Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25644 invoked from network); 27 Mar 2000 12:08:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by grants.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 27 Mar 2000 12:08:46 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12ZYEQ-0005PL-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:02:54 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.6]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12ZYEP-0005Nk-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:02:53 +0100 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id OAA47526 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2000 14:02:40 +0200 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20000327135924.2d4fe5ae@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 13:59:24 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: QRSS In-reply-to: <00de01bf97dd$48264f20$6b884fd1@tractorb> References: <3.0.1.16.20000327095603.2d4f2c2e@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: At 23:12 27/03/00 +1200, you wrote: >Any chance of a free translation of that delightful sounding word >'apparatsik'? I wasn't aware that the word is not known in English. It has Russian origin (as far as I know) and was used for high ranked party member taking decisions without being influenced by any practical knowlegde about the things they were deciding about. 73, Rik ON7YD