Regarding Export Institue USA

Export Institute USA: Export Resources and Consulting

http://www.exportinstitute.com/

The first thing that I realized concerning John R. Jagoe is that he is an international trade expert without perhaps parallel in the developed world. The quality of experience and training that he provides to the global trade industry is highly recommended by NASBITE (National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators) and is listed at their CGBP website among the likes of: MSU globalEDGE, Chicago IL & Peoria IL, Texas Tech University Online, Massachusetts Export Center, Bryant University / Rhode Island, Philadelphia University, Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland OH), Chicago and Peoria IL Training, Bradley University, South-West Texas Border Region International Trade Center and Belmont Abbey College North Carolina.

Furthermore his training program is highly rated by FITA. This led me to confirm the value of what he has to teach regarding international trade through an internet search which turned up his institute about a year ago. However unaccredited I believe Mr. Jagoe is considered enough of an authority to let the reputation of his institute stand on its own two legs. Following inquiry I was quickly replied to by the owner, manager, and teacher himself which is a rare event in terms of educational programs. I look forward to making progress in this Certificate of Export Management described as:

"you will learn the 'practical' side of exporting and how it is done in the 'real world'. The information is presented in a logical, step-by-step format. When you have completed the six online courses and passed the Certification Examination, you will have acquired an excellent blend of both the theoretical and practical side of exporting that will help your career and also provide you with valuable new information to present to your students. One of the major (and unique) features of our online courses is that the information is updated daily to ensure that it is current and ready for immediate use." (Jagoe, 2007)

Korean Karaoke Bar

Comments On Blue Buggy and Week Two

Comments On Blue Buggy and Week Two

It was interesting listening to the live event and realizing that Blue Buggy is a negative buying zone event. Often I have visited traditional markets and bazzars where the product quality and price varies little from one seller to another and suspect that many individuals might provoke a failure on the part of Buyers through tactics illustrated by the price comparisons among airlines as illustrated in Week One.

In such cases a Buyer's "walk away" "hopes" and "alternatives" might be less effected by an understanding of value for a product such as a Persian carpet and more on simply having the cash to meet a particular asking price. As cheap as possible under such cases is limited by knowledge and planning for example having some ability to distinguish quality of carpet versus Seller's estimation of what might be in your pocket which is often uncannily accurate.

Irrational Choices often appear in the cases of impulse buying decisions. I often suspect that the drive to consumerism in many developing and developed economies might be simply explained by more carefully planned and crafted marketing and sales techniques on the part of Sellers which easily override what are described as rational selection processes. For example did I really need a digital camera, MP3, latest gadget or gizmo or did such purchases represent irrational choices? Do fixed prices in a majority of selling venues in the developed world also possibly implicate that mass production requires a fixed rate of sale because for some reason people perhaps become less adept at negotiating as their patterns of choices are encouraged to become less rational and scale of production made more profitable?

The review of economic success, relational success, durability, efficency and tendancy to fixate on one or few factors appears to have correlation with strategic positioning on a business leadership framework concerning competitiveness, risk, and uncertainty which is complimentary.

The aspects of creating and claiming value is incredibly interesting as it appears a balancing of scales of sorts and would suggest the push and pull of agreement and serves a good opener to the concept of developing greater efforts in planning, and focus. Living in Asia I do see differences in opening strategies as contrasted with North Americans.

However I am concerned regarding globalizing effects of business whether or not local context terms of engagement globally are becoming more American or western in pattern. For example, Koreans often like to have a nice big meal and lots of drinks prior to negotiation however such terms are often dispensed when dealing with western educated negotiators. On one hand it would appear the bias was originally to put an opponent at ease ( or make lethargic) prior to agreement but on the other hand I would often like more lunch prior to the reading of the final bill.

Justification would appear to be a reasonable expectation of argument construction. The more often one were to source outside information the more likely information bias might be avoided to enhance the opportunity for finding new best effective winning situations such as the orange juice versus rind scenario. The more commonly one were to source reputbale justifications for opponents positioning also the more likely one could develop the perspective taking you recommend.

Enthusiasm might also be substituted for being considered a hard worker? Many buying and selling situations are considered incomplete without argument, debate, justification and might actually constitute some of the actual enjoyment possibly derived from such interaction? While you describe the negative implications of assuming recapture of value elsewhere would not repeated and regular negotiations offer the opportunity for repeated and mutual concessions taking through which everyone acquires greater juice and rinds?

KORUS FTA: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

KORUS FTA: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

A cross-section of some of the better presentations I received on the topic for midterms. I submitted these for publication to the school newspaper so I thought it would also be good to exemplify student output here.

Won Chang Min

April 2, 2007 South Korea and the USA concluded the FTA( Free Trade Agreement) dramatically. The FTA conclusion which is called 'KORUS' made us trade with a huge market called the 'USA' without any limits. With this, Korea undergoes big changes. Instead of gains in a huge market called the 'USA', our unstable domestic market becomes uncertain.

One of the benefits is as the student who learns 'international trade' expanded trade market means there will be more jobs for me. Also, activation of trade will bring activation of our country's overall economy. On the other hand, our domestic service industry, which has a weaker foundation then the USA can get damaged because of the USA. The FTA is no longer an option. It is an essential matter. We will in turn enhance national competitiveness, ultimately contributing to enhancing trade and income. And I have to understand effects of these two side so it can be helpful to my vision.

Lee Seung Hak

Thank you for coming, everyone. My name is Lee Seung Hak. I would like to talk about the costs and benefits of the FTA in this class. Does anyone know what's the FTA mean? FTA is the initials of Free Trade Agreement. It is an arrangement to shift free products from country to country. If we have trade with countries ,making agreements like the FTA makes both countries have no fences to trade. Now, our county has signed the contract of the FTA with the USA on Apr, 2, 2007. Also, we are planning contracts of FTA with China, Japan, and Canada.

First, I would like to talk about the benefits of the FTA. The first benefit of the FTA is to spread foreign investment and to create jobs. The foreigners will invest in our country, so that, our industry is developed. Maybe, they will hire many employees because the companies will need them. The second benefit of the FTA is to set up global standard systems and service department systems to be more competitive . By reason of the FTA, we will gain advanced systems from abroad, so our service systems can become more developed. The third benefit of the FTA is to increase exports. If we join the FTA, we can get a stable market position and decrease trade costs.

Next, I will talk about the costs of the FTA. The first cost of the FTA is that our weakest industries will die. Under the FTA, some of the industries need to be more competitive. However, in the case of agricultural products it will be difficult. Under the FTA, our farmhouses have no option but to die.

Now, we have taken the first step to the FTA. So, we will try hard to get benefits.
Thank you for attention.

Cho Eun Jung

Discuss the costs and benefit of the FTA

FTAs have now become a global trend. FTAs were set up to eliminate tariffs on goods and services as well as bring down non-tariff trade barriers. Their main objective was the elimination of tariffs and expansion of trade.

Benefits of the FTA

1.The tariff wall falls, itwill allow imported goods and they will be available for purchase.

2.The products will not only be able to be produced inexpensively from domestic costs, Korea will be able to produce exchanges with the maximum efficiency and profits.

3.If education or medical treatment becomes opened, there will be quality improvement.

4.Advancement of quality industry is a possibility in many industrial sectors which are weak and currently face limitations in technology and knowledge resources.

Costs of the FTA

The FTA may cause income product price depreciation which follows short-term tariff depreciation in some forecasts. The domestic products will face greater price competition which will augment consumer public welfare. Production profits may be converted to consumer profits. Also, service market opening due to Korean FTA will lower direct prices. And service quality improvement may mean the profits will decrease as a direct effect on the consumers. Rapid increases in FTA among countries that were not in geographic proximity as well as between developed and developing countries has become common.

Kim Hyung Jik

Korea concluded a free trade agreement with the USA. Everyone calls it the KORUS. It is Korea plus USA. Many people like free trade deal with the USA. Why do they like it? Because it give benefits. FTA removes the barriers on trade. So many people trade better than before FTA. And they may take more benefits. For the more, trade liquidity is larger. If you sell the car to USA. You must give 10% of price tax to USA. Now, you don't do that. In FTA we don't have a tax obligation in trade. But, FTA is not perfection. If you are farmer you would better change the job. Because many agricultural products maybe come low in price. Who will buy high priced agricultural products. Maybe no one will buy your high price one. FTA w! ill give many costs and benefits. It will change our position. But national benefit is expected to be very high. It will change the destiny of our future generations.

Na Eun-Sub

About the FTA

Two weeks ago KOREA and the USA had finished the FTA. The FTA is abbreviated Free Trade Agreement. Some Korean's worry about the FTA. However I think, The FTA is not a worry. It is a chance. Two years ago, Korea had an FTA with Chile. Many Koreans were worried about FTA. But it turned out to be beneficial to both exports and imports of Korea. Two years after the FTA took effect, Korea`s exports to Chile increased 2.3 times to $1.2 billion compared to the year before the trade agreement.


The FTA is a general trend in world trade. A trade agreement between Korea and United States makes a new market. The countries will become one market. So Korea and The USA made a benefit to both exports and imports. Today FTAs are no longer an option. It is essential for the world economy. A free trade agreement with the United States cannot be an exception to this.

Dong-geul Park

Benefit of Korea-America FTA through the Korea-Chile FTA

Korea and Chile concluded FTA on April 1st, 2004 in spite of the farm workers opposition. This figure shows us changing rate about imports and exports toward Chile from Ministry of Financial and Economy Republic of Korea. We know that the balance of payments is falling.
I insist Korea-Chile FTA was successful even though the balance of payments is falling, however. The most damage part toward Chile is a mount of copper (Cu). Except copper, the FTA is win-win so far. Korea imports a large of copper from Chile after the conclusion of the FTA. But through the FTA, Korea could buy the copper from Chile very cheaply, so we could make many of electric products and electricity. It made as a stepping-stone for future exporting success.

Especially, in electronic products, Korea keeps going strength, but Japan who does not conclude FTA with Chile is degrading. Actually, most Korean cars had had a tough time in the world market because, the revaluation of won currency and devaluation of yen currency, except in Chile. The grape farmers worry is not serious because of seasonal customs duties during September to April. Korean grape farmer has sold on May to October, Chile has sold on September to April. As you heard, Korea-Chile FTA is successful conference.

Let us see the Korea-America FTA. Korea and U.S.A. concluded FTA on April 2nd, 2007.
Let us look at some advance of Korea-America FTA. Advance 1st Safe security of the world market. Korea can have prior occupation than competitor nation such as Japan, China, Taiwan.
Advance 2nd Improve foreign-confidence. When the foreign confidence is high, foreign investment can also increase. Advance 3rd Promotion of a domestic higher value-added business. U.S. is the most industrial country, so Korea can make it. Korea can attract lots of investment, strengthen technological development. Advance 4th Become a base of the East Asia hub. Korea can be the head office of Asia. If it will be true, Korea can deal with other countries financial, physical distribution and service business.

Conclusion

Korea is ready to have strength of trade and commercial agreement. And, Korea government can give an understanding the people why FTA is good.

Jung Wook

Hi, everyone. I'm happy to be here to speak.

As you all know, there was a FTA negotiation between South Korea and the United States of America in April 2nd, 2007. As negotiation was proceeded for a long time, the FTA conclusion is our nation's historic event. Today, I want to tell you about FTA negotiation and Korea economy.

While world order changes suddenly, this FTA will serve as an important momentum for Korea to form a strategic partner relation economically and politically with the United States of America.

Actually, current account deficit is the biggest problem in the U.S. and especially, China has the most power of influence. This FTA will contribute to American trade deficit reduction and contribute in international economy stability as well as offers connection ring with Northeast Asia which is growing.

However, there are many people who is opposed to this FTA negotiation. They say that trade opening can cause bipolarization of economy. Some people say that importation opening cause farm village collapse.

Actually, in case of Korean farm produce, price competitive power is lower than other countries. They worried about that if they open beef, pork market, livestock farmhouse goes bankrupt and that is linked by rapid increase of agriculture trade deficit.

Anyway, I'm sure that this FTA negotiation is an opportunity that can pull one step Korean economy. In case of domestic enterprise, they needs to activate restructuring to promote competition. Also, through domestic investment and foreign investment activation, we need to restore Korea economy which has falled in low growth and low investment.

Low investment causes economic growth rate fall and this is connected by stagnation of domestic income and comsumption again. According as export duty for the United States of America is lifted, it is expected that FDI increase of Japan, the EU countries to make the most use of production installation of export goods for America.

Kim So Young

I will start my presentation. I will be presentating about FTA. FTA is simplified characters of Free Trade Agreement and as it says, doing trade without or less duty. We have to contract a FTA. Because our trade dependence is 70%. In our country, trad is very important. If we averted it, bring about a loss and isolation. New problems are come up with like rice, vehicle, beef, medicine and so on. There are advantages as well as disadvantages to the US, Korean. On the downside, famers and industry will be damage and medicine price will result in high. It will abolish labor and environment regulation so it will bring about a environment disruption. On the positive side, those with no jobs will have works because service industrie! s will be more competitive. And the market can sell more goods or food. The FTA of Korea and the US faces each other in world-wide anger inside infinite competition and it secures a national competitive power. The country which it opens is successful and the failure but the economy which is isolated it could not be successful. If we loosen the propulsion of the FTA from the tendency where the many countries contract the FTA of various nations, we well be turned over.

Lee Jung Yong and Kim Hee Jung

FTA : The Good vs. the Bad

Jung Yong : This presentation is about the FTA. There are many countries worldwide that have signed free trade agreements. I present to you an example of the good impact of the FTA. Nowdays is globalization, I expect the FTA is a step to take a big leap in becoming a developed nation. Custormers can buy at lower prices and many many products . And the agreement will improve the relationship between the U.S.-Korea partnership. This agreement will allow Korea to enter the U.S. market earlier than other nations such as Japan, Taiwan and China. The FTA with the U.S. means Korea has opened the doors wide to improve industrial and financial firms to meet global standards.

Hee Jung : I think the FTA will bring too many risks to the domestic economy. But let me present you an example of the negative impact of the FTA. If Korea sells oranges at $5. And the U.S sells the oranges at $10. But if the tariff is removed the oranges price become cheaper than in Korea. The customers will buy the U.S oranges. Therefore, many domestic farmers in Korea will lose their jobs because of the cheap and well-cultivated US products. I think they should think about this negative point, such as the agricultural and service sectors.The FTA will give Korea a more influential trading position compared to China and Japan, but I worry heavily about the side effects in many fields.

Regarding German Study Opportunities for Korean Students

Regarding German Study Opportunities for Korean Students

A couple of students followed up a German studies program application and interview last week with a visit to discuss the learning opportunities for Koreans in Germany. My expertise is in gathering information and over the last few years I have spent a portion of my time investigating options such as warm my heart like no other: tuition waivered studies.

CIA Factbook: Germany
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gm.html

Notably such programs are popping up in the regional northwest of the United States especially concerning public school teacher in-service certification programs either through state funded or religious affiliated school boards particularly in inner city locations. I noted a shocking statistic on the cbc website from 2003 which stated that in cities like Calgary immigrant students have had a drop-out rate as high as 74% at that time according to The Coalition for Equal Access to Education. I sometimes wonder how long the market can continue to claim it provides many opportunities for immigrants and newcomers with student ratios to ESL teachers as high as 80 to one. Perhaps the situation has been remedied. However I continue to see ESL jobs advertised in Canada from 10 to 15 dollars and hour which is the kind of salary a part-time coffee server earns in Australia.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2003/05/23/ca_esl20030523.html

Back to Germany. The Germans have a wide roster of educational options for foreign students. While the challenge of learning German might be intimidating to many it would actually not implicate in classroom learning which by German standards is free for locals and foreigners. My concern would be the sizes of classes which are described as often extremely large by writers like Edward T. Hall and Mildred Reid Hall.

However the best possible option I found appears to be the Master's Degrees in International Industrial Management, Automotive Engineering, Information Technology and Automation Systems at The University of Esslingen Graduate School. http://www.hs-esslingen.de/en/19213

Esslingen University of Applied Science

Westminster Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Graduate School 101 FlanderstrasseEsslingen

73732 Germany

http://www.hs-esslingen.de/en/44

What impressed me about this program was the sheer breadth and depth of professional studies, all in the English language medium, strong affiliations with several local corporations including Robert Bosch and Festo while located in the region of Stuttgart and Germany's industrial heartland. The other obvious benefit is the described class sizes of 25.

German Embassy
http://www.seoul.diplo.de/Vertretung/seoul/ko/Startseite.html

Another reason I would see Germany and Europe as being a possible alternative for studies possibly leading to immigration and regular local employment options are related to research I did into the Korean education industry in February to satisfy my Cornell Certificate. In short, The US, the UK, Australia, and Canada already provide education to nearly half of all OECD international students and prove price prohibitive access to Korean students unable to currently afford foreign studies (Wyckoff & Schaaper, 2005: 3). However European scholarship awards could provide a path to alternate education for many as the EU is predicted to require nearly half a million new researchers by the year 2010 to increase R & D capacities to a rate of an average 3% of GDP from a current 2% which would be more than 700,000 at EC estimates (Guellec, 2002; Sheehan and Wyckoff, 2003; European Commission, 2003 in Wyckoff & Schaaper, 2005: 5). Predictions suggest Chinese and Indians will fill the gaps yet the same study predicts similar required increases in Japan, which would be easier for Koreans to fill than perhaps Indians or Chinese competitors due to cultural similarities.

Korean German Chamber of Commerce
http://korea.ahk.de/index.php?id=400

Furthermore Australian universities are providing more short-term research contracts to encourage immigration and at the same time shifting highly skilled professionals from Oz to the US market offering additional incentive to fully funded educational scholarships for Australians. The Korean industry has best minimized financing options through government deregulation and many national economies, including Canada limit student loan disbursements for the purposes of study outside of the county. In Korea's case student loans for studies within the nation do not even exist. There are significant costs to be absorbed through such switching. In this case it may be the Japanese, Australians or the Europeans who pay the bills. Koreans are quite willing to immigrate under the right conditions. The only substitute that most Korean students have to attending a Korean university at present is to attend a Korean college because they could not enter a Korean university. http://crossculturalreviews.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

If considering Germany then why not Denmark?

Considering EU convergences I was not surprised to see that Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus which conducts several exchange and international degree programs claims English language medium studies are as high as 70% of courses offered.

http://www.asb.dk

Weaving Tour Through Pocheon Spring Farmer's Festival

Elusive Butteryfly

Review of English Business Letters

English Business Letters
F.W. King D. Anncree D.A. Cree
Longman (1979)

I have been looking for a long time for a book that adequately addresses the English language in terms of commercial correspondance that was small enough and complete enough to be recommended as a complete companion to any international trade second language student. I never thought I would actually find it. However this book takes the cake.

Its original publication date is 1962 and as such does not address email very well. However it is complete in terms of writing business proposals, making credit or trade enquiries, drafting offers or acceptances, scripting orders and confirmations, confirming agreements on general terms of business and contract, ordering remittances and letters of credit, detailing shipment and shipping, as well as crafting claims and adjustments.

However when compared to current ESL texts on topic it also demonstrates the quality of content has been radically reductionist over time and the current stream of English usage in international business obviously demands fewer expressions and terms, as well as increasingly sacrifice of clarity for frequency of contact. An article regarding Korean students difficulties in assimilating concepts of multiculturalism raises the issue of adding competencies in English as equally important to abilities to log high scores on tests (Courtesy of Paka). I would like them to work harder in the here and now to assimilate essential business communication tasks. Sadly often their goals are limited to passing exams.

Korean Education System Needs Global Standard

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/117_1984.html

The Vocabula Review

"In sum, The Vocabula Review battles nonstandard, careless English and embraces clear, expressive English. We hope we can encourage our readers to do as much."

http://www.vocabula.com/

Innocent English

"This site started as a place to share an original collection of humorous English mistakes & bloopers from my students & to promote my book of the same. It then expanded to include other funny bloopers, jokes and other humor, wordplay, cute animal pics, videos, a bloopers for kids & classrooms section, an animated, free talking chat bot, some funny English quizzes, a downloadable funny gag diploma & joke degree template & more. I also had started to develop a resource section, with an online ESL guide to learning English, an English grammar guide, a personal finance section, a free online dating sites resource, a popular baby names section, movie theater showtimes and tickets, and an online degree guide. More about Innocent English here." http://www.innocentenglish.com/

The Survey of English

"The Survey of English Usage carries out research in English Linguistics and was the first centre in Europe to do research with corpora. The Survey is based in the Department of English Language and Literature at UCL."http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/

Awaiting the Blue Buggy Scenario

Awaiting the Blue Buggy Scenario

It seems I have a little time here to await resolution of a file transfer problem so I would like to revisit the negotiation definition to ease a fear of being left behind to orphan in the dust as the pack moves on.

In Dust We Conquer!

Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. Wonderful introduction to the corpse (I mean course of course). In a competitive event these might seem useful aggregates of the ultimate failures in negotiation observed thus far in the train of human existence. In Roger Fisher's book, "Beyond Machiavelli: Tools for Coping With Conflict" (Penguin: 1996) one is able to observe a series of suggested tools and methods probably similar to what is available in "Getting Together."

I realize the concept of "win-win" in many routine daily events including digesting this definition of negotiation. However it appears obvious to an outside observer that the resolution of serious issues related to international negotiations resulting in the seeming reign of pestilence, war, famine, and death in so many parts of our world as a result of failure suggests that not enough negotiators ascribe to the definition of negotiation as, "a process by which two or more parties interact in order to reach an agreement."

In the examples given on what is or is not negotiation I infer that many people perhaps believe making decisions based on comparisons is in fact effective negotiation, or that consistently hardball competitive tactics constitutes effective negotiation, or that stalling is effective negotiation, or that even "good faith" could be a concept generally ascribed across cultures other than those of the traditionally western Judeo-Christian understanding of the terms of "good faith."

I do not believe that there is a global standard of "good faith." I think "anything goes" appears to be closer to observable reality.

Concerning myths and misconceptions I agree good negotiators are not born and few perhaps originate from the USA. I actually wish more did and often have a hard time rationalizing that out of 300 million souls the ones who seem to heave to the top appear often so unscrupulous or even at times the riders of those horses. If these were patient abiders of "good faith" every major global conflict, particularly those that the media glorifies in terms of pestilence, war, famine, and death might already be resolved and American negotiators would no longer need to claim to be intending to resolve anything with weapons of war. It seems a few other myths might exist?

As in "1984" Orwell contends a seemingly perpetual war with one's perceived or conceived enemies is an aim to distract from serious issues concerning who does and does not contend with the issues of negotiation in assessing the democratic state within a society itself. Having read little of the topic of negotiation itself I would hazard the guess that self-censorship is so often the culprit behind intransigence and a collective unwillingness to explore "win win" rarely beyond immediate aims.

I also believe book knowledge is under-rated and would caution anyone to suggest that one should not read too much in a nation which reads on average a book a year. How many people are in fact reading the same copy of TV Guide over and over again?

I do look forward to reading the Blue Buggy Scenario.

Garnet Rogers: Small Victory

Small Victory
http://youtube.com/watch?v=D0c3gA76uPQ&mode=related&search=

You've no business buying a mare like that, but buy her if you must."
He bit the end off his cigar and spat it in the dust.
"She's old and lame and barren, too
She's not worth feed and hay
But I'll give you this," - he blew smoke at me -
"She was something in her day."

"I recall her well ten years ago; she was a winner in her prime.
She was fast and lean and willing, but they raced her past her time.
And though she had the heart, her legs were gone,
And it wasn't hard to see, they kept her at it
In the hopes of just one more small victory."

"She was shunted around from track to track, from Kentucky up to Maine.
They'd run her in cheap claimers, all doped up to mask her pain.
And if it's my advice you ant I'd say, the poor thing's had her day
You'd be throwing good cash after bad. It's best you turn away."

Well they led her around the auction shed, and the bidding started low.
"She'll go for dog food," someone said, "the market's been that slow."
But she raised her head and pricked her ears, and before the hammer fell,
She was mine.
My friend turned around to me "You're soft-headed I can tell."

But she's been shoved from pillar to post," said I, "And always done her best.
They used her up, they wrung her dry; you'd think she'd earned a rest.
So if she does not naught but end her days beneath some shady tree,
I'll have saved her from the knacker's yard, and that's enough for me."

Well, that was near two years ago, she's filled out some since then.
The more so since she's been in foal, she eats enough for ten.
And this morn as I crept to the barn around Œbout half past three,
There stood nursing on still trembling legs, one more small victory.

http://www.garnetrogers.com/

Salute to a brave and modest nation

Sunday Telegraph Article From UK wires:
Salute to a brave and modest nation - Kevin Myers, The Sunday Telegraph LONDON -

Until the deaths of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan, probably almost no one outside their home country had been aware that Canadian troops are deployed in the region. And as always, Canada will bury its dead, just as the rest of the world, as always will forget its sacrifice, just as it always forgets nearly everything Canada ever does.

It seems that Canada’s historic mission is to come to the selfless aid both of its friends and of complete strangers, and then, once the crisis is over, to be well and truly ignored. Canada is the perpetual wallflower that stands on the edge of the hall, waiting for someone to come and ask her for a dance. A fire breaks out; she risks life and limb to rescue her fellow dance-goers, and suffers serious injuries. But when the hall is repaired and the dancing resumes, there is Canada, the wallflower still, while those she once helped glamorously cavort across the floor, blithely neglecting her yet again.

That is the price Canada pays for sharing the North American continent with the United States, and for being a selfless friend of Britain in two global conflicts. For much of the 20th century, Canada was torn in two different directions: It seemed to be a part of the old world, yet had an address in the new one, and that divided identity ensured that it never fully got the gratitude it deserved. Yet its purely voluntary contribution to the cause of freedom in two world wars was perhaps the greatest of any democracy.

Almost 10% of Canada’s entire population of seven million people served in the armed forces during the First World War, and nearly 60,000 died. The great Allied victories of 1918 were spearheaded by Canadian troops, perhaps the most capable soldiers in the entire British order of battle.

Canada was repaid for its enormous sacrifice by downright neglect, it's unique contribution to victory being absorbed into the popular Memory as somehow or other the work of the "British.". The Second World War provided a re-run. The Canadian navy began the war with a half dozen vessels, and ended up policing nearly half of the Atlantic against U-boat attack. More than 120 Canadian warships participated in the Normandy landings, during which 15,000 Canadian soldiers went ashore on D-Day alone. Canada finished the war with the third-largest navy and the fourth-largest air force in the world.

The world thanked Canada with the same sublime indifference as it had the previous time. Canadian participation in the war was acknowledged in film only if it was necessary to give an American actor a part in a campaign in which the United States had clearly not participated - a touching scrupulousness which, of course, Hollywood has since abandoned, as it has any notion of a separate Canadian identity.

So it is a general rule that actors and filmmakers arriving in Hollywood keep their nationality - unless, that is, they are Canadian. Thus Mary Pickford, Walter Huston, Donald Sutherland, Michael J. Fox, William Shatner, Norman Jewison, David Cronenberg, Alex Trebek, Art Linkletter and Dan Aykroyd have in the popular perception become American, and Christopher Plummer, British. It is as if, in the very act of becoming famous, a Canadian ceases to be Canadian, unless she is Margaret Atwood, who is as unshakably Canadian as a moose, or Celine Dion, for whom Canada has proved quite unable to find any takers.

Moreover, Canada is every bit as querulously alert to the achievements of it's sons and daughters as the rest of the world is completely unaware of them. The Canadians proudly say of themselves - and are unheard by anyone else - that 1% of the world's population has provided 10% of the world's peacekeeping forces. Canadian soldiers in the past half century have been the greatest peacekeepers on Earth - in 39 missions on UN mandates, and six on non-UN peacekeeping duties, from Vietnam to East Timor, from Sinai to Bosnia. Yet the only foreign engagement that has entered the popular on-Canadian imagination was the sorry affair in Somalia, in which out-of-control paratroopers murdered two Somali infiltrators. Their regiment was then disbanded in disgrace - a uniquely Canadian act of self-abasement for which, naturally, the Canadians received no international credit.

So who today in the United States knows about the stoic and selfless friendship its northern neighbour has given it in Afghanistan? Rather like Cyrano de Bergerac , Canada repeatedly does honourable things for honourable motives, but instead of being thanked for it, it remains something of a figure of fun.

It is the Canadian way, for which Canadians should be proud, yet such honour comes at a high cost. This past year more grieving Canadian families knew that cost all too tragically well.

http://www.canmilair.com/tribute.htm

Virginia Tech massacre "senseless tragedy" - Pope

Virginia Tech massacre "senseless tragedy" - Pope

By Andrea Hopkins and Patricia Zengerle

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict believes the U.S. university shooting that left 33 people dead was a "senseless tragedy" and is praying for the victims and their families, the Vatican said on Tuesday.

The Pope expressed his condolences in a telegram sent in his name to Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond, Virginia.

"Deeply saddened by news of the shooting at Virginia Tech, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has asked me to convey the assurance of his heartfelt prayers for the victims, their families and for the entire school community," said the telegram, sent by Secretary of State Cardinal Tarciscio Bertone.

"In the aftermath of this senseless tragedy he asks God our father to console all those who mourn and to grant them that spiritual strength which triumphs over violence by the power of forgiveness, hope and reconciling love," it said.

Copyright © 2007 Reuters

FITA Careers

http://fita.org/jobs/

The FITA International Job Career Headquarters offers hundreds of international career opportunities. International job seekers can post their resumes for free and employers can list openings at a very low cost.

Volunteering for Korean Students

Volunteering For Korean Students

I was approached two weeks ago with enquiries regarding employment opportunities for Korean students in Canada. However my first thought was that there are many volunteer positions globally including Canada which would be beneficial for Korean students to have experiences in.

While the working holiday program is a good opportunity it does not extend beyond a short term period. So this list includes links to various groups of local and global interest.

Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects (CADIP) is a non-profit Canadian organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It has no religious or political affiliation. Through various charity, volunteer and youth initiatives, Cadip promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and international surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. http://www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-canada.htm

Youth Challenge International builds the skills, experience and confidence of young people by involving them in substantive overseas international development projects in partnership with local youth-serving organizations.Volunteer overseas with YCI! YCI has volunteer opportunities in Canada, Africa, Central and South America, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Over 2,500 Canadian youth have had life changing experiences with YCI since 1989. And our alumni have become Canada's talented and engaged new leaders. http://www.yci.org/

Canadians have a rich history of volunteering and community involvement. From soup kitchens to fire departments, helpful neighbours to dedicated drivers, volunteers strengthen the fabric of Canadian society. The Canada Volunteerism Initiative (CVI) is a practical way to invest in community and in volunteers. The CVI is a pan-Canadian program that is distinctive in its mixture of national leadership and strategy and local perspectives and delivery.
http://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.php

Transitions Abroad was founded by Clay Hubbs, editor and publisher of the magazine and former professor and study abroad adviser at Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Dr. Hubbs is particularly knowledgeable about educational travel options, working abroad, and living abroad; he is available for interviews. Now into its fourth decade, Transitions Abroad Publishing has spawned not only the renowned magazine, but also a selection of other essential resources for the person who wants to travel, really travel, without being a tourist. Transitions Abroad Publishing has created critically acclaimed books on Work Abroad and Alternative Travel. http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0309/WWOOF_it.shtml

Canada World Youth is a leader in developing international educational programs where young people learn through experience. For more than 30 years, we have built ties with partners from around the globe. http://www.cwy-jcm.org/en

Korean Red Cross: The Republic of Korea National Red Cross was recognized by the ICRC on May 25th, 1955 and admitted to the League of Red Cross Societies (to become the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 1991) on September 29th, 1955.
http://www.redcross.or.kr/www/eng/faq.jsp

Korean UNESCO: From 1998, the Korea Unesco Youth Centre has changed into the Youth and Cultural Exchange Team and has focused on developing and disseminating a new concept of youth in Korean society through its extensive youth activities such as United Nations University Global Seminar, International Youth Camp, development of International Voluntary Services, Youth Information Service and club activity manual.
http://youth.unesco.or.kr/english/programmes.asp

KOICA: International Cooperation Training Center (ICTC)The ICTC is the major training facility of KOICA for promoting the development of international training programs and international cooperation programs as well as providing comfortable and modern accomodations for participants. The KOICA Community is open to all the participants of the Invitation of Trainees Program of the Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA). More than 20,000 people have taken part in this program since its foundation in 1991. https://ictc.koica.go.kr/

KOPION: KOPION is a non-profit organization registered with Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. With the vision of building a viable civil society worldwide, twice a year, KOPION is dispatching volunteers to overseas NGOs/NPOs carrying out community development projects in developing countries. http://www.kopion.or.kr/english/index.htm

Working in Canada: Every year, over 90,000 foreign workers enter Canada to work temporarily to help Canadian employers address skill shortages. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) ensure that these workers will support economic growth in Canada and create more opportunities for all Canadian job seekers. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/index.html

Working at Lake Louise: Areas of opportunity at Lake Louise. Hiring for both seasonal and full time positions. http://www.skilouise.com/the-mountain/opportunities.aspx

Nannies and Housekeepers: A Canadian owned company based in Halifax (Scotia Personnel Ltd.), Nova Scotia that interviews and recruits from across Canada and abroad; we have been finding nannies for families in Canada, Bermuda, Europe and the United States for over eighteen years. http://www.scotia-personnel-ltd.com/

Summer Jobs (Anywhere) AboutJobs.com is an on-line recruitment network that provides career resources and employment opportunities to high school and college students, resort and hospitality staff, expatriates and international job seekers, part-time workers, and adventure seekers. http://www.summerjobs.com/do/where

Holiday Resort Jobs is an online resort jobs directory featuring employment opportunities for anyone seeking seasonal employment at summer sun and winter ski Holiday Resorts. The directory covers seasonal work in all kinds of employment sectors.
http://www.holidayresortjobs.co.uk/index.cgi

MECOM EXPO: Telecommunications & ICT Summit 2007

http://www.mecomexpo.com/

About the mEcom Telecommunications & ICT Summit 2007

mEcom 2007 Conference and Exhibition is brought to you under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. As part of mEcom 2007, the regions premier event for telecommunications and enterprise communications technology, the mEcom Telecommunications and ICT Summit will bring together the leaders in the Middle East’s ICT industry. This event includes a two day conference for the telecommunications industry followed by a day of seminars on the latest in communications technology for enterprise organisations. Speakers will discuss all the latest trends and developments including; privatisation; regulatory change; competition; 3G; Next Generation Networks; new business and revenue opportunities; and the application of communications technology in enterprise and government organsiations.

http://www.mecomexpo.com/

As Personal As I Am Likely to Blog...

For Fati (Revised)

1. Were you named after anyone? Daniel in the Lion's Den
2. When was the last time you cried? 1996
3. Do you like your handwriting? Chicken scratch
4. What is your favourite lunch meal? Tuna sandwich
5. Do you have kids? Nope
6. If you were another person would you be friends with you?
Informative and interesting? Perhaps.
7. Do you use sarcasm a lot? I just did
8. Do you still have your tonsils? Yup
9. Would you bungee jump? Maybe with insurance
10. What is your favourite cereal? Almond corn flakes
12. Do you think you are strong? Sometimes
13. What is your favourite ice cream? Pistachio
14. What is the first thing you notice about people? Eyes and smile
15. Red or pink? Red
16. What is the least favourite thing about you? Pessimistic optimist
17. Who do you miss the most? Grandmere Leocade
18. Do you want everyone to send this back to you? Nope
19. What colour pants and shoes are you wearing? Black pin-striped and black shoes
20. What was the last thing you ate? Steak and onions stir-fry
21. What are you listening to right now? "Home I'll Be"
22. If you were a crayon, what colour would you be? Burnt Sienna
23. Favourite smells? Saffron rice
24. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Coworker
25. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Good salsa chick
27. Favourite sports to watch? Hockey while hawking
28. Hair colour? Bald
29. Eye colour? Brown
30. Do you wear contacts? No way
31. Favourite food? Acadien "Paw-tae"
32. Scary movies or happy endings? Zombie movies
33. Last movie you watched? Fried Green Tomatoes
34. What colour shirt are you wearing? Navy blue
35. Summer or winter? Spring
36. Hugs or kisses? Hugs and HOT kisses
37. Favourite dessert? Pecan pie
38. Most likely to respond? NA
39. Least likely to respond? NA
40. What book are you reading?
Chiang Kai Shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost by Jonathan Fenby
41. What is on your mouse pad? A gel rest
42. What did you watch on TV last night? CNN News
43. Favourite sound? Spring peepers
45. What is the furthest you have been from home? Australia
46. Do you have a special talent? I like singing
47. Where were you born? Sandy Point, Nova Scotia http://www.nslps.com/lights/lighthouse_page_01.asp?ID=357
48. Whose answers are you looking forward to getting back? Surprise me?

Diffusiveness and Cross-functionality

Cross-functionality

I have included brief descriptions and links to organisations which have provided rich mines of completely accessible research data which have proven useful to me over the last two to three months. I feel it is reciprocal and considerate to provide links to these organisations in a modest attempt at reinforcing the formation of opinions as an individualistic and at times monotonous exercise in comparative analysis.

Paul Simon: I Know What I Know

She looked me over

And I guess she thought I was all right

All right in a sort of a limited way

For an off-night

She said don't I know you

From the cinematographers party?

I said who am I to blow against the wind

I know what I know

I'll sing what I said

We come and we go

That's a thing that I keep

In the back of my head

She said there's something about you

That really reminds me of money

She is the kind of a girl

Who could say things that

Weren't that funny

I said what does that mean

I really remind you of money?

She said who am I

To blow against the wind

I know what I know

I'll sing what I said

We come and we go

That's a thing that I keep

In the back of my head

She moved so easily

All I could think of was sunlight

I said aren't you the women

Who was recently given a fulbright?

She said don't I know you

From the cinematographers party?

I said who am I

To blow against the wind

I know what I know

I'll sing what I said

We come and we go

That's a thing that I keep

In the back of my head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w3CBdLfGqw

However it is an exercise which rewards with collaborative insights into the strengths of implementing cross-functional learning in one's search for trends and uncertainty data relevant to scenarios, forecasting and general seer-sifting perhaps irresepective of discipline. While Public Administration may often appear to be attempting to manage more with less for example it is not particularly dissimilar to the purposes and trends in data and information assimilations currently available to readers worldwide in wide ranging disciplines. Before one would seek to defend or provoke any positions one should seriously explore all opinions, and views or beliefs as far as possible to satisfy a quotient of the enquiring mind which does not easily rest in smugly attained or information starved resource management. The world's libraries appear quite open from such a perspective. Note one may read and study in any of them regardless of their perceived usefulness of competitive statures.

However cross-functionality should be extended in terminological understanding of the concept to perhaps include that regardless of position one should seek to be responsible to the resources available and seek to understand the potentialities and benefits of learning. This is regardless of the costs and the perceived values of such accomplishment but quite simply to honourably address the great epic of human advancement. There is joy in learning. But in life there is also joy in living. Both are precious gifts. As Mahatma Gandhi may be quoted, " You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

"Cross-functionality is the idea that members from different departments of a unit or organization form teams, bringing a variety of talents and resources to bear on the accomplishment of the overall mission of the unit or organization (Proehl, 1997). This method has proven positive results within AT&T and Hewlett Packard (Jayaram & Ahire, 1998). It also has application to PA in two ways: 1) Cross-functionality can be applied to the relationship between PA and other organizations within a command; and 2) it can be applied within the PA organization itself — this is the idea behind the three-pronged approach.

Cross-functional teams consist of people who serve in different departments or perform different functions within the organization (Wellins, et al., 1994). Some companies establish permanent and temporary cross-functional teams. The permanent teams work on issues companies face on a routine basis, while temporary teams are formed to handle special projects such as implementing new procedures, reorganizing procedures and processes, or solving unexpected problems.

By their nature, cross-functional teams offer members opportunities to receive training and experience outside their areas of expertise in order to meet the goals of the team (Wellins, et al., 1994). This has several benefits including team flexibility, understanding among the functional areas of how the others work, and an increased sense of ownership and pride among team members. "(The University of Oklahoma, The Planning Wizard: A Model for Strategic Public Affairs Planning and Execution, USA) [Accessed: April 11, 2007]

http://www.ou.edu/deptcomm/dodjcc/groups/02A2/literature_review.html

The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University

The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) in Hiroshima University has continued its activities for more than a quarter of a century, not only as a research institute of the University but also as a center of nationwide research on higher education. Currently, in addition to ten full-time faculty members, we have a network of over 400 researchers from universities across Japan associated with the Institute. The Institute also fulfils a national role through its series of publications, meetings, information services and its extensive library facilities and holdings.

http://en.rihe.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is an independent, not-for-profit think tank on Canada's relations with Asia. The Foundation functions as a knowledge broker, bringing together people and knowledge to provide the most current and comprehensive research, analysis and information on Canada's transpacific relations. It promotes dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, helping to influence public policy and foster informed decision-making in the Canadian public, private and non-governmental sectors. In our website you will find a wide range of information, analysis, statistics, news and Internet links detailing Canada's economic, political, social and institutional relations with Asia Pacific.

http://www.asiapacific.ca/

The European Union-Korea Industrial Cooperation Agency

The European Union-Korea Industrial Cooperation Agency-, a non profit and self-financed membership entity, is the European liaison office of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea ( EUCCK ). Eukica acts as the major player in the development of bilateral business relations, trade promotion and industrial cooperation projects between the EU and the Korean Peninsula.

http://eukica.org/site/etc/press_review.htm?mode=view&num=831&page=11&pPart=&pKeyword=&pGroup=

Alliance Bernstein

AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded global asset management firms in the world with approximately $717 billion in assets under management at December 31, 2006. AllianceBernstein provides diversified, global investment management services that include growth and value equities, blend strategies and fixed income services to institutional, high net worth and retail clients worldwide. Additionally, through its Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC (“Bernstein LLC”) subsidiary, AllianceBernstein provides in-depth research, portfolio strategy, trading and brokerage-related services.

http://www.alliancebernstein.com/portal/home.aspx

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR)

Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed (double blind) journal with both paper and electronic publication. It provides an international forum for researchers and professionals to share their knowledge and report new advances on all topics related to Electronic Commerce theories and applications. The Journal focuses on Electronic Commerce including their theoretical foundations, infrastructure, and enabling technologies.

http://www.csulb.edu/journals/jecr/

Atticus Journal

WPP: A world leader in marketing communications. WPP companies exist to help their clients compete successfully: in marketing strategy, advertising, every form of marketing communication and in monitoring progress.

http://www.wpp.com/wpp/

Atticus Journal

WPP's Atticus Awards honour original thinking in communications services and are open exclusively to professionals working in WPP companies. Each year, extracts from the winning and other outstanding entries are published in the Atticus Journal.

http://www.wpp.com/WPP/Marketing/Atticus/#

The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)

The Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) is a professional organization of academicians and practitioners interested in the application of quantitative and behavioral methods to the problems of society.Through national, international and regional conferences, competitions, and publications, the Institute provides an international forum for presenting and sharing research in the study of decision processes across disciplines. The Institute also plays a vital role in the academic community by offering professional development activities and job placement services.

http://www.decisionsciences.org/

Korean Cultural UNESCO

KNCU was established on 30 January 1954, following the Republic of Korea's admission to UNESCO in 1950. Since its inception, for almost half a century, KNCU has evolved to better meet the needs and aspirations of a rapidly changing Korean society. It has continued, as well, to strengthen cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, its field offices in Asia and the Pacific, and other National Commissions; implementing joint projects and information exchanges on sub-regional, regional, and inter-regional levels.

http://www.unesco.or.kr/eng/index.html

The Korea Economic Institute (KEI)

The Korea Economic Institute (KEI) was established in 1982 as a not-for-profit, educational organization. KEI focuses its efforts in the economic area, but addresses all aspects of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea. KEI's Mission is:

To educate Americans on developments in Korea and U.S.-Korea relations;

To serve as a resource center for up-to-date information on Korean economic trends;

and to keep Korean government officials informed of key developments and trends in U.S. foreign and economic policy.

KEI receives a majority of its funding from the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), a Korean government public policy research institution in Seoul, Korea.

http://www.keia.org/

The ILO

The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946.

The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues.

It provides technical assistance primarily in the fields of:

• vocational training and vocational rehabilitation;

• employment policy;

• labour administration;

• labour law and industrial relations;

• working conditions;

• management development;

• cooperatives;• social security;

• labour statistics and occupational safety and health.

It promotes the development of independent employers' and workers' organizations and provides training and advisory services to those organizations. Within the UN system, the ILO has a unique tripartite structure with workers and employers participating as equal partners with governments in the work of its governing organs.

http://www.ilo.org/

Shorenstein APARC

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) is an important Stanford venue where faculty and students, visiting scholars, and distinguished business and government leaders meet and exchange views on contemporary Asia and U.S. involvement in the region.

Shorenstein APARC research results in seminars and conferences, published studies, occasional and discussion papers, special reports, and books. Shorenstein APARC maintains an active industrial affiliates and training program, involving more than twenty-five U.S. and Asian companies and public agencies.

Members of Shorenstein APARC's faculty have held high-level posts in government and business. Their interdisciplinary expertise generates research of lasting significance on economic, political, technological, strategic, and social issues.

http://aparc.stanford.edu/docs/about/

EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.

Membership is open to institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations.
Resources include:

• professional development activities
• applied research
• strategic policy advocacy
• teaching and learning initiatives
• online information services
• print and electronic publications, including books, monographs, and the magazines
• EDUCAUSE Quarterly and EDUCAUSE Review
• special interest collaborative communities
• awards for leadership and exemplary practices
  

The current membership comprises more than 2,100 colleges, universities, and educational organizations, including 200 corporations, with 16,500 active members.

http://www.educause.edu/

m-learning.org

M Learning

Tribal CTAD, the specialist educational software team within the Tribal Group, is a world leader in the design and implementation of m-learning technologies. With our help you can combine best pedagogic practice with our advanced software tools to make m-learning work for you.

M-learning products

With easy-to-use tools that let you create your own content, and a growing library of ready-made resources, we offer an extensive selection of m-learning products:

SMS quiz author – Engage and excite your learners with SMS quizzes! The SMS quiz author lets you set up an automated SMS response for paper-based multiple-choice quizzes. Participants text in answers from their own mobile phone and receive instant feedback.

MyLearning author for Pocket PC – On a PDA, your learners can access rich media resources including animation, sound and photography, making them ideal for mobile learning. MyLearning author is a set of easy-to-use software tools that lets you create vibrant learning activities for learners to run on their Pocket PCs.

mediaBoard – Some of the most powerful examples of m-learning occur when learners are truly mobile and collaborate in a real-time event. With mediaBoard you can host such events with ease.

Get Mobile – Ideal for professional development, the Get Mobile CD is the essential guide to getting started with mobile learning. It kick-starts your professional development, and clearly illustrates what works and what doesn’t.

Ready-to-use m-learning content

Professional development training

Consultancy services/customisationPrice list

Australian University Scholarships

Endeavour Programme

Developing linkages through excellence in education

The Endeavour Programme is an internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship programme that forms part of the Australian Government's $1.4 billion Australian Scholarships initiative.

The Endeavour Programme brings leading researchers, executives and students to Australia to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in a broad range of disciplines and enables Australians to do the same abroad.

http://www.endeavour.dest.gov.au/

Classroom Superannuation?

Technology
Sci-fi projections
Systems create images on glass, in thin air
March 22, 2007
By Denise Deveau, CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/sci-fi-projections.html

Q: How soon before this is the standard educational delivery format?
A: Perhaps sooner than you think?

'M-learning' is the follow up of E-learning which for its part originates from D-learning (distance education). M-learning is the delivery of learning to students who are not keeping a fixed location or through the use of mobile or portable technology. The rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICT) makes it possible to develop new forms of this education. (Georgiev, T., E.Georgieva, A. Smrikarov. M-Learning - A New Stage of E-Learning, http://ecet.ecs.ru.acad.bg/cst04/Docs/sIV/428.pdf)

Why Leopards Can and Do: Change and Uncertainty

For anyone who tells you, "You can't."

"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances.." -- Dr. Lee DeForest, Inventor of TV

"The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." -- Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." -- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923

"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949

"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." -- Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

"640K of memory ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981

"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -- The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957

"But what ... is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.

"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us," -- Western Union internal memo, 1876

"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" -- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s.

" The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible," -- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.)

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper," -- Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."

"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make," -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.

"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out," -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.

"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible," -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.

"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this," -- Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads

Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," -- Drillers whom Edwin L. Drake ! tried t o enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.

"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." -- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University , 1929.

"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value," -- Marshall Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre.

"Everything that can be invented has been invented," -- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899.

"The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." -- professor of electrical engineering, New York University

"I don't know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn't be a feasible business by itself." -- the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox

"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872

"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon," -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in the home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977

Innovative Power Generation?

MCT

"Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT) is developing radically new technology, backed by the UK government, for exploiting tidal currents for large-scale power generation. We do not have any commercially available products at present, but... aim to achieve this by 2007-8."

http://www.marineturbines.com/home.htm

Electric Power Research Institute

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), with major locations in Palo Alto, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Knoxville, Tennessee, was established in 1973 as an independent, nonprofit center for public interest energy and environmental research. EPRI brings together members, participants, the Institute's scientists and engineers, and other leading experts to work collaboratively on solutions to the challenges of electric power. These solutions span nearly every area of electricity generation, delivery, and use, including health, safety, and environment. EPRI's members represent over 90% of the electricity generated in the United States. International participation represents nearly 15% of EPRI's total research, development, and demonstration program. http://www.epri.com/oceanenergy/streamenergy.html#reports

Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC (ORPC)

Founded in 2004 for the purpose of generating reliable, competitive, emission-free electricity from the virtually unlimited energy resources of the oceans. ORPC will accomplish its mission by developing proprietary modular ocean current generation OCGen™ technology and incorporating it into environmentally superior, financially successful ocean and tidal current generation projects. http://www.oceanrenewablepower.com/

The Gorlov Helical Turbine

Alexander Gorlov

http://www.gcktechnology.com/GCK/pg2.html

Professor Alexander M. Gorlov of Northeastern University in Boston is the 2001 recipient of the prestigious ASME Thomas Edison Patent Award for his patented invention of the Gorlov Helical Turbine. The Edison Patent Award was established in 1997 in order to recognize the creativity of a patented device or process that has the potential to significantly enhance some aspects of mechanical engineering. Professor Gorlov is a Professor Emeritus at Northeastern. During his rich professional career, Professor Gorlov has established himself as a major powerhouse in High Technology field. He holds 21 International and US patents in such fields as Renewable Energy, Structural Analysis & Design, Theoretical Mechanics as well as the design of Bridges and Tunnels. (Advanced Technologies Group Ltd.)

http://www.pugetsoundtidalpower.com/Technology/gorlov_turbine.htm

The Gorlov Helical Turbine (GHT) was specifically designed for hydroelectric applications in free flowing low head water courses. http://www.nrdc.org/onearth/05spr/gorlov1.asp

Nova Scotia Videos

Tannery Hollow Nature Trail (Is that John playing?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtzOmcIBnSc

A shot of Baxter's Harbour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNbv2cLIhNY

Grand Pre Winery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6JfuCb2Jj8

Deep Hollow Road
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4738087506172954743&q=%22new+minas%22&hl=en

Windsor to Kentville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlIFgefh-cQ

Grand Pre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3HztVRTHrE&mode=user&search=

Cape Split
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scpWkJ9qzxA

Nova Scotia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXLqOtBRskk&mode=user&search=

Hall's Harbour
http://www.hallsharbourlobster.ns.ca/

Bay of Fundy Tourism
http://www.bayoffundytourism.com/