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Am sure Walt at least agrees, particularly in light of his latest chat with Kamel. Phil Talbot may still counsel waiting till January when we'll have a better idea of whether Nasser will still be Mr. Big. However, this is already December, so unless we get decision now we won't be ready then. ... [Read More]
IEW Events > United States
Students from Greenwich Central High School will get Azeri language lessons from 10th and 11th graders at School #13 in Mingechevir, Azerbaijan. This real-time Internet chat will involve 10 students from each school. The Azeri "teachers" will utilize chat software, sound files, Azeri-language websites and web microphones to introduce U.S. Students to the written and spoken forms of these words and phrases. This project is organized by Project Harmony with funding from the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. ... [Read More]
Report on Global Anti-Semitism
January 5, 2005 Executive Summary I. Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries. Taken to its most far-reaching and violent extreme, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews and the suffering of countless others. Subtler, less vile forms of anti-Semitism have disrupted lives, decimated religious communities, created social and political cleavages, and complicated relations between countries as well as the work of international organizations. For an increasingly interdependent world, anti-Semitism is an intolerable burden. The increasing frequency and severity of anti-Semitic incidents since the start of the 21st century, particularly in Europe, has compelled the international com ... [Read More]
Mexico
The Government of Mexico has had some success in simplifying the process of investing in Mexico. The Secretariat of Economy (SECON) maintains a Spanish-language website (www.economia.gob.mx) offering an array of information, forms, links and transactions. Among other options, interested parties can download import/export permits, make on-line tax payments, and chat with on-line advisors who can answer specific investment and trade related questions. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Internet Poses New Problems for Drug Control, Report Says
"The worldwide web has become a vehicle ... for good, but the dark side is that you can trade illegal substances on it. For example, there is a company in The Netherlands that openly advertises for sale cannabis seeds all over the world ... there are chat rooms that discuss recipes for making of drugs," Okun said. ... [Read More]
Events and Activites, International Education Week 2001
The Academy for Educational Development, through its U.S./Brasil Learning Technologies Network (LTNet) project, is collaborating with the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, and the Ministry of Education's ProInfo program, to organize an event for U.S. and Brazilian teachers and students to celebrate IEW. Representatives of the U.S. Embassy and Ministry of Education are organizing with Brasilian schools ten teams of three students and one teacher to participate in a virtual exchange activity. In the U.S., Eric Rusten, the director of LTNet, is collaborating with staff from I*EARN USA, the D.D.-Brasilia Chapter and the Nebraska Committee of the Partners of the Americas, to identify ten U.S. Schools to form teams and collaborate with the Brazilian teachers and students. There is a special section on the LTNet website which will enable teams to carry out Internet chats. On No ... [Read More]
South America
During 1999, traffickers continued to improve their communications (using "chat rooms" and other secure devices). There is increasing evidence that traffickers are processing cocaine hydrochloride (HCl) within Peru's borders, setting up laboratories near the borders with Brazil, Colombia, and/or Bolivia, so that they can leave the country quickly without risk of interception. While there were no confiscation's or forcedowns of trafficker aircraft by the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) airbridge denial program in 1999, traffickers crashed two airplanes that had to be abandoned. These new patterns have had the effect of increasing coca leaf prices in coca cultivation areas to levels well beyond the break-even price point. ... [Read More]
South America
Demand Reduction Programs. The GOU does not maintain statistics on domestic drug consumption, but indications are that drug use within Uruguay is moderate but increasing, with marijuana dominating. GOU efforts focus on prevention, rehabilitation and treatment, based on a strategy developed by the National Drug Council, the Ministries of Education, Interior, Public Health, and Sports and Youth Affairs, and including INJU (The National Institute of Youth), INAME (The National Institute of Minors), the municipalities and NGOs. Specific demand reduction projects include: 1) the “Adventure of Life” program for teaching values and healthy habits to school children; 2) the “Espacio de Encuentro” web page chat forum of the National Drug Council; and 3) the “Centro de Referencia de Drogas,” an NGO program that works with addicted children and young adults. The National Drug Council has sponsored teacher training, public outreach, and programs in community ce ... [Read More]
South America
Domestic Programs (Demand Reduction). The GOU remains committed to education and prevention. In 2004, to improve its tracking of drug consumption, the GOU funded studies on the social costs of drug use, drug use in prisons, and the link of drug use to emergency room visits. It also started a register for tracking drug offenses in the prison population. Uruguay’s demand reduction efforts focus on developing prevention programs, rehabilitation and treatment. They are based on a strategy developed cooperatively in 2001 between the National Drug Secretariat, public education authorities, and the Ministries of Interior and Public Health, and include INJU (The National Institute of Youth), the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, INAME (The National Institute of Minors), municipalities and NGOs. Specific projects are: 1) the "Adventure of Life" program aimed at teaching values and healthy habits to elementary school children, which reached 90 schools in ... [Read More]
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