It is over now and waiting for results.
Meanwhile, I have to finish my final due today
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Another day passed
Long hours and long days but finally the joy comes from the fact that people appreciate the good actions and judge correctly the bad ones.
The elections is going and three teams are doing their best to gather the maximum support. One team, however, is not accepting the fact that we are in Canada now. There is a huge cultural gap between what things should be and how things are done.
Some of the best examples on this, are the comments I am getting on this blog from one of the candidates and an ex-executive. Another executive was reported to the police also for his misbehavior and the violation of human rights and the distribution of hate speech.
After all, this is an election and will go like other elections. I have been through several ones and I still have positive feelings for our campaign. We are running by the rules and trying to win the trust of people before their votes. We could play a dirty game also and still win votes. However, this defeat the purpose the students activities are there for.
Tomorrow is the last day and counting would start after 8:00 pm. Let us see where the people trust is. Basically, if we win we will continue our life as regular. Otherwise, we would congratulate the winner and go back to our struggle for a better political environment in Concordia.
Another disaster might happen :) and the council might be filled with empty chairs that is used from time to time by some people getting cheques and accusing others of selfishness and cheap objectives.
Winning for us is a mandate that we are liable and accountable for. Winning was a game for others and sometimes an opportunity to insult the ones who supported them and basically showed them the way.
However, people are of two metallic bases. While fire create value out of noble metals, the value of low metals got deteriorated with the first test.
Let us wait till tomorrow and Good luck for United
The elections is going and three teams are doing their best to gather the maximum support. One team, however, is not accepting the fact that we are in Canada now. There is a huge cultural gap between what things should be and how things are done.
Some of the best examples on this, are the comments I am getting on this blog from one of the candidates and an ex-executive. Another executive was reported to the police also for his misbehavior and the violation of human rights and the distribution of hate speech.
After all, this is an election and will go like other elections. I have been through several ones and I still have positive feelings for our campaign. We are running by the rules and trying to win the trust of people before their votes. We could play a dirty game also and still win votes. However, this defeat the purpose the students activities are there for.
Tomorrow is the last day and counting would start after 8:00 pm. Let us see where the people trust is. Basically, if we win we will continue our life as regular. Otherwise, we would congratulate the winner and go back to our struggle for a better political environment in Concordia.
Another disaster might happen :) and the council might be filled with empty chairs that is used from time to time by some people getting cheques and accusing others of selfishness and cheap objectives.
Winning for us is a mandate that we are liable and accountable for. Winning was a game for others and sometimes an opportunity to insult the ones who supported them and basically showed them the way.
However, people are of two metallic bases. While fire create value out of noble metals, the value of low metals got deteriorated with the first test.
Let us wait till tomorrow and Good luck for United
Monday, April 16, 2007
Critical review of selected papers in Corporate Finance
I wrote those critiques few years ago. I am sharing them for informational purposes so someone can benefit of them for a revision. The literature on those topics is advancing quickly though.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qqi4gBsEsqYjz6dWDjI-4nC0Fz4yl9aoIeG0SWlEac
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qqi4gBsEsqYjz6dWDjI-4nC0Fz4yl9aoIeG0SWlEac
First day of GSA Elections
It starts finally :)
Though we are trying our best to keep a fair game, one of the competing team is about to explode to win right away.
The problem is not related to the project or the ideology of each team, on the other hand, the problem is rooted in the racial mentality of some people who are distributing hate emails around Concordia to ask people to vote for them and not for others.
It seems that they lost the campaign effect and the project synergy and now trying their last resource to raise hate speech and play on the racial profiling line. This was reported to all authorities hoping for a logical intervention. I do not think the dean of students would like to intervene because his best wish is to see a (Yes Sirrr) team there.
As for United team, we are enjoying our campaign and having a lot of fun meeting new people we would not meet them otherwise.
Some of the observations that strike the voters:
* Violation of several by-laws
* Creation of a hate environment instead of making the elections a democratic exercise
* Closing gaps between some respectful parties and widening the trouble hole with other hard minded teenagers.
All in all, I feel that all these games reflect a sign of chock and loss with one of the team and I am sure this uncontrollable reaction is due to their lost nerves.
GOOD LUCK for United
Though we are trying our best to keep a fair game, one of the competing team is about to explode to win right away.
The problem is not related to the project or the ideology of each team, on the other hand, the problem is rooted in the racial mentality of some people who are distributing hate emails around Concordia to ask people to vote for them and not for others.
It seems that they lost the campaign effect and the project synergy and now trying their last resource to raise hate speech and play on the racial profiling line. This was reported to all authorities hoping for a logical intervention. I do not think the dean of students would like to intervene because his best wish is to see a (Yes Sirrr) team there.
As for United team, we are enjoying our campaign and having a lot of fun meeting new people we would not meet them otherwise.
Some of the observations that strike the voters:
* Violation of several by-laws
* Creation of a hate environment instead of making the elections a democratic exercise
* Closing gaps between some respectful parties and widening the trouble hole with other hard minded teenagers.
All in all, I feel that all these games reflect a sign of chock and loss with one of the team and I am sure this uncontrollable reaction is due to their lost nerves.
GOOD LUCK for United
Thursday, April 12, 2007
More on GSA elections
Going on the public stage requires a lot of patience and openness because people would be bombarding their points of view and their hopes. The problem in Concordia is that several small teams are running for something they think they can realize and others are running to fix something they think could be fixed.
So far, a lot of teams are competing on the votes of a small community that has a lot of more important tissues on their minds.
We are trying as United to improve, contribute and Innovate. Others would do also and everyone has the right to run for whatever position they like. However, they are not respecting the minds of the people they addressing and they are running with no declared plan. Proven experience with several teams prove that the worse is to be expected.
A funny issue happened lately. One candidate joined one team as a director. Suddenly it turned out that he is willing to be a president and was, maybe, having a look on others agenda to prepare his own. It seems people can not put some time to organize their ideas these days.
Another funnier issue happened also. A friend of mine was looking for an executive position and chasing for several groups. At the end, he decided to launch his own group because others did not accept his requests ? ?? ?
Now it is the season of presidents and you win if you could vote for one of them :)
Vote United then. They either deliver or demission. A deal right?
So far, a lot of teams are competing on the votes of a small community that has a lot of more important tissues on their minds.
We are trying as United to improve, contribute and Innovate. Others would do also and everyone has the right to run for whatever position they like. However, they are not respecting the minds of the people they addressing and they are running with no declared plan. Proven experience with several teams prove that the worse is to be expected.
A funny issue happened lately. One candidate joined one team as a director. Suddenly it turned out that he is willing to be a president and was, maybe, having a look on others agenda to prepare his own. It seems people can not put some time to organize their ideas these days.
Another funnier issue happened also. A friend of mine was looking for an executive position and chasing for several groups. At the end, he decided to launch his own group because others did not accept his requests ? ?? ?
Now it is the season of presidents and you win if you could vote for one of them :)
Vote United then. They either deliver or demission. A deal right?
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Teaching Arabic as Second Language (TASOL)
Have you ever wondered or thought about learning Arabic as a second language?
It might be very hard and it seems as if you are learning the old Chinese. However it is a flexible language and very fun to start with.
The problem, though, is with the old teaching methodologies. This is a an innovative approach to teach arabic and I am sure you would love it
It might be very hard and it seems as if you are learning the old Chinese. However it is a flexible language and very fun to start with.
The problem, though, is with the old teaching methodologies. This is a an innovative approach to teach arabic and I am sure you would love it
Check the complete set at this link: http://www.arabicinenglish.com
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Concordia Graduate Students Association (GSA) Elections
If one follows the trends in students' life, she/he would be amazed to see the extreme shocks in the dynamics of one-to-one relations.
Now, people are fighting and sacrificing extremely expensive time to support their slates at the undergraduate levels. I admired this spirit since I was in my late teens at my undergraduate college in Lebanon. I joined Concordia as a graduate students and I missed all the beauties of this life.
I tried to delve into the electoral activities at the graduate level but it was a total disappointment because mature students are trying to imitate the mistakes of young teens instead of bringing some of their experience to the table.
For the first year, I really enjoyed working with a Leftist group who brought the GSA above the sea level and people start to think about this association and its services.
Some students vote for their ideology, political stand, race, color, language or religion only without thinking about competencies of candidates. As a result, the most incompetent team arrived and got over the council. They start fighting within each other directly. The president accuses the VP finance and the VP advocacy accuses the president. VP external accuses everybody and the council members selected one adored VP and accused everyone else.
This is another aspect of civilization clash in a civilized world without civilized manners.
The executives were soon accused of corruption and illegal usage of money and were requested to leave or cooperate. None of this work because of not enough evidence and because both teams are to be blamed and both are of course playing on one side to get rid of something on the other side.
The council members formed a weird collection of some leftists, right wing, arrivists, and left-jumping-to-the-right guys. The mix has some dynamics but their chemistry could not mix with the chemistry of the executive members at all.
I can not blame any of the two parties for their attitude against each other but I surely blame them not to call for an early election to re-start from the beginning instead of fighting each other and get kicked out from the office because the dean of students does not want to babysit them.
What is even worse, the same people who got drifted out last year would like to come back to GSA to abuse the resources again!!!
In here, I do not mean one side only because people from both sides are running again and both of them had the chance to abuse and (have done it maybe) but both of them could not prove their competence to fix such a position.
Whom you are going vote for?
Of course, you vote for United :)
Now, people are fighting and sacrificing extremely expensive time to support their slates at the undergraduate levels. I admired this spirit since I was in my late teens at my undergraduate college in Lebanon. I joined Concordia as a graduate students and I missed all the beauties of this life.
I tried to delve into the electoral activities at the graduate level but it was a total disappointment because mature students are trying to imitate the mistakes of young teens instead of bringing some of their experience to the table.
For the first year, I really enjoyed working with a Leftist group who brought the GSA above the sea level and people start to think about this association and its services.
Some students vote for their ideology, political stand, race, color, language or religion only without thinking about competencies of candidates. As a result, the most incompetent team arrived and got over the council. They start fighting within each other directly. The president accuses the VP finance and the VP advocacy accuses the president. VP external accuses everybody and the council members selected one adored VP and accused everyone else.
This is another aspect of civilization clash in a civilized world without civilized manners.
The executives were soon accused of corruption and illegal usage of money and were requested to leave or cooperate. None of this work because of not enough evidence and because both teams are to be blamed and both are of course playing on one side to get rid of something on the other side.
The council members formed a weird collection of some leftists, right wing, arrivists, and left-jumping-to-the-right guys. The mix has some dynamics but their chemistry could not mix with the chemistry of the executive members at all.
I can not blame any of the two parties for their attitude against each other but I surely blame them not to call for an early election to re-start from the beginning instead of fighting each other and get kicked out from the office because the dean of students does not want to babysit them.
What is even worse, the same people who got drifted out last year would like to come back to GSA to abuse the resources again!!!
In here, I do not mean one side only because people from both sides are running again and both of them had the chance to abuse and (have done it maybe) but both of them could not prove their competence to fix such a position.
Whom you are going vote for?
Of course, you vote for United :)
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