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Re: This is my introduction! Please correct

Feebs11 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:14:05 GMT

Chapter 1: Introduction [Introductions usually precede chapters: retitle â âIntroductory Remarks" or remove âChapter 1]

The focus of the present research is Peruvian emigration to Japan, usually known as the âreturn migrationâ[1]. Among the migratory flows of exiting Peru, the ubiquitous nature of the Peruvian expatriate is common. Expression such as âin Everywhere there is a Peruvianâ, âAll Peruvians want to migrateâ, or âYeah! I met a Peruvianâ¦how come?...he/she left Peru and was a worker inâ¦;â are commonly heard in the USA, Canada and Europeans countries where the numbers of immigrants are high in proportion to the population, often causing a new configuration of the social structure in those countries; however, when it turns to Peruvian immigrants in Japan, the ~~panorama~~ situation is different, because ~~this recent~~ the migratory flow i~~n direction~~ to Japan is still new compared with other countries.

The specific theme that I approached in this context of the Peruvian migratory flow to Japan or Nikkei-Peruvian (descendants of Japanese) is the Peruvian family. To deepen the knowledge of the characteristics of the Peruvian family in Japan allows an integral approaching of the migratory phenomenon, since the use of the household as unit for analysis includes all the family members, independent of birth country.

~~The~~ Peruvian immigration to Japan shows certain peculiar particularities. Some of those particularities are the primordial focus of the research, and ~~it is~~ they are characterized by the distinctive context of the emigrantâs new process of communication among family members, changing roles compared with the traditional family in Peru, and those features involved in a context of indecision of returning or not to Peru.

The paper is divided into six parts. In chapter one I make an introduction to the topic, explaining the current situation and the need for scholarly research. In chapter two I review the recent theoretical and empirical literature on international migration, Nikkei return migration and migrants in Japan. In chapter three I provide a useful background and an overview of the characteristics of the Japanese Peruvians that reside in Japan. In chapter four I show the methodology employed in the study, data collection and the configuration of the sample. In chapter five I offer explanations for the findings of the study. In ~~part~~ chapter six I discuss the effects of migration in the Japanese Peruvian community as seen in the host society. At the end of this thesis I offer the conclusions of the study.

Finally, I expect that this study will contribute to the[dearth=an insufficient quantity or number]corpus of research related to familial problems inside the Peruvian community. However, there are still a number of topics that need specialized investigation. I consider that further research oriented to fill the lack of expert knowledge and the promotion of ~~advance~~ further debate should be ~~foster~~encouraged. In this way the acquisition of valuable information can bridge the existent gap of information on this interesting group.

This is my introduction! Please correct

Yrmacita — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 21:24:36 GMT

please,please take a look of this, i need to submit it soon

Chapter 1: Introduction

The focus of the present research is Peruvian emigration to Japan, usually known as the âreturn migrationâ[1]. Among the migratory flows of exiting Peru, the ubiquitous nature of Peruvian expatriate is common. Expression such as âin everywhere there is a Peruvianâ, âall Peruvians want to migrateâ, or âYeah! I met a Peruvianâ¦how come?...he/she left Peru and was a worker inâ¦;â are commonly heard in USA, Canada and Europeans countries where the numbers of immigrants are high in proportion to the population, often causing a new configuration of the social structure of those countries; however when it turns to Peruvian immigrants in Japan, the panorama is different, because this recent migratory flow in direction to Japan is still new compared with other countries.

The specific theme that I approached in this context of the Peruvian migratory flow to Japan or Nikkei- Peruvian (descendants of Japanese) is the Peruvian family. To deepen the knowledge of the characteristics of the Peruvian family in Japan allows an integral approaching of the migratory phenomenon, since the use of the household as unity for analysis includes all the family members, independent of birth country.

The Peruvian immigration to Japan holds certain peculiar particularities. Some of those particularities are the primordial focus of the research, and it is characterized by the distinctive context of the emigrantâs new process of communication among family members, changing roles compared with the traditional family in Peru, and these features involved in a context of indecision of returning or not to Peru.

The paper is divided in six parts. In chapter one I make an introduction to the topic, explaining the current situation and the need for scholar research. In chapter two I review the recent theoretical and empirical literature on international migration, Nikkei return migration and migrants in Japan. In chapter three I provide a useful background and an overview of the characteristics of the Japanese Peruvians that reside in Japan. In chapter four I show the methodology employed in the study, data collection and the configuration of the sample. In chapter five I offer explanations of the findings of the study. In part chapter six I discuss the effects of migration in the Japanese Peruvian community as in the host society. At the end of this thesis I offer the conclusions of the study.

Finally, I expect that this study can contribute to the dearth of research related to familial problems inside the Peruvian community, however still remain a number of topics that need specialized investigation. I consider that further research oriented to fill the lack of expert knowledge and the promotion of advance debate should be foster, in this way the acquisition of valuable information can bridge the existent gap.

[1] The return migration is specifically targeted at Peruvians of Japanese descend; many non Japanese-Peruvians have gone to Japan to work as factory laborers. This study includes all individuals with the Peruvian nationality.

Re: Summary

Clive — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:34:41 GMT

Hi,

This literature review provides the evidence of the low quality of information in pharmaceutical promotion can have impacts on quality of doctors prescribing behaviour, patientsâ health and quality use of medicines. I have identified four gaps that need to be addressed. Firstly, a need for a systematic review to summarize the available literatures on the quality of information in medical journal advertising. Secondly, demand for a current comparison study of advertising standard between countries which use different systems for regulating promotion. Thirdly, lack of information pertaining the standard of information provided by detailers to doctors in Australia. Finally, a gap of knowledge on the skills of physicians in critically analyzing pharmaceutical promotion.

I've suggested some changes.

Best wishes, Clive

This literature review provides evidence that the low quality of information in pharmaceutical promotion can have impacts on the quality of doctors' prescribing behaviour, patientsâ health and quality use of medicines. I have identified four gaps that need to be addressed. Firstly, there is a need for a systematic review to summarize the available literature on the quality of information in medical journal advertising. Secondly, there is a demand for a current comparison study of advertising standard between countries which use different systems for regulating promotion. Thirdly, there is a lack of information pertaining to the standard of information provided by detailers to doctors in Australia. Finally, there is a gap <<< this is an awkward word here. Find another that expressesyour meaningmore clearly. eg 'a lsck'?of knowledge about the skills of physicians in critically analyzing pharmaceutical promotion.

Summary

deanpijin — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:33:17 GMT

Would somebody please help me with my English?

Regards,

Dean

Re: Sentences

Clive — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:23:38 GMT

Hi Dean,

Here are some suggestions.

Best wishes, Clive

In 2003, a World Health Organization literature review on the impact of pharmaceutical promotion reported that exposure to promotion may influence doctorsâ behaviour in ways such as prescribing less appropriately, prescribing more often and adopting new drugs more quickly. These activities may have a direct impact on patientsâ health, for example when physicians are persuaded to use drugs with commercial information that is contrary to scientific literature. X et al. surveyed 85 randomly selected doctors who said that scientific sources are much more important in influencing their prescribing than are commercial sources. However, when questioned about the usefulness of two classes of drugs (cerebral and peripheral vasodilators and propohexene) where the message from the scientific literature was the opposite of that in the commercial literature, the majority of doctors in this group held commercial beliefs about these two classes.

You might want to find another way of saying 'commercial beliefs'. The meaning of that does not seem clear.

Promotion also may reduce the quality of healthcare when physicians are convinced to use new drugs with unproven health benefits. This may lower the usage of older drugs that have been shown in rigorous clinical trials to improve declining health outcomes. A study conducted in the USA to describe antihypertensive medication prescribing patterns for 1992 and 1995 found an association between drug advertising and drug usage. In that study, the use of the newest and most expensive agents (calcium channel blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors) increased, while the use of diuretics and beta-blockers, the only two classes of antihypertensive drugs known to have a well documented benefit of reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, declined. This result is contrary to the National Institutes of Health 1993 guidelines for the treatment of hypertension.

Sentences

deanpijin — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:50:49 GMT

Hi all,

Would somebody please help me with my English?

In 2003, a World Health Organization literature review on the impact of pharmaceutical promotion reported that exposure to promotion may influence doctorsâ behaviour in ways such as prescribing less appropriately, prescribing more often and adopting new drugs more quickly. These activities may have a direct impact on patientsâ health such as when physicians are persuaded to use drugs with commercial information are contrary to scientific literature. X et al. surveyed 85 randomly selected doctors which said that scientific sources are much more important in influencing their prescribing than are commercial sources. However, when questioned about the usefulness of two classes of drugs; cerebral and peripheral vasodilators and propohexene where the message from the scientific literature was opposite that in the commercial literature the majority of doctors in this group held commercial beliefs about these two classes.

Promotion also may reduce the quality of healthcare when physicians are convinced to use new drugs with unproven health benefits which may lower the usage of older drugs that have been shown in rigorous clinical trials to improve health outcomes are declining . A study conducted in the USA to describe antihypertensive medication prescribing patterns for 1992 and 1995 found an association between drug advertising and drug usage. In that study, the use of the newest and most expensive agents; calcium channel blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors increased, while the use of diuretics and beta-blockers, the only two classes of antihypertensive drugs known to have a well documented benefit of reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke declined. This result is contrary to the National Institutes of Health 1993 guidelines for the treatment of hypertension.

Regards,

Dean

Re: Armenian Genocide

YoungCalifornian — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 01:07:06 GMT

You again misunderstood me. But I think this confusion stems from understaning of the term politics. I tried to say even such an organization which doesnt have to do anything regarding to this case (an historical event) can make decisions because of the diaspora.As for Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights it is obviously a problematic commision and there are several criticism about the decisions of them .some of them from wikipedi

The Commission has been repeatedly criticized for the composition of its membership. In particular, several of its member countries themselves have dubious human rights records, including states whose representatives have been elected to chair the commission.

Another criticism is that the Commission has not been used for constructive discussion of human rights issues, but as a forum for politically selective finger-pointing and criticism. The desire of states with problematic human rights records to be elected to the Commission is largely to defend themselves from such attacks.

And even if you reach wikipedi you will see that this commision was even unable to reach an agreement about the adverse treatment in AbuGharib, which was proved and obvious to the world by photos and videos.

Again, I'm not trying to argue that any one person, organization, or other source of information is going to be 100% objective. It's simply impossible. However, despite that fact, some sources are still more reputable than others. The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights may not be perfect, but it's a much more reliable source than any I've seen you provide. I also notice that of all the criticisms you've presented, none center around the truthfulness of any claims the sub-commission has made.

Did i say i am not biased? Quite the contrary. But i am trying to find the true way.

Who brought up this whole UNESCO discussion? Oh dont say this.It was you who had brought several so-called objective sources. I only responded to show you there cannot be any objectivity in such a historical matter. Get it?

And you compared it with *** while we should have been discussing if it was a gencoide or not in terms of the initial aim of Turks. And worst than all, it is a very common and rotten method which is used by everyone to elicit pity in people,that is to say comparing whatever at hand with Nazi torture.And about torture against armenians you also started it by sending a source contains photos but i didnt want to respond it by sources that show massacred Turks because i think it is not what we should discuss here and nor does it help us to come to an agreement. I dont think it is good way for an efficient discussion to show photos in order to elicit pity in people.Now is it me who is off topic?

You may not have said that you are unbiased, but your attitude and comments directed towards me have implied as much. You've accused me of bias because one of the names I provided as an example of a very (not entirely, but very) impartial organization which accepts the Armenian Genocide as fact has received some criticism in the past. Well, more accurately, you attack the organization because one of its sister organizations was criticized for censorship. You then go on and act as if pointing out that the fact that any organization is liable to have some bias is some sort of great point. If that's the case, why believe anything anyone says? Afterall, we're all biased. If that's the crux of your argument I think you should rethink your position, because I can make the same point regarding any sources you provide. Besides, that was only one of the names I listed.

I'm trying to reach people in this discussion on an analytical level, not an emotional one. Still, if some of the arguments I've made tug at people's heart strings, I'm not going to apologize for that. It's a very sad event in human history. I think I've made it clear why I chose to link some photos and make the comparison to the Holocaust, and neither were to elicit sympathy. I chose to link the photos so people could see that there is indeed photographic evidence of the genocide (those photos were not taken by Armenians, by the way). I explained the parallels to the Holocaust in my last post which addressed your claim that I was only making the comparison to elicit sympathy. Even you should be able to admit that if one accepts the truth of the Armenian Genocide, the parallels to the Holocaust are uncanny. Since you seem to be a fan of Wikipedia (which is, admittedly, not a great source), I thought I've provide this well-stated excerpt from the discussion of the "Armenian Genocide" entry:

What can be termed âhostile and incivil [sicâ¦uncivil]â in this case are the attempts of genocide denialists, historical revisionist and obviously insufficiently educated commentators and fiction writers such as yourself and others here to obscure and rewrite history in an attempt to shield historical criminals of some of the most serious crimes against humanity that have ever occurred in history. In doing so you perpetuate the genocide of an innocent population of Armenians whose survivors suffer through the mental anguish not only of the loss of their relatives and kin and the destruction of their nation â but by the insult and defamation caused by the continued active and ugly denial of the truth of what occurred. This is not â as you attempt to portray it â the âArmenian version of the storyâ â it is a depiction of the history as was documented and corroborated by numerous eyewitnesses and is accepted by the vast majority of scholars, historians, Encyclopedic and history book entries â and it in fact is the truth â as known at the time it occurred and as is known today. It is not the âArmenian versionâ â your contention that it is such is completely false. It is the denial of the true history that is a POV version. No one is required to ârespectâ or acknowledge the denial of the Holocaust except in acknowledging what it is â an ugly twisting of the truth to support a particular racist and hateful viewpoint â and there is absolutely no difference between Holocaust denial and denial of the Armenian Genocide accept for the fact that Armenian Genocide denial is a view that is actively officially held by and sponsored by a nation state. Otherwise each every and all aspects of these denials are the same! If eyewitnesses described camps as concentration camps â by exact word or by description of the activities held in and around them â or more appropriately âdeath campsâ for some â then it matters not if the Turkish government has chosen to call them âway stationsâ or âbeach front villasâ. While we may never be able to know the exact number of Armenians killed or murdered â as we will never know the exact numbers of Jews (and this has been disputed in the very same manner and for the very same reasons as the Turkish deniers dispute the Armenian figures) etc â this does not invalidate the fact that certain figures are (and have always been) accepted as reasonable approximations and that the resulting disparity of Armenian population within Anatolia before and after this time is relatively unchanged in its relationship. Thus disputing the exact numbers in know way obviates the genocide claim and again there is no real controversy of any bearing as what the Turkish Government or their paid/sponsored/held hostage supporters might claim has no validity as the position itself (that genocide did not happen or that no significant numbers of Armenians beyond the norm for the time died and/or that there was no specific campaign against themâ¦etc) is already discredited and obviously spurious and in fact there is no valid dispute of the relative loss of the Armenian population, how and why it occurred and that it was with certainly and absolutely a state sponsored genocide. As for genocide âartâ or what-have-youâ¦this might be the only place were we even remotely agree. I think it is relevant and should be referenced â however considering the article lacks all of the sufficient descriptive elements of the how, why, where, when and by who and to who information that I think is relevant and necessary â I would argue that there is undue emphasis on clearly secondary issues as âartâ etc. However, Pamukâs case IMO â needs to be expanded onâ¦not his specific case â but the systematic campaign of genocide denial by the Turkish government â through laws and prosecutions, destruction of cultural monuments, changing of place names and even names of plants and animals, and of course active international sponsorship of genocide denial â through paid academic sponsorship and restrictions on independence of researchers positions, to pressures upon and threats against governments, corporations and individuals. --THOTH 17:40, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Clearly, I'm not the only one who sees the parallel between the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. In fact, the same discussion page has a whole section titled "Those who deny the Holocaust use the same rational and arguments as Turks who deny the Armenian Genocide"!

From the very beginning, I have told you it doesnt make any sense to me to say if something is commonly believed it is true. Actually, quite the contrary in such a world that is swayed into a direction by power holds and diasporas and so on.Look what I have found.

I do not deny that just because a belief is widespread, that doesn't necessarily make it true. Still, when the majority of academics studying an issue reach the same conclusion, that has to be given some weight. You can't brush aside every point I make by saying everyone is biased, and just because most experts agree, that doesn't make it true. How is anything to be believed then?

I think that the example you've provided of historic propoganda is an ironic one. The author of that passage intends the Indians to be analogous to the Turks, but I think that the situation of the Indians more clearly mirrors that of the Armenians in Turkey. The difference there is that after years of oppressing Native American peoples, the American government and people eventually began to question their perceptions and re-examine history. In the Western world, there is a tradition of questioning events of the past and recognizing that one's own side is not always the right one. Turkey, in contrast, would seem to have no such tradition. Apart from the fact that your government will prosecute people for questioning Turkish history (as evidenced by Orhan Pamuk's situation), the fact that you've been unwilling to say one negative thing about Turkish history (even debating the fact that the Turks pillaged Constantinople) throughout this debate suggests as much.

Also, I hope you don't seriously believe that the website you've provided is an accurate source of information.

Lastly, I leave you with some another excerpt from that same Wikipedia discussion. This one is actually an excerpt of an excerpt:

In Istanbul, a Crack In the Wall of Denial - We're Trying to Debate the Armenian Issue

By Elif Shafak - Sunday, September 25, 2005; ISTANBUL

I am the daughter of a Turkish diplomat -- a rather unusual character in the male-dominated foreign service in that she was a single mother. ... throughout my childhood, the word "Armenian" meant only one thing to me: a terrorist who wanted to kill my mother. Faced with hatred, I hated back. But that was as far as my feelings went. It took me years to ask the simple question: Why did the Armenians hate us? My ignorance was not unusual. For me in those days, and for most Turkish citizens even today, my country's history began in 1923, with the founding of the modern Turkish state. The roots of the Armenians' rage -- in the massacres, atrocities and deportations that decimated Turkey's Armenian population in the last years of Ottoman rule, particularly 1915 -- were simply not part of our common historical memory. But for me today, and for a growing number of my fellow Turks, that has changed. Until my early twenties, like many Turks living abroad, I was less interested in history than in what we described as "improving Turkey's image in the eyes of Westerners." As I began reading extensively on political and social history, I was drawn to the stories of minorities, of the marginalized and the silenced Yet it was not until I came to the United States in 2002 and started getting involved in an Armenian-Turkish intellectuals' network that I seriously felt the need to face the charges that, beginning in 1915, Turks killed as many as 1.5 million Armenians and drove hundreds of thousands more from their homes. I focused on the literature of genocide, particularly the testimony of survivors; I watched filmed interviews at the Zoryan Institute's Armenian archives in Toronto; I talked to Armenian grandmothers, participated in workshops for reconciliation and collected stories from Armenian friends who were generous enough to entrust me with their family memories and secrets. With each step, I realized not only that atrocities had been committed in that terrible time but that their effect had been made far worse by the systematic denial that followed. I came to recognize a people's grief and to believe in the need to mourn our past together. I also got to know other Turks who were making a similar intellectual journey. Obviously there is still a powerful segment of Turkish society that completely rejects the charge that Armenians were purposely exterminated. Some even go so far as to claim that it was Armenians who killed Turks, and so there is nothing to apologize for. These nationalist hardliners include many of our government officials, bureaucrats, diplomats and newspaper columnists. They dominate Turkey's public image -- but theirs is only one position held by Turkish citizens, and it is not even the most common one. The prevailing attitude of ordinary people toward the "Armenian question" is not one of conscious denial; rather it is collective ignorance. These Turks feel little need to question the past as long as it does not affect their daily lives. There is a third attitude, prevalent among Turkish youth: Whatever happened, it was a long time ago, and we should concentrate on the future rather than the past. "Why am I being held responsible for a crime my grandfather committed -- that is, if he ever did it?" they ask. Meanwhile, the Armenian question has been prominently featured in Turkish media. Hurriyet, the nation's most popular newspaper, ran a series of pro and con interviews on this formerly taboo subject, called "The Armenian Dossier." The upcoming trial of acclaimed author Orhan Pamuk, charged with "denigrating" Turkish identity for talking about the killing of Kurds and Armenians, has been fervently debated. Various columnists have directly apologized to the Armenians for the sufferings caused to their people by the Turks. And stories have been reported of orphaned Armenian girls who saved their lives by changing their names, converting to Islam and marrying Turks -- and whose grandchildren are unaware today of their own mixed heritage. All this activity has triggered a nationalist backlash. That should be expected...Foreign Minister Gul,in New York, lamented what effect this would have on Turkey's quest to join the European Union: "There's no one better at hurting themselves than us," he said.Through the collective efforts of academics, journalists, writers and media correspondents, 1915 is being opened to discussion in my homeland as never before. The process is not an easy one and will disturb many vested interests. I know how hard it is -- most children from diplomatic families, confronting negative images of Turkey abroad, develop a sort of defensive nationalism, and it's especially true among those of us who lived through the years of Armenian terrorism. But I also know that the journey from denial to recognition is one that can be made.

Here's a link to the discussion, by the way: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Armenian_Genocide

URGENT! Help with letter of motivation for a traineeship at the European Commission

Guest — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:26:26 GMT

Dear Mountainhiker,

I see you have lot of great ideas!
Maybe one, quick for me too !

I am applying for a traineeship at the European Commission- Brussels, General Directorate of translation.

I shall attach my CV in order to have an image an give me a hint, please.
I am really stuck, I Ifind no ideas....And it is rather urgent!

Thank you a million times!

Sincerely,

Simona

POLY DELTA CHEMICALS S.A. Dutch Primer, Paint and Varnish Producer - (nov. 2001 â today)
Position: Public Relations & Office Manager:
Reporting directly to Companyâs President

? Managing relationship with Advertising Agencies and Market Research Company;
? Support for Sales & Marketing Department (data analysis, researches regarding suppliers and potential markets, promotional items);
? Support Financial depart:(financial data collection, business plan for investments -, credit applications); maintaining relationships with banks;
? Paint Market monitoring (price comparisons, competitorâs offers, potential clients);
? Marketing - BTL and ATL activities (Outdoor advertising, print advertising, specialized articles, promo items etc);
? Public Relation & Special Events activities â Management of all public events, articles in special publications, international participation at conferences and fairs; organization (fairs & exhibitions; seminars, conferences, trainings, team buildings);
? Coordinator for various projects: (Commercial Strategy Project, Marketing Strategy);
? Assuring communication with external collaborators, partners, shareholders;
? Activity Reports;
? Administrative/Logistic tasks;

Translations;

Achievements: Project Manager for realization of Exhibition âCONSTRUCT EXPOâ 2002, 2003 and for Rom Paint 2002;

G. f. K. ROMANIA (Austrian Market Research Institute) â Feb.â Nov. 2001
Position: Qualitative Researcher
? Realization of Research Projects â FMCG and services (image study, brand awareness, price positioning/market segmentation, concept test, testimonials, TV spot)
? In-depth interviews (Business-to-Business)
? Moderating Focus Groups and respondentsâ recruiting;
? Elaborating conclusions and recommendations based on acquired data analysis:
Achievements: Project Manager for image research and package valuation for Co. MUNTENIA; Clients Portfolio: Unilever (New product launching- Dove; Concept test-cleaning products; HORECA, NGOâs (SOS Satele Copiilor), Papastratos, Master food

METRO CASH & CARRY ROMANIA - (Feb. 2000- Febr.2001)
Position: Executive Assistant within Food Purchasing Department
Reporting to the Food Purchasing Head Buyer
? Analyzing suppliersâ offers and potential;
? Price analysis on a daily basis;
? Assistant in purchasing negotiations;
? Daily reports, Presentations; Public Relation activities
Achievements: Companyâs image improvement by elaborating new layouts for METRO POST

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AUDIT â (Oct.1998 â Febr.2000)
Position: Assistant Manager -Business Advisory Services Department
? Monitoring projects for foreign investments;
? Updating commercial and investment law information;
? Assistant for Human Resources Department in surveys and valuation studies;
? Public Relation - Communication activities;
? Translations
? Office administration tasks
? MITSUBISHI MOTORS â Sales & Marketing Assistant (during faculty)
- Preparing offers, assisting preparation of exhibitions, advertising material;
? FORD - ROMCAR â Promotion activities during faculty
? HOTEL âHILTON BUCHARESTâ:
- Events and Banqueting Coordinator within Business Center;
- Sales Consultant (Direct Sales)

2001- 2004 -Trade and Marketing Faculty
- Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest (Romania)
2000 â2001-Post graduation Marketing Diploma
- Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest(Romania)
1994â1998 - Foreign Languages and Literature Faculty- (English-German)
- University Bucharest
1982 -1994 -German School & High school
Major graduated courses:
2000-2001 â Social Communication and Public Relation at âDavid Ogilvyâ University;
2001 â Pepsi Sales School â Quadrant-Amroq Beverages;
1998 â Assistant Management Diploma
1997 â P.C. Operator Diploma
1996 â German Translation Certificate
1995 â English Translation Certificate
? Foreign Languages:Romanian, English, German, French â fluent;
? Dutch â advanced
? Valid B driving license since 1995;

Re: *** Need help w/Thank You letter for trust

Guest — Sat, 03 Jul 2004 13:03:19 GMT

Youâll find sample letters on the Internet; however, this might give you some clues. It was taken from a sample fund-raiser for a hospital picnic. Itâs not totally appropriate â clumsy and not always believable. Good luck with it. Post again if you can use it and want help tailoring it further.

December 10, 2001

Mr. Robert Christian
Chairman
4th Annual Meadowbrook
Greek Community Literacy Committee
1105 Carling Ave., Suite 1501
Ottawa, ON, K2G 1P8

Dear Robert:
The President, the Chairman, and the Board of Directors have each asked me to make sure that you receive our collective appreciation for the wonderful job you and your committee did in organizing a generous trust to enhance the appreciation of literature within the Greek community.

As everyone knows by now, the projects to be funded by your generous trust needed at least twice what resides in our treasury. With growing interest in literature, we anticipate that our own efforts would have proven to be inadequate gestures after too many more years.

We are all well aware that a viable and bright future is assured for the Greek Community Literacy Project by virtue of your generous trust.

A number of our community donors have telephoned to say how much they and their families appreciate your generosity and that they are already planning for next yearâs writersâ festival. This enthusiasm has never been evident before and it means that we can already count on some major additional sponsorships for next year. An increase in Ad hoc donations will really ease the burden of next yearâs salary/reimbursement program and augers well for another record-setting number of college acceptances.

Again, we sincerely thank you for your selfless gifts of time, energy, and organizational skills in making this the most generous trust recorded for the promotion of literature in our communityâs history.

Yours sincerely,

Plato

Re: Maj and Woodward

Elena — Sat, 01 Nov 2003 13:33:27 GMT

This is the article. I hope that the translation is acceptable and you get everything.
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El PaÃs, Thursday October 16, 2003

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO AND THE CERVANTES INSTITUTE CREATE A CERTIFICATE OF SPANISH

The dean of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Juan RamÃ³n de la Fuente, encourages a collaborative strategy to promote the Spanish language.

He believes firmly that language is a great and powerful tool for global influence. Today, the head of the largest university institution of the Hispanic world with more than 250,000 students, he joins with the Cervantes Institute to develop a certificate of Spanish for students around the world.

By joining this endeavor, Juan RamÃ³n de la Fuente adds impetus to the expansion of the Spanish language. He will be a great force for the movement. He already administrates the UNAM, with its 30,000 teachers and research workers, its installations in 23 different regions of the country, its editorial that publishes 1,000 titles a year, "Three a day," He says, its 18 museums, its Philarmonic Orchestra, its theatre and dance groups, "That stages ten spectacles a day," He states. And its football team, the Pumas. To be in control of all of this is something that only a person with a lot of energy and personality can do.

The fact is that Juan RamÃ³n de la Fuente, this new supporter of the Cervantes Institute, with medical education and expertise in nutrition and psychiatry, who was yesterday welcomed to the annual meeting of the council, presided over by the King and Queen of Spain, has more power than a government minister in Mexico. "But less salary and more autonomy," He affirms. He comes to help unite the various forces in the teaching of Spanish, and to put into action this certificate, the aim of which is to become the baseline reference of the knowledge of Spanish for the world. "It will be like TOELF in the USA, or the Cambridge First Certificate. It will have five levels. A group of experts have already completed the manual of the first level, which is called Â¡Estoy listo! - Iâm Ready!," The dean relates.

The current times are right for the Spanish language to be in a predominant position. The exigencies come especially from the USA and Brazil, where there will be a demand of 200,000 teachers of Spanish over the next five years. The reason is clear, the strength of the Hispanics in North America with increased expectations for their quality of life. "The reasons for the growth of the demand for learning has a quantitative aspect on Latin-Americans, but there is one other qualitative aspect that has a lot to do with Spain." In which sense? "The Real Academia EspaÃ±ola has played a fundamental part. It has opened itself to several initiatives during the last years." He assures.

There are other very powerful reasons, too, "Our scientific and technological progress, globalization, and also artistic reasons, such as the extraordinary quality of our Literature during the 20th century. The Spanish and the Latin-American authors, the 'boom' authors, have had a lot to do with this," He explains.

It is necessary to take advantage of all these factors and to put a strategy into action. "It is what we haven't had, a shared strategy to place the Spanish language in a predominant position. We must implement this as an instrument for the defence of our culture and our values, something that has demonstrated that it works well since the beginning of the 15th century," He affirms.

More to the point, if some of our own mechanisms are not implemented, we can have no high expectations for cultural preservation. It is necessary to copy the Anglo-Saxons. "They have enacted perfectly conceived plans for the promotion and dominance of their language for the entire 20th century. All aspects of their culture, from the economy, to pop culture products like popular music and movies, have been involved in this. Specifically, the Harry Potter phenomenon is something enviable to imitate. Besides, we all benefit from it, because it promotes reading among the young, and increased reading levels for our youth is one of the unresolved subjects."
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