Buriat Mongol Pop Star- Medegma Dorzhieva

Who is Medegma Dorzhieva? She is my favorite Buriat Mongol Pop-Singer. Her songs are as lively as the nature of Buriatiia. Her songs always make me nostalgic about the mountains and the steppes of Eurasia. I wish I could live and work in Eurasia one day. I am posting these two pictures for the fair academic use so my readers have an idea about her recent compact disc covers. Isn't she very pretty? Her voice is also beautiful. Besides, being an excellent singer she has a doctorate in Economics. She has a myspace page (?), which can be found at http://www.myspace.com/midigmadorzhieva


I am introducing her two youtube clips. These are of relatively low resoultion so the quality has suffered. However the sound is loud and clear. I hope that you will enjoy these clips.





The second clip is from a New Year's concert in 2009.

Revisiting Buriat-Mongol Pop Music

Dear Readers, I was in Buriatiia last year, it was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. I rediscovered what it means to be one with the nature as I camped at the banks of Lake Baikal. I, the person of Indian origin, breaking bread with my Buriat Mongol friends of the Ekherit clan was as surreal as being a librarian in one of the best libraries in the United States. Like my friend says, every day is a new adventure. Do not look at life with the lense of lost years or with the lense of being an imagined "Indian". Enjoy and help others.


I want to bring this new video from another duet from Buriatia. The singers are Chingiz Radnaeva and Dulma Sunrapova. The title of the song is "Khoyer Zurkhen". Enjoy this soothing music. Can someone please help me find the lyrics and help me with translation?

Afghanistan in 2009 by The Asia Foundation Released

The Asia Foundation http://www.asiafoundation.org/ released its fifth survey of the Afghan people. The report is "Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People" http://www.asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/Afghanistanin2009.pdf

According to their website "The Asia Foundation released its fifth survey of the Afghan people. Aiming to provide the Afghan citizenry, policy makers and influential actors in government, civil society, and the international community with useful, actionable information, the 2009 Survey of the Afghan People is a comprehensive assessment of national perception in key policy areas. These areas include: security, economy, governance, democratic values, and women and society. The 2009 fieldwork was conducted during June 17-July 6, prior to the August 20 elections, and builds upon previous surveys conducted in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Its value can be found in its rigorous methodology and reliable consistency in measuring public perceptions on a range of crucial issues each year."

The previously conducted surveys can be found as follows

2008

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/514

2007

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/20

2006

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/21

2004

http://www.asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/22

 

Source:

Greta E. Marlatt

Outreach and Collection Development Manager &

Homeland Security Digital Library Content Team Manager

Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School

411 Dyer Rd

Monterey, CA 93943

Email: gmarlatt@nps.edu

Part-time Slavonic Regional Specialist Job at Oxford

Part-time Slavonic Regional Specialist

University of Oxford - Oxford University Library Services, Taylor Institution Library

Grade 7: Salary £28,839- £35,469 p.a. (pro rata)

This highly specialized role involves collection development and management, academic liaison, user education and subject-based enquiries in support of research in the languages, literatures and area studies of parts of Eastern Europe. Please request a job description for full details.

Applicants should, ideally, have a degree or equivalent qualification in an aspect of Slavonic/East European Studies relevant to the post, a professional qualification in librarianship and at least two years' appropriate post-qualification experience in an academic library. Substantial experience in a similar post may be considered as equivalent to a professional library qualification. An excellent working knowledge of English, Polish and Czech and good working knowledge of other relevant languages will also be required. Good communication skills and enthusiasm for working with library users are essential.

This post is made up of two parts (A and B), which may be held by one or two individuals (A is 26.25 hours per week and B is 2 hours per week).

Further details and application forms are available from the OULS Personnel Office (tel. 01865 277171; email personnel@ouls.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 2 November 2009. Interviews are due to take place on 12 or 13 November 2009. Please quote our reference BL9068

REPORT - China - Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation

China - Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation

The latest report from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission is "Capability of the People's Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation."The report "presents a comprehensive open source assessment of China's capability to conduct computer network operations (CNO) both during peacetime and periods of
conflict" and is available at http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2009/NorthropGrumman_PRC_Cyber_Paper_FINAL_Approved%20Report_16Oct2009.pdf

The main committee and other reports are available at http://www.uscc.gov/index.php

 

Source:
Greta E. Marlatt
Outreach & Collection Development Manager &
Homeland Security Digital Library Content Team Manager
Dudley Knox Library
Naval Postgraduate School
411 Dyer Rd
Monterey, CA  93943
phone: 831-656-3500
fax: 831-656-2842

2009: Music from Kazakh/Qazaqstan- Part IV and Part V

Динара Кырыкбаева - Саған Жаным Асықтым (2009)


This Qazaq pop video was shot in Dubai, UAE. Well you be the judge of Dinara Karykbaeva's singing.I can only figure out mende zhanam..mahhabat etc.






Avraam Russo/Авраам Руссо & Diana Shik " Moonlight Sonata" (2009) in Russian.

2009: Music from Kazakh/Qazaqstan: Part 3-Tequila Sings in Russian!

This is a brand-new clip of Qazaqstani group called Tequila. These ladies sing in Russian. Are we in 80s with Bee-Gees???I will not comment on here about who should and in what language should they sing. I will say this much-Enjoy the music. I will also post some Qazaq rap for my readers.






Qazaq Rap 2009: Yerbolat - Бiздiн Жiгiттер


Finally, I found this interesting Rap clip from Qazaqstan.

Qazaq/Kazakh Pop- Part 1: Сағыну and Part 2: Iнжу sings in 2009- Махаббат

Dauys International Group from Kazakhstan is one of my favorite groups, not because of who is singing, but also because the pop beat that is included in their songs is for me captivating. Of course, a seasoned music critic will laugh and dismiss my claim. And this is why I love blogging. It is about responsible freedom of free speech. So can anyone help me translate what these Qazaqstani women are singing?







Or this beautiful 2009song about love by Iнжу - Махаббат. Is she singing in Kyrgyzh or Qazaq? Please help. Yes, Mahabbat-Aishq-Love...

The UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies Event

The UCLA Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies invites you to attend "Mediterranean Studies II: East and West at the Center, 1050-1600," the second part of a two-part seminar series organized by Professor Zrinka Stahuljak (UCLA French & Francophone Studies and CMRS Associate Director for Medieval Studies). This seminar has been considering the Mediterranean as an entity, the center for both East and West, and part of a world system rather than a line of separation between the emerging "West" and an exotic "East." For the second part of the seminar series we have invited our guests to reflect on the methodology applicable to Mediterranean Studies. Information about the entire seminar series is at http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/mediterranean2.html.

 
 

The fourth seminar is on Monday, October 26, 2009, from 3:00-6:00 pm in Royce 306. Professor Jocelyne Dakhlia (EHESS, Paris) will discuss "Lingua  Franca: Hybridity and Conflict in the Mediterranean." The seminar leader is Professor Stahuljak (French & Francophone Studies, UCLA).

 
 

Advance registration is required. Call CMRS at 310-825-1880 or write cmrs@humnet.ucla.edu to let us know you will attend and to obtain the user name and password for the advance readings available at http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/medstudies_readings/index.html.

 
 

This seminar is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant for Transforming the Humanities at UCLA.

UCLA Budget Situation Update from Chancellor-October 20, 2009

UCLA Office of the Chancellor

 

To the Campus Community:

Across campus, faculty, staff and students are experiencing the consequences of an unprecedented reduction in state support to the University of California system.  The effects include larger class sizes, reduced library hours, and faculty and staff salary reductions; student fee increases are looming.  These are difficult times, and I am deeply grateful for your patience, understanding and dedication as we make the often painful decisions necessary to ensure UCLA's continued excellence.

The measures we have taken are helping to close a 2009-10 budget shortfall of more than $150 million.  But we still must make long-term, structural changes so that our academic programs and campus operations align with new funding realities.  While we continue to advocate strongly for state funding, we must face reality and plan for a future that relies less on volatile state support, which is not expected to improve next year.

Currently, we are conducting a thorough review of our academic programs.  Led by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh, working closely with the Academic Senate, the review is intended to streamline majors, reduce unnecessary units and courses, and focus on helping students graduate in a timely manner.  Preliminary reports from the deans are due in January.  The result will certainly be some shrinkage of UCLA's academic programs.

At the systemwide level, the Commission on the Future of UC is looking at long-term issues.  The commission's charge is to develop a new vision for the university that affirms its core values of excellence and access while addressing financial challenges from declining state funding.

The issue of student fees is especially emotional.  As you know, President Yudof has proposed two fee increases, one effective winter quarter and another effective in fall 2010.  The UC Board of Regents is scheduled to act on the proposal at its November meeting at UCLA.

While I don't like the idea of raising the cost of education, I believe fee increases are necessary to maintain UCLA's academic quality.  Without the additional revenue generated by higher fees, our academic programs would suffer irreparably.  It's important to emphasize that approximately one of every three dollars in new fee increases would go toward financial aid programs to assist the students and families most in need.  At UCLA, generating revenue for scholarships and fellowships is our top fundraising priority.  The goal of our Bruin Scholars Initiative is to raise $500 million for this purpose by June 2013.

Many of you have expressed frustration, and even anger, about these circumstances, as well as your concern about the future of UCLA.  I share your concern; this is a difficult process for all of us.  As we work together, it's important to remember that we all want the same thing—to maintain academic excellence and the access that our mission as a public university requires of us.

I am grateful for the sacrifices you are making to help the campus through this process, and my administration is committed to sharing information as it becomes available and consulting with you during the decision-making process.

As I've stated in earlier communications, I firmly believe that UCLA will emerge from this challenging time stronger and of even greater benefit to students and society.

For additional details about the budget challenges we face and the steps we've taken, I encourage you to read this new Q&A with Steve Olsen, vice chancellor for budget, finance and capital programs.

Sincerely,

Gene D. Block
Chancellor

Potap & Nastya Kamenskih: bez lyubvi- without love!

An Interesting Video from Vintazh: No comments-just reflections from Moscow to NY!

Винтаж - Одиночество любви

Azerbaijani Language News Media on the net:

1. "Azərbaycan" (Official State newspaper. Outlet of Azerbaijani Parliament): www.azerbaijan-news.az
   
2. "Xalq Qəzeti"(Pro-governmental): http://www.xalqazeti.com/
   
3. "Yeni Azərbaycan" (Official outlet of ruling Yeni Azərbaycan party): http://www.yeniazerbaycan.com/
   
4. "525-ci qəzet" (İndependent. Most of Azeri poets, writers prefer to write their columns in this newspaper) http://www.525.az/view.php?lang=az&menu=0
   
5. "Yeni Müsavat" (Oppositional. Proxy of oppositional Müsavat Party): http://www.musavat.com/new/
   
6. "Azadlıq" (Oppositional. Proxy of oppositional People's Front Party): http://azadliq.az/
   
7. Bizim yol (Oppositional. Close to oppositional People's Front Party): http://www.bizimyol.az/
   

   (Source: Dr. Altay Goyushov- UCLA Near Eastern Studies Department)
   

Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation Published

The Fall 2009 edition of Prism: the newsletter from the ALA Office for Accreditation is now available at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/accreditation/prp/prism/prism_current.cfm. This message is being sent to our constituent groups. I apologize if you receive multiple messages.

 

Features include:

• Accreditation actions taken at the July meeting in Chicago
  
• From the Director: Outlook - Karen O'Brien provides an update on the Standards review process and introduces the five new members of COA
  
• From the COA Chair: Perspective - Vicki Gregory, new Chair of the COA, discusses the COA perspective on the Standards revision process
  
• Spotlight on Process and Policy - a new column focusing on an aspect of ALA accreditation process and policy. In this issue, Laura Dare discusses sample Program Presentations and ERP Reports and their use in the review process
  
• News and Announcements - events and trainings at ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, electronic communications from the Office, and recruitment of External Review Panelists
  
• External Review Panelists who served on reviews during spring 2009 are acknowledged
  
• NCATE/AASL recognition news - programs receiving recognition during spring 2009 reviews and reviewers of program reports in spring 2009 are acknowledged; also, information on reviewer training at ALA Midwinter Meeting
  

 

 

Laura Dare, Assistant Director

Office for Accreditation

American Library Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL 60611

312-280-2435

www.ala.org/accreditation

Call for Presentations: RUSA at the ALA 2010

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

 

The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA invites the submission of research projects for presentation at the 16th Reference Research Forum at the 2010 American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

 
 

The Reference Research Forum continues to be one of the most popular and valuable programs during the ALA Annual Conference, where attendees can learn about notable research projects conducted in the broad area of reference services such as user behavior, electronic services, reference effectiveness and assessment, and organizational structure and personnel. All researchers, including reference practitioners from all types of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested individuals, are encouraged to submit a proposal.

 
 

For examples of projects presented at past Forums, please see the Committee's website:

http://tinyurl.com/rssresearchstatistics

 

The Committee employs a blind review process to select three projects for 20 minute presentations, followed by open discussion. Winning submissions must be presented in person at the Forum in Washington, D.C.

 
 

Criteria for selection:

• Quality and creativity of the research design and methodologies;

• Significance of the study for improving the quality of reference service;

• Potential for research to fill a gap in reference knowledge or to build on previous studies;

• Research projects may be in-progress or completed;

• Previously published research or research accepted for publication will not be accepted

 
 

Proposals are due by Monday, January 4, 2010. Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 8, 2010. The submission must not exceed two pages. Please include:

 
 

1. A cover sheet including your name(s), title(s), institutional affiliation(s), mailing address(es), fax number(s) and email address(es).

2. The second page should NOT show your name, any personal information, or the name of your institution. Instead, it must include:

a. Title of the project;

b. Explicit statement of the research problem;

c. Description of the research design and methodologies used, and preliminary findings if any;

d. Brief discussion of the unique contribution, potential impact, and significance of the research

 
 

Please send submissions by email to:

Liane Luckman

Chair, RUSA RSS Research and Statistics Committee

lluckman@txstate.edu

Azerbaycan: Azadliq Newspaper

Azerbaycan: Bizim Yol- An Opposition Newspaper??

Dear Readers, I want to know more about the state of publishing in Azerbaijan with respect to the freedom of press. Do you know of any opposition newspapers in Azerbaijan? Do you have any suggestions or any recommendations where I can find the examples of the opposition websites? After all, Azerbaijan is a democratic country. Please help. Thank you.


Bizim Yol (Translated as "Our Way"


Above is a screenshot of an opposition newspaper in Azeri called "Bizim Yol". As I understand from my superficial searches that it is indeed a newspaper that offeres differing perspectives.

Post Soviet Space-Russia-Gliukoza-Den'gi Video

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Central Asia News Review by NMCA-October 2008 Published

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Source: Network on Migration in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia (NMCA) under Migration Research Track (MRT) at the Social Research Center (SRC), AUCA. You receive this mail because you subscribed to this Network. Moderator: Lilia Ormonbekova, SRC, AUCA, email: src.mrt@mail.auca.kg. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  NEWS REVIEW No 84, October 2 – 8, 2009  News:  Kyrgyzstan  1. "24 Press Club": Kyrgyz President: "Kyrgyzstan feels acute shortage of school teachers." Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/community/63714-kurmanbek-bakiev-v-kyrgyzstane-oshhushhaetsya.html. 2. "CA News": Kyrgyz Parliament approves draft law on cancellation of unemployment allocations and on creation of new work places. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/235431 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/01.htm.    3. "24 Press Club": Head of State Migration Committee: "There are 300 thousand Kyrgyz labor migrants officially working in Russia."  Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/community/63748-ajgul-ryskulova-v-rossii-na-zarabotkax-oficialno.html.  4. "Kabar": Head of State Migration Committee: Over 400 thousand labor migrants left Kyrgyzstan. Read this news in Russian at http://kabar.kg/news/2009/10/07/9564.html. 5. "24 Press Club": Every tenth Kyrgyz citizen emigrates from Kyrgyzstan. Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/community/63744-kazhdyj-desyatyj-grazhdanin-kyrgyzstana.html.  6. "24 Press Club": UNDP expert: "Melting of glaciers may cause mass migration in Kyrgyzstan." Read this news in English at http://eng.24.kg/community/2009/10/06/9248.html.  7. "Akipress": According to UNDP, Kyrgyzstan counts 600 thousand internal migrants. Read this news in Russian at http://kg.akipress.org/news:127681 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/02.doc.   8. "CA News": UNDP expert: "Kyrgyz migrants' remittances make 8-9 % of GDP." Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/233931 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/04.htm.  9. "CA News": Unemployed received credits amounting to KGS 43 million within last 6-7 years. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/234661 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/04.htm.   10. "Akipress": 64 expectant mothers infected with HIV by their husbands-migrants. Read this news in Russian at http://kg.akipress.org/news:127701 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/05.doc.    11. "24 Press Club": Over 500 children, not attending school, work in Bishkek markets.  Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/community/63611-v-stolice-kyrgyzstana-na-rynkax-rabotayut-svyshe.html.  12. "CA News": Bishkek to celebrate World Action Day for Decent Labor. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/233151 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/06.htm.    Kazakhstan  1. "Diapazon.kz": Council of Economic Experts discussed state policies in internal migration regulation. Read this news in Russian at http://diapazon.kz/kazakhstan/20324-na-zasedanii-sjek-obsuzhdeny-voprosy-gospolitiki.html.  2. "Diapazon.kz": Most ethnic returnees in eastern Kazakhstan do not have homes. Read this news in Russian at http://diapazon.kz/kazakhstan/20385-mnogie-pribyvshie-v-vko-oralmany-ne-imejut-raboty.html.      3. "Diapazon.kz": Fraud cases occur in Aktobe with regard to allocations to ethnic returnees. Read this news in Russian at http://diapazon.kz/aktobe/aktobe-details/20505-milliony-shli-mimo-oralmanov.html.  Tajikistan 1. "Ca-news": Forecast: remittances from Tajik migrants to increase in 2010. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/235321 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/07.htm.    2. "Asiaplus": Compared to 2008 labor migrants' dollar remittances to Amonatbonk decrease by 42 per cent. Read this news in English at http://asiaplus.tj/en/news/29/57734.html.  3. "Avesta TJ": Chinese citizens fined for violation of migration law in Dushanbe. Read this news in Russian at http://avesta.tj/index.php?newsid=2484. Uzbekistan  "Fergana": Bus with illegal Uzbek migrants apprehended near Moscow. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=13132&mode=snews.  Russia  1. "RB.ru": UNDP: "Russia needs migrants for economic growth." Read this news in Russian at http://www.rb.ru/news/society/2009/10/05/183102.html.  2. "CentrAsia": Why migrants can not integrate in Russia? Read this news in Russian at http://www.centrasia.ru/news.php?st=1254894120.  3. "Zamandash Press": Mass assault of gastarbeiters took place in Zarechnyi city. Read this news in Russian at http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/11605.py.  4. "Kabar": Migrants commit less than 4 per cent of crimes. Read this news in Russian at http://kabar.ru/?p=2736.  5. "Fergana": 59 migrants killed by skinheads since beginning of 2009. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=13134&mode=snews.  Bilateral/Multilateral Related 1. "Fergana": Kyrgyz president and head of Russian President's administration discuss placement of Russian troops, construction of Kambarata and migration issues in Bishkek. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=13144&mode=snews.  2. "CA News": Kyrgyzstan and Russia sign agreement on cooperation in labor migration regulation. Read this news in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/234181 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/08.htm.    3. "Kabar": Head of Russian Federal Migration Service: "Russia suggests CIS countries to cooperate in solving illegal migration by conclusion of readmission agreements." Read this news in Russian at http://kabar.ru/?p=2723.  4. "Die Tageszeitung": Labor migration solves economic problems. Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/bigtiraj/63770-trudovaya-migraciya-pomogaet-reshat.html.  5. "Bank.uz": Remittances of labor migrants from Russia to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan grow. Read this news in Russian at http://www.bank.uz/publish/doc/text47736_rossiya_denejnye_perevody_migrantov_v_uzbekistan_tadjikistan_i_kirgiziyu_rastut.html. Publications: UNDP: Human Development Report 2009. Overcoming barriers: Human mobility and development. Read the report in English at http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2009/#.  Events:  1. "Akipress": Prevention of interethnic conflicts caused by internal migration discussed in Alay district of Kyrgyzstan. Read this news in Russian at http://fergana.akipress.org/news:50281/.  2. "24 Press Club": Youth vacancy fair to run in Bishkek. Read this news in Russian at http://www.24.kg/community/63832-v-kyrgyzstane-projdet-ocherednaya-molodezhnaya.html.  3. "Zamandash Press": Kyrgyz Diaspora in Samara gets familiarized with Russian migration legislation. Read this news in Russian at http://www.zpress.kg/news/news_only/10/11690.py.  4. "Asiaplus": Forum on labor migration in Central Asia to take place in Dushanbe on October 8-9. Read this news in English at http://asiaplus.tj/en/news/39/57600.html.  5. "Asiaplus": Impact of financial crisis on labor emigration from rural areas of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan discussed in Dushanbe. Read this news in Russian at http://asiaplus.tj/news/39/57753.html.  6. "Kasparov.ru": Conference in Nijnii Novgorod focuses on rightless labour migrants. Read this news in Russian at http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=4AC6093C78A6B.  7. "MZ.kg": Meeting of EurAsEC Council on Migration Policy under Committee on Integration takes place in Minsk. Read this news in Russian at http://mz.kg/ru/news/162/.  8. "Asiaplus": State role in regulating labor migration during economic crisis and its impact on migration processes in CIS discussed in Moscow. Read this news in Russian at http://asiaplus.tj/news/39/57506.html. Features, Views, Analysis  1. "Bishkek Press Club": Kyrgyz Vice-Prime Minister: "Migrants basic human rights often violated in hosting countries." Read this article in Russian at http://bpc.kg/news/7980-07-10-09.  2. "24 Press Club": Should Kyrgyzstan decry Russian language? Read these opinions in English at http://eng.24.kg/community/2009/10/06/9245.html.  3. "Bishkek Press Club": Head of Bishkek Vocational School #3: "Unfortunately, many our graduates head for Russia and Kazakhstan, where they earn much more". Read this article in Russian at http://bpc.kg/news/8002-08-10-09.  4. "CentrAsia": Russian FMS branch in Bishkek. What Russia must be ashamed of? Read this article in Russian at http://www.centrasia.ru/news.php?st=1254687060.  5. "CentrAsia": Would Russia get lost without migrants? Why Moscow does not need migrants. Read this article in Russian at http://www.centrasia.ru/news.php?st=1254689940.  6. "Asiaplus": CIS states may get more benefit from migration, says UNDP Human Development Report 2009. Read this news in English at http://asiaplus.tj/en/news/39/57681.html.  7. "Avesta TJ": UNDP: "The harshest drop of remittances is forecasted in Central Asia." Read this news in Russian at http://avesta.tj/index.php?newsid=2530.  8. "Radio Azattyk": Human trafficking flourishing in Central Asia. Read this article in Russian at http://www.ca-news.org/news/235511 or at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/09.htm.    9. "B&P", "Digest": Set of articles on migration. Read these articles at http://src.auca.kg/reports/84/10.pdf.  10. "Vesti.uz": Migrants children in Russia shift from native languages to Russian. Read this article in Russian at http://www.vesti.uz/culture/education/article/19522.  11. "Vremya": It is always crisis for migrants. Read these opinions in Russian at http://www.vremya.ru/2009/182/4/238778.html.  12. "Kabar": Even law-abiding migrants forced "to withdraw into shadows". Read this article in Russian at http://kabar.ru/?p=2726.  13. "Vechernyaya Moskwa": Labor migration and protection of Muscovites' interests. Read this article in Russian at http://www.vmdaily.ru/article.php?aid=84401.

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Georgia: "Special Edition" of the Archival Bulletin

The Archive Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has just released a "Special Edition" of the Archival Bulletin devoted to the history of Georgian separatist conflicts, which is available for download in PDF format: http://archive.security.gov.ge/momabe_spec.pdf




The Archive Department has also recently translated its main web portal into English, where one can find a great many interesting documents and videos: http://archive.security.gov.ge/en/



Source:
Any institution interested in receiving hard copies of the Archival Bulletin or individuals interested in working in the Georgian KGB and Central Committee archives should contact:
Colonel Omar Tushurashvili
Head of the Archives Department
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Vazha-Pshavela Avenue, #72
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel./Fax: (995 32) 323898
E-mail: Tushurashvili(at)pol.ge or Moambe(at)pol.ge

2010 James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships

 
 

UCLA Library Special Collections  

http://www2.library.ucla.edu/special/thayer.cfm

 
 

The James and Sylvia Thayer Short-Term Research Fellowships support the use of special collections materials by visiting scholars and UCLA graduate students. Collections that are administered by the newly integrated UCLA Library Special Collections and available for Thayer fellowship-supported research include materials in the humanities and social sciences; medicine; life and physical sciences; visual and performing arts; and UCLA history.

 
 

Research residencies may last up to three months between March 1 and December 17, 2010. Recipients receive stipends ranging from $500 to $2500. (Awards vary yearly. Grants in 2008 averaged $1400; in 2009, $1200.)  Those receiving fellowships are expected to provide a report on the results of their research that can be mounted on the UCLA Library Web site.

 
 

United States citizens and permanent residents with the legal right to work in the U.S. who are engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, or independent research are invited to apply.

 
 

Applications are due December 11, 2009, and should include:

 
 

   * Cover letter

   * Curriculum vitae

   * Outline of research and special collections to be used (two pages maximum)

   * Brief budget for travel, living, and research expenses

   * Dates to be spent in residence

   * Two letters of recommendation from faculty or other scholars familiar with the research project 

 
 

Mail applications to:

 
 

James and Sylvia Thayer Fellowship Program

c/o Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections 

UCLA Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

 
 

Questions about the fellowships may be mailed to the address above or emailed to:

lib_thayer@library.ucla.edu

 
 

 
 

A printable flyer version of this announcement (Adobe PDF document) is available at:

 
 

http://www2.library.ucla.edu/pdf/UCLA_Library_Thayer_Fellowships_2010.pdf

 

Balkan Singers-Part II: Maja Marijana (Маја Маријана) or Marijana Radovanović and Her Music

I want to introduce my readers to Maja Marijana- a Serbian singer that was born in Novi Sad. I was unable to find her official website, so I have to post some of her video songs that the readers might find interesting.


Maja Marijana- Žena Zmija(2008)








Žena zmija sedi za sankom,
pije svoj viski s ledom igra se vatrom.
Žena zmija gleda te krisom
i nazdravlja casom prema ljubavi bivsoj...



Crni Panter-2006?






Maja Mariana's early song: Ja Nisam Devojka Lutalica (PGP-RTB, 1992)

Slovene Journal Filozofski vestnik International to join Open Humanities Press

PHILOSOPHY JOURNAL CONVERTS TO OA, JOINS OPEN HUMANITIES PRESS –Filozofski vestnik International, a peer-reviewed journal from theInstitute of Philosophy, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of the Arts and Sciences, has converted to open access andbecome part of the Open Humanities Press collective.



The major new humanities publishing initiative, Open Humanities Press (OHP) (http://openhumanitiespress.org), is pleased to welcome its latest addition to the open access journal collective. Filozofski vestnik International, edited by Peter Klepec, is the first print-to-OA conversion OHP has undertaken.


Filozofski vestnik International, the international edition of the Slovenian language journal, will continue to publish in print as well as OA. The editors explained their decision as a way of extending the small print runs that are subsidized by the Slovenian government. “The open access edition will reach a much wider audience than the paper versions. We see them as complementary,” said Šumič-Riha.



Filozofski vestnik International’s international advisory board includes Alain Badiou, Chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure, J.G.A. Pocock, Harry C. Black Professor of History Emeritus at Johns Hopkins University, Herta Nagl-Docekal, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Vienna, Chantal Mouffe, Professor of Political Theory at the University of Westminster, Manfred Frank, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tübingen, Martin Jay, Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley.



Like all journals affiliated with OHP, Filozofski vestnik International was assessed by OHP’s editorial oversight group for its fit with OHP’s intellectual mission and publication standards. The conversion, using the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems, was overseen by Sigi Jöttkandt, one of OHP’s co-founders. “I was thrilled when the prestigious print journal, Filozofski vestnik, approached us about their intention to go OA. I expect we will see a lot more academic editors turning to the print/OA hybrid model as a compelling way of getting work out to readers. This is an important milestone for OHP, and for humanities publishing.” Filozofski vestnik International appears once a year with articles in English, French and German.


Source:
Contact: Sigi Jöttkandt: sigij@openhumanitiespress.org



Open Humanities Press





Open Humanities Press is an international Open Access publishing collective specializing in critical and cultural theory. OHP was formed by academics to overcome the current crisis in scholarly publishing that threatens intellectual freedom and academic rigor worldwide. OHP journals are academically certified by OHP’s independent board of international scholars. All OHP publications are peer-reviewed, published under open access licenses, and freely and immediately
available online at http://openhumanitiespress.org.

Balkan Singers-Part I: Stoja and Her Music

I have decided to fall in learn with Turbo-folk music from the Balkans. As an Indian, I have been already defined in historic terms by some to be "an emotional oriental", so here I am sharing my newly found passion for various genres of Balkan Music. I know that there are many individuals in the Balkans who do not enjoy the "folk" aspect of this music for many different reasons. I am staunch believer of the fact that one should enjoy the music that one is comfortable with. So I want to introduce you to a middle aged singer Stoja Stojanovic (Стојанка Стоја Новаковић) that sings beautiful melodies, however her music videos leave us desiring for better themes than today.Please judge for your own selves.





It is very interesting to look at the statistics that Youtube provides for the viewers. Also, more interesting are various text comments that vary from references to sexuality, cellulitis, age, and beauty.What happened to "Thou Shall Not Judge...


Stoja's Interview

Dr. Olena Bashun at UNC Chapel Hill

The University Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosts Dr. Olena Bashun, the Deputy Director of the Donetsk regional scientific library. She also serves as the Chair of the Donetsk Regional Section of the Ukrainian Library Association and is an editor of a professional library journal «Library forum of Ukraine». Dr. Bashun came to the US to study the “American Approach to Digitalization of Library Collections”; she will be staying in the US until the end of December 2009 (with possible extension of her grant through the end of March 2010). Dr. Bashun’s email is olenabashun@gmail.com



Source:
Nadia Zilper
Department Head. Global Resources and Area Studies Collection Development
Curator of Slavic and East European Collections
and the Andre Savine Collection.
Davis Library, CB # 3918
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Tel.: (W) 919-962-3740; (M) 919-259-2171; Fax: 919-962-4450
Email: nz@unc.edu
http://www.lib.unc.edu/cdd/crs/international/slavic/index.html