I just want to let you know....

Have you ever heard (PRODUCT) RED ?
or

Do you know about (PRODUCT) RED?

4,400 peaple die every day of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment exists. And we can get pills at pharmacy easily because it is cheap for us. However, they can not buy it. Even though it costs only 30 pence......

Product Red, styled as (PRODUCT)RED, is a for-profit brand which is licensed to partner companies such as American Express, Apple Inc., Converse, Motorola, Gap, Emporio Armani and Hallmark. It is an initiative begun by U2's frontman, Bono, and Bobby Shriver of Debt AIDS Trade in Africa (DATA) to raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Bobby Shriver has been announced as the CEO of Product Red, whilst Bono is currently an active public spokesperson for the brand.
Each partner company creates a product with the Product Red logo. In return for the opportunity to increase their own revenue through the Product Red products they sell, a percentage of the profit is given to the Global Fund.

In short.....

If you like (PRODUCT) RED's goods, and if you buy it, 10% of the price goes to the Global Fund.

So you have a new goods and you helped save person's life.

It's wonderful, isn't it?

"...... people, men, women, children, Africans will die from preventable, treatable disease. They don't have to. 30 pence a day, they can stay alive. These two little pills. Two little pills that you and I can get at a local chemist's. This is mad. You are not mad to think that you can do something about this.

Go to joinred.com

Thanks"

By Bono

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-G2PpO7DwsM

(original)

You might be able to help save person's life easier than you though.

By Yukiko

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How do you manage your trip plan?

What was your first concern when you went foreign country. According to my experience, to go around famed tour spot you need some information of public transportation like time schedule and the feature of each vehicle. You can rent car but it is usually higher than using public transportation especially when you are student not having enough budget. I post some useful website for traffic.

From this website you can get bus, sky-train schedule and plan for trip.

http://www.translink.bc.ca/

http://www.mapquest.com/


If you drive to new place you can consult to this website that show direction and map, how to get the destination from your place.

Chungwon Jung

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How do you manage your trip plan?

What was your first concern when you went foreign country. According to my experience, to go around famed tour spot you need some information of public transportation like time schedule and the feature of each vehicle. You can rent car but it is usually higher than using public transportation especially when you are student not having enough budget. I post some useful website for traffic.

http://www.translink.bc.ca/
From this website you can get bus schedule and plan for trip.

http://www.mapquest.com/
If you drive to new place you can consult to this website that show direction and map, how to get the destination from your place.

Chungwon Jung

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Which features do good teachers have?

Many international students are interested in to be an English teacher in their countries recently, that's why they dicided to study overseas.
Students need to bear the loneliness and hunger for it if they want to reach their dream.

To be an English teacher, TESOL diploma or certificate is strongly required. It is a license to teach English.
The difference of TESOL from other English courses is, you can get more opportunities to speak English in the class.

For instance, for ESL course, teacher teaches and speaks more than students in gerneral and students usually complain that they don't have a chance to speak and their English never improved.

On the other hand, for TESOL course, teacher elicits students to say and prepare for a class. In short, a class is like students' reponsibility. It is very helpful for them.
TESOL course is a good rehearsal when you teach English infront of your students as Teacher.

Can students improve English? The answer is "ABSOLUTELY YES". You took the words right out of my mouth.
Before starting TESOL programme, students need to know what a good teacher is.

Let me tell you my story.

Peter Schmitter was my professor when I was at Berlin-Freie Universitaet.
He influenced me a lot, even my life.
Mr. Peter's teaching showed me what a good teacher is.

The good teacher motivates students to have their vision.
He used to ask students with this question, "Do you have a dream?" If they answered "No" or "I don't know yet, he was upset and said "It's your today homework, Go home!" The 70 year-old tried to make students pursue their dream and hope. He had an inspiration to all students.

The good teacher should be energetic, enthusiastic.
Teachers usually teach same thing repeatedly, they could be exhausted easily. If the teacher seems tired, definitely students could be tired of a class. Even though he was 70 years old, he was so powerful like young teachers.
Students absolutely respected his powerful passion.

The good teacher teaches without distinction.
It is a little bit difficult to give students same opportunities during a class, but the good teacher tries to do that.
Personally, I am German, but look Asian. Unfortunately, Germany is very famous for the discrimination in the world.
However, Mr. Peter gave me a lot of opportunities to take scholarships fairly unlike other professors. He also was willing to recommended me to a good korean university as an exchange student. When I asked to him a favor or needed his consultation, he did it like his work.
Nobody expects a discrimination from him.

The good teacher has a keen sense of humor.
Listener generally could be felt boring easily. Teachers are no exception to this. If teacher sits down on the chair and just listens somebody' speech, even teacher is going to be sleepy honestly. That's why some proper humor is necessary in the class. Humor has a mysterious power for concentration in the class.

The good teacher praises students for what they do.
Students usually could make a lot of mistakes and next time they’re going to be afraid of their mistakes. On this occasion, teacher’s praise can help them escape from a fear of mistake and then students will try to their best.

OK!
Are you ready for TESOL?
ATC's "SPECIALIZED TESOL-PROGRAM" is waiting for YOU!


By Deutschmann

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Recipe - Ichigo Daifuku (Strawberry rice cake stuffed with bean jam)

I love Ichigo Daifuku. This is one of Japanese popular sweets.
The way of making is very eazy and the taste is very good.

ingredients	Strawberries	7 pieces
(For 7 pieces of	Shiratamako(Rice flour)	100g
Ichigo Daifuku)	Sugar	100g
	Water	150cc
	Anko(Bean jam)	100g
	Katakuriko(Potato starch)	Suitable quantity

1. Divide 100g of Anko(Bean Jam) into 7 pieces, then wrap 7 pieces of strawberries with them. (Make Anko balls which have strawberries inside)

2. Put 100g of Shiratamako(Rice flour) and 100g of Sugar into a heat-resistant container, then add 150cc of water little by little and stir it until it becomes smooth.

3. Put it into a microwave and heat it for 3 minutes then stir it. And put it into a microwave again and heat it for 1 minutes then stir it. (This is the dough of Ichigo Daifuku)

4. Divide the dough into 7 pieces, then wrap 7 pieces of Anko balls with them.

5. Dust them with Katakuriko(Potato starch)

Enjoy! By Kurumi

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What is your idea on teaching?

Those of you who are reading this category will have interest in teaching and some are already in service or have plan to teach in the future. If then, what is your idea on teaching. Before taking the TESOL(Teaching English to Speakers of other languages) you need to conceptualize with your own view to succeed in your study and do not be disappointed after took the program.

With my idea I think teaching is the process of knowing myself rather than conveying knowledge to the students in my class. If we do not know ourselves we could not teach anybody. Even though we can teach but there are critical absent like a empty bowl. To be a sincere teacher you try to contemplate and find yourself  thereafter you can reborn as a real teacher. And, if you want to be serious in your life I strongly recommend to take TESOL program even you are not interest in being a English teacher. The program will bring you a lot of resource in your life.

We have spent almost 2007, now it is the time to warp up and to plan coming year. Whatever you do I hope you will succeed in your field. See you in the next story.

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recipe-ODEN (Japanese hot pot)

It is getting cold recently.Do you know how to cook

ODEN-Japanese one pot dish?It is popular specially in winter.

INGREDIENTS:

1/3 daikon radish
2 potatoes
2 carrots
4 boiled eggs
1 blocks of konnyaku (transparent yam starch cake)
2 blocks of fried tofu (ganmodoki or atsuage)
2-4 fish cakes
4-5 tbsps of soy sauce
1 tsp of sugar
2 tbsps of sake (Japanese rice wine)
*You may use oden seasoning sold at Asian stores instead of using sake, soysauce, and sugar.

PREPARATION:
Cut daikon into thick rounds. Cut potatoes in half. Peel boiled eggs. Cut other ingredients into large pieces. Boil 4 cups of dashi soup stock in a large pot or donabe pot.

(Konbu (kelp) dashi is known as vegetarian soup stock. Removed konbu is good to cook with vegetables. )

donabe pot

Add ingredients into the pot. Add sake, soy sauce, and sugar in the pot. Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 40-60 minutes. *The longer you cook oden, the better the taste. Add dashi soup stock and soy sauce as needed.

Let't try it with Soju.

by Yoshi

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