm
The English version is available at : http://www.aiha.com/women/whindex.htm.
Our next project will be to put up a Breast Cancer pamphlet from the
National Cancer Institute and we hope to follow that with materials from
Magee-Womens Hospital. We now have the ability to scan Russian language
documents in our office and hope that will speed along this process of
expanding our on-line resources.
Please contact me if you have any questions or suggestions relating to this
project at: jkanics@igc.org or (202) 789-1136.
Best wishes,
Jyothi Kanics
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Sender: Jessica Leonard (jessica@cip.nsk.su)
Subject: Formation of International Fund for the Victims of Nuclear Testing
A group of organizations in Russia are forming the International Fund for
the Victims of Nuclear Testing. They seek foreign organizations as
co-founders and co-financers to merit the International status of the Fund.
Russian founders include the Medical Research Institute for Radiation,
Disaster and Rehabilitation Issues (Saint Petersburg),the Municipal Bank
and Mayor's Office of Novosibirsk, Joint Stock Company NovosibirskPharm
(Novosibirsk), Joint Stock Company Sibneftgaz (Novosibirsk), Institute of
Radiology and Oncology (Semipalatisk, Kazakhstan), Altaysky Kray Government
(Barnaul), Siberian Capital Company (Novosibirsk).
The goals of the Fund are as follows:
- support for the victims of nuclear testing,
- material and financial support for scientific research about the,
socio-economic, medical, ecological and legal aspects of nuclear testing,
- development and strengthening of international cooperation in the
previous areas,
- organization of international events in the areas of human rights, health,
ecology, research on the effects of exposure to nuclear testing on the
future generations,
- preparation and publishing of information about the problem
- gathering funds for the support of victims of nuclear testing,
Interested organizations can contact Professor V.I. Nagibin, Doctor of
Medical Science, Scientific Institute for Resarch on Trauma and
Orthopaedics, tel. +7 (3832)24-47-00 or root@cip.nsk.su.
JL
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Sender: COMVEL Canada (comvel@interlog.com)
Subject: Embassy of Ukraine in Canada Web Site
You are cordially invited to visit
Embassy of Ukraine in Canada Web Site on the Internet
Ukrainian Embassy Web Site contains following sections:
Facts about Ukraine
Map of Ukraine
Contacting the Embassy
Visiting Ukraine
Links to Ukraine related sites
Books about Ukraine
Downloadable demos of Ukrainian computer programs
Ukrainian-Engilsh Translation Program
Internet Web Site address is:
http://www.comvel.com/ukraine
Please bookmark this site and register for updates as
we add new fatures every week..
If you wish to have your site linked, please contact:
ukraine@comvel.com
For more information contact Comvel Canada at:
1-888-430-7972 or e-mail webmaster@comvel.com
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Sender: "Mike O'Hara" (ppplanet@epix.net)
Subject: Environmental pen pals from Kazakstan
This letter is forwarded from "Pen Pal Planet", a pen pal service in
Scranton, Pennsylvania:
I am a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working with an environmental
non-governmental organization (NGO) in northern Kazakstan. The ngo,
Naurzum, is dedicated to protecting Naurzum State Reserve, a 217,000 acre
strict, scientific natural ara, one of eight such national reserves in
Kazakstan. In order to better educate the local population surrounding the
reserve, Naurzum is developing a youth environmental club named Eaglets.
One of the projects Eaglets wants to attempt is to maintain a "pen pal"
relationship with a similar club, organization, classroom or school. I am
looking for such interested youth who would like to share environmental
ideas, problems and solutions with like-minded youth here. If you know of
any organizations or schools with an environmental program for all ages
that might be interested in such an international project, I would
appreciate names, addresses and contacts for those interested parties.
The Eaglets are very interested in communicating with others interested in
the environment; they have already given me a list of questions to ask of
any group who wants to be their "pen pal'! I appreciate any information
you can give me. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely,20
Andrea Seeley
Peace Corps Volunteer09
Postal Address: (e-mail not available)
459730 Kazakstan
Kustanayskaya obl.
Naurzumskii region
g. Dokuchaevka
ul. Altinsarina 45.2
Seeley Andrea
Kazakhstan
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Sender: Dmitry Latukhin (dl@urc.ac.ru)
Subject: Mirror of Lucky Garage Web site in Russia
Dear friends,
If you have some time, please look at our new page:
http://www.urc.ac.ru/LuckyGarage/ or in Russian
http://www.urc.ac.ru/LANGru/LuckyGarage/
This story began in the middle of 1995 when Lev Gutovsky visited our center
and offered to collaborate on the construction of Web pages about NAE and
its music and performance programs. Within a couple of months this had
become a reality and reponses began to appear from around the globe.
Most of those inquiries seemed to come from Western Europe and the USA.
Perhaps followers of experimental music are more common in those places;
ease of access to Web resources and the proliferation of high-speed modems
in those countries certainly plays a part in this as well.
Steve Wight, who wrote us first in March 1996, is one of those people, who
as it happens is also an active promoter of experimental music of all types.
Steve has a small recording studio in his home in California and maintains a
Web site, "Lucky Garage", on an internet server there to present the work he
produces.
We met in person during my visit to San Francisco in October and discussed
our wish to do something cooperatively to promote the art and music of NAE
to a broader population of listeners, as well as doing the same within
Russia for the conceptual art, music, and music criticism presented on
Steve's Web site.
The first step was not so trivial - to make a mirror of the Lucky Garage
site in Chelyabinsk, Russia. We hope to garner the resources we need to
begin translating the English text on the site into Russian piece by piece.
Thankfully, the music itself needs no translation.
As this mirror site grows more stable and our translation techniques
improve, we plan to add hotlinks to other interesting Russian and
non-Russian performers and artists on the Web, in the hope that by
facilitating access to "strangeness" in music and the arts, we will become
familiar with each other as human beings; from there we can develop new
levels of communication and an awareness of shared experiences within our
different cultures.
The next step will be... let us live and see.
Special thanks to Cameron Brian, Ruth Santee, Victor Plotnikov, and Victor
Krivoschekov. The project could not be implemented without their assistance.
And thank you, Steve!
Best regards,
Dmitry Latukhin
Head of Information Service Group Ural Regional Center of FREEnet
Division of WAN Technologies Tel. 7 (351) 265-4992
Technical University of Chelyabinsk http://www.urc.ac.ru/~dl/
Russia dl@urc.ac.ru
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Sender: "Funding Opportunity System" (funding@voyager.rtd.utk.edu)
Subject: NRC--Young Investigator Programs with Albania and Ukraine
NRC--Young Investigator Programs with Albania and Ukraine
SPONSOR: National Research Council
SYNOPSIS: The National Research Council will sponsor two Young Investigator
Programs in 1997: Coastal Ecology in Albania, and Worker Health in Ukraine's
Donetsk Region. Each program will consist of a fifteen to twenty day session
in the foreign country in the summer of 1997. Each program will include
five to seven American specialists and an equal number of foreign specialists;
all participants must have earned his/her Ph.D. or achieved equivalent
professional accomplishments not earlier than January 1, 1989. In 1998
some American scholars will have the opportunity to return to Albania/Ukraine
to continue collaborations developed during the summer program.
DEADLINES: 1997-02-28
OBJECTIVES: The goal of the Young Investigator Programs is to contribute
to the professional development of American experts in areas critical to
the welfare and future development of Central Europe and Eurasia as well
as other areas of the globe.
The sponsor will fund the following two programs in 1997:
Coastal Ecology in Albania--in light of declining fish yields, loss of
biodiversity, and severe algal blooms, there has been growing international
concern about the ecological status of the Adriatic Sea. Despite this
attention, little is known about the status of Albania's coastal resources,
the correlation between its land-use patterns and its coastal environment,
and its impact on the overall health of the Adriatic. Albania's transition
provides both the opportunity to examine these issues and to consider
options on how to minimize the environmental impacts on the Adriatic of
such economic activities as chromium production, tourism, logging, and
oil-drilling. This program will focus on the relationships between
Albania's coastal ecology and economic transition in order to contribute to
plans for sustainable development. The U.S. and Albanian participants in
this program may include specialists in regional development, environmental
policy, aquatic biology, geochemistry, forestry, fisheries, resource
economics, and economic and political transitions.
Worker Health in Ukraine's Donetsk Region--As the Donetsk region contains
one of the world's largest coal reserves, it is an important center in
Ukraine for mining and heavy industry. The political and economic
transition in Ukraine has resulted in declining living standards for many
workers in Donetsk, heightening labor unrest. In light of the
macro-economic challenges, health issues in the region have remained a low
priority, despite the dramatically rising mortality rates. This YIP will
examine health issues in the Donetsk region in the context of the economic,
political, and social changes. Specifically, the program will address the
role of occupational hazards, environmental degradation, and lifestyle
factors in order to understand their relative importance to public health
and to assist in developing cost-effective approaches to these problems.
The American and Ukrainian scholars will include specialists in public
health policy, occupational and environmental health risk, epidemiology,
demography, labor issues, and economic and political transitions.
RESTRICTIONS: United States citizens, green card holders, and permanent
residents of the United States may apply for these programs. Only those
individuals engaged in teaching and/or research careers or those planning
such careers are eligible to apply. Individuals entering the competition
must have earned the Ph.D. degree or achieved equivalent accomplishments
since January 1, 1989, and not later than July 1, 1997. An individual applicant
may apply to more than one award, but may be selected for only one program.
The sponsor will cover all travel expenses related to each American
specialist's participation in this program, including international airfare
and food, lodging, and transportation in the foreign country. Participants
will not receive funds for salary replacement or any renumeration for time
spent on this program. Each program will consist of a fifteen to twenty
day session in Albania or the Ukraine in the summer of 1997. In 1998, some
American scholars will have the opportunity to return to Albania/Ukraine to
continue collaborations developed during the summer program.
MONETARY:
CONTACT INFO: Stephen Deets; 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW; FO 2014; Washington,
DC 20418
Telephone: 202-334-2658; Email Address: sdeets@nas.edu
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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. For information and to report
problems such as these, e-mail should always be sent to the attention of
the sites webmaster to the address: WebMaster@TRYZUB.com. Contacting the
webmaster is the best way to guarantee that any problems are resolved in
the most efficient 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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