Digest for April 08, 1998
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-08 April 98 Sender: Vladbor@chat.ru
Subject: from Galya
02-08 April 98 Sender: davedc@bellsouth.net
Subject: from David Deci
03-08 April 98 Sender: Publisher@adcom.net
Subject: from Carl Shedd
04-08 April 98 Sender: bocchini@flash.net
Subject: from Carl H. Bocchini
05-08 April 98 Sender: GTTools@msn.com
Subject: from Bill Carr
06-08 April 98 Sender: soneri@super.net.pk
Subject: from ALI RAZA
07-08 April 98 Sender: zherdev@chat.ru
Subject: from George Zherdev
08-08 April 98 Sender: JAWZ17@HOTMAIL.COM
Subject: from BRAD SCHULTZ
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-08 April 98 Sender: "chcloux" (chcloux@vtx.ch)
Subject: help needed
02-08 April 98 Sender: "Sharyl Corrado" (Sharyl.M.Corrado@wheaton.edu)
Subject: The Role of Christian Women in Contemporary
Post-Soviet Society
03-08 April 98 Sender: Makhmud Albekov (cir@samuni.silk.org)
Subject: Information
04-08 April 98 Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@glasnet.ru)
Subject: searching for a Moscow band to play at charity event
05-08 April 98 Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@glasnet.ru)
Subject: sponsorship needed to attend competition in London
06-08 April 98 Sender: "Andrew V. Shipilov" (andrew@andyfu.crimea.ua)
Subject: Ukrainian student is looking for a University
07-08 April 98 Sender: "Michael Morozov" (aquarium@pluris.com)
Subject: Aquarium & Auctyon in America, April 1998
08-08 April 98 Sender: "Joel" (rosenberger@mcleodusa.net)
Subject: Vladimir
09-08 April 98 Sender: "Margaret Nicely" (margaret@tbsc.tomsk.ru)
Subject: Conference announcement
10-08 April 98 Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Satellite Presentations on Russian Science
11-08 April 98 Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: UPDATE: OSI Fellowships
12-08 April 98 Sender: Alexis Perrier (aperrier@rocketmail.com)
Subject: Internet provider in Moscow
13-08 April 98 Sender: Palms and Company (russia@aa.net)
Subject: Program to Train Russian Business Managers in USA
14-08 April 98 Sender: "Michael D. Corbin" (mirhouse@sky.net)
Subject: feeding the government
15-08 April 98 Sender: TaurusC (TaurusC@aol.com)
Subject: international phone rates reduction
16-08 April 98 Sender: Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj (Bohdan@TRYZUB.com)
Subject: The Ukrainian Weekly Preview April 5th, 1998
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: Vladbor@chat.ru
Subject: from Galya
I 'm 9 years old living in Ukraine.i'm looking for penpals nearly of my
age. I study English , but also should like to study German. I'll answer
to everyone who writes. Whith best regards , Galya.
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Sender: davedc@bellsouth.net
Subject: from David Deci
Looking for anyone near Krasilov who can tell me if there is a village by
the name of Chernelevka and is North West of Krasilov. I am searching to
see if the village still exists and what may have happened to the village
just before the first World War l. Would appreciate any response from
anyone with some knowledge of the town or who can tell me of the names of
the people in the village. This has been a long search for me and I may
finally be getting to know of this town and its people. Thanks for letting
me convey this message to all you folks out there in the Ukraine. I have
been searching for my parents home towns for years.
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Sender: Publisher@adcom.net
Subject: from Carl Shedd
I was in Moscow in December 1979. The hospitality by regular citizens was
wonderful, and I have many photos I enjoy. One of the best was Red Square
at night with the Kremlin and the beautiful red star shing out overhead.
The New York Times reported today that Russia is in search of a "national
idea." Believable slogans are hard to create, but for anyones interest I
enclose the following:
Out of war, peace;
Out of destruction, rebirth;
Out of suffering, redemption;
Out of brotherhood, freedom;
Out of determination, prosperity.
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Sender: bocchini@flash.net
Subject: from Carl H. Bocchini
Hi I will be in Moscow May 13 to 6-1 what should I expect. Great site
found it by chance Carl
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Sender: GTTools@msn.com
Subject: from Bill Carr
What a wonderful site! Thanks to all who do work on it. I'm a middle aged
police officer in a large city and would enjoy correspondence with police
officers or anyone in Russia. I will reply to all. I've had the great
pleasure of visiting Moscow and Lipetsk. The people were wonderful and
someday I hope to visit again.
Again, thanks to all who work on this site. What a great idea.
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Sender: soneri@super.net.pk
Subject: from ALI RAZA
HELLO:PRIVET KAK DELA
MY NAME IS ALI AND LIVE IN PAKISTAN I WOULD LIKE
TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANYONE LIVING IN THE TASHKENT
UZBEKISTON I SPEAK A RUSSIAN DUE TO MY BUSINESS,
BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO TASHKENT IF ANY ONE WOULD
LIKE TO CONTACT ME IN KARACHI, PAKISTAN
I WILL RESPOND
I AM WAITING FOR REPLY
THANK YOU
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Sender: zherdev@chat.ru
Subject: from George Zherdev
Internet Art Resources! Welcome to
http://people.weekend.ru/zherdev/doska.htm !
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Sender: JAWZ17@HOTMAIL.COM
Subject: from BRAD SCHULTZ
HELLO, I'M A 22 YEAR OLD AMERICAN SOLDIER IN THE FRANKFURT, GERMANY AREA.
E-MAIL ME!
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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: "chcloux" (chcloux@vtx.ch)
Subject: help needed
Hi!
I am a blind student, I live in Switzerland. I will start studying
Russian in October and I am very eager to start, for it has been my
greatest dream for years. But still there are a few difficulties and I
am trying to find a way out. I need to know what is available as for OCR
(scanning) programs for the blind. I also need information about
bilingual dictionaries, if there are any, on CD-ROM (the best would
Russian/French and vice-versa, but I can also manage with
Russian/Eng-ish, Russian/German or Russian/Italian). I also need
information about cyrillic, etc... Can anyone help?
And since I am writing, let me thank my Russian friends for whom they
are, for existing, for being alive on this earth, too, for telling me
about their country and for their friendship!
Best regards,
Christine Cloux
chcloux@vtx.ch
--
"Spricht die Seele, ach, so spricht schon die Seele nicht mehr."
(Schiller)
(Lorsque l'’me parle, hÈlas! par consÈquent ce n'est dÈjý plus l'’me qui
parle.)
(Quando l'anima parla, ahimË! quindi non Ë giý pi˜ l'anima che parla.)
(When the soul speaks, alas, therefore it is already no longer the soul
that speaks.)
("Kogda zagovorila dusha, uvi, eto znachit, chto dusha bol'she ne mozhet
govorit'." [Daniil])
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Sender: "Sharyl Corrado" (Sharyl.M.Corrado@wheaton.edu)
Subject: The Role of Christian Women in Contemporary Post-Soviet Society
The Institute for East-West Christian Studies, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
recently published a theme issue of their quarterly newsletter, the
_East-West Church & Ministry Report_, on the role of Christian women in
contemporary post-Soviet society. The 16- page newsletter includes 12
articles written by protestant Christian women in the former Soviet Union
about their faith and lives. Both a print edition and an e-mail edition
are available.
One-year print subscription rates for the _East-West Church & Ministry
Report_ are $42.75 U.S., $47.75 Canada, and $52.75 International. The
e-mail edition is available at no extra charge to print subscribers. The
rate for e-mail subscriptions is only $20.00/year. The theme issue alone
is available for $10 (print edition) or $5 (e-mail). To order, please
contact the Institute for East-West Christian Studies at the address below.
The 70-page book, _Rol' khristianki v sovremennom obshchestve_ [The Role of
a Christian Woman in Contemporary Society], which provides the basis for
this theme issue on women and evangelism, includes 28 articles written by
women in the former Soviet Union working in a variety of ministries. It is
available in Moscow at the Association for Spiritual Renewal Bookstore.
For ordering information, please contact: Assotsiatsiya "Dukhovnoye
Vozrozhdeniye" Kv. 29-30 Novye Cheryemushki Ul. Nametkina, korpus 5
Moscow 117420 Tel: 7-095-719-7945 Fax: 7-095-719-7890; E-mail: nadp@asr.ru;
http://www.asr.ru
In the U.S., it is available for $4.00, plus $3.00 postage and handling,
from: Institute for East-West Christian Studies Wheaton College Wheaton, IL
60187 Tel: 630-752-5917 Fax: 630-752-5916 E-mail: melliott@wheaton.edu
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Sender: Makhmud Albekov (cir@samuni.silk.org)
Subject: Information
Salom!
Was nice to meet with you friends.
I'm Albekov Makhmud coordinator for the International Relations Office
in Samarkand (see http://www.polimi.it/ateneo/centri/cri/crifa/samar/)
and interested on different international foundations activities,
scientific conferences, summer schools, grants, etc.
Will be apricciated if anybody can provide an information.
For official information: info@samuni.silk.org
For personal information: cir@samuni.silk.org
IROSAM, University blvd,15, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 703004
Tel/fax: (007-3662)336841
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Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@glasnet.ru)
Subject: searching for a Moscow band to play at charity event
I am looking for a Moscow band (Russian, foreign, or mixed)
that would be willing to donate an evening to perform at a
charity Spring Ball. The Ball will be held at the Aerostar Hotel
on April 19 from 6-10 pm. Attendees to the ball will be alumni
of USIA-sponsored exchange programs ranging in age from
16 to 40. The majority of the attendees will be in their early
20's. We expect about 200 people to attend. Proceeds from the
event will be donated to Dmitry Shparo's organization Adventure
Club to support their clean up expedition to Mount Elbrus this
summer. The evening will consist of a presentation by the
celebrated Shparo (who just recently completed the first-ever
crossing of the Bering Strait on skiis), hors d'oeurves, free
soft drinks and cash bar, live music, and a deluxe prize drawing.
Sponsors for the event are Aerostar Hotel, Alphagraphics, Coca
Cola, Europa Plus, Moscow Paging, Starlite Diner, UNISTAFF, and
U.S. Tasty Products.
We need help finding a group to perform the live music! We
are looking for a group who can play music that would appeal
to a wide age group (contemporary music in English and/or
Russian, older pop classics, maybe a waltz or romance).
Something along the lines of what would be played at a wedding.
We see it as a great opportunity to gain publicity while doing
something good for the environment in Russia.
Please contact me with any and all ideas. If anyone has some
suggestions, I will be happy to contact the band directly.
Thank you!
Marianne
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Marianne Ruane
FSAFLEX Alumni Coordinator
ACTR/ACCELS
117049 Moscow Russia
Leninsky pr-t, d.2, k.503
(095) 230-4582, 956-7812 (fax)
fsaalumni@glasnet.ru
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Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@glasnet.ru)
Subject: sponsorship needed to attend competition in London
An alumnus of the Freedom Support Act Future Leaders
Exchange (FSAFLEX) recently won an English-language
public speaking competition and would like to attend the finals
in London. He is looking for approximately $360 to cover the
cost of his plane ticket and insurance. I can vouch that he is an
extremely motivated and trustworthy student and that this
request is legitimate. Anyone who is interested in sponsoring
him can contact me at the coordinates listed below. Thank you
for your time.
Dear ladies and gentlemen!
My name is Stanislav Pazovski. This year I was
lucky to win the annual Moscow public speaking competition
held by the English Speaking Union (ESU). ESU is a joint
British-American nonprofit organization which promotes English
language worldwide as a means of international communication.
It holds public speaking competitions in many countries of the
world each year. According to ESU rules, national level champions
have a right to represent their country at the annual international
competition in London, which is to take place at the beginning of
May, approximately May 12-17.
ESU covers all the main expenses of their finalists except for
medical insurance (which costs $10) and the plane ticket
(approximately $350). I am looking for a company or individual
who would be willing to sponsor my trip and cover the cost of
transportation. I will try to get the cheapest round-trip ticket to
London with a fixed date. After my trip the travel and health
insurance documents will be submitted to the sponsor, as well as
the sum exceeding the total cost.
The sponsor will be mentioned in any press articles about the
event (which there are sure to be if I go, and in addition I hope to
win the competition) and in the FSAFLEX alumni newsletter (as
I am an alumnus of this program) which is received by over 5000
young people
in the CIS.
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Marianne Ruane
FSAFLEX Alumni Coordinator
ACTR/ACCELS
117049 Moscow Russia
Leninsky pr-t, d.2, k.503
(095) 230-4582, 956-7812 (fax)
fsaalumni@glasnet.ru
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Sender: "Andrew V. Shipilov" (andrew@andyfu.crimea.ua)
Subject: Ukrainian student is looking for a University
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen
I have a Ukrainian student who is currently studying in the US on a high
school program of one of the exchange organizations. He is willing to
continue his education for four years to obtain a Bachelor'a degree in
Business in one of the American Universities.
Is this still possible to find a suitable program for him ?
He will turn 17,5 in September but still wants to continue his studies.
He is a very motivated applicant and his parents are wiling to provide
required financial support.
Please reply at your earliest convenience.
Yours
Andrew V. Shipilov
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Andrew V. Shipilov *yfu@andyfu.crimea.ua* Chief Financial
YFU Ukraine http ://www.xist.com/YFU Officer
Please send all attached files to shipilov@hotmail.com
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Sender: "Michael Morozov" (aquarium@pluris.com)
Subject: Aquarium & Auctyon in America, April 1998
To: All Slavic Departments
From: Collagen Entertainment Group (http://www.collagen.org/aaa/index.html)
Hello!
On behalf of Collagen Entertainment I am glad to announce the USA-1998 tours
of Aquarium and Auctyon. These well-known groups have developed their
musical styles in early 80's and are still on the pinnacle of popularity
both in Russia and in the US. Don't miss the unique opportunity to see them
performing live.
The original Russian rock and folk songs with heartfelt lyrics and
soul-opening melodies of Boris Grebenshikov... The ultimate rock-n-roll
drive of Alexander Liapin's guitar, who reunited with Aquarium after his
leave in 1991 just for this concert season... The power performance of
Oleg Garkusha to the relentless dance rhythm of Auctyon... It will be the
biggest entertainment event of the year for the Russian community of the
USA.
And we are proud to provide the best concert halls in all cities with
uncomparable light and sound. Just as we did on DDT concerts in December
1997.
All tour information is published on
http://www.collagen.org/aaa/index.html
Group discounts are available in most of the cities - please contact Alex
Goryachev at collagen@collagen.org for reservations and information. Note
that seating is extremely limited, so get your tickets as soon as possible.
With best regards,
Michael Morozov (maik@collagen.org)
http://www.collagen.org/aaa/index.html
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Sender: "Joel" (rosenberger@mcleodusa.net)
Subject: Vladimir
Hi, my name is Joel Rosenberger and last year I was able to spend some =
time in the Golden Ring, including Vladimir and Suzdal. The school =
where I work has a relationship with a Russian organization in Vladimir, =
and I'm always interested in making new friends from the area. I do =
read and speak some Russian.
Maybe someone could help me find information on the following:
-Monthly internet service rates in the Vladimir area
-Where to get a Vladimir phone book (yellow/white pages)
Thanks,
Joel Rosenberger
rosenberger@mcleodusa.net
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Sender: "Margaret Nicely" (margaret@tbsc.tomsk.ru)
Subject: Conference announcement
Dear Friends, Please pass this along to any lists or individuals you think
might be interested. The institute is very interested in having foreign
participation.
In accordance with the schedule of meetings and conferences approved by the
Presidium of Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences for 1998
The Institute for Atmospheric Optics, Tomsk, Siberia will host, June 15 and
until June 17, 1998 5th Symposium on Atmospheric and Ocean Optics ( since
1998 this annual Russian symposium takes the status of an International
Symposium)
The Chairman of the symposium is Academician V.E.Zuev IAO, SB RAS, Tomsk,
Russia Scientific Secretaries of Symposium: Dr. G.P.Kokhanenko and
Dr.Yu.F.Arshinov Working languages of Symposium: English and Russian
It is planned that Symposium Programme will include presentations of
Invited Papers at the plenary sessions, oral presentations and poster
presentations.
Sessions will concentrate on the following research areas:
1. Absorption of optical waves in gaseous and condensed media
2. Scattering of optical waves in the atmosphere and ocean
(clouds, aerosol, and hydrosol)
3. Radiation regime in the atmosphere (clouds, aerosol, and
green-house gases)
4.Transfer and processing of images and signals
5.Optical wave propagation in randomly inhomogeneous media
6.Adaptive optics
7.Nonlinear effects accompanying the optical wave propagation
through the atmosphere and water media
8.Space-based sounding with optical and radio waves
9.Sounding of the upper atmosphere with optical
and radio waves
10.Optical monitoring of the troposphere (including the
atmospheric boundary layer)
11.Optical and radiophysics techniques and instrumentation for
sensing the atmosphere and ocean
12.Ecological monitoring of the air and water basins of the
Earth using optical techniques
The sessions devoted to the last topic will be combined with the sessions
of the International symposium "Monitoring and Rehabilitation of the
Environment" to be held in Tomsk (June 17-19, 1998)
Submission of abstracts
To qualify for acceptance, International participants must send via e-mail
one or via mail two copies of your abstract by May 3,1998 to:
G.P.Kokhanenko Scientific Secretary of the 5th International Symposium on
Atmospheric and Ocean Optics, 1, Academicheskii Ave., 634055, Tomsk, Russia
Phone: +7(3822) 25 84 96, +7(3822) 25 85 16 E-mail: zuev@iao.tomsk.su
Paper review
To ensure a high quality conference, all abstracts and proceedings
will be reviewed by the conference chairs for scientific merit and content.
Your Abstract should include the following:
1. Abstract Title
2. Author listing (principal author first)
3. Affiliation and correspondence address for each author
Mailing address, telephone, telefax, e-mail
4. Session
Please indicate the related topic among the conference areas
5. Presentation
Please indicate your preference for either
Oral presentation or/and Poster presentation
6. Key words
7. Abstract text
Maximum 200 words, language Russian or English
Proceedings of Symposium
This symposium will result in a volume of proceedings
that will be published after Symposium.
The guidelines for submission of papers to this volume will be
presented in the second call for papers.
Registration fee:
The participants from Russia will be requested 100 roubles
as the registration fee,
the participants from out of Russia will be requested 100 USD.
Looking forward to seeing you in Tomsk among the participants
of the 5th International Symposium on
Atmospheric and Ocean Optics!
Organizing Committee.
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Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Satellite Presentations on Russian Science
***Presentation on the Commercial Applications of Russian Science***
The first in the series of satellite presentations on the Commercial
Applications of Russian Science will air on Wednesday, April 15. It
will be available throughout North America by direct satellite
broadcast and through the National Technological University network.
This first presentation will feature Vladimir Fortov, Minister of
Science and Technologies of the Russian Federation, who was
reappointed to his position following the recent cabinet shakeup.
Dr. Fortov will present Russian research into the uses of intense
shock waves. Among the applications discussed are treatment of
chemical waste and purification of air and water, detection of
minerals and underground objects, earthquake prediction, microwave
generation and lightening simulation, synthetic diamond production,
explosive welding and others.
Additional information on this and succeeding presentations and how
your organization may receive them may be found at the program web
site located at: http://www.missouri.edu/~ceewww/rsss .
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Richard Potter
College of Engineering
University of Missouri-Columbia
573.882.3469
rpotter@ecn.missouri.edu
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Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: UPDATE: OSI Fellowships
***UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE'S FELLOWSHIPS***
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Dear colleagues,
Please find attached the updated call for applications for Open
Society Fellowships from the new OSI-Budapest International
Fellowship Program (text version). If you have already distributed
the previous version there should not be any confusion as it contains
the same basic information regarding dates, requirements, etc. It is
important that you distribute this revised announcement throughout
your networks and beyond as well, however, as it includes further
contact details and new website addresses, sample budget guidelines,
and a few minor changes.
All the best,
Pamela Kilpadi
OSI-Budapest
Tel: (36 1) 327-3100, ex. 2172
Fax: (36 1) 327-3809
____________________________________________________________________
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
OPEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIPS
OSI-BUDAPEST
_____________________________________________________________________
The Open Society Institute-Budapest is calling for applications for a
new Open Society Fellowship. Broadly speaking, an open society is
characterized by a reliance on the rule of law, the existence of a
democratically elected government, a diverse and vigorous civil
society, and respect for minorities and minority opinions. The
fellowship is intended to support research, writing or activism, and
to encourage the development of program strategies for the Soros
Foundations Network, in the following subject areas:
1) Pre-school, primary and secondary education
2) Higher education
3) Culture and cultural institutions
4) Law, human rights and public administration
5) Civil society and institution-building
6) Media
7) Roma and other minority rights issues
8) Economic reform and management education
9) Publishing
10) Libraries and electronic communications
11) Public medicine and health
12) Gender integration
Fellowships in the above subject areas may be awarded for significant
research and writing, the design and/or implementation of pilot
projects, or other efforts to offer new information, insights and
ideas on issues of importance to promoting an open society in the
countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and
Mongolia. Fellowships may be awarded for efforts focused on one
country as well as those of a regional character.
At the same time, the fellows will participate in the activities of
working groups established by the Soros Foundations Network in the
above subject areas. These working groups will meet several times
during the course of the fellowship to help the Soros Foundations
Network develop strategies for future network activities in the
region. In addition, the fellows will be assigned mentors with whom
they will be able to discuss their work. Mentors will come from
leading members of the professional staff of the Soros Foundations
Network and from the Central European University.
*TERMS OF AWARD*
Fellows will be provided with a one year stipend, expenses and needed
communications equipment to work full-time on a project of their
design in one of the above areas. The amount of the award will vary
depending on standards in the fellow's country of residence and the
budgetary needs of the proposal.
As a rule, fellows will be based in their home countries;
alternatively, fellows could spend all or part of the year in
Budapest in order to work more closely with the Soros Foundations
Network. Fellows who remain in their home countries will be expected
to travel to Budapest and other parts of the region as needed to
participate in the activities of the strategic working groups.
*TO APPLY*
Application Requirements and Procedures
1. Age
The Fellowship is open to persons, aged 35 and younger, as of June 1,
1998.
2. Residency
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the following
countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova,
Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia.
3. Language of Application
All applications must be in English, and applicants must have
excellent English language skills to participate actively in
discussions in English with the expert committees and others in the
Soros Foundations Network about their area of expertise. However, it
is not necessary that the project proposed by the applicant be one in
which English is the language used. Thus, an applicant may propose a
research and writing project in Polish, as long as the applicant is
readily able to discuss the project and related topics in English.
4. Application Contents
Applicants should send a proposal, of no more than 1500 words,
outlining a project in one of the twelve areas. This proposal should
briefly explain the following:
- Project objective and procedures for fulfilling the project;
- Time schedule;
- Resources available (in particular, if other funding sources have
been approached or provided);
- Resources needed, including a detailed budget;(please see sample
budget provided)
- If appropriate, the proposal should explain how the results of the
project might be applied broadly to the region as a whole.
In addition to this proposal, applicants should include:
- A one or two page c.v. that describes relevant educational,
employment or other experience;
- A transcript from the highest level of school completed;
- Two letters of reference;
- Certified English translations of the transcript and letters of
recommendation. Translations must be official or certified by an
university English language department.
All application materials should be sent to OSI in the same package,
to the extent possible. Applications must be sent by registered or
air mail. Three collated copies of all materials must be provided.
The name of the applicant should appear in the upper right hand
corner of every page included in the submission. All submissions
should be single-sided and typed. Please do not use staples.
Applicants should be sure to provide contact information applicable
through the end of August, including e-mail address and fax number
where possible.
5. Application Deadlines
Completed applications must be received by June 1, 1998 to be
considered. It is recommended that applications be postmarked by May
18, 1998 to allow enough time for delivery. Finalists may be asked to
travel to Budapest at OSI expense to be interviewed, some time during
the week of June 26. It is expected that successful applicants will
be notified by or shortly after July 30.
Applicants will be notified of receipt of their application, probably
within two weeks by regular mail, fax or electronic mail.
6. Application Address
Completed applications should be sent to: Open Society
Institute-Budapest, attention: Pamela Kilpadi, Oktober 6 Utca 12,
H-1051 Budapest, Hungary. For further information, please connect to
the web site in Budapest at http://www.osi.hu/ifp or in New York at
http://www.soros.org/osibudfel.html, write an e-mail to
fellows@osi.hu or telephone at (36 1) 327-3863.
*OPEN SOCIETY FELLOWSHIP SAMPLE BUDGET CATEGORIES*
Budgets will vary depending on the fellow's country of residence and
the budgetary needs of the proposal. This is a full-time fellowship.
If you plan to be involved in separate activities during the summer
1998 to summer 1999 period, please indicate along with your budget
the nature of this activity, time commitment needed, compensation,
and any organization with which you will be affiliated.
Please consider the following potential expenses when drafting a
budget.
COSTS
- Communications equipment (laptop computer, e-mail)
- Travel costs not including trips to Budapest (airfare, land
transport, visas, travel health insurance, accommodation)
- Purchase of books, research materials
- Photocopying
- Other costs associated with the proposal (please provide details)
OTHER GRANTS/FUNDS
- Funding body
- Amount of funding
- Documentation regarding funding
- Any previous grants, scholarships or fellowships received (indicate
when awarded and by whom)
- Details of any Soros foundations or Open Society Institute grants
received including date
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Sender: Alexis Perrier (aperrier@rocketmail.com)
Subject: Internet provider in Moscow
Priviet all, I will be moving to Moscow quite soon and I need to find an
internet provider over there. Could someone recommend a good one ? Are
there any provider for which you pay only a connection fee every month for
instance, but which is not dependent on the amount of time you spend
connected. I'll be living with friends and I don't want to have their
phone bill to explode.
Thank you for your help
Alexei
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Sender: Palms and Company (russia@aa.net)
Subject: Program to Train Russian Business Managers in USA
I have received the attached SABIT announcement. The program is
designed for U.S. firms, but I think the announcement may be of interest
to Baltic, Ukrainian, Belarus, and Russian clients of our firm.
It will not be productive for non-US companies to make inquiries to the
contacts noted in the announcement. However, for your clients who are in
contact with U.S. companies, it may be useful to be aware of the SABIT
program. In fact, it may be useful for you to bring this program to the
attention of those American companies, with whom you are in contact.
The Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT)
Announces
The Presidential Management Training Initiative (PMTI)
U.S. Companies with an interest in the Russian market can participate in
the new Presidential Management Training Initiative (PMTI) -- a special
initiative established by the U.S. and Russian Governments to train
hundreds of Russian business managers who represent the future of
Russias economic growth.
SABIT will implement a large portion of the PMTI program by awarding
grants to qualifying U.S. companies. These funds will go towards
defraying the costs of training the Russian managers for up to three
months in the United States. Palms & Company will augment this traininbg
and coordinate it with activities in providing capital, technology,
know-how and American "partners" for Russian companies.
How can a U.S. Company Benefit from PMTI?
PMTI will provide a unique opportunity for U.S. companies interested in
expanding in or entering the emerging Russian market. The training will
promote the exchange of information and knowledge between Russia and the
United States and will allow U.S. enterprises to establish valuable
Russian business contacts.
Since 1991, SABIT has successfully trained over 1200 managers and
scientists from the Newly Independent States (NIS) in a range of
industries. Participating U.S. host companies credit SABIT with
facilitating over $110 million in U.S. exports. Furthermore, over 70
percent of SABITs interns subsequently establish business relationships
with their U.S. hosts through trade, joint ventures, distribution and
purchasing agreements.
Who Pays for the Program?
As with SABITs regular grant program, U.S. companies will pay for all
non-reimbursable costs associated with three months of hands-on, non-
academic training. Upon completion of the PMTI program, SABIT will
reimburse participating U.S. companies for the interns per diem and a
portion of their housing.
International travel for the intern will be covered by the Government
of the Russian Federation.
SABIT will reimburse the participating U.S. company for intern per
diem in the amount of $30/day.
SABIT will reimburse the participating U.S. company for up to
$500/month for housing expenses associated with the training.
How Can U.S. Companies Participate in this One of a Kind Opportunity?
All U.S. corporations, associations and organizations are eligible and
encouraged to apply. The Russian interns will be preselected
through a competitive process and approved by SABIT for placement in
U.S. host companies. Once approved for participation, the U.S. host
company will work with SABIT in choosing the most suitable intern(s) for
training.
If you are interested in applying for the PMTI program or would like to
be on the SABIT mailing list please contact:
Tracy Rollins or Ilona Shtrom
SABIT - Room 3319
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th Street and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
Tel: (202) 482 0073; Fax: (202) 482 2443
Email: sabitapply@usita.gov
S uvajheniem i nailuchshimi pozhelaniyami,
Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms
President, Palms & Company, Inc., Investment Bankers (1934-1997)
The United States of America E-mail: russia@aa.net
Tel: 1 425 - 828-6774 Fax 1 425 827-5528
WWW home page: http://members.aa.net/~russia/palloby.html
"Understanding Russian Banking"
http://members.aa.net/~russia/banking/book.html
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Sender: "Michael D. Corbin" (mirhouse@sky.net)
Subject: feeding the government
Dear Friend,
>From the book, Understanding Russian Banking
by Professor Mikhail K. Lapidus
and Dr. Pyotr Joannevich van de Waal-Palms
UNIT 1
Russian Banking History and Development
Introduction
Unit One describes the internal banking system of Russia
and its history and recent evolution, discovering that in
a real sense, there can no longer be a purely internal banking
system in a global economy. The global economy has been
brought about through innovation, technology and de-regulation.
To the extent the government prints more rubles than the
equivalent of the hard currencies earned on exports, it will
lower the real exchange rate value of the ruble. In effect,
the government imposes a tax whenever it prints rubles for
which there is no corresponding production of goods. By laws
and policies, it transfers this money from the earner/owner
to another party. Printing rubles is the same thing as
collecting a tax. But it is a tax on the possession of money
not the production of money, and is, therefore, parasitical.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.mirhouse.com/bank.html
Also, if you would be interested in an honest perspective of
one man's life in China over the last seventy years, please
visit, A Sparrow's Voice at:
http://www.mirhouse.com/sparrow.html
Sincerely,
Michael D. Corbin
Kansas City
www.mirhouse.com
mirhouse@sky.net
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Sender: TaurusC (TaurusC@aol.com)
Subject: international phone rates reduction
Hello friends:
Tele-King International ( formerly KingBell ) just anounced
further rate reduction effective April 15, 1998.
Also the new switch with much bigger capacity and much better quality was just
installed.
New rates from the US are:
Russia,Ukraine,Belarus - $0.575
Australia - .255
Canada - .225
Israel - .505
Germany - .265
France - .275
UK - .16
-There is no sign up fees, monthly fees or other charges.
-Rates are in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
-You do not need to switch your existing long distance service
( access using 800-number ).
If you're paying more for your international calls please contact us and we'll
sign you up.
We also offer great callback programms, calling cards, etc.
Best regards,
Taurus Consulting TaurusC@aol.com
738 Main Street #144
Waltham , MA 02154
(617) 739-7173
fax (617) 734-9795
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Sender: Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj (Bohdan@TRYZUB.com)
Subject: TryzubSite: The Ukrainian Weekly Preview April 5th, 1998, is now
Greetings,
The latest *PREVIEW* of the Ukrainian Weekly is now available!
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. Go directly to http://www.TRYZUB.com and
click on the "Current Events" section located in the upper right quadrant
of the web page on top.
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 complete articles are available to
subscribers only. Subscription information is available
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/.
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on how you may subscribe!
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A search engine is available where one may search through
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TryzubSite, established in 1994, is one of the oldest and quickest growing
sites for matters Ukrainian on Internet. Located at http://www.tryzub.com/,
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http://www.TRYZUB.com
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