Digest for February 16, 1998
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-16 February 98 Sender: com@blueplanetc.com
Subject: from Franois Picamoles-Laval
02-16 February 98 Sender: djfwat@netcomuk.co.uk
Subject: from Derek Watson
03-16 February 98 Sender: ludemanr@uwwvax.uww.edu
Subject: from Roger Ludeman
04-16 February 98 Sender: ingerjm@helene.uio.no
Subject: from Inger-Johanne
05-16 February 98 Sender: S.Ensar@bfc.spb.ru
Subject: from Stas
06-16 February 98 Sender: tiitu@sci.fi
Subject: from Antti Hartikainen
07-16 February 98 Sender: eberkoff@gj.net
Subject: from Eugene Berkoff
08-16 February 98 Sender: jgbeznos@colby.edu
Subject: from Jodi Beznoska
09-16 February 98 Sender: Sergo@krsk.ru
Subject: from Sergey Kalinin
10-16 February 98 Sender: solomko@hempseed.com
Subject: from Vadim Solomko
11-16 February 98 Sender: Lou747@aol.com
Subject: from Lou Graham
12-16 February 98 Sender: triffo@geocities.com
Subject: from Dave Triffo
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-16 February 98 Sender: jlepingwell@miis.edu (John Lepingwell)
Subject: Positions at the Center for Nonproliferation
Studies, Monter
02-16 February 98 Sender: Lacinda S Anderson (lacinda@U.Arizona.EDU)
Subject: internet access in moscow
03-16 February 98 Sender: Nancy Sears (sears@acpub.duke.edu)
Subject: .
04-16 February 98 Sender: Kyle Lawrence (klawren@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)
Subject: To whom it may concern
05-16 February 98 Sender: "Norman C. McIntosh" (normmcintosh@yak-attack.com)
Subject: Help
06-16 February 98 Sender: Serge (lena@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Goths!!!
07-16 February 98 Sender: Serge (lena@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Welcome to Archeological Club!
08-16 February 98 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: 1998 Heldt Prize Announcement
09-16 February 98 Sender: skellogg@aaas.org (SKELLOGG)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Russian Science Broadcasts
10-16 February 98 Sender: Twyla M Young (twyla@ptsi.net)
Subject: Anthem
11-16 February 98 Sender: "Ԭ " (school50@tversu.ac.ru)
Subject: festivals
12-16 February 98 Sender: "Brandt, Amy" (amy.brandt@teenmania.org)
Subject: Hello
13-16 February 98 Sender: "Chuck Patz" (patz@chibardun.net)
Subject: Army
14-16 February 98 Sender: "DCARPEN.333" (dcarpen.333@internetMCI.com)
Subject: E-mail addresses for friends in the Ukraine
wishing to correspond
15-16 February 98 Sender: ap371@lafn.org
Subject: nadezhdinskaia street?
16-16 February 98 Sender: "Yegor" (tumba@glas.apc.org)
Subject: looking for correspondence
17-16 February 98 Sender: Dobbs Robert (dobbs@osi.SYLVANIA.com)
Subject: Need contact number
18-16 February 98 Sender: Huguette Bertrand (hbertran@francomedia.qc.ca)
Subject: Marina Tsvetaeva's page
19-16 February 98 Sender: skellogg@aaas.org (SKELLOGG)
Subject: SCIENTIST: International Science Centers
20-16 February 98 Sender: Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj (Bohdan@TRYZUB.com)
Subject: TryzubSite: The Ukrainian Weekly Preview
21-16 February 98 Sender: Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj (Bohdan@TRYZUB.com)
Subject: TryzubSite: Activities of the United States
Peace Corps
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: com@blueplanetc.com
Subject: from Franois Picamoles-Laval
Good day to all crazy people plugged in.I am French , living in Spain since
thirty years, I am now 58 and involved in the leather trade. Some years
ago I read the biography of Armand Hammer.You know who he is ???. No! so
you should read that book. This fantastic person died two years ago ,if I
am not wrong ,at the age of 90. He was a Russian Jew who left Russia with
is family to move to America when he was still a child. Then he returned
to Russia when he was only twenty and made huge business with all
successive governements, excluding Staline.He became a millionaire with
petrol business and he once said " Friendship between different peoples
will come with open free trade and communications worldwide and this will
bring peace to this world ". I do share that feeling . I personnally
visited over 75 countries and I am proud to say I have friends all over the
world.Best regards to every body .I was very happy indeed to find your Web
and read some lovely messages. " Frank "
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Sender: djfwat@netcomuk.co.uk
Subject: from Derek Watson
My Cousin who stays in USA wants penfriends from
Ukraine.
Anyone interested email her at: savagegirl98@hotmail.com
Thanks
Derek
djfwat@netcomuk.co.uk
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Sender: ludemanr@uwwvax.uww.edu
Subject: from Roger Ludeman
Greetings to our friends in Russia and other countries. I work in higher
education in the U.S., specifically at the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater. I am the Assistant Chancellor for Student Affairs, a
position that concerns itself with all services and special programs for
our university students, primarily outside the classaroom. So, my staff
and I are involved in providing housing, food service, counseling, child
care, campus activites, cultural affairs, financial aid, career services
(job placement and health services,counseling), student jobs, recreation
sports, and services for adult students and disabled students. We have
about 11,000 students and I have a staff of about 190 working in the
aforementioned areas.
I am working on a book chapter that will provide information and resources
on the delivery of student services in countries outside the United States.
Are there any organizations or associations in Russia or the NIS that focus
mainly on student services for university students? Are there unions of
students? If any of you have information about such groups, please let me
know.
I am also a member of the International Network of the National Association
of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) in the U.S. We are developing
exchange relationships with other countries and are interested in Eastern
Europe and Asia as well. I have contacts in Slovenia, Hungary, and Russia,
but that is about it. No exchanges in these areas, however. What we like
to do is take a team of 5 or 6 student services professionals to another
country for 7-10 days to find out what the issues are in dealing with
students and how student services are delivered. Then we host a similar
team from the partner country in the United States. If any of this
information peaks your curiosity, or your interest, please feel free to
contact me at the email address of this message. Thank you.
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Sender: ingerjm@helene.uio.no
Subject: from Inger-Johanne
Wow!! I like this page.
I'm from Norway. Now I study Russian at the University of Oslo. I love
Belarus!! I've been there 6 times and once in St.Peterburg in Russia. I
like to write to Belarussians. If You write me something, I'll be happy!
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Sender: S.Ensar@bfc.spb.ru
Subject: from Stas
Hello, my name is Stas.I am 25 years old, Russian, living in St.Petersburg
(Russia).I am a Barrister.I've just started to learn English and I would
like to communicate with somebody in English.Thank you. Goodbye.
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Sender: tiitu@sci.fi
Subject: from Antti Hartikainen
Hi
I was just curious to see what is F&P because there is a group from USA
coming to Heinola, Finland in April. We will have one guest to our family
for one week. If Bruce Marlowe reads this I want to welcome him to our
home!
After that week in Heinola the group will go to Petroskoi, Russia and some
teachers from here (me as one) will join them.
I wish all the luck to F&P.
Looking forward to meet your group
Antti Hartikainen
18100 Heinola
Finland
tiitu@sci.fi
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Sender: eberkoff@gj.net
Subject: from Eugene Berkoff
Greetings from Colorado (usa). I am older male of Russian descent
and I visit thhis site, the guestbook frequently. I am always looking
to meet people from Russia/Ukraine. I know Russian and can read
Russian script (Cyrillic). I would be glad to correspond with anyone.
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Sender: jgbeznos@colby.edu
Subject: from Jodi Beznoska
This is a great site and a great idea! I hope that you'll have
more links soon for jobs, as I'm a graduating senior
and I need to figure out what I'm doing! Speaking of which,
if anyone knows any sources for jobs relating to Eastern Europe,
let me know! Thanks for the site, and I look forward to seeing more.
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Sender: Sergo@krsk.ru
Subject: from Sergey Kalinin
Hi !
If You like russian author's (bard's) song - welcome to my site.
It's more than 5500 texts about 200 authors.
Russian codepage :
http://www-win.ksp.krsk.ru - WIN
http://www-koi.ksp.krsk.ru - KOI
http://www-trn.ksp.krsk.ru - Translit
http://www-dos.ksp.krsk.ru - DOS
http://www-iso.ksp.krsk.ru - ISO
http://www-mac.ksp.krsk.ru - MAC
Sergo
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Sender: solomko@hempseed.com
Subject: from Vadim Solomko
Hello All!
My name is Vadim (Vadik for short).
I start to study English.
I want have friends from english-speaking country.
About me: I'm 27 year old . I am a physicist.
I live in Uzbekistan.
Bye...
P.S.
My homepage is http://people.weekend.ru/s_vadim
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Sender: Lou747@aol.com
Subject: from Lou Graham
If Igor Chugai, professor at Sochi State University; Victoria Morosov,Mike
Sharov, Valintina or Constantine Popov, Olga Paraskeva all of Krasnodar; or
Tatyana Eudokimova of St. Petersburg have access to internet I would like
to hear from you. I'm planning a trip to Russia in October
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Sender: triffo@geocities.com
Subject: from Dave Triffo
I would like to correspond with persons in western Ukraine. I am
researching family roots in Tereblestie and would really appreciate some
help and new friends. My homepage is http://www.geocities.com/~triffo/
Looking forward to hearing from you.
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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: jlepingwell@miis.edu (John Lepingwell)
Subject: Positions at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monter
The Newly Independent States Nonproliferation Project (NISNP) of the Center
for Nonproliferation Studies has a number of positions open for experts in
proliferation and the NIS region. NISNP is a unique project engaged in
cooperative research and community-building projects throughout the former
Soviet Union, with the goal of preventing the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction. NISNP also maintains an extensive database on the
nuclear infrastructure and policies of the NIS region. We are currently
accepting applications for two Senior Research Associates, NISNP
Administrator, and NISNP Director. The Center for Nonproliferation Studies
is the largest nongovernmental organization devoted to research and
training in nonproliferation, and is a research center of the Monterey
Institute of International Studies. The Center also has new positions open
in several fields, including for computer, network, and website support.
For more information on these positions, please see our website at
http://cns.miis.edu or email John Lepingwell at JLepingwell@miis.edu.
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Sender: Lacinda S Anderson (lacinda@U.Arizona.EDU)
Subject: internet access in moscow
About internet access--I was just in Moscow a few months back and I think
that the best place to set up an internet account is at Alpha Graphics on
Leningradsky Prospect. I think you can walk there from the Dinamo Metro
station. Go to the Matrix side of the store(alpha graphics). You can set
up an account and access it through their computers or your own, and they
have the software for MAC or PC. The prices are very reasonable. I think
like $20.set up and $18/month. not bad. Also there are quite a few
internet cafes popping up around Moscow, where one can access the internet.
good luck
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Sender: Nancy Sears (sears@acpub.duke.edu)
Subject: .
I am trying to find out if there are any Russian group/organizations in
North Carolina. Do you have any information on this or do you know
anyone who might?
Thank you for your assistance!
Ellen Graves
E-mail: sears@acpub.duke.edu
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Sender: Kyle Lawrence (klawren@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu)
Subject: To whom it may concern
Hello. My name is Kyle Lawrence and I am a student at Tulane University
in New Orleans. For my politics class, I am working on a project in
which I am required to discuss the division of resources (defense)
between Russia and the other former Soviet Republics. Any information
or assistance which you could maybe provide would be most beneficial and
appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Kyle Lawrence
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Sender: "Norman C. McIntosh" (normmcintosh@yak-attack.com)
Subject: Help
1. I am planning a trip to St Petersburg Russia for this Summer (98) and
have been unable to find a map of the city with sufficient detail. I
have addresses of some college friends residing in Russia and would like
to be able to locate their residences on a map. Does such a map exist?
If so from where?
2. Cann you reccommend a turn key home study course for Russian
language. ( Spoken and Reading )
Best wishes
Norm
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Sender: Serge (lena@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Goths!!!
My name is Belevets Vadim. I live in Belarus ,in Minsk. I am a
post-graduate student of the Institute of History of the National Academy
of Sciences. I am an archeologist. I study the monuments of Velbar Culture
on the territory of Belarus. There is nothing to boast of yet but I would
like to share with information about my investigations in this field. I
would be much appreciated if I had the opportunity to know about programs
on Goths History and Archeology of my colleagues.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Belevets Vadim
e-mail: Lena@wvb.gomel.by
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Sender: Serge (lena@wvb.gomel.by)
Subject: Welcome to Archeological Club!
The club of Archeological Culture was founded in 1994.,in Belarus. The
members of this club are the archeologists and amateurs .
The main goals are as follows:
* Weekly seminars on Archeology.
* The coordination of voluntary archeological movement.
* The support of friendly and business relations with the students
-archeologists from other countries.
* The celebration of holidays according to archeological calendar.
We invite all people interested in Archeology to cooperation! We invite and
unite all volunteers for archeological excavations-June-September 1998. If
you'd like to have a rest from civilization and to sink in century's dust,
take your chance and send your applications till April, 1998. The life
conditions are comparable to protohistoric. Work duration is 5 hours a day
plus cultural program.
Welcome!
Our address: Belarus, Minsk, 220000, Karl Marks Street 12, National Museum,
Club of Archeological Culture.
e-mail: lena@wvb.gomel.by
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Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (G96ous72@sirius.ceu.hu)
Subject: 1998 Heldt Prize Announcement
For your information
Sender: Women's Studies List (WMST-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU)
Poster: Sibelan Forrester (sforres1@SWARTHMORE.EDU)
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1998 Heldt Prizes: Request for Nominations
THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SLAVIC STUDIES (AWSS) will award the 1998
Heldt Prizes during its meeting at the AAASS National Convention in
September. Nominations may be made in the following categories:
1. Best book in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian women's studies
2. Best book by a woman in any area of Slavic/Eastern
European/Eurasian studies
3. Best article in Slavic/Eastern European/Eurasian women's studies
You may nominate material in more than one category, and you may nominate
more than one item within a category. Books or articles published from May
31, 1997 to May 31, 1998 are eligible for consideration, unless submitted
in previous Heldt Prize competitions. PLEASE NOTE that because AAASS will
meet in September this year the deadline is considerably earlier than in
the past: nominations are due no later than JUNE 1, 1998. To nominate a
book or an article in any category, please send or request that the
publisher send one copy to each member of the prize committee:
Professor Jane Costlow
Department of Foreign Languages
Bates College
Lewiston, ME 04240
Professor Susanne Fusso
Dept. of Russian Language and Literature
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06459
Professor Christine Ruane
Department of History
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK 74104-3189
Professor Denise Youngblood
Department of History
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405
The Heldt Translation Prize Committee will award a separate prize for the
Best Translation in Slavic/East European/Eurasian Women's Studies. To
nominate an English-language or bilingual translation, scholarly or
literary, published between May 31, 1997 and May 31, 1998, please send or
ask the publisher to send one copy to each committee member, with one
additional copy to Professor Ruane, Chair of the Prize Committee, no later
than JUNE 1, 1998:
Justyna Beinek
Slavic Department
Harvard University
Barker Center
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Professor Rachel May
1659 Juliet Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
Professor Christine Ruane
Department of History
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK 74104-3189
If you have questions, please contact Professor Christine Ruane, Heldt
Prize Committee Chair, at the above address or else by e-mail at
RUANECHR@centum.utulsa.edu. Further information about the prize
competition and about AWSS is available on the organization's web page at
http://ash.swarthmore.edu/slavic/awss/.
Thank you for your attention, and please pass this announcement on to
anyone who might be interested!
Sibelan Forrester, AWSS Vice President
Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
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Susan Arpad
Women's Studies Program
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA 93740-0078
Email: Susan_Arpad@CSUFresno.edu
Tel: (209) 278-4079
FAX: (209) 278-7664
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Sender: skellogg@aaas.org (SKELLOGG)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Russian Science Broadcasts
***RUSSIAN SCIENCE BROADCASTS***
In April 1998, the University of Missouri's College of Engineering
(MU CE) will launch a 12-part satellite series on the commercial
applications of Russian research. The series is designed to inform
the US business community about ongoing research and developing
technologies in Russian institutes that may have commercial
applications in the West.
BACKGROUND
The MU CE satellite series is the latest collaboration between MU
and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. In 1997, Vice
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Mesyats
visited MU to sign an Agreement of Collaboration and deliver a
satellite address on the commercial applications of pulsed power.
The success of Dr. Mesyats' presentation-which was received by over
50 national laboratories, universities, and companies throughout
the world-led the Russian Foundation for Basic Research to pledge
its support for the 12-part satellite series.
The Agreement of Collaboration marks an important milestone in a
long-standing relationship between MU's College of Engineering, led
by Dean James Thompson, and Russian researchers. For more than 25
years, Thompson has maintained close ties with Russian researchers
in the fields of high-energy physics and engineering. He initiated
MU's Program of Collaboration with the Former Soviet Union (PCFSU),
which establishes joint research projects and joint educational
initiatives under the direction of Dr. Eugene Krentsel.
The Russian research series is part of the PCFSU of MU's Continuing
Engineering Education pro-gram, which receives support from the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the MU Curators to deliver Internet
instruction to international audiences.
RUSSIAN SCIENCE SERIES
The 12-part satellite series on Russian science will focus on
semiconductor, metal physics, and material science research. The
first broadcast, "Commercial Applications of Explosive Waves," is
set for 15 April. The discussion will be led by Professor Vladimir
E. Fortov, the Minister of Science and Technologies and close
advisor to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Fortov's research on
commercial applications of explosive waves examines high peak
electrical generation, specifically the ability to generate high
power for short duration under controlled conditions. Quick bursts
of energy are critical in high power microwave generation, flash
x-ray technology, and explosive welding.
The second broadcast, "Commercial Applications of Research on
Semiconductor Heterostructures," will occur on 14 May. It will be
led by Dr. Zhores Alferov, Director of the Ioffe Institute and Vice
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Part three of the
series, featuring Dr. Mikhail Alfimov, Director of the
Photochemistry Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and
Chairman of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, is scheduled
for 15 October 1998. Dr. Alfimov will address "Commercial
Applications of Research on Media for Optical Memory."
Additional programs will be broadcast monthly in November 1998,
January through April 1999, and September through December 1999.
The remaining broadcasts, for which speakers have yet to be
determined, will address the following topics:
" Nanomaterials-powders and ceramics
" High performance aluminum alloys
" Surface modification and thin films
" High performance composites
" High performance titanium alloys
" Forming technologies (e.g., magna forming, squeeze casting)
" Physical treatment of metal and metal parts
The series will be accessible to facilities capable of receiving a
C-band satellite feed at a cost of US$195 per program, or US$1595
for the entire series. For those who miss the broadcast or are not
yet equipped to receive it, video recordings of the broadcasts will
be available in SECAM, PAL, and VHS formats for US$145 per program
or US$1195 for the series.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information on the series, see
http://www.missouri.edu/~ceewww/rsss or contact: Dr. Richard
Potter, Director, Continuing Engineering Education, Tel: +1 573 882
3469; E-mail: potterr@ext.missouri.edu or Dr. Eugene Krentsel,
Director, Program for Collaboration with the FSU; Tel: +1 573 882
1520; E-mail: krentsel@ecn.missouri.edu.
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Sender: Twyla M Young (twyla@ptsi.net)
Subject: Anthem
Hello!
Does somebody know words of National Anthem of Russia,if yes send me
please,my e-mail address:
twyla@ptsi.net
Sincerely Sergey Mediankin.
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Sender: "Ԭ " (school50@tversu.ac.ru)
Subject: festivals
Dear Friends,
My name is Sergei Stepanov. I am the director of a small Film School,
which includes a group of video-makers and a comic-mime-group (age
13-15 years old).
With our videos (silent comedies) we took part in international
student's film festivals in Italy, Spain, Germany. In 1994 we won
Super-Prize of a popular program of Russian Television "Sam sebe
rezhisser" (Home videos).
We would like to take part in international festivals in the USA:
1)A festival of student's videos,
2)A student's theater (or clown) fesival.
If you have an information about such festivals, please send it us
by E-mail kino@sch50.tmts.tver.su or school50@tversu.ru
or to address:
Russia, 170003, Tver, Lunacharskogo, 12-56.
Fax 7-0822-570000 (for S.Stepanov, tel.559060).
Tel. (home) 7-0822-559060 .
Thank you in advance.
With best wishes,
Sergei Stepanov,
member of "Tver-Buffalo, NY Sister Cities" organisation.
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Sender: "Brandt, Amy" (amy.brandt@teenmania.org)
Subject: Hello
Hi,
I am trying to contant some one in Azerbaijan who can speak
English. Can you help me? Please e-mail as soon as possible at:
armisa@teenmania.org. Thank you.
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Sender: "Chuck Patz" (patz@chibardun.net)
Subject: Army
I am interested in Russian military affairs is there anyone who has E-mail
or a web site that you would recomend?
Chuck
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Sender: "DCARPEN.333" (dcarpen.333@internetMCI.com)
Subject: E-mail addresses for friends in the Ukraine wishing to correspond
I am looking for addresses of individuals in the Ukraine that are desiring
of corresponding with someone here in America. I am very interested in
this region and the current events of the area. I am specifically
interested in those individuals who are currently involved in establishing
new Evangelical Christian Churches. Any information on this matter that
can be provided please e-mail to:
DCARPEN333@juno.com
Thanks again and God Bless.
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Sender: ap371@lafn.org
Subject: nadezhdinskaia street?
the street in peterburg that now bears the name of
maiakovskii was previously called nadezhdinskaia. how
can i learn the origin of this name?
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Sender: "Yegor" (tumba@glas.apc.org)
Subject: looking for correspondence
Hello. My name is Yegor. I am hungry for friendly correspondence. If you
have something to tell then say it to me. May be I will have to reply
something to you. My address tumba@glas.apc.org .
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Sender: Dobbs Robert (dobbs@osi.SYLVANIA.com)
Subject: Need contact number
mail to Government of the Republic North Ossetia - Alania
is rejected.
Could you send me e-mail address of "Pobedit" company. (or fax number)
thank you
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Sender: Huguette Bertrand (hbertran@francomedia.qc.ca)
Subject: Marina Tsvetaeva's page
A french canadian site, page dedicated to Marina Tsvetaeva
http://www.francomedia.qc.ca/~s.o.s.fr//Poesie/marina.html
Greetings !
Huguette Bertrand - Poet
Quebec, Canada
http://www.francomedia.qc.ca/~s.o.s.fr//Poesie/poete.html
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Sender: skellogg@aaas.org (SKELLOGG)
Subject: SCIENTIST: International Science Centers
***US BUSINESS LINKS TO NIS SCIENCE***
In 1994, the US State Department joined government agencies from several other
countries in an effort to increase collaboration between their business and
research communities and former weapons scientists in the Newly Independent
States of the former Soviet Union (NIS). These governments agreed to establish
and fund multinational Science Centers (SCs) in Kyiv, Ukraine and Moscow,
Russia
(See "Aid to Former Weapons Scientists," in Scientist to Scientist, Vol.5
No.1,
April 1996, p. 3). Through participation in these Centers, the State
Department
hopes to link US companies and research facilities seeking to enhance their
R&D
capabilities to the expertise of NIS scientists and engineers who wish to
transfer the skills they developed in fields involving weapons of mass
destruction to non-weapons related endeavors. US enterprises working
through the
SCs receive valuable incentives, such as tax and customs exemptions, while NIS
participants benefit from further integration into the global scientific and
industrial communities.
SCIENCE CENTERS
The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) in Moscow began
operations in March 1994. It is supported by the United States, the European
Union, Japan, Korea, Norway, and Russia, and it sponsors projects in Armenia,
Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
The Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU) opened its doors in July
1995 and operates under an agreement between Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the
United States.
Both of these centers were established with the dual purpose of furthering
nonproliferation efforts and serving as clearinghouses for international R&D
projects. Their primary objective is to provide non-weapons opportunities
to NIS
scientists and engineers whose expertise relates to the development and
production of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, biological, and chemical)
and their delivery systems. The centers also seek to:
" Solve national and international technical problems
" Reinforce the transition to market-based economies responsive to
civil needs
" Support basic and applied research and technology development
" Promote further integration of NIS scientists into the
international scientific community
To date, the ISTC has spent over $145 million in support of 450 major
projects, while the STCU has facilitated over 119 projects worth over
$14.2 million. Over 19,000 NIS scientists are currently engaged in
projects facilitated by these Centers.
The ISTC and STCU provide financial support for basic and applied
research, technology development, and technology demonstration in the
following areas:
" Material science
" Instrumentation
" Biotechnology
" Environmental monitoring and remediation
" Transportation (space and aviation science)
" Advanced electronics
" Nonproliferation technologies
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP
Western organizations and institutions interested in pursuing
collaboration with NIS colleagues may wish to participate in the Science
Center Partners Program (SCPP). The SCPP allows governments,
intergovernmental or nongovernmental organizations, companies,
universities, and research facilities to become Partners to the Science
Centers under sponsorship of one of the underwriting agencies. These
Partners are then able to utilize the knowledge of NIS scientists and
engineers, while Partner funds may be applied toward programs and
projects that are compatible with the Center's overall objectives. The
Science Centers offer a framework under which Partners can develop new
scientific and technical relationships with NIS scientists, providing
unique access to the former Soviet weapons R&D community. The benefits
of becoming a Partner include access to the following:
" Established in-country project management infrastructure
" On-site auditing and monitoring
" Direct tax-free payment of salaries to participating scientists
" Advance host country concurrence on projects
" Legally binding project agreements
" Protection of intellectual property rights
" Protection of proprietary information
" Expedited review and approval process for project proposals
US companies or research facilities interested in becoming Science
Center Partners should request a Partners Program Package from the US
Science Centers Coordination Office (See Contact Information below).
PROPOSAL PROCESS
NIS institutes or other interested parties may submit project proposals
to the ISTC or STCU. The proposals must be filled out according to
special Science Center Proposal Preparation Instructions, which can be
requested directly from the Science Centers (See Contact Information).
Proposals are reviewed for technical merit and consistency with the
funding parties' government policies, after which the Science Centers'
Governing Boards make final funding decisions.
Financial support is contingent upon the participation of collaborators
from the funding parties, as it is the key to integrating NIS scientists
and engineers into the international community and to developing
projects with long-term scientific and/or commercial value. Once a
Western collaborator is committed to a project, funding from the Science
Centers is usually available to support the work of NIS scientists and
engineers involved in the project through tax-exempt direct grants. Many
US industries, national laboratories, and universities find it
advantageous to collaborate on Science Center projects because the
financial and logistical support offered by the Centers (regarding
customs arrangements, project management agreements, etc.) allow the
collaborators to maximize their resources. Levels of collaboration vary
from committing to frequent e-mail contact with the NIS institute to
maintaining a continuous presence at the project site.
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Project Development Grants are available to scientists from Russia,
Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. They
allow scientific and technical personnel involved in an SC proposal to
plan project details, meet with actual and potential collaborators, and
attend seminars relevant to their proposal topics. The funds are
approved for distribution by the Secretariat of the SC involved and are
not available to project participants or collaborators outside of the
NIS. For more information on these grants, contact one of the Science
Centers directly (see Contact Information).
SYMPOSIA
The ISTC also sponsors several symposia each year on various technical
issues. Experts from the United States, Europe, Japan, and NIS countries
participate in sessions designed to highlight the technological
expertise available in the NIS and to present current Western research
to interested NIS scientists. Contact the SC in Moscow for information
on upcoming symposia.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Correspondence to the ISTC should be addressed to: Ulitsa Luganskaya 9,
P.O. Box 25, 15516 Moscow, Russia; Tel: +7 095 321 4665; Fax: +7 095 31
4774; URL: http://www.istc.ru.
The STCU can be contacted at: Laboratornyj Provulok 3, 252133 Kyiv,
Ukraine; Tel: +380 44 227 8150; Fax: +380 44 227 8156; URL:
http://www.stcu.kiev.ua.
The US Science Centers Coordination Office for both the ISTC and the
STCU can be reached at: Science and Technology Centers, US Department of
State, PM/RNP Room 1480, Washington DC 20520, United States; Tel: +1 202
736 7695; or 7693; Fax: +1 202 736 7698; E-mail: istc info@aol.com or
stcu info@aol.com.
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