Two hours to kill in Seoul before going to the Fulbright office for overview of Korean Ed System and Korean Agents for recruitment. about 9 hours ago from web
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Bought unique eel skin wallets in Itaewon shopping district of Seoul. Now off 2 bed. Visiting US Embassy, then Fulbright office on Monday. 07:02 AM October 05, 2008 from web
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The little 250ML can of Dew is about 8.5 ounces. Hell, I usually buy the 1 liter bottle back home. Of course that one is diet, this one isnt 12:52 AM October 05, 2008 from web
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Finally a Dew in Asia. Vietnam has none, but Seoul does. No need to update my avatar pic from last year – me and Korean Dew still works 12:50 AM October 05, 2008 from web
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Frustrating. None of the TinyURLs that I click on will open, but regular links in Twitter do open. What’s up with that? 10:35 PM October 04, 2008 from web
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Allergic to something here in Korea. Major sneeze fest since getting off the plane. Did I bring drugs? 06:42 PM October 04, 2008 from web
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Just checked into hotel in Seoul. Heading to sportsline.com to check out college football and MLB scores, then need a power nap. Itaewon l8r 06:41 PM October 04, 2008 from web
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Wish I was going home instead of Seoul. I’m tired and want to sleep in my own bed. Did buy some funky shoes today tho, they’re cool. 09:35 AM October 04, 2008 from web
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Waiting at airport for flight from Hanoi to Seoul. How much did I save with this overnight flight? Will it be worth all the bother? 09:32 AM October 04, 2008 from web
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Taxi drivers in Hanoi try to rip you off for 4-5 times more than taxis in Saigon. We took 4 rides today, and was taken for a ride each time. 05:08 AM October 04, 2008 from web
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Will spend Saturday touring around Hanoi. Then fly 2 Seoul, but not until late night. Hanoi Horison Hotel is sort of nice, but service sucks 08:58 PM October 03, 2008 from web
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Just finished the first ever AACC fair in Hanoi. Only about 200 students today, but that was HCMC two years ago. This year HCMC had over 700 09:25 AM October 03, 2008 from web
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@john_st_clair I compare hybrid to F2F, not to online, since hybrid is an alternative to F2F but it is NOT an alternative to online for most 09:24 AM October 03, 2008 from web in reply to john_st_clair
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I must be following like-minded people. Tweets from twits I follow were running about 5 to 1 against Palin. Yea. Do I need more diversity? 10:55 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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Missed the last half of the debate to attend a scheduled visit to a high school in Hanoi. Four pages of Tweets helped me catch up. Thanks. 10:53 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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This isn’t a debate! This is where she takes her time to talk about what she wants to – regardless of the question being asked. 08:32 PM October 02, 2008from web
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We have John McCain to thank. Usually when you say “thanks for the warning,” it is said in jest. So thanks John. Thanks for the warning. 08:28 PM October 02, 2008 from web
JF. Won’t the hair spray going into her left eye cause her to go blind? 08:20 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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Wow, millions of small business make over $250,000? Really Sarah? Do you know the difference between revenues and profits? 08:19 PM October 02, 2008from web
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soccer game reference by Palin in first two sentences of debate 08:05 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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@cburell Clay, do you still want to get together when I’m in Seoul? I arrive this Sunday. Sun&Mon nights open, booked Tue PM. Leave Wed morn 08:02 PM October 02, 2008 from web in reply to cburell
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Has anyone read the book titled Now is Gone? I was expecting great things, but not so much so far. Primer on New Media for Execs & Entrepren 07:59 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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Seems to be a fair amount of buzz about the VP debate here in Vietnam. I find that odd, but U.S. news gets a great deal of attention here. 07:57 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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Finally a blog post. What I was reading today. http://tinyurl.com/43fnpj 07:08 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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@BryanAlexander For presentation content – Michael Wesch. For presentation style – tough call, most of them need more panache (incl.me)06:14 PM October 02, 2008 from web in reply to BryanAlexander
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Let me clarify. If you were facilitating the meeting that you were calling, wouldn’t you be able to attend on ALL of your proposed dates? 04:31 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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I like MeetingWizard, but if you were calling a meeting, wouldn’t you be able to attend more than 3 out of the 7 dates you proposed? WTF? 04:29 PM October 02, 2008 from web
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Still get a bit disturbed when my food is looking at me. That’s why I didn’t order this at a Saigon restaurant. http://blog.lsc.edu/signs/ 09:15 AM October 02, 2008 from web
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Visited the US Embassy in Hanoi this afternoon for the first time. Not nearly as locked down as the one in Beijing. That surprised me 08:55 AM October 02, 2008 from web
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While flying from Saigon to Hanoi I finished reading Presentation Zen. Finally the motivation to push me over to a new presentation approach 08:51 AM October 02, 2008 from web
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Baseball playoffs!! Finally something other than soccer on ESPN here in Vietnam. Not even one rugby game this year, which I love to watch. 06:09 PM October 01, 2008 from web
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@doolittlen Hi Nancy. Are you jumping back in the Twitterverse? 05:49 PM October 01, 2008 from web in reply to doolittlen
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Can’t find my entry/exit card for Vietnam. That could make leaving the country a huge problem. Today I’m off to Hanoi,so I don’t need it yet 05:41 PM October 01, 2008 from web
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Community College recruitment fair concluded in Saigon. Acceptance (awareness) of online learning is better this time. Enrollments?We’ll see 07:09 AM October 01, 2008 from web
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65-yr-old Chinese lady sentenced to death in Vietnam court for a counterfeit banknote scam she ran in several southern provinces. Severe. 12:36 AM October 01, 2008 from web
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@javabeanboy Kids definitely aren’t coddled over here as in the U.S. But still, a little bit of safety precaution can go a long way. 12:27 AM October 01, 2008from web in reply to javabeanboy
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New helmet law in Saigon. Only applies to adults on scooters or motorbikes. Kids can ride w/out helmet (an do). Does that seem backwards? 12:07 AM October 01, 2008 from web
1/2 page ad in Saigon Times Daily. Fly to Manila for $19 US. Subtract $5 if traveling w/out check-in baggage. Dinner in Manila sounds good. 12:05 AM October 01, 2008 from web
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Wondering why the staff at the Majestic Hotel think that my Do Not Disturb sign does not apply to them. Who else could I be talking to? 11:46 PM September 30, 2008 from web
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Should have used UStream for my session with 5th graders today. Skype is too flaky. Everything worked well when tested 10 min ago on UStream 06:24 PM September 30, 2008 from web
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@wcgaskins click PBwiki settings, users: then you’ll see “If your students don’t have email addresses, create accounts for your students.” 06:18 PM September 30, 2008 from web in reply to wcgaskins
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WebCamMax and Skype kept crashing my computer – blue screen of death while trying to have conversation with my son’s classroom from Saigon. 10:07 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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In 30 min. Skype call from Saigon into my son’s fifth grade classroom in Superior, WI. I’m ready with photos, video, and Vietnam fun facts. 09:03 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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About 70% of Vietnamese student visas to study in the U.S. were for students headed for community colleges in the states. Big change from B4 12:40 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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28% current inflation rate – yet my beer, dinner, hotel room and knock-off watches (same-same) cost the same as they did two years ago. 12:39 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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Other Vietnam data. Only 10-15% of the population who are college eligible can attend in country. Not enough supply (seats) for the demand. 12:37 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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Fun Facts from Education USA meeting in Saigon today. 70% of population is under 35. Per capita income = $835 US, but many are nouveau rich 12:36 AM September 30, 2008 from web
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Off to Education USA and IIE office in Saigon for morning meeting with the higher education ground forces here in the country. 08:19 PM September 29, 2008 from web
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Just finished welcome dinner for the American Assoc of Community Colleges hosted by the Vietnamese Assoc of CC. Good people, good fun & food 10:32 AM September 29, 2008 from web
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A few hours left before we meet up with AACC group for the rest of the Asia tour for recruiting int’l students. Dinner tonight with VACC. 02:32 AM September 29, 2008 from web
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Left comment on Tim Stahmer’s post about teaching keyboarding in grade school. Feel blog post comin on. http://www.assortedstuff.co… 02:30 AM September 29, 2008 from web
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Wow -live game updates on NFL.com only available in North America. Oh well.all my teams lost today. 09:42 PM September 28, 2008 from web
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Beautiful Monday morning here in Saigon. Looks like a nice day after a major 3-hour deluge yesterday afternoon. Rainy season is no joke. 08:01 PM September 28, 2008 from web
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My hotel in Saigon must have fast connection. No time lag on Skype calls home. Audio sucks, but that is coming from USA. Fine here to there. 03:47 PM September 28, 2008 from web
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Having much better luck with Google Chrome these days. Much more quick now and hasn’t crashed in days. This is what others were talkin ’bout 03:28 PM September 28, 2008 from web
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Guessing that all my friends in Tennessee are pretty happy about the big 4-0 start by the Titans. Surprisingly impressive w/K.Collins at QB? 03:27 PM September 28, 2008 from web
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Up in the middle of the night in Saigon to follow the NFL. My two teams (Broncs and Vikes, in that order) are losing. Second half comebacks? 02:24 PM September 28, 2008 from web
Sunday is not nearly as busy here in Saigon. Hustle and bustle is only 75% of a normal day. Off to the market. 09:33 PM September 27, 2008 from web
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Have verbal agreement with three agents in Vietnam to send students our way for e-learning. Now the hard part – contract approval by legal. 04:46 PM September 27, 2008 from web
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Checking American college football scores online – nothing on tube here in Vietnam. All you can eat of other football (soccer). No thanks. 04:45 PM September 27, 2008 from web
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Another big rainstorm 2nite in Saigon. Will be even more humid tomorrow, if that’s possible. Very hot-it will suck when I wear a suit Monday 09:36 AM September 27, 2008 from web
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@austindeb2003 Hi Deb, and welcome to Twitter. Did you go to Gruene Hall for a singer? JJW is my all-time fav, although REK is now my #1. 🙂 09:27 AM September 27, 2008 from web in reply to austindeb2003
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Today in Saigon I can get to all the sites that wouldn’t load yesterday. Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, and Ning, for example. Very odd. 03:08 AM September 27, 2008 from web
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Twins are losing their mojo. Glad that Sox are also losing. Since my Padres stunk this year, I gotta pull for my #2 team – GO TWINS!! 09:31 PM September 26, 2008 from web
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Just finished breakfast on the roof of the Saigon Majestic Hotel. Return to room to see McCain-Obama on CNN. Did I miss McCain’s war story? 09:18 PM September 26, 2008 from web
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Will McCain continue to bitch about Obama not joining him for town hall meetings? Did anybody really think that was an issue? 09:17 PM September 26, 2008 from web
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Uninstalled TOR after last China trip. Looks like I might need to get it back. If they block websites here, wouldn’t they block TOR, too? 03:21 PM September 26, 2008 from web
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Wow, can’t get to Flickr, Facebook, Ning, or YouTube here in Vietnam. Never happened to me previously. Great Firewall of Vietnam? Huh? What? 03:15 PM September 26, 2008 from web
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Watched Iron Man on the long flight to Asia. Enjoyed it much more than I expected (yes, low expectations) and now want to own it. Thumbs up 06:42 AM September 26, 2008 from web
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I haven’t seen blocked sites before in Vietnam, but I can’t get to YouTube even though other sites are working fine. Are they blocking? 05:59 AM September 26, 2008 from web
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Meeting with an agent (study abroad headhunter) in a couple of hours to see if we can do business together. First of several such meetings 01:58 AM September 26, 2008 from web
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31 hours in travel status. Now checked in and unpacked at Hotel Majestic Saigon. This was my least fun travel day to Asia. LAX really sucked 01:51 PM September 25, 2008 from web
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@Goamick That STARlink wireless network is available now, they just won’t any of us access it yet. They keep saying … soon, soon! Sure. 03:43 PM September 23, 2008 from web in reply to Goamick
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Last day in the states for a while. Crazy busy tying up loose ends. I need to get to the bank. They won’t accept tattered bills in Asia. 12:49 PM September 23, 2008 from web
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@bwatwood PPT slides (using clicker q’s again) will be up sometime soon, but the wiki link is already here: https://barrydahl.com/resour… 10:51 AM September 22, 2008 from web in reply to bwatwood
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@maryn OMG! That eSchoolNews article is crap. Here is the real story:http://tinyurl.com/6kkbyw Their lack of research is appalling. 10:27 AM September 22, 2008 from web in reply to maryn
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