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I came across this video while reading the blog by Thailand's Lost Boy. Matt Harding may just be the epitome of globalization--he did the same dance in 42 different countries over the course of 14 months. Visit Where the Hell is Matt? to find out more about his adventures. Enjoy this video--it made me laugh: Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo

Nicolas van der Leek’s take on what to expect in the coming months and years. Say Goodbye The first casualty of high oil prices are vast swathes of the poor, especially the rural poor. They may disappear for a while from the aisles of commerce (informal industry mostly) but they will reappear in cities as massive disordered [...]

That’s what sociologist Anthony Elliot seems to think. He also pegs down this combination plastic surgery procedure as an effect of “rampant consumerism, the electronic economy and, perhaps, a worldwide epidemic of good old melancholia.” Whew, quite a lot of charges against a cosmetic surgery wrap up that has helped so many mothers uncover their hidden beauty. But then again, Elliot is

While fundamentalists can use religion to create cultural divisions and breed extremism, Tony Blair is calling on world leaders to "get faith in action" and unleash shared moral values as a force for peace and positive change. "Religious values can inform globalization and make it more humane," Blair said Thursday at a fundraising dinner for the Women's College Hospital in Toronto. The call t

In this webcast I create a fictional curveball, wherein the "client" sent some test data that they finally were able to get their IT department to extract. In reviewing the test data, I find some very interesting changes to the DB that I need to make...Read more about this video…Want to control this feed contents? Sign up here and create your own feed!Want more on these topics?Browse the ar

This past week, the last group led a discussion on Hip Hop around the world. I was apart of this group. The discussion was wonderful. But, I have to say that doing research on this topic has been very enlightening for me. I was amazed by the amount of music I found from all over the world. My group is doing a documentary on this now, and it is great to hear about International Hip Hop from various students on campus who lived in various countries. Today, I just narrated the introduction to the documentary. We are trying to make it at least 20 minutes long. I hope to share it with all of you here very soon. Shout out to my group. We did our thing, and I look forward to finishing the documentary this upcoming week. Below is some materials we found and some other materials I really wanted to

William Rees is the ecological footprint guy. That is to say, he's the author of the first paper on the ecological footprint. I did a paper not so long ago which incorporated this concept. As I did research for the paper, just as you can see from listening to Rees, the circle of implications kept widening. Once you begin to think about the concept of how much productive space populations are actually using in relation to how much they have available to them, all sorts of conclusions show their ugly faces.Globalization and technology have allowed humanity to be successful (except you still "developing" countries) beyond what can be sustained. The developing countries are victims in this story. Basically, we rich countries have stolen from them to feed (and clothe and produce goods beyond wh

From The Edinburgh Lectures - March 4, 2008 :   Source: Scottish Government   " ... The underlying puzzle has always been not why there are so many nation states and distinct ethnic cultures but - why are there so few. In his classic Nations and Nationalism (1983) the social anthropologist Gellner observes that, although no one will ever know exactly, there can't be less than somewhere between six and eight thousand identifiable ethno-linguistic populations scattered round the globe. Why, then, are there less than two hundred or so national states? When he was writing in 1983 there were well under two hundred U.N. representatives, and though this number has grown, forecasts for the later twenty-first century don't usually envisage more than something between two hundre

International Conference on "Globalization: Cultures, Institutions andSocioeconomics"Call for PapersTo be held in Hong Kong, December 12-13, 2008Co-Sponsored by The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Washington University in St. LouisAlong the recent trend of globalization, perhaps one of the most significant focal points is the study on issues related to "Greater China," a notion that originally entails potential economic integration of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong (including Macau) and has lately been broadened to include Singapore, Southeast Asian Chinese communities, and overseas Chinese in other countries. Despite some political repercussions, Greater China has become an indisputable economic reality today. But economy is not the strongest element at play; rather, a more prevalent an

What is globalization? globalization can be described as the integration of all worldwide markets. In the past years, most businesses were localized to isolate markets. But, as time passed by, with the advancements in science and technology and travel markets throughout the world. It has opened up and businesses have begun to serve markets outside [...]

Globalization and Organization: World Society and Organizational Change 全球化与组织:世界社会与组织变革# Author: Gili S. Drori , John W. Meyer , Hokyu Hwang # Format:PDF 1.5MB# Page Count: 344 pages# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 20, 2006)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0199284539# ISBN-13: 978-0199284535Gili S. Drori is a lecturer in Stanford University's programs on International Relations and International Policy Studies. She is the author of several papers and chapters on science and development, comparative science education, political discourse, and the role of policy regimes in worldwide governance. She is senior author of Science in the Modern World Polity: Institutionalization and Globalization (with John W. Meyer, F. Ramirez, and E. Schofer, stanford

Japan's immigration authorities have denied a German anti- globalization activist entry to Japan at a port in Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, where security checks have been tightened ahead of July's Group of Eight summit, his supporters said Friday. Martin Kraemer, 37, left a port in Russia aboard a freighter March 7 and arrived at Otaru port, some 30 kilometers west of Hokkaido's capital Sapporo, on Monday. Kraemer was scheduled to attend an anti-summit rally in Sapporo on Saturday, they said. The Japanese Justice Ministry's Sapporo Regional Immigration Bureau has refused to confirm the incident, saying that it does not comment on specific cases. ~ more... ~

There can be no doubt that the world in which we live is becoming ever more globalised and that the driver for this phenomenon has been the advent of technology such as the internet, IP telephony, fax machines, satellite TV and mobile phones. Although the cause may be apparent, the effects are ongoing and no-one can as yet predict where they will take us, however, the most apparent trend thus far, is globalisation’s highlighting of language barriers. Globalisation has, perhaps for the first time in history, brought together many disparate cultures, who to date, may never have had any degree of cross cultural interaction. The first and most immediate manifestation of this meeting of cultures has been the sudden increase in the need for bilingual and multilingual personel. This

Fluent in four different languages, Ms. Carline Ferailleur-Dumoulin (center) answers the question as to why we need an expert translations company… “Because we live in a society where there is a critical need for clear and accurate communication. And in today’s world of globalization, it is a challenge, at times, to clearly and accurately communicate with [...]

".... Here’s a question; is it realistic to believe that consensus between nations can maintain order through a system in which states voluntarily abide by rules? History alone would dictate a negative response. States cooperate because there is an in-balance of power between them not the reverse...."It was not the intention to post a follow up piece to the initial, March 5 article; however, reader consensus, as noted in comments received, compelled me otherwise. But before we continue allow me to make a point, the article did not seek to advocate the merits or otherwise of Globalization, more exactly, it highlighted what I see as a growing need for America to gain control of its growth for the very reasons highlighted in your comments. The original piece can be read here.Some of the co

JohnLeGear (ASA) Globalization has bad rap. Some of it is, no doubt, deserved. The practice is great at giving us (in the “rich world”) poorly made plastic doodads that we don’t need, but at prices we can’t resist. By doing so it’s probably increased the amount of raw materials needlessly wasted, and encouraged the desire for [...]

What Do We Know About Globalization?关于全球化,我们知道什么?# Author:Guillermo de la Dehesa# Format:PDF 1.0MB# Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell # Number Of Pages: 384 # Publication Date: 2007-08-20 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405136693 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405136693 What Do We Know About Globalization: Issues of Poverty & Income Distribution examines the two fundamental arguments that are often raised against globalization: that it produces inequality and that it increases poverty. A lively and accessible argument about the impact and consequences of globalization from a leading figure in economics - Dehesa is Chairman of the Centre for Economic Policy Research and a member of the Group of Thirty Demonstrates the ways in which wealthy nations and developing countries alike have failed to imple

Tomorrow’s all-inclusive global strategy must, apart from the aforementioned challenges and promotions of democratic regimes, address the consequences of successful rampant globalization. When I look ahead, attempting to ascertain the likely challenges America will face in the coming century, I note another, not so apparent test for U.S. hegemony, as we know it, one that may not be as immediately critical as, for example, homeland security, or the war on terror.A world without terrorists and autocrats is desirable however, owing to an impending explosion of economic, population and income growth, global consumption, energy utilization, resource competition, unbound market activity and investment flows, as facilitated by the ‘G’ word, the United States will be compelled to focus on t

The increasing economic integration of the world is having profound effects on rich and poor countries alike. BBC News has initiated a major examination of the subject. For some, their business is at brisk but for some, their business is not booming well. Globalization is condemned for many of the ills of the modern world, but it is also acclaimed for bringing unprecedented prosperity.Many economists have opinion, that globalization may be the explanation for the key trends in the world economy such as: 1. Lower wages for workers, and higher profits, in Western economies. 2. The flood of migrants to cities in poor countries. 3. Low inflation and low interest rates despite strong growth. Trade has been the engine of globalization, Since 1960, increased trade has been made easier by i

“The global neighbourhood we have today is, like most neighbourhoods, far from ideal; it has many imperfections. Its residents are not all fairly treated; they do not have the same opportunities. Millions are so deprived that they do not even think they belong to a neighbourhood.”—”OUR GLOBAL NEIGHBOURHOOD.” Fumi, a resident of a large African city, [...]

By: Ken WilsonTwo of the built-in implementation aspects of software globalization are software internationalization and localization. One will gain a coherent perspective of the magnitude of such a task if he or she considers that the amount of information that needs accurate translation and adjustment to locales finds its best illustration in the phrase thousands of lines of information. In fact, the data that require proper translation often go beyond the order of mere thousands. With such an impressive amount of information to handle, it is no wonder that localization testing is necessary. In the absence of such an action, we would risk wasting a lot of time on software products that would eventually turn out ineffective and, implicitly, disregardful of the customers demands.The first dimension considered by localization testing approaches is that, given the circumstances that we are operating on a global market, the translation processes we are dealing with do not relate to the ar

What are satellite assemblies? How do we generate Satellite assemblies? What are AL.EXE and RESGEN.EXE? What’s the use of resource manager class? What precautions do we need to take while deploying satellite assemblies? Can we get a strongly typed resource class rather than using resource manager? Explain the fundamentals of “GetGlobalResourceObject” and “GetLocalResourceObject”? What is Unicode and why was it introduced? Does .NET [...]

Date: 28 – 30 November 2007 Given the success of Betwixt and Between I and II (both hosted by Queen’s University Belfast, the parent institution of the Betwixt and Between Research Forum in Translation and Cultural Encounters), the American University of Sharjah (UAE) and Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK) invite contributions to the international [...]

The last years, liberals more intensely stated about globalization as the free movement of goods and capital and stressed its benefits to the world. Very important matters were forgotten in the struggle for opening markets. Besides the exchangeable items and money, there can be also a free movement of people and ideas. Moreover, the way cultures (we can read people(s) also) react to this process differs immensely, and the costs of being engaged in this movement can be too much high to economies, countries and also to globalization itself.Some countries join to globalization movement with all their capacities, trying to bite off important spaces (i.e. China). Some strive for a better international political voice by integrating forces in humanitarian or peace missions. Brazil, for example, is trying to achieve a permanent seat at UN by leading a peace mission in Haiti. Others, like Iran, try to call world’s attention trough possible threats of nuclear attacks. And yet others run count

China Has 106 Billionaires, Up From 15 Last Year and Yang Huiyan, a real estate scion, tops Forbes list of richest in China As if you needed any more proof that China is awash in money.. What I found interesting was that 4 of top 10 were in real estate, #1 and #2 are both females (Mao was wrong… women hold up more than half the sky), and China is now #2 behind the US for overall number of billionaires. 10 survival tips for Foreign expats who work in China Trying to sum up how to succeed in China (in 100 words or less) gets harder with each day. There are many different ways to define success, and Romain gives us a list of 10 things he thinks as being key to that. For me, I would add the following: China is not a guaranteed anything. There may be 1.3 billion people… and it may offer low costs… but with reward comes risk. If you are not prepared to fight for it, you don’t deserve it. China is not a bubble. It is a bubble bath. Once you have found a “clea

China Has 106 Billionaires, Up From 15 Last Year and Yang Huiyan, a real estate scion, tops Forbes list of richest in China As if you needed any more proof that China is awash in money.. What I found interesting was that 4 of top 10 were in real estate, #1 and #2 are both females (Mao was wrong… women hold up more than half the sky), and China is now #2 behind the US for overall number of billionaires. 10 survival tips for Foreign expats who work in China Trying to sum up how to succeed in China (in 100 words or less) gets harder with each day. There are many different ways to define success, and Romain gives us a list of 10 things he thinks as being key to that. For me, I would add the following: China is not a guaranteed anything. There may be 1.3 billion people… and it may offer low costs… but with reward comes risk. If you are not prepared to fight for it, you don’t deserve it. China is not a bubble. It is a bubble bath. Once you have found a “clea

Hey Folks, Today lets look at how Globalization and Outsourcing can influence a companies human resource policies. What Is Globalization Globalization is a huge topic. But for our purpose, we will just talk about the Social aspect of it. In our highly globalized economy today, our bosses actually have a choice of whether he wants to hire a local or foreign talent for each job position he has in his company. The deciding factor usually comes down to who offers a better value and if there are any laws/policies limiting his choices. As such, the following example is a common situation found in most developed countries: Case Study: An IT specialist from Singapore draws a salary of S$3000. His boss could decide that hiring an IT specialist from India or China of equivalent skill set for S$2000 looks more attractive. So now, the IT specialist from Singapore has to justify to his boss why he is of better value then his foreign counterpart! This phenomenal is happening across the full spectr

The value of assets fell sharply amid an increase in defaults of subprime mortgages in the United States. Investors began to pull funds and creditors started asking for more collateral to back their loans, causing a credit crunch. Lagarde said French banks have a "very limited exposure" to subprime products. The real estate market — which her government is trying to stimulate through tax exemptions on interest payments — should not be affected, she said. Keen to avoid any risk to France's fragile economic growth, she urged banks not to tighten credit for companies "simply because it is time for them to finance investment."

Call for Papers: Edited Collection on Digital Embodiment, Performativity and GlobalizationTitle: Everyday 3D Lives: Digital Embodiment, Performativity and GlobalizationEditor : Radhika Gajjalahttp://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhikIn the recent past, there has been much talk of “web 2.0 “ and “web 3D” as new media.Educators and researchers all over the world are debating the pros and cons of such environments.MMORPGs (Massive(ly) multiplayer online role-playing games) such as World of Warcraft (WoW) and online 3D environments for social and economic activity.Immersive environments such as secondlife are being examined from multiple disciplinary lenses.This edited will include articles based in examinations of embodiment, performativity, gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality and globalization critically, and will be open to multiple disciplinary intersections.for more info on this call - see http://cyberdiva.org/blog/2007/08/18/call-for-papers-edited-collection-on-digital-embodimen

Q: What is the truest definition of Globalization? A: Princess Diana’s death. Q: How come? A: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, in a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling) followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles, treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines. This is sent to you by an African, using Bill Gate’s technology, and you’re probably reading this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals….. That, my friends, is Globalization

There is pernicious strategic intent behind the relocation of massive manufacturing capacity to China. It ties down a potential competitor [American corporations consume a majority of the junk China produces and China in turn props up the debt-ridden American economy] and re-situates the most visceral kinds of pollution [while seeding regional conflict as China seeks greater access to resources] to a different part of the world [the Eurasian landmass]. China's "development" needs to be re-evaluated in light of emerging evidence [of ecological destruction that these two rogue nations are causing in Eurasia and indeed the rest of the world]:The cloud of dirt was hard to make out from the ground, but at an altitude of 10,000 meters (32,808 feet), the scientists could see the gigantic mass of ozone, dust and soot with the naked eye. In a specially outfitted aircraft taking off from Munich airport, they surveyed a brownish mixture stretching from Germany all the way to the Mediterranean Se

There was a time in The United States where a man could support his family with a life-long career at a factory. The money from one income was enough to keep traditional families traditional, to keep one parent at home to raise children and bring about a healthy upbringing in a loving home environment, and even pay for college when the time came. Obviously, something has changed in the last 50 years. Today, families are rarely able to survive on a single income alone. Both parents must work to make ends meet, and paying for one college tuition alone is usually enough to warrant a delayed retirement for at least one parent. So why is it getting harder for Americans to make a living in today’s world? Companies are outsourcing American jobs to countries around the world who has less stringent laws to limit corporations. Moreover, the citizens of 2nd or 3rd world nations demand less wages, which results in higher profits for companies. Ultimately, this means lower prices for products in

I’m getting ready for the weekend, and really cannot wait until 5pm. It has been a long week for me, and the rest is going to do me a whole lot of good. Like I said, I’m going to play games. But I might watch a movie or two, plus I have to do some filing. Hope you have a fabulous weekend! Check back with ya on Monday Here’s something to start the weekend with… Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana’s death. Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you correct me on the spelling) followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines. This was posted by an African, using Bill Gates’ - (an American)technology, and you’re probably reading th

Terrorism seen as the human corollary to computer viruses. An interesting idea. ~RJHTCS Daily article link New War and the Threat to GlobalizationJames H. Joyner Jr.Editor's note: TCS contributor James Joyner recently interviewed John Robb of the Global Guerrillas blog on his new book Brave New War: The Next Stage of Terrorism and the End of Globalization. Robb paints a picture of a resilient enemy that morphs into something new just as we develop ways to protect ourselves. He offers no quick fixes and argues that terrorists are the equivalent of computer viruses: A nasty reality of modern life that should cause us to take reasonable countermeasures but, mostly, something we just have to live with.Joyner: Throughout the book, you point out how easy it would be for relatively small groups with minimal funding to create power blackouts, disrupt our oil distribution networks, or even stage 9/11 style attacks on a routine basis. Why do you suppose that hasn't already happened? For that m

Many promises have been made by politicians, economists and various business leaders about the benefits of globalization. Under this system, we were told that the extraordinary wealth produced by it would in turn 'trickle down' to everyone. To those whose jobs would be outsourced, they were told that the 'new' jobs that would be created would be better and high paying. Take a look at the reality. The corporations and their executives have, in fact, grown more wealthy. Workers, on the other hand, have seen a different side. High skilled manufacturing and tech jobs have been outsourced to low wage countries and this process shows no sign of changing. In fact, the trends show that companies are ever looking for the next lower wage country to do business in. Many of the jobs that have been created are low paying service jobs. Imagine that after working in a textile plant for the last 15 years that suddenly you find that your job no longer exists and you are forced to work in the garden

Writes - Sam Vaknin From Venezuela to Thailand, democratic regimes are being toppled by authoritarian substitutes: the military, charismatic left-wingers, or mere populists. Even in the USA, the bastion of constitutional rule, civil and human rights are being alarmingly eroded (though not without precedent in wartime). The prominent ideologues of liberal democracy have committed a grave error [...]

The OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) on Tuesday issued its report on jobs policies and the effects of globalization. Their conclusion? Globalization is good but people are earning less of the wealth generated by economic growth and integration. Got that? Screw what you make, it's all good.Although they reasserted their support for 'free trade', 'free markets' and investment, they did acknowledge that perhaps it was time to look at the darker side of globalization. As OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria stated, "Millions are benefiting from globalization but at the same time there's a feeling that something is wrong with the process" and believes that governments need to address public concerns over jobs and pay in a ever rapidly changing world that is seeing the rise of cheap labor from countries such as China, Russia, India and Brazil. This 'it's really good but has bad side effects' take was also reflected by the author of this report, Raymond To

I’m uncertain where the issue originated, but both Major League Baseball and most media outlets consistently press the issue of a decreasing African-American representation in baseball. Sometimes I almost feel like people are suggesting MLB should feel ashamed or that MLB is responsible. Whether that is true or not, I don’t know. But I do know there is a lot of finger pointing and MLB doesn’t exactly act like they are trying to defend any one position over the other. In fact, I think they often frame the debate in a way that suggests they also feel it is a problem (but think that the answer to which lies in repetitive vainglorious PR events and honors). Several weeks ago, I did a series on the issue of baseball’s ethnicity, using the dwindling African-American numbers as the launching pad. Since that time, Gary Sheffield prompted a big stir over comments made during an interview with GQ magazine in which he stated: I called it years ago. What I called is that you’re

What begin as a simple summit meeting in 1975 to discuss the oil crisis has now risen to become one of the most debated 3 days of the year. What is this I speak of? G-8. How simplistic. G-8. What exactly does the G & 8 stand for? G= Group, 8= number of countries allowed to take part.The countries honored enough to participate are "supposed" to be from the largest economies in the world. Although, apparently Russia is the exception to that. (As of right now, China is the fourth leading economic power in the world.)So what is the purpose of this group? Each country takes turns every year at the presidency. The country holding the presidency is responsible for planning and hosting a series of ministerial-level meetings, leading up to a mid-year summit attended by the heads of government. The ministerial meetings bring together ministers responsible for various portfolios to discuss issues of mutual or global concern. The range of topics include health, law enforcement, labour, economic an

(answer to the question "Is globalisation a good thing?")The XXth Century is well over, but some people feel like going back to the XIXth (Adam or Carlito, pick your fave). I'm confident about the emergence of a XXIst century approach more adapted to what's at stakes. "Thanks" to key globalization enablers (communications, information, travel...), time and space have dramatically shrunk, allowing what I call "instant players" to grab the bulk of the value worldwide. Finance grew omnipotent and blind, means becoming aims. But obviously, the party is almost over : there is far too much greedy money and players around, and disruption niches grow thinner and thinner. Our economies definitely need to adopt a sounder tempo and I guess it won't take as much time as people think. I'm sure a general consensus will soon emerge on the diagnostic, just like it did for global warming. Well beyond the financial dimension, Economy (human activity) shall regain some decency. Most anti-globalisatio

Book Description ISBN-0471499412Much literature is available discussing the concept of globalization, but now it is time for some practical advice on what it actually means for an organization. Globalization: The internal dynamic and Globalzation: The External Pressures can be read independently or as a complement to the other. The aim of both books is to present an all-round dissection and a

Book Description ISBN-0471499382Much literature is available discussing the concept of globalization, but now it is time for some practical advice on what it actually means for an organization. Globalization: The internal dynamic and Globalzation: The External Pressures can be read independently or as a complement to the other. The aim of both books is to present an all-round dissection and a

Free market economics is helping President Bush establish the New World Order he spoke of in 1991. Freedom, democracy, the American way of life, and its culture has been spreading throughout the Middle East steadily. After the ousting of the Taliban, for example, the Afghan people were free to watch Hollywood motion pictures like Gladiator, and wear Kangol hats instead of turbans. Recently, President Bush and the neoconservatives have achieved a new victory in the battle of the ideologies. Iran is considering adapting the highly successful TV show American Idol for syndication throughout the radical Muslim country. American Idol has been the highest rated show in America over the last two years. The Iranian version will be called either Iranian Idol or American Infidel, and will feature 15 captured British sailors performing a variety of Western pop music hits. A panel of clerics will judge the performance of the sailors along with viewers who can text message their votes on their Moto

Free market economics is helping President Bush establish the New World Order he spoke of in 1991. Freedom, democracy, the American way of life, and its culture has been spreading throughout the Middle East steadily. After the ousting of the Taliban, for example, the Afghan people were free to watch Hollywood motion pictures like Gladiator, and wear Kangol hats instead of turbans.Recently, President Bush and the neoconservatives have achieved a new victory in the battle of the ideologies. Iran is considering adapting the highly successful TV show American Idol for syndication throughout the radical Muslim country. American Idol has been the highest rated show in America over the last two years.The Iranian version will be called either Iranian Idol or American Infidel, and will feature 15 captured British sailors performing a variety of Western pop music hits. A panel of clerics will judge the performance of the sailors along with viewers who can text message their votes on their Motoro

This is a work I wrote in 2005 for my International Business Class By H.W.C Feb 14, 2005 INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER REPORT Globalization & Social Responsibility   ARTICLES:   “HI-TECH PLAN SEEN AS LONG-TERM GOALTO BOOST RECOVERY” By Sherman So. 9 December 2003 South China Morning Post & “TOP SCIENCE PARK IN NEED OF ENGINEERS” 10 July 2004 South China Morning Post & PROTECTION OF IPR GIVE TECH PARK THE [...]

Fred Wilson has an interesting idea: "Superdistribution means turning every consumer into a distribution partner. Every person who buys a record, a movie, reads a newspaper, a book, every person who buys a Sonos or a Vespa becomes a retailer of that item. It's word of mouth marketing, referral marketing, but with one important difference. The consumer is the retailer."Or it could be just the opposite.Very often word of mouth and customer's service are highly underestimated, and mostly because our economy is in the hands of a few monopolists.And every day more so.It is like a Mafia of higher level.Buying the political help or involving politicians in enterprises is since long the way to rule the Economy without caring for the consumers.On one side they make sure to have the power and on the other side they make sure to push the consumers to consume more and more brainwashing them.Typical example is the "cell phone addiction".Especially among the young people they are getting something

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana's death. Question: How come? Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling) followed closely by Italian paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines. This is sent to you from Morocco, using Bill Gates's (an American) technology and you're probably reading this on your computer that uses Taiwanese chips and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singaporean plant, transported by Indian lousy-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexicans...and now being read by a FILIPINO who should be working instead! That, my friend, is Globalization. From my inbox. No offense meant to any of the nationalitie

Featured Video ...*Confessions of an Economic HitmanFrom Mexico to Thailand via the streets of Seattle, tracking the growing grassroots resistance to economic globalizationin this special issue of the New Internationalist magazine.*Scottish Socialist PartyThe Scottish Socialist Party is Scotlands trail-blazing, anti establishmentparty. We reject the bland conformism of the mainstream parties who acceptwithout question a economic system built on privilege, inequality and greed.*Global Resistance*Schnews*Green Left*Socialist Worker Online*Third World Network*IMC UK - GlobalisationGlobalization means different things to different people. Some say it is the movement of people, language, ideas, and products around the world. Others see it as the dominance of multinational corporations and the destruction of cultural identities.*Multinational Corporations*Dominating Cultures*Network in Solidarity with the People of the PhilippinesResisting Globalization South American consensus on the FTAA*A

From Mexico to Thailand via the streets of Seattle, Katharine Aingertracks the growing grassroots resistance to economic globalizationin this special issue of the New Internationalist magazine.*Scottish Socialist PartyThe Scottish Socialist Party is Scotlands trail-blazing, anti establishmentparty. We reject the bland conformism of the mainstream parties who accept without question a economic system built on privilege, inequality and greed.*Global Resistance*Schnews*Green Left*Socialist Worker Online*Third World Network*IMC UK - GlobalisationGlobalization means different things to different people. Some say it is the movement of people, language, ideas, and products around the world. Others see it as the dominance of multinational corporations and the destruction of cultural identities.*Multinational Corporations*Dominating CulturesResisting Globalization South American consensus on the FTAA*Against Free Trade Area of the Americas

It was an article of Clyde Prestowitz in the Boston Globe, I have liberally taken from it.It was talking about USA, but it fits Europe perfectly...While European state governors extend financial incentives to attract investment, they have only peanuts to offer compared to foreign countries, and, of course, do not control their own currencies. The EU government has long shown no interest in attracting foreign factories to or keeping EU factories on its shores. Rather, Europe's emphasis is entirely on consumption-led growth. Banks aggressively offer credit cards to students with only part-time jobs. Home equity loans with tax deductible interest payments are used to pay for vacation trips. Europe tells consumers it's their patriotic duty to buy more. Europeans at all levels really do believe that debt and deficits don't matter.This has produced a world with one net consumer, Europe, which now consumes more than it produces.All other major economies are net sellers. Because Europe cons

I am a fortunate soul to receive lectures from some amazing people. We have these lectures called Forrestals where we hear some great people talk about things that should concern us as future military officers. Our most recent lecture was this Monday by Thomas L. Friedman, a Foreign Affairs columnist for the New York Times and the author of the bestselling books From Beirut to Jerusalem and The Lexus and the Olive Tree. He is an amazing visionary and his talk concerned his most recent bestselling title The World is Flat.The primary focus of the book is globalization and how it is no longer what it used to be. He uses history to define three specific eras of globalization. When exploration of the new world began in the late 1400s, globalization was brought about by countries. Then with the industrial revolution in Europe, the United States and Russia things began to change and the primary initiator of globalization became companies. He says that "as you slept" the world change and we ev

In the world today, there is a growing trend in violence, both domestically and internationally, in the form of terrorism. It is present in our everyday lives and in every part of the world--some more than others. Terrorism takes on many forms and has had an impact on all our ...