HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: deh26475@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David X)
Subject: Afrikan Festival - Chicago 9/4,5,6/92
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:47:47 GMT


Jambo,

     For all those that don't know, this is going on in the Chi starting today.
Here are some of the details:

           3rd Annnual Afrikan Festival of the Arts 1992

                       ANCESTRAL LINKAGES

                       Labor Day Weekend
                       Friday thru Sunday
                    September 4th, 5th, & 6th
                     Cornell Park, Hyde Park
                     47th & Lake Shore Drive
                        Chicago, Illinois
                       11:00 AM 'till Dusk


                            SHEDULE OF EVENTS

                          Friday, September 4th

                            OPENING CEREMONY

 2:00 PM   Drum Processional
 2:30 PM   Official opening of 1992 Festival
 3:00 PM   Libation to Ancestors
 3:30 PM   Ancestral Linkages

                               Main Stage

                           REGGAE DANCE PARTY

 5:30 PM   Welcome
 5:45 PM   Inka Alasade Ka Inkulule Ko
 6:15 PM   Stony Island Rap
 6:40 PM   Ex-Dub Factor (Reggae Band)



                          Saturday, September 5th

12:45 PM   Storytelling
 1:15 PM   Simba Na Malaika Wachanga - Rites of Passage Youth Group
 1:45 PM   Drum Demonstration

                               Main Stage

               FINDING THE CENTER OF AFROCENTRICITY

 5:45 PM   Mask Dancers
 6:10 PM   Annual Festival Fashion Show Extravaganza
 7:30 PM   Open Dance Party




                          Sunday, September 6th

12:45 PM   Vandy Harris and the Front Burners
 1:20 PM   Light Henry Huff and D. Alexander

                               Main Stage

                            DANCES OF AFRIKA

 5:45 PM   Muntu Dance Theater
 6:45 PM   Silimbo Senegalese Afrikan Dance Company 
 7:30 PM   Festival Closing Ceremony




$2.00 Donation ($1.00 for Seniors, Children and Students with I.D.)

Sponsored by Window to Afrika (312) 955-7742 and
             Afrika International House (312) 721-4687

       Hetep.
           
          - David X


*SOJOURNER*HUEY*HARRIET*MALCOLM*ROSA*MARCUS*IDA*FRED H.*ASSATA*BIKO*FANNIE LOU*

                                    MA'AT
                                    -----

                                    _____
                                  /       \
                                  |       |
                       PEACE      \       /    JUSTICE
                                   \     /
                                     \ /
                               ---------------
                                      |
                                      |
                                      |

                                   HARMONY


                           THE BASIS OF ALL ORDER 
                           ----------------------

**SHAKA*CANDACE*AMENHOTEP IV*NEFERTARI*TAHARQA*HATSHEPSUT*IMHOTEP*NZINGA*MENES**
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: eccanning@gallua.gallaudet.edu (Elwyn Canning)
Subject: How to locate Johannesburg via S.W.I.F.T.
Organization: Gallaudet University
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:56:33 GMT

Hello!

	Does anybody know about this and can help me how to locate my comrade
in Johannesburg.  he just gave me his personal computer account PTF4 but he is
not sure how I can reach him using his company's network provider S.W.I.F.T.
His  network address is as follows: SBZA ZA JJ. I'm figuring out how the 
InterNet could be reached to his address via the network S.W.I.F.T. 

e-mail reponses preferred.

Thank you
Elwyn Canning

Bitnet: eccanning@gallua.bitnet
Internet: eccanning@gallua.gallaudet.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
From: barnhart@gagme.chi.il.us (Mr Aaron Barnhart)
Subject: IPS: KENYA: SHIPPING INDUSTRY SINKING
Originator: barnhart@gagme
Organization: Evanston, Illinois
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 06:44:37 GMT

Area: Latin America
Reference: Science & Industry; Trade & Finance
Title: KENYA: SHIPPING INDUSTRY SINKING


an inter press feature

by pamphil h. kweyuh

nairobi, aug 26 (ips) -- kenya's ports and shipping companies
are facing a severe recession. many firms are set to close and
some have lost around 80 percent of business due to wars in
neighbouring countries in the horn of africa.

''a large number of firms may soon close. we have lost 80
percent of our workload since the year began'', says p.g. shah,
commercial manager of afritainer freight services.

the east africa region as a whole has lost a total of 30
percent of its cargo over the past five years, according to
kenyan economist gerishom ikiara.

observers say the short term hope lies in new imports of
goods for drought relief.

the cause of the slump in the 40 million tonne east african
cargo trade are both personal and political.

personal animosity between rwanda's president juvenal
habyrimana, kenya's daniel arap moi and uganda's president
yoweri museveni over the civil war in rwanda led to a loss of a
large chunk of rwanda cargo through kenya.

''as long as there are false accusations and hostilities
against the nation and people of uganda, the drop in bilateral
trade as well as use of kenyan facilities will continue'', says
a ugandan diplomat who declined to be named.

as a result of the two-year rwandan civil war, transit cargo
that would normally pass through kenya's mombasa port is being
re-routed to tanzania costing mombasa a loss of 40,000 tonnes of
cargo a year.

a further 40,000 tonnes was lost over the last two years as a
result of fighting in southern sudan between the government and
rebel sudan people's liberation army, says alex kabuga, kenya
ports authority acting managing director.

cuts in aid from nordic countries and the paris club,
amounting to 420 million dollars, meant kenya's manufacturing
industry suffered and this ate into the port trade, say
observers.

''manufacturers have been the worst hit by the poor
relationship with donors. production slumped'', says john kuria,
chief executive of kenya association of manufacturers,
(more/ips)


kenya: ports (2)

sugar factory closures have meant a drop in exports of
molasses, even oil imports have gone down, he notes.

a presidential directive last week allowing exporters to
retain their revenue in hard currency may reverse the trend.

''while there seems no quick end to conflicts that have
resulted in loss of transit traffic, other factors affecting
both local and regional imports may bring good news'', says
phillip okundi, managing director of kilindini port.
(end/ips/phk/ro/92)



-- 
Mr. Aaron Barnhart@gagme.chi.il.us -- posting from Evanston, Illinois
From: Dorothy Morse <dmorse@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:46 PDT
Subject: Somalia action notes, UN nos.
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1471700087:000:1481
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!dmorse    Aug 25 17:46:00 1992


For the many kind and energetic people who have emailed me about faxing
for Somalia--here's a point made by Charlie Scheiner that I think has
merit.

For those who fax free on Internet, please let the sky be your limit.
However, if you are on IGC and can afford the 30 cent-a page charge for
a few faxes, go ahead and use that method, so that all the faxes coming
out the machines don't have the Swedish header.

Some people have said they are taking the lists to people who will use
commercial faxing machines, so those will look different too.

Charlie also sent me a list of UN mission phone numbers and fax numbers.

If you are in the 212 area code and this is a local call, these
will be free; you and friends could call several times..

I can't upload all the numbers tonight.But two very influential permanent members
of the Security Council are the United Kingdom and France--particularly
since the Irish Foreign Minister and the French Minister for Health and
Humanitarian Affairs have visited Somalia, and both were stunned by
the tragedy and called for doubling and tripling of aid.  Pressure on their
UN missions will help to keep things moving in the right direction (things
seem to be improving, but have shown a tendency in the past to stall out
once public pressure dies down).

Anyway, here are the phone and fax numbers:

United Kingdom  Phone 212-745-0200
                Fax   212-745-0316

France          Phone 212-308-5700
                Fax   212-689-5769
From: Steve.Hayes@p5.f22.n7101.z5.fidonet.org (Steve Hayes)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.african
Subject: The ANC and the SACP
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 15:04:00 GMT
Organization: FidoNet node 5:7101/22.5 - Novell User Group, Pretoria RSA

On <31 Aug 1992 21:46> mokaba@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (5:7104/2) said to All :

 mcbe>The ethnically pure Inkatha... and pure afrikaaners who in some 
 mcbe>study that
 mcbe>was muffled some years ago had Khoi and San blood are well 
 mcbe>represented in
 mcbe>AWB or the NP.. which of the parties or movement is 
 mcbe>represntative of the
 mcbe>country's composition.  The ANC... has more Jews than than the 
 mcbe>AWB and die
 mcbe>CP combined... more indians than Inkatha and AWB combined... 
 mcbe>and more
 mcbe>africans than Inkatha, NP, AWB, HNP-CP or what ever.. well.. 
 mcbe>the rest is
 mcbe>for "ethnically pure Gavanites to chew.  

{Much more deleted.}

I'm not sure I understood everything you were saying, but I like your 
attitude..



--  
INTERNET: Steve.Hayes@p5.f22.n7101.z5.fidonet.org
via:  THE CATALYST BBS in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
       (catpe.alt.za)   +27-41-34-1122 HST or +27-41-34-2859, V32bis & HST.
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:14:00 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(8) :S&T Strategies in Metals/Materials Industry in Thailand 

This is the last part!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
                        8. Plastic Products
 
* Status (weakness & strength)
 
    - Blow moulding strongest followed by injection moulding, blow film
extrusion, strentch blow moulding, coextrusion
    - Very few polymer experts
    - Technology and equipment are expensive
    - Inadequate testing service
    - Weak supporting industries i.e. mould making and machinery industry
 
* Strategy for Development of Existing Industry
 
    - Increase teaching staff and equipment in the field of polymer
    - Establish government/public testing service and encouraging
testing service by private sectors
    - Regulating plastic fabrication industry to produce high quality
product in order to meet international market requirement
 
* Future Strategic Industry
 
    - Shrinking film/cling film
    - Laminated sheet
    - Stretch blow moulding products
    - Engineering plastic such as FRP, GRP for food packaging industry
and automobile in dustry
 
* Future Technological Capability Needed
 
    - Operative and adaptive capability in specific plastic processing
technique
    - Capability of industry such as mould making and machinery industry
 
* Strategy to develop Future Capability
 
    - Specific training by foreign experts
    - Upgrading personels in plastic processing industry
    - Promotion of supporting industryies, ie. die making and machinery
industry
 


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

****************************************************************************
Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

*****************************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: C525628@mizzou1.missouri.edu
Subject: Re: Korean Air (was cheap airfares to Asia)
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 22:56:31 CDT

In article <1992Sep1.191515.7339@leland.Stanford.EDU>
runj@leland.Stanford.EDU (Ranjan Linde Sinha) writes:
 
>
> therese@crchh588.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Therese McCarthy) writes:
>>
>> >Has anyone ever flew Korean Airlines?  I agree that their prices are much
>> >cheaper than other airlines, but my travel agent discouraged me from using
>> >them because she said they were like 'cattle cars'.  I don't want to spend
>> >12+ hours flying uncomfortably....if anyone can confirm or deny this I would
>> >appreciate it!
>
>I just returned from Bangkok to LA on Korean Air on Aug 31.
>They have cheap fares (mine was 838 roundtrip from San Fran)
>but the service is as good as any other airline I've been on.
>It was not overcrowded at all--there were even spare seats where
>those who were quick to act got to lie down.  The movies were
>US films, relatively recent, and the food was, well, airline
>food--but ok.
 
I think it is better than NorthWest or United Airline.  Everything is good
except the Korean English.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:15:19 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(?): Commercial Break 

    Commercial Break!
 
    (Intro.... Thai classical music "Song of bats")
 
    Thailand and Japan started modernizing themselves at about the same
time in the year 1900.  About 60 years later, we were much behind Japan
in term of standard of living of people.  We implemented our first
national plan on social and economic development in 1961, a few years
ahead of Korea.  In 1982, we could not catch up technological
advancement and economic strength of Korea.
    .................
 
    (another thai classical music with sad & soft melody, Sorry I do not
remember the name) 
    ...................
    
    This year, 1992 , someone matches us with Vietnam.  How many years
will we...???....?     It is our generation who're going to change and
shape the tend of our country.  Please join us help developing Thailand.
 
I hope I am not alone,
Schitt  Laowattana
From: grahamf@deakin.OZ.AU (Graham Fordham)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: ms windows fonts
Date: 5 Sep 1992 02:00:22 +1000
Organization: Deakin University
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.deakin.oz.au
Keywords: fonts

Re my previous post concerning fonts for windows, I have been
advised that some or all of these fonts may not be public
domain - if this is indeed the case it just isn't wise for me
to upload them to archive sites - so to all the people who
mailed me, sorry folks.

For those who want to have a look for themselves mswindows fonts
are available on the post bulletin board, Bangkok 2383901/2383902,
but you might like to query Tony Waltham re their legitimacy or
otherwise.....

For those who asked questions re windows and Thai: I'm not an expert
in this field I just happen to have an ongoing need to work in thai and,
at the moment for windows you can use at least three methods:
1. TSM for windows (I believe a us dealer has been set up)
2. Thai windows (which may?? have a spellchecker
3. add adobe fonts to the standard version of windows

You can also use the TSM system for DOS which may/may not work
with msword and so let you use a fast text based word processor - I
haven't tried it

cheers
GF
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:32:36 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(7):Major Problems and Limitations of S&TD in Thailand 

    I hope that Thai professionals ,who have lots of experiences, won't
stand still when there is demand for their helps (, eventhough, it's not
publicly advertised).  Below is  a series of information on "Major
Problems and Limitation in S&TD in Thailand".  Please share your helps
and opinions in these important issues.
 
Your Respectfully,
Schitt(DJ)
 
==========================================================================
 
                Part(7): Management Attitude
 
    The stage of industrial development in Thailand at present is such
that the development of technological capability takes second palce to
cost factors.  The technologies employed are not that sophisticated and
can be readily bought, competition is based mainly on cost rather than
quality, and most of the industries are labour rather than technology
intensive.  Such as industry structure engenders the feeling that
technology is of secondary importance and that there is no need to
develop or adapt technology.  Investment in any form of technological
capability development is seen as a cost which can be avoided.  As
Thailand's industrial structure becomes more complex, as modern
technologies become more essential, as customer become more quality
conscious, and as competition becomes more severe, such attitudes must
be changed.  Short-term profit seeking must be replaced by a concern for
long-term growth and survival.  Technology must be considered as the key
component of future competitiveness.
 
    These attitude changes cannot, of course, happen overnight.  Public
campaigns as well as successful cases from other countries have
contributed considerably towards such changes (for the better) in recent
years.  Actions will not be taken, however, until producing firms really
feel the need for investment in technology.  The Thai government must
also be prepared for these changes.  The development of suitably
qualified personel and provision of relevant infrastructural support,
both of which need a long time to accomplish, have to be carefully
planned and effectively implemented.
 
============================================================================
Please stand by for Part(8) on Deficiencies in Infrastructural
Support...in this net.


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

****************************************************************************
Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

*****************************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
From: fstawit@icomp01.lerc.nasa.gov (Tawit Chitsomboon)
Subject: Re: Thai National Dance Troup in the U.S.?
Organization: Institute for Computational Mechanics in Propulsion
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 12:59:56 GMT

In article <7979@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> wila@seashell.seas.ucla.edu 
(Wilasinee Chunbomrung) writes:

>.............X
>Who is the Thai National Dance troupe?  Are they professionals?  Has
>anyone seen them and would like to comment on their performances?
>
>If someone can let me know if they will be coming to the So CA area,
>I would appreciate it very much.
>
They are from KromSilpakorn (suppose to be the best in the World :-)
Ticket price at  DC performance is $20 $50 $100. They will make
a 1-year tour in the USA (or something like that)

Deborah Wong of Pomona college posted about this last week in
seasia-l. She gave me the following phone numbers to ask for
more info.



Dr. Anchalee Musiksbhumma  (410) 788-7199 after 9 pm
Pam Prangkam  (301) 384-9374  7-10 pm
Sithisakdi Prangkam  (703) 569-8999  10 am-8 pm
Sasithorn Rojanavijit (301) 871-5578  7-10 pm
Tipavan Watana (703) 323-0594  7-10 pm
Sue Leiser (301) 589-1692  7-10 pm
Josie McDevitt (301) 946-4072  9 am-4 pm
Wat Thai, D.C. (301) 871-8660  8 am-8 pm


-Tawit

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Half a cup of water is half-full, with air.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Organization: Doctoral student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 13:12:07 -0400 
From: Schitt Laowattana <sl2k+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: [REPOST] part(7): S&T Strategies in Metals/Materials Industry in Thailand 

                        (7) Plastic Resins
 
* Status(weakness & strength)
 
    At present, there are two large manufactures: TPI and TPC who
manufacture PE and PVC.  Both plants use turnkey processes from aboard. 
The quality of resins is acceptable in the market.
 
* Strategy for Development of Existing Industry
 
    - Cooperation in R&D between industry and universities/research institute
    - Strengthening and expansion of chemical engineering departments in
universities either by government fund or foreign assistance
 
* Future Strategic Industry
 
    PP, PE, PET, PS (NPC-1 and NPC-2 projects to be implemented in the
next 5 years)
 
* Future Technological Capability Needed
 
    - Inquisitive, operative and adaptive capability in petrochemical processe
s
 
* Strategy to developm Future Capability
 
    - Absorb new technology that come with the turnkry process
 
* Policy Recommendations
 
    - Allocation of adequate budget for educational institute to produce
more technologists or engineer in polymer area
    - Incentives and conditions for foreign licensors to transfer
technology to Thai technologists either by in plant training or
cooperative research
    - Reduction of tariff rate should be considered
=============================================================================
posted by


Schitt(DJ)  Laowattana

****************************************************************************
Current Address in USA:

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
USA
Tel. No. 268-8880
Fax. No. 268-3348
e-mail: sl2k@andrew.cmu.edu


Permanent Address in Thailand:

Center of Operation for FIeld roBOtics Development(FIBO)
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Thonburi
91 Suksawasd 48  Ratburana  Bangmod
Bangkok 10140, Thailand

Tel. No. 428-3374, 427-4421 and 4270151-9 Ext. 461
Fax. No. 427-8077, 427-8787

*****************************************************************************