Thursday, September 30, 2010
Growing Your Business - International Trade (Part 2)
The thoughts and opinions of experts from across the Highlands & Islands of Scotland on how trading internationally can help you grow your business.
Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO4cUWsMkrA
Witness - Witness - Stella Rotaru: Fighting Global Sex Trade
The film shows how and why women are induced or forced into being trafficked, and how Stella Rotaru fights global sex trade, works to repatriate the women and helps them escape from their desperate plight.
International Trade
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Focusing on five exciting and fast moving business regions; China, Russia, India, United Arab Emirates and South Africa, each highlighted by the UKTI as High Growth Markets, our expert speakers were available to provide hands on advice and tips to help delegates gain country specific and relevant market intelligence.
International Trade Broker Training - 2 of 3
Learn the various aspects of mediating international trade transactions.
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Why ships will dominate global trade
http://www.globalchange.com Ships and shipping, ports and globalisation. International trade and logistics. Just in time. Manufacturing supply chain management and distribution. Lorry, road, rail. Air freight and container ships. Container terminals and stock control management. Industry, emerging markets and developed world. Global trends. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
I Will Remember You (Tribute To World Trade Center 911)By Amy G.
On September 11, 2001, Islamic extremists hijacked four commercial airliners resulting in the worst terrorist attack ever committed on United States soil. The attack was a series of coordinated suicide missions: Two planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. A third airliner crashed into the Pentagon near Washington D.C. The fourth aircraft, intended for the United States Capitol, was redirected after passengers and flight crew launched a revolt against the hijackers. That plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In total, 2,973 people, including nearly 400 rescue workers, were killed in the attacks.
For more information on the events of 9/11 please visit History.com's 9/11 site.
Timeline
8:45 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
9:03 a.m. United Airlines Flight 175, also from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center.
9:17 a.m. The Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New York City area airports.
9:21 a.m. All New York area bridges and tunnels are closed.
9:40 a.m. The FAA halts all flight operations for the first time in U.S. history.
9:43 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon.
9:45 a.m. The White House evacuates.
10:05 a.m. The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses.
10:10 a.m. United Airlines Flight 93 crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
10:28 a.m. The World Trade Center's north tower collapses.
12:04 p.m. Los Angeles International Airport, the destination of three of the hijacked airplanes, is evacuated.
4 p.m. U.S. officials name Saudi militant Osama bin Laden as lead suspect in the attacks.
5:20 p.m. The 47-story Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex collapses.
7:02 p.m. New York bridges open to outbound traffic.
8:30 p.m. President Bush addresses the nation saying, "The U.S. government will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed the acts and those who harbor them."
9/11 Facts
Each of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center had a jet fuel capacity of nearly 24,000 gallons.
All international civilian air traffic was banned from landing on U.S. soil for three days.
Among the fatalities were 343 New York City Fire Department firefighters, 23 New York City Police Department officers, and 37 Port Authority Police Department officers.
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., an investment bank on the 101st-105th floors of One World Trade Center, lost more employees than any other firm: 658.
Approximately 16,000 people were below the impact zones in the World Trade Center at the time of the attacks, most of whom evacuated before the towers collapsed.
7 World Trade Center, 6 World Trade Center, 5 World Trade Center, 4 World Trade Center, the Marriott World Trade Center and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church were also destroyed in the attacks.
Mohamed Atta's luggage, which did not make it onto American Airlines Flight 11, contained papers that revealed the identity of all 19 hijackers.
Unlike many stereotypes of hijackers or terrorists, most of the attackers were educated and came from well-to-do backgrounds.
The New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ did not open on September 11 and remained closed until September 17.
2,833 applications for victim's compensation were received from the families of those killed.
Aftermath
War on Terror The Bush administration declared a U.S. Global War on Terrorism following the September 11 attacks. Through economic and military sanctions, global surveillance and intelligence sharing, the war on terror aimed to bring Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda to justice and to prevent the emergence of other terrorist networks. In 2002, the United States led the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. In 2003, U.S. officials' speculation on Saddam Hussein's possible involvement created a case for the invasion of Iraq.
International Support Several countries, including the UK, India, Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, China, Canada, Russia, Pakistan, Jordan, Mauritius, Uganda and Zimbabwe introduced anti-terrorism legislation and froze the bank accounts of businesses and individuals suspected of having al-Qaeda connections.
Congressional Legislation In direct response to 9/11, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act and the Patriot Act. The latter was sharply criticized because it allowed law enforcement to invade citizens' privacy and eliminated judicial oversight in such matters. In addition, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940, 80,000 Arab and Muslim immigrants were fingerprinted and registered following September 11.
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New World Order Monetary System
This is a very interesting and revealing video I got from http://www.youtube.com/purdysw, and was originally posted by http://www.youtube.com/aodscarecrow
I'm sorry about the sudden unexpected ending, the video was obviously cut short. But the info is so real and powerful that it needs to be heard by as many people as possible. Only then can we hope to make the world a better place.
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Lost in all the Obama furor, the world's leading economic powers — the so-called G-20 nations — are quietly laying plans for a November 15th summit in Washington, D.C., that may effect a revolution in world finance and global governance, a revolution with potentially much greater long-term impact on America than anything on President-elect Obama's agenda.
According to an AP report, "EU leaders are set to call on the Nov. 15 summit to agree immediately on five principles: submit ratings agencies to more surveillance; align accounting standards; close loopholes; set banking codes of conduct to reduce excessive risk-taking; and ask the International Monetary Fund to suggest ways of calming the turmoil."
Even discounting the deliberate vagueness of the phrase "closing loopholes," such an agenda obviously contemplates a significant increase in the level of international regulation, presumably to be implemented and enforced by an international regulatory body or bodies. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), created at the Bretton Woods economic summit near the end of World War II, is being touted as the obvious candidate for a global financial regulatory organization. Historically, the IMF's mandate has been far more limited than many of its creators, including British economist John Maynard Keynes (one of the organizers of the Bretton Woods conference), originally envisioned. Keynes and the rest of the British and American delegations to Bretton Woods wanted the agreement to create a global reserve currency (which Keynes wanted to call the bancor), but ended up establishing the dollar as the world's fallback currency instead. They also created the SDR (Special Drawing Right), a quasi-currency in which all acounts at the IMF were and are reckoned.
Now, it appears, the IMF is being primed for a much larger role, to be remade into a bona fide instrument of global governance — just as the original General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), also created at Bretton Woods, was later transformed into the World Trade Organization (WTO). The latter is a de facto global trade ministry with supranational authority, and it has already wielded over the United States and many other nations.
The IMF, in other words, is apparently being prepared to become for global finance what the WTO has become for international trade. At a recent planning session for the upcoming summit, "[EU leaders] discussed making the International Monetary Fund the world's financial watchdog, suggesting it be given more power to curb financial crises and give more money to aid countries in trouble," the AP reported.
EU leaders like France's President Nicholas Sarkozy and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown have seized the initiative in setting the agenda for the November 15 summit, which some are informally referring to as "Bretton Woods II." The EU will be calling for an agreement to overhaul the global financial system within 100 days, with a second international summit to be held in March.
Additional proposals that may be implied by the aformentioned five agenda items might include: creating a world central bank; creating an international reserve currency to replace the ailing U.S. dollar; and levying fees or taxes on international financial transactions. Any of these would be potentially devastating blows to American sovereignty, and would immeasurably strengthen the UN-centered embryonic world government.
A global central bank with the power to create a truly international currency would give the international system the same power globally that the Federal Reserve enjoys domestically — the power to create money at will. In other words, the UN system would acquire at a stroke the power to fund itself by printing money, emancipating it from reliance on the contributions of member states. An international tax or fee assessed on financial activity would be the realization of another long-cherished but still-unfulfilled dream of globalists: a truly global tax.
Make no mistake about it: the upcoming series of global summits will be about creating and empowering new organs of world government. It will be about curtailing international economic and financial freedom, not enhancing it.
http://www.youtube.com/aodscarecrow
International Trade Office of Korea -Kaesong Industrial Zone
The International Trade Office of Korea (in Switzerland) shows you the opportunity to invest in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Please contact us to get more informations on business opportunities : www.korea-dpr.com/users/switzerland
5 Most Common Myths About International Trade Pt 1
5 Most Common Myths About International Trade (Part 1)
International Trade Broker Training - 3 of 3
The last in a 3 part series, giving you the core knowledge required to start mediating international trade transactions. Enjoy!
International Trade Consultant - Working in Canada
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The videos in this unique career series represent an innovative production process in two important ways: First, to ensure that the VECTOR videos represented reasonable employment possibilities, CFEE worked with the Industry Sector Councils to identify the most appropriate careers and occupations to profile via the videos. Second, in an exciting new approach to production, Canadian youth from colleges and universities across Canada were engaged to produce the videos.
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International Trade - Weekly Address - 09/17/2010
I have just returned from a trade mission to Asia to pump up California's economy and to create: jobs, jobs, jobs. In this difficult economy, increasing trade is absolutely critical to California where 1-in-7 jobs is actually trade related. And that is why I visited some of the state's most important export markets which are China, Japan and South Korea. And, let me tell you, I saw the power of international partnerships at work.
World Trade Center Attack on 9/11 - NBC News
World Trade Center Attack on 9/11 - NBC News
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Islamic al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
The death toll of the attacks was 2,996, including the 19 hijackers. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries. In addition, there is at least one secondary death -- one person was ruled by a medical examiner to have died from lung disease due to exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse.
The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror: it invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists. The United States also enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan.
The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built adjacent to the building. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. 1 World Trade Center is currently under construction at the site and, at 1,776 ft (541 m) upon completion in 2013, it will become one of the tallest buildings in North America. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site. Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011.
Early on the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport). At 8.46 A.M., American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767, was crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower (Tower #1), followed by United Airlines Flight 175, another Boeing 767, which hit the South Tower (Tower #2) at 9.03 A.M.
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Another group of hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, into the Pentagon at 9.37 a.m. A fourth flight, United Airlines Flight 93, another Boeing 757, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10.03 a.m, after the passengers on board engaged in a fight with the hijackers. Its ultimate target was thought to be either the Capitol (the meeting place of the United States Congress) or the White House.
During the hijacking of the airplanes, the hijackers used weapons to stab and kill aircraft pilots, flight attendants and passengers. Reports from phone callers from the planes indicated that knives were used by the hijackers to stab attendants and in at least one case, a passenger, during two of the hijackings. Some passengers were able to make phone calls using the cabin airphone service and mobile phones, and provide details, including that several hijackers were aboard each plane, that mace or other form of noxious chemical spray, such as tear gas or pepper spray was used, and that some people aboard had been stabbed.
Tenacity vs Intellect: What Makes an Entrepreneur?
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/04/14/Developing_the_Next_Generation_of_Entrepreneurs
When it comes to entrepreneurship, does tenacity trump intelligence? NowPublic.com co-founder Leonard Brody thinks so. He says entrepreneurial success depends on a willingness to take "ten punches to the stomach and [get] up for the eleventh," citing Google and FedEx as ideas that overcame early challenges to become wild successes.
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A discussion on Developing the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs: Innovating Primary and Secondary Education in America with Marc Ecko, Don Moody, John Petry, Leonard Brody. Moderated by Ira Sockowitz. World Entrepreneurship Day is the internationally-recognized day for the celebration of the world's entrepreneurial heroes.
Leonard Brody is a highly respected entrepreneur, venture capitalist, best-selling author and a 2 time Emmy nominated media visionary. He has helped in raising millions of dollars for startup companies, been through one of the largest Internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building, financing and/or sale of five companies to date. Currently Leonard sits as the President of the Clarity Digital Group responsible for overseeing one of the largest online news conglomerates in the world including Examiner.com and Now Public, which between them, share over 20 million unique visitors a month and over 200,000 contributors.
Leonard also acts as an advisor to venture capital funds in the US, Europe and Asia. Throughout his career, has also advised several companies including, the Associated Press, Alliance Atlantis, Derby County Football Club and MTV Enterprises. In addition, he was the Senior Technology Advisor to the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Currently, Leonard is a Senior Advisor to the Canadian Ministry of International Trade and a Director of Canada's largest technology association, CATA. A highly sought-after public speaker, Leonard has lectured at universities such as Stanford, the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai and the Gordon Business School in Johannesburg.
Leonard holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Queens University, a law degree from Osgoode Hall and is a graduate of the Private Equity Course at the Harvard Business School.
Thiel Audio on International Trade
Kathy Gornik, president of co-founder, discusses the importance of international trade and how it has help grow Thiel Audio
Hiroyuki Ishige Shared Responsibility for Concluding Doha
Born in 1950. Hiroyuki Ishige graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in economics in 1974.
Hiroyuki Ishige started his professional career at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1974. In 1988, he became Director of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Affairs Office of MITI. One year later, he was appointed First Secretary and in 1991, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organisations in Geneva. From 1992 to 2000, he was director of several divisions of the international trade policy bureau of MITI including the tariff division, the trade agreement administration division and the international economic affairs division. Subsequently, he became Director of the personnel division of the Ministers secretariat. After the reorganisation of MITI to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he was appointed assistant vice-minister of METI in 2002. From 2003 to 2008, he held the position of Director-General of various divisions of METI including of the trade policy bureau. In 2008, Hiroyuki Ishige was appointed Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
International Trade Broker Training - 1 of 3
Learn how to mediate international trade transactions in 21 minutes!
Paul Krugman - Income Inequality and the Middle Class
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/10/30/Paul_Krugman_Future_of_the_Middle_Class
Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times Op-Ed columnist Paul Krugman discusses the history of the American "middle class," and argues that growing income inequality may threaten its existence.
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Paul Krugman discusses "Losing Our Way in the New Century: The Future of the Middle Class?"
Krugman brings a sharp political, social and economic analysis of what happened to the middle class of the 20th century and where America's social policy is headed in the future. Krugman is the most widely read economist of our time and was named Columnist of the Year by Editor and Publisher magazine. - The Commonwealth Club
Paul Krugman joined The New York Times in 1999 as a columnist on the Op-Ed Page and continues as professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Mr. Krugman received his B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1977. He has taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. At MIT he became the Ford International Professor of Economics.
Mr. Krugman is the author or editor of 20 books and more than 200 papers in professional journals and edited volumes. His professional reputation rests largely on work in international trade and finance; he is one of the founders of the "new trade theory," a major rethinking of the theory of international trade. Mr. Krugman's current academic research is focused on economic and currency crises.
At the same time, Mr. Krugman has written extensively for a broader public audience. Some of his recent articles on economic issues, originally published in Foreign Affairs, Harvard Business Review, Scientific American and other journals, are reprinted in Pop Internationalism and The Accidental Theorist.
International Trade - Are you ready to be a part of it?
World trade is an important economic force. How can you learn to sell your products in the internatonal market?. South San Francisco adult education center in South San Francisco offers courses in International Trade. Learn international business and get your export specialist certification at South San Francisco adult education Center. A look at the international import/export market,
Check the school website for class details: http://www.ssfusd.org/ae/emilio/export/doc/intro.htm
Instructor: Emilio Milian
Are you ready to start to sell your product in the International market? Watch this video from the US Commercial Service (US Dept. Commerce) and find out.
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World Trade Center Attack on 9/11 - Tribute by Steven Wood
World Trade Center Attack on 9/11 - Tribute by Steven Wood.mpg
The September 11 attacks (often referred to as September 11th or 9/11) were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 Islamic al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Pennsylvania after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There were no survivors from any of the flights.
The death toll of the attacks was 2,996, including the 19 hijackers. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries. In addition, there is at least one secondary death -- one person was ruled by a medical examiner to have died from lung disease due to exposure to dust from the World Trade Center's collapse.
The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror: it invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists. The United States also enacted the USA PATRIOT Act. Many other countries also strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Some American stock exchanges stayed closed for the rest of the week following the attack and posted enormous losses upon reopening, especially in the airline and insurance industries. The destruction of billions of dollars worth of office space caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan.
The damage to the Pentagon was cleared and repaired within a year, and the Pentagon Memorial was built adjacent to the building. The rebuilding process has started on the World Trade Center site. In 2006 a new office tower was completed on the site of 7 World Trade Center. 1 World Trade Center is currently under construction at the site and, at 1,776 ft (541 m) upon completion in 2013, it will become one of the tallest buildings in North America. Three more towers were originally expected to be built between 2007 and 2012 on the site. Ground was broken for the Flight 93 National Memorial on November 8, 2009, and the first phase of construction is expected to be ready for the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2011.
Early on the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport). At 8.46 A.M., American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767, was crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower (Tower #1), followed by United Airlines Flight 175, another Boeing 767, which hit the South Tower (Tower #2) at 9.03 A.M.
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Another group of hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757, into the Pentagon at 9.37 a.m. A fourth flight, United Airlines Flight 93, another Boeing 757, crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania at 10.03 a.m, after the passengers on board engaged in a fight with the hijackers. Its ultimate target was thought to be either the Capitol (the meeting place of the United States Congress) or the White House.
During the hijacking of the airplanes, the hijackers used weapons to stab and kill aircraft pilots, flight attendants and passengers. Reports from phone callers from the planes indicated that knives were used by the hijackers to stab attendants and in at least one case, a passenger, during two of the hijackings. Some passengers were able to make phone calls using the cabin airphone service and mobile phones, and provide details, including that several hijackers were aboard each plane, that mace or other form of noxious chemical spray, such as tear gas or pepper spray was used, and that some people aboard had been stabbed.
Money & Politics: The Future Of International Trade; Doha Trade Talks Facing Hurdles
Analysis by Christopher Wenk of US Chamber of Commerce; WTO Impasse: Brazil wants access to agricultural markets; EU wants Brazil, India to allow in factory goods; France, Ireland rule out further EU concessions; Call on Brazil, India to open up markets;
Free Trade: The Great Prosperity Machine
What does trade do? Comparative advantage is the foundation of the division of labor and exchange, but it's rarely understood. "The Great Prosperity Machine" explodes the absurdities of protectionist dogmas by showing what trade accomplishes -- prosperity and peace.
Milad tower Tehran 2009 (MUST SEE!)
Borj-e Milad aka Milad Tower (Milad in Persian means birth) is the tallest tower in Iran. Its the fourth tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower in Toronto, Ostankino Tower in Moscow, and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. It is also currently 12th tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Built in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran, it stands 435 m (1,427 ft) high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1,033 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area.
Milad tower is part of The Tehran International Trade and Convention Center. The project includes the Milad telecommunication tower offering restaurants at the top with spectacular views of Tehran, a five-star hotel, a convention center, a world trade center, and an IT park. The complex seeks to respond to the needs of business in the globalized world of the 21st century by offering facilities combining trade, information, communication, convention and accommodation all in one place.
The complex features a parking area of 27,000 square meters, a large computer and telecommunication unit, a cultural and scientific unit, a commercial transaction center, a temporary showroom for exhibiting products, a specialized library, an exhibition hall and an administrative unit.
Milad Tower has been built during eleven years all by Iranian engineers and companies and the Architect of the project is Dr Muhammad Reza Hafezi. Its said thats what makes it as a unique building in the middle east, where usually these construction projects are done by foreigner (western) companies.
Milad Tower also has an octagonal base, symbolizing traditional Persian architecture, which make it a new symbol of modern Tehran, symbol of Iranian engineers intelligence and national symbol of Iran.
The opening ceremony took place at Eid Al Fitr, celebrated by the Tehran Mayor, Dr Ghalibaf and many Iranian and foreigner reporters of different news agencies. Since the day, the Tower is open to all visitors and they just need to register through the site:
http://www.tehran.ir
The Collapse of Global Trade?
In a G20 world, is Canada well-positioned to assert itself as a global trade leader?
Guests:
Sallie James is a trade policy analyst with the Cato Institute. James writes and speaks on a variety of trade topics, with a research emphasis on the subject of agricultural trade policy.
Chad Bown is a senior economist at The World Bank. His research spans the economics of international trade laws and institutions, trade policy negotiations, and trade frictions.
Andrew Jackson is National Director of Social and Economic Policy with the Canadian Labour Congress.
Erin Weir is an economist with the United Steelworkers union. He has also worked for the Canadian Labour Congress, Government of Canada, and Government of Saskatchewan. He completed degrees at the University of Regina, University of Calgary, and Queens University. Erins publications on international trade include Lies, Damned Lies and Trade Statistics, Canadian-American Public Policy Paper No. 63, University of Maine (July 2005) and Canadas Free-Trade Agreements with the USA and Mexico, in International Trade and Neoliberal Globalism (London and New York: Routledge, 2008). His commentary on trade and other economic issues is available at The Progressive Economics Forum.
Milos Barutciski is a trade lawyer and Partner at Bennett Jones LLP, specializing in the areas of international trade, investment and competition law, and other aspects of economic regulation and compliance.
World Trade Center Islamabad
Commercial chattels in Pakistan is being endorsed by more international real estate developers then ever recorded in previous real estate history. One such extravaganza is the World Trade Center Islamabad. It is one of its kind and is being developed by the renowned Al Ghurair Giga Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited. The concept of a World Trade Center in Pakistan was promoted by the Vice Chairman of the Group Haji Rafiq Giga, who exhibits great patriotism and wanted Pakistan to be in the list of economically developed countries.Al Ghurair Giga is the official licensee of World Trade Centers Association New York, for Islamabad and by the grace of Almighty Allah the WORLD TRADE CENTER ISLAMABAD is under construction. The World Trade Center Islamabad will be amongst 326 WTCs operating in about 100 countries, with 750,000 affiliations.The ground breaking ceremony and launching of the World Trade Center Islamabad was done on March 2007 and it was a mega event in the history of Islamabad.The World Trade Center Islamabad was designed by the Malaysian architectural firm, Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN. The adjacent hotel was designed by Nihon Sekkei of Japan. The World Trade Center Islamabad is distinctive & artistic in its magnificence. Its design is very Arabic yet it holds the superiority of being contemporary & modern. The World Trade Center is being built for the sole purpose of rise and development of Pakistans commercial & economical activity, be it be business, trade or retail.he World Trade Center is coming up with a dynamic trading, shopping, dining and hotel space which is characterized by a boulevard-style café culture. Lavishness & comfort combined, WTC will be an exotic destination with an exciting international blend of chic retail and dining. From luxury vehicle dealerships and bespoke jewellers to fresh-from-the-catwalk designer wear, this shopping haven will showcase the very finest shopping experience along with 5 distinct Office Towers providing unlimited business opportunities through the WTC platform.WTC Islamabad will be the ultimate leisure, entertainment and shopping haven strategically located in the heart of what is now deemed New Islamabad. The shopping centre with its inspiring interior will host a uniquely diverse repertoire to kindle the senses, offering the best; the world and the region has to offer in art, fashion, food, entertainment, work and lifestyle.Being the WTC of Pakistan, it will bring in more opportunities for multi-nationals who would want to setup their business in Pakistan and also for the existing industry it will be a platform to flourish. With world class Shopping mall, magnificent Corporate Towers and a 5-Star Hotel, this project aims to be the most modern, integrated mixed development providing shopping, business leisure, entertainment and hospitality all under on roof. After completion, it will be an ionic addition to the skyline of Islamabad.
Cultural Issues, International Trade
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Session 14 International Trade
Question:
"What is the worst mistake that could be made by someone starting in international trade?"
Ming Friedman
Linen Pro Designs, Inc.
www.linenpro.com
Topics covered in this video:
International trade, culture differences, language barrier, resources
Transcript:
I think the worst mistake that people could make is to think they can go directly to the factories and overcome the language barrier and the culture difference. They could receive something which is different from what they think they purchased. And I think also not getting enough information is a mistake. Do your homework by going to classes and seminars. Talk to people who are already in the business. There is plenty of help out there and I believe that people like to see other people succeed.
Smile School - Japan
7 November 2000
Japanese are forced to smile in the face of increased international trade.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
SkySports EPL Compilation 2009/10
This video was made by Sky Sports... I do not have copyrights
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each totalling 380 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It is sponsored by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched sporting league.[1] It is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 200708.[2] It is also ranked first in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years, ahead of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A.[3]
On 21 April 2010, The Premier League was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.[4] The Premier League was recognised for its outstanding contribution to international trade and the value it brings to English football and the United Kingdom's broadcasting industry.The International Trade Award recognises substantial growth in overseas earnings and commercial success at outstanding levels over three consecutive 12-month periods from 2007 to 2009.
A total of 43 clubs have competed in the Premier League, but only four have won the title: Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, and Manchester United. The current champions are Chelsea, who won the 200910 season.
Davos Annual Meeting 2007 - Frozen Trade Talks
http://www.weforum.org 27.01.2007
Frozen Trade Talks and the Need for Progress
Doha's apparent failure has given rise to a debate on the role of multilateral, regional and bilateral factors in shaping the international trade agenda. Meanwhile, it remains unclear if, and how, businesses have been affected.
1) How are regional and bilateral factors influencing the future of international trade?
2) What is at stake in maintaining a healthy global trade regime?
3) Should the manner in which multilateral trade agreements are negotiated be overhauled?
Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
Celso Amorim, Minister of Foreign Relations of Brazil
Pascal Lamy, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Geneva
Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor of Economic Affairs of the Swiss Confederation
Peter Mandelson, Commissioner, Trade, European Commission, Brussels
Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India
Susan Schwab, US Trade Representative
Moderated by
John K. Defterios, Group Vice-President, Content and Anchor, United Kingdom, FBC Media, United Kingdom
Singapore - International Trade - Part 1
This is part 1. Singapore is one of the Asian's super economic powers. How can you sell your products there. South San Francisco Adult Education Center in South San Francisco offers courses in International Trade. Learn international business and get your export management certificate , intensive courses lasting 8 weeks. Principles of import/export: Ops 113. A look at the Singapore market,
http://209.188.178.90/ae/emilio/export/
Cyber Courses are offered over the internet. Sign up and get your university degree.
Are you ready to start to sell your product in the Asian market? Watch this video from the US Commercial Service (US Dept. Commerce) and find out.
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International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) Day 2!!!
I was EXTREMELY close to NOT even upload this vid because my makeup had clearly expired prior to me recording that day's experience. So i must address that, it's killing me!! My inner corners are always the first to crease, if at all, and because it was a hotter day, sweating didn't help. so yup..PLEASE excuse my old nasty makeup & tired face!! I was soooo exhausted from the day before as well! My face does not carry fatigue very well. ;(
Anyway,
here are links to every place I bought something!
OCC Airbrush
http://www.occmakeup.com/absets.html
Rouge Makeup Studio
http://www.rougemakeupstudio.com/
YABY Cosmetics!!
http://www.yabycosmetics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_54&products_id=525
http://www.yabycosmetics.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_54&products_id=524
and Migi Nail Art
http://www.miginailart.com/colors.html
My green contacts are from the fashion district, or alleys, in Down town Los Angeles, CA. no websites or actual stores!
And lastly, yes, i have a daughter. just my one and only, she turned 6 in April and will be going into the 1st grade this coming school year!
If there's anything I missed, I assure you, you can google it!!!!!!!
I hope to see YOU next year!!!!!!!!!
-Lauren
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queen-Of-Blending/211452460149?ref=ts
http://www.twitter.com/queenofblending
http://www.myspace.com/iheart_makeupartcosmetics
Ralph Nader on International Trade, NAFTA, and the WTO
Visit http://glassbooth.org for more information on all of the 2008 presidential candidates.
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