From gcole@friends-partners.org Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:26:50 -0500 Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:26:50 -0500 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-03-05 Digest for March 05, 2000 Dear Friends, We are writing to let you know of quite a few changes within the Friends and Partners project. Our US group is in the process of establishing a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation (called the "Friends and Partners Foundation") similar to the one Natasha established in Russia two years ago. This will become the legal organization out of which we manage all F&P services in the US. This change will allow our organization and staff in both US and Russia to provide improved services and pursue new sources of funding to help support and grow these activities. For six years, Friends and Partners has received very good and steadfast support from some great folks at the University of Tennessee such as Homer Fisher and Bill Snyder. We will forever be grateful to the institution and in particular to these individuals who have helped provide a solid foundation in the US for these efforts. We're also grateful to a lot of good folks in the Center for International Networking Initiatives (CINI) who have done so much to support F&P over the years. CINI very much continues its good work now - but focused solely on the MIRnet project. Over the last couple of years, our activities at the University with Friends and Partners have focused more and more on the MIRnet project (the NSF/Russian Ministry funded high performance network). During some recent administrative restructuring created by the new president of UT, we made the decision to continue the MIRnet project within CINI, but to move the broader Friends and Partners effort outside of the university. Since mid December we have been quite busy making arrangements for this quite large transfer of information, accounts, software tools, servers, etc. and are glad to announce that it is largely complete. Friends and Partners will continue to work closely with the University of Tennessee, but is making arrangements for its own funding and staffing outside of the University. For all of these changes, we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to a long-time friend of F&P, Ed Bryson. Ed manages an Internet service company in Knoxville, Esper Systems (http://www.esper.com/). Ed has from the earliest days of Friends and Partners and some of our other projects (such as KORRnet) been a very strong and generous supporter. Indeed years ago, Ed provided Friends and Partners with its domain name and has since maintained that for us. Ed's generosity is now providing Friends and Partners with up to a T3 of connectivity (the best in our history) as well as the use of their ISP services at ESPER. We recently purchased server equipment (and much additional donated by ESPER) on which all of the Friends and Partners servers now run. We can't say enough good things about Ed Bryson, what he has meant to the project over the past few years, and all he has done in recent weeks to help make a relatively smooth transition possible. During the last several weeks, many new activities have been initiated with F&P - especially with the Russian team. Natasha has recently begun working with three new cities on the CIVnet intiatiave (http://www.friends-partners.ru/civnet/), her staff in Moscow has been working hard on the new design for the F&P web site, we've installed new software for better listserv management, and we've been very busy with the MIRnet project (http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/mirnet/). We are really sorry about being absent with the digest over the last several weeks, but amidst all the transition (which includes an additional job at the University for Greg), we have been really struggling to complete these changes. We appreciate your patience with us during this transition time and we look forward to doing our best to serve this community for many years to come. Sincerely, Greg & Natasha Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-05 March Sender: cklavewm@aol.com Subject: William and Carrie Klave 02-05 March Sender: bmansbbq@gateway.net Subject: Brian Hershey 03-05 March Sender: crizis@yahoo.com Subject: Aybek RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-05 March Sender: "Gina & Barry Minchey" (minchey@us.hsanet.net) Subject: Program for Russian Child to Learn English 02-05 March Sender: chris & wendy (chitchat@pacific.net.sg) Subject: Relocating to Moscow... 03-05 March Sender: "Cristina M Isheev" (SVCLISHEEV@bigpond.com) Subject: lost relatives 04-05 March Sender: Ellgee@home.com Subject: poetry on F&P 05-05 March Sender: "Floyd Fyvie" (fc5v@mill.tds.net) Subject: Tomsk 06-05 March Sender: inderst@sfb504.uni-mannheim.de Subject: inquiry 07-05 March Sender: Info (info@misshalls.org) Subject: Miss Hall's School 08-05 March Sender: jost.walther@biologie.uni-ulm.de Subject: cyrillic question 09-05 March Sender: Lklave@webtv.net (Linda Klave) Subject: Adopting children from Russia 10-05 March Sender: MAldish@aol.com Subject: Genology 11-05 March Sender: Mary Eileen Wood (mewood@ibm.net) Subject: Dr. Georgi Grechko 12-05 March Sender: michelleruth@juno.com Subject: Russian Friends 13-05 March Sender: Mike Jones (Michael.Jones@open.ac.uk) Subject: Russian language 14-05 March Sender: "Rushefsky, Molly" (mrushefsky@eurasia.org) Subject: New Eurasia Foundation Listserve 15-05 March Sender: "sam" (sam123@ptd.net) Subject: can you help! 16-05 March Sender: "Stephen H. Kapit" (clients@dreamtime.net) Subject: Hello 17-05 March Sender: "Stephen H. Kapit" (clients@dreamtime.net) Subject: Hello 18-05 March Sender: 101605.1660@compuserve.com Subject: Josef Elgurt 19-05 March Sender: GSchall@aol.com Subject: Moscow String Quartet Video Conference From School in New York 20-05 March Sender: Hugh (scribe@earthling.net) Subject: Russian cabinet new web site started this week? 21-05 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CEELI LAw Student Competition 22-05 March Sender: "anastasia volkova" (ms_stasssy@mail.ru) Subject: Help me!.. APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: cklavewm@aol.com Subject: William and Carrie Klave Looking for help with Russian to English translation, adopting children from Russia soon and may need some assistance with a 4 yr. old daughter contact us with help. cklavewm@aol.com e-mail thanks ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: bmansbbq@gateway.net Subject: Brian Hershey Hey, new to this whole internet thing and thought it would be neat to chat with everbody in Russia. I live in Seattle, Washington and with all the damn rain there is a lot of indoor time. But SUMMER IS COMING. So if you want to chat give me a message and I will respond to all. B-Man ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: crizis@yahoo.com Subject: Aybek Im 21 years old male from Central Asia.Currently Im studiing banking in Tashkent Institute of finance.Interests: rock music(especially Russian Rock (DDT,Chayf,..)),politics,cinema,fishing and so on. I can`t help myself observing Aral diying!Water,the source of life,desserting the region boiled by sun,blowned by salty wind..water has gone!Sea has died!and belief,of people,that sea will arise again is diying too.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Gina & Barry Minchey" (minchey@us.hsanet.net) Subject: Program for Russian Child to Learn English Hello! We have recently had an 8 year old Russian girl enroll in our American elementary school. She speaks no English, and we are trying to find some software that might help her. Because she is so young, we would prefer something with pictures and audible English pronunciations. It occurred to me that I could use your sample course that is posted on the web and just add the English pronunciations myself. Is there more to this course or is this all that's available? Would you know of anything prepackaged I could use? Any help you could give me would be appreciated. Thank you! Gina Minchey minchey@us.hsanet.net ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: chris & wendy (chitchat@pacific.net.sg) Subject: Relocating to Moscow... Hello! Can anyone steer me in the right direction. I have a dear friend with 2 young children who are moving to Moscow. Is there a resource to help make the process easier? For example, I live in Singapore (originally from the U.S.) and there is an "orientation" group called "Asia Welcome" that provided me with a loose leaf notebook with all sorts of information Singapore from Schools to Churches to Shopping and Travel... Is there and american association? Or, a french or german association? Thank you. W. Frame ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Cristina M Isheev" (SVCLISHEEV@bigpond.com) Subject: lost relatives my grandfather was born in Russia - Penza, but due to curcumstances involving World War 2 he was seperated from his family. He has been living in Australia for about 40 years now and I was wondering how we would be able to find some of his lost relatives. My e-mail address is svclisheev@bigpond.com Shane Isheev ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ellgee@home.com Subject: poetry on F&P Name: Lisa G Email-address: Ellgee@home.com I am so inspired to have found your website. I have just begun assisting snior Russians in learning to speak English. The teacher I am working with is up to having suggestions and currently the subject matter with her by the book ESL approach is so dull. The people I teach are very educated retired doctors and engineers and architects and are not involved enough in the classwork because the subject matter does not challenge their spirits and minds. Thank-you---I am excited for tomorrow when I bring to class poetry I found on your website. BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Floyd Fyvie" (fc5v@mill.tds.net) Subject: Tomsk I have a friend that moved here, Michigan-USA, 3 years ago. She would like to e-mail her mother who lives in Tomsk. Her concern was cost. I told her it does not cost to send e-mail here, I don't know about in Russia. Can you tell me about e-mail in Russia, just normal internet access charges, or is there additional charges ? Thank You. Floyd Fyvie ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: inderst@sfb504.uni-mannheim.de Subject: inquiry Dear Sirs, as I see you entertain an active network covering American- Russian activities. May I turn to you with the following question? My wife and me have currently to decide whether I shall take up an offer from Princeton, implying that we move to New York in September. We will only dare to take this step if she is sure that she can carry on her career as a Russian (NGO) expert in NY. For this purpose we are currently contacting foundations entertainig programs in Russia. However, we fear that we are missing particularly smaller institutions. Would you know of any comprehensive list of institutions in NY who have programs with Russia, paticularly in the area of poltical and democratic development. Many thanks Yours sincerely Roman Inderst ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Info (info@misshalls.org) Subject: Miss Hall's School Greetings from snowy New England! My name is Kim Boland and I work in the Office of Admission at Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, MA. We have recently accepted a highly competent student from the Ukraine to study at our School for the 2000-2001 academic year. I understand that your organization works predominantly with Russia, but I was wondering if you knew of any contacts that may help us find some funding for this student. I look forward to hearing from you soon. If you would like me to send you more information about Miss Hall's School please, let me know. Sincerely, Kim Boland '94 Admission Counselor ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: jost.walther@biologie.uni-ulm.de Subject: cyrillic question Name: Jost B. WALTHER Email-address: jost.walther@biologie.uni-ulm.de Hello! I should appreciate it very much if you would advise me from where I could download a kyrillic font that simulates kyrillic HANDWRITTEN text (in contrast to printed characters)? My PC runs under Windows NT, and I adapted it so that I can toggle between standard western and kyrillic (i.e. as used for Russian texts) characters and keyboard layout, respectively. Thank in advance for spending your time to answer to my question. Jost B. Walther University of Ulm 89069 ULM, Germany jost.walther@biologie.uni-ulm.de ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: Lklave@webtv.net (Linda Klave) Subject: Adopting children from Russia Need some help on translating English to Russian, as one baby will be only 8 mo. old but have option to also adopt older sister 4 yrs. old and may need help in learning some Russian. please offer any suggestions on cassette tapes or help? send to: William and Carrie Klave 27409 Doreen Farmington Hills, Mich. 48336 email: cklavewm@aol.com Have a Great Day! >From Linda at the: Double K Ranch ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: MAldish@aol.com Subject: Genology My fathers name was Daniel Aldish (Aldeski,Aldea, Aldiski or Oldes) He was born 10/8/1881 in Voevodeni Mici. His father was John and mother Mary. His brother John was born in Foyorc, Austria Hungry (4/15/1888) John came to America,but returned home. Another brother Zebediah (He might have been a laywer in Bucharest) He also had a sister Mary. I'm hoping to find the original spelling of the last name and perhap a living relative. Where could we write for his birth certificate? We will be indebted for your responce. Thank you, M. Aldish ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: Mary Eileen Wood (mewood@ibm.net) Subject: Dr. Georgi Grechko Hello, I am trying to contact Dr. Georgi Grechko, who visited our museum in 1993. I hope your office will be able to assist me. Dr. Grechko spoke most encouragingly to the youngsters I brought there from a Young Astronauts chapter in our public school. I would like to include what he said to the young girls that evening in a display at the MOST for Women's History Month in March. Would you be able either to provide me with contact information, or to forward this message to him for his consideration, please? I have downloaded a color photograph from Wade's site of Dr. Grechko, but would like to update the information we have. Then he and Maya were living in Moscow near "The Conquerors of the Cosmos" while he worked at the Academy of Sciences. However, I have been unable to locate him online. Thank you for your kind help. Gratefully, Mary Eileen Wood -- Mary Eileen Wood Volunteer Coordinator at the MOST Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology 315/425-9068 x2155 fax 315/425-9072 ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: michelleruth@juno.com Subject: Russian Friends Hello, I think that your Friend and Partners website is great! I have been a fan of your site since I first got online in 1997. Recently I created my own website called Russian Friends, and I thought that your site would be a valuable resource for my visitors, so I added a link to it from my site. Please take a look at Russian Friends ( http://www.geocities.com/russianfriends ), and if you like it, feel free to add a link to it from your website. Russian Friends is a virtual community for Russians and people interested in Russia including a discussion forum and information on travel, immigration, adjusting to the US, learning English and Russian, news, Russian communities in the US, recipes, religion, and more. Please take a look at Russian Friends and add a link back to it if you like the site. Thank you! Michelle http://www.geocities.com/russianfriends/ ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Mike Jones (Michael.Jones@open.ac.uk) Subject: Russian language Dear Sir / Madam , Do you know of any courses online that teaches basic Russian (very basic as I would like to be able to read and write the Russian language and of course be reasonably adept in speaking the language. Yours sincerely, Mike ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Rushefsky, Molly" (mrushefsky@eurasia.org) Subject: New Eurasia Foundation Listserve New "Eurasia Partners" Listserve Subscribe to the new Eurasia Foundation "Eurasia Partners" electronic newsletter for current information on: - new partnership grants; - Eurasia Foundation announcements; - partnership grant highlights; and - link to a recent list of Eurasia Foundation field-based and partnership grants on the Foundation web site. The listserve will be distributed approximately once a month beginning in March 2000. To subscribe, please visit our web site located at . You can also subscribe by creating an e-mail message addressed to listcaster@listserver.eurasia.org with "subscribe partners" on the first line of the message body. This is an automated subscription procedure, so please do not send any other messages to that address. Following your subscription request, an e-mail message will be automatically sent to you and ask that you reply and confirm your request with an assigned code. For more information, please contact: Molly Rushefsky Program Assistant The Eurasia Foundation 1350 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 234-7370, ext. 146 Fax: (202) 234-7377 E-mail: eurasia@eurasia.org The Eurasia Foundation promotes the advancement of democratic institutions and private enterprise in twelve host countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The Eurasia Foundation believes that societies function best when citizens take responsibility for their own civic and economic future. Foundation programs seek to promote the skills and vision necessary to bring the greatest social and economic benefits to individuals and their societies. ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "sam" (sam123@ptd.net) Subject: can you help! website which is devoted to highlighting the "new" people in the field, by listing their dissertations and some other key information. The list is to include those who have received PhD-equivalent degrees in the last 8 years in any field of Central Asian studies, who made significant use of materials pertaining to Central Asia in their PhD dissertation. The webpage is meant to serve the following purposes, among others: - To show the new directions and topics being pursued in the field (which might help those currently defining thesis topics to build on current scholarship) - To help people find others working on topics of interest -- to put together conference panels, collaborative research projects, etc. - To help prospective graduate students to identify institutions which have supported PhDs on topics related to their interests - To provide an access point to important research which is not yet published - To help publishers find good manuscripts - To help potential employers find good, young expertise Your assistance is requested in making this as complete and useful tool as possible. If you represent a university department or other institution, you may wish to submit information on your graduates (so that the strength of your institution shows in this list). If you know of scholars who should be included, please alert them to this, or help us to fill the gaps. Please have a look at it at, and submit information yourself and/or other scholars from your institution: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_Diss.html If you do not have access to the web for submitting your information, please send us an email at and we will send you a form you can fill out using email. The dissertations are arranged by field and indexed by Subject, Institution, and Author, so it is a pretty good way to see how our field is developing -- and the more comprehensive it is, the better, so please contribute. Thank you very much for your cooperation! John Schoeberlein ______________________________________________________________________________ Dr. John S. Schoeberlein \ Director Forum for Central Asian Studies \ Harvard University 1737 Cambridge Street \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA tel.: (617) 495-4338 fax: (617) 495-8319 mailto:schoeber@fas.harvard.edu Central Asia Forum Website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/ : http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/ Editorial Address: mailto:CentralAsia@fas.harvard.edu Archive: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/Subscribe_CA-L.html ______________________________________________________________________________ ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: grayj@ijt.cz (Julia Gray) Subject: jobs posting I would be grateful if you could post the following job announcement on your bulletin board. Thanks in advance. TRANSITIONS ONLINE-MANAGING EDITOR TOL seeks a Managing Editor to facilitate the editorial process at the magazine. In-depth regional knowledge as well as strong editorial judgment and commitment to the project are crucial for this job. Editorially, the position includes working closely with dozens of reporters throughout the region, editing texts usually written in English as a second language. The Managing Editor must also organize the flow of copy and assist in administrative tasks. Must have at least three years editorial experience, as well as good skills in Russian or another language of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter to jobs@ijt.cz or fax to: (4202) 2278-080 ___________________ Julia Gray Managing Editor Transitions Online tel. 4202 2278 0805 fax 4202 2278 0804 http://www.tol.cz ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School - 2000 in Siberia! Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I come from Zelenogorsk, a town in Krasnoyarsk region, Central Siberia. I am an Assistant Principal of Linguistic Gymnasia in charge of international cooperation and the Director of the International Language Summer School. We are searching for volunteer participants in our Summer Language School, which will take place in June-July 2000 on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of the largest Siberian city Novosibirsk in a resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, good food, nice recreational facilities: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ We have fixed the dates of the summer school. In fact, we intend to have two sessions two weeks each. The first starts on June 21st and finishes July 4th. The second is July 6th until July 19th. If you decide to participate you may choose either to come for one session (the first or the second one) or stay for a month. Native English speakers (teachers, educators, students), teachers and students from non-English-speaking countries, who speak English as a second language, are welcome to participate in our program. Participants from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, India, Israel, Sweden have signed up for our summer program so far. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends. You are welcome to join our international teaching team!!! We will also be happy to meet those who would like to improve their skills and knowledge of Russian , as the intensive courses of the Russian language and culture will be provided at the Summer School. Participation fee is 150 US dollars per a teacher and $200 per a student for a two-week program which covers accommodation, food, transfers, tuition and activities at the School, cultural program, excursions to the city of Novosibirsk. Please visit our WWW page: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ If you've got interested, please be free to ask any questions and I will provide you more information and a detailed every day program. And I can assure you of a very warm welcome! I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Best regards, Natasha mailto:natasha@zgr.kts.ru ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: schuminszky.nandor@ln.matav.hu Subject: First email Hello Everybody, I am a 50 years old Hungarian space collector. I hope that I will understand your English messages but the my English language is very poor. If you want it you can send me Russian email my friend who speaks fluency Russian will translate for me. I would like to receive space items ( photo, astronauts and cosmonauts autographs, cd etc.) from you. I sen you what you like it. Does some one speak Hungarian? N·ndi ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Youth Space Center (ysc@bmstu.ru) Subject: Russian Workshop Dear Friends, Youth Space Center continues to prepare Russian Workshop: "Space Development: Theory and Practice" that will be on the 1-11 of April 2000. Now we have some news. We have invited Russian Medical People and going to have Medical Session. Inessa Kozlovskaya, Professor and Chairman Department of Sensorimotor Physiology and Countermeasures from Institute for Biomedical Problems is very like and agreed to participate on our seminar. As well we are going invite some other people. Everybody who wants participate or have some questions about Workshop please see all information on our web: http://ysc.sm.bmstu.ru or write by address: ysc@bmstu.ru ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: Andrea Felicity Allen (lgytafa@hermes.nottingham.ac.uk) Subject: please help me hello friends and partner. Iwas wondering if you would be so kind as to help me. I require information on the state of health and examples of health issues both pre-1989 and post-1989, but unfortuantely this link doen't go anywhere. I would be very gratful if you could help in any way plaase send any information to Lgytaga@nottingham.ac.uk thank you (cnacuba) andi* ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: John Schoeberlein (schoeber@fas.harvard.edu) Subject: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION- Launching Central Asia Experts Please post to Friends & Partners List TO: Scholars and Other Experts on Central Asia/Inner Asia/Central Eurasia RE: Inclusion of your information in the new Central Asia Experts Directory http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_Expert.html Dear Colleagues, The Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies is launching a new "Central Asia Experts Directory," to be included in the website. It will provide a web-based, indexed listing of experts worldwide in all fields pertaining to Central Asia. We encourage all relevant scholars and other experts to submit their information. The Experts Directory is intended as a resource for: - Journalists needing background or comment from international experts. - Journalists seeking expert sources and current information "on the ground" from among local specialists or outside experts stationed in the region. - Policy-makers who wish to make policy more responsive to in-depth knowledge of the region. - International Aid Organizations and others needing expert consultation. - Human Rights workers and immigration law advocates needing information about the human rights situation for particular groups in particular countries. - Conference organizers seeking people who can speak on particular questions. - Editors seeking people who can write on Central Asian issues. Those included in the Directory will benefit by: - Having an impact on the public knowledge of and policies toward the region we study and care about. - Helping to correct the misinformation and fill the gaps in information which cannot but harm the interests of the people of this region, as well as of the international community. - Increasing your own profile and that of your institution as a valuable information resource. - Allowing editors and conference organizers to find you when they are looking for contributors to fill certain needs. The definition of "Central Asia" for the purposes of the Central Asia Experts Directory is maximally broad, including the territory from the Caucasus and Turkic regions of southern Russia in the west to Mongolia and Tibet in the east, and from northern Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in the south, to the Volga Basin and southern Siberia in the North. The Experts to be included are those engaged both in scholarly and applied approaches to fields related to Central Asia, ranging from Economic and Social Development, Human Rights, and Law, to Humanities and Social Sciences (especially as relevant to current issues in the region), and to region-specific natural sciences such as ecology and geology. The purpose of this Directory is primarily to match those with skills to those who need them, and to assist in putting scholarship and other expertise to use toward practical ends and toward disseminating knowledge to a wider public. To qualify as an Expert, in general, one should be one of the following: - Someone with extensive formal training (such as a Ph.D.) on the relevant topics. - Someone with substantial experience dealing with issues on the ground -- perhaps with one or more years of living and working in the region or five or more years of repeated visits to it. - Someone with specialized skills and experience dealing with information about the region, typically having access to data resources which are inaccessible to others. One should also be someone who can make oneself available to interested parties, such as journalists and conference organizers. Generally, this means that a working knowledge of English is vital, as well as good accessibility via telephone and/or e-mail. To submit your information to the Central Asia Experts Directory, please access the Directory web page and read the instructions carefully: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_Expert.html If you are unable to access the web page, you may contact us via e-mail for a version of the questionnaire that can be submitted via e-mail. Please note that we are currently gathering information for the Directory, so while one can visit the website mentioned above to submit information and to see what the structure of the Directory and its indexes will be, the database of experts will only be put on-line a bit later (anticipated to be the latter part of April), once we have received information from a broader body of experts. We would ask those who are interested in using the Experts Directory to return to website after a month to find ready access to wide range of expertise. AN ADDITIONAL NOTE: One week ago, the Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies launched the "Dissertations in Central Asian Studies" and we have had a tremendous response ... soon the number of dissertations/young scholars included there will reach 250, but of course there still are more relevant dissertations missing than are included. If you defended a dissertation in the past 8 years on any topic related to Central Asian studies (according to the broad definition of Central Asia outlined above), please make sure that your information is included (if you don't have web access, send us an e-mail and we'll send you the form. The "Dissertations in Central Asian Studies" site may be found at: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/CASWW_Diss.html Please address all correspondence regarding this to: . Thank you very much, John Schoeberlein ______________________________________________________________________________ Dr. John S. Schoeberlein \ Director Forum for Central Asian Studies \ Harvard University 1737 Cambridge Street \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA tel.: (617) 495-4338 fax: (617) 495-8319 mailto:centasia@fas.harvard.edu Central Asia Forum Website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/ : http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/ Editorial Address: mailto:CentralAsia@fas.harvard.edu Archive: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/Subscribe_CA-L.html ______________________________________________________________________________ ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: LESTERT37@aol.com Subject: (no subject) Hello.. i love your website and am so glad that I have had the opportunity to place my message in your guest book.. I am From New Jersey USA.......My grandfather was from Smolensk russia.. He came here in 1924. He has since passed away.. However he was lucky enought to have gone to Russia ( Moscow ) to visit his last remaining sister in 1976..... He was the youngest of 13 children.............I love Russia and have relatives in Siberia, Moscow and ST. Petersburg..... I know we have others however i do not know where they are from.. I really wish to keep strong ties with my russian heritage.... Thank you for having this site.. If you know of other sites like it please send me others....................... Sincerely yours Lester M. Timofeev ( My grandfatehrs name was Evtif Timofeev born 7/17/1894 ( Smolensk (berlynski)).... ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: Nick Mozak (nickmozak@usa.net) Subject: Hello from Belgorod, RUSSIA Dear friends ! We live in the city of Belgorod, Russia. If you want to know a little about our city, please, visit the page at http://members.tripod.com/~belgorod/belgorog.htm We hope to hear form you about your impression. Nick Mozak e-mail: nickmozak@usa.net ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: MA Program in European Studies in St. Petersbu Dear Colleagues: In the past you may have come across our information regarding the International MA in Russian Studies (IMARS) program at the European University at St. Petersburg. If you already had an opportunity to draw the attention of any of your students to the IMARS program, we would like to remind them that the officially posted application deadline is March 31, 1999. All our applicants should allow at least three weeks delivery time to Russia using regular mail. It is advisable, however, that being this close in time to the deadline applicants chose FedEx or another express carrier that ensures timely delivery; or send us a letter of intent via email addressed to imars@eu.spb.ru stating that the application was mailed prior to March 31. If you hear about the IMARS program for the first time, it is not too late to recommend it to your students even now, if they download the application form from the EUSP website (HTTP://WWW.EU.SPB.RU) and send it in by DHL or FedEx. With this letter we considered appropriate to include a piece of IMARS current information. IMARS NEWS IN BRIEF * The program is successfully approaching the conclusion of its first academic year. IMARS students are still working through their midterms, but the Faculty is confident that the first scope of MA degrees in Political Science and Sociology will be awarded at the Commencement Ceremony on June 25, 1999. * IMARS international students along with their Russian counterparts have organized a Student Conference, ready to launch on March 13, 1999. During this event MA students of the European University as well as several other schools in the region will present their academic work in progress and exchange opinions on current Russian politics. The two issues are posted as the main themes for the Conference: Anti-crisis Policy of the Russian Government and Results of St. Petersburg Local Elections. European University has offered its support in publishing participants' abstracts. The publication is scheduled to come out by Graduation '99. * The practical side of life in Russia has never been so invitingly easy for an international scholar since foreign currencies are gaining weight. Luxury apartments in St. Petersburg are becoming affordable even at the graduate student budget; the list of the "student diners" also expands to include more and more fashionable places. IMARS PROSPECTIVE FOR 1999-2000 * 1999-2000 academic year at IMARS promises to be indeed fascinating. The program offers a wider variety of courses in the fields of Political Sciences and Sociology. In addition to this, courses will be offered in History, Economics, Literature, Ethnology, and Art History. * Spending the school year of 1999-2000 IMARS students will have a unique opportunity to follow the changes of the Russian democracy through the 1999 parliamentary elections and witness the first post-Perestroika Russian President elected in 2000. The distinguished faculty will offer the first-hand expert analysis of the on-going social and political developments in Russia. * IMARS is broadening its geography. The program currently has students from the US, Sweden, and Finland. In 1999-2000 students from Canada, Germany, and France are also expected to join the program. * 1999-2000 will be the first year when IMARS will admit advanced undergraduate students to the specially designed Certificate program. * IMARS Administration reached an agreement with the American Medical Center at St. Petersburg, according to which all international students will continue to receive the first-class AMC medical coverage at a new discount rate. Once again, we consider IMARS program to be is an excellent way to spend a semester or a year in St. Petersburg studying social sciences in conjunction with intensive Russian language classes. IMARS Administration continues to ensure that the program is academically beneficial as well as personally enjoyable to all of our international participants. We deeply appreciate you recommending our program to your students. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me directly. Sincerely, Alexei A. Vassiliev, Executive Director, IMARS European University at St. Petersburg 3 Gagarinskaya Street, St. Petersburg, 191187, Russia Tel. 7 (812) 275-5133, Fax 7 (812) 275-5139 vassiliev@eu.spb.ru http://www.eu.spb.ru imars@eu.spb.ru alexei.vassiliev@yale.edu Serguei Alex Oushakine ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: GRANT- IREX Short-Term Grants for Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, FSU Subject: GRANT- IREX Short-Term Grants for Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, FSU A distribution of: CentralAsia-L - Announcement List for Central Asian Studies GRANT- IREX Short-Term Travel Grants for Central Asia, Iran, Turkey, FSU IREX Announces Short-Term Travel Grants for 2000 Deadlines: February 1, 2000 June 1, 2000 The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) offers travel grants for brief visits to the countries of Central/Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States of Eurasia, Mongolia, Turkey, and Iran for projects in the humanities and social sciences. These grants are for projects which do not require any administrative assistance or logistical support (such as placement or access to archives, housing, visas, travel, etc.) Per diem support is for 14 days only, not to exceed $100/day. Grantees' travel may last up to 60 days total, with any additional per diem expenses beyond 14 days paid for by the grantee. Applicants must have a PhD or equivalent professional/terminal degree in the project discipline at the time of application, and must be a United States citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States. This program funds: individual scholarly research visits to archives, libraries, museums, etc., or to conduct research interviews; presentations at scholarly conferences focused on and located in eligible countries; and collaborative projects such as joint publications and comparative surveys. All projects should demonstrate that they will advance American public, cultural, and historical knowledge of the abovementioned regions. NOTE: For the first time, funding is available for cross-regional humanities projects in Turkey and Iran. All eligible projects must address these countries in relation to Central and Eastern Europe or Eurasia. IREX also has extremely limited funding available to American scholars to invite an international scholar from IREX's program countries to the United States for collaborative projects. The American scholar is considered the applicant, and both scholars must hold a PhD or professional/terminal degree. Projects seeking funding only or primarily for an international scholar's participation in a conference or for an international scholar's individual research will not be eligible for consideration. Priority will be given to projects involving international scholars who have not previously had the opportunity to travel outside of the region for research or conference participation and who are from traditionally underrepresented regions. Provisions: Grants do not exceed $3,000, and provide funding for only one person and one trip per application. Funds are provided for transoceanic airfare on a US flag carrier; per diem for up to 14 days, not to exceed $100/day; conference registration fee to attend a conference; visa application costs; and some miscellaneous expenses. This program does not fund projects which require travel of more than 60 days; projects related to Germany; projects which are primarily institutional exchanges; projects that are part of a prearranged study travel group; or institutional overhead or other administrative fees. Please contact the IREX office if you have any questions regarding project eligibility. Deadline for receipt of completed applications: February 1, 2000 and June 1, 2000. Prospective applicants should request application materials from IREX in advance of the application deadline. The application consists of an application form; 3-5-page proposal essay; applicant's abbreviated curriculum vitae; and an official letter of invitation for conferences, consultations, or collaborative projects. Notification is made in writing approximately 8 weeks after the application deadline. The above program information is abbreviated. Please see the IREX website or the 1999-2000 application for full guidelines. For more information contact: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) 1616 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Telephone: (202) 628-8188 Fax: (202) 628-8189 E-mail: irex@irex.org Web: http://www.irex.org Denise Cormaney, Senior Program Officer Jessica Bagdonis, Program Associate Hakan Altinay Country Director IREX-Turkey ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Internship at Russian Academy of Sciences Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 15:59:22 EST From: Aaron Carpenter Subject: Internship at Russian Academy of Sciences Resent-Subject: Internship at Russian Academy of Sciences One year internship editing journals for the Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow-based "Nauka/Interperiodica" is the largest publishing house of scientific journals in Russia. As an intern you would receive: Monthly salary + annual bonus Airfare reimbursement Visa support The company assists in finding accomodations. Requirements: Good knowledge of Russian. Scientific background and experience working and living abroad are a plus. Address inquiries to: Aaron R. Carpenter ledept@maik.rssi.ru Check out our webpage: http://www.maik.rssi.ru/eng/employment/appl.htm ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: Wang Xin (wang@21ic.com) Subject: A novel's English name Hi, My name is Wang Xin in China. I got your email address from a website which contains Russian literature. Just wondering if you could help me. I am looking for an English translation of a Russian novel. However, I don't know this novel's Russian name except Chinese name (sounds funny :-) But, if you are a Russian ever lived in Soviet Union, you must have known this novel. The Chinese name of this novel is "How iron and steel are tempered", speaking a young man doing some revolutionary work for CCCP. The young man's name is "Bauer Kechaking"(sound). The novel was very famous in Russia and China a couple of decades ago. I need to know the English name of this novel for my paperwork. If you could kindly adivise the translation, it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance for your help Wang Xin ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "george zhoroff" (zhoroff@inna.net) Subject: Teach Russian Thru Song Dear People, I have prepared written and audio Russian Lessons by using Russian Songs as the main text to study. If any one is interested in this type of study to learn the Russian language, please e-mail to me your address. Zhoroff@inna.net. ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: HandATBiz@aol.com Subject: (no subject) Hello, Is there a possibilty of finding out if there is a small company that oproduces good quality vodka. I am working on a business project and amd trying to find out about making vodka. Thank you. Angel A. Toledano ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Maxim Soloviev (soloviev@bme.ri.ccf.org) Subject: RSL decreased rates to Moscow & St.Pete to $.15/min Dear Friends and Partners: I am that RSL Com has decreased the rates: For the switched service US -> Moscow/StPetersburg = $0.15/min -> Russia $.26 -> Ukraine $.29 -> Lithuania $.31 -> Kazakhstan $.44 - 6 Second Billing, 30 Second Minimum - There is no sign up fees or other charges. - No minimum billing requirement. - 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 ). US -> Moscow $0.20/min -> StPetersburg $.25 -> Russia $.27 -> Ukraine $.34 More info http://www.zabugrom.com/longdistance or toll-free 800 375-6089 Also available Internatonal Callback Service: Moscow -> USA = $.17/min St.Petersburg -> USA = $.24/min more on http://ld.net/?synapse Regards, Maxim, ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: Microfinance Centre (microfinance@zigzag.pl) Subject: Conference in Dubrovnik Dear Friends, On behalf of the Microfinance Centre staff I would like to invite you to participate in the Third Annual Working Conference of Microlending Institutions in C&EE and the NIS which will be held from 5 to 6 May, 2000 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Please find more detail about the conference topics and arrangements in the enclosed attachment. I look forward to hearing from you Warm regards, Grzegorz Galusek Executive Director Microfinance Centre for C&EE and the NIS ul. Wspolna 73 m. 3 00-687 Warsaw, Poland tel. (48-22) 621 60 34 fax (48-22) 622 26 21 e-mail: microfinance@zigzag.pl http://www.microfinance-centre.org.pl Attachment converted: Greg:Announcement, 5-6 May.doc (WDBN/MSWD) (0000B8BD) ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Natali" (vdnatali@cityline.ru) Subject: Friendship Russian lady (Natali) of 31 y.o., a professional teacher of Russian / English, with a girl (Katrin ) of 13 y.o. are looking for friends in English-speaking countries. Prefer a family. We can visit you on summer holidays, teach you Russian (both grammar and practice), teach you Russian culture, history, music, literature, religion and traditions. We can also translate / interpret for you. We are ready to help you with housekeeping, farming, baby-sitting or other useful activities. And we wish to make you a good company in everything: work, leisure and traveling. What we need is: practice of English, board and lodging, covering the air-tickets fees. If you are interested - please, contact us at: e-mail: vdnatali@cityline.ru    or by regular post: Ms. Natali Toulatova Nahimovsky prospect 11-1-93 113149 Moscow Russia If you are interested in visiting Russia - you're always welcome here. >From Russia with love, Natali and Katrin ----------------------- END FRIENDS March 09, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@april.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@friends-partners.org Greg Cole, Director Center for International Networking Initiatives The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Phone: (423) 974-7277 2000 Lake Avenue FAX: (423) 974-8022 Knoxville, TN 37996 Email: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ From gcole@friends-partners.org Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:14:23 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:14:23 -0500 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-03-14 Digest for March 14, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-14 March Sender: neubeginn@t-online.de Subject: Norbert 02-14 March Sender: antonov@prim.omskreg.ru Subject: Antonov RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-14 March Sender: Julian Bankston (jrbankston@highland.net) Subject: Need maps 02-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Russia 2000: A New Reality. 19-20 April, London 03-14 March Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: CRDF: Next Steps to Market 04-14 March Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Online 05-14 March Sender: Margholt@aol.com Subject: Ekaterinburg 06-14 March Sender: "Alexandr Worobjev" (surite@hotmail.com) Subject: organization of performances / concerts 07-14 March Sender: Daniel Kleinfeld (daniel-kleinfeld@pobox.com) Subject: Where is the town of Chergid? 09-14 March Sender: Tursumatov Behzod (behzod@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! 10-14 March Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Russian Charity Events 11-14 March Sender: "Joe" (joeg@dfsi.net) Subject: PenFriends 12-14 March Sender: "Dina I." (dina@bashinform.ru) Subject: PenFriends 13-14 March Sender: Dayan (bimasena@palembang.wasantara.net.id) Subject: Need Advice: Learning Russian 14-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: SAFSA, Summer Programme in St. Petersburg 15-14 March Sender: (psycholog@samlit.samara.ru) Subject: Indira 16-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CEE Scholarship for MPhil/PhD in Marketing, U.K. 17-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Fw: Nottingham postgraduate studentships 18-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Program Associate, EastWest Institute (New York) 19-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Political/Economic Information Clerk:The American Consulate in St. Petersburg 20-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: JOB: ACADEMIC INTL PRESS 21-14 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: JOB: Chair for Demography Humboldt University 22-14 March Sender: Larysa Svoyak (larisa@mim.kiev.ua) Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: [Fwd: FW: Happy 2000 from the Dalai Lama]]] 23-14 March Sender: Erni Wilbur (erni@projectharmony.org) Subject: Job Announcement 24-14 March Sender: "Nick Smith" (smithn@cyberis.net) Subject: Job Announcement 25-14 March Sender: Sadikov Ilfat (ilfat@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Hello Friends 26-14 March Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Workshop: Russian Technology 27-14 March Sender: "Laura A. Mitchell" (lampcv@mail.natm.ru) Subject: Russian Baseball 28-14 March Sender: TaurusC@aol.com Subject: Calls from the US to Moscow - $0.11/min, St.Petesburg - $0.12/min. APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: neubeginn@t-online.de Subject: Norbert We, a German school class, are seeking a teacher or pupils in Russia who would like to correspond with us. There are 18 children in my class, 9 girls and 9 boys. Most of us are 12 years old. We live in a small town, not far away from the French border. In Germany our region is well known for the nice countryside with its vineyards on the border of a large forest. Hope to hear from you soon. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: antonov@prim.omskreg.ru Subject: Antonov Dear sirs! We have found this site in January. We want to find the friends, who will help us to organize business in USA. The idea of the business-project is shipment of "in wood carving". The answers we wait to the address antonov @mail.omskreg.ru or on the phone - fax Russia (381-2) - 22-30-22. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: Julian Bankston (jrbankston@highland.net) Subject: Need maps I will be traveling to Russia in April and need highway maps of the Komi Republic. I would appreciate it if someone can tell me where they might be available (preferably online). Julian Bankston P.O. Box 10 Rugby, Tennessee 37733 USA ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Russia 2000: A New Reality. 19-20 April, London STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS STOP PRESS ANATOLY CHUBAIS VICTOR CHERNOMYRDIN SIR JOHN BROWNE, PETER AVEN TO SPEAK IN LONDON IN APRIL The Russo-British Chamber of Commerce will put the spotlight on Russia in the aftermath of the March presidential elections with a high profile international conference, entitled Russia 2000: A New Reality, to be held on 19-20 April in London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. Confirmed speakers include a broad representation of Russia's best known politicians and new business elite, as well as top Western players in the Russian market: Victor Chernomyrdin, Chairman of Gazprom and Former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of RAO UES Rossiya; Konstantin Titov, Governor of the Samara Region; Sir John Browne, Chief Executive of BP Amoco plc; Peter Aven, President of Alfa Bank; Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Chairman of Yukos Oil Company; Charles Frank Jr., First Vice President of the EBRD; David Waterhouse, Head of Cable & Wireless' Russian operations; Ronald Freeman, co-Chief Executive, Europe, Salomon Smith Barney; Oleg Deripaska, President of Sibirsky Aluminium Group. Leaders of each of the key political factions in the new Russian parliament will make appearances, including Boris Nemtsov (Union of Right Forces), Gennadi Zyuganov (Communist Party), Giorgy Bos (Otechestvo/All Russia), Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko), and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (Liberal Democrats). The conference will be the first major international business-to-business forum to be held in the West after the elections, and the largest event of its kind to be held in London this year. It will explore the economic challenges facing Russia on the dawn of a new Presidency and will cover a broad range of issues of vital interest to Western companies. Russia 2000 will be attended by over 600 delegates, including senior executives from leading Western multi-nationals, banks, trading companies and professional service providers, as well as a strong representation of Russia's new business elite. It will be covered by a number of major international TV networks. For more details, contact Simon Joseph at organisers RBCC Enterprises in London, on +44 171 403 1706, fax +44 171 403 1245, email  HYPERLINK mailto:expo@rbcc.co.uk expo@rbcc.co.uk or see our internet site on  HYPERLINK http://www.rbcc.co.uk/russia2000 www.rbcc.co.uk/russia2000. Sponsored by: Alfa Bank ï Yukos Oil ï Cable & Wireless ï RZB-Austria TransTeleCom ï Baker & McKenzie ï Bloomberg ï Vedomosti ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: CRDF: Next Steps to Market CRDF ***Next Steps to the Market Program*** *BACKGROUND* The CRDF, seeking to increase support for collaborations between scientists and engineers in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and U.S. Companies, announces a collaborative, commercially-oriented program called Next Steps to the Market. This program is intended to support projects designed to facilitate the commercial utilization of research results in the interest of all parties involved. Projects must be designed to include appropriate participation and cost-sharing by U.S. for-profit companies. Investigators who have already received support through competitive CRDF awards will receive priority for consideration, as will former defe nse scientists, young scientists, and women. The CRDF's investment in each project typically will average $75,000 for a period of up to two years. *TYPES OF ACTIVITY SUPPORTED* The program provides grants for Cooperative R&D Projects that are carried out by a team of U.S. and FSU scientists and engineers. The FSU partners are typically research scientists or engineers at research or educational institutions, small companies, or other organizations, that develop research-intensive products. The primary U.S. partner must be a for-profit corporation that agrees to the CRDF's requirements for cost-sharing. The U.S. team may also include researchers from U.S. non-profit institutions. FSU applicants may request grants for individual financial support, equipment and supplies, and travel, as well as for various business development activities, such as: - Training in technology commercialization, including management, and intellectual property issues. - Assistance in preparing a business plan, conducting a patent search, or locating professional counsel in the United States and in the FSU on intellectual property matters. - Participation in technical meetings, trade shows, etc. to present or demonstrate potentially marketable technologies. - Developmental follow-on to research in progress or already carried out, necessary to demonstrate technologies to potential entrepreneurs or investors. - Developing plans for the use of the new technology. - Management consulting services The CRDF may elect to offer support for business development activities exclusively through contractors or providers of its choosing. *PROPOSALS* Proposals to the Next Steps to Market Program should focus on generating only one application for commercialization that, in the opinion of the principal investigators and their respective institutions, will most help the project to advance toward the marketplace. Applications from former or current CRDF grantees will have priority for consideration under the program. *PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS* Applicants from countries in the FSU other than Russia must submit three (3) hard copies and one electronic version of their proposal in English to CRDF. Russian applicants must additionally submit two hardcopies and one electronic version of their proposal in Russian to the Russian Federation Ministry of Science. Proposals must include the following elements (forms on webpage): - Cover Sheet: signed by the FSU and the U.S. co-investigators, as well as legally authorized representatives of the U.S. company and FSU company or institution (see Appendix A). - Abstract: A short, concise (one page or less) description summarizing the technical and business aspects of the project. Clearly state the technical objectives of the project and the potential market value of the project (see Appendix B). - Budget (see Appendix C). - Budget Narrative: An itemized explanation of each budget category. - Cost Sharing Commitment (see Appendix D). - Classification Information (see Appendix E). - Curriculum Vitae: A brief summary of the qualifications of the principal investigators. - Technical Project Description (see discussion below). - A brief discussion on how intellectual property rights will be allocated (see discussion below). - Information about the U.S. company (see discussion below). - Discussion of business issues (see discussion below). The proposal must be complete and include ALL of the items. If the proposal is incomplete, it will not be evaluated by CRDF. *TECHNICAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION* This section of the proposal should describe the work to be undertaken. It should give enough information to allow an assessment of the technical merit of the proposed effort. The description should not exceed four (4) pages and must address the objectives of the project, the technical approach and the expected outcome. The technical approach should describe, in chronological order, the tasks to be completed, who will do the work and the duration of each task. A chart showing the proposed tasks vs. time is required. This chart should also indicate tasks assigned to co-investigators. *INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY* The U.S. and FSU partners are required to develop general procedures for the allocation of intellectual property rights resulting from research funded by the Next Steps to Market Program. In the event that CRDF elects to fund the proposed activities, these procedures should be briefly described in a letter of intent that must be submitted to CRDF before funds are disbursed. The final version of the intellectual property agreement will be developed by the partners during the project. Both parties should be familiar with and must abide by the laws regarding intellectual property in their respective countries and by the regulations regarding grants for research projects. CRDF's primary interest is that those rights be equitably allocated -- CRDF makes no claim to the intellectual property rights. *COST SHARING AND COST SHARING COMMITMENT* The U.S. partner must be prepared to make a significant investment in the project. The required investment is of two types: cash and in-kind contributions to support project activities. 1. Cash Contribution The required level of cash cost share is a function of the company's size. Number of Employees Cost Share Percentage Required 1 - 10 10% of CRDF Funds 11 - 50 25% of CRDF Funds 51 - 100 50% of CRDF Funds 100 - 500 75% of CRDF Funds Over 500 100% of CRDF Funds A letter from the U.S. partner committing funds to the project is required. A sample Commitment Letter is included in Appendix D. These funds will be transferred to the FSU entity through CRDF. 2) In-kind Contributions In-kind contributions can include, but are not limited to: salaries/wages, the use of facilities and equipment, travel, legal services (such as patent searches, preparing/filing patent applications, etc). Information on U.S. Company The proposal must include the following information on the companies involved in the project: * Company's management, * Company's mission, * Company's products, * Total revenue for the past three years (if applicable), * Total number of employees, * Anticipated benefit to the Company, and * Estimate of the time required to realize these benefits. Discussion of Business Issues At a minimum the business discussion should respond to the following questions. The applicants are encouraged to provide any additional information that they feel is important. * What technical/market problem is being solved? * How does the proposed technology address this market need? * What is the market for this technology and who are the customers? S Summarize the market research that has been done to date, including market size, competitive situation, etc. * What is the status of the intellectual property related to this technology? * What is the commercialization plan for the technology? Discuss the production, financing, marketing and distribution issues. * What resources will be required to carry out the business plan? *PROPOSAL EVALUATION* The evaluation process will consist of three steps: * Screen for eligibility and completeness; * Technical and business expert reviews; and * Evaluation Committee review and recommendation. The following criteria will be used to evaluate proposals: * Technical merit; * Potential for commercialization; * Project feasibility analysis and potential implementation risks; * Level of U.S. company's financial commitment, and * Strength of the business discussion. All proposals will be subject to a review by the CRDF and appropriate counterpart agencies, which will select awards for inclusion in the Next Steps to Market Program. The CRDF will additionally take into account factors supporting its mission including; participation of former defense scientists, geographical distribution, and participation of young scientists or women. *PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION* Information contained in the proposals will be available only to reviewers retained by the CRDF, appropriate counterpart agencies, and their authorized staff. Reviewers are required to adhere to strict standards (which are available upon request) of confidentiality in the handling of information contained in proposals and marked as confidential. Applicants are responsible for identifying any confidential information contained in their proposals. In addition, applicants may specify particular organizations or individuals whose access to their proposals would compromise confidential information. *SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR THE RUSSIAN PARTNERS* "Next Steps to the Market" teams working on joint projects will benefit from CRDF's partnership with the Russian Federation Ministry of Science. In particular, the Ministry will assist in the implementation of each project using current regulations on tax and customs exemptions. The Ministry will also help to coordinate with Russian federal and local authorities, as needed; assisting in issues of ownership and disposition of intellectual property rights in Russia after the conclusion of the project. The Ministry of Science can also assist US companies with identifying potential scientific partners in the Russian Federation. Interested companies should contact the CRDF or the Russian Federation Ministry of Science for more information. *PROPOSAL SUBMISSION* Proposals to the Next Steps to the Market Program may be submitted at any time until the bidding process is officially closed. Applicants from countries in the FSU other than Russia must submit three (3) hard copies and one electronic version of their proposal in English to CRDF. Russian applicants must additionally submit two hardcopies and one electronic version of their proposal in Russian to the Russian Federation Ministry of Science. Please send English versions of the proposal, three hardcopies and one electronic copy (in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format) to this address: Next Steps to the Market Program U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 1800 N. Kent Street, Suite 1106 Arlington, VA 22209 E-mail: NextSteps@crdf.org Russian Applicants Please send Russian versions of the proposal, two hardcopies and one electronic version (in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format) to this address: Russian Federation Ministry of Science 11 Tverskaya Street Moscow, 103905, RUSSIA Telephone: +(7 095) 229 2034 FAX: +(7 095) 229-4524, +(7 095) 230-2823 email: kozlov@mno.npi.msu.su *FURTHER INFORMATION* Please see their website at : www.crdf.org ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Online This week on Russian Life Online (a free weekly online publication from Russian Life magazine, featuring News and Views direct from Moscow): THE WEEK IN REVIEW +The Chechen conflict winds down + Putin's popularity soars + Russia's Iditarod competitor overcomes adversity + Early results on the investigation of Borovik's death + Kurnikova stumbles but does not fall + How Russians define PR + Russian stocks soar + An American pedophile arrested in Moscow THE RUSSIAN EYE + A Chechen warlord is captured. How should he be punished, and should Russia listen to Europe on this score? Plus, our joke and quotes of the week. To read this week's Russian Life Online, visit: http://www.russian-life.com/online/rolcurrent.cfm To subscribe, visit: http://www.russian-life.com/listserv.cfm ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: Margholt@aol.com Subject: Ekaterinburg I'm looking for an art teacher in Ekaterinburg. I visited the Pedagogical Institute 1993, and would like to connect with someone who was there. Is there any correspondence from that city? Margholt ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Alexandr Worobjev" (surite@hotmail.com) Subject: organization of performances / concerts ................ Hello. Excuse me for anxiety.. My name Alexander I search for contact to the people which are engaged in organization of performances / concerts of the executors of classical music and national dances / music, and as circus actors, If you already are engaged or know the people with which it will be interesting to support with me correspondence / attitude please write - surite@hotmail.com Write as if it will be interesting to you to engage in this kind of activity Thank you! - Alexander - ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Daniel Kleinfeld (daniel-kleinfeld@pobox.com) Subject: Where is the town of Chergid? Hi! I'm a playwright and director, writing a play juxtaposing the life of Andrei Chikatilo with the story of the Chernobyl disaster (it'll be happening in NYC, if anyone here's in the area!). Anyway, I'm writing because I'm trying to find out about the child-killer Anatoli Slivko. I know he lived in the town of Chergid, but have no idea where that is exactly. Can anyone help? Thank you! Daniel -------------------------------------------------- "The last time I had seen an ant hill was 20 years ago. Oh, of course I had stepped on ant hills many times in the course of these 20 years---how many times! And certainly I had noticed them, but noticing them, I didn't think: I'm stepping on an ant hill; no, simply the word 'ant hill' flashed into my mind, and nothing more. In an instant, the living image was obligingly pushed out by the appropriate term. And then it all came back to me: ant hills are discovered by glancing down unexpectedly." -Yuri Olesha, "The Cherry Pit" --------------------------------------------------- ** 08 ********************************************************************** ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: Tursumatov Behzod (behzod@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! My name is Dilshod Maroupov,I am 17 years old.I'm from Tajikistan,Khujand city.I'm second year student at the Tajik State University of Low, Bussiness and Policy,at the International Economic Relations facalty. I want to have a friends from English speaking Countries by e-mail. If you want to meet with me please write by this address: I am looking forward to the pleasure of hearing from you soon. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Russian Charity Events GREAT FUN for a GREAT CAUSE Experience the joy and challenge of a Downside Up adventure! Downside Up, the pioneering Moscow charity and early intervention center serving Russian children with Down syndrome invites you to participate in two outstanding adventure fundraising events. 5th Annual Downside Up Charity Bike Ride Exuberant cycle tour in Russia's magnificent 12th century Golden Ring towns of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Suzdal & Vladimir. Visit outstanding onion-domed monasteries, relax lakeside at a traditional shashlik picnic and cycle triumphantly onto Moscow's Red Square finishing at the base of St. Basil's Cathedral! August 25th - 28th, 2000 Russia 3rd Downside Up Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari Help Russia's children with Down syndrome achieve new heights as you summit Africa's highest peak. Experience wildlife and the bush in tented camps, African lodges, game drives and bird watching in Tanzania's gems: the Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Olduvai Gorge. This is an outstanding lifetime experience. October 8th - 24th, 2000 Tanzania Downside Up's fund raising events are safe and well run (and surprisingly affordable) - providing enthusiasts with a remarkable opportunity to make a difference while also having a unique and exciting travel experience. Make the most of your vacation by bringing hope and a future to Russian children with Down syndrome. Proceeds of these events provide the primary funding for the Downside Up early intervention programs in Moscow which currently serve more than 120 children with Down syndrome and their families. For registration information or to request material about Downside Up's activities in Russia please contact Claire Lyons at the coordinates below. US participants' sponsorship contributions are tax deductible as allowable under the 501(c)(3) code of IRS law. Claire Brown Lyons Down Syndrome International Fund, Inc. PO Box 340 Pawling, New York 12564 Tel (914) 855-8178 Fax (914) 855-8179 Email: cblyons@mindspring.com Strengthening Community Based Programs For Russian Children with Down syndrome Downside up is a 2000 grantee of Down Syndrome International Fund, Inc. ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Joe" (joeg@dfsi.net) Subject: PenFriends Hi, I am a fine artist (painter) with my Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Arts and am currently working on my PhD. I live in Florida USA. and my interests include all manner of music but predominantly the romantic and impressionist periods of the classics. I enjoy a good book, my kitties and meeting people from all over the world. other interests include motorcycle touring, camping, canoeing, hiking, fossil hunting and a glass of wine while sitting in front of the fireplace. I live about 40K from the beach. Anyone anywhere on this old blue ball is fine.If you would like to have another pen-pal drop me a line. joeg@dfsi.net ICQ # 63672917 www.icq.com ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Dina I." (dina@bashinform.ru) Subject: PenFriends Hi, I would like to enquire if Your organisation deals somehow with educational programs for people from Russia, if yes, could You please give an idea of where one should apply or how to proceed. I would appreciate any reply, best regards, Alissa Boiko, Russia, Ufa. ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Dayan (bimasena@palembang.wasantara.net.id) Subject: Need Advice: Learning Russian Greetings ! I want to to learn Russian language, but in my country I cannot find any book related to this subject. I cannot read cyrillic too, so I think this is a difficult way to go. I plan to buy a self-tutorial material, which included a comprehensive English <-> Russian, a book about how to pronounce cyrillic in english, CD, etc. Could you please give me some advice about the best for me, the price -the lowest the better, but is there any around US$ 50 included shpping ? I am sorry if this price sounds stupid, because I do not know about price- and where does can I buy them. May be the best from Russia ? Or may be from USA ? Another request : is there any of you could translate line by line the Lord's Prayer, so I can understand it clearly ? If there are available Morning, Evening and Noon Prayers, it would be fi ne. Regards, Dayan Palembang-Indonesia ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: SAFSA, Summer Programme in St. Petersburg From: Nevinst Dear Colleagues, The Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture in St. Petersburg is glad to announce a Summer Programme addressed to undergraduate and graduate students from all over the world. The Russian Summer school offers a range of courses for different levels. The Programme will take place from June 15 to July 30 in the Nevsky Institute. the Programme also includes a Social Programme which gives the opportunity to see St. Petersburg, its museums and sights, to visit Moscow and an ancient Russian city Novgorog. We would really appreciate it if you could bring it to the attention of as many students as possible in your institution. The deadline to apply is May 14, but early applications are recommended, as it takes up two weeks to make a visa. The information about the Nevsky Institute is available on the website: //www.rcom.ru/nevinst. If you need more information, do not hesitate to contact us at the address : rust1@nevinst.spb.ru We hope this initiative will be favorably considered by your students as an interesting, enriching opportunity of international exchan ge. With best regards, Marina I. Dibrova Director Programme in Russian Studies Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture St. Petersburg 197110 B. Raznochinnaja 27 International Department Tel./Fax: (812) 230-3698 (812) 230-3808 e-mail: dibrova@nevinst.spb.ru ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: (psycholog@samlit.samara.ru) Subject: Indira Hello! My name is Indira, I'm from Russia. I'd like to have a penfriends. About myself: I'm 16 years old, I like travelling, pop music and The X-files Write to me, bye. My address is s_indira16@mail.ru ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CEE Scholarship for MPhil/PhD in Marketing, U.K. Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Staffordshire University Business School is offering the possibility for a scholar from Central or Eastern Europe to read for a MPhil or PhD in Business and Management, specialising in Marketing. Detailed notes for guidance and an application form are attached. The scholarship is aimed at younger university teachers and researchers with an academic career aspiration. Further information may also be obtained from our Web pages http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/business/research/scholarships2.html With best wishes, Dr. Peter Reynolds Associate Dean Staffordshire University Business School ******************************************** Lisa M Woodhouse Secretary to Dr Peter Reynolds, Associate Dean Staffordshire University Business School Leek Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 2DF Direct Line: +44-01782-294077 Fax: +44-01782-747006 E-mail: L.M.Woodhouse@staffs.ac.uk ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Fw: Nottingham postgraduate studentships From: LESLEY MILNE Date: Monday, February 28, 2000 12:54 AM Subject: Nottingham postgraduate studentships UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF SLAVONIC STUDIES Applications are invited for a one-year MA studentship and a three- year PhD studentship in the Department. Studentships cover fees at HEU rates plus maintenance of £6620 per annum. The MA course offered by the Department is an MA by Research, which is a programme of directed study leading to a 30,000-40,000 word dissertation under the supervision of a member of staff. For details of the research areas in which the Department has expertise and can offer MA and PhD supervision please consult the Postgraduate section of the University of Nottingham Slavonic Studies website (nottingham.ac.uk/~avzwww/pgstaff.htm). Deadline for receipt of applications: 17 March 2000 For further details and an application form please contact: Lesley Milne Department of Slavonic Studies University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Tel 0115 9515832 e-mail: lesley.milne@nottingham.ac.uk Professor Lesley Milne Department of Slavonic Studies The University of Nottingham Nottingham NG7 2RD Phone: (0115) 951 5832 Fax: (0115) 951 5834 ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Program Associate, EastWest Institute (New York) From: nshklyar@iews.org PROGRAM ASSOCIATE position available Organization: EastWest Institute (New York City) Report To: Vice President and Publisher of Russian regional publications Responsibilities: - Provide staff support and substantive advice in the planning and execution of educational and operational initiatives related to Russia's recovery and interaction with the West. - Assist the Vice President with research on political, sociological and economic trends in Russia, using Russian sources. - Assist the Vice President with all aspects of publishing (correspondence, manuscript preparation, filing, and other duties as assigned). - Manage calendar, appointments and travel arrangements. - Prepare and manage departmental budget. - Assist editors of the weekly Russian Regional Report with publication process. - Facilitate communication between the Vice President and other Institute staff. Requirements - A Bachelor's or a Master's degree in International Relations or Russian studies. - Familiarity with the goals, structure, and operational patterns of non-profit institutions of international scope ("think and action tanks"). - Strong administrative skills and outstanding organizational ability, including juggling several projects at once and turning around work quickly. - Strong writing skills, especially for synthesizing information in a policy-relevant and easily readable format. (Excellent typing, grammatical and spelling skills; ability to generate correspondence within guidelines.) - Self-reliance, initiative and ability to work congenially with others. - Strong research background and demonstrated resourcefulness in locating information in both traditional and multi-media environments. - Editorial skills and experience are most desirable, although on the job training may balance any deficiency in this regard. - Advanced proficiency with computers, especially MS Office package (notably Word and Excel) and the Internet. Knowledge of Lotus Notes is desirable. - Advanced Russian language skills (oral and written). The EastWest Institute reserves the right to change this descriptions at any time. This is not an employment agreement. The EWI hires staff without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants fax resume to: Michelle Boyd 212-824-4149 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Political/Economic Information Clerk:The American Consulate in St. Petersburg The American Consulate in St. Petersburg is currently accepting applications for a Political/Economic Information Clerk. This is a full-time position for someone who: is familiar with the local political and economic structures has a university degree and preferably 1-3 years of relevant experience has a good working knowledge of written and spoken English Interested candidates should come to the Consulate, ul. Furshtadskaya 15, and pick up an application form. If you have any questions, please contact the Consulate Personnel Office at 812-275-1701 ext. 226 >From St. Petersburg Times, this is a St. Pet # ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: JOB: ACADEMIC INTL PRESS Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:26:51 -0600 From: bevon Academic International Press seeks a qualified individual to assume immediately Editorship of our publication "Russia and Eurasia Facts and Figures Annual". REFFA, published continuously since 1977, accumulates annually all basic and statistical information about Russia and the Eurasian states. Its audience are scholars, students, researchers at college, university, government, business, and research institute libraries. The editor's responsibility is to collect organized the most important and representative primary source statistical, tabular and other data about Russia, CIS, and the central Eurasian states. The work is organized into chapters (e.g. Basic Indicators; State and Politics; Military, Security, and Crime; Economy, Industry, and Agriculture) for each country. Published volumes total about 400 pages. The Editor will prepare a short Survey detailing developments in Russia/CIS/Central Eurasia. Ideally the Editor will have tenure, be on tenure-track, or associated with an institution that can provide basic support for research. For details about the position, including deadlines and compensation, please contact Berndt von Wahlde at . Berndt von Wahlde Academic International Press PO Box 1111 * Gulf Breeze FL 32562-1111 850 934 0953 (fax) / berndt@ai-press.com (e-mail) / www.ai-press.com ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: JOB: Chair for Demography Humboldt University JOB VACANCY: April to December 2000 The Chair for Demography at Humboldt University (Social Science Department) is looking for a social scientist (sociology/political science) or an historian with expertise on East Central Europe and/or minority issues to prepare and initialize a comparative research project on interethnic relations (Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia). Applicants should hold a Ph.D. and speak/read at least one relevant Eastern European language (Bulgarian, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak or Turkish). Knowledge of German would be a plus, but not mandatory. Applicants should hold EU citizenship or have a work permit for the EU. Salary is according to German BAT IIa. Employment beyond December 2000 (2001-2003) is an option, but cannot be guaranteed at this point in time. Please send applications (cv and list of publications) to: ethnic@sowi.hu-berlin.de as soon as possible. ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: Larysa Svoyak (larisa@mim.kiev.ua) Subject: [Fwd: [Fwd: [Fwd: FW: Happy 2000 from the Dalai Lama]]] From: ixp3-admin@gsbpop.uchicago.edu [mailto:ixp3-admin@gsbpop.uchicago.edu] Sent: None To: ixp3@gsbpop.uchicago.edu Subject: Happy 2000 from the Dalai Lama I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three Rs: * Respect for self * Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions. 4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. 5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. 6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship. 7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. 8. Spend some time alone every day. 9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. 10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time. 12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past. 14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. 15. Be gentle with the earth. 16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before. 17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. 18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. _______________________________________________ Ixp3 mailing list Ixp3@gsbpop.uchicago.edu http://gsbpop.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/ixp3 ** 23 ********************************************************************** Sender: Erni Wilbur (erni@projectharmony.org) Subject: Job Announcement This was sent earlier this week with incorrect addresses. Please post the attached corrected version. Thank you. Project Harmony Program Coordinator Release date: February 10, 2000 Close date: March 17, 2000 ** Applicants must be able to start no later than May 15, 2000 ** Applicants must be American citizens fluent in Russian and/or Ukrainian with work and living experience in NIS Project Harmony, an innovative, not-for-profit professional and educational exchange and training organization with offices in the US, Russia and Ukraine currently seeks talented individual to fill the position of Program Coordinator on Project Harmony professional development exchange programs. This position is based in Vermont with opportunities for travel in the US and NIS to help coordinate and facilitate government funded programs. Fluency in Russian and/or Ukrainian is mandatory. Summary of Project Harmony Programs Project Harmony professional development programs are designed to support grass-roots business, environment, community policing and internet initiatives in the US and NIS by establishing linkages between public and private organizations in the US, Russia and Ukraine. The common threads integrating all aspects of the Project Harmony programs includes hands-on training, homestays and cultural immersion in both US and NIS communities. Program Coordinator responsibilities * Work closely with American, Russian and Ukrainian partners to help coordinate the various professional training programs * Plan and implement professional training programs * Assist with interpretation and translation during programs * Ensure regular program reporting and evaluation * Contribute to web site and information resource development Qualifications sought * Fluency in written and oral English, Russian and/or Ukrainian * Experience living, working and studying in NIS * Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively * Flexibility and grace under the demands of changing tasks * Computer literacy * Excellent organizational skills * Cultural sensitivity and willingness to adjust to demanding work schedule * Must be US citizen Benefits include salary commensurate with experience, health insurance, international travel expenses, small organization with ability for job growth, innovation and creativity. Project Harmony is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should send cover letter, resume and salary history to: Human Resources Project Harmony 5197 Main Street, Unit 6 Waitsfield, Vermont 05673 Or e-mail to: hr@projectharmony.org No phone calls please. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: March 17, 2000 ** 24 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Nick Smith" (smithn@cyberis.net) Subject: Job Announcement Where can I find the Cyrillic wiiindiws 1251 to install? My email address is lo_kitten@yahoo.com Thank you. ** 25 ********************************************************************** Sender: Sadikov Ilfat (ilfat@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Hello Friends Hellow my dear and future friend!Sadykov Marat is writing to you from Tajikistan. I am 18 years old.I have already finished the school for deafs,because I am deaf ,but inspite of the fact I am deaf,I can speak Russian and English. I am fond of sport KARATE-DO.I also attend the Art School.My ambition is to be a painter. I have many friends,but I would like to have a friend in another country,I would like to know how other deaf people live in your country: your country can be England,USA,Holland,France,Italy,Germany and others. I have mother,father and brother. My mother is a house-wife.She can play piano. My father is a chief-pilot.He is always very busy. About my brother I will tell you later in next letter. I hope you will answer me. Marat.Bye. ** 26 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Workshop: Russian Technology ***FOURTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP*** "RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS" "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sensors" (held in the frame of the workshop series "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments") St Petersburg, 29-31 May, 2000 *SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT* The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and the St Petersburg United-Research Center hold a series of International Workshops "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments", which are aimed at presentation of the results which are aimed on introducing of the scientific fundamental results (Hi-Tech developments) to industry. The Fourth International Workshop "Russian Technologies for Industry" will bear the name "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sensors". It will assemble representatives of the main Research Centers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universities, leading industrial enterprises, companies, and organizations, which are interested in implementation of their advanced projects. The program of the Workshop will be coordinated with potential investors who specified the areas of their major interest. The particular subjects were selected in accordance with the requests of the participants and sponsors of the RFBR workshop. The main part of the Workshop program will be the research works fulfilled within the frames of RBFR grants and Ministry of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation. A number of domestic and foreign companies have already expressed a wish to participate in the Workshop. Among them are GASPROM, RAOES, Siemens, Philips, Naval Research Laboratory, IKESOL (Franc! e), as well the innovation foundations INNOVA and ANVAR (France). *SECTIONS*: - Solid-state sensors; - Semiconductor sensors; - Biosensors; - Chemical sensors. *ORGANIZERS* - St Petersburg United Research Center; - Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences; - Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation; - St Petersburg State Technical University; - Institute of High-Speed Computations and Databases. *SPONSOR* Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR). *LOCATION* The Workshop will be held on May 29-31, 2000 in St. Petersburg at the Educational Centre of the Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (8 Khlopina St.). *LANGUAGE* The official language of the Workshop is English and Russian. Simultaneous translation services will be provided. Contributors should deliver text of presentation to the Organizing Committee on arrival to St Petersburg for synchronous translation and its good quality. *PRESENTATION DETAILS* Oral and poster presentations should be devoted to the modern developments in the sphere of ready-to-manufacturing sensors. In this aspect the authors should present the detailed information on their developments, basic characteristics, analogues, advantages, sphere of application, presence of prototypes, property rights, etc. It is important to follow the main slogan "Russian Technologies for Industry" during presentation that means that it is necessary to keep balance between the scientific basis and advertising. The exhibition of advanced and industrial equipment will be held in the frames of the Workshop. *SOCIAL PROGRAM* 1. Visit to the Hermitage, excursion on St Petersburg's rivers and canals. 2. Excursions to the Scientific Centers and Universities of St Petersburg *REGISTRATION FEE* Registration Fee for Participants - USD 250. The registration fees exclude accommodation and meals but include the Book of Abstracts, Conference file, Welcome Party. *VISA* Foreign visitors traveling to Russia must have a valid passport and an appropriate visa. To get a visa, a visitor must submit an official letter of invitation authorized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Russian Embassy or Consulate. Each foreign participant (and accompanying person) will get such a letter promptly if he/she fills-in the relevant fields of the Visa Support Form (which can be sent by E-mail, by Fax or be filled out on the Internet Site of IWRFRI and must send a copy of the first page of his/her passport to the Secretary of the Local Organizing Committee before April 17, 2000. A copy of the passport pages should be sent preferably by e-mail as attached graphic file or by fax. *ACCOMODATION* Most of participants are expected to be housed in inexpensive hotel Sputnik (34 Toreza pr.) located near the Workshop. The tax for room reservation is 50% of the room rate. Single room - $ 44, Double room-I - $ 88, Double room-II -$ 58, Three-persons room (Suite)- $ 98. Participants are advised to make their reservations by May 8, 2000. The Local Organizing Committee is ready to assist participants in room reservations at other hotels of the city. Please forward your request concerning the hotel reservation to the Organizing Committee. *IMPORTANT DATES* Final Announcement April 4, 2000 Hotel Reservations May 8, 2000 *CORRESPONDENCE* All correspondence concerning the Workshop should be directed to the Organizing Committee of the 4th International Workshop "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments" (IWRFRI'2000). Phone: +7 (812) 247-9968 FAX: +7 (812) 247-5894 Address: Prof. S.G.Konnikov Polytechnicheskaya 26, St Petersburg, 194021, RUSSIA Address: E-mail: IWRFRI@pop.ioffe.rssi.ru http://www.ioffe.rssi.ru/IWRFRI ** 27 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Laura A. Mitchell" (lampcv@mail.natm.ru) Subject: Russian Baseball Russian Baseball MEDIA RELEASE Russian Baseball and Softball Federation Children & Youth Olympic Reserve Sport Center 8 Luzhnetskaya Nab € Moscow, Russia 119871 € 095 456-9192 € Fax : 095 237-6735 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 10, 2000 Contact: Andrey Artamonov-Commercial Director, Russian Baseball & Softball Federation Laura A. Mitchell-Public Relations Consultant, Russian Baseball & Softball Federation Phone: 011 7 095 456-9192 (inside Russia 8 095 456-9192) Fax: 011 7 095 237-6735 (inside Russia 8 095 237-6735) E-mail: nadezda3@dol.ru or lampcv@yahoo.com Russian Boys of Summer Cracking the Bats Again Moscow, Russia‹ The Russian National Baseball Team is up to bat again. The Russian National Baseball Team is invited to play a special set of Anniversary Tour games with the Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League from April 20 to May 3 of this year in the South Central region of the United States. Russian Baseball and Softball Federation President Yuri Kupilov is excited about the upcoming tour, "this tour is great exposure for the Russian National Team and the Russian Baseball and Softball Federation. Our players are very motivated to test their skills with the western teams." Russian teams in Little League and Professional levels consistently place within the top four in the European Championships and European Cup Tournaments. "This tour helps to qualify the Russian National Team for the Baseball World Cup in Taiwan in 2001," says Nikolai Gervasov, Russian National Baseball Team Head Coach. The Russian National Baseball Team played as the Soviet Union National Baseball Team in Amarillo, Texas 1990 before heading to the Goodwill Games in Seattle. This 10-year anniversary tour is a chance for the Russian National Baseball Team to show its stuff. Sponsors for the Russian National Baseball Team have not been officially named yet, but will receive local, national and international media coverage in the United States and in Russia. The Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League, host organization of the anniversary tour, is thrilled to be working with the Russian National Baseball Team. "It gives our League and our fans a chance to experience a taste of Russian Baseball and a little bit of Russian culture while helping the Russians to promote their league," said Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League Tour Coordinator and Total Entertainment Concepts Representative, Sherri Eldridge. The Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League is hosting the team in Alexandria, Louisiana with the Alexandrian Aces, in Greenville, Mississippi with the Greenville Bluesman, in Amarillo, Texas with the Amarillo Armadillos and in Ozark, Missouri with new team the Ozark Ducks. "We hope to develop a lasting relationship with the Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League and share our skills and experiences through tournaments like this one," says Andrey Artamonov, Russian Baseball and Softball Federation Commercial Director and Tour Coordinator, "Our players get a chance to learn techniques and style from the American players and coaches, but I think the American players will be able to pick up some moves from us." The Russian National Baseball Team consists of the best players of the teams of the Russian Baseball Federation. There are five professional baseball teams in the Moscow Oblast, the #1 Baseball Team in Russia for the 1999 season BATY-BBC, the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy Team; RusStar, Spartak, Moskvich, and Tornado. The Russian Baseball season starts on May 8 and goes until the end of September. Games are played at the Matsumae Stadium at Moscow State University and the Army Sport Club at Balashikha. Baseball has been an official sport in Russia since the International Olympic Committee designated baseball as an official Olympic Sport in 1986. Anyone interesting in sponsoring the Russian National Baseball Team or wanting more information about the Russian Baseball and Softball Federation please call 011 7 095 456-9192 inside Russia 8 095 456-9192, Fax: 011 7 095 237-6735 inside Russia 8 095 237-6735 or by E-mail at lampcv@yahoo.com or nadezda3@dol.ru. For information on the Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League please call Sherri Eldrige at 1 417 849-3813 ### Advertising Packet: Russian National Baseball Team Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League 10 Year Anniversary Tour The Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League and Total Entertainment Concepts of Ozark Missouri invites the Russian National Baseball Team to play in a 6-7 games series Anniversary Tour in Amarillo, Texas; Alexandria, Louisiana; Greenville, Mississippi and Ozark, Missouri from April 20 to May 3, 2000. The Russian National Baseball Team first played in Texas in 1990 as the Soviet Union National Baseball Team on their way to the Seattle Goodwill Games. The Russian National Baseball Team consists of the best of the best of the Russian Baseball Federation League players. This international event is a showcase for the Russian National Baseball Team and the Texas-Independent Baseball League to show their stuff. As an official sponsor of the Russian National Baseball Team and the Anniversary Tour you receive: Game-City Advertising Package which includes: A full-page black and white ad in all of the Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League Programs for the 2000 season valued at $6,000 3 public address announcements at each of the Russian Games valued at $750 25 tickets to each of the Russian Games in each city valued at $750 A sandwich board that will travel on the bus to be displayed at each event promoting sponsor as the team barnstorms through the south central region of the United States valued at $3,000 Event logo as a Co-Title Sponsor valued at $5,000. Logo Banners at the stadiums during each game The total value of this advertising package is: $15,500. Potential Media Coverage for Tour: Each Game-City is hosting a media conference with local, national and international media coverage via radio, television, sports journals and newspapers. Print media coverage based on the average column per inch length of the average sports interest column is 24 column inches at an average column inch advertising price of $205 (includes average of local, national, international {English and Russian Language papers in Western Russia}, weekly and weekend rates) with an insertion rate of 315 papers and sports journals worldwide including wire service pick-up. For a total of $1,549,800. (US) worth of print advertising. Television/Radio coverage is based on the 7 media conferences in the game-city¹s plus coverage by CNNSI, FOX Sports, and ESPN. Prime Time News insertion as 30-60 second spot at an average rate of $95,000 per spot times 10 spots valued at $950,000 (US) Sponsor logo to be placed at prime spots on Russian Team Uniforms-valued at reaching 37,000 fans at the Texas-Louisiana League tour with the potential of being the official sponsor of the Russian National Baseball Team at other international events such as the European Championships and the World Cup Series. Sponsor logo placed on first issue Russian National Baseball Team Baseball Cards. Potential of 10,000 sets of 25 cards to be sold at all Texas-Louisiana League games and all Russian National Baseball Team events. Cards are valued at $5.00 (US) per set. Total Value $50,000. Total Advertising Potential Value in US Dollars Game-City Advertising $ 15,500 Print Media Coverage $1,549,800 Broadcast Media Coverage $ 950,000 Sponsor Logo $ 50,000 TOTAL VALUE: $2,565,300. Our sponsorship request is for $40,000 (US) to cover the airfare, visa fees, and food during spring training for the players. As you can see, this amount is far exceeded by the advertising revenue for your organization as the official Russian National Baseball Team / Texas-Louisiana Independent Baseball League Tour Sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring this event in full or part please contact Laura Mitchell, Public Relations Consultant, Russian Baseball & Softball Federation or Andre Artamonov, Commercial Director, Russian Baseball & Softball Federation at Phone: 011 7 095 456-9192 (inside Russia 8 095 456-9192) Fax: 011 7 095 237-6735 (inside Russia 8 095 237-6735) E-mail: lampcv@yahoo.com or href="mailto:nadezda3@dol.ru"> nadezda3@dol.ru ** 28 ********************************************************************** Sender: TaurusC@aol.com Subject: Calls from the US to Moscow - $0.11/min, St.Petesburg - $0.12/min. Calls from the US to Moscow - $0.11/min, St.Petesburg - $0.12/min. All rates are effective 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 800 access number. No prepayment. You are only billed for usage. No monthly fees or minimum requirements. You may make calls from designated telephones without the need to enter a PIN code. No switching of your long distance carrier is needed. Free calling card included. Also available callback service with similar rates. Taurus Consulting PMB 144 738 Main Street Waltham MA 02451-0624 (617) 739-7173 fax (617) 734-9795 TaurusC@aol.com ----------------------- END FRIENDS March 14, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. 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Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu From gcole@friends-partners.org Wed, 22 Mar 2000 20:32:45 -0500 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 20:32:45 -0500 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-03-22 Digest for March 22, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-22 March Sender: igor-fel@lysva.com Subject: Igor 02-22 March Sender: misu55@aol.com Subject: Nicholas T Peetros 03-22 March Sender: neubeginn@t-online.de Subject: norbert 04-22 March Sender: chelishant@hotmail.com Subject: paul RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-22 March Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Events around the US 02-22 March Sender: Margot Emery (memery@utk.edu) Subject: Fwd: Job--Faberge Arts Foundation, Washington, DC 03-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NEW RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WEEKLY - e-mail list 04-22 March Sender: jane_cowan@sfu.ca (jane cowan) Subject: friends in Irkutsk 05-22 March Sender: jenniferbowen16@hotmail.com Subject: project on Sputnik 06-22 March Sender: lloydsea@webtv.net (LLOYD LOUNSBURY) Subject: ANATOLY YATZKEVICH 07-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Gender Issues Legal Specialists for eastern Europe 08-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP VISUAL CULTURE AND THE FACTORY, ANTHOLOGY 09-22 March Sender: bill nalley (netter48@yahoo.com) Subject: from Virginia 10-22 March Sender: tgk@pdq.net Subject: comment 11-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: MA in Russian Studies at European University (St. Petersburg, Russia) 12-22 March Sender: "doc and kell" (cowboys-rule@prodigy.net) Subject: russian cities 13-22 March Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Russian Charity Events 14-22 March Sender: BKHarFam@aol.com Subject: No Subject 15-22 March Sender: GySzSz (gyszsz@szif.hu) Subject: source 16-22 March Sender: "John Daly" (jckdaly@hotmail.com) Subject: Washington employment 17-22 March Sender: "Maxim D. Shrayer" (shrayerm@bc.edu) Subject: E Shul'man 18-22 March Sender: Mm12oaks@aol.com Subject: Please help me find a book in Russian 19-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Russian (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER) 20-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: 2nd call: seminar at St. Petersburg: WOMEN'S STRATEGIES & POLITICS IN TRANSITION 21-22 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Postgrad. Studies, Ctr for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading 22-22 March Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: Center Activities: "Make a Difference and Have Some Fun" APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: igor-fel@lysva.com Subject: Igor Hello! My name is Igor. I am Russian. I 'd like to correspond with English-speaking people who loves philosophy and theology. Also I am looking for relatives of my grandpa. His name is Jacob Neifeld. He is German. He had seven brothers and one sister who lived in Svetlovka village, Ukraine. Probably they could emigrate to the USA or German after WWII. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: misu55@aol.com Subject: Nicholas T Peetros Hi, my name is Nick and I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in the USA. I am looking for some automotive equipment that was shipped to Russia in 1941 as part of the Lend/Lease program agreement between Stalin and Rosevelt. This equipment was used to produce PACKARD AUTOMOBILES in the US prior to World War II. This equipment is of great value to me and a large finder's fee would be paid to whoever gives me the information leading to the purchase and export of this equipment. This is a legitimate offer and a copy of the escrow account information can be forwarded if necessary. ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: neubeginn@t-online.de Subject: norbert hi im paul i live in moldova,im russion speak a lso english,im 18 years old.my e-mail chelishant@hotmail.com ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: chelishant@hotmail.com Subject: paul hi im paul i live in moldova, i want to make acguaintances with people all over the world.im russion.speak also english & romanian!was born in 1982.i hope that somebody will wright to me! thank you bye! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Events around the US Looking for Russian-related events going on around the US? We keep track of them all in our constantly updated database, at: http://www.russian-life.com/events.cfm Search by state or event type to find out what's going on in your area. >From concerts to exhibitions, business seminars to plays, it is all there. Know of something that we haven't found out about? You can also add an event! While you're at it, why not sign up for our FREE weekly online newsletter of news and views from Russia--with the Russian perspective you won't find in your daily newspaper or other online sources! To sign up, visit: http://www.russian-life.com/listserv.cfm Paul Richardson Russian Life 89 Main, #2, Montpelier, VT 05602 ph. 802-223-4955, fax 802-223-6105 http://www.russian-life.com ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Margot Emery (memery@utk.edu) Subject: Fwd: Job--Faberge Arts Foundation, Washington, DC Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:34:24 -0500 Reply-To: civilsoc@friends-partners.org Originator: civilsoc@friends-partners.org Sender: civilsoc@friends-partners.org From: EggsFAF@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list CIVILSOC Subject: Job--Faberge Arts Foundation, Washington, DC X-Comment: Center for Civil Society International Development and Program Officer ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Challenging mid-level position open at the FabergÈ Arts Foundation (FAF) in Washington, DC, from April 1. The requirements, including project development, program supervision and office management skills, offer an exciting range of action for someone with knowledge of Russian cultural history and language with strong writing skills (grant and other), international experience and business acumen. FAF is a small, not-for-profit organization with offices in DC and St. Petersburg dedicated to restoring the latter city as a cultural center for the arts. Among activities since 1991: international art exhibits, architectural restoration, jewelry competitions, exchange programs. Note website at http://members.dencity.com/faberge. Salary commensurate with skills and experience. Applicants should e-mail resume and cover letter to: eggsfaf@aol.com or write or send fax to: Director Faberge Arts Foundation 910 17th Street, NW, Suite 408, Washington, DC 20006 Fax: (202) 331-9316 *-------------------------------------------------------------------* CivilSoc is an electronic information service provided free of charge to 1,600 subscribers worldwide by CCSI--Center for Civil Society International--in association with Friends & Partners. To submit items for posting to CivilSoc, send them to To unsubscribe from CivilSoc: 1. Address an e-mail to: 2. Leave Subject line blank. In the Message area, type: unsub civilsoc 3. Send message. For more information about civic initiatives in Eurasia, visit our Web site: http://www.friends-partners.org/ccsi/ Past CivilSoc postings can be found at: http://www.friends-partners.org/ccsi/info/civilsoc.htm *--------------------------------------------------------------------* ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NEW RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WEEKLY - e-mail list NEW RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WEEKLY: Get the latest news and analysis on the 2000 Russian presidential election in RFE/RL's Russian Election Report. The latest edition: http://www.rferl.org/elections/russia00report/ Subscribe to get it via e-mail: http://www.rferl.org/elections/russia00report/contact.html ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: jane_cowan@sfu.ca (jane cowan) Subject: friends in Irkutsk Hello: I toured the Soviet Union in 1988 with a guide named Ludmilla Kostenko from Irkutsk. My name was Jane Fredeman then, one of a group of 12 Canadians. I'd be interested to hear from or about Ludmilla and her family, especially her daughter who must be in her teens now. The trip was all I dreamed, just not long enough. There are tours to Siberia from Seattle now, I think, but I wonder how the train travel is at the moment. all the best to the readers of this list. I work at a distance education unit in a Canadian University--not on languages!! Jane jane cowan, centre for distance education, simon fraser university (604) 291-4268 ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: jenniferbowen16@hotmail.com Subject: project on Sputnik Name: jennifer bowen Email-address: jenniferbowen16@hotmail.com hi, i am a high school student in California. i am doing a research project on Sputnik, and i would like to know the cyrillic spelling of the name sputnik. my computer does not handle cyrillic fonts so could you send it to me as an attachment that i can download. i use word 97. this si for a project that is due on thursday March 23, 2000. thank you for your informative site. ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: lloydsea@webtv.net (LLOYD LOUNSBURY) Subject: ANATOLY YATZKEVICH I am trying to locate a childhood friend of 1943 who was living with parents in Fairbanks, Alaska. They were part of the Soviet-American aircraft lend lease operation 1942 through 1944. He would be 65 yrs old now. Parents Elana and Alexander Yatzkevich. Father was an aircraft engineer. Younger sister Ludmilla died in Fairbanks shortly after arrival. They returned to Russia in 1944 and possibly went to the Ukraine. Living relatives?? Anybody know relatives with Yatzkevich name?/ If in Russia E-Mail not possible fax to me (206) 768 0661. E Mail address lloydsea@webtv.net Lloyd J. Lounsbury ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Gender Issues Legal Specialists for eastern Europe For more information see: www.abanet.org/ceeli Gender Issues Legal Specialists Duties: Conduct training workshops on domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking for the purpose of prostitution. Develop training programs on gender related employment issues, including sexual harassment and discrimination. Assist non-governmental and government organizations in legal literacy initiatives relating to women's legal rights. Help to develop legal clinics to assist the victims of domestic violence and gender discrimination. Provide guidance in the development and strengthening of women's bar associations. Support Package: Round-trip international airfare. In-country business travel. Housing allowance. Medical evacuation insurance. Health insurance premiums reimbursement. Associated business expenses. Student loan deferment. Generous living allowance. Qualifications: Minimum of five years of legal experience in the United States. Demonstrated expertise in women's legal issues. J.D. or L.L.M. from an American law school. U.S. bar membership. High level of energy and initiative. Strong interpersonal skills. Russian language proficiency preferred. International experience or knowledge of the region preferred. Current Year Positions: Location: Start Dates: Balkans (Macedonia, Serbia, and Serbia-Montenegro) Almaty, Kazakhstan Moscow, Russia Spring 2000 July 2000 June 2000 ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP VISUAL CULTURE AND THE FACTORY, ANTHOLOGY From: JFrie19701@cs.com Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 11:55:17 EST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Visual Culture and the Factory: Artistic Practice, Artistic Production, and Industry in Russia, Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union ca. 1800 to the Present Whether promoted as inspiration for and as a site of artistic production, as a training ground for artists, or as a mode of artistic practice that challenged modernist notions of individuality and originality, the factory has played a central role in art-making of the modern era. While enormous scholarly attention has been devoted to the cultural implications of interactions between artists and factories in American, English, and western European art, only scattered answers to these questions have been offered for artistic culture in Russia and Eastern Europe of the late eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Growing out of a recent conference panel, this proposed anthology will explore the multiple encounters between Russian, Soviet, and East-European visual cultures and the factory. The projected collection of essays seeks to investigate shifting historical definitions and implications of factory production, including the location of artistic or authorial identity in a workshop setting; the careers of serf and folk artists; mass-production of visual culture (prints, photographs, domestic furnishings, clothing, etc.); the use of technological developments to disseminate handcrafted objects; and the representation of the factory itself as a commentary on the nature of labor. Alternatively, this volume will address the ways in which artistic initiatives such as Abramtsevo reacted against mass production and industry's presence in visual culture by promoting handwork, handicrafts and folk arts--efforts that were themselves ultimately co-opted by factory concepts of mass production and distribution. We are interested as well in essays which deal with the function of Russian estate workshops, whose serf artists were often trained in specialized areas, as "factories" for the production of decorative arts objects; the impact of the abolition of serfdom on the production of visual culture; the establishment of public or private museum collections as an aid in design or industrial education; critical debates on how the taste of workers as both producers and consumers could be improved; the role of the technical and crafts schools in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and post-Stalinist Soviet artistic culture. We welcome submissions that consider these and other questions from a variety of disciplines and methodological perspectives. Please send letters of interest, consisting of a 500-word proposal and CV, to each of the addresses below by May 15, 2000. Materials may be submitted by e-mail. Those selected for inclusion will be asked to provide fuller descriptions of their projects in mid-July before the final determination is made. Karen Kettering Jane Friedman Addresses for correspondence: Karen Kettering Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20008 USA Tel: 202-686-8505 x8533 Fax: 202-966-7846 E-mail: KKettering@hillwoodmuseum.org Jane Friedman 6533 N. Greenview Ave, #1N Chicago, IL 60626 USA Tel: 773-338-4954 E-mail: JFrie19701@cs.com Jane Friedman JFrie19701@cs.com ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: bill nalley (netter48@yahoo.com) Subject: from Virginia Hello, I am a American from the state of Virginia. I am seeking penpals from around the world. If you would like to know more about our way of life as much as I want to know about yours, please send e-mail to netter48@yahoo.com. Hope to hear from you soon. God bless. Bill ===== ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: tgk@pdq.net Subject: comment Name: Tim Kavulla Email-address: tgk@pdq.net I have a nine page letter that appears to be about 90 years old. Not sure to whom it is addressed, but it was in the possession of my grandmother who immigrated from Nizna Polianka in 1900. she never learned to speak English. I would like to have this translated and will pay for the translation. I live in Houston, TX and know of no one that can do this for me. Any suggestions? Tim Kavulla ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: MA in Russian Studies at European University (St. Petersburg, Russia) From: Pavel Lyssakov Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:39:34 +0300 Dear Subscribers: Please let you students interested in Russian Studies know that March 31 is the deadline for sending the applications to the International MA in Russian Studies (IMARS) program at the European University at St Petersburg, for the 2000-2001 academic year. To learn more about the program please visit the site: http://www.eu.spb.ru/en/imars/index.htm For more information please write to imars@eu.spb.ru Dr Pavel Lyssakov Director, Academic Programmes and Development Faculty of Political Science and Sociology The European University at St Petersburg Phone: +7 (812) 275-51-33 Fax: +7 (812) 275-51-39 ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "doc and kell" (cowboys-rule@prodigy.net) Subject: russian cities i am looking for a town called kievsburna or kevesburna ? i am not exactly my family is from russia and i was told that was the name of the town ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Russian Charity Events GREAT FUN for a GREAT CAUSE Experience the joy and challenge of a Downside Up adventure! Downside Up, the pioneering Moscow charity and early intervention center serving Russian children with Down syndrome invites you to participate in two outstanding adventure fundraising events. 5th Annual Downside Up Charity Bike Ride Exuberant cycle tour in Russia's magnificent 12th century Golden Ring towns of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Suzdal & Vladimir. Visit outstanding onion-domed monasteries, relax lakeside at a traditional shashlik picnic and cycle triumphantly onto Moscow's Red Square finishing at the base of St. Basil's Cathedral! August 25th - 28th, 2000 Russia 3rd Downside Up Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari Help Russia's children with Down syndrome achieve new heights as you summit Africa's highest peak. Experience wildlife and the bush in tented camps, African lodges, game drives and bird watching in Tanzania's gems: the Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and Olduvai Gorge. This is an outstanding lifetime experience. October 8th - 24th, 2000 Tanzania Downside Up's fund raising events are safe and well run (and surprisingly affordable) - providing enthusiasts with a remarkable opportunity to make a difference while also having a unique and exciting travel experience. Make the most of your vacation by bringing hope and a future to Russian children with Down syndrome. Proceeds of these events provide the primary funding for the Downside Up early intervention programs in Moscow which currently serve more than 120 children with Down syndrome and their families. For registration information or to request material about Downside Up's activities in Russia please contact Claire Lyons at the coordinates below. US participants' sponsorship contributions are tax deductible as allowable under the 501(c)(3) code of IRS law. Claire Brown Lyons Down Syndrome International Fund, Inc. PO Box 340 Pawling, New York 12564 Tel (914) 855-8178 Fax (914) 855-8179 Email: cblyons@mindspring.com Strengthening Community Based Programs For Russian Children with Down syndrome Downside up is a 2000 grantee of Down Syndrome International Fund, Inc. ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: BKHarFam@aol.com Subject: No Subject Am planning a trip to St. Petersburg and expect to arrive June 4th. I would like to know how to contact HOFA, the Host FAmily Association that can arrange home stays. Best way to reacxh me is via e-mail or fax. Carter Harrison USA Carter@pocketmail.com Fax : 760/749-7257 ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: GySzSz (gyszsz@szif.hu) Subject: source Dear Friends and Partners, I'm looking for information about then Russian culture: how the people live in Russia, what are their holidays, how they eat, what are the people like etc., and about the Russian business customs - what is allowed to do at a negotiation (what is the proper dress like, handshake, kiss, chatting etc.). Could you recommend me some e-source, websites? Thank you very much. Buzási Balázs, Hungarian student my address: becsabi@egon.gyaloglo.hu ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "John Daly" (jckdaly@hotmail.com) Subject: Washington employment Dear friends, Victor Kamkin, Inc. is the largest Russian-CIS language media and bookstore in the world outside of the CIS--we have over 200,000 titles shsleved on over FIVE MILES of shelves dating back nearly fifty years. The following job announcement is perfect for a recent Russian-language student--as the environment here is largely Russian-seapking, the successful applicant will have an opportunity not only to polish his/her language skills, but increase one's library an employee discounts, and get to know the Russian/CIS "players" inside the Beltway. Reply by 29 March. Thank you. Sincerely, John C. K. Daly -------------------------- Mail order book company seeks full-time person to package and prepare book orders for delivery. Previous experience a plus, but will train. Basic computer skils required. We are located near the White Flint metro station. Please FAX 301 881-1637 or mail resume to: Victor Kamkin, Inc., 4956 Boiling Brook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852. NO PHONE CALLS. Salary commesurate with experience, starting at $8 an hour plus benefits. Replies by 29 March. ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Maxim D. Shrayer" (shrayerm@bc.edu) Subject: E Shul'man Dear Colleagues, Could you please help me get in touch with Eduard Shul'man--I was told that you are featuring his story on your site. Thank you very much. Sincerely, -- Maxim D. Shrayer Department of Slavic and Eastern Languages Boston College Lyons Hall 210 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3804 USA e-mail: shrayerm@bc.edu tel. (617) 552-3911 fax. (617) 552-2286 http://fmwww.bc.edu/SL-V/ShrayerM.html ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Mm12oaks@aol.com Subject: Please help me find a book in Russian Hi, I am desperately looking to obtain a copy of the7 habits of highly effective people, by Stephen Covey, in Russian. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! -marcus ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Russian (UNIVERSITY OF EXETER) From: Carol Adlam Date: Friday, March 17, 2000 4:20 AM Subject: Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Russian DEPARTMENT OF RUSSIAN, SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY OF EXETER GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP (3 YEARS) IN RUSSIAN STUDIES The Department of Russian, School of Modern Languages, University of Exeter, is pleased to announce that it is making available a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) in Russian, tenable from October 2000. Applications are invited from suitably qualified students who wish to undertake research leading to a PhD in the field of Russian studies. The GTA provides a scholarship of 9750 pounds sterling covering home/EU tuition fees and maintenance allowance, and is renewable for up to three years. Renewal of the award is considered annually and is subject to satisfactory progress in research and teaching duties. The GTA scheme offers a valuable opportunity to gain teaching experience and Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) accredited training while undertaking research leading to a PhD. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake up to 100 hours teaching per annum within the Department of Russian. Applicants for the award must first have been accepted on a research degree programme at the University of Exeter. Application forms for a place on a research programme and information about applying for the GTA scholarship may be obtained from Carole Skidmore, School of Modern Languages, Queen's Building, University of Exeter, Queen's Drive, Exeter EX4 4QH (Tel +44 (0) 1392 264223; Email: C.Skidmore@exeter.ac.uk). For any further information about graduate study in Exeter please contact Professor Mary Orr, Director of Postgraduate Studies, School of Modern Languages, University of Exeter, Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ (Tel: +44 (0) 1392 26 420; Email: m.m.orr@exeter.ac.uk). Further information about the Russian department and research interests of members of staff is accessible via the Department of Russian web site at URL: http://www.ex.ac.uk/russian/. Informal enquiries about the department may also be made to Dr Katharine Hodgson, Head of Department, Department of Russian, School of Modern Languages, University of Exeter, Queen's Building, The Queen's Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ. Email: k.m.hodgson@exeter.ac.uk; telephone: +44 (0) 1392 264309; fax: +44 (0) 1392 264300. CLOSING DATE: 31 May 2000. ---------------------- Carol Adlam Lecturer in Russian Department of Russian Queen's Building The Queen's Drive University of Exeter Exeter EX6 6HE, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1392 26 4284 Fax: +44 (0) 1392 26 4300 WWW: http://www.ex.ac.uk/russian ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: 2nd call: seminar at St. Petersburg: WOMEN'S STRATEGIES & POLITICS IN TRANSITION 2nd CALL FOR PAPERS A Nordic-Russian research network around School of Politics Aleksandra Kollontai & NCRB-A Network for Crisis Centres in the Russian/Barents Region Project, funded by Nordic Grant Scheme for Co-operation with Baltic Countries & Northwest Russia, and administered by Pomor University, Russia, and Oulu University, Finland, invites you to contribute on WOMEN'S STRATEGIES & POLITICS IN TRANSITION Dialogues Across the East-West Divide 25-28 May, 2000, St. Petersburg The seminar will be arranged in local collaboration with Nevsky Institute, European University, and St. Petersburg University The seminar will consist of a panel consisting of NW. Russian woman politicians and activists, plenary lectures and workshop sessions with papers on following themes and topics: women's movements, women's representation in the formal political insitutions, strategies for future multilevel political orders, both within historical and today's contexts. Problems and issues concerning gendered transition and transformation processes will be one of the key problematics, both in historical and today's contexts. The panel will consist of NW Russian women politicians and activists. The seminar, a second one in a series of joint events for 1999/2000 - 2000/2001, should be seen as a further step towards building up a vivid research community for the School of Politics Aleksandra Kollontai, initiated at the first NW Russian-Nordic and international conference in Women's Studies at Arkhangelsk in October 1998 and founded at the first seminar on the legacy of Kollontai in London in January 1999, and for NCRB, a Nordic-NW.Russian three-year development and research project. The seminar organizers pay the cost of travel and maintenance for a number of participants from the Nordic-NW.Russian network institutions at Bodo, Umea, Oulu and Lapland universities in Norway, Sweden and Finland; and at Kola Science Centre, Pomor University, Petrozavodsk University, St. Petersburg University, European University and Nevsky Institute at St. Petersburg in Russia. Other participants need to pay the cost themselves. There is no conference fee for the Russian participants; for those from outside Russia, it is 50 US$. Deadline for the workshop abstracts: 15 April, 2000 Abstract length: 200 words. Paper lenght: 20 standard pages (8000 words) Information on the contributors: Name & affiliation; post address, telephone & fax numbers, e-mail. The working language of the Conference is English. Papers are submitted in English, Russian contributor's papers can be presented in Russian. Translation from/ into Russian will be available. A selection of papers may be published by the organizing network around its activities in 1999-2001. Please send the abstracts by fax or e-mail to the institution with main responsibility for organizing: Nevsky Institute, Raznochinnaja 27, St. Petersburg 197110, Russia tel/fax: +7 - 812 - 230 3698, email: pubrel@learn.spb.ru Programme committee: Elena Kudriashova (kudr@arkhangelsk.ru), Kollontai School & Pomor University, Aino Saarinen (aino.saarinen@oulu.fi), NCRB & Oulu University & Nevsky Institute; Natalia Agabova (natalia@nevinst.spb.ru) & Irina Yukina (yuk2club@mail.wplus.ru), Nevsky Institute; Elena Zdravomyslova (zdrav@eu.spb.ru), European University; Natasha Khodyreva (natasha@women.spb.su) & Tamara Pospelova (agpro@agp.ksiri.pu.ru), St. Petersburg University; Marina Calloni (m.calloni@lse.ac.uk), London School of Economic Gender Institute The programme committee will acccept the proposals and write you back concerning your paper before 30 April, 2000, and send you information on travel, accommodation, registration, tours and cultural programme. ************************************************************ * Dr. Aino Saarinen * * NCRB project * * Department of Education, University of Oulu * * P.O.Box 2000, FIN-90 014 University of Oulu, Finland * * Tel: + 358 - 8 - 553 3817; Fax: + 358 - 8 - 553 7431 * * Email: aino.saarinen@oulu.fi * * PREFERRED contact address: * * Kurjenpolvi 2 D 6, FIN-90 580 Oulu, Finland * * Tel: + 358 - 8 - 5566 092; Fax: + 358 - 8 - 5472 253 * * E-mail: aino.saarinen@oulu.fi * ************************************************************ ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Postgrad. Studies, Ctr for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading From: Yelena Kalyuzhnova To: Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 4:30 AM Subject: PROG. INFO.- Postgrad. Studies, Ctr for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading PROGRAM INFO.- Postgraduate Studies, Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading Dear Colleagues, The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies at the University of Reading (UK) invites applications for admission, for the academic year 2000-2001, for the MA and MSc programmes in the respective research areas: MSc in Banking in Transition Economies MA in Central and Eastern European Studies MSc in Development Beyond Central Planning MSc in Financial Services in Emerging Economies MA in Euro-Asian Diplomacy MA in Euro-Asian Studies The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies is also offering MPhil and PhD degrees in the above mentioned areas. The CEAS-PhD scholarship for the first year PhD degree is available. Closing date for competition - June 15, 2000. All enquires should be addressed to: Mrs Sylvia Smelt Admission Officer The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies The University of Reading Whiteknights, PO Box 218, Reading, RG6 6AA UK e-mail: s.smelt@reading.ac.uk tel: 44 (0) 118 931 6205 fax:44(0) 118 931 6274 http://www.rdg.ac.uk/IEAS -- Dr Yelena Kalyuzhnova Director The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies http://www.rdg.ac.uk/IEAS The University of Reading Whiteknights, PO Box 218, Reading, RG6 6AA UK tel: 44 118 9316637 fax: 44 118 9316274 ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: Center Activities: "Make a Difference and Have Some Fun" THE EURASIAN CENTER was thrilled by the turnout of people interested in attending the JULIAN MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION and our Russian Valentine Dance Party. As you may know, we have been arranging receptions, art exhibitions and roundtable discussions for the past several years and we would like to continue to organize such fine activities. This is why we need your support by becoming a member of the Eurasian Center. For $30 per year, you can join as a MEMBER OF THE CENTER. As part of our MEMBERSHIP REWARDS PROGRAM you will receive a party membership card and be given a 50% discount to all our regular activities - dance parties, happy hours, etc. You will also receive a copy of the Eurasian Report and in addition be given discounts to our fine cultural activities as well. You can also claim your membership as a tax-deductible contribution. THE EURASIAN CENTER, is a non-profit organization, and by joining as a member you will be helping us in our activities in D.C. and Moscow which promote peace and friendship between the nations of East & West. Currently we are planning a busy Spring schedule...a reception at a Eastern Europe embassy...an outdoor dance party...more happy hours. PRINTOUT and CUT -------------------------------------------------------------------- YES, I would like to become a FRIEND OF THE EURASIAN CENTER. NAME: _______________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ CITY/STATE ______________________________ ZIP CODE ____________ e-mail or fax _______________________________________ Make Your Check Payable to Eurasian Center and Mail to: THE EURASIAN CENTER Membership Program 3701 Conn. Ave., NW Suite 802 Washington, DC 20008 ----------------------- END FRIENDS March 22, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu From gcole@friends-partners.org Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:52:34 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:52:34 -0500 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-03-28 Digest for March 28, 2000 Dear friends, Many on this list know or know of Dr. Steve Goldstein of the US National Science Foundation. If you've ever sent an email between US and Russia or browsed the web between these two countries, then you've benefited directly from what Steve has done over the last 10+ years to link the US and Russia and, more broadly, to make the Internet a global network. He has been a very special friend of F&P since our earliest days in 1994. Steve is celebrating his 60th birthday this Thursday, March 30. Recognizing all he has done for US-Russian exchange by establishing the first academic Internet connection between our countries and myriad other network development activities, we'd like to offer him a small electronic token of thanks on the occasion. F&P has just posted a special electronic birthday card which we invite readers to "sign" - and especially those who know Steve or who have some special story to tell of how his determined efforts to electronically link US and Russia (and other countries) has positively affected their lives. This card is unique in that it allows visitors to indicate their location (by clicking on a world map) - and thus yielding a global representation of Steve's friends and those who have benefited from his work. This is in addition to providing a place to record name, comments, stories, etc. We invite you to visit the new URL below and hope you'll tell your story and express appreciation to Steve for all he's done to make possible the global opportunities for friendship, exchange and better understanding that we all enjoy today - and that truly were not possible only a few years ago. http://www.friends-partners.org/steve/ Thank you! -- Greg and Natasha Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-28 March Sender: ivanov@tele-kom.ru Subject: Andrey RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-28 March Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! 02-28 March Sender: "Cindy Ann Marie Dent" (cucmd@pen.eiu.edu) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! 03-28 March Sender: "SCI IVS USA Workcamp" (workcamp@scn.org) Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe volunteers needed 04-28 March Sender: "Christopher Barna" (cbarna@jerryturnerassoc.com) Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe volunteers needed 05-28 March Sender: coopj@ev1.net Subject: comment about /friends/mirnet/home.html 06-28 March Sender: Efanova Olga (olgawow@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my foreign frriends. 07-28 March Sender: "esigurdsen" (esigurdsen@email.msn.com) Subject: Want to learn Russian 08-28 March Sender: Ethel Dunn (edunn@well.com) Subject: books for sale 09-28 March Sender: Frank D Leupp (fdleupp@juno.com) Subject: Arkangelsk 10-28 March Sender: "Graham Fiddes" (graham@threshold.freeserve.co.uk) Subject: Finding a lost friend 11-28 March Sender: Ibadullaeva Regina (regina@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friends 12-28 March Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Conference: St. Petersburg 13-28 March Sender: Kholboev Abdukhakim (hakim@janus.silk.org) Subject: Penpal 14-28 March Sender: "Margaret V. Nicely" (mvn@tpu.ru) Subject: Fw: ESL Programs 15-28 March Sender: Serguei Alex Oushakine (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CEU Senior position - Program on Gender and Culture (fwd) 16-28 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Transiton: journal abstracts (economics, finance, etc) on-line 17-28 March Sender: Fliifast@aol.com Subject: travel to Magadan 18-28 March Sender: jasmine@khj.tajik.net Subject: I'm looking for pen-pal! 19-28 March Sender: "Lena Klimova" (lena_klimova@yahoo.com) Subject: Searching for help... 20-28 March Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: International Education Financial Aid On-Line Database APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: ivanov@tele-kom.ru Subject: Andrey I am 28 years. Higher education. Shall Pleased acquaintanceship for the contact and correspondence. Interest subjects the most varied. Likes a cinema, history, discussing the political problems. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I come from Zelenogorsk, a town in Krasnoyarsk region, Central Siberia. I am an Assistant Principal of Linguistic Gymnasia in charge of international cooperation and the Director of the International Language Summer School. I have posted a number of messages about the International Summer Language School, organized by our Gymnasia, searching for volunteer participants. I am very grateful to all those who have responded. At this point participants from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, India, Israel, Sweden have signed up for our summer program. Native English speakers (teachers, educators, students), teachers and students from non-English-speaking countries, who speak English as a second language, are welcome to participate in our program. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends. You are welcome to join our international teaching team!!! The International Summer Language School will take place in June-July 2000 on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of the largest Siberian city Novosibirsk in a resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, good food, nice recreational facilities: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ We have fixed the dates of the summer school. In fact, we intend to have two sessions two weeks each. The first starts on June 21st and finishes July 4th. The second is July 6th until July 19th. If you decide to participate you may choose either to come for one session (the first or the second one) or stay for a month. We will also be happy to meet those who would like to improve their skills and knowledge of Russian , as the intensive courses of the Russian language and culture will be provided at the Summer School. Participation fee is 150 US dollars per a teacher and $200 per a student for a two-week program which covers accommodation, food, transfers, tuition and activities at the School, cultural program, excursions to the city of Novosibirsk. Please visit our WWW page: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ If you've got interested, please be free to ask any questions and I will provide you more information and a detailed every day program. And I can assure you of a very warm welcome! I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Best regards, Natasha mailto:natasha@zgr.kts.ru ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Cindy Ann Marie Dent" (cucmd@pen.eiu.edu) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! I am needing some information on the area of Special Education in Russia. Can you help me? I am in need of this information fairly quickly so if you could be so gracious as to direct me to where I might find it on the web that would be great.Thanks. Cindy Dent ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "SCI IVS USA Workcamp" (workcamp@scn.org) Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe volunteers needed Dear Friends and Partners, Please consider adding us as a link and in your Bulletin. Program listing are FREE on our web site. SCI International Voluntary Service http://www.sci-ivs.org/ Year 2000 focused volunteer opportunties in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Russia as well as in Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Romania. We cover Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia also. Volunteer abroad in 2-week Summer international group workcamps or in 3-12 months year round volunteering with a small stipend. Participants pay for airfare and a $125 fee. Service Civil International -SCI- is a secular, grassroots and nonprofit worldwide volunteer placement and development movement with a branch in the US run by an all volunteer unpaid staff and board. SCI International Voluntary Service 814 NE 40th Street Seattle, WA 98105 Phone / Fax: 206-545-6585 Email: sciinfo@sci-ivs.org Web: http://www.sci-ivs.org thank you, Bao Doan SCI IVS USA ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Christopher Barna" (cbarna@jerryturnerassoc.com) Subject: Russia, Eastern Europe volunteers needed I am a landscape architect planning a visit to Obninsk, Russia in the fall 2000 or spring 2001. I am looking for any information that would assist me in this venture. I need to know about travel, accommodation, passport and visas, etc. Can you please help? Any assistance would greatly be appreciated. Christopher Barna Raleigh, NC P.S. I have also been frustrated about getting correspondence into Obninsk. Is there some other avenue for mail delivery or alternate correspondence? ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: coopj@ev1.net Subject: comment about /friends/mirnet/home.html Name: Jennifer Cooper Email-address: coopj@ev1.net I am trying to obtain information regarding Russia's juvenile justice system and juvenile laws for a graduate course. Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Respectfully, JC ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: Efanova Olga (olgawow@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my foreign frriends. hello!my dear friends!How are you?I am from Tajikistan.I am Russian. I want to have a lot of friends from other coutries.My name is Olga.I am 17.I study in the Modern University for Humanites.I am on the first course.I am studying foreign languages such as English and Arabian.I want to be an interprite.My favourite dream is to learning English and Arabian perfectly.I want to travell all over the world. ____I am tall.My hair is blond and straight.I have pale skin.I am pretty,slim girl.My eyes are green. ____I like to go in for sport like swimming and tennis.My free time I spent with my best friends or readind my favourite books. ____I like to listen good popular music. __I,d like to have a pen-friend,so I will wait for you a message.good-bye,hope I can find a pen-friend. __________________________Love,Olga._______________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "esigurdsen" (esigurdsen@email.msn.com) Subject: Want to learn Russian I live in Washington DC. I want to learn Russian. Do you know any Russians here in Washington to help me ? Sincerely, Erik Sigurdsen, Electrical Engineer erik.sigurdsen@pulse.com - Work email address at www.pulse.com ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ethel Dunn (edunn@well.com) Subject: books for sale Highgate Road Social Science Research Station still has about 300 books in Russian on ethnography, sociology, public health and related topics published in the 1960s-1980s, which are still relevant to students of the former Soviet Union. From Stephen P. Dunn's library, we also have a number of books about Russia and the Soviet Union in English. All are for sale at the buyer's price, plus postage. Proceeds will be used to further publication of various projects Stephen Dunn left uncompleted. Write to Ethel Dunn at edunn@well.com for copies of lists, or Ethel Dunn, 32 Highgate Road, Berkeley, CA 94707 ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: Frank D Leupp (fdleupp@juno.com) Subject: Arkangelsk I would like to get as much information as I can about the city of Arkangelsk. I would also like to communicate with people of that area. Please email me at: fdleupp@juno.com or fdleupp@dock.net. Let's become friends. I live in California, USA. Frank Leupp ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Graham Fiddes" (graham@threshold.freeserve.co.uk) Subject: Finding a lost friend Hi mi name is Graham are you able at your site ,to help and find someone in Russia who we have not seen for 15 years we have no address but only name and photo. How do i start to try and find him? many thanks. Graham Fiddes ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ibadullaeva Regina (regina@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friends Hi-Fi! my name is Regina,I am 17 years old. I am from Tajikistan,from Hujand. I am study in the Modern University of Humanities, on the first course. I learn English and Arabian languages.I want to be interpreter. I am pretty-looking girl,I have a dark wavy short hair and brown eyes. I have medium height and pale skin , I am slim. I want to have more friends and write them about myself.In my free time I like to listen music and read books. Good-bye, my future friends. fucj _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Conference: St. Petersburg CALL FOR PAPERS We are pleased to inform you that St.Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars (SPASS), St.Petersburg Women Association in Science (SPWAS), St.Petersburg Research Centre of the Russian Academy (SPb RC) , St. Petersburg European University (SPb EU) are organizing an International conference THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND THE HUMANITIES: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE 21st CENTURY . It will be held on June 30 - July 2, 2000, in St.Petersburg. A growing awareness of ever increasing challenges to humankind at the beginning of the millennium lies behind our determination to provide a forum for women colleagues in various spheres of science and the humanities where they could voice their concerns and articulate their views on various challenges facing us and ways of solving them as seen and assessed by women. This does not exclude a possible participation of male colleagues who might want to contribute their vision of women's perspective roles in solving the problems of the 21st century. We would like to emphasize that the venue of the conference is widely reputed as one of the most beautiful cities of the world and the cultural capital of Russia. The time of the conference falls on the most beautiful season, the famous white nights - which might make you visit both professionally useful and aesthetically rewarding. The cultural program will include visits to the world famous Hermitage and other museums. We plan to hold several workshops which will largely depend on the range of your interests. They may cover such topics as social, political and economic changes facing women due to globalization; women of science and their role in the period of transition - in Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); women's specific role in science and the academia in the USA and Europe. We expect papers devoted to the analysis and assessment of scientific, psychological, statistical, legal (copyright) and other aspects of women's role in the scientific community. We will welcome presentations on such topics as role challenges (woman as chief / woman as subordinate); reconciling work and family; educating the youth in science and scientific continuity; woman's role in the international scientific community (participating in international projects, conferences and societies); women and environmental protection; perilous trends in the world's social development. We shall be pleased to welcome you as a speaker and participant at our forum. Foreign participants will be requested to pay the registration fee of 60 USD. A modest, but decent accomodation will cost approximately 35-65 USD. We received a grant from the Russian Endowment for Basic Research which may cover part of the expenses for Russian participants. We hope our CALL FOR PAPERS will be answered. We would appreciate if you could voice your wish (or otherwise) to take part in our conference. You may submit the abstract of your paper which will be published in the conference proceedings. The abstracts (two A4 pages, format ASCII or WORD) should be sent to: lanzovV@vicom.ru). The deadline for the submission of your abstracts is May 25, 2000. We would appreciate if you could send us: 1. The title. 2. The author (authors) with her/his/their affiliation. 3. The text (250-300 words). 4. Key words (4 - 6). 5. A brief CV. St.Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars, Dr. Nelly I. Didenko #5 University Embankment, off.102, 199034 St.Petersburg, Russia, For receiving an invitation to a business-trip it is necessary to send the copy of the first page of your passport by fax. Fax number is: 7-812-247-10-17 To Foreign Department for Dr. G.Ya. Merkulova And it is necessary to send the following information (using e-mail). Full name * Number, month, year of Birthday - Number of passport - Citizenship, valid till ...(data, year) - - passport issued *. and valid until **> Institution, position * Aim of business-trip * participation in International conference "Women in Science", scientific meetings Arrival and departure * Visiting cities * Place of visa recieving - Sincerely yours, Dr. Nelly Didenko, Deputy Chairperson of the Organization Committee, Co-Chairperson of SPWAS, Learned Secretary of SPASS http://www.nw.ru/SPWAS/ www.spass.st.-petersburg.ru ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Kholboev Abdukhakim (hakim@janus.silk.org) Subject: Penpal Excuse me could you give me some American boys E-mail adress. I wanna asociate with them.If it is possible. ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Margaret V. Nicely" (mvn@tpu.ru) Subject: Fw: ESL Programs Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), the oldest and most prestigeous technical university in Asian Russia, is interested in learning about intensive summer English language programs being given in English speaking countries. The prospective learners will be professors at TPU who are involved in teaching international students in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry and Computer Science. Their interest is in advanced and/or technical English programs. TPU is particularly interested in university based programs in Great Britain, the U.S. and Canada in order that they may both improve their English skills and expand their professional relationships. TPU has has allocated resourses for this project, but any information about possible funding which would allow more people to participate would be helpful. We are interested in hearing from program directors, former students or anyone else familiar with good ESL programs. Please respond to: Margaret Nicely mvn@tpu.ru Thank you Margaret Nicely Department of International Education Programs Tomsk Polytechnic University ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: Serguei Alex Oushakine (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CEU Senior position - Program on Gender and Culture (fwd) Candidates for a senior appointment The Program on Gender & Culture at Central European University in Budapest seeks candidates for a Senior appointment. CEU is a graduate university, offering one-year master and three-year doctoral programs. The candidates should be scholars of distinction with a strong commitment to graduate research and teaching in the field of gender studies. We are looking for scholars who are strongly rooted in one academic discipline (Philosophy, History, Sociology, International Relations, Political Science, Medieval Studies, Economics or Law) and have a publication record in the "mother" discipline too. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience with interdisciplinary teaching and comparative research. The university would like to attract scholars who are willing to entertain the idea of a long-term commitment to living and working in the region. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. They must have the ability to lecture in English, the language of instruction at CEU. Knowledge of one or more languages of the region is desirable. The successful candidate must be available for full time teaching and supervision of theses throughout the academic year and can not hold another full time teaching position. The length of the contract is 4 years (renewable); salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. Please send applications (c.v., list of publications, official transcripts and the names of at least three qualified referees) to Judit Pallos at the Human Resources Office of Central European University, H-1051 Bud apest, N·dor u. 9., Hungary (Fax: 235-6135, e-mail position@ceu.hu). The deadline is 15 May 2000. ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Transiton: journal abstracts (economics, finance, etc) on-line Dear Economist At the following site http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/econbase you will be able to access 15 300 abstracts as published in 65 journals in the fields of economics, finance and related fields. The abstracts are in the public domain (no charge or registration is required). Amongst the journals covered are the Journal of Financial Economics, Economics Letters, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Econometrics and Journal of Public Economics. The full text of all 65 journals can also be accessed through the home-pages of each individual journal provided your library has a subscription to the journal(s) concerned. You will be requested to register online; the procedure is self-explanatory. You are invited to visit http://www.elsevier.com/locate/econbase or its mirror site www.elsevier.nl/locate/econbase Yours sincerely Joop Dirkmaat Publisher Email: j.dirkmaat@elsevier.nl ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: Fliifast@aol.com Subject: travel to Magadan I would like to meet some people of the city before I travel to the area. Tom ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: jasmine@khj.tajik.net Subject: I'm looking for pen-pal! Hello friends! I live in Tajikistan. I'm 28, I'm an economist, but now I work with computers. I'm fond of books and music. I speak Tajik, Russian, and English (not excellent:() so I will be happy if somebody who knows these languages write me a letter. I want to know about other countries and people, about other cultures and traditions. It's very interesting for me. Best regards, Your New Friend ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Lena Klimova" (lena_klimova@yahoo.com) Subject: Searching for help... Dear Friends, My name is Arthur Klimov. I live and work in the republic of Belarus, in Gomel. I really hope you can help me with the advice. All I need is to find any work somewhere in Europe. Because of difficult economic situation in my country I can't support my family properly well. I will greatly appreciate your help in giving me the e-mail or somebody can write to me who is interested in good and trustful worker. I am an engineer but I can do everything. Thank you in advance. My e-mail: lena_klimova@yahoo.com With Best Wishes, Arthur Klimov ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: International Education Financial Aid On-Line Database From: Joe Cronin To: Serguei Alex Oushakine Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:35 AM Subject: International Education Financial Aid I would like to introduce you to a new resource offering financial aid information to international students - http://www.iefa.org - International Education Financial Aid. This website provides a free searchable database of scholarships and awards as well as a number of other useful resources. Currently we are host to more than 40,000 international students per month from more than 100 countries! If you are a school or organization and offer scholarships, add it to the scholarship database and watch your inquiries increase dramatically. If you have a moment, please visit the site. Check to see if your institution is listed - if not, go to the link exchange section and submit your information. We are happy to provide free listings of schools and organizations in international education. Finally, please consider adding a link from your site to http://www.iefa.org. If you have comments, we would love to get your feedback. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Joe Cronin Director/www.IEFA.org Jcronin@iefa.org ----------------------- END FRIENDS March 28, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Greg Cole, Director Center for International Networking Initiatives The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Phone: (423) 974-7277 2000 Lake Avenue FAX: (423) 974-8022 Knoxville, TN 37996 Email: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ From gcole@friends-partners.org Sun, 2 Apr 2000 10:41:24 -0400 Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2000 10:41:24 -0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-04-02 Digest for April 02, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-02 April 2000 Sender: ljanke@ciudad.com.ar Subject: Liliana Yanke 02-02 April 2000 Sender: Shevchenko_E@bayard.ru Subject: Jack Shevchenko 03-02 April 2000 Sender: alp@simple.isys.ca Subject: Allan RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-02 April 2000 Sender: "Nate Lipsen" (nml@mail.execnet.com) Subject: Siberia Tour 02-02 April 2000 Sender: Craig Weller (craig.weller@strath.ac.uk) Subject: Siberia Tour 03-02 April 2000 Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: CELEBRATION OF SPRING DANCE PARTY, Friday, April 7th 04-02 April 2000 Sender: "Joe" (joeg@dfsi.net) Subject: Looking For Navy Veterans 05-02 April 2000 Sender: justin (justin49@eburg.com) Subject: Seeking friends in Moscow 06-02 April 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Posting 07-02 April 2000 Sender: Vern De Fehr (vern1938@psnw.com) Subject: My Russian wife and son visit to Russia 08-02 April 2000 Sender: "anastassia volkova" (ms_stasssy@mail.ru) Subject: Could you please help me? 09-02 April 2000 Sender: "marla hether" (hether@wavecom.net) Subject: exit passport application 10-02 April 2000 Sender: Programmer (kira@belgorod.mmtel.ru) Subject: Relatives in Canada or USA 11-02 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: European Internet Network Seeks Publication Contributors 12-02 April 2000 Sender: "Loison, Eric" (Eric.Loison@Aspect.com) Subject: Allan 13-02 April 2000 Sender: Pavel Drabek (drabek@rect.muni.cz) Subject: Central European Studies Program at Masaryk University, Czech Republic 14-02 April 2000 Sender: "al" (al@sabbo.net) Subject: WELCOME TO KIEV! 15-02 April 2000 Sender: "Andrey Grigoriev" (rusinvent@ktk.ru) Subject: Announce E-mail weekly "Evrika! -- russian inventions" 16-02 April 2000 Sender: ir@goca.com Subject: GOCA APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: ljanke@ciudad.com.ar Subject: Liliana Yanke I'm from Argentina, 36 years old. I found this site yesterday and I felt emotion because my grandmother was born in Samara in 1900 (her parents arrived there from Germany in 1980, but then they emigrated to my country when she was 14 years old). My grandmother died when I was a child. I read lots of books about "the Volga Germans", so I'm facinated to know Samara people and also people from all over Russia. I know they are very nice and hospitable. I would like to correspond with them because I would to know about their life, habits and culture. I'm planning a trip to Russia and I'm very happy by that. I hope somebody will write me back. I would like to get Russian friends. Thanks!!!! Liliana. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Shevchenko_E@bayard.ru Subject: Jack Shevchenko Hi from Russia. I am 15 Yers old. I searching for penpal friends. Please write me. ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: alp@simple.isys.ca Subject: Allan My family surnames include Peschkoff, Peshkov and Pechkoff. Can anyone help me find relatives in Russia? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Nate Lipsen" (nml@mail.execnet.com) Subject: Siberia Tour Hello All- We've been able to extend the deadline for registration until April 15th so I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to accompany my wife and I on our 6th tour to Russia. This time we'll be visiting Siberia and Lake Baikal as well as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Pushkin from August 8 through August 23, 2000. This trip will be of interest to anyone who has a curiosity about Russia and Siberia. In addition, a component of the trip will be for nurses, therapists, administrators and other health care professionals. It will provide an overview of health care in the new Russia. You'll have the opportunity to visit a hospital, a clinic, a medical school and a public school. You'll interact with your Russian health care counterparts and have dinner with a Russian family. This is a chance to observe, first hand, the changing state of Russia and its health care system. There will be interesting alternative activities for non-healthcare travelers Naturally, the tour will include many cultural and historic sites too. We'll visit the Hermitage and other museums, churches, Red Square, the Kremlin, the circus and the theater. The complete price from New York is $2695 and includes round trip airfare from New York, all in-country transportation; 3 meals per day; hotel accommodations (twin occupancy); dinner with a Russian family; cultural performances; tours of museums, historical sites, churches, markets and shops and expert English speaking tour guides. To assure your maximum enjoyment, the trip will be limited to 20 individuals. We hope you can accompany us. It will be the trip of a lifetime. For further information or a brochure contact me at russia_travel@hotmail.com or see our newly updated web site at http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/nate where you can view a travelogue of previous health care trips. You can see brochure for this trip by clicking the Join a Trip button on our web site or by going directly to http://www.intervelocity.com/nml/trips/0008-23brochure.htm Remember that the deadline for registration has been extended till April 15. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Craig Weller (craig.weller@strath.ac.uk) Subject: Siberia Tour Dear Friends and Partners, This new link might be of interest to your viewers of your site. Social Capital in Russia- Working the System or Making Government Work Russians have long understood the importance of social capital networks. The CSPP has pioneered the use of empirical social science measures to identify the variety of networks that Russians use- modern, anti-modern and informal- and who is excluded. Now there is a special website devoted to social capital in Russia. The website's address is http://www.socialcapital.strath.ac.uk Professor Richard Rose Centre for the Study of Public Policy University of Strathclyde ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: CELEBRATION OF SPRING DANCE PARTY, Friday, April 7th You and your friends are E-vited to... The Eurasian Center's FRIENDSHIP 2000's ---> SPRING CELEBRATION DANCE PARTY <--- SPONSORED BY ZVODKA Friday, APRIL 7th, (7:30 p.m. - Onward) At the Newly Renovated CONCORDIA HOTEL 1250 New Hamp. Ave., NW (DuPont 21st & M Sts) Donation: $10 men $7 women(women $5 before 8:30 p.m.) Center Members: $5 Questions - Eurasia@aol.com, 202-966-8651 Bring a friend or make new friends, celebrate and enjoy the festivities...featuring ZVOKDA, and the best selection of wines, beers, dancing and fun...plus free Russian hor d'oeuvres Dress code - Nice casual... Best in salsa, euro, house, disco, rock...etc... The EURASIAN CENTER was thrilled by the turnout of people interested in attending the JULIAN MILLENNIUM CELEBRATION and our Russian Valentine Dance Party. As you may know, we have been arranging receptions, art exhibitions and roundtable discussions for the past several years and we would like to continue to organize such fine activities. This is why we need your support by becoming a member of the Eurasian Center. For $30 per year, you can join as a MEMBER OF THE CENTER. As part of our MEMBERSHIP REWARDS PROGRAM you will receive a party membership card and be given a 50% discount to all our regular activities - dance parties, happy hours, etc. You will also receive a copy of the Eurasian Report and in addition be given discounts to our fine cultural activities as well. You can also claim your membership as a tax-deductible contribution. Currently we are planning a busy Spring/Summer schedule...a reception at a Eastern Europe embassy...an outdoor dance party...more Socials. PRINTOUT and CUT -------------------------------------------------------------------- YES, I would like to become a FRIEND OF THE EURASIAN CENTER. NAME: _______________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ CITY/STATE ______________________________ ZIP CODE ____________ e-mail or fax _______________________________________ Make Your Check Payable to Eurasian Center and Mail to: THE EURASIAN CENTER Membership Program 3701 Conn. Ave., NW Suite 802 Washington, DC 20008 ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Joe" (joeg@dfsi.net) Subject: Looking For Navy Veterans Looking For Navy Veterans Hi, I was in the US Navy between 1966 and 1972 and was one of those cold war warriors* who never got the opportunity to meet my supposed opponent. I would like to meet anyone from the Navy of the former USSR or current members of the Russian Navy to discuss the past and compare the way we think now/thought then, life onboard the ships and anything else you would care to write about. Thank you, Joe Geiger Florida USA ICQ # 63672917********** joeg@dfsi.net ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: justin (justin49@eburg.com) Subject: Seeking friends in Moscow Greetings, My name is Justin. I am an American university student who will be moving to Moscow in August in order to attend school there. I study Russian and German and I am interested in writing to people living in Moscow. You can contact me at justin49@eburg.com With regards, Justin ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Posting International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Posted: 03/30/00 Budget Analyst Washington, DC IREX, a nonprofit in international education and training seeks a Budget Analyst to provide accounting support for its international exchanges division. IREX offers one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the Washington, DC area. About IREX Since 1958, IREX and its predecessor organization, the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, have administered advanced field research and professional training exchanges between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, and China. Committed to international education in its broadest sense, IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs with universities and other organizational partners in the region. Responsibilities · Preparing internal and external financial reports; · Developing and reviewing budgets; and · Liaising between program and finance divisions. Qualifications · Experience with US government contracts; · BS Accounting or equivalent; and · Knowledge of Solomon IV a plus. Submit cover letter, resume, and salary history ASAP to: IREX/HR, AER/BA, irex@irex.org, fax (202) 628-8189, www.irex.org. No phone calls please. ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Vern De Fehr (vern1938@psnw.com) Subject: My Russian wife and son visit to Russia Dear Partners I married my wife, who is from St Petersburg almost two years ago. She, I, and our Russian son want to go back to Russia and visit her family. The problem is all our friends tell us that if she and our son return to Russia the russian athorities may not let her return to America even though we have been married almost two years. She has completed her change of statis and we are now waiting for our interview. A parol visa is not a problem, our local INS office tells us. Do you have any advice or suggestions. We would really like your help. My wife is very homesick and would like to see her parents very much. Thank you very much: Vern & Vera De Fehr 8061 North Orchard Fresno, CA 93720 559-435-9252 vern1938@psnw.com ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: "anastassia volkova" (ms_stasssy@mail.ru) Subject: Could you please help me? Dear Friends , I am highly interested in study for a few weeks at one of the schools at G.B. I am invited as a native Russian speaker in return with help with matters Russian, such as proof reading and reading to tape etc. But I am not able to cover the cost of transportirations there from personal finances. Could you please help me or send an information I need to get the financial aid in any organisation? Thank you in advance Cincerely, Anastassia Volkova. ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: "marla hether" (hether@wavecom.net) Subject: exit passport application exit passport application Would you know where on the internet I could look for an exit passport application for 1905 from Russia? Any help appreciated. Thanks Marla email address is hether@wavecom.net ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: Programmer (kira@belgorod.mmtel.ru) Subject: Relatives in Canada or USA Dear friends! I'm Nick Mozak from Belgorod, Russia. For a very long time I'm seeking for information about my family roots in USA or Canada. Perhaps, somebody can help me. I don't know much about my ancestors, but my grandfather, Nick Mozak (yes, I was named in honour of him), in the beginning of this century lived in a small village not far from Poltava in the Ukraine (just a small khutor near Dikanka…). He had 6 brothers. And I know that after 1917 year his brothers moved to Canada and the USA. Their last name may be changed as Motsak, Mozak, Matsuk, Matsak, Mazak, Mazuk. I would be very thankful to everybody who can help me in any way. Please, e-mail me : kira@belgorod.mmtel.ru Also, if you want to know a little about our city, please, visit the page at http://members.tripod.com/~belgorod/belgorog.htm We hope to hear from you about your impressi on. Thank you again Nick Mozak ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: European Internet Network Seeks Publication Contributors From: Dennis McConnell To: CEEMAN-L@MAINE.MAINE.EDU Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 11:52 PM Subject: European Internet Network Seeks Publication Contributors ========================================================================== The attached announcement appeared on the CentralAsia-L a few weeks ago, and I have just now found some time to forward to our list. It seems to offer some interesting opportunities. If any list members do participate in this Network, I would be interested in their observations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Internet Network Seeks Publication Contributors -------------------------------------------------------------------------- European Internet Network (EIN) is currently inviting contributions from faculty and students for its Internet publications Russia Today, Central Europe Online and Inside China Today. This network of Internet sites reaches over 300,000 unique readers each month. Providing political, cultural and financial coverage of Russia and CIS countries, Central and Eastern Europe and China, EIN offers among the most invaluable web resources for people with academic, political, cultural and business interests in these regions. In attempting to foster intellectual exchange, EIN is developing "Op-ed", "Letters to the Editor" and academic discussion board sections for each of its publications. We are presently soliciting the participation of scholars from top American and European universities and believe that members of your faculty and graduate student body might like to participate. To this effect, we would appreciate it if you could circulate this message in your department. We also invite you to take advantage of EIN's free-subscriptions to its daily news bulletins at http://www.einmedia.com/briefs/subscribe.php3 Best regards, EIN Editorial Department EIN media http://www.einmedia.com Publisher of Russia Today http://www.russiatoday.com Inside China Today http://www.insidechina.com Central Europe Online http://www.centraleurope.com Czech Today http://www.centraleurope.com/CzechToday Poland Today http://www.centraleurope.com/PolandToday Hungary Today http://www.centraleurope.com/HungaryToday Slovenia Today http://www.centraleurope.com/SloveniaToday Slovakia Today http://www.centraleurope.com/SlovakiaToday Romania Today http://www.centraleurope.com/RomaniaToday Yugoslavia Today http://www.centraleurope.com/YugoslaviaToday ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Loison, Eric" (Eric.Loison@Aspect.com) Subject: Allan Just a question, really...I live in London and would like to visit Baku, for something like a week or two, however, having looked at flight fares, I can hardly believe how expensive it seems to be to get there, and often enough, there is one, two or three connections...I haven't tried Azerbaijan Airlines though, as this airline doesn't seem to be represented in most travel agencies I have been through so far, and thanks to your information, I shall give them a call tomorrow to check out their rates...Now, you have been there before, what's the cheapest way to get there? (have found £469 pounds, but on the average, it's anything between £700/1600). Any 'tips' would be welcome. Thank you in advance. Eric LOISON ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Pavel Drabek (drabek@rect.muni.cz) Subject: Central European Studies Program at Masaryk University, Czech Republic Dear Colleagues: We hope you, your colleagues or students might be interested in some information on the Central European Studies Program at Masaryk University. The Central European Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program for one semester which offers undergraduates coursework in economics, politics, social problems and, of course, Czech language and culture. The program also includes internship opportunities for students with businesses and non-government organizations. Independent study opportunities are available as well. And, for students who have sufficient grounding in Czech language, the whole range of courses at Masaryk University is open to them. Students in the U.S. can enroll in the Central European Studies Program through the State University of New York (SUNY), Oswego and receive academic credit from SUNY. Because of SUNY’s deadline for applying for international programs, students interested in the Central European Studies Program for Autumn 2000 will need to apply by April 30, 2000. Scholarships are available for students from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Feel free to contact me, the Masaryk University International Office, or Holly Dobbins at SUNY Oswego < intled@oswego.edu > if you have any questions or would like more information. Regards, Don Sparling Director, Central European Studies Program cesp@rect.muni.cz ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Masaryk University – Central European Studies Program Zerotinovo nam. 9 – 601 77 Brno – Czech Republic Fax: +420 (5) 42 128 238 Tel: +420 (5) 42 128 308 http://www.rect.muni.cz/cesp Email: cesp@rect.muni.cz ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "al" (al@sabbo.net) Subject: WELCOME TO KIEV! WELCOME TO KIEV! Hi, everybody, I've spent all my life in travel business (a guide in 1980, commercial director in 1995), but now I'm a free-lancer with 2000 KIA Shuma car. I can offer friendly service to any guest of my beautiful city. Interpreter and business assistance in Kiev, Ukraine; interpreting and translation services in Kiev, picking up at the Kiev International Airport (Borispil), visa support, car service in Kiev, and much more. Best wishes, Alex Levshin alevshin@yahoo.com ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Andrey Grigoriev" (rusinvent@ktk.ru) Subject: Announce E-mail weekly "Evrika! -- russian inventions" Announce E-mail weekly Evrika! -- russian inventions Dear Friends-Partners readers! I am Andrey Grigoriev -- editor of E-mail weekly newspaper Evrika!--russian inventions (ERI). The newspaper goal -- presentation and promotion of miraculous russian inventions. Now I begin announce ERI in English in Friends-Partners conference. If ERI announce will be interesting for you, send me letter for subscription rusinvent@ktk.ru Some headlines from ERI # 7 for example. For those, who mine precious metals (russian super sorbent provide for 100% extraction of precios metals from concentrated metals' solutions) A welding in a shopping bag (newest russian welding apparatus) Hidrogen as fuel (special new material for make Hidrogen) Exhaust gas neutralisation without platinum A lot of fresh water from sea (37 liters fresh water from sea water from one m2 at the day -- give new russian plant) Social innovations-2 (unique social innovations from Norilsk mine company -- North of Krasnoyarsk territory). Best rega rds, Andrey Grigoriev http://rusinvent.narod.ru ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: ir@goca.com Subject: GOCA Company Press Release Go Call Inc. Announces Launch of English as a Second Language Via The Internet Using MP3 SAN JOSE, Calif./COSTA RICA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000--Go Call Inc. (NQB:GOCA) (www.goca.com) announced that its subsidiary Global Indexus Inc., has launched its new e-Commerce Web site http://www.eslmaster.com that will market a complete line of English language instruction products. Irving Moon, CEO of Go Call, and President of Global Indexus stated, ``Eslmaster.com is the first site of its kind in the world to deliver a full curriculum of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction via the Internet using MP3 downloadable files.'' Moon further stated that, ``This completely new method of ESL program delivery is not only very affordable and extremely effective, but it also leverages the emergence of new captioned-enabled portable MP3 players. ``This brand new technology, developed by Korea Media and licensed on a worldwide basis to Global Indexus, will add portability to our products in a way never before seen by consumers. Our customers will truly have the freedom to learn when and where it suits them most while also dramatically improving rates of learning and retention.'' The site will allow users to download MP3 files for a small fee, to their PCs and then transfer them to their MP3 players. Once downloaded, these captioned audio files will display text simultaneously with the audio play-back, without the need for a PC and without having to log onto the Internet. Estimates from Saehan, a major manufacturer in the electronic industry in Korea, suggest that 400,000 MP3 players were sold in 1999 in North America alone. Moon said, ``Asian consumers have strongly embraced MP3 products and are expected to be very quick to adopt this new technology. More importantly, they have a real need for ESL products to help them become even more competitive in an increasingly English-speaking global market place. These two factors create a strong strategic fit for our new venture.'' In an article in Korea's largest daily newspaper, the CHOSUN ILBO, dated March 21, 2000, the President of Korea, Kim Dae-Jung, declared that English is not only the language of Britain and the U.S., but has become the language of the global business world, and all Korean government officials should learn perfect English in order to compete in this global arena. To further substantiate the importance of ESL to the Asian market, effective Jan. 21, 2000, the Japanese government has mandated that all government officials will have to take TOEIC and TOEFL English standard testing. Global Indexus Inc. is a subsidiary of Go Call Inc., an Internet and e-Commerce company. Its services include Eslmaster (www.eslmaster.com), an English language instruction site, Indexus.com (www.indexus.com) a comparative shopping search engine as well as the processing of transactions for online gaming through its Go Cash subsidiary. Its customers include GoCasino.com (www.gocasino.com) and ImperialDragonCasino.com (www.imperialdragoncasino.com), BetsOnTheNet.com (www.betsonthenet.com), and CharitiesSportsBook.com (www.charitiessportsbook.com) and GoScratchTickets.com (www.goscratchtickets.com). Contact:Go Call Inc. 949/455-7504 (Investor Relations) ----------------------- END FRIENDS April 02, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Greg Cole, Director Friends and Partners, USA Promoting US-Russian Cooperation and Exchange 2601 Scottish Pike Knoxville, TN 37920 Email: gcole@friends-partners.org http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ From gcole@friends-partners.org Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:12:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:12:39 -0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-04-11 Digest for April 11, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-11 April 2000 Sender: cheyenne_12513@yahoo.com Subject: Anna RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-11 April 2000 Sender: "theman" (Kinsella_Family@email.msn.com) Subject: Requesting information 02-11 April 2000 Sender: Erni Wilbur (erni@projectharmony.org) Subject: Job Announcement 03-11 April 2000 Sender: FPFD35@aol.com Subject: import/export regulations and duty schedules for russia 04-11 April 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Intern job posting 05-11 April 2000 Sender: Lozansky@aol.com Subject: Invitation 06-11 April 2000 Sender: MadHat5047@aol.com Subject: "Bojary", Belarus 07-11 April 2000 Sender: Niall Carolan (niall.carolan@its-ship.com) Subject: Map of the FSU and Eastern Europe 08-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Summer Program in Siberia--REAP International 09-11 April 2000 Sender: "Tatyana G. Bogomazova" (culture@ctorstudio.com) Subject: New Russian cultural tourist link 11-11 April 2000 Sender: LSTGT@aol.com Subject: Russian (SLAVYANKA) Music CD'S 12-11 April 2000 Sender: maria (maria@irigs.irk.ru) Subject: Looking for friendship 13-11 April 2000 Sender: Niall Carolan (niall.carolan@its-ship.com) Subject: MAP of Eastern Europe & the NIS 14-11 April 2000 Sender: sapphire@kgtu.runnet.ru Subject: from Krasnoyarsk 15-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Job: Senior Consultants in Russia 16-11 April 2000 Sender: "William Rathbone" (rathbone78@hotmail.com) Subject: Pen pals 17-11 April 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: AAAS ISC Award 18-11 April 2000 Sender: Nabieva Madina (sally@khj.tajik.net) Subject: friends 19-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NET NEW DISCUSSION LIST: RUSSIAN NATIONALITY 20-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: EDUC: MPHIL IN RUSSIAN CRIME, KEELE U. 21-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: CEU Summer University 2001/HESP Summer Schools Program 22-11 April 2000 Sender: Sulimenko Elena (lailo@khj.tajik.net) Subject: from Tajikistan 23-11 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowship Global Security (The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University) APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: cheyenne_12513@yahoo.com Subject: Anna Hi, everyone! I'm Anna from Moscow, Russia. I'm interested in Native American history and culture, and I'm also a big fan of "Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman" show, and Joe Lando. If there are any Russian DQ fans, who writes fan fiction stories, PLEASE, E-MAIL ME! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "theman" (Kinsella_Family@email.msn.com) Subject: Requesting information My name is Megan Kinsella. I'm in the ninth grade, and I attend Redmond Junior High in Redmond, Washington, USA. For a class assignement, we were to choose a topic of our interest, research it, and become "experts." I chose how religion affects culture in Russia; I have a genuine interest in it. I'm in the process of gathering information on all aspects of Russia, including statistics and history, but most helpful would be anything regarding religion. Please contact me at: aletheia12@hotmail.com Thank you. Megan Kinsella ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Erni Wilbur (erni@projectharmony.org) Subject: Job Announcement Please post the attached job announcement. Thank you. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Program Director for Creating Online Communities in the Caucasus Program Release date: April 4, 2000 Close date: May 19, 2000 ** Applicants must be able to start no later than July 14, 2000 ** Applicants must be American citizens fluent in Russian (and/or another Caucasus language) with work and living experience in NIS Project Harmony, an innovative, not-for-profit professional exchange and training organization with offices in the US, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia currently seeks an experienced, mature professional to fill the position of Program Director for the Creating Online Communities in the Caucasus Program (COLCom), a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Dept. of State and administered by Project Harmony in Geogia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. This position is based in Tbilisi, Georgia with extensive travel throughout the Caucasus. Fluency in Russian and/or another Caucasus language is essential. Summary of the COLCom Program The Project Harmony ­ ECA Training Program for Creating Online Communities (COLCom) is designed as a one-year program to promote the use of the Internet as a democracy-building and community organizing tool for professionals in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. The program will foster the development of two distinct online communities ­ one focusing on business support, the other on refugee issues and assistance to IDPs (internally displaced persons). The training, education and outreach activities of this program will develop the local capacity of professionals in these fields to develop online resources, to administer information services such as online newsletters and discussion lists and to organize and facilitate interactive online events such as web chats and teleconferences. As a result of this program, a total of thirty professionals will be trained to develop and administer online communities in their professional fields of expertise. Five specialists in business support and five specialists working on IDP and refugee issues in each of the three participating countries will be trained through a train-the-trainers program, follow-on workshops and ongoing mentoring with an American Trainer-in-Residence. More than 50 online events will be organized for each community and approximately 30 new local-language online resources will be created as a result of Internet resource development contests. Program Director responsibilities = Overall management of program design, implementation, reporting and evaluation = Establish and maintain relationships with working partners = Oversee development of program resources and training = Overall staff and financial management in the NIS = Regular communication with the Public Affairs Section of the US Embassies in each country = Regular communication with PH management and program advisors = Travel throughout the region for program implementation = Communication and planning with American Trainers-in-Residence = Program and organizational promotion and publicity = Research opportunities for new/continuing program development Qualifications sought = Fluency in written and oral English, Russian and/or another Caucasus language = Experience living, working and studying in NIS = Ability to work independently = Familiarity with Internet infrastructure and telecommunications issues in the NIS = Proven leadership and ability to manage a multi-national staff = Ability to work in a team and communicate effectively = Flexibility and grace under the demands of changing tasks = Excellent organizational skills = Cultural sensitivity and willingness to adjust to demanding work schedule = Must be US citizen Benefits include salary commensurate with experience, health insurance, international travel expenses, small organization with ability for job growth, innovation and creativity. Project Harmony is an equal opportunity employer. Interested applicants should send cover letter, resume and salary history to: Human Resources - COLCom Project Harmony 5197 Main Street, Unit 6 Waitsfield, Vermont 05673 Or e-mail to: hr@projectharmony.org with subject line COLCom No phone calls please. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MAY 19, 2000 ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: FPFD35@aol.com Subject: import/export regulations and duty schedules for russia Name: Richard Sterkel Email-address: FPFD35@aol.com Hello, How's it going? I'm looking for import/export regulations and duty schdules for russia. At the moment I'm looking at possibly importing older american cars and computer chips into russia, and perhaps exporting russian art and craft items. Would you have access to such information? Or could you direct me to a resource, which might help me? I don't know Russian, yet, but I hope to learn it later this year in St.P. If whoever reads this has the extra time, could you , please, say "hi" and send my love to Ann kisluk and Sveta Kudryavtseva? They're juniors at the university there, and they sell souvenires at one of the markets. Thanks, for any help you might provide, and if there's anything I can do for you, let me know. I live near Cleveland, Oh. Sincerely, Richard Sterkel ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Intern job posting POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Posted: 04/06/00 Paid Internship Washington, DC IREX, a non-profit in international education and training seeks summer interns to provide administrative support for its academic exchanges and research division. About IREX Since 1958, IREX and its predecessor organization, the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, have administered advanced field research and professional training exchanges between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, and China. Committed to international education in its broadest sense, IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs with universities and other organizational partners in the region. Responsibilities *Assisting with conferences, orientations, and training programs; *Conducting development research via the Internet and other sources; *Drafting program activity reports and publications; *Assisting with database maintenance; and *Aiding with general administrative tasks. Qualifications *Enrolled in Bachelor or Masters Degree program; *Interested in the NIS/CEE region; *Available to work 20-40 hours per week; *Strong computer skills; and *Excellent organizational and communication skills. Submit cover letter and resume ASAP to: IREX/HR, AER/Intern, hr@irex.org, fax (202) 628-8189, www.irex.org. No phone calls please. ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: Lozansky@aol.com Subject: Invitation Dear Friends, This is the list for people interested in US - Russian affairs. If you want to be removed, please click reply and type REMOVE. Sorry for disturbing. Please forward this information to your colleagues and friends who might be interested in attending and visit our website www.RussiaHouse.org if you need any additional information. Sunday, April 30 at 2.00PM, Carnegie Hall, New York Gala Concert to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the oldest Russian daily "Novoye Russkoye Slovo" and to benefit the American University in Moscow, the first private university in Russia founded in 1990. Under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency Yuri V. Ushakov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation and Mrs. Svetlana Ushakov Program features: Peter Yarrow, Lead Singer of "Peter, Paul and Mary" & Keith David, Movie Actor and popular singer Dmitry Berlinski, Violin - Winner of Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions Denis Matsuyev, Piano - Winner of Tchaikovsky competition Marianna Karpatova, Soloist of Metropolitan Opera Aleksandr Malinin, Tamara Gwerdtsiteli,Svetlana Portnyanskaya - popular Russian singers which will perform the best Russian songs and romances. Tickets: $15, $25, $50, $75 Contributions from Sponsors are tax-deductible Concert is followed by Reception for Sponsors at the Russian Consulate in New York Invited are those who contributed $250 or more For regular tickets call Carnegie Hall Box 212-247-7800. For Sponsor tickets, please call Margo Grant in New York at 212-779-1771 or Russia House in Washington at 202-986-6010 or visit our website www.russiahouse.org Tuesday, May 2, 10AM - 4PM, Washington, D.C. Conference at the US Senate (Hart Senate Office Building) "New Ideas for US - Russian Relations" Participants: Members of US Congress, Deputies of Russian State Duma, US and Russian political, business, cultural, and educational experts interested in promoting US - Russian cooperation 6.00PM Tree Planting Ceremony at the designated location in Washington, D.C. 7.00PM Concert, followed by Vodka and Caviar Reception at the Russia House in Washington, D.C. located at 1800 Connecticut Avenue, next to Dupont Circle Metro. Admission: $50 For reservations please call 202-986-6010. All contributions are tax-deductible. Checks and major credit cards accepted. Make checks payable to Kontinent, USA and mail to: Russia House, 1800 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 Tel. 202-986-6010, Fax 202-667-4244 If you are interested in attending all or some of these activities, please send e-mail to: Russia@RussiaHouse.org or fill out and e-mail or fax the form below I am interested in the events: ____in New York on Sunday, April 30 ___ in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 2 Last_________________________First_____________________________ Company______________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________ City_________________________State_________Zip__________________ Phone_____________________________Fax________________________ E-mail________________________________________________ Credit Card Account_____________________________Expiration______ Amount $____________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Edward D. Lozansky Moscow office: Russia House 44 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street Kontinent, USA Moscow, Russia 1800 Connecticut Avenue, NW Tel. (095) 290-3459 Washington, DC 20009 Fax (095) 291-1595 Tel. 202-986-6010, Fax 202-667-4244 E-mail: aum@clcp.ru E-mail: Russia@RussiaHouse.org http://www.RussiaHouse.org http://www.Kontinent.org ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: MadHat5047@aol.com Subject: "Bojary", Belarus Are you familiar with the "Bojary" area of Belarus. It is possible my grandfather came from that area. He listed himself as a Lithuanian from Bojary, Russia on his 1939 U.S. citizenship papers. Bob Hatfield MadHat5047@aol.com ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Niall Carolan (niall.carolan@its-ship.com) Subject: Map of the FSU and Eastern Europe Maybe you can help me. I'm looking to find a map online which exclusively shows highlights each country of Eastern Europe and the FSU. Can you point me to a good web resource or map? Thanks, NIALL -- Niall P. Carolan - International Transport Solutions, Inc., 145-69 226th Street, Jamaica, New York 11413, USA Tel: (800)ITS-SHIP or from outside the US ++1(718) 978-8000 Fax: ++1(718) 276-0182 Email: niall.carolan@its-ship.com Visit us on the web at www.its-ship.com ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Summer Program in Siberia--REAP International Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:18 AM Subject: Summer Program in Siberia--REAP International REAP INTERNATIONAL HAS AMBITIOUS SUMMER PROGRAM IN SIBERIA REAP International, is preparing for a busy and productive summer in Siberia. The effort will involve up to 60 Americans in several activities. The projects assist Irkutsk and Buryatia to improve rural conditions; promote environmental and civic activism for young people; and strengthen village schools to be effective service providers for their communities. Deadlines for signing up range from May 26 to June 9. Programs are: 2nd International Green Walk in Buryatia, which includes camping, working on environmental or civic projects, discussing with residents local empowerment and yes, walking from the Mongolian border to Lake Baikal. Dates of the Walk are July 22 to August 19. One to three month internships for college students or adults. June and July departures. Help with Youth Activity Centers-- either by working in Buryatia or through donations of needed equipment, supplies or funds to sponsor them. July 1 departures. Short programs (3-4 weeks) living and working with Russian families. July 1 departures. Please contact Bill Mueller REAP International 1427 4th Street SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 (319) 366-4230 E-Mail: REAP@reapintl.com website: www.reapintl.com ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Tatyana G. Bogomazova" (culture@ctorstudio.com) Subject: New Russian cultural tourist link Dear Sir/Madam, Would you be please so kind to disseminate the information enclosed among appropriate bodies of your organization. Many thanks in advance. * * * * * * * * * * * * * We are happy to inform you that the new official web site "Veliky Novgorod for Travellers. Novgorod State United Museum" is opened on the web (www.novgorod-museum.ru) Veliky Novgorod is the oldest Russian city - the capital of the first Russian democratic republic. A large number of historical monuments of old Russian architecture from the 9th-17th centuries and old cultural traditions attract there numerous tourists. Interest in the city increases when people learn that some of the old cathedrals in Novgorod are on the UNESCO World Heritage list . People who love history can visit the Novgorodian Kremlin (1044), St. Sophia Cathedral (1045-1055), (1045-1055), and Yuriev Monastery. They can see the famous collection of Novgorodian icons, the Millennium of Russia Monument. You can find all masterpieces of the city, information for planning your visit, and news about special exhibitions and other cultural events on the new site just signed up to the search engines. Funding for this web site was provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the United States with development assistance from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. General Contractor of the project - CTOR-STUDIO (www.ctorstudio.com), Director: Dr. Vladimir A. Bronnikov. Enjoy visiting Veliky Novgorod on the web! Best regards, Dr. Tatyana G. Bogomazova Chief Manager of the Project culture@ctorstudio.com ** 10 ********************************************************************** ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: LSTGT@aol.com Subject: Russian (SLAVYANKA) Music CD'S Can you please supply the phone number or E-mail address for the above or like as I am interested in purchasing CD's of this type of Russian music. My E-mail is: lstgt@aol.com Thank You; Gail Tomsky ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: maria (maria@irigs.irk.ru) Subject: Looking for friendship Dear friends, My name is Vasily, I live in Russia, in Siberia, Irkutsk,on Lake Baikal. I have a wife and three daughters. We enjoy travelling very much and visited a lot of cities in Russia. Lake Baikal and Irkutsk are just the place to see. We are looking for a good American family who we can host this summer and show them all the beauty of Siberia and Lake Baikal,in particular. And then, they could host my family and show us interesting places in the US. I must say that it is our dream to visit America once. Anybody, who is intersted in our proposal can write to me to: We are open to all suggestions. Sincerely yours, Vasily. ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Niall Carolan (niall.carolan@its-ship.com) Subject: MAP of Eastern Europe & the NIS Hi, I've been searching the internet for a map that incorporates all off Eastern Europe & the Newly Independent States that depicts each country preferably in different colors. So far I have only been able to find maps of the NIS - I need one with both the NIS and Eastern Europe. I'd be greatful if somebody could help or point me in the right direction. NIALL -- ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: sapphire@kgtu.runnet.ru Subject: from Krasnoyarsk to "Friends-partners"; from Mr. Valery Malykhin, P.O. Box 24847, Krasnoyarsk, 660133, Siberia, Russia. My E-mail address: sapphire@ns.kgtu.runnet.ru Hello, dear friends! Please upload this ad. "I'll be glad to make friends worldwide. Let me introduce myself. My name is Valery. I am a 39 year young male. I am a teacher of English and Esperanto. I live in a big industrial city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, Russia. My hobbies are friendly correspondence, travelling, music, movies. I collect view-cards, pocket calendars, books. I have been married for 13 years. My wife Elvira is 35. We have a son Mikhail. He is 11. Mikhail want to have pen-pals abroad. I have many ideas, maybe some of them will be usefull for my future friends. In summer I am free, I could be a guide for foreign guests in Siberia. I am looking forward to hear from you as soon as possible. Your Siberian friend Valery." ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Job: Senior Consultants in Russia Job opportunity with PLS Consult A/S. PLS Consult A/S Denmark wishes to get in contact with qualified consultants for an possible assignment with the EU Tacis Programme. The project is called 'Partnership in Education, Health and Social Assistance' in Russia. Please find some brief information about the project below. The total duration of the project will be 24 months, and three senior long-term experts are required (one for education, one for health and one for social service). The specific objectives of the project are to: - develop and test new models of collaboration of the public and private sector to improve health and social service delivery to children with special needs and to identify support mechanisms for successful collaboration. - develop a comprehensive and integrated education, health and social sevice delivery to children with special needs. - assist the Ministry of Education in developing a model based on a rational allocation of existing resources and opportunities, outlining tasks and responsebilities of agencies at federal, regional and local level, currently dealing with the provision of educational, health and social services for children with special needs and to assess and provide training in view of the new system. Qualifications required: - Extensive experience with reform issues in either the health, education or social service sector in transitional economies. - Extensive experience with policy planning at national or regional level concerning child welfare and protection - Knowledge of Russia and Russian language skills. If interested please submit an updated resume as soon as possible. For further information please contact: Lea Unni Joensen International Division PLS Consult A/S N¯rregade 7A DK-1165 Copenhagen K Denmark Fax: +45 33 97 82 33 E-mail: qluj@pls.dk http://www.pls.dk ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "William Rathbone" (rathbone78@hotmail.com) Subject: Pen pals I make my home in North Carolina USA I am retired from the medical field I have been a volunteer working with young people and I have a love for all young people and like to exchange letters also Emails I have a pen pal in new guinea and would love have several more whom I could exchange email letters also snail mail and maybe I could send them something from my country on thier birthday so if anyone wants pen pals or email pals send me a email to rathbone78@hotmail.com Sincerly William Rathbone ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: AAAS ISC Award AAAS Award for International Scientific Cooperation The American Association for the Advancement of Science seeks to recognize an individual or small group working together in the scientific or engineering community for making outstanding contributions to furthering international cooperation in science or engineering. The Award The ISC award is presented each February at the AAAS annual Meeting. A monetary prize of $2,500, a commemorative plaque, and complimentary registration, and reimbursement for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the AAAS annual meeting will be given to the recipient. Eligibility The award is open to all regardless of nationality or citizenship. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination. Any individual or small group in the scientific and engineering community that has contributed substantially to the understanding or development of science or engineering across national boundaries is eligible for this award. Nomination Procedures Nominations should be typed and include the following information: nominator's name, address and phone number nominee's name and title, institutional affiliation, and address a summary of the action(s) that form the basis for the nomination (about 250 words) a longer statement, not to exceed three pages, providing additional details of the action(s) for which the candidate is nominated two letters of support a curriculum vitae (3 page maximum) containing professional positions held. any documentation (books, articles, or other materials) that illuminates the significance of the nominee's achievement may also be submitted. All materials become property of AAAS. Completed nominations should be submitted to: Linda Stroud, Awards Liaison Directorate for International Programs American Association for the Advancement of Science 1200 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 All materials must be received by August 1. ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Nabieva Madina (sally@khj.tajik.net) Subject: friends Hi-Fi.I am a student from Tajikistan .My name is Madina.I am 17.I am studing in the university. I am good looking and slim.Write to me. Bye-bye. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NET NEW DISCUSSION LIST: RUSSIAN NATIONALITY From: Mischa Gabowitsch Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the creation of RUS-NAT, a new e-mail discussion list devoted to Russian nationalism and the Russian national consciousness in all its aspects. This will be a multidisciplinary list, welcoming contributions from historians, political scientists, sociologists, web watchers and others, both students and academics, as well as anyone else interested. In the spirit of the Cahiers du monde russe, the list will be trilingual (English-French-Russian). Messages can be sent in any of the three languages, we will try to assure basic translation (e.g. summaries in all three languages). To subscribe to the list, send a message to mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with just the following text: join nat-rus Firstname Lastname You can also join on the list's web page at http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/rus-nat/ All the best Mischa Gabowitsch, Paris ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: EDUC: MPHIL IN RUSSIAN CRIME, KEELE U. From: Dr Mark Galeotti Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 11:51:35 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) NEW RESEARCH MPHIL IN SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET CRIME The History Department at Keele University, UK, and its Organised Russian & Eurasian Crime Research Unit (ORECRU) will from the academic year 2000-2001 be offering a one-year research-based MPhil in Soviet and Post-Soviet Crime. Students will carry out personal research for a 35,000 word dissertation, supervised by Dr Mark Galeotti, the director of ORECRU, and other staff as and when appropriate, and also may choose to take a taught research training course (approved by the Economic & Social Research Council). Consideration will also be given to research areas outside the former USSR on a case-by-case basis. For further details, contact Dr Galeotti on hia15@his.keele.ac.uk. ---------------------- Dr Mark Galeotti Director Organised Russian & Eurasian Crime Research Unit Keele University Staffs. ST5 5BG, UK Tel: +44 (0)1782 583466 Fax: +44 (0)1782 583195 Email: m.galeotti@his.keele.ac.uk ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: CEU Summer University 2001/HESP Summer Schools Program 2001 CALL FOR PROPOSALS CEU Summer University 2001/HESP Summer Schools Program 2001 The Summer University (SUN) of the Central European University (CEU) and the Summer Schools Program of the Higher Education Support Program (HESP) of the Open Society Institute (OSI) invite proposals for the summer of 2001. SUN and HESP promote faculty development through intensive summer courses for younger university teachers (junior faculty) from Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia. The Programs seek to promote continuing education, provide a forum for exchange of ideas and facilitate participant interaction within the global and regional academic communities. The summer courses target disciplines and topics within the social sciences and humanities for which there is a need for curriculum development and new teaching materials, presenting competing points of view in a manner that encourages participants to question and reassess their understanding and practices. HESP and SUN are seeking proposals for summer school courses lasting from two to four weeks. Courses are led by a Course Director who is responsible for the academic content, teaching methodology and organization of the course. The Course Director recruits an international team of co-teachers (resource persons), preferably an even mixture of eastern and western faculty, who design the syllabus, reading list, assignments and evaluation of participants. Each course takes approximately 25 to 30 participants. SUN and HESP differ in their approach. SUN will fund courses that emphasize research and scholarship on the highest level. Course Directors should assume that their prospective participants have a thorough understanding of the topic of the course. SUN also welcomes course proposals for professionals, such as librarians, archivists, environmental and computer experts. Courses are held at CEU in Budapest that offers access to superior library and computer facilities. All courses are taught in English. HESP supports summer schools that present model courses to be taught at a university level. The summer schools provide teaching material and demonstrate interactive teaching methods, such as discussions, debates and role playing, which can be used in the classroom. Participants are expected to be actively involved in teaching at the university level in the same or a similar discipline as the respective summer school. HESP supported summer schools are held in the region at local universities which act as host institutions. The language of instruction is at the discretion of the course director. SUN courses are fully funded. Funding covers compensation for faculty, travel and accommodation for faculty and participants, course materials and administrative costs. The program also provides courses with the teaching space, computer and library facilities of CEU. HESP funds summer schools on a matching-fund basis with HESP covering no more than 50% of the overall costs of the program. Other possible sources of funding include national Soros foundations, other foundations, the host institution and fees paid by participants. Contribute may be in-kind or in cash. Proposals are due June 5, 2000. The two programs have quite different priorities and organizational guidelines, therefore please apply for only one or the other. For more details, potential Course Directors are kindly requested to contact the Soros Foundation office in their country or one of the following: HESP Summer Schools Program Christopher Galbraith, Program Manager Open Society Institute, HESP P.O. Box 519, H-1397, Budapest, Hungary Tel: (36 1) 327 3662, Fax: (36 1) 327 3864 Email: hesp@osi.hu Web site: www.osi.hu/hesp CEU SUN Program Eva Gedeon, Executive Director CEU, Summer University Nador u. 11, H-1051, Budapest, Hungary Tel: (36 1) 327 3069, Fax: (36 1) 327 3124 Email: gedeone@ceu.hu Web site: www.ceu.hu/sun/sunindx.html ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: Sulimenko Elena (lailo@khj.tajik.net) Subject: from Tajikistan hello.My name is Helen.I am a student.I am studing in Modern University of Humataries,my subjects are English and Arabic languages.I am from Tajikistan. I am 18 years old.I am a pretty,tall and slim girl.I wont to have a lot of friends in all over the world.Write to me.I will glad to acquaint oneself with you.Bye-bye. ** 23 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Post-Doctoral Fellowship Global Security (The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University) Post-Doctoral Fellowship Global Security The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University announces the availability of a post doctoral fellowship beginning July 1, 2000. The successful candidate will be a recent Ph.D. in a social science discipline who has done extensive research on ethnonational conflict in the post-Soviet region. The fellow will be expected to collaborate on a research project focusing on a comparative analysis of conflicts in the following regions: Chechnya and Tatarstan within the Russian Federation; Ajaria and Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia;Crimea in Ukraine and Transdniestria in Moldova. Knowledge of Russian and/or other languages of the region is required. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach one course or seminar in Brown's International Relations undergraduate program. Applicant must have a Ph.D. in hand by the time of the appointment. The fellowship is for one year with a possibility of renewal depending on funding. Applicants should submit a letter stating their primary research interests; a CV; one writing sample, and three letters of recommendation sent to the following address: Postdoctoral Search Committee, Global Security Search, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Box 1831, Providence, Rhode Island 02912. All applications received by May 5, 2000 will receive full consideration. E-mail applications will not be considered. Brown University is an AA/EEO employer, and applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged. ----------------------- END FRIENDS April 11, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu From gcole@friends-partners.org Sat, 22 Apr 2000 10:44:47 +0400 Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 10:44:47 +0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-04-22 Digest for April 22, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-22 April 2000 Sender: igor-fel@lysva.com Subject: Igor 02-22 April 2000 Sender: Jamie62477@aol.com Subject: Jamie 03-22 April 2000 Sender: cotton_bales@msn.com Subject: Patricia Ross RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-22 April 2000 Sender: "Craig Wessel" (jcwessel@email.msn.com) Subject: Traditional Russian Family Life 02-22 April 2000 Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Vodka Taste Off 03-22 April 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Announcement 04-22 April 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Opening 05-22 April 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: BISNIS website 06-22 April 2000 Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! 07-22 April 2000 Sender: "B & D Gordon - Jorgeson" (grandpang@home.com) Subject: Research material for thesis 08-22 April 2000 Sender: michelle (michelle@northstar.k12.ak.us) Subject: invitation from Moscow to Fairbanks, Alaska 09-22 April 2000 Sender: Yelena Shlyak (yelena.shlyak@hcare.net) Subject: looking for someone in Baku 10-22 April 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: COBASE Grant 11-22 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Fw: Social Capital in Russia 12-22 April 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Grant: Baltics and Northwest Russia 13-22 April 2000 Sender: "Dennis A. Saltykov" (dennis@uniyar.ac.ru) Subject: private accomodations in russia 14-22 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Civic Education Project: Director for Special Projects (Budapest) 15-22 April 2000 Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: OPENING RECEPTION of Russian Art Master April 27 Russian Cultural Ctr. 16-22 April 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: Ab Imperio == a new journal on nationalism in Russia(n) 17-22 April 2000 Sender: Maxim Soloviev (soloviev@bme-mail.lerner.ccf.org) Subject: RSL Com $.055 interstate, $.15 Moscow & St.Petersburg APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S NEW . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: igor-fel@lysva.com Subject: Igor Hello, I would like to correspond with people who love American and English literatures, theology and philosophy. Let's try to talk about ideas. Thanks to all who have written me concerning to search my grandpas' relatives in the USA. Igor ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Jamie62477@aol.com Subject: Jamie Hello, I am a 22 year old female who would love to have some pen pals from Russia, so if you are interested please send me an e-mail. Once we get to know each other better we can even send letters by postal mail. I will be waiting to hear from you! Jamie ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: cotton_bales@msn.com Subject: Patricia Ross Hi:I'm located in Boston and just happened to find this web site; it appears a dynamic international event. Terrific! I've been a host family for students from many different countries and celebrate all of the diversity each has as a result of living in their culture. I also once lived in the house of a Russian family in Boston about 30 years ago. They immigrated to the U.S. from the Ukraine area around Kiev. What I've found is that people universally have similar needs, desires, and thoughts - simply, in a different language and with particular distinctions unique to their environment - religious or social - which, of course, all deserve respect in the interests of freedom. Interestingly, my parents were both born in Tennessee and once lived in Knoxville. Therefore, I'm particularly delighted to find this nexus here. Communicate if you'd like to my email. I have been active in business, law, and human rights areas - a rather broad, but important scope of action for universal cooperation, progress and world prosperity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Craig Wessel" (jcwessel@email.msn.com) Subject: Traditional Russian Family Life Hello - I am a graduate nursing student at Seattle Pacific University. I am looking for information about family and support systems in Russian Culture. I am having a very hard time finding information relating to: interfamily relationships, significance of birth order and gender of children and significance of ethnic descent of the family, respect of systems (government, medical, educational, etc.), women's position within the family and within the society, position of the elderly and of the children within the family and society, and family members responsibilities within the family. I would appreciate any insight you can give me. We are nurse practitioner students and are interested in learning about cultural differences to provide more culturally sensative care to our clients. Jean Wessel ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Vodka Taste Off Join RUSSIAN LIFE magazine on July 2 for our 3rd Annual Taste of Russia Dinner and International Vodka Taste Off. We have chartered a ship to ply the waters of Lake Champlain. We will have a wonderful sunset dinner cruise, complete with live Russian music, authentic Russian food and, of course, our great International Vodka Taste Off, where you and 200 other Russophiles will help select the World's Best Vodka for 2000 in our biggest ever blind vodka tasting. There will be door prizes, special guests, Russian poetry readings, musical numbers and just generally a great time to be had by all! The cost is just $65 per person and includes meal, the cruise and the Vodka Taste Off. Space is limited, so make your reservations now! Just call 800-639-4301. Major credit cards accepted. You may also make reservations online by linking to: http://www.russian-life.com/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=4803 RUSSIAN LIFE is a 43-year-old magazine of Russian culture, history, travel and life, based in Montpelier, Vermont. Paul Richardson Publisher Russian Life http://www.russian-life.com ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Announcement POSITION AVAILABLE Posted: April 12, 2000 Division Director Partnerships and Training Division, IREX/Moscow IREX, a non-profit in international education and training, seeks a director for the Partnerships and Training Division in its Moscow office, responsible for managing a broad portfolio of US government and privately-funded assistance programs in Russia. About IREX Since 1958, IREX and its predecessor organization, the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, have administered advanced field research and professional training exchanges between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, and China. IREX's activities include professional training, institution building, technical assistance, academic research and policy programs with NGO's, universities and other organizational partners in the region. SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks a full-time Director for the Partnerships and Training Division, IREX/Moscow. The position requires a native English speaker with U.S. citizenship. The Director will oversee division staff and implementation of a portfolio of USAID and US State Department programs focusing on NGO capacity building and institutional development. Division programs include USAID Sustaining Partnerships into the Next Century program and the Program to Support Crisis Centers for Women in Russia; ECA Community Connections and Business for Russia programs; and the Consortium for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The position requires fluency in Russian and substantive experience managing bi-national staff, programs, budgets, and relations with funders. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled at handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines, and willing to travel extensively within Russia. Other specific qualifications should include at a minimum: * a bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, MA preferred * bi-national staff management experience * fluency in Russian * professional and/or living experience in Russia * experience in managing international assistance programs, AID and ECA/State Department preferred * knowledge of the Russian NGO community * demonstrated organizational skills and information and communication management * excellent interpersonal and presentation skills * basic knowledge of Russian political, economic and social issues * knowledge of computers and relevant software (MS Office 97, Eudora, Submit cover letter and resume to: IREX/HR, PTD/Moscow Director, hr@irex.org, fax (202) 628-8189, www.irex.org. No phone calls please. ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Opening POSITION AVAILABLE Posted: April 18, 2000 Senior Program Officer IREX/Washington, DC IREX, a non-profit in international education and training, seeks a senior program officer to administer a portfolio of US government and privately-funded Internet technology and information programs oriented around the region of the former Soviet Union. Programs are managed by the Partnerships and Training Division of its Washington, DC office. About IREX Since 1958, IREX and its predecessor organization, the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, have administered advanced field research and professional training exchanges between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, and China. IREX's activities include professional training, institution building, technical assistance, academic research and policy programs with NGO's, universities and other organizational partners in the region. SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks a full-time Senior Program Officer for the Partnerships and Training Division, IREX/DC. The SPO will oversee the implementation of the Internet Access and Training Program (Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Western NIS) funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (ECA), the Carnegie Consortium for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Russia, Ukraine, and the Caucasus) and additional Internet development projects. The position requires both technical expertise in Internet technologies and substantive project management experience in international assistance programs. Primary responsibilities include supervision of staff, budget management, and relations with funders. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled at handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines, and able to actively network with the government and private sectors. Other specific qualifications should include at a minimum: * a bachelor's degree or international equivalent in a relevant discipline, MA preferred * program management experience, preferably ECA/State Department (formerly known as USIA) * proficiency in Russian and/or other regional language * professional and/or living experience in the region * knowledge of the international development, IT, and NGO communities * Technical IT systems skills and experience; preferably including use of the Internet in professional and educational settings; an understanding of TCP/IP networking, Unix system administration, HTML programming, Cisco routers, and WAN hardware * demonstrated organizational and communication skills * excellent interpersonal and presentation skills * budget management experience, preferably ECA/State Deptartment Submit cover letter and resume to: IREX/HR, PTD/SPO, hr@irex.org, fax (202) 628-8189, www.irex.org. No phone calls please. ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: BISNIS website The U.S. Department of Commerce's Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Russian-language website at http://www.bisnis.doc.gov/nis. Tell your NIS colleagues and partners to visit this new site, which provides: · Informational articles on how NIS companies can better prepare to do business with U.S. companies. · Applications to participate in BISNIS' Search for Partners and Trades & Tenders programs. · Practical information for doing business in the United States, including sources of finance. · Information about U.S. government-funded technical assistance programs and training and exchange programs. . . . and much more. BISNIS would like to offer U.S. companies that have achieved success in the NIS through BISNIS assistance the possibility of being featured on BISNIS' new Russian-language website as a success story. To be considered for inclusion on the site, please provide a 200-400 word summary that includes: · A short description of the successful project in the NIS, including an estimated US$ value or its impact on your companies efforts to do business in the NIS. · A description of how BISNIS assisted your company in realizing this project. · The city/region in the NIS of the project. · The name of the NIS company involved (optional). · Contact information for your company. · Your interest in further cooperation or business in the NIS. Please send this information via email to requestnis@ita.doc.gov. If BISNIS decides to use your success story on its website, it will translate the information into Russian and notify you about when it will appear on the site. ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I come from Zelenogorsk, a town in Krasnoyarsk region, Central Siberia. I am an Assistant Principal of Linguistic Gymnasia in charge of international cooperation and the Director of the International Language Summer School. I have posted a number of messages about the International Summer Language School, organized by our Gymnasia, searching for volunteer participants. I am very grateful to all those who have responded. At this point participants from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, India, Israel, Sweden have signed up for our summer program. Native English speakers (teachers, educators, students), teachers and students from non-English-speaking countries, who speak English as a second language, are welcome to participate in our program. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends. You are welcome to join our international teaching team!!! The International Summer Language School will take place in June-July 2000 on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of the largest Siberian city Novosibirsk in a resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, good food, nice recreational facilities: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ We have fixed the dates of the summer school. In fact, we intend to have two sessions two weeks each. The first starts on June 21st and finishes July 4th. The second is July 6th until July 19th. If you decide to participate you may choose either to come for one session (the first or the second one) or stay for a month. We will also be happy to meet those who would like to improve their skills and knowledge of Russian , as the intensive courses of the Russian language and culture will be provided at the Summer School. Participation fee is 150 US dollars per a teacher and $200 per a student for a two-week program which covers accommodation, food, transfers, tuition and activities at the School, cultural program, excursions to the city of Novosibirsk. Please visit our WWW page: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ If you've got interested, please be free to ask any questions and I will provide you more information and a detailed every day program. And I can assure you of a very warm welcome! I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Best regards, Natasha mailto:natasha@zgr.kts.ru ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "B & D Gordon - Jorgeson" (grandpang@home.com) Subject: Research material for thesis Research material for thesis I am a graduate student in the department of anthropology at Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. I have a profound interest in the Russian culture, history, etc. I am hoping to interview Russian immigrants to better understand the effects of leaving their country has had on them both individually and as a family. Any literature or agency that I can tap into would be most appreciated. Thank you for any assistance. Brigitte Jorgeson grandpang@home.com 204 Milton St. Bellingham, WA 98226 ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: michelle (michelle@northstar.k12.ak.us) Subject: invitation from Moscow to Fairbanks, Alaska Hi-does anyone know what is the best and most economical way to get a legal invitation expressed from Moscow to Fairbanks,AK 1-2 day service? Is there a way the person in Moscow can send it here and I'll pay for it since it will probably be expensive for him? Thanks, Michelle Mitchell ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: Yelena Shlyak (yelena.shlyak@hcare.net) Subject: looking for someone in Baku Hello, My name is Yelena Shlyak, And I was born in Azerbaijan, I left Baku @ 9 years ago I do looking for resident from Baku If you can help me, that would be wondearfulle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Igor Koval poseloc Razina , street 24 mira, Please let me know if you have my email Thanks Yelena Shlyak Data Base Administrator Health Care Strategies, Inc. 9841 Broken Land Pkwy, Suite 315 Columbia, MD 21046 phone: (410) 423-9400 x3323 fax: (410) 423-9432 My email is ysh_21117@yahoo.com ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: COBASE Grant Our office, the Office for Central Europe and Eurasia of the National Research Council, awards grants to American scientists wishing to host or visit their colleagues from Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States (NIS). Please keep in mind that applications for all grants must be submitted by the American scientist. If you are interested in our programs, please access our web-site at http://www.nationalacademies.org/oia. Additional information and application forms are available on the web-site. I have included a brief description of our program, but for more details- I strongly encourage you and your collaborator to visit our web-site and then contact our office if you still have questions. We would also greatly appreciate it if you would forward this information to interested and appropriate parties at your institution. Regards, Laurel Doerfer The National Academies/NRC Office for Central Europe and Eurasia ***Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering (COBASE)*** Project Development and Initiation Grants support American specialist who wish to host and /or visit their CEE or NIS colleagues on order to initiate research projects and prepare collaborative research proposals for submission to NSF. Each individual visit proposed must be at least two weeks (10-14 days) in length. Grants will be in the range of $2,500 to $ 10,000. *FUNDING SOURCE* U.S. National Science Foundation *PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES* Armenia, Azerbaijan (traveling only), Belarus, Bosnia (hosting in U.S. only), Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, (Former Yugoslav Republic of) Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. *ACCEPTED FIELDS* Only fields funded by NSF are eligible, including archaeology and anthropology; astronomy; biochemistry, biophysics and genetics; biological sciences; chemistry; computer science; earth sciences; economics; engineering; environmental sciences; geography; history and philosophy of science; linguistics; mathematics; physics; political science; non-clinically-oriented psychology; science and technology policy; and sociology. No proposals involving agricultural production; drug testing or development; research on the diagnosis, etiology or treatment of physical or mental diseases or disorders; or the use of animal models of human diseases or conditions will be accepted. Proposals outside the scope of the program will not be considered. *ELIGIBILITY* All applicants must: (1) be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; (2) be affiliated with a U.S. universities or other non-profit research institutions; and (3) possess Ph.D. or equivalent research experience. Foreign counterparts involved must possess CEE/NIS citizenship, be permanently employed at a CEE/NIS institution, and hold Ph.D. (kandidat) degrees or research training and experience equivalent to a doctoral degree. Employees of private companies and the U.S. government generally are not supported under the COBASE program. As the program is designed to support new collaborative efforts, each set of partners may receive no more than one COBASE grant, and each individual may be involved in no more than two grants in a four-year period. *SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUNIOR INVESTIGATORS* American applicants who have received their doctoral degrees within the past six years will receive special consideration. The COBASE program allocates approximately 25 percent of its grants to researchers in this category in order to encourage beginning investigators to become involved in international collaboration. *POSTMARKING DEADLINES* August 28, 2000; January 8, 2001 Application Forms and Instructions: http://www.nationalacademies.org/oia For More Information: Tel: 202-334-2644 Fax:202-334-2614 Email: ocee@nas.edu ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Fw: Social Capital in Russia From: Craig Weller To: east-west-research@mailbase.ac.uk Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 6:47 AM This may be of interest to people. Social Capital in Russia- Working the System or Making Government Work Russians have long understood the importance of social capital networks. The CSPP has pioneered the use of empirical social science measures to identify the variety of networks that Russians use- modern, anti-modern and informal- and who is excluded. Now there is a special website devoted to social capital in Russia. The website's address is http://www.socialcapital.strath.ac.uk Professor Richard Rose Centre for the Study of Public Policy University of Strathclyde ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Grant: Baltics and Northwest Russia THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR COLLABORATION WITH THE BALTIC STATES AND NORTHWESTERN RUSSIA 2000/2001 Application deadline: 15 June 2000 The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Norwegian Council of Universities and The Research Council of Norway have established a programme to support collaboration within higher education and research between Norway and Central and Eastern Europe. The overall purpose of the Programme of Central and Eastern Europe is to contribute to a thorough restructuring of these societies in order to secure a democratic and economically sustainable development. The specific purpose for the Programme is to fund collaboration within higher education and research between universities, university colleges and research institutions in Central and Eastern Europe and corresponding Norwegian institutions. Industry, private institutions and organisations can also participate in the projects. Subject to final approval by Stortinget, the Programme will be funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the five-year period 1997-2001. *SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME* The Scholarship Programme is a separate part of the Programme for Central and Eastern Europe. This programme will be allocated NOK 2,5 mill. for 2000/2001 for collaboration with individuals and institutions in Northwestern Russia, the Moscow Region, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, hereafter referred to as Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States. Other countries will not be included in the Scholarship Programme for 2000/2001. *TYPES OF GRANTS* 1) Foreign Nationals: - Student Scholarships/Recruiting Scholarships/Guest Researchers: support to graduate students and Researchers from Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States for stays in Norway from 1 up to 10 months, with the purpose to study or to conduct research. - Project Planning/Network Building: support for researchers from Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States for short-term stays in Norway of up to 2 weeks in order to initiate and organise joint projects with Norwegian institutions. 2) Norwegian Nationals: - Guest Lecturers/Guest Researchers/Project Planning/Network Building: support for researchers from Norway for short-term stays in Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States of up to 2 weeks to give lectures and/or conduct research or to initiate and organise joint projects with Russian/Baltic institutions. - Support for Courses, Conferences, Seminars etc.: support to Norwegian researchers, institutions and organisations in order to organise courses, conferences, seminars etc. held in Norway or Northwestern Russia/Baltic States, with participants from these countries/areas. *AREAS OF PRIORITY* The Programme strategy gives priority to the following areas within higher education and research: - Economy and administration in Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States Environmental protection and environmental technology, with special emphasis on areas in Northwestern Russia. - Social sciences in the Baltic States In the Russian part of the Barents Region: - medicine and health - language and culture - further development of the Norwegian Pomor University Centre In addition favourable consideration will be given to projects which have concrete objectives and can provide a description of the expected results of the study/research visit. The research project/ collaboration should be in an initial phase and have a potential to develop into future co-operation. *SCHOLARSHIP RATES AND ACCOMMODATION* 1) Foreign Nationals: Monthly NOK 7,000 for candidates who hold a Bachelor or a Master degree. Monthly NOK 9,000 for candidates who are Ph.D. students or hold a Doctoral degree. It should be noted that The Research Council of Norway is NOT in the position to provide housing for the scholarship holder. Accommodation must thereore be taken care of by the host institution or the scholarship holder himself. 2) Norwegian Nationals: Scholarship will be granted as a contribution towards travel costs. Grants for conferences cannot exceed NOK 100,000. *APPLICATION PROCEDURE* Applications can be presented by both institutions (institutes) and individuals in Norway as well as in Northwestern Russia and the Baltic States. Institutions/individuals sending in more than one application, must submit a priority list of the applications. A letter of invitation from the receiving institution must accompany the application. Applications lacking the letter of invitation cannot be considered. - Applications should be submitted on the application form "OE2000" which may be obtained from the International Scholarship Section (IS), or download here: Application form in Word60-70 Normally only it is required that one part of the application form should be filled in. Part "I. Individual Scholarship" is intended for applications on individual basis. Part "II. Institutional Support" is intended for applications for contribution/lumpsum to organise courses, conferences, seminars etc.- The application, including the relevant enclosures, must be sent by post. The IS cannot guarantee that enclosures sent separately after the application deadline will be considered in the course of the review. Application Deadline Applications must be sent to the IS by 15 June 2000 (postmark). Information concerning the results can be expected towards the end of September 2000. Successful applicants can start their scholarship period during late autumn 2000 or spring/autumn 2001. Contact Persons: Hilda Strøm Martinsen Direct phone: (+47) 22037435, e-mail: hsm@forskningsradet.no Unn Mathisen (application forms) Direct phone: (+47) 22037430, e-mail: um@forskningsradet.no Elisabeth Johnsen Direct phone: (+47) 22037433, e-mail: ej@forskningsradet.no The International cholarship Section (IS), The Research Council of Norway P.O.Box 2700 St. Hanshaugen, N-0131 Oslo, Norway. (Visiting address: Stensberggata 26) Phone: (..+47) 22 03 70 00 Fax: (..+47) 22 03 70 01 E-mail: intstip@forskningsradet.no [Note: Thanks to Marek for this announcement.] ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Dennis A. Saltykov" (dennis@uniyar.ac.ru) Subject: private accomodations in russia Hello, Please, consider including our private and inexpensive accommodation offers to your directory. http://members.tripod.com/~To_Russia_on_Budget Sincerely, Dennis A. Saltykov ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Civic Education Project: Director for Special Projects (Budapest) Civic Education Project: Director for Special Projects Civic Education Project Director for Special Projects The Civic Education Project is a private, international, non-profit organization that supports higher education reform in societies engaged in political and economic transition. CEP works to develop the capacity of faculty and students in Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union to teach and carry out research in the social sciences, law and humanities. Currently CEP has close to 200 Fellows teaching in 19 countries. CEP is accepting applications for the following position: Director for Special Projects The Director for Special Projects, based in CEP¹s European Office in Budapest, will initiate and oversee regional projects for local junior faculty and students: roundtables, conferences, publications etc. Requirements: Strong organisational skills; good knowledge of the region; at least one year of experience working in one of the countries of the region; strong communication skills; English fluency; PR and fundraising skills; an advanced degree in the social sciences or humanities; availability for extensive travel and full-time commitment. Successful candidates should be resourceful, good-natured, hard working and committed to the goals of this project. The application deadline is May 12. The position is available as of June 2000. Send cover letter and current resume or CV to: Katalin Miklos CEP Nador u 9 1051 Budapest Hungary Email: kmiklos@osi.hu Fax: (36-1) 327-3221 Tel: (36-1) 327-3842 Web-site: http//www.cep.yale.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Visit Civic Education Project at www.cep.org.hu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Nador u.9 Budapest 1051 HUNGARY Office Phone: (36-1) 327-3219 Office Fax: (36-1) 327-3221 Civic Education Project 1140 Chapel Street, Suite 2A New Haven, CT 06511 USA Office Phone: (1-203) 781-0263 Office Fax: (1-203) 781-0265 ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: OPENING RECEPTION of Russian Art Master April 27 Russian Cultural Ctr. The Eurasian Center passes this very special invitation to you & your friend...plus the opportunity to visit the new Russian Cultural Centre THE NEW RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE and FRIENDS OF THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE with Rusintercom Request the pleasure of your company at the Opening Reception of the Art Exhibition of the renowned St. Petersburg artist LEV BOGOMOLETS TEMPEST, TENDER & MYSERIOUS at THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 1825 Phelps Place, NW Thursday, April 27th 7:00 p.m. - 10 p.m. Entrance Donation: $20, payable at door, (hors d’oeuvres & drinks included) RSVP not required 's: 202-966-8651/Eurasia@aol.com Valet parking available $5 ABOUT THE ARTIST: As you may guess, this will be both a very special and rare art exhibition for Washington, D.C. The great Russian classical painter Lev Bogomolets, born 1911, in St. Petersburg, is regarded as a renowned master of Russian realism. His seascapes and landscapes have attracted a great many admirers, including Jacques Cousteau, who was a long time friend of his. Bogomolets works are displayed in the Russian National Museum and other museums throughout the world, as well as in many private collections and galleries. Just last year, one of his works was given as a national gift to France and accepted by French President Jacques Chirac in St. Petersburg We believe that this will be a very special gesture to those painters who have dedicated their lives to the fine arts and who in their golden years finally are given the opportunity to be exhibited in America. Lev Bogomolets, 89, who lives in St. Petersburg today appreciates this very much, for it would fulfill his dream of bringing his art to be displayed in America. ABOUT THE RUSSIAN CULTURAL CENTRE: The Russian Government and a diligent team of Russian embassy officials have created a beautiful Russian Cultural Centre here in Washington, D.C. What has been described by in the Washington Post as a "bilateral labor of love",is now open to the public to see the magnificance, beauty, and the depth of creativity in Russian art. The building itself has been painstakenly renovated to evoke the grandeur of Russian art and culture...please join us for what will be a wonderful and magical experience. Directions: The Russian Cultural Centre (RCC) is located in DuPont Circle, just west of the Washington Hilton on Connecticut Avenue, Phelps Place runs parallel to Connecticut Avenue on the left hand side, when you are facing north...on the left hand side, it is after Florida and Connecticut, and just south of California and Conn. Avenues. (see map) Woodley Park Conn. Ave. Bridge } ) -------California St.---- }P } C }h } o }e (RCC) } n }l 1825 PhP } n. }p } Washington }s } A Hilton Hotel } } v }P } e }l } n }a } u }c } e }e } }---- Bancroft St.------} NW } } ---------------Florida Avenue----------------- Dupont Circle ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: Ab Imperio == a new journal on nationalism in Russia(n) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:59:35 +0400 From: Ab Imperio ?ai@bancorp.ru? Subject: Ab Imperio Dear colleagues, I am writing on behalf of the editors of the new international journal Ab Imperio, dedicated to academic debate on history and theory of nationalities and nationalism in former Russian Empire/Soviet Union/Russian Federation. This quarterly publication is going to be a truly multidisciplinary journal for historians, sociologists, political scientists as well as practitioners. It is published in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) and distributed internationally, and we have secured intellectual and moral support frommany academics both in the West and locally (in the form of their consent to enter the editorial board and contribute their articles and reviews to its first issues). We see AI as a part of the academic community and a place where intellectual exchange will occur on the international scale. It will also provide relevant policy recommendations in the spheres of national policy-making and international relations. For more details see the attached program of the journal and the outline of its first issue, which is scheduled to be published in May 2000. In a week, our home web-page will become accessible at http://www.knet.ru/~ai.Currently, we accept manuscripts for the following thematic issues:Liberalism and Nationalism;Crime and Ethnicity;Liberal Nationalism and Imperialism;Ethnicity and Nation.In general, all submissions should fit the geographic/political boundaries of the project. However, theoretical essays and comparative studies that are not directly connected with the pre/post-USSR region are welcomed. Original articles and reviews are published, so far, in English andRussian, with extensive summaries in Russian or English, respectively. There is virtually no restrictions on the language of manuscripts' submission.Translations of published materials in other languages can be ordered fromthe editors.International quarterly Ab Imperio is run by five editors, each responsiblefor a particular sphere:Sergei Glebov (Rutgers University, USA) represents Ab Imperio in US; Dr. Alexander Kaplunovsky (Freien Universitat, Berlin), is responsible forGerman and Austrian historiography; Marina Mogilner, Ph.D., works with Russian and NIS scholars; Alexander Semyonov (CEU, Budapest) is in charge of Eastern and CentralEurope.Please note that all the participants of the 5th Annual Convention of theAssociation for the Study of Nationalities can receive complete informationon Ab Imperio directly from the journal's editors Serguei Glebov andAlexander Semyonov, who participate in the Convention.You may also contact Serguiei Glebov by e-mail at glebov@eden.rutgers.edu,or by phone: 1-201-325-9511.Our German editor, Dr. Alexander Kaplunovskii, can be reached at:Theodor-Heuss-Platz 5, appt. 302, 14052 BerlinE-mail: akapluno@yahoo.deCurrently we are working on the journal's distribution list. If you are eager to purchase the first issue of Ab Imperio, please let us know. The approximate cost of one issue is $15 (including shipment and handling).For all your inquiries please contact the journal's headquarters:Ab ImperioP.O. Box 157,Kazan, 420015Russiatel/fax: +7 (8432) 644-018e-mail: ai@bancorp.ruBest regards,Ilya Gerasimov, Ph.D.Executive Editor ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: Maxim Soloviev (soloviev@bme-mail.lerner.ccf.org) Subject: RSL Com $.055 interstate, $.15 Moscow & St.Petersburg Dear Friends and Partners: Good news from RSL Com! Mew interstate rate is 5.5 cents/min, Russia $.26/min, Moscow and St.Petersburg $.15/min! Ukraine $.29, Uzbekistan $.44 and much more. 6 second increments and NO surcharges. Add-on service available. Visit http://www.zabugrom.com/longdistance or call 800 375-6089. Sincerely, Maxim ----------------------- END FRIENDS April 22, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu From gcole@friends-partners.org Sun, 14 May 2000 19:21:16 -0400 Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 19:21:16 -0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-05-14 Digest for May 14, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-14 May 2000 Sender: GWYNN44028@yahoo.com Subject: Mark Gwynn 02-14 May 2000 Sender: PHIL12816@cs.com Subject: Phillip K. Parnell Sr. 03-14 May 2000 Sender: rop39189@mail.telepac.pt Subject: alberto motta 04-14 May 2000 Sender: subirca@mail.primorye.ru Subject: Irina 05-14 May 2000 Sender: xuliovaz@latintopzzn.com Subject: Xulio Vaz 06-14 May 2000 Sender: lowrirhiannon@netscape.net Subject: Lowri Jackson 07-14 May 2000 Sender: nnia@mail.ru Subject: Anuta Ivaniy 08-14 May 2000 Sender: veroonika@mail.ru Subject: Veronika RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-14 May 2000 Sender: Marcus Levitt (levitt@mizar.usc.edu) Subject: Course on Russia 02-14 May 2000 Sender: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Subject: Travel Grants: Governance in Post-Communist Societies 03-14 May 2000 Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! 04-14 May 2000 Sender: "Nate Lipsen" (nml@mail.execnet.com) Subject: Visit Siberia, Moscow & St. Petersburg 05-14 May 2000 Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Special Announcement 06-14 May 2000 Sender: Yegor Nachinkin (yheaven@mail.wplus.net) Subject: CHURCH SLAVONIC BIBLE CD 07-14 May 2000 Sender: Anna Higgins (anna_higgins@yahoo.com) Subject: a question 08-14 May 2000 Sender: "Anna Mainicheva" (maini@archaeology.nsc.ru) Subject: co-operation in COBASE Grant 09-14 May 2000 Sender: cpgarza@webtv.net (Cruz Garza) Subject: Sites of Russia 10-14 May 2000 Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Program Asst. at Kennan Institute 11-14 May 2000 Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Fiscal Asst. at Kennan Institute 12-14 May 2000 Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Kennan Institute Short-term Grant Competition (Deadline: June 13-14 May 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Workshop: Industrial application 14-14 May 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Website: High-tech Business 15-14 May 2000 Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Webpage Announcement 16-14 May 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job openings 17-14 May 2000 Sender: Olivier (ibolivier@sympatico.ca) Subject: Nakhichevan 18-14 May 2000 Sender: Peter Sekirin (psekirin@chass.utoronto.ca) Subject: Re: friends-partners.org mailing list memberships reminder 19-14 May 2000 Sender: Ramaev Ruslan (othello@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friends. 20-14 May 2000 Sender: rozi badil (rbadil@yahoo.com) Subject: Att. 21-14 May 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: Topos journal 22-14 May 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Seminar: Eastern Enlargement' of the European Union 23-14 May 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Moscow Position Announcement = "Senior Account Executive / PR" 24-14 May 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: ACTR Jobs 25-14 May 2000 Sender: USAEMTP@aol.com Subject: Needing your help 26-14 May 2000 Sender: "Andrey Grigoriev" (centro@ktk.ru) Subject: Summer paraglider's learning in Siberia 27-14 May 2000 Sender: "Bryan Christian" (bryansbest@hotmail.com) Subject: Russian timber 28-14 May 2000 Sender: Ramaev Nail (nail9@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello 29-14 May 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Radio Free Europe Electronic Publications APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: GWYNN44028@yahoo.com Subject: Mark Gwynn Having travelled to Magadan, Novosibirsk, and Moscow, Im always interested in corresponding with someone who lives there. I live near Cleveland, Ohio U.S.A. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: PHIL12816@cs.com Subject: Phillip K. Parnell Sr. I am deeply in LOVE with a girl from Russia and we are trying to Marry and get her to the USA with me. I am lookin to find the easiest way to do this. We are planing to meet in Moscow and be married there. Then get a visa for her to the USA. I know there are a lot of people who have gone through this before. If anyone can help, I will greatly appreciate it. We meet in Japan and fell in LOVE. This was in Nov. 1999. We will be together soon I hope. Please respond. ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: rop39189@mail.telepac.pt Subject: alberto motta I live in the azorean islands,middle of the atlantic ocean,an came across a tv program made in Russia about an airplane that flies like an albatros,uses the same principle of flight on a mass of air very close to the ground, under its effect, but with very little fuel consumption. That is an inovative principle and aeroplane that I would like to have more information about. Whoever has an idea of what I'm talking about please drop me a line. By the way,the tv program in which that "clip" was featured was named "beyond 2000" .Thank you ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: subirca@mail.primorye.ru Subject: Irina Hi to everyone. My mother called me Ira but I love to call myself Irina. I'm 12y.o. I'm a schoolgirl. I like painting and playing the volleyball. Unfortunately my English is very poor. So I'd like to have pen-pals to have a progress in my English and just for talking to different people (from Russia too). I'm very interested in having a lot of contacts with y ou. See you ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: xuliovaz@latintopzzn.com Subject: Xulio Vaz I'm interested in Russian and Slavic cultures. I would like to have a pen-pal who can help me with my Russian. ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: lowrirhiannon@netscape.net Subject: Lowri Jackson Sut ydych chi?! That's Welsh (sorry to confuse things!). I would dearly love to learn to speak Russian... at the moment I am learning four languages and I hope to learn many more... I speak Welsh and I am fairly proficient in French. I am also doing German and Italian. If you know any really good sites or courses please get in touch with me - bear in mind I am still in school! Thank you! Goodbye - I am also looking for penfriends across the internet. Goodbye again! ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: nnia@mail.ru Subject: Anuta Ivaniy Hello! I'm a student, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia. This site and the whole Internet helps me with my study. :) ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: veroonika@mail.ru Subject: Veronika Hi ! I'm Russian , But I'm living in Finland now. I would like to chat with somebody in Internet . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: Marcus Levitt (levitt@mizar.usc.edu) Subject: Course on Russia Dear F & P, I will be teaching a college course on Russian culture in the Fall here at the University of Southern California, and was wondering if I could find a counterpart professor in Russia (perhaps doing a course on America?) so that we could have our students do some sort of collaborative project, for example, a web page. Do you have any suggestions? I thought of posting this to your chat room, but am unsure if I will reach the right people. Thanks, Marcus Levitt ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Subject: Travel Grants: Governance in Post-Communist Societies SPONSOR: National Research Council SYNOPSIS: With the support of the U.S. Department of State's Research and Training Program for Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII Program), the National Research Council will support scholars to travel to Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union for periods of two to six weeks to conduct research related to "Governancein Post-Communist Societies". DEADLINES: 2000-06-02 2000-12-18 OBJECTIVES: The three sub-themes are: Science and Democratization--focuses on the role of scientists, engineers, and health professionals in the transition and the impact of the transition on the scientific community. Appropriate topics might include issues related to scientists in civil society, such as environmental movements and academies of sciences; epistemic communities; science and nation-building; changes in science policy; and values of scientists. Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction--proposals should examine the causes of criminal activity, including counterfeiting, extortion, money-laundering, narcotics, arms trafficking, diversion of natural resources, terrorism, and proliferation. Technology and Industrial Economics--proposals should address problems and potential technology commercialization and industrial development. Topics which would be appropriate include issues of intellectual property rights, small business development, industrial research and development, enterprise restructuring, and defense conversion. RESTRICTIONS: Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must be affiliated with American universities or research institutions. The program will be open to scholars at the postdoctoral level and to advanced graduate students if the travel and research are directly relevant to their dissertation. MONETARY: The exact grant amount will depend on the length of visit and the destination of the scholar, but the range will be $2,500 to $4,000. This funding will cover travel costs, including international airfare and travel expenses while abroad. This program does not provide stipends, salary replacement, or indirect costs. Duration is two to six weeks. Applications will be strengthened by evidence of relevant language capabilities. Applications in which the American scholar proposes to collaborate closely with a scholar from the region will also receive a higher priority. CONTACT INFO: Christina Maiers; 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW; Room 2060; Washington, DC 20418 Telephone: 202-334-2658 ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: natasha (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: International Summer Language School in Siberia! Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I come from Zelenogorsk, a town in Krasnoyarsk region, Central Siberia. I am an Assistant Principal of Linguistic Gymnasia in charge of international cooperation and the Director of the International Language Summer School. I have posted a number of messages about the International Summer Language School, organized by our Gymnasia, searching for volunteer participants. I am very grateful to all those who have responded. At this point participants from the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, India, Israel, Sweden have signed up for our summer program. Native English speakers (teachers, educators, students), teachers and students from non-English-speaking countries, who speak English as a second language, are welcome to participate in our program. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends. You are welcome to join our international team!!! The International Summer Language School will take place in June-July 2000 on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of the largest Siberian city Novosibirsk in a resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, good food, nice recreational facilities: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ We have fixed the dates of the summer school. In fact, we intend to have two sessions two weeks each. The first starts on June 20th and finishes July 4th. The second is July 5th until July 19th. If you decide to participate you may choose either to come for one session (the first or the second one) or stay for a month. We will also be happy to meet those who would like to improve their skills and knowledge of Russian , as the intensive courses of the Russian language and culture will be provided at the Summer School. Participation fee is 150 US dollars per a teacher and $200 per a student for a two-week program which covers accommodation, food, transfers, tuition and activities at the School, cultural program, excursions to the city of Novosibirsk. Please visit our WWW page: http://cobr.kts.ru/projs/sls/ If you've got interested, please be free to ask any questions and I will provide you more information and a detailed every day program. And I can assure you of a very warm welcome! I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Best regards, Natasha mailto:natasha@zgr.kts.ru ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Nate Lipsen" (nml@mail.execnet.com) Subject: Visit Siberia, Moscow & St. Petersburg Hello All- We still have several slots open and I wanted to take this opportunity to invite you to accompany my wife and I on our 6th tour to Russia. This time we'll be visiting Siberia and Lake Baikal as well as Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Pushkin from August 8 through August 23, 2000. The cutoff date for reservations has been extended until June 1. This trip is designed for nurses, therapists, administrators and other health care professionals but is also suitable for those who just want to experience the new Russia. It will provide an overview of health care in the new Russia. You'll have the opportunity to visit a hospital, a clinic, a medical school and a public school. You'll interact with your Russian health care counterparts and have dinner with a Russian family. This is a chance to observe, first hand, the changing state of Russia and its health care system. There will be interesting alternative activities for non-healthcare travelers Naturally, the tour will include many cultural and historic sites too. We'll visit the Hermitage and other museums, churches, Red Square, the Kremlin, the circus and the theater. The complete price from New York is $2695 and includes round trip airfare from New York, all in-country transportation; 3 meals per day; hotel accommodations (twin occupancy); dinner with a Russian family; cultural performances; tours of museums, historical sites, churches, markets and shops and expert English speaking tour guides. To assure your maximum enjoyment, the trip will be limited to 20 individuals. We hope you can accompany us. It will be the trip of a lifetime. For further information or a brochure contact me at russia_travel@hotmail.com or see our newly updated web site at http://www.friends-partners.org/oldfriends/nate where you can view a travelogue of previous health care trips. You can see brochure for this trip by clicking the Join a Trip button on our web site or by going directly to http://www.intervelocity.com/nml/trips/0008-23brochure.htm ....Nate ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: Paul Richardson (paul@rispubs.com) Subject: Russian Life Special Announcement NEW! NEW! NEW! We have just added an incredible new resource to the Russian Life website! It is a Nationwide/Worldwide Directory of businesses of interest to Russophiles. Everything is there, from Adoption Agencies to Visa Agencies and everything in between: Russian Gifts, Travel Agents, hotels in Russia, restaurants in Russia and outside Russia, language study programs, bookstores, foodstores, cruise providers -- if it is of interest to a Russophile, you'll find it there. The database is searchable by state/province, by country and by category. Looking for a Russian restaurant in your area? Go here! Looking for a good, experienced travel agent? Look no further! Plus, it's alive! It will grow daily with the input of others! If you have or know of a business, restaurant, service provider, translator, whatever, you can add it to the database so that others can learn about it too! You'll want to bookmark this important resource: http://www.russian-life.com/directory.cfm Also check out our: ONLINE BOOKSTORE for Russophiles: http://www.russian-life.com/store EVENTS CALENDAR for Russophiles (lots of new additions): http://www.russian-life.com/events.cfm ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: Yegor Nachinkin (yheaven@mail.wplus.net) Subject: CHURCH SLAVONIC BIBLE CD CHURCH SLAVONIC BIBLE CD The Saint-Petersburg School of Religion and Philosophy (SRPh) is glad to announce that its CHURCH SLAVONIC BIBLE CD will be released in November 2000. The project features: -- A COMLPLETE TEXT OF THE BIBLE IN OLD (CHURCH) SLAVONIC (WITH DIACRITICS, ACCURATELY PROOFREAD), -- full search capabilities (word search, phrase search, boolean searches and more), -- synchronized texts of the Russian Synodal Translation, the Greek NT (Textus Receptus) and the Septuagint (with diacritics), the Vulgate and the King James Bible. To learn what is unique in this CD and how much one can save by subscribing now, and to DOWNLOAD A FREE DEMO VERSION please visit the project site at: http://hammer.prohosting.com/~ggz/ God bless you! Yegor Nachinkin, CD project manager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ this is a one-time mailing no need to reply or unsubscribe ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Anna Higgins (anna_higgins@yahoo.com) Subject: a question Dear friends I enjoyed your site very much. Thank you for your wonderful work. My name is Anna, I am from Ukraine, now I live in the US. I would appreciate if you could give me some insight on how to find some contacts in Russia and Ukraine. I am looking for honest, educated people, preferably teachers, psychologists, social workers, journalists from different parts of Russia and Ukraine who would be able to interview people and give their evaluation of the interviewed ones. Any information will be appreciated. Sincerely, Anna ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Anna Mainicheva" (maini@archaeology.nsc.ru) Subject: co-operation in COBASE Grant Dear friends, I would like to suggest co-operation to US historians and anthropologists who are interested in working in Russia (COBASE Grant) - with scientists of Department of Siberian People of Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences. I am Anna Mainicheva - Kandidat istoricheskikh nauk (Ethnology, Ethnography, Anthropology). For further information please contact me by e-mail maini@archaeology.nsc.ru Best wishes Anna. ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: cpgarza@webtv.net (Cruz Garza) Subject: Sites of Russia I'm very interested in this web site and you've done a great job, would you have information and photos on luga? it's the next bigger town south of Gatchina about 85 mile form st. Petersburg, I have my Russian wife's family there.Thanks Cruz garza from Houston, Texas USA ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Program Asst. at Kennan Institute Please post the following vacancy announcement. Thanks! Announcement WC-00-11T 24 hr JOBLINE: (202)691-4095 OPENING DATE: April 19, 2000 CLOSING DATE: May 19, 2000 POSITION: PROGRAM ASSISTANT OA KENNAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES GRADE/SALARY:WW-0303-05/06 ($23,506/$25,976 per annum) This position may have promotion potential to the WW-07 level. LOCATION:WASHINGTON, D.C. WHO MAY APPLY:All qualified candidates may apply. DUTIES: The incumbent serves as the principal clerical and administrative assistant to the Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (KIARS) and assists in the coordination of all activities of the Institute. Assists other staff members, serves as the first line of contact for the Institute, receiving telephone calls and visitors, and provides information related to KIARS' activities. Types a variety of correspondence, reports, and other materials on a computer or typewriter; organizes and maintains files. Arranges travel and accommodation for staff members, visitors, and visiting scholars as necessary; compiles lists of specialists for Institute events; drafts and sends invitations; arranges for facilities, catering services, special supplies, and assists in preparing travel vouchers. Controls incoming correspondence, determines whether it should be brought to the attention of the Director, appropriate staff, or handled personally; responds to routine correspondence, and drafts replies covering technical/substantive material as appropriate. This position is also responsible for maintaining the database, keeping all records up-to-date and accurate; performs queries, sorts, and provides lists and reports for mailings; and performs regular backups and provides for recovery of data in the event of a problem. Works with the Center's Library staff regarding Russian language materials and performs other duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: At the WW-05 level applicants must have one year of specialized experience or a bachelor's degree from an accredited University. To be eligible for the WW-06 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience is administrative/clerical/fiscal experience which demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to serve as an office assistant. In addition, qualified applicants must be able to type 40 wpm. SELECTIVE FACTORS (mandatory): 1. Ability to type 40 wpm. 2. Ability to use a personal computer. QUALITY RANKING FACTORS (desirable): 1. Ability to use a variety of computer software packages to perform/automate office work. 2. Ability to use database software. 3. Knowledge of/or interest in Russian Studies. 4. Russian language facility. 5. Previous experience organizing conferences and seminars. The Woodrow Wilson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer EVALUATION METHOD: All applicants must meet the mandatory qualification requirements to be eligible for further consideration and must provide detailed evidence of possession of each of the experience, knowledge, skill and ability requirements and show how and when they were used. This evidence must include clear, concise examples that show the level of accomplishment and degree of responsibility. Experience determinations will be based only on the information you supply. WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY: Submit to the address at the end of this announcement the following information: JOB INFORMATION: The announcement number, position title, and grade(s) or minimum salary requirements for the job to which you are applying. Please include a salary history. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Your full name, mailing address, daytime and evening telephone numbers, social security number, salary history, and country of citizenship. EDUCATION: High school - name, city, state, and date of diploma or GED and/or colleges and universities attended - name, city, state; majors and type of degree and year(s) received. (A copy of your transcript is not required unless specifically requested.) WORK EXPERIENCE: Give the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience related to the job to which you are applying: job title, employer's name and address, duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments, supervisor's name and telephone number, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours per week, salary, and please indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Any job-related skills (for example computer, foreign language, and/or typing skills), training courses (by title and year), honors, awards, and special accomplishments. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS: (1) Applications must be received by the closing date. (2) Failure to address the mandatory qualification requirements and quality ranking factors may result in your not receiving credit for all of your pertinent experience. Applicants are strongly urged to address these factors on a separate sheet of paper. If you omit information requested in this announcement your application may be rated ineligible. (3) Please do not fax your application unless it is specifically requested. (4) Travel and Transportation and/or Relocation Expenses may be authorized. (5) If a vacant position is filled below the full performance level, the selectee may be promoted without further competition. This implies no promise or guarantee of promotion. (6) The use of U.S. government postage paid envelopes is a violation of federal law and will disqualify you from consideration. (7) We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Please Note: All Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars positions require fingerprinting of employees hired and may include some additional background checks before employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to hire only individuals who are eligible to work in the United States. Upon reporting for work, an individual will be expected to present proper evidence establishing employability. Please submit application materials to the following address: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Human Resources WC-00-11T One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Fiscal Asst. at Kennan Institute Please post the following vacancy announcement. Thanks! Announcement WC-00-15T 24 hr JOBLINE: (202)691-4095 OPENING DATE: April 27, 2000 CLOSING DATE: May 19, 2000 POSITION: FISCAL ASSISTANT OA KENNAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RUSSIAN STUDIES GRADE/SALARY:WW-0503-06/07 ($25,976/$28,866 per annum) *may have promotion potential to the WW-07 level if filled at a lower level LOCATION:WASHINGTON, D.C. WHO MAY APPLY:All qualified candidates may apply. DUTIES: This position serves as the focal point for financial processing and posting of income and expenditures for of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies. Responsible for assuring availability of funds and determining the propriety of their use; prepares purchase orders, invoices, travel authorizations and vouchers to assure timely and accurate payment to vendors and travelers; reviews monthly financial reports, reconciles any differences; keeps all financial and endowment contribution records for the Institute; compiles and summarizes budgetary data from a variety of sources for use in preparing estimates; assists with preparation of annual revenue and expense projections; establishes appropriate payment schedules for all scholars and issues scholars' stipend checks; prepares and issues documents regarding foreign scholars to enable them to obtain exchange visitor's visas to enter the U.S.; and performs other related duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: At the WW-06 and/or WW-07 level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is fiscal, accounting or budgetary experience which demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the duties of this position. SELECTIVE FACTORS (mandatory): 1. Ability to type 40 wpm. 2. Ability to use a personal computer. 3. Fundamental accounting or bookkeeping experience. QUALITY RANKING FACTORS (desirable): 1. Ability to use a variety of computer software packages to perform/automate office work. 2. Ability to use spreadsheet software to prepare financial reports. 3. Facility in Russian or other language of the former Soviet Union. The Woodrow Wilson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer EVALUATION METHOD: All applicants must meet the mandatory qualification requirements to be eligible for further consideration and must provide detailed evidence of possession of each of the experience, knowledge, skill and ability requirements and show how and when they were used. This evidence must include clear, concise examples that show the level of accomplishment and degree of responsibility. Experience determinations will be based only on the information you supply. WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY: Submit to the address at the end of this announcement the following information. JOB INFORMATION: The announcement number, position title, and grade(s) or minimum salary requirements for the job to which you are applying. Please include a salary history. PERSONAL INFORMATION: Your full name, mailing address, daytime and evening telephone numbers, social security number, salary history, and country of citizenship. EDUCATION: High school - name, city, state, and date of diploma or GED and/or colleges and universities attended - name, city, state; majors and type of degree and year(s) received. (A copy of your transcript is not required unless specifically requested.) WORK EXPERIENCE: Give the following information for your paid and non-paid work experience related to the job to which you are applying: job title, employer's name and address, duties, responsibilities, and accomplishments, supervisor's name and telephone number, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours per week, salary, and please indicate if your current supervisor may be contacted. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Any job-related skills (for example computer, foreign language, and/or typing skills), training courses (by title and year), honors, awards, and special accomplishments. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS: (1) Applications must be received by the closing date. (2) Failure to address the mandatory qualification requirements and quality ranking factors may result in your not receiving credit for all of your pertinent experience. Applicants are strongly urged to address these factors on a separate sheet of paper. If you omit information requested in this announcement your application may be rated ineligible. (3) Please do not fax your application unless it is specifically requested. (4) Travel and Transportation and/or Relocation Expenses may be authorized. (5) If a vacant position is filled below the full performance level, the selectee may be promoted without further competition. This implies no promise or guarantee of promotion. (6) The use of U.S. government postage paid envelopes is a violation of federal law and will disqualify you from consideration. (7) We provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. Please Note: All Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars positions require fingerprinting of employees hired and may include some additional background checks before employment. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to hire only individuals who are eligible to work in the United States. Upon reporting for work, an individual will be expected to present proper evidence establishing employability. Please submit application materials to the following address: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Human Resources WC-00-15T One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004-3027 ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Jennifer Giglio" (giglioje@wwic.si.edu) Subject: Kennan Institute Short-term Grant Competition (Deadline: June KENNAN INSTITUTE SHORT-TERM GRANTS (up to one months' duration) The Kennan Institute offers Short-term Grants to scholars whose research in the social sciences or humanities focuses on the former Soviet Union, and who demonstrate a particular need to utilize the library, archival, and other specialized resources of the Washington, D.C., area. Academic participants must either possess a doctoral degree or be doctoral candidates who have nearly completed their dissertations. For non-academics, an equivalent degree of professional achievement is expected. Short-term Grants provide a stipend of $100 per day. There is no official application form for short-term grants. The applicant is requested to submit a concise description (700-800 words) of his or her research project, a curriculum vitae, a statement on preferred dates of residence in Washington, D.C., and two letters of recommendation specifically in support of the research to be conducted at the Institute. Applicants should also note their citizenship or permanent residency status in their materials. Applications should be submitted in clear dark type, printed on one side only, without staples. Grant recipients are required to be in residence in Washington, D.C., for the duration of their grant. Four rounds of competitive selection for Short-term Grants are held each year. Closing dates are December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Applicants are notified of the competition results roughly six weeks after the closing date. U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and non-Americans are eligible for Short-term Grants, although funding for non-American applicants is limited. Approximately one in three American applicants and one in six non-American applicants are awarded Short-term Grants in each of the four competition rounds. The Short-term Grant Program is supported by the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Research and Training Program of the U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and the Kennan Institute endowment. Please send all application materials to: The Kennan Institute, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004-3027. For more information, please contact Jennifer Giglio via e-mail at giglioje@wwic.si.edu, call (202) 691-4246, or fax (202) 691- 4247. ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Workshop: Industrial application Fourth International Workshop "Russian Technologies for INDUSTRIAL Applications" "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sensors". (held in the frame of the workshop series "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments") St Petersburg, 29-31 May, 2000 Final Announcement The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) and the St Petersburg United-Research Center hold a series of International Workshops "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments", which are aimed at presentation of the results which are aimed on introducing of the scientific fundamental results (Hi-Tech developments) to industry. The Fourth International Workshop "Russian Technologies for Industry" will bear the name "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sensors". It will assemble representatives of the main Research Centres of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Universities, leading industrial enterprises, companies, and organisations, which are interested in implementation of their advanced projects. SECTIONS: - Solid-state sensors - Semiconductor sensors - Biosensors - Chemical sensors ORGANIZERS: St Petersburg United Research Center Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences Ministry of Economy of the Russian Federation St Petersburg State Technical University Institute of High-Speed Computations and Databases SPONSORS: Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) St Petersburg Scientific Center RAS Department of the Navy Grant issued by Office of Naval Research International Field Office LOCATION The Workshop will be held on May 29-31, 2000 in St. Petersburg at the Educational Center of the Physico-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (8 Khlopina St.). DEADLINE Registration May 14, 2000 Hotel Reservations May 8, 2000 LANGUAGE The official language of the Workshop is English and Russian. Simultaneous translation services will be provided. Contributors should deliver text of presentation to the Organizing Committee on arrival to St Petersburg for synchronous translation and its good quality. PRESENTATION DETAILS Oral and poster presentations should be devoted to the modern developments in the sphere of ready-to-manufacturing sensors. In this aspect the authors should present the detailed information on their developments, basic characteristics, analogues, advantages, sphere of application, presence of prototypes, property rights, etc. It is important to follow the main slogan "Russian Technologies for Industry" during presentation that means that it is necessary to keep balance between the scientific basis and advertising. The exhibition of advanced and industrial equipment will be held in the frames of the Workshop. SOCIAL PROGRAM 1. Visit to the Hermitage, excursion on St Petersburg's rivers and canals. 2. Excursions to the Scientific Centers and Universities of St Petersburg REGISTRATION FEE Registration Fee for Participants * USD 250. The registration fees exclude accommodation and meals but include the Book of Abstracts, Conference file, Welcome Party. VISA Foreign visitors traveling to Russia must have a valid passport and an appropriate visa. To get a visa, a visitor must submit an official letter of invitation authorized by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Russian Embassy or Consulate. Each foreign participant (and accompanying person) will get such a letter promptly if he/she fills-in the relevant fields of the Visa Support Form (which can be sent by E-mail, by Fax or be filled out on the Internet Site of IWRFRI and must send a copy of the first page of his/her passport to the Secretary of the Local Organizing Committee before April 17, 2000. A copy of the passport pages should be sent preferably by e-mail as attached graphic file or by fax. ACCOMMODATION Most of participants are expected to be housed in inexpensive hotel Sputnik (34 Toreza pr.) located near the Workshop. The tax for room reservation is 50% of the room rate. Single room - $ 44, Double room-I - $ 88, Double room-II -$ 58, Three-persons room (Suite)- $ 98. Participants are advised to make their reservations by May 8, 2000. The Local Organizing Committee is ready to assist participants in room reservations at other hotels of the city. Please forward your request concerning the hotel reservation to the Organizing Committee. CORRESPONDENCE All correspondence concerning the Workshop should be directed to the Organising Committee of the 4th International Workshop "Results of Fundamental Research for Investments" (IWRFRI'2000). Address: Prof. S.G.Konnikov Polytechnicheskaya 26, St Petersburg, 194021, RUSSIA Phone: +7 (812) 247-9968 FAX: +7 (812) 247-5894 E-mail: IWRFRI@pop.ioffe.rssi.ru http://www.ioffe.rssi.ru/IWRFRI We invite you to participate in the 4-th International Workshop "Russian Technologies for INDUSTRIAL Applications" "Physical, Chemical, and Biological Sensors" ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Website: High-tech Business ***Russian language Website on High-tech business*** Web resource covering high-tech business and innovation in Russia: the Web-server "Technology Business in Russia": http://www.techbusiness.ru. This server is developed by the Experts & Consultants Intergroup and supported by the Eurasia Foundation. The Web-server currently includes the following sections: - News feed on technology business (updated weekly); - Internet-based magazine "Technology Business" (published on a quarterly basis); - A collection of links to Web resources on technology business and innovation and Russia; - Web conference for technology business professionals; - Hot-line consulting support for Russian high-tech businesses. All materials on the server are currently in Russian language only. If you have any questions to the developers of this resource, please send email to ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Karen Grill" (kgrill@aaas.org) Subject: SCIENTIST: Webpage Announcement ***NEW WEBPAGE*** The Program on Europe and Central Asia at AAAS, supported by the National Science Foundation, has conducted several workshops throughout the former Soviet Union and Eastern and Central Europe for scientists. Specialists have given valuable lectures at these workshops. Therefore, we have created a webpage where the presentations can be accessed online: http://www.aaas.org/international/eca/present.shtml Sample topics include: Proposal Writing, Science Writing, Grant Administration, Internet Resources, and Business Information. While this information was written for scientists in a specific region, we feel that this information is valuable for scientists throughout the world. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at: Karen Grill kgrill@aaas.org ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job openings International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Posted: 05/09/00 Program Assistants Washington, DC IREX, a non-profit in international education and training seeks program assistants to provide administrative support for its academic exchanges and research division. Principal responsibilities will include providing back-up and administrative support on a number of IREX programs in the NIS, CEE, and Asia to DC-based program officers. These positions are available immediately and a minimum one-year minimum commitment is required. IREX offers one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the Washington, DC area. About IREX Since 1958, IREX and its predecessor organization, the Inter-University Committee on Travel Grants, have administered advanced field research and professional training exchanges between the United States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltic region, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia, and China. Committed to international education in its broadest sense, IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs with universities and other organizational partners in the region. Responsibilities * Responding to program applicant and fellow inquiries; * Processing and tracking financial transactions; * Maintaining office database and files; * Drafting correspondence, reports, and proposals; and * Assisting with conferences, orientations, and training programs. Qualifications * BA in International Studies or related field; * Interest in the NIS and CEE regions and knowledge of Russian or regional language; * Strong computer (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and writing skills; and * Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Submit cover letter and resume ASAP to: IREX/HR, AER/PA,irex@irex.org fax (202) 628-8189, www.irex.org, EOE. No phone calls please. ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: Olivier (ibolivier@sympatico.ca) Subject: Nakhichevan Hello, I would like to know whether Nakhichevan has its own local symbol or coat of arms of armorial bearings (gerb in Russian). Could you help and tell me what it is if there is one? Thank you. Bernard Olivier 113, chemin Stillview Pointe-Claire (QC) H9R 2X9 CANADA ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Peter Sekirin (psekirin@chass.utoronto.ca) Subject: Re: friends-partners.org mailing list memberships reminder A New Book by Leo Tolstoy <> It includes about 20 spiritual short stories by Tolstoy mostly first time in English--- forthcoming in May 2000 in Zondervan Publishing House. Look it up at Amazon.com! ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ramaev Ruslan (othello@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friends. Hello, I am 18 years old guy, who is not bad looking i guess... I want to have a lot of friends, pen-pals all over the world. My name is Ruslan. I hope that somebody write to me soon. Sorry for my bad english. Regards, Ruslan. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: rozi badil (rbadil@yahoo.com) Subject: Att. HI.I AM THE NEW MEMBER WHO OPENED THE WEBPAGE AND SENT THE EMAIL TO U.i WANT TO KNOW THE EMAIL ADDRESSES OFTHE PEOPLE WITH WHOM I CAN DISCUSS ABOUT THE BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN USA AND RUSSIAN COUNTRIES. I AM HOPEFUL THAT YOUR ORG. WILL HELP ME IN SOLVING MY PROBLEM.PLUS I ALSO WANT TO KNOW THE ECONOMICAL AND OTHER BUSINESS SITUATIONS IN THESE COUNTRIES.PLEASE GUIDE.THANKIMG YOU. CORDIALLY DR.ROZI ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: Topos journal From: "Almira Ousmanova" CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ==================== The Center for Philosophical and Cultural Studies "Topos" (Belarus, Minsk) is interested in cooperation with researchers from different regions of the world. The Center has been successful in organising three International philosophical conferences: "Heidegger and Philosophy of the 20th Century" (1996), "From Self to the Other: the Problems of Social Ontology" (1997), "Understanding and Existence" (1998). The proceedings of these conferences have been published. As a result of Center's efforts two following books have been published: "From Self to the Other: Translations on the Problem of Intersubjectivity, Communication, Dialogue" (Minsk, 1997) and B. Waldenfels, "Motive of the Strange" (Minsk, 1998). The "Topos" Center has the phenomenological and hermeneutic profile and the general themes of our research are the intersubjectivity, communication and dialogue. At the Center, some scholars are engaged in research of the problems of Semiology, Visual Studies, Postmodern Philosophy and Philosophy of Pragmatism. Since this year the "Topos" Center publishes a journal for philosophical and cultural studies. The editors welcome submissions of articles, notes, comments, essays, reviews in Russian, Belarusian, English, German or French. Next two issues (N 3 and N 4) will be devoted to the following topics: 1) The Phenomenon of the Other as a Central Problem of Modern Thought; 2) The problem of Self-Identification in Philosophy and Psychology; 3) Topography of Thought: What is a "National" Philosophy? 4) Philosophical Terminology: Interpretation, Etymology and Translation of the Key-Terms in Philosophical Sciences; 5) Phenomenological Interpretations of the Classic Philosophy. Deadline for the issue N3 - 15.05.2000, for the issue N4 - 15.08.2000. Submissions should be addressed to: Tatyana Shchittsova Center for Philosophical and Cultural Studies Topos European Humanities University 24 Skorina Pr. 220030 Minsk, Belarus Fax: 375 172 315062 E-mail: topos@ehu.unibel.by or publish@ehu.unibel.by ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Seminar: Eastern Enlargement' of the European Union Subject: Seminar: Eastern Enlargement' of the European Union: 'Eastern Enlargement' of the European Union: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Seminar on Borders and Flows / Call for Applications / Convenor: Jozsef Borocz (Dept of Sociology, Rutgers University) Fall 2000 // Monday 2:50-5:50 172 College Ave, New Brunswick // 16.859.501 ................................................................. Large structures--institutionalized patterns of statehood, markets, representations and prejudice--have been in motion on the European continent since 1989. A new order is emerging after the end of imperial state socialism in Europe. We see two parallel processes: (1) the abolition of interstate borders, increases in the intensity of human and economic flows, and the unprecedented sharing and pooling of state sovereignty within the European Union and (2) the fragmentation, peripheralization, and marginalization of the now-democratized eastern half of the continent. Today, European public discourse about the future is largely about the prospects of the process, commonly labelled as 'eastern enlargement', whereby countries of the latter group are considered for full membership in the former. An entire continent is contemplating expansion vs. fortress-building with two sets of stakes: where the future eastern limes of the new Europe will lie, and what the divide between the inside and the outside will imply for the continent and the world. Globalization makes this transformation an example of social change of historic significance. This course will bring together graduate students from a wide array of disciplines, united by an empirical focus on transformations of borders and flows. Participation in the seminar is by instructor's permission only. Applications are sought from graduate students in the social sciences and the humanities specializing in: - patterns of globality, Europeanness, coloniality and Otherness, - international political economy, - statehood and geopolitics, - citizenship and cross-border migrations, and - techniques of social closure and distinction, whose work or is relevant to issues raised by the 'eastern enlargement' of the European Union. We particularly encourage application by PhD-candidates whose interests involve interpreting textual, visual, or numerical materials in a historical, global and/or comparative perspective. Familiarity with European languages in addition to English is an additional asset. The number of participants will be limited to fifteen. After a few introductory readings, the course will be structured as a research team, with individual participants contributing their perspective to a scholarly discussion of themes agreed upon at the beginning of the semester. A website will be developed for the empirical materials discussed and the scholarly materials produced in the seminar, providing worldwide visibility to the project and the participants. The course is available by default for all graduate students in the humanities and the social sciences at Rutgers and Princeton. Interested graduate students at other universities should contact their academic advisor first to see what ad hoc solution can be invented for them to be involved. If interested, please send: - a brief outline detailing the way in which your interests are relevant to the subject of the seminar (maximum 250 words), - your Curriculum Vitae of maximum 2 pages (maximum 500 words), - along with your name, email and mailing address and phone number. Please submit your application, if possible, as an email attachment sent in .rtf format to jborocz@rci.rutgers.edu. If this does not work, the regular mailing address to which the applications should be sent is Jozsef Borocz CRCEES // Rutgers University 172 College Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901 U.S.A. Review of applications will take place on 1 July 2000. =========================cut here============================= Application Form Last name: ________________________ First name: ________________________ Mailing address: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Email address: ________________________ Phone contact: ________________________ Mail this form by 30 June 2000, along with - a maximum 250-word description of the relevance of your interests to research on the 'eastern enlargement' of the EU and - a 500-word CV as an email message or an .rtf attachment to jborocz@rci.rutgers.edu or via snail mail to: Jozsef Borocz CRCEES // Rutgers 172 College Ave New Brunswick, NJ 08901 U.S.A. ** 23 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Moscow Position Announcement = "Senior Account Executive / PR" The PBN Company seeks a candidate for the following position. Apply directly to the address given in the job description. Title: "Senior Account Executive / PR" Text: "The PBN Company, a Washington-based government relations/public affairs firm with offices throughout the former Soviet Union, seeks experienced and creative expat senior account executive for its Moscow office. Candidates should have substantive public affairs and professional international experience, as well as Russian language capability, and be willing to relocate to Moscow. Competitive salary and beefits package. Please fax cover letter and resume to 202-466-6205." The SIS-L listserv was established to disseminate information about upcoming events within the school of international service and events which are of interest to the community. Postings should be sent to sis-l@listserv.american.edu. To stop receiving these messages, send an e-mail to listserv@american.edu. In the text of the message type: unsub sis-l. To receive a single, daily digest of all of SIS-L postings, send a message to listserv@american.edu. In the text of the message type: set sis-l digest. If you have any questions about sis-l, send an e-mail to waddell@american.edu ** 24 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: ACTR Jobs Several Positions ACTR / ACCELS Posted: 12 May 2000 The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Throughout the summer, fall, and winter 2000, the American Councils for International Education will be filling positions in the Washington, D.C., office as well as offices overseas in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Specific position vacancies are listed below, but other positions are also likely to become available. Our website will be regularly updated to reflect all current vacancies. CURRENT/ANTICIPATED VACANCIES Searches are currently underway for the positions listed below. For complete descriptions and qualifications, please refer to the American Councils website: www.actr.org. Alumni Coordinator Teacher, Secondary Schools, Higher Ed Programs Washington, D.C. ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: May 2000 Executive Assistant Washington, DC ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: July, 2000 Grants Accountant Washington, DC ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: May, 2000 Program Officer Washington, DC ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: Multiple positions likely summer 2000, fall 2000 Program Assistant Washington, DC ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: Positions available yearround. Internships Washington, DC Advancement Conferences Participant data/program administration Government relations Human Resources Finance ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: fall 2000 Resident Director Russian Language and Area Studies Programs Moscow, Russia Or St. Petersburg, Russia ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: Fall: endAugust 2000 midDecember 2000 Spring: endJanuary 2001 endMay 2001 ACCELS Country Director Baku, Azerbaijan ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: May, 2000 ACCELS Country Director Chisenau, Moldova ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: June, 2000 ACCELS Country Director Almaty, Kazakhstan ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: June, 2000 Program Officer Edmund S. Muskie/Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program Moscow, Russia ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: June, 2000 Program Recruiter (68 positions) All ACCEL Programs Likely locations: Moscow, Russia; Minsk, Belarus; Vladivostok, Russia; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Novosibirsk, Russia; Kiev, Ukraine ANTICIPATED APPOINTMENT DATE: LateAugust, 2000 In addition to accepting applications for specific vacancies, we welcome applications on an ongoing basis for potential future employment. As positions become available, we seek suitable matches from our available pool of applications. To apply for a specific position or to have your resume added to our application pool, send a letter and resume, stating desired location, nature of work sought, and salary requirements to: Human Resources, American Councils for International Education, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20036. Fax: 2028729178. No phone calls, please. American Councils gratefully receives many applications for its positions, providing us with a large and diverse pool of candidates. Regrettably, we are unable to communicate personally with applicants concerning the status of their applications and/or the review process. Individuals identified as suitable for a particular position will be contacted by the Human Resources Department. We retain resumes of qualified candidates for approximately nine months and will contact prospective applicants as suitable positions become available. About Us The American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is a private, nonprofit educational association and exchange organization devoted to improving education, professional training and research within and regarding the former Soviet Union (FSU). The American Councils administers academic exchange and training programs in virtually all fields; provides educational advising and academic testing services throughout the NIS; and organizes conferences and seminars in the US and abroad for its membership, exchange participants, alumni, and professional groups. The American Councils manages a budget funded from multiple sources of approximately $50M, employs a staff of nearly 350, and operates offices in 12 countries of the former Soviet Union. American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS 1776 Massachusetts Ave, NW, 700 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202 8337522 Fax: 202 8729178 gomes@actr.org www.actr.org ** 25 ********************************************************************** Sender: USAEMTP@aol.com Subject: Needing your help Hello, I am trying to compile stories from ambulance personnel around the world, as well as information on the ambulance services in those countries. Can you help me to find any of this information or anyone with a story from Russia that they would like to share? I am really at a loss on how to contact Russian Emergency medical Personnel. Respectfully, Brian Wattenbarger Paramedic in the USA ** 26 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Andrey Grigoriev" (centro@ktk.ru) Subject: Summer paraglider's learning in Siberia Dear Friends and Partners! If you dream to live in the air,? want to have a sensation of soaring flight and combine paraglider's flight learning course with interesting impression in warm summer Siberia, Welcome to Krasnoyarsk -- Center of Russia, to paragliders flight course in "Friends' flight club". Period: June, July Your sex: any Your age: any, except children Your weight: 50-100 kg Staing include:begining one week course + nature excursions and floating along taiga river Mana (your desire). Variable prises from $500. Take unfogetteble pleasure in Siberia. E-mail: centro@ktk.ru ? Andrey Grigoriev ** 27 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Bryan Christian" (bryansbest@hotmail.com) Subject: Russian timber Hello- I was looking to find some reputable agents in Russia to help me and my firm find fine cut timber. We are looking to export the timber to the States. We are an existing company and are interested in finding out about the market. Could you please send me some contacts of reputable agents whom I could deal with one-on-one to try and find the specify type and cut timber we currently sell. Thank you in advance for your help, Bryan Christian ** 28 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ramaev Nail (nail9@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello My name is Nail.Iam 16 yars old. I am from Khujand. I want to have pen-friends from diferent countries of the world.I promise that i never forget you,and I'll write you about my life in Khujand. And I want you to write me about your life, please. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 29 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: Radio Free Europe Electronic Publications RFE/RL would like to remind you of its other electronic publications. All are available free via email or on our website. 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HOW TO Subscribe: Send an email to pbureport- request@list.rferl.org with the word subscribe as the subject or body of the message. RFE/RL Russian Federation Report http://www.rferl.org/russianreport/ A weekly survey of the political, economic, and social developments in the regions outside of Moscow prepared by the staff of the Radios. HOW TO Subscribe: Send an email to russianreport- request@list.rferl.org with the word subscribe as the subject or body of the message. Please send an email to webmaster@rferl.org if you have any questions, problems, or comments. _________________________________________________ RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC ** 30 ********************************************************************** ----------------------- END FRIENDS May 14, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ If you don't have a WWW browser, just telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu and enter 'friends' (in lower case and without the quotes) at the login prompt. Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu Greg Cole, Director Center for International Networking Initiatives The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Phone: (423) 974-7277 2000 Lake Avenue FAX: (423) 974-8022 Knoxville, TN 37996 Email: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ From gcole@friends-partners.org Mon Oct 9 03:17:22 2000 Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 22:17:22 -0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-10-08 Digest for October 08, 2000 Dear friends, After a long absence, we resume the twice weekly F&P digest with this issue. We have missed this activity and the encouragement we receive from seeing the interesting posts - and we're just grateful to be back. It has been a challenging year but we hope that the near future will allow us to devote much more time to F&P. Because we're trying to catch up quickly, this issue is a bit longer than usual - in a week or so, we should return to the more typical length of 20-30 messages. Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-08 October 2000 Sender: giesbrecht@golden.net Subject: George G. Giesbrecht 02-08 October 2000 Sender: ludalang@mail.ru Subject: Ludmila 03-08 October 2000 Sender: ourchild@mail.ru Subject: Gusev Dimitri 04-08 October 2000 Sender: SUZIESWAFFORD@prodigy.net Subject: Suzie Swafford 05-08 October 2000 Sender: del_col@yahoo.com Subject: Laura Brown 06-08 October 2000 Sender: kaerri@hotmail.com Subject: Vampy 07-08 October 2000 Sender: lana24@usa.net Subject: svetlana 08-08 October 2000 Sender: mpenn@post.cis.smu.edu Subject: Mindi 09-08 October 2000 Sender: eric@coastalag.com Subject: Eric Britain 10-08 October 2000 Sender: kucherov@st.karelia.ru Subject: Evgeniya 11-08 October 2000 Sender: EastHigh79@aol.com Subject: Michael 12-08 October 2000 Sender: paradise@siat.ru Subject: Travel agency PARADISE 13-08 October 2000 Sender: gyuly@cityline.ru Subject: Demchook Gyuly RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-08 October 2000 Sender: Evgueni (uccenter@ipc.ru) Subject: Russian language classes 02-08 October 2000 Sender: Programmer (kira@belgorod.mmtel.ru) Subject: Thank you from Russia 03-08 October 2000 Sender: JANE KEELER (keeleje0@sewanee.edu) Subject: Thank you from Russia 04-08 October 2000 Sender: Kathryn Azevedo Subject: Hello! 05-08 October 2000 Sender: Henny TM Vogelzang (henny@islandnet.com) Subject: address of orphanage? 06-08 October 2000 Sender: JMONTEC@webtv.net Subject: Wood carved figures 07-08 October 2000 Sender: "Peter" (peterlee@columbia.com.tw) Subject: Looking for people in Tyumen, Russia 08-08 October 2000 Sender: warren sandau (nerraw98@yahoo.com) Subject: seek information on author Rodzher ZHelyazny 09-08 October 2000 Sender: "william woodworth" (woodassoc@hotmail.com) Subject: Berlin 1948-50 archives 10-08 October 2000 Sender: "Graham Fiddes" (graham@threshold.freeserve.co.uk) Subject: Finding a lost friend 11-08 October 2000 Sender: jkdeboer@webtv.net Subject: russian fonts issue 12-08 October 2000 Sender: "Nola Ochs" (grenhill@pld.com) Subject: Name Dahlinger / Dalinger in Russia about 1900. 13-08 October 2000 Sender: Dina Kistanova (dinak@ectaco.com) Subject: new service 14-08 October 2000 Sender: nancyornce@hotmail.com Subject: gifts? 15-08 October 2000 Sender: "Joan Lyon" (jrglyon@speakeasy.org) Subject: My friend from Kharbarovsk 16-08 October 2000 Sender: kgravesdavis@yahoo.com Subject: family in St. Petersburg 17-08 October 2000 Sender: "(Grint) 31.08.2000 Cowgill" (grintjlc@youthnet.ru) Subject: Hello Moscow! 18-08 October 2000 Sender: "geneandsweetie" (geneandsweetie@email.msn.com) Subject: Information on Russian Cities 19-08 October 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Opening - IREX/Armenia 20-08 October 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job opening at IREX 21-08 October 2000 Sender: po514@online.ru Subject: 22-08 October 2000 Sender: Ron Klein (rjklein@home.com) Subject: Curillic Windows-1251 encoding? 23-08 October 2000 Sender: "salmas" (salmas@nursat.kz) Subject: Friends 24-08 October 2000 Sender: "Earle Page" (earlep@pageabramova.com) Subject: Russian Art 25-08 October 2000 Sender: DonaldsonRobertC@exchange.uams.edu Subject: Telemedicine in Russia 26-08 October 2000 Sender: "Dale Matthews" (daleiwi@batelco.com.bh) Subject: info on Baku required 27-08 October 2000 Sender: Golovkina Elena (fly@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello. 28-08 October 2000 Sender: "hhelp" (hhelp@profit.net.ua) Subject: WELCOME TO KIEV! 29-08 October 2000 Sender: Kosimshoev Shuhrat (faraon@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friend 30-08 October 2000 Sender: "nikst" (nikst@online.ru) Subject: Fwd: Learning Russian 31-08 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: TRavel Grants for US Scholars 32-08 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NIS College and University Partnerships Program 33-08 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: New list on education-society relations in East-Central Europe 34-08 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: SSRC Fellowship (pre, doctoral andpost) for research in Eurasia (for US citizens or residents) 35-08 October 2000 Sender: Shtabrovskaya Lena (alpha@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Hello! 36-08 October 2000 Sender: Tursumatov Behzod (behzod@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Frienship... 37-08 October 2000 Sender: Yakubov Aslon (ffl5@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello 38-08 October 2000 Sender: Yakubov Umedjon (odissey@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to friends 39-08 October 2000 Sender: yermakhan.riskulov@ru.bureauveritas.com Subject: finding friends 40-08 October 2000 Sender: T & M Ritola (ritola@pp.inet.fi) Subject: fonts encoding 41-08 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Job: TEACH ENGLISH IN VLADIMIR, RUSSIA APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: giesbrecht@golden.net Subject: George G. Giesbrecht I live in Canada. Looking for a contact in a Ukraine town called Tokmak, which is near Halbstadt. My father has a business in Tokmak, and I believe those buildings may still be standing. I have sort of given up looking for relatives, and the status of his old business still is an option that could be followed. Thanks for reading my request, and if you know a contact in that region, please write me. George. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: ludalang@mail.ru Subject: Ludmila Hi, everybody! I am from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. I am teaching Russian as a Foreign Language. Welcome to my beautiful city, it is something, especially when there are white nights in summer.You can combine business and pleasure.And I will provide you any assistance. My web-site: russianlessons.freeservers.com Luda ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: ourchild@mail.ru Subject: Gusev Dimitri Hello! You are written by a married couple. I am a doctor of 35 years. I am fond of apiculture, computer and English language. My wife is a doctor too. She is at the ago of 30 years. Till basically she has enjoyed housekeeping and children. We have two children: the boy is 2,5 years and the girl (1 month). We would like to be acquainted with the same married couple of one of European countries or from America for correspondence. We are interesting in the people and life in these countries very much. We would like to know images of these people about life (that they appreciate and that no). We will be glad to take your letters. Our electronic address: ourchild@mail.ru ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: SUZIESWAFFORD@prodigy.net Subject: Suzie Swafford Hello! I am a 39 year old female living in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. I plan to run in the Moskow Marathon in 2002 or 2003, once I have gained an adequate ability to speak and understand the language. I am currently taking Russian 101 at a local community college. I would appreciate advice on learning the language and/or recommendations on where to stay, what do do, etc. while in Moskow. I would be especially delighted to hear from anyone who has participated in the marathon. ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: del_col@yahoo.com Subject: Laura Brown I've just linked to your biography of Marina Tsvetaeva on my Tsvetaeva page (http://applebutter.freeservers.com/marina/). ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: kaerri@hotmail.com Subject: Vampy I am looking for some people that were chatting on this site a couple of years ago..... from about June 1998 onwards.... if the names Susan, Ento, Diamond, Petrukha, Ilya RFrank, Kaerri, LadyVamp or Metal are familiar mail me please :) ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: lana24@usa.net Subject: svetlana Hello dear frinds! I'll be very happy if some of you could help me. I am a student writing a research paper in corruption and bribes in American and Russian courts and I have a big problem with finding any information. Please give me a hint where to search for data, especially statistical. Thank you in advance, Svetlana ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: mpenn@post.cis.smu.edu Subject: Mindi I went to Borok, Russia in 1989 with People to People Youth Science Exchange. I am searching for friends from Borok. If you were in Borok during July of 1989 or live there now. Please email me. Thanks. ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: eric@coastalag.com Subject: Eric Britain Adopted twin 7 month old boys November 1999 from Tomsk. You have great people who care about children and who helped us more than you will know. ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: kucherov@st.karelia.ru Subject: Evgeniya Greeting! Welcome to my homepage! http://students.soros.karelia.ru/~kucherov/ May God bless You ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: EastHigh79@aol.com Subject: Michael I've try to locate a "survival list" or "a list of stuff that one cannot find in Russia", but have only come accross your site. Thank you for sharing so much information with us. So far I have in my list of things not found in Russia: Peanut butter, rubbing alcohol, Niquil, Advil, and vicks. Any other item that you or anyone wants to add is appreciated. I'm looking forward in moving to Russia for one year in June 2001 with my wife & kids. Michael Philadelphia, PA ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: paradise@siat.ru Subject: Travel agency PARADISE Incoming tour: "The Great Sayan Ring" http://www.siberiaparadise.com THE GREAT SAYAN RING! That is unlimited Khakassian steppes, mysterious Tuva. Alive history in the center of Russia, in the center of Asia! Travel agency PARADISE invites you in the UNIQUE and EXOTIC coach trip, organized according to the international standards. ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: gyuly@cityline.ru Subject: Demchook Gyuly Your personal English speaking guide in Moscow with own car and licence. http://moscowguide.car.ru/index.htm It is information for persons, travel agencies, for different companies, which want to arrange excursion program for their staff during their business trip to Moscow. It is a service for foreign businessmen and tourists coming to Moscow to arrange transfer for them, business and private trips, excursion program in Moscow, in Moscow Kremlin, to visit ancient towns of famous Golden Ring around Moscow. Demchook Gyuly gyuly@cityline.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: Evgueni (uccenter@ipc.ru) Subject: Russian language classes We would like to inform you that Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University Russian Language Centre has opened it's site in Internet: http://www.rlcentre.com, where you can find all information concerning Russian Language classes, accommodation, invitation and visa support, all extra services, etc. You can also find information concerning possibilities of coming to Russia with any other purposes. Hope that it will be helpfull to you. If you have any questions or requests, please, do not hesitate to contact me directly. Si ncerely yours, Prof. Vladimir Pautov Director ______________________________________________________________ Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University Russian Language Centre tel: (+7 095) 939 4044 E-mail: centre@garnet.ru fax: (+7 095) 939 5692 Web page: www.rlcentre.com ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Programmer (kira@belgorod.mmtel.ru) Subject: Thank you from Russia Dear friends ! We want to say "THANK YOU VERY MUCH" for your excellent site! A lady from the USA had been looking for her lost relatives in Russia for more than 25 years. And one time in your list she saw our message about the page about our city of Belgorod, Russia at our site: http://members.tripod.com/belgorod/ And it was just the place where her father was born. She e-mailed us, and we helped her to find her relatives here. On June 2, 2000 we with a crowd of her relatives met her in Belgorod in a railroad station. You have to see her eyes! She says it's a miracle, maybe it's so, but you make this miracle possible. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN! GOD BLESS YOU ! Helen and Nick Mozak Belgorod,Russia ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: JANE KEELER (keeleje0@sewanee.edu) Subject: Thank you from Russia Hello. My name is Jane Keeler. I am a senior Russian Language and Political Science double major at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. I am also on the staff of our campus radio station (WUTS 91.3). My close friend and fellow Russian major, Austin Lacy (WUTS director for two years) and I began formulating a plan to establish a non-profit radio station in St. Petersburg, Russia. We were both in Russia during the past summer, and during this time we noticed the intense commercialization of the Russian radio waves. While commercial radio "reigns" in the United States, there are enough non-profit radio stations in the US that a wide variety of music not dubbed "popular" by the major labels is able to be heard by those who are interested. Russian radio currecntly exists as a forum for western top 40 and their Russian copycats. We would like to provide a forum to present the less mainstram aspects of both western and russian rock to the russian public. We are currently working on establishing a legal NGO, so as to be able to solicit donations and attempt to see this dream through to reality. However, we feel that your organization might be able to advise or assist. If you have any suggestions, information, ideas, etc, please respond to this e mail. I will send you our complete proposal at that time. Thank you. Jane Keeler 735 University Ave. Sewanee, TN 37383 http://www.geocities.com/sparrow4351/ ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Kathryn Azevedo Subject: Hello! Hello, My name is Kathryn. I am a clinical researcher at Stanford and an aquatic therapist for disabled children in Palo Alto, California. We have just hired a new staff member from Russia. He is very talented and fantastic with the children. I have agreed to help him learn English-- American English. I have been looking for a good book to teach him the English words in the subjects of anatomy and physiology and physical therapy. Unfortunately, I do not speak one word of Russian. I have looked in several book stores but the English-Russian dictionaries really only teach British English. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Have a nice day. Sincerely, Kathryn Azevedo, Ph.D 650 723 3532 ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: Henny TM Vogelzang (henny@islandnet.com) Subject: address of orphanage? I can send a large box of winter coats, used but in very good condition. Do you have an address that these could go to. Most are for boys or girls, about 10-12 years old. Henny Vogelzang (Canada) ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: JMONTEC@webtv.net Subject: Wood carved figures I would like to locate Father Frost and different figures carved and painted from Russia. Any help? I decorate homes in the U.S.A. and did a home this year where the family collected them, I fell in love with them, thank you, Jo Monte Cook ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Peter" (peterlee@columbia.com.tw) Subject: Looking for people in Tyumen, Russia Can you put me in contact with someone at the English Department of Tyumen State University or other e-mail addresses of English departments at Tyumen universities? I used to work there and have lost contact with them. Thanks. Peter plmlee@hotmail.com or peterlmlee@mail.com ? ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: warren sandau (nerraw98@yahoo.com) Subject: seek information on author Rodzher ZHelyazny I note sufing the www that Rodzher ZHelyazny in a number of his works has used the surname Sandau as the name of several of the characters in his novels.Can anyone tell me anything about this author his native homeland ,where he may be contacted if still living and possibly why he used my family name in his work.Sandau's were in Katzbach,Bessarabia,Russia 1816-1867. Thanks in advance Warren K>Sandau Gresham,Oregion USA ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: "william woodworth" (woodassoc@hotmail.com) Subject: Berlin 1948-50 archives I'm a newbie, obviously. I'm looking for any Soviet archival sources that might relate to my grandfather, Col. Wm. T. Babcock, Deputy Commandant, U.S. Sector, Berlin in the period 1948-50, particularly anything relating to his death in Berlin in January, 1950. Big drawback for me: no Russian language skill. Thank you. Bill Woodworth ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Graham Fiddes" (graham@threshold.freeserve.co.uk) Subject: Finding a lost friend Hi my name is Graham are you able at your site ,to help and find someone in Russia who we have not seen for 15 years we have no address but only name and photo. How do i start to try and find him? many thanks. Graham Fiddes ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: jkdeboer@webtv.net Subject: russian fonts issue Name: John DeBoer Email-address: jkdeboer@webtv.net I am a web tv rather than computer user. I cannot download koi8 or clear up the gibbirish on forign websites. Are there any sites I can "piggyback" onto to turn phonetic latin into cyrillic script? Thank you . John ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Nola Ochs" (grenhill@pld.com) Subject: Name Dahlinger / Dalinger in Russia about 1900. Dear Friends,  We would like to find marriage records for our Katie DALINGER, maybe in Dreispitz, Russia ---. One child was born to that union, CLARA. We suspect that Katie / Katherine's maiden name was STEINLE. Katie is our great grandmother, and her daughter, CLARA, used STANLEY in America, as her maiden name on her application for Social Security. Thank you kindly for any suggestion you can offer. Sincerely, Nola in KS USA. ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Dina Kistanova (dinak@ectaco.com) Subject: new service SERVICE PRESS RELEASE Ectaco International, Inc. Michael Averbach Ectaco International, Inc. dinak@ectaco.com http://www.rustran.com Tel: 718 728 6110 x 213 Fax: 718 728 4023 Ectaco International, Inc. Offers a Valuable Service That May Be An Attractive Feature To Your Site Visitors. Ectaco, Inc. has developed online dictionaries and free machine translation system that help you translate any text from English into Russian and back. NEW YORK - August XX, 2000 - Every person can find new service at http://www.rustran.com You may place the dictionary on your website and offer one more exciting feature to your site visitors, this is a free gift from Ectaco to the Internet community. The company strongly believes that Internet community will be enjoying this service. Ectaco currently offers 7 different designs of the dictionary form to choose from, they may be found at http://www.rustran.com/form_select.php4 . The company also offers to develop a design of a dictionary form corresponding to your site design for free. About Ectaco International, Inc. Founded in 1990, Ectaco International Inc. soon became one of the leading developers and manufacturers of handheld translating devices and software. The company currently offers 52 models of pocket electronic dictionaries under Language Teacher trade mark for 24 languages and software compatible to a number of operating systems. Ectaco, Inc. is headquartered in New York with 14 representative offices world-wide. For additional information on Ectaco, Inc. or the products they offer visit http://www.rustran.com or call 718 728 6110. ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: nancyornce@hotmail.com Subject: gifts? Name: Nancy Ornce Email-address: nancyornce@hotmail.com My daughter and I will be visiting Russia in November. Is there anything we can bring as gifts? Are there some things that might more than others? Sincerely, Nancy Ornce ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Joan Lyon" (jrglyon@speakeasy.org) Subject: My friend from Kharbarovsk Hello.. I have a friend I made this year who is from Kharbarovsk...She has a B1 Visa and it will run out in December..She has been back this year and has tried to get her sister a Visa ,but the consulate in Vladivostok has denied it..I know that as a Russian citizen you must show that you have a reason for going back to Russia such as strong family ties (she does), a house (not yet) and a job (not at present)....I would like to write a letter to sponsor her, but I think this just works if she was ?family?? Any help you could give us would be appreciated.... Also...my friend is going back to Kharbaroksk next week and I would like to give her $100 for some spending money...Would this be enough for her to buy her mom, dad, and sister a nice dinner?...I have no idea what rubles buy, as I have never been to Russia, and of course I don't want to ask her... Thank you very much.. Joan Lyon San Jose, Ca ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: kgravesdavis@yahoo.com Subject: family in St. Petersburg Name: Kelly Davis Email-address: kgravesdavis@yahoo.com While studying in St. Petersburg in the early 90's, I stayed with a Russian family for a brief period of time. I have lost their address. I do have a name, Smirnov Eugenee Pavlovich AND a phone number, 530-1042. I would like to find their address. I wanted to send some photos. Let me know if you can help. Kelly Graves Davis ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: "(Grint) 31.08.2000 Cowgill" (grintjlc@youthnet.ru) Subject: Hello Moscow! Greetings. My name is Justin. I am an American University student who is studying Russian and working as an intern in Moscow. I enjoy photography, traveling, listening to music, being with friends. I would really like to meet some new people in Moscow! Justin ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: "geneandsweetie" (geneandsweetie@email.msn.com) Subject: Information on Russian Cities I am looking for the history and location of two Russian cities. My Grandparents were in Raciaz, Russia?and?my Aunt?was born in Stenzo, Russia. I would appreciate any information sources that are available. Thank you. Eugene Szukalski ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Opening - IREX/Armenia INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD CAUCASUS TITLE: Regional Director, IREX/Caucasus REPORTS TO: Field Operations Manager-Washington, DC POSITION LOCATION: Erevan, Armenia. Regional and international travel up to 16 weeks annually. Position open to US citizens. ABOUT IREX: IREX is a US-based nonprofit organization committed to international education in its broadest sense. IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs between the United States and the countries of Eastern Europe, the New Independent States, Asia, and the Near East. ABOUT IREX IN THE CAUCASUS: IREX has had an on-the-ground presence in the Caucasus since 1992, when it opened its Erevan, Armenia field office. Offices in Tbilisi, Georgia followed in 1994, and in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1998. IREX programs in the region span academic exchanges and advising, Internet access and training, curriculum reform, and short-term professional training. IREX fosters excellence in services to internal and external customers and encourages all staff to continuously improve the systems and processes that are essential to our work. SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks candidate for a 1-year Regional Director's position to manage IREX operations in the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia). This position supervises approximately 20 staff and representatives. The position is available beginning November 1. The position will be based in Erevan, Armenia but will involve significant travel to other cities in the Caucasus to oversee multiple offices and to conduct program outreach and recruitment. RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities will include the following: * Management of the IREX operations in the Caucasus including supervising local staff, managing office operations, providing monthly fiscal and substantive reports, acting as liaison with US Government funder agencies, outreach to host country governmental and non-governmental counterparts; * On site Implementation of IREX academic, policy and professional training programs in the Caucasus and upon IREX request as practicable in the surrounding region including publicity, recruitment, selection and orientations, and tracking alumni and developing alumni activities; * Representation of IREX endeavors and support of IREX program development through outreach in the scholarly, policy, diplomatic, corporate, and NGO communities in the Caucasus; and * Exploration, development and promotion of new IREX program directives in the Caucasus; QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled at handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines, and willing to travel extensively within the Caucasus and NIS. Other specific qualifications should include at a minimum: * a master's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline; * an advanced command of the Russian language or local language; * minimum two years professional and/or living experience in NIS; * excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; * basic knowledge of political, economic and social issues in NIS; * knowledge of computers and relevant software (MS Office, Excel, etc.) To apply: Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter to IREX/HR, FO/SM, 1616 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 Fax: (202) 628-8189 E-mail: hr@irex.org Website: http://www.irex.org. EOE ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job opening at IREX Job Announcement Title: Moscow Program Director IREX seeks applicants for the position of Moscow Program Director. Applicants may be US citizens or Russian nationals. His/her services will be required on a full-time basis for three years to manage a program to promote and strengthen Russian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Moscow Program Director will direct and oversee all work performed under a Cooperative Agreement with USAID and will be the primary point of contact with the USAID/Russia Mission. ABOUT IREX: IREX is a US-based nonprofit organization committed to international education in its broadest sense. IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs between the United States and the countries of Eastern Europe, the New Independent States, Asia, and the Near East. IREX has administered programs in Russia since the organization was founded in 1968. IREX established its Moscow office in 1989 and has since expanded with representation in Ekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, St. Petersburg, Tomsk, Vladivostok, Yakutsk, and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. IREX programs in Russia span academic exchanges, US-Russian partnership building, NGO development, professional training, academic advising, and alumni activities. RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Approve and submit to USAID all proposed workplans, staffing plans and budgets; 2. Negotiate agreements (or amendments/revisions) with the resource centers or networks and present these agreements to the USAID CTO for approval; 3. Mobilize experts within his/her NGO and from other Russian and foreign NGOs and consulting firms to provide advice on or carry out NGO management/civil society development activities; 4. Make effective written and oral presentations in Russian and English on the developmental challenges facing the "Promoting and Strengthening Russian NGO Development" project and articulate the project's successes in meeting those challenges, especially with programs involving youth; 5. Extensively travel to regional project sites within Russia for project management and monitoring purposes required; 6. Responsible for the quality, cost, and timeliness of performance of all work performed under this Cooperative Agreement. QUALIFICATIONS: 1. MA in a relevant field (minimum); 2. English and Russian language fluency; 3. Professional experience conducting NGO development programs in Russia and a thorough understanding of the issues surrounding NGO and civil society development in Russia; 4. Demonstrated experience managing NGO programs; ability to manage several activities dealing with complex issues related to NGO management and civil society development simultaneously; 5. Past experience working with foreign donors (preferably with USAID); 6. Strong interpersonal skills to negotiate with Russian and foreign experts, managers, and government officials to ensure the successful completion of project activities. Please send cover letter and resume to HR/DEV/AR, by e-mail or by fax (202) 628-8189. EOE. ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: po514@online.ru Subject: to "Friends and Partners; from Mr. Roman Lazarev, str. 9 Yanvarya 26"A"-6, Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Siberia, Russia. Reply to sapphire@ns.kgtu.runnet.ru Hello, dear friends! Please publish my ad in your page. I'd like to have many friends in different countries. Let me introduce myself. My name is Roman. I am a 22 year old man. I am a student of the local university of the faculty of foreign languages. My hobbies are languages: English, French, Esperanto, Russian; music, movies, psychology, tralelling. I collect post-cards, calendars, CDs, bank- notes. I live in a big industrial city Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, Russia. I'd like to know more about life in your country. I hope we become good friends. I am waiting for your letter. Your Siberian friend Roman from Russia. ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ron Klein (rjklein@home.com) Subject: Curillic Windows-1251 encoding? Hello, Any Idea how I set my browser (Netscape Communicator 4.7) to use "Cyrillic Windows-1251" encoding? I seem to need to do it to check out the Russian dictionary online. Thanks Ron ** 23 ********************************************************************** Sender: "salmas" (salmas@nursat.kz) Subject: Friends Hello! My name is Ardak. I am lady from Kazakhstan, Almaty. I am 30. I have philology university background, but now I am working at business/marketing depatrment and studying at management and marketing faculty of intitute. I'd like to have a friends from wordwide, to know and meet with new friends. It's so wondeful!? I'll wait you messages, my friends! my e-mail: ardak-m@mail.ru ** 24 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Earle Page" (earlep@pageabramova.com) Subject: Russian Art Russian Art Page Abramova Interests specializes in bringing the finest quality Russian Art and Fabrics to the United States. Many of our artists are established and well known in Russia, but have not yet been discovered by the West, offering a unique value. Through our excellent network of contacts we are constantly searching for new artists. We would be interested in establishing a link to our website from yours. If this is of interest to you, or you would like to view some of our artwork, please visit our website at http://www.pageabramova.com?or contact me at earlep@pageabramova.com. Earle Page 888-293-4444 (toll free) ** 25 ********************************************************************** Sender: DonaldsonRobertC@exchange.uams.edu Subject: Telemedicine in Russia I am interested in TeleMedicine in Russia. Can you provide any information in that area. Thanks- ** 26 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Dale Matthews" (daleiwi@batelco.com.bh) Subject: info on Baku required Hello, My name is Dale Matthews. I have just been looking into you site on Baku, it was very interesting and helpful. I have been corresponding with a person in Baku for a few months via the internet e-pal's (just friends)and have been thinking about going over there while on vacation during Oct-Nov this year to met her in person. I have spent a bit of time looking into the hotels and accomodation side of things, could you recomend a hotel, or better still, Home Stay, as I would like to meet the people to understand the culture. It has been mentioned to me that alot of the ladies that are using the internet e-pals that are from this type of region have an ultera motive , ie to wangle money, or for marriage to get out of the country. As yet she has not mentioned or hinted either, but it is the back of my mind a times, what is your experiance of the ladies over there? I do not wish to get there and get swindled! She has said she and her family would gladly show me about if I did come over so that may be intersting. She has said that the salery/wages are very low over there and the internet is very new and expensive? is this a correct statement? Is the Air Transport reliable and safe? - this is of interest to me as I am an aircraft engineer. What is the situation and costs of visa etc, as I have not found any info on it and the travel agents are having trouble finding it out here in Bahrain. As this person is a female, is there any customs and traditions I should be aware of when I meet her (and family) if I decide to go over. From the info I have seen the area is very old and there is a lot of historical sites of interest, is access open to these and the history displayed openly. I am thinking of going for about 6 days, is that long enough. I have used th e-pals before to have a contact when I travel to a particular countrys and it has generally worked out well, so I am hoping that this will be simular. Any constuctive answers to the above questions would be greatly appreciated. Regard Dale Matthews. ** 27 ********************************************************************** Sender: Golovkina Elena (fly@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello. Hello, i am glad thet i can to find the new friends from another countries.My name is Lena. I am 24. I am living in Tajikistan.I like sport. My fafourite sport is swimming.And i like to dance. I will be very glad to resived letter from the friend.And i hope that the next letter will be more interesting.My email; fly@khg.tajk.net. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 28 ********************************************************************** Sender: "hhelp" (hhelp@profit.net.ua) Subject: WELCOME TO KIEV! WELCOME TO KIEV! Hi, everybody, I've spent all my life in travel business (a guide in 1980, a commercial director in 1995), but now I'm a free-lancer with 2000 KIA Shuma car. I can offer friendly service to any guest of my beautiful city. Interpreting and business assistance in Kiev, Ukraine; translation services in Kiev via the Internet, picking up at the Kiev International Airport (Borispil), visa support, car service in Kiev, and much, much more. Let's be in contact! Best wishes, Alex Levshin alevshin@yahoo.com ** 29 ********************************************************************** Sender: Kosimshoev Shuhrat (faraon@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to my future friend hi my name is Shukhrat but my friends call me Shurik and I am 17 years old. I from Tajikistan. I want to have penpal.I hope that somebody write me. The best wishes. Shurik. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 30 ********************************************************************** Sender: "nikst" (nikst@online.ru) Subject: Fwd: Learning Russian From_: info@uralculture.ur.ru Wed Jun 14 19:08:31 2000 From: "Natalia" Subject: Learning Russian Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:43:08 Dear friends, We are glad to inform you that within "Urals Cultural Connections" Project we can offer you a course called "RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR FOREIGNERS". Actually, in recent years there has been increasing interest in Russia, its people and culture. Of all cultural aspects, the most interesting is surely that of language, the language of great Russian literature. It is well-known, that the beautiful Russian language is one of the most difficult language to learn. We invite you to learn it with us! Our year round course schedule offers -special modern individual intensive course via the Internet and IP-phoning; -eigther two or three-week seminars of intensive six hour sessions, five days a week; -long-term studing,1-6 months, distantly or here in Yekaterinburg. Approximate cost is $7 an hour. All the levels are available, from the beginners to the professional philologists. You are welcome! Natalia Terskikh, coordinator of Project info@uralculture.ur.ru http://uralculture.ur.ru ** 31 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: TRavel Grants for US Scholars Subject: Travel Grants: Governance in Post-Communist Societies SPONSOR: National Research Council SYNOPSIS: With the support of the U.S. Department of State's Research and Training Program for Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII Program), the National Research Council will support scholars to travel to Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union for periods of two to six weeks to conduct research related to "Governancein Post-Communist Societies". DEADLINES: 2000-06-02 2000-12-18 OBJECTIVES: The three sub-themes are: Science and Democratization--focuses on the role of scientists, engineers, and health professionals in the transition and the impact of the transition on the scientific community. Appropriate topics might include issues related to scientists in civil society, such as environmental movements and academies of sciences; epistemic communities; science and nation-building; changes in science policy; and values of scientists. Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction--proposals should examine the causes of criminal activity, including counterfeiting, extortion, money-laundering, narcotics, arms trafficking, diversion of natural resources, terrorism, and proliferation. Technology and Industrial Economics--proposals should address problems and potential technology commercialization and industrial development. Topics which would be appropriate include issues of intellectual property rights, small business development, industrial research and development, enterprise restructuring, and defense conversion. RESTRICTIONS: Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must be affiliated with American universities or research institutions. The program will be open to scholars at the postdoctoral level and to advanced graduate students if the travel and research are directly relevant to their dissertation. MONETARY: The exact grant amount will depend on the length of visit and the destination of the scholar, but the range will be $2,500 to $4,000. This funding will cover travel costs, including international airfare and travel expenses while abroad. This program does not provide stipends, salary replacement, or indirect costs. Duration is two to six weeks. Applications will be strengthened by evidence of relevant language capabilities. Applications in which the American scholar proposes to collaborate closely with a scholar from the region will also receive a higher priority. CONTACT INFO: Christina Maiers; 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW; Room 2060; Washington, DC 20418 Telephone: 202-334-2658 ** 32 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: NIS College and University Partnerships Program NIS College and University Partnerships Program (fwd) The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces the FY 2001 NIS College and University Partnerships Program (NISCUPP). NISCUPP supports institutional linkages between U.S. colleges or universities with counterparts from the New Independent States (of the Former Soviet Union) for the purpose of faculty development and curriuclum development in selected disciplines which include: business, law, journalism, education, public administration, and the social sciences. The deadline to submit proposals for this competition is January 19, 2001. General information about the NISCUPP program can be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/niscupp/ Application materials for NISCUPP (and for other Requests for Proposals released by the Bureau) can be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfps/menu.htm Jonathan Cebra Senior Program Officer Humphrey Fellowships and Institutional Linkages Branch 202-619-4126 _______________________________________________ CivilSoc mailing list CivilSoc@friends-partners.org http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/civilsoc ** 33 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: New list on education-society relations in East-Central Europe From: "Steve Webber" Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 4:36 AM Subject: New list on education-society relations Dear colleagues, A new email discussion list has been set up on education-society relations in East-Central Europe (including Russia). The 'Education-Society' Egroup is for researchers and others interested in looking at the relationship between education and societal development in this region. The list is intended for use by the international academic community, although the participation of policy-makers and non-academic members will be welcomed. To find out more, and to subscribe, go to: http://www.egroups.com/group/education-society List owners: Dr Clare McManus, Department of Central & East European Studies, University of Glasgow. Email: c.mcmanus@socsci.gla.ac.uk Dr Stephen Webber, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham. E-mail: S.L.webber@bham.ac.uk ** 34 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: SSRC Fellowship (pre, doctoral andpost) for research in Eurasia (for US citizens or residents) SSRC Fellowships for the Study of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and Its Successor States The Eurasia Program of the Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce a fellowship program for research on the former Soviet Union and its successor States. Research related to the non-Russian regions and States of the Former Soviet Union is particularly encouraged. Limited funding may also be available for research on the Baltic States. Funding for this program is provided by the U.S. Department of State under the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). All fellowships awarded under this program are contingent upon the receipt of funding from the U.S. Department of State. Graduate Training Fellowships These awards of up to $10,000 for three to nine months are designed to enable graduate students to enhance their disciplinary, methodological or language training in relation to research on the former Soviet Union or its successor States. These fellowships are available to graduate students who already have some expertise on this region and would like to strengthen their methodological, disciplinary or interdisciplinary training, as well as to graduate students with strong disciplinary training or expertise in other areas of the world who would like to gain regional expertise on the former Soviet Union and its successor States. An applicant may request support for graduate training away from the home institution or a brief exploratory trip to plan dissertation field research. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and must be enrolled in a research program leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent degree in the social sciences or humanities. As a condition of these awards, the student's home institution must make a direct contribution to the costs of the student's education of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Please Note: These awards are not intended to support dissertation field research. Applicants should not have yet submitted a dissertation prospectus or proposal to their departments. Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships These awards of $15,000 for one academic year provide support to graduate students currently enrolled in doctoral programs in the social sciences and humanities who have completed dissertation research and who expect to complete the writing of the dissertation during the 2001-2002 academic year. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents and must be enrolled in a doctoral program in the social sciences or humanities. As a condition of these awards, the student's home institution must make a direct contribution to the cost of the student's education of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Postdoctoral Fellowships These awards of $24,000 are designed to improve the academic employment and tenure opportunities of recent Ph.D. recipients (up to six years past the Ph.D.) in the social sciences and humanities. Applicants can be untenured Ph.D. recipients in either academic or non-academic positions. Junior faculty in tenure-track positions are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand, and must be US citizens or permanent residents. The fellowship stipend will be distributed flexibly over a two-year period, although the preferred pattern of support is for two summers and one semester of sabbatical. Where applicable, the fellow's home institution must make a cost-sharing contribution of no less than 10 percent of the fellowship award. Application Deadline The deadline for the receipt of completed applications and all supporting material is November 1, 2000. Announcement of awards June 2001 For further information and application materials, please contact Eurasia Fellowship Program Social Science Research Council 810 Seventh Avenue 31st Floor New York, NY 10019 Tel: 212 377 2700 Fax: 212 377 2727 Web: http://www.ssrc.org Email:eurasia@ssrc.org ** 35 ********************************************************************** Sender: Shtabrovskaya Lena (alpha@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Hello! We know about your adress and decided to writting a letter. My name is Lena and the name of my frend with whom we are writting is Lena too. We are living in Tadjikistan, Chikalovsk city.If you will answer for us, the next letter will be more long and in teresting. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 36 ********************************************************************** Sender: Tursumatov Behzod (behzod@khj.tajik.net) Subject: Frienship... Hello to everybody! First of all my best regards and salutation to you, my unknown friends. I'm writing you from Tajikistan. My name is Behzod Tursumatov. I'm 20 years old. Now I study at the Tajik State University of "Law, Business and Policy", faculty of International Economic Relations. I want to have many friends and comrades from all over the world. If you want to meet with me you can write me by this address: I'm waiting for your letters. Good Bye. Behzod. ** 37 ********************************************************************** Sender: Yakubov Aslon (ffl5@khj.tajik.net) Subject: hello Hi friends,my name is Aslon Yakubov. I'm 19 years old.I'm from Tajikistan and I'm Tajik. Write to me and I'll answer to all of your letters. I'm the student of Faculty of Foreign Languages. Sorry for my simple English. Good wishes -Yours faithfully Aslon. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 38 ********************************************************************** Sender: Yakubov Umedjon (odissey@khj.tajik.net) Subject: to friends Hi guys!!! My name is Umed.I am tajik. I am from Tajikistan.I am 18 years old.I want to make a pen-friends from all over the world. Write to me & I answer all of you. I wait for your mail greatly!!! Sorry for my simple language. Good wishes, yours faithfully, Umed. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 39 ********************************************************************** Sender: yermakhan.riskulov@ru.bureauveritas.com Subject: finding friends My name is Natasha, I live in Tashkent , Uzbekistan. I am a student, 17 years old. I want to have many friends. I think that life is attractive when i have more friends. I will reply to all. I will wait your letter soon ** 40 ********************************************************************** Sender: T & M Ritola (ritola@pp.inet.fi) Subject: fonts encoding Hello, I don't know if this is the right place to ask but what is the best way to avoid getting a message in Russian in form of question marks only? Every now and then I get such messages and there is no way to convert them back because all characters are just ?'s. I use Windows 98 SE and I'd like to continue using Eudora (32 bit version). Should I go back to 16-bit version which didn't in my mind produce these things at least not ofte? Best regards, Mauno Ritola Finland ** 41 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Job: TEACH ENGLISH IN VLADIMIR, RUSSIA Job: TEACH ENGLISH IN VLADIMIR, RUSSIA From: Susan Pope Serendipity English Program 1403 Kingsridge Drive Normal, Illinois 61761-2860 Phone:(309) 454-2364‹Tuesdays or Thursdays FAX:(309) 452-6332 pope@serendipity-russia.com I would very much appreciate your posting these job and study announcements for your students faculty to peruse. Dr. Ron Popehttp://www.serendipity-russia.com TEACH ENGLISH IN VLADIMIR, RUSSIA xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office / Contract period: mid-August 2001 ­ April 30, 2001, with probable extension for summer session to June 30. (2nd year renewal possible) Site:The American Home, Vladimir, Russia For complete information see our updated web site at http://www.serendipity-russia.com APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: FALL 2000 APPLICATION DEADLINE:March 15, 2001 Serendipity American English and Culture Program has been in continuous operation at the American Home in Vladimir, Russia since September 1992 under the auspices of Serendipity: Russian Consulting Development, Ltd.‹now known as Serendipity-Russia.Demand for English lessons from native speakers remains very strong.In addition to classes, our teachers offer lectures on topics of special interest to Russians.Recent topics have ranged from the realities of American higher education to much lighter fare such as the American preoccupation with physical fitness. This is an exceptional opportunity to experience Russia in a uniquely supportive atmosphere and to accomplish something worthwhile in the process.Previous teachers have commented very favorably on the quality of our facilities and teaching materials; the tremendous support provided by their colleagues, including our dedicated Russian staff; and, how much they have enjoyed their Russian students.Several of our teachers have parlayed their experience in Vladimir into employment in Moscow or stateside‹or into admission to major graduate programs. Benefits include: A stipend Room and board with a Russian family Three hours per week of individual Russian lessons taught by trained native speakers Pleasant, well-equipped working environment in the first American home in Russia Teacher Responsibilities Round trip airfare to Moscow; one year multi entry visa‹Serendipity provides full visa support and pays the visa fee on the Russian side and teachers pay the visa fee on the American side; and maintenance of health insurance coverage in the U.S. plus emergency medical evacuation coverage.(Medical expenses in Russia, with the exception of medications, are covered.) Some knowledge of Russian is strongly recommended, as is some training/experience in teaching English as a second language. A limited number of internships are also available to individuals whose interests coincide with Serendipity's. For more information please visit our web site:http://serendipity-russia.com For complete application materials, please contact: Susan Pope Serendipity English Program 1403 Kingsridge Drive Normal, Illinois 61761-2860 Phone:(309) 454-2364‹Tuesdays or Thursdays FAX:(309) 452-6332 pope@serendipity-russia.com --------------------Intensive Russian Study in Vladimir Sponsored by Serendipity-Russia--Working in Russia at the Grassroots level since 1992. For complete application materials, please contact: Susan Pope Serendipity English Program 1403 Kingsridge Drive Normal, Illinois 61761-2860 Phone:(309) 454-2364‹Tuesdays or Thursdays FAX:(309) 452-6332 pope@serendipity-russia.com Experience Ancient Rus in Modern Day Vladimir The picturesque city of Vladimir is an ideal setting in which to become immersed in Russian language and history under the auspices of Serendipity-Russia. Serendipity built the American Home in Vladimir and has taught English there since 1992. (See our updated web site: http://www.serendipity-russia.com We are now offering an intensive Russian program in Vladimir. This 1,000 year old city of nearly 400,000 is located approximately 120 miles northeast of Moscow. Students are met at Moscow airport and driven past vast birch forests, through villages and small towns to this former capitol of ancient Rus. During your stay you will travel to a number of surrounding communities, in addition to touring the historic sights of Vladimir. These include the magnificent Assumption Cathedral and tsarist-era Vladimir Prison where U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was a guest in the early 1960s. You will become intimately acquainted with the increasingly modern shops and outdoor markets, and visit your new Russian friends in their Soviet-era apartments. Program Features ·Room and board with a Russian family (2 meals a day) ·Well-educated native speakers trained to teach Russian to foreigners ·Intensive, one-on-one or small group lessons 3 hours a day, 5 days a week ·Lessons conducted on the trolley bus, in an open air market, and elsewhere in the community ·Classroom lessons in the comfortable, well equipped American Home where you will meet Russians studying English Set Your Own Dates Dates: Open between May 1--August 30 (fall and winter dates possible) Cost: Approximately $2,800 (plus airfare and visa) for an eight week individualized program. Shorter or longer stays are also available, as are side trips to St. Petersburg and other cities. Signup: At least two months prior to departure with a $500 deposit required. Balance due at least 30 days prior to departure. What Our Students Have To Say The time I spent in Vladimir was the best summer of my life. The American Home's family atmosphere facilitates a smooth adaptation to Russian culture and way of life. The instructors were very knowledgeable and caring. This created a learning experience that was informative and challenging. However, learning was not confirmed to the four walls of a classroom. The 'classroom' at the American Home has no boundaries. In this intensive Russian program you not only learn Russian, you live it. Peter York, University of Pittsburg I speak better Russian than 99% of the foreigners I know in Moscow. My decision to live in Vladimir is the best one I've ever made. Matt Plischke, Miami University, Ohio The 3 1/2 months I spent in Vladimir were absolutely invaluable to me in understanding Russian language and culture. As a graduate of the Defense Language Institute, a qualified Military Language Instructor, and participant in four intensive language refresher courses, I feel that studying Russian through Serendipity vastly improved my language skills. Staff Sergeant Christopher Higgins, Illinois State University Vladimir and the American Home are ideally situated. Here, you have all the advantages of Russian city life, with all the charm of the nearby dachas. The American Home really is the meeting and mixing point for two cultures. The Russian lessons and the Russian homestay give you a chance to improve your speaking abilities while experiencing Russian culture firsthand. Erika Boeckler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Living in Vladimir is the best thing I have ever done to improve my Russian and learn more about Russian culture. Rache l Lu Owens, University of Montana ----------------------- END FRIENDS October 08, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@friends-partners.org From gcole@friends-partners.org Sun Oct 15 03:06:01 2000 Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 22:06:01 -0400 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-10-14 Digest for October 14, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-14 October 2000 Sender: Steve@Sles.com Subject: Steve Slesinger 02-14 October 2000 Sender: Info@RussianBeat.com Subject: Russian Beat RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-14 October 2000 Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: Russian Masquerade & Halloween Party, Fri. Oct. 27 Russia House 02-14 October 2000 Sender: "natasha" (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: MILLENNIUM SUMMER in Siberia 2001 03-14 October 2000 Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@students.miami.edu) Subject: Russian cultural events in Miami 04-14 October 2000 Sender: "augusta r. toppins" (aggie@fuse.net) Subject: i need help 05-14 October 2000 Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Moscow based Job Openings 06-14 October 2000 Sender: "Bradford F. Lyon" (lyonbf@NTown.com) Subject: Oak Ridge Russian club 07-14 October 2000 Sender: "Ben Finkelberg" (arcticfish@hotmail.com) Subject: Rechitsa & Cherkasse (?) 08-14 October 2000 Sender: Oleg Ionov (ovi@dtc.syzran.ru) Subject: Rechitsa & Cherkasse (?) 09-14 October 2000 Sender: HecCor@aol.com Subject: Question about Law Enforcement Exchanges 10-14 October 2000 Sender: dbest@wanadoo.fr Subject: Arkhangelsk 11-14 October 2000 Sender: ojos@correo.de Subject: Radio Liberty 12-14 October 2000 Sender: "Susan Wolf-Fordham" (wolffordham@rcn.com) Subject: information 13-14 October 2000 Sender: "Maria Middleton" (androsova@plantaga.net) Subject: SARATOV UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA - DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES 14-14 October 2000 Sender: "jukosoft" (jukosoft@poczta.wp.pl) Subject: I'm writting MA about Ireland and need some help 15-14 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Fw: Position in Russian and East European History (Connecticut College) 16-14 October 2000 Sender: annushka_99@hotmail.com Subject: Sergei Esenin's poetry 17-14 October 2000 Sender: Tankmadel@aol.com Subject: Georgia 18-14 October 2000 Sender: Elena Nikonov (enikonov@yahoo.com) Subject: Post a messaga 19-14 October 2000 Sender: "glenda miller" (glendam60@hotmail.com) Subject: information on immigration 20-14 October 2000 Sender: Ayman Elmani (ayman@alphatech.cc) Subject: Azerbijan Pages APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: Steve@Sles.com Subject: Steve Slesinger I would like to correspond with someone from the Ukrainian town of Slavuta. My great grandfather, Samuel Labunsky, was born there approximately 1874. I would like to find out about the town and possibly find information about his birth, his family etc. I live in Florida. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: Info@RussianBeat.com Subject: Russian Beat Check out our biggest selection of Russian music and videos in United States on www.RussianBeat.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Heinrich Tann" (eurasiaevents3@hotmail.com) Subject: Russian Masquerade & Halloween Party, Fri. Oct. 27 Russia House FRIENDSHIP 2000 is proud to present, "RUSSIAN MASQUERADE & HALLOWEEN PARTY" Mark your calendar for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27th 7:30 p.m. - ? THE HAUNTED RUSSIA HOUSE 1800 Connecticut Ave., NW (DuPont Circle Metro) (Conn & Florida Aves) Sponsored by Zhitomirska Vodka(ZVODKA) All are invited, Dress code: Costumes, masks, nice Entrance: Couples $20, Men $15, Women & Members $10 ?'s: friendsocietydc@hotmail.com or 202-966-8651 As you may have guessed, this will be a very special event...The elegant Haunted Russia House is the perfect setting for a masque, full of fun and intrigue. Make this party a definite stop for your Halloween festivities...prizes will be given to the best costumes. Even if you don't want to get dressed up, come over and wear a demi-mask(which will be available)...and enjoy the company and the atmosphere. If you have not attended our events, please come, tell a friend. You don't have to be Russian to attend, many Americans and international professionals attend. We are planning a special performance on the third floor and in the exclusive Russian House's elegant restaurant, you may dine by candlelight. For this event, an abbreviated (inexpensive) menu of fine Russian cuisine will be prepared. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: "natasha" (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: MILLENNIUM SUMMER in Siberia 2001 Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I am the Director of the International Language School in the city of Novosibirsk, Siberia. For the past six years we've been organizing International Summer Language Schools aimed at creating a friendly multi-cultural environment, in which students find it easy to reveal their communicative skills, knowledge and talents. We've been honored to welcome the participants from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Japan, Poland, who have volunteered to join the School and made an extremely worthwhile contribution to the program. On the Russian side, the participants of the program are the students grades 5 through 11, aged 10 through 17 years old, a group of adult learners, Russian teachers and staff.At this point we start searching for volunteer participants interested in joining the International Summer Language School "MILLENNIUM SUMMER" which will be taking place since the end of June until the end of August in a resort on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of themajor Siberian city of Novosibirsk. The FOREIN PARTICIPANTS are as follows: 1. Teachers and Project Supervisors: a) Native English speakers who are teachers by profession, levels: elementary school through University. They teach a class in English and do projects. b) Native English speakers who are not teachers by profession but are interested in teaching a class in their field (computing, economics, journalism, etc.) or doing projects. c) Teachers and representative of other professions who speak English as a second language. They have a choice of either teaching a class on their field, or on the culture of the country they come from, or doing projects. All the classes and projects are held in English. 2. Students: a) College and University students. They either teach a class in English and do projects or study at the intensive courses of the Russian language and culture. b) Middle and High school students. They study the Russian language and culture and are involved in project activity. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of abroad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends.You are welcome to join our international teaching team!!! PROGRAM FEATURES: - Accommodation and full board at the resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, good food (4 meals a day), nice recreational and spa facilities. - Exciting recreational and sports activities (games, competitions, contests, quizes, shows, performances, discos, etc.). - Cultural and excursion program (one whole-day tour of the city of Novosibirsk visiting the main sights, museums and galleries, and a short bout tour on the Ob river). - Socializing: parties, meetings in local communities, barbecues, traditional Russian sauna, discos, etc.- Intensive courses of the Russian language and culture tought by well-educated native speakers trained to teach Russian to foreigners. - Transfers to and from the local airport in Novosibirsk. FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS RESPONSIBILITIES: - Round trip airfare to Novosibirsk; - Obtaining the Russian visa and visa fees; - Medical insurance. Participation fees which vary depending on the status of the participant: a) Teacher's Participation fees are: two-week program: 260 US dollars per a teacher; four-week program: 480 US dollars per a teacher; six-week program: 700 US dollars per a teacher; eight-week program: 920 US dollars per a teacher. b) Student's Participation fees are: two-week program: 390 US dollars per a student; four-week program: 730 US dollars per a student; six-week program: 1070 US dollars per a student; eight-week program: 1410 US dollars per a student If you've got interested, please feel free to ask any questions and I will be happy to provide you with more information and a detailed every day program. Most Westerners who come to this country see only Moscow or St.Petersburg, and usually very few of them reach Siberia. And this place is really vast and beautiful. I am sure if you decide to come and be the part of the program, this trip will be very educational and you will have an opportunity to experience our culture, lifestyle and Siberian hospitality, as many of our past years participants have done, and I'm sure they will be happy to share their good memories and impressions with you. I can assure you of a very warm welcome! I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Best regards, Natasha Tabunschikova, Director of the International Language School ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: Marianne Ruane (mruane@students.miami.edu) Subject: Russian cultural events in Miami I just started an MFA program in film production at the University of Miami after living in Russia for the past 7 years. Supposedly there is a pretty decent sized Russian community in Miami, but I haven't run into anyone yet. If anyone has information on Russian cultural events here, I'd appreciate learning about them. Thanks! Marianne ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: "augusta r. toppins" (aggie@fuse.net) Subject: i need help hi. maybe you can help me. i'm trying to find a russian translation for this phrase: welcome to russia can you help me? if so, please email me at aggie@fuse.net thanks. ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: Claire Lyons (cblyons@mindspring.com) Subject: Moscow based Job Openings Dear Friends and Partners, Below are announcements from Downside Up for two career positions. We would be most grateful if they were included in the next listserve issue. Thank you very much. Claire Brown Lyons Down Syndrome International Fund, Inc. PO Box 340 Pawling, New York 12564 Tel (845) 855-8178 Fax (845) 855-8179 Email: cblyons@mindspring.com Strengthening Community-based Programs For Russian Children with Down syndrome and Developmental Delays DOWNSIDE UP EARLY INTERVENTION CENTRE Invites expatriate applications for the position of Early Intervention Programme Co-ordinator. This is a full time joint management position based in Moscow, beginning in January 2001. The successful applicant will hold an appropriate tertiary qualification in Human Services, Child Development or Special Needs Teaching, and possess a knowledge of working with families of children with special needs. Project and personnel management experience is highly desirable. Fluency in English, and a working knowledge and understanding of Russian is essential. Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. For further information and position description please contact Jean Reilly on 7 (095) 951 0079, or email downsideup@matrix.ru. Downside Up is a Registered Charitable Fund which provides early intervention services to children with Down syndrome, aged from birth to seven years. The Early Intervention Centre was formally established in November 1998, and serves 150 families who live throughout Russia. --------------------------------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer ­ Job description Downside Up stands for early intervention and integration for children with learning disabilities in the Former Soviet Union. Children with learning disabilities should have as much opportunity to develop their potential to the full as other children. Their education and skills development must start as early as possible. Early intervention, and integration into the mainstream, are the keys to achieving this. The objective of Downside Up is to improve the quality of life of children with learning disabilities in the former Soviet Union. We do this in three ways: … by providing early intervention programmes DSU early intervention is available from birth to schooling age. Our programmes use internationally approved teaching methods and encompass sessions such as speech therapy and physiotherapy on an as-needed basis. >From the age of three children attend the DSU Early Intervention Centre for programmes and activities focused on group interaction and socialisation. The activities at our centre are designed to help children make the transition from home to more formal educational services. … by promoting integration We try wherever possible to arrange for the eventual integration into mainstream schooling of children with learning disabilities, including promoting integrated kindergartens (age 3 to 7) and by supporting parents in finding educational placements for their children when they reach schooling age. … by providing information We provide information to the parents of children with learning disabilities about how best to care for their child. We raise the awareness of the medical profession in maternity hospitals about the importance and benefits of raising children with learning disabilities at home, rather than placing them in institutions. We translate and distribute literature and information packs to foster increased awareness and acceptance of learning disabilities throughout the community. --------------------------------------------------------- CEO Areas of Responsibility 1. Strategic Planning in accordance with above Statement of Objectives 2. Ambassador to DSU … The CEO will put in place a coordinated public relations plan and will oversee all aspects of production and distribution of charity publicity, descriptive materials, newsletters, brochures, events. … The CEO will bring creativity and inspiration to this plan to ensure the charity¹s visibility, reputation and position of good standing in the community as a pioneering, well-run, progressive organization. Particular emphasis will be made in cultivating and securing relations with Russian national media to increase our Russian supporter base and boost Russian public awareness of DSU, DS & disability and community-based programming alternatives. 3. Management: … Direct the day to day operations and monthly reporting … Supervise Moscow and London Staffs … Team building … Liase with and report to Board of Trustees 4. Service Programme: Have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the intervention programme to be able to: … lead the development of appropriate expansion and diversification of the service … develop productive relations with colleagues, NGOs, service organizations and key international intervention centres and disability networks, … promote and speak publicly on the intervention programs, goals and accomplishments … effectively supervise and support programme staff and management … plan and facilitate for the on-going professional development of the staff both in the RF and abroad. 5. Financial: … Budgeting & forecasting, including submitting to Trustees an annual budget and monthly financial statements. … Ensure proper: Accounting, tax & auditing functions 6. Fundraising: … The CEO is responsible for overseeing and assisting in developing and carrying out a strategic fundraising plan. The CEO is expected to make presentations and solicitations, seek out & engage in public speaking, participate and exhibit at conferences and seminars and develop other avenues and sources of funding and income (mainly in the RF whilst the London based fundraiser concentrates on the UK market) … The CEO will oversee and participate in all charity fundraising events. … The CEO is expected to conceptualise and write proposals for grant funding. Cultivating partnerships and collaborative relationships with organizations that bring the charity added leverage and resources is a key function. Position Requirements: Leadership skills, strategic thinking & team building Native English speaker Fluent Russian language skills Program management & development Excellent oral and written communication In-country (RF) experience Preferred Experience Areas: Charity or NGO Sales, Fundraising & Promotion Existing Moscow-based network Social Service Delivery Disability Awareness, Service & Advocacy ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Bradford F. Lyon" (lyonbf@NTown.com) Subject: Oak Ridge Russian club I am trying to find a contact person for the Oak Ridge (TN) Russian club that held a public party and celebration for the Russian Christmas last year. Can you help me? Thanks, Karen Lyon lyonbf@ntown.com 671-3952 ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Ben Finkelberg" (arcticfish@hotmail.com) Subject: Rechitsa & Cherkasse (?) I'm interested in any information you might have regarding the above mentioned cities, the second of which may not be spelled correctly. I believe I have ancestral connections there. - Herb Finkelberg, email: arcticfish@hotmail.com ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: Oleg Ionov (ovi@dtc.syzran.ru) Subject: Rechitsa & Cherkasse (?) hello ! I Want to invite you to http://www.info.syzran.ru (russian only) info site of the town of Syzran. Best regards, mailto:ovi@dtc.syzran.ru Oleg Welcome to Syzran! http://www.info.syzran.ru ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: HecCor@aol.com Subject: Question about Law Enforcement Exchanges Hello, My name is Hector Cornejo, Jr., I am a retired police officer from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. I am currently the Police Academy Coordinator at San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, Ca. Does your organization do law enforcement exchanges? If you do, can you please send me information? My division chair is also interested in other educational exchanges. You can respond via e-mail to either address: HecCor@aol.com hcornejo@sjdccd.cc.ca.us My college address is: Hector Cornejo, Jr. San Joaquin Delta College Police Academy 5151 Pacific Avenue Stockton, Ca. 95207-6370 ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: dbest@wanadoo.fr Subject: Arkhangelsk Name: Dominique BEST Email-address: dbest@wanadoo.fr Hi, I'm looking for the Medical Institute email adress in Arkhangelsk. Could you please help me to find it ? Many thanks in forward Best regards D. BEST ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: ojos@correo.de Subject: Radio Liberty Name: Jorge Guaman Email-address: ojos@correo.de I have been trying to find somebody in Radio Liberty to confirm a radio broadcast in Russian of an interview with Mr. Vladimir Vinogradov on January 20 , 1994. I would like to get a copy of the transcript or a confirmation that the broadcast took place. Please guide me on how to locate the information. Thank You. Jorge ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Susan Wolf-Fordham" (wolffordham@rcn.com) Subject: information I'm looking for any information you might have regarding children with special needs in the FSU. I would be interested in English language factual information like articles, grant or project documents, medical partnerships in this area, etc. A search of your site turned up nothing but I think maybe I used the wrong search terms. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Sue Wolf-Fordham Dnepropetrovsk Kehillah Project Special Needs Initiative A partnership of Jewish Family & Children's Service and the Jewish Community Relations Council, both of Greater Boston, and Bet-Hana Women's Teacher Training School, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine 4 Demar Rd. Lexington, MA 02420 USA tel. 781-863-6454 fax: 781-674-9850 e-mail: wolffordham@rcn.com www.jcrcboston.org/specialneeds.htm ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Maria Middleton" (androsova@plantaga.net) Subject: SARATOV UNIVERSITY, RUSSIA - DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES Dear Sirs or Madam I would be very interested to receive some more detailed info on the above project. I am Russian and live in the United Kigdom, and would like to participate in the initiative. I have first hand experience of distance learning, with the Open University (UK). Look forward to hearing from you soon Yours faithfully Maria Middleton ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "jukosoft" (jukosoft@poczta.wp.pl) Subject: I'm writting MA about Ireland and need some help Hello everyone, My name is Krzysztof Jukowski. I live in Lublin, Poland. This is my last year at the university where I want to gain a diploma of marketing and management. My problem is Ireland. It is the country where I would like to go one day... but now, I am writting about its economy since 1945. It is some kind of problem because of the books price and the lack of them in Poland. If there is someone who can help me somehow I would be very appreciated. Anyway, I am looking for someone who is interested in Ireland, no matter where he/she is - in Europe, Asia or the America. Waiting for reply, Krzysztof, jukosoft@poczta.wp.plhttp://ramzes.umcs.lublin.pl/~jukow ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Fw: Position in Russian and East European History (Connecticut College) Reply-To: alano@conncoll.edu Organization: Connecticut College To: SEELANGS@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU The History Department at Connecticut College invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in Russian and East European history. Responsibilities will include teaching introductory level courses as well as advanced courses in the candidate's specialty. Ph.D. required. The appointment will begin July 1, 2001. Review of applications will begin in early November and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be held at the annual American Historical Association meeting in January 2001. Connecticut College is a private, highly selective college with a strong commitment to the liberal arts tradition and an emphasis on broad interdisciplinary teaching and research. Tenure-track faculty receive a research stipend for their first two summers and a semester leave at full salary after their third year if they are reappointed for the full probationary period. Tenured faculty receive eighty percent of salary during a sabbatical year or 100% salary during a one-semester sabbatical. The normal teaching load is five courses annually. Salary is competitive. Please send a letter of application, c.v., and three letters of recommendation to Lisa Wilson, Professor/Chair, Dept. of History, Connecticut College, New London, CT 06320. Connecticut College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is engaged in further diversifying its faculty and staff. ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: annushka_99@hotmail.com Subject: Sergei Esenin's poetry Name: Anna Apostu Email-address: annushka_99@hotmail.com I am looking for the English translation of Sergei Esenin's poetry.You don't have any here. Could you please add some or help me find it on line? Thank you! ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: Tankmadel@aol.com Subject: Georgia I am looking for a recent mailing, I think from friends-partners, regarding Rustavi Georgia. I am a subscriber, challenged by this technology. I deleted the message Now I would like another perusal. Thanks, Beth Melofchik ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Elena Nikonov (enikonov@yahoo.com) Subject: Post a messaga Professional translation of books/articles/poetry from English into Russian/Belorussian. e-mail: enikonov@yahoo.com ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "glenda miller" (glendam60@hotmail.com) Subject: information on immigration hello. my name is glenda miller and i am writing to you from turkey and am looking for an information on aquiring a living visa in azerbaijan. my husband is turkish and we would like to move there. do you have any information on how to go about this or do you have any idea where we could find this information. we have also thought of the possibility of setting up a business there but again, are looking for any information on what the government would want to do this. Thank you for any help you can forward on this matter. Sincerely, Glenda Miller ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: Ayman Elmani (ayman@alphatech.cc) Subject: Azerbijan Pages I am trying to locate a Scrap Metal Supplier in Azerbijan, any suggestions on where I could start looking? Thanks. Ayman Y. Elmani Ayman@alphatech.cc (503) 610-4339 ----------------------- END FRIENDS October 14, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu From gcole@friends-partners.org Tue Oct 31 04:50:35 2000 Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:50:35 -0700 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-10-30 Digest for October 30, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-30 October 2000 Sender: a_fetahu@yahoo.com Subject: Agim Fetahu 02-30 October 2000 Sender: kel_105@hotmail.com Subject: Kelly RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-30 October 2000 Sender: "Michelle R Mitchell" (michelle@northstar.k12.ak.us) Subject: MAGADAN 02-30 October 2000 Sender: "Lesya" (gudrei@parma.ru) Subject: Russian culture for children 03-30 October 2000 Sender: "Natasha" (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: "MILLENNIUM SUMMER - Siberia 2001" 04-30 October 2000 Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Announcement 05-30 October 2000 Sender: BAHrsLvr@aol.com Subject: Help, Russian font problems! 06-30 October 2000 Sender: "Joni Elliott" (jlelliott@ec.rr.com) Subject: looking for a friend 07-30 October 2000 Sender: Joe Model (model@sempra.com) Subject: Russian Courses... 08-30 October 2000 Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: I am looking for friends in England, Canada, America and others. 09-30 October 2000 Sender: "John Barbee" (jbarbee@mindspring.com) Subject: Russians in Atlanta 10-30 October 2000 Sender: "Paula Welch" (phalaris@indirect.com) Subject: Kudrya 11-30 October 2000 Sender: dwank@law.cwsl.edu (Danielle Wank) Subject: russian law 12-30 October 2000 Sender: "Igor Berezhnyy" (i.berezhnyy@tue.nl) Subject: Help! 13-30 October 2000 Sender: Frank D Leupp (fdleupp@juno.com) Subject: Trans-Siberian Railroad 14-30 October 2000 Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: farmers 15-30 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Tenure-Track Russian Cultural Studies/Literature Position (The Ohio State University) 16-30 October 2000 Sender: "becky doler" (bekkaroo@hotmail.com) Subject: Svideteli Ijiegovy 17-30 October 2000 Sender: "Nancy Rowden" (rowden1@hotmail.com) Subject: need translation 18-30 October 2000 Sender: Siedahm@aol.com Subject: (no subject) 19-30 October 2000 Sender: "prue van der craats" (vandercraats@email.msn.com) Subject: russian law 20-30 October 2000 Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: frienship! 21-30 October 2000 Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! 22-30 October 2000 Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! 23-30 October 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: the Gates Cambridge Scholars programme 24-30 October 2000 Sender: "Vladimir" (vkopylov@issp.ac.ru) Subject: Welcome! 25-30 October 2000 Sender: Synapse Media (call.for.less@usa.net) Subject: Moscow and St.petersburg $.12/min APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: a_fetahu@yahoo.com Subject: Agim Fetahu Hallo everybady! I am 44 years old and I am from Kosova. I am Elec.Engineer.I speak easily English,Italian and Russian language not easily Geman,French and Arabian.I like foring languages I discovered this site in Oct 2000.I would like to talk with anyone from Russia.I am looking for friens. I will try to answer anyone that writtes to me. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: kel_105@hotmail.com Subject: Kelly I am looking for a site to order childrens books or fairy tales written in Cyrillic. If anyone could help please e-mail me with the site address! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Michelle R Mitchell" (michelle@northstar.k12.ak.us) Subject: MAGADAN HI! I have been to Russia several times, but lived mostly in Krasnodar and the Kuban Region as well as in Moscow. I have an invitation to Magadan, just across the "pond" from here in Alaska. I've never been there and am looking for any info on Magadan you all might have. Thanks, Michelle michelle@northstar.k12.ak.us ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Lesya" (gudrei@parma.ru) Subject: Russian culture for children FOR RUSSIAN COMMUNITIES TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN We would like to get in touch with those who live far from Russia and still would like their children of 4-7 years old to absorb Russian culture. In Russia, in 1999, there was published a book for children of 4-6 years old "CHITAIKA" . The book for children of 5-7 years old - "GRAMOTEIKA" - is being published . "CHITAIKA" and "GRAMOTEIKA" are well-illustrated books. They are full of games, all kinds of exercises worked out by the author. The system of exercises is carefully planned for two-three years of intensive studies. It can be used as a manual by parents or family tutors for school preparation. The main differentiating features of the book: … The main method of studies is GAME; … The book is based on Russian folklore, folktales and short stories; … The book is a combination of manual, textbook and work of Art. … The goal of the book is development and stirring up of creative thinking, memory, intuition, imagination, sense of orientation, feelings, etc. All this serves as a basis for development of logical thinking, reading, writing and counting skills. The author of the books looks forward to sharing her experience (6 years) of the approbation of "CHITAIKA" and "GRAMOTEIKA" in the Russian kindergartens (more than thousand of children have been studying according to this program). She is ready to give some lectures on her program, organize her books¹ promotion. For more information contact: e-mail: gudrei@parma.ru, olesya@mail.ru. Tel. 7-8212-436230. Tamara Lombina (the author) … Head of the department of Creative Thinking Development (affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the Komi Republic). … Member of Russian Writers¹ Union. … Member of Slavonic and Orthodox Cinematographers¹ Union. … Member of the International Jury of the film festival "Gold Knight". … Member of the Board of the Worldwide Russian People¹s Council … Prize-winner as a best children¹s book author of the All-Russian competition "Our big world". … Prize-winner as the author of the best story of the year of the journal "Murzilka". ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Natasha" (natasha@zgr.kts.ru) Subject: "MILLENNIUM SUMMER - Siberia 2001" Hello! My name is Natasha Tabunschikova. I am the Director of the International Language School in the city of Novosibirsk, Siberia. For the past six years we've been organizing International Summer Language Schools aimed at learning a foreign language while living in a diverse multicultural environment, in which students find it easy to reveal and develop their communicative skills, knowledge and talents. We've been honored to welcome the participants from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Denmark, Japan, Poland, who have volunteered to join the School and made an extremely worthwhile contribution to the program. On the Russian side, the participants of the program are the students grades 5 through 11, aged 10 through 17 years old, adult learners, Russian teachers and staff. At this point we start searching for volunteer participants interested in joining the International Summer Language School "MILLENNIUM SUMMER - Siberia 2001" which will be taking place in a few sessions since the end of June until the end of August in a resort on the Obskoe Sea shore in a picturesque suburban area of the major Siberian city of Novosibirsk. We seek participation from as wide a geographic distribution of cultures and nations as possible, so that representatives of a broad range of nations could have an opportunity to share their culture, express their opinions and make a lot of good friends to achieve a greater international understanding. The foreign PARTICIPANTS of the program are as follows: 1. VOLUNTEER TEACHERS AND PROJECT COORDINATORS: - TEACHERS of English and other subjects levels elementary school through University, who are native speakers of the English language. They teach a class in English and supervise a project. - SPECIALISTS in other fields (computing, business, journalism, music, etc.) who are native speakers of English. They teach an English class or a class in their field and supervise a project. - UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, native English speakers. They teach an English class or a class in their field and supervise a project. - Teachers, other specialists, University students who speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. They teach a class on their culture or a class in English, and supervise a project. All volunteer teachers and project coordinators have an opportunity to take a COURSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE organized within the summer language school program. 2. STUDENTS: - COLLEGE and UNIVERSITY students from English-speaking countries They take a COURSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. They can also teach English and/or supervise a project. - MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL students from English-speaking countries. They take a COURSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE and are involved in project activity. - University, Middle and High School students who speak ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. They have a choice of taking a COURSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE and/or ENGLISH CLASSES conducted by native speakers of English, and are involved in project activity. The program focuses on the importance of complete linguistic and cultural immersion. PROGRAM FEATURES (covered by the Participation fee): - Accommodation and full board (4 meals a day) in a resort which provides comfortable rooms, classrooms, nice recreational, sports, and spa facilities. - 5 classes for students and 3 classes for teachers a day at the COURSE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. Intensive courses of the Russian language and culture are taught by well-educated native speakers trained to teach Russian to foreigners. - 1 hour of project work a day. - Exciting cultural and recreational program: contests and competitions, quizes, shows, performances, disco, etc. - Sports: soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming. - Socializing: meetings in local communities, outings, barbecue, traditional Russian sauna, field trips. - Excursion program: (every two weeks) one whole-day guided tour of the largest Siberian city of Novosibirsk (museums, galleries, parks, the zoo), a boat tour on the Ob River. - Transfers to and from the local airport in Novosibirsk. That's a regular program we organize. If a group of teachers and/or students want to come for a longer period of time, we can do that, as well.In addition to that extra excursions and side tours can be arranged individually and in groups, including sightseeing in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, trips to Lake Baikal and the Altai Mountains. FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS RESPONSIBILITES: - Roundtrip airfare to Novosibirsk. - Obtaining the Russian visa and visa fees. - Medical insurance. - Working out and conducting a class in English, supervising projects (for volunteer teachers). - Participation fees, which vary depending on the status of the participant. PARTICIPATION FEES are as follows: 1. TEACHER'S Participation fees: - two-week program: $260 - four-week program: $480 - six-week program: $700 - eight-week program: $920. 2. STUDENTS'S Participation fees: - two-week program: $390 - four-week program: $730 - six-week program: $1070 - eight-week program: $1410. We believe it is essential for young people to develop a deeper awareness of their role as sirizens of the world through direct experience in other cultures and languages, and acquire global skills, knowledge and attitudes, needed to live effectively in the world characterized by ethnic diversity, cultural pluralism and interdependence. YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN OUR INTERNATIONAL TEAM! Siberia has just been opening to the West and can offer lots of unexplored experiences and opportunities. If you've got interested, please feel free to ask any questions and I will be happy to provide you with more information and discuss the possibilities for cooperation. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Email me at: natasha@zgr.kts.ru Regards, Natasha Tabunschikova, Director of the International Language School ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: Katharine Beckman (kbeckman@irex.org) Subject: Job Announcement TITLE: Regional Director, IREX/Caucasus REPORTS TO: Field Operations Manager-Washington, DC POSITION LOCATION: Tbilisi, Georgia Regional and international travel up to 16 weeks annually. Position open to US citizens. ABOUT IREX: IREX is a US-based nonprofit organization committed to international education in its broadest sense. IREX's efforts encompass academic research, professional training, institution building, technical assistance, and policy programs between the United States and the countries of Eastern Europe, the New Independent States, Asia, and the Near East. ABOUT IREX IN THE CAUCASUS: IREX has had an on-the-ground presence in the Caucasus since 1992, when it opened its Erevan, Armenia field office. Offices in Tbilisi, Georgia followed in 1994, and in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1998. IREX programs in the region span academic exchanges and advising, Internet access and training, curriculum reform, and short-term professional training. IREX fosters excellence in services to internal and external customers and encourages all staff to continuously improve the systems and processes that are essential to our work. SUMMARY OF POSITION: IREX seeks a candidate for Regional Director for a minimum 1-year position to manage IREX operations in the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia). This position supervises approximately 20 staff and representatives. The position is available beginning November 1. The position will be based in Erevan, Armenia but will involve significant travel to other cities in the Caucasus to oversee multiple offices and to conduct program outreach and recruitment. RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities will include the following: * Management of the IREX operations in the Caucasus including supervising local staff, managing office operations, providing monthly fiscal and substantive reports, acting as liaison with US Government funder agencies, outreach to host country governmental and non-governmental counterparts; * On site Implementation of IREX academic, policy and professional training programs in the Caucasus and upon IREX request as practicable in the surrounding region including publicity, recruitment, selection and orientations, and tracking alumni and developing alumni activities; * Representation of IREX endeavors and support of IREX program development through outreach in the scholarly, policy, diplomatic, corporate, and NGO communities in the Caucasus; and * Exploration, development and promotion of new IREX program directives in the Caucasus; QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled at handling multiple tasks, able to adhere to deadlines, and willing to travel extensively within the Caucasus and NIS. Other specific qualifications should include at a minimum: * a master's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline; * an advanced command of the Russian language or local language; * minimum two years professional and/or living experience in NIS; * excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; * basic knowledge of political, economic and social issues in NIS; * knowledge of computers and relevant software (MS Office, Excel, etc.) To apply: Interested parties should submit resume and cover letter to IREX/HR, FO/SM, 1616 H St. NW, Washington, DC 20006 Fax: (202) 628-8189 E-mail: hr@irex.org Website: http://www.irex.org. EOE ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: BAHrsLvr@aol.com Subject: Help, Russian font problems! Hi to everyone, Maybe someone can help me with my problem. About a month ago everything on my computer's hardrive got erased. Before then, I had my computer fixed to read Russian fonts. The problem is that I can't remember what I did to get it that way. I have Windows 95. It doesn't matter if my computer can display Russian fonts on the internet, the only reason I want Russian fonts is for email (I used cut and paste them to my word processor, and then it displayed). If anyone can give me instructions for Windows 95, thanks ever so much! Becky ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Joni Elliott" (jlelliott@ec.rr.com) Subject: looking for a friend Hi! I am looking for a friend, Alla Strugovets, that I was a penpal with for over a year. I have a phone number but I don't think it is a current one. Do you know how I could contact her? I am a nurse, and we had many conversations about our profession. I hope she is well. She was with the Belarus world vision program that closed in 1998. Thanks, Joni Elliott ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: Joe Model (model@sempra.com) Subject: Russian Courses... My name is Abraham Gonzalez and my e-mail address is abeg_98@yahoo.com. I am looking for information regarding classes in my area that might teach Beginning Russian. I live in Bloomington, CA 92316. I live in San Bernardino County. I'd be willing to travel in my area, which consists of Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario. I would much appreciate any information you may have. Thank You. ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: I am looking for friends in England, Canada, America and others. Hello, My name is Veronika. I am from Russia. I am 22 years old and i would like to correspond with foreigners in order to practice my English and maybe to invite someone to Russia. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Veronika Sizeva ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: "John Barbee" (jbarbee@mindspring.com) Subject: Russians in Atlanta I would like to correspond with Russians that are living in the Atlanta, Georgia area in the United States. I speak fluent Russian and spent over 3 years working for Coca-Cola in both Moscow and Ekaterinburg. I'd like to learn more about what it's like to live in the US for Russian nationals and to see if I may be able to help them assimilate more of our lifestyle and help them network among social clubs as well as among local professionals. Also, I know of a very nice family that is looking for a nanny for their young son who is almost 3 years old. Regards, John Barbee Contact me at jbarbee@mindspring.com ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Paula Welch" (phalaris@indirect.com) Subject: Kudrya Hello, I'm looking for some information on I.D. Kudrya (1912-1942). Anyone who can help me with this subject can email me at: Paula Welch phalaris@indirect.com Thanks. ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: dwank@law.cwsl.edu (Danielle Wank) Subject: russian law Hi. My name is Danielle and I am a second year law student in California. I am writing a paper on domestic violence in Russia and am trying to find the law and any acts on domestic violence. However, I need them in English. If you know how I can access them or where I can find them, please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much Danielle ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Igor Berezhnyy" (i.berezhnyy@tue.nl) Subject: Help! Hi, I'm looking for Master & Margarita can you help me to find this book in English. Thanks, Igor ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: Frank D Leupp (fdleupp@juno.com) Subject: Trans-Siberian Railroad I am planning a trip on the TSR sometime during 2001. I would be extremely interested in hearing from anyone who has made the journey, with possibly a diary of some sort including stopovers, places of interest, tickets-reservations, visas (business?), etc. I would plan to start in Moscow and ending in Vladivostok. How to exit the latter - and back to the U.S. Thanks in advance. Frank Leupp My email address is: fdleupp@juno.com ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: farmers Dear Friends !!! I am looking for the farmers in Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand or in other countries or the companies , which is busy with the selling of laboratory equipment. Please, help me. Maybe you can send me the e-mail. Thank you in advance. Veronika Sizeva ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Tenure-Track Russian Cultural Studies/Literature Position (The Ohio State University) The Ohio State University The Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin Autumn 2001. The areas of specialization sought are Russian Cultural Studies and Twentieth-Century Russian Literature, although applicants with other profiles may also be considered. Applicants with secondary specializations in teaching methodology as well as other Slavic cultures are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants should have Ph.D. in hand by the start of the appointment and should be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to both scholarship and teaching. Applicants should submit a statement of interest and qualifications, current curriculum vitae, three or four letters of reference, transcript, writing or publication sample, and any additional evidence to: Daniel E. Collins, Chair, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, 232 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Rd., Columbus, OH 43210. Applications received after December 1, 2000, cannot be guaranteed full consideration. The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For current information on the Department, please see our web site, http://slavic.ohio-state.edu. Daniel E. Collins, Chair Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Literatures The Ohio State University 232 Cunz Hall Columbus, Ohio 43210 ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: "becky doler" (bekkaroo@hotmail.com) Subject: Svideteli Ijiegovy I would like to correspond(IN ENGLISH) to any Svideteli Ijiegovy in russia. I am also Svideteli Ijiegovy. I am interested in knowing how the witnessing work is doing over there.---BECKY bekkaroo@hotmail.com ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Nancy Rowden" (rowden1@hotmail.com) Subject: need translation Hello. I need to see the phrase "Peace on earth" translated into Russian using Russian fonts. I'm designing a card for a typography class. Thank you for whatever help you can give me. Nan E-mail me at rowden1@hotmail.com. ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siedahm@aol.com Subject: (no subject) Hi, My name is Saida. I am a Dagestani (North Caucasus). I live and work in the D.C. area. I am trying to find fellow North Caucasians in D.C. or nearby (Northern Virginia and Maryland). I was wondering if you know of any internet resources through which I could find something like a North Caucasian association of fellow countrymen. I am not sure if there are indeed any resources with info on such associations of fellow countrymen, but if you know of something, I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know. Thank you in advance. Saida. ** 19 ********************************************************************** Sender: "prue van der craats" (vandercraats@email.msn.com) Subject: russian law Hi I am searching for information on the Russian and French constitution and the role the executive plays can you help. Prue ** 20 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: frienship! Hey!Hey!Hey! If You want to have a pen-pal , please e-mail me. My name is Dilshod.I'm 17. My nickname is Dilish. I live in Khujand, Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a little country in the Central Asia. I'll answer all your questions if you want to. I'll be very glad to pal up. Write me. My e-mail address is:abdula@khj.tajik.net I'm looking forward to the pleasure of hearing from you S O O N. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 21 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! Hello! My name is Vladimir.Let`s meet.I`m 19,heigh 186,russian,like sport(armrestling),chess,orient philosophy etc.I hope,you`ll find real friend in my person.I`ll wait your reply very much.I want to find real friends,really. My address Bye. I'm waiting for your messages. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 22 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! Hello to my unknown friends! My name is Manizha. Now I'm study at the University of "Law, Business and Policy" at the third course. I want to have many friends from abroad. If you want to pal up with me, you can write me by this address: I'm waiting for your letters. GOOD BYE. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 23 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: the Gates Cambridge Scholars programme For more information see: http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/index.html In establishing the Gates Cambridge Scholars programme, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to create a network of future leaders from around the world who will bring new vision and commitment to improving the life circumstances of citizens in their respective countries. Over time, it is anticipated that Gates Cambridge Scholars will become leaders in helping to address global problems related to health, equity, technology, and learning - all areas that the Foundation is deeply engaged in. The programme will offer a substantial number of scholarships for study as an affiliated student or to pursue taught or research courses of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge. The programme will begin in October 2001. The Gates Cambridge Scholarships cover: University and College fees at applicable rates a maintenance allowance sufficient for a single student a contribution towards return airfare other discretionary allowances a contribution to Colleges for a mentoring programme r the Gates Cambridge Scholarships and applications: Gates Cambridge Trust PO Box 252 Cambridge CB2 1TZ England Email: info@gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk Tel: 00 44 1223 338467 Fax: 00 44 1223 351449 . ** 24 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Vladimir" (vkopylov@issp.ac.ru) Subject: Welcome! International webboard. http://book.by.ru/cgi-bin/book.cgi?book=vk-board Russian and English appreciated! ** 25 ********************************************************************** Sender: Synapse Media (call.for.less@usa.net) Subject: Moscow and St.petersburg $.12/min Dear Friends and Partners: RSL Com have decrease the rates to Russia, Ukraine and other ex-USSR. The new rate to Russia is $.22/min, Moscow and St.petersburg $.12/min, Ukraine is $.22/min. Moldova is $.30/min, Georgia - $.28/min, Armenia - $.33/min, Tajikistan - $.28/min... .... Interstate rate is 5.5 cents a minute withiut any surcharhes! Option - not to change your long distance company. Please, inquire 1 800 375-6089 or call.for.less@usa.net http://www.zabugrom.com/longdistance/ Sincerely, Maxim ----------------------- END FRIENDS October 30, 2000 ------------------------- APPENDIX FRIENDS is a free service started by friends in Russia and the United States. This Listserv is one element of that service. To subscribe to FRIENDS (if someone has passed you a copy of this announcement), just visit: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/community/lists/friends.html and complete the form there. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://fpmail.friends-partners.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/friends (and follow directions at the bottom of the page) To post a message to FRIENDS, send it to: friends@friends-partners.org. To visit the FRIENDS WWW server, use the following URLs if you have a World Wide Web browser: http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ http://www.friends-partners.ru/friends/ Please address any comments, questions, or suggestions to your moderators: Natasha Bulashova, natasha@www.friends-partners.ru Greg Cole, gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu -- Greg Cole, Director Center for International Networking Initiatives The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Phone: (865) 974-7277 2000 Lake Avenue FAX: (865) 974-8022 Knoxville, TN 37996 Email: gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu http://www.friends-partners.org/friends/ From gcole@friends-partners.org Fri Nov 3 13:13:40 2000 Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 06:13:40 -0700 From: Greg Cole gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: [Friends] Digest for 2000-11-03 Digest for November 03, 2000 Table of Contents RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . 01-03 November 2000 Sender: gitarmann@aol.com Subject: Dusty Barber 02-03 November 2000 Sender: tam@dkattorneys.com Subject: Tom 03-03 November 2000 Sender: s.milovanova@usa.net Subject: Svetlana RECENT EMAIL . . . 01-03 November 2000 Sender: "Aleksander Roginski" (amn@carrier.kiev.ua) Subject: Cardiology equipment in Ukraine 02-03 November 2000 Sender: "Ruth Oswald" (option24@option24.com) Subject: adoption 03-03 November 2000 Sender: Donna Griesenbeck (griesenb@fas.harvard.edu) Subject: Fellowships at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian Studies 04-03 November 2000 Sender: QATHE@webtv.net (Cathy Conrad) Subject: Russian movies 05-03 November 2000 Sender: gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering 06-03 November 2000 Sender: INFAREDROSE@aol.com Subject: I need help 07-03 November 2000 Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: Farmers 08-03 November 2000 Sender: donaldbrennan@sprintmail.com Subject: Vladivostok 09-03 November 2000 Sender: AMFPRO1@webtv.net (Tony Johnson) Subject: english 10-03 November 2000 Sender: "dave eichelberger" (Deichelberger@home.com) Subject: Looking for a Russian Pen Pal 11-03 November 2000 Sender: "Cindy Ann Marie Dent" (cucmd@pen.eiu.edu) Subject: Special Education in Russia 12-03 November 2000 Sender: CHILDADOPT@aol.com Subject: Translation 13-03 November 2000 Sender: "JOE M" (mando3@prodigy.net) Subject: Russians in Knoxville 14-03 November 2000 Sender: EdissonA@aol.com Subject: asking for help 15-03 November 2000 Sender: "Zhanna Nurzhauova" (zhanna-n@mail.ru) Subject: Friendship 16-03 November 2000 Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! 17-03 November 2000 Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: frienship! 18-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: CEU Fellowship Program Worldwide 19-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Job: Russian History Prof (Yale University, All Ranks) 20-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Ford Moscow Position 21-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex Oushakine" (oushakin@ssc.upenn.edu) Subject: CFP: "Democracy and Education" 22-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Post Cold War Fellowships, New York University 23-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: Job: Carnegie Moscow Position 24-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: FELLOWSHIPS- Regional Scholar Exchange Grants for US and NIS Scholars 25-03 November 2000 Sender: "Serguei Alex. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: CFP: Russian Settlers in Eurasia 26-03 November 2000 Sender: gyuly@cityline.ru Subject: Moscow guide APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . . ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: gitarmann@aol.com Subject: Dusty Barber I am a 29 year old male from Florida, and am interested in meeting and making friends with someone preferably female from Russia. Am interested in many different things, and might be visiting in the future. I am looking forward to hearing from you. ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: tam@dkattorneys.com Subject: Tom I am trying to contact/correspond with Valeria Vesennyaya from Saratov. Any help, or advice would be appreciated. Thank you. ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: s.milovanova@usa.net Subject: Svetlana I live in Moscow and I'm studying English. I'd like to have native English or American friend for interchange languages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E-MAIL POSTINGS . . . Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu. ** 01 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Aleksander Roginski" (amn@carrier.kiev.ua), "Boris Todurov" (btodurov@mail.ru) Subject: Cardiology equipment in Ukraine Dear Sir/Madam: Let me introduce myself. I am Boris Todurov, Chief of the cardiology department /Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery (Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences)/, Director of the Charitable foundation for Transplantology and Gene Therapy Development. Our clinic is an acknowledged authority in our field and the only one in Ukraine specialized in some complex cardiovascular operations. The nearest month our clinic is planning to start up a project of an extraordinary importance. It is the FIRST HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN UKRAINE. The focus was determined both by obvious exigency of this kind of operations and a unique experience in this sphere qualifying our specialists for this work. In spite of the wide professional and public support (e.g. almost all the Ukrainian mass media are covering the event), we are experiencing great difficulties in carrying out the program. This is why we are writing to find out if our appeal could be a matter of your concern. By the most conservative estimate about 4.000-5.000 patients in Ukraine need heart transplantation. 30 potential recipients are now kept under observation in our Institute. Several of our patients have already died never been operated. While once the main obstacle lay in some legislation problems, it consists now in poor funding. We have managed to collect some minimal funds for the first heart transplantation. As you know such operation costs in Western countries about $100 000, but much more take post-operation therapy: every day of a patient¹s life would cost after transplantation about $50, all life through. The public health sector in Ukraine fails to meet all these expenses. Still our major problem is EQUIPMENT. Ukraine is going trough a severe economical depression. Taking into consideration the fact that the medical service in our country still is free, there is no difficulty in understanding why we are lacking not only professional equipment but even the most primitive items. Ukrainian firms can not help us. We are enclosing a list of equipment necessary for the heart transplantation. If your organization could help us with even one of these extremely needed items, we would be very grateful. We will also be willing to refer to your organization in our interviews for Ukrainian mass media. Thank you beforehand. I look forward to hearing from you soon, Truly Yours, Boris Todurov Chief of cardiology department, Institute of Clinical and Experimental Surgery UAMS, Ph.D., Doctor of a senior qualification, Director of Charitable foundation for Transplantology and Gene Therapy Development 30 Geroev Sevastopola, Kiev, Ukraine + 38 044 4839661, + 38 044 483 9684 Email: btodurov@mail.ru List of equipment needed for heart transplantation. ICU: 1.Respiratory system for adults 3 2. for children 2 3.Cardiac monitors with arterial and venous pressure electronic sensors 5 4. Pulsoxymeters with electronic sensors 5 5.Defibrillators 2 6.Temporal dualchamber cardiostimulators 2 7.Syringe-pump with accumulators 10 8.Portable lamp 1 9.Patients bed heating fan 2 10. Contrapulsation kit 8-10 fr 20 11.Venous and arterial catheters 12.NO mixer 2 13. Venous and arterial lines extension kits 150 Operating ­ room: 1.Respiratory system with evaporator for inhalation anaesthesia 2 2. Cardiovascular surgery instruments 3. Frontal fiberoptic illumination 1 4. Heart-lung apparatus 1 5. Evaporator anaesthetic for Heart-lung apparatus 2 6. Water mattress for the heater 20 7. Venous and arterial cannulas 300 8. Operative lamp 2 9. Bactericid lamp 2 10. Biochemical and gas analyzer (Radiometer ABL-700) 2 11.é2 gas analyzer 1 12. Diathermia 2 13. Aortic and mitral valve prosthesis 20 14. Portable monitors 3 15. Suturing material 16. Operative table 2 17. Operative defibrillator device 2 18. Suction unit 3 19. Retrograde cardioplegic connulas 30 20. Silicone drains 250 21. Membrane oxygenators 100 22. Vascular prosthesis (4mm, 5mm,20,24mm) 23. Prothrombin time monitor 2 (the CoaguChek app. ³Boehringer Mannheim² 4 24 Air Conditioner 3 Diagnostic 1. PC 2 2. Echo CG (Toshiba-270, 160, Hewlett-Packard 1800, 5500 Aloka- , 2000, 2200) with esophageal sensors 2 3. Portable Roentgen device 1 4. Biochemical laboratory 1 5. Philips ³integris² ­ 5000H, or Siemens ³Coroscop² 1 Immunology 1. Cytospectrofluorimeter 2. Luminescently microskope 3. Invertly microskope 4. Flowing counter of radiation 5. Freesing microtom 6. Technicon R H-1 tm System 7. Elisa system ES 33 8. HPLC system ³GOLD² ­Beckman or analog 9. Microsyringes ³Hamilton² ­ 250 ml and 50 ml 10. Centrifuge ³Beckman² T-6 11. Centrifuge ³Beckman² T2-21 12. Ph ­ meter ³Beckman² diam.71 pH meter 13. Test-kit cytomegalovirus-M antibody 14. Test-kit gerpesvirus antibody 15. Antiserum HLA-A 16. Antiserum HLA-B 17. Antiserum HLA-DR 18. Complement dry 19. Tripane blue 20. Cyclosporine 21. Antilimphoglobulyne Ambulance 1 ** 02 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Ruth Oswald" (option24@option24.com) Subject: adoption I was searching on the internet for information about the Russian child that has recently been in the news here in the US and I came across your site. The child's grandmother and uncle attempted to sell the child as an organ donor. The news reports here have stated that he child will now be placed for adoption. I realize that this is out of the realm of your web site's purpose...but we need help in Russia and don't know where to start. My husband and I were having a conversation about adopting a child from another country just prior to the story airing on tv about this child. We sat there with our mouths hanging open in shock. We would love to provide this wee little one with a safe and loving home. Can you point us to the proper authorities in Russia to make a formal request for adoption? Ruth Oswald Fort Collins, Colorado option24@frii.com ** 03 ********************************************************************** Sender: Donna Griesenbeck (griesenb@fas.harvard.edu) Subject: Fellowships at Harvard's Davis Center for Russian Studies The Davis Center for Russian Studies at Harvard University invites applications to its 2001-2002 fellowship program, for post-doctoral research in the humanities and social sciences on Russia and the Soviet successor states. Awards of up to $31,000 will be made to scholars who have received the Ph.D. within the past five years. Awards for more senior scholars may be made and will vary according to need. Approximately five awards will be made. Awards are usually for the academic year, but shorter-term appointments can be arranged as well. A limited number of non-stipendiary affiliations with the Davis Center are also available. Application Checklist and Procedure * Application form (available on the Web at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~daviscrs/research.html). To request an application form by mail, please call (617) 495-4038, e-mail dcpdoc@fas.harvard.edu, or write to the Fellowship Program at the address below. * Project description (no longer than 5 pages) * Brief curriculum vitae, including academic background (institution(s), field(s) of study, degree(s), and years); employment history; and major publications * Three letters of reference* evaluating your work and proposal. *Note: Letters of reference should be sealed, signed across the back of the envelope, and sent to you directly. Send the unopened references, along with 17 copies of your application form and all supporting materials, to: Fellowship Program Davis Center for Russian Studies Harvard University 1737 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Double-sided copies will be appreciated. Application deadline is December 15, 2000. All materials including letters of recommendation must be received at the Davis Center by the deadline. Decisions will be announced by mid-March 2001. Any questions about the progam should be addressed to Jean Johnson at (617) 495-4038, dcpdoc@fas.harvard.edu. ------------- Donna Griesenbeck Officer for Student Programs and Publications Davis Center for Russian Studies 1737 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-495-1194 Fax: 617-495-8319 email: griesenb@fas.harvard.edu ** 04 ********************************************************************** Sender: QATHE@webtv.net (Cathy Conrad) Subject: Russian movies Hi all, I'm a university student in the Atlanta, Georgia area, very interested in All Things Russian. I'm going to be taking the language next semester, but I'm trying to get some exposure to the language now. Does anyone know of a good source of Russian-language videos (preferably subtitled in English), whether online, by catalog, or mail order I haven't found much locally. Regards, Cathy Conrad ** 05 ********************************************************************** Sender: gcole@friends-partners.org Subject: NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowships in Science and Engineering SPONSOR: National Science Foundation SYNOPSIS: On behalf of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the National Science Foundation invites applications for 12-month postdoctoral research fellowships from beginning scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. Approximately 5 fellowships will be offered to US scientists for research abroad and approximately 13 awards will be made to US institutions that would like to host scientists from NATO Partner countries (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkemnistan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). Eligible fields of research are: mathematics, engineering, computer and information science, geosciences, the physical, biological, social, behavioral, and economic sciences, the history and philosophy of science, and interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more of these fields. Research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering is also eligible for support. DEADLINES: 11-28-2000 OBJECTIVES: These fellowships have the following goals: to promote the progress of science and closer collaboration between scientists and engineers of NATO member and NATO Partner countries and scientists and engineers in the United States; and to recognize the accomplishments to date of the beginning scientists and engineers and to provide an experience abroad which will increase professional competence. NSF-NATO does not normally support technical assistance, pilot plan efforts, research requiring security classification, the development of products for commercial marketing or market research for a particular project or invention. Applicants working in clinical, education (except research in the teaching and learning of science, mathematics, technology and engineering) or business fields, or in history (except the history or philosophy of science), social work or public heatlh, and individuals who propose to use the Fellowship to support residency training or similar work that may lead to qualification or certification in a clinical field are NOT eligible. These fellowships are not intended to support the preparation of prior research results for publication or the writing of textbooks as a primary objective. Bioscience research with disease-related goals, including work on the etiology, diagnosis, or treatment of physical or mental diseases, abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or animals is normally not supported. Animal models of such conditions, or the development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their treatment also generally are not eligible for support. However, research in bioengineering with diagnosis or treatmen-related goals, that applies engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine while advancing engineering knowledge is eligible for support. Bioengineering research to aid persons with disabilities is also eligible. RESTRICTIONS: All applicants: must have been awarded a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) on or after October 1, 1996 but normally no later than October 1, 2001; and have not previously held an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship. Must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents on or before November 28, 2000. MONETARY: Approximately 18 awards; and approximately $750,000 will be available. COMMENTS: Applicants are encouraged to submit electronically using the NSF FastLane (http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship process. CONTACT INFO: Sonia Ortega, Ph.D.; 4201 Wilson Boulevard; Suite 907N; Arlington, VA 22230 Telephone: 703-292-8697 ** 06 ********************************************************************** Sender: INFAREDROSE@aol.com Subject: I need help Hello, my name is Ryan Burns and i am a college Junior at Fairmont State College in Fairmont WV. I am a history major and writing a paper for my Russian History class on the Great Purge (1936-1937). I was curious if you might have some archived information on the event focussing mainly on what caused Stalin to react the way he did. If you do, please e-mail it to me or give me the link. My paper is on the outside factors, such as Fascism that led to the Purge, but any information would be appreciated ** 07 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Veronika Sizeva" (office-m@ns.bulat.ru) Subject: Farmers Dear Friends !!! My name is Veronika. I am from Russia. I am looking for the farmers all over the world in order to cooperate and exchange the information. Please, don't hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Veronika Sizeva ** 08 ********************************************************************** Sender: donaldbrennan@sprintmail.com Subject: Vladivostok Name: Donald Brennan Email-address: donaldbrennan@sprintmail.com Actually, its a question. What is the local dialect of Russian, if any, that is spoken in Valdivostok? Thank you for your time ** 09 ********************************************************************** Sender: AMFPRO1@webtv.net (Tony Johnson) Subject: english Hi. I am looking for the english translation for..... YA U TEBIA (TIBEA) ODNA . THANK YOU. I'll be back........Tony http://community.webtv.net/AMFPRO1/FilmMovietec ** 10 ********************************************************************** Sender: "dave eichelberger" (Deichelberger@home.com) Subject: Looking for a Russian Pen Pal Hello, My name is Dave and I live in Baltimore Maryland inside the United States. I am Russian Orthodox and I am looked to corrispond with someone who could help me understand the land in which my grandparents came. I speak very little Russian so English is my prefered language for now. Looking for a Russian Pen Pal Dave ** 11 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Cindy Ann Marie Dent" (cucmd@pen.eiu.edu) Subject: Special Education in Russia I am needing some information on the area of Special Education in Russia. Can you help me I am in need of this information fairly quickly so if you could be so gracious as to direct me to where I might find it on the web that would be great. Thanks. Cindy Dent ** 12 ********************************************************************** Sender: CHILDADOPT@aol.com Subject: Translation Dear Sirs, We are an adoption agency specializing in international adoptions from Eastern Europe. We are hoping to open adoptions in Azerbaijan, but are having difficulties finding an economical source for translation. We are located in Santa Barbara, Ca, but can forward documents anywhere necessary for translation. Do you have someone at your organization that could assist in this matter, or do you have a suggestion Our current document that needs translation is about 50 pages long. However, we will have many more documents for translation once we begin to process adoptions through Azerbaijan. We would like to find someone that would be able to assist us now and in the future. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Orson Mozes Foreign Adoption Director ASA International ** 13 ********************************************************************** Sender: "JOE M" (mando3@prodigy.net) Subject: Russians in Knoxville I will be traveling to Russia and I wanted to know if there is a large population of Russian people who live in Knoxville. Do they live in a certain part of the Knoxville area ? Are there any Russian churches, resturants or stores in the Knoxville area.? Please let me know. Thanks, Joe mando3@prodigy.net ** 14 ********************************************************************** Sender: EdissonA@aol.com Subject: asking for help I am teacher translator-interpreter for spanish-russian, could you help me with information of places and institutions in which russian and spanish era learned or translators-interpreters are needed in order I could apply for job. yours truly. ** 15 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Zhanna Nurzhauova" (zhanna-n@mail.ru) Subject: Friendship Dear friends and partners, I am a young kazakh girl, who wants to find friends all over the world.I live in Kazakhstan. I like to communicate with people.I value warm, sincere relations between people. I like nature,cause I think it's beautiful and worth admiring. So I always try not to pollute it. My dream is to find friends from different countries.Also I like travelling and want to visit different countries, to see their sightseeings, traditions and customs, to learn their history. I would be very glad if someone send me a message. My e-mail address is zhanna-n@mail.ru ** 16 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: FRIENDSHIP! Hello to my unknown friends! My name is Manizha. Now I'm study at the University of "Law, Business and Policy" at the third course. I want to have many friends from abroad. If you want to pal up with me, you can write me by this address: I'm waiting for your letters. GOOD BYE. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 17 ********************************************************************** Sender: Siddikov Navruz (newday@khj.tajik.net) Subject: frienship! Hey!Hey!Hey! If You want to have a pen-pal , please e-mail me. My name is Dilshod.I'm 17. My nickname is Dilish. I live in Khujand, Tajikistan. Tajikistan is a little country in the Central Asia. I'll answer all your questions if you want to. I'll be very glad to pal up. Write me. My e-mail address is:abdula@khj.tajik.net I'm looking forward to the pleasure of hearing from you S O O N. _______________________________________________________ Public Access E-mail Center Central Asian Development Agency (CADA)/ Khujand office ** 18 ********************************************************************** Sender: "Serguei A. Oushakine" (sao15@columbia.edu) Subject: CEU Fellowship Program Worldwide From: Rositza Bateson Date: October 17, 2000 Dear Colleagues: For those of you interested in promoting graduate study in Central and Eastern Europe, please be advised that effective 2001/2002, Central European University (CEU) is extending its fellowship program to students worldwide. Student applications for admission are due in early January 2001. For full information, please refer to the CEU website: www.ceu.hu (Admissions and Financial Aid). CEU is chartered in the United States by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, and is Candidate for Accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools*. Its main teaching site is located in Budapest, Hungary. The CEU programs in Sociology are based in Warsaw, Poland. Central European University (CEU) is an internationally recognized institution of post-graduate education in social sciences and humanities. It seeks to contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union by promoting a system of education in which ideas are creatively, critically, and comparatively examined. CEU serves as an advanced center of research and policy analysis and facilitates academic dialogue while preparing its graduates to serve as the region's next generation of leaders and scholars. The CEU Fellowship Program