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"The EUROCALL Review" is EUROCALL's open access online scientific journal. Regular sections include: (1) Reports on EUROCALL Special Interest Groups: up-to-date information on SIG activities; (2) Projects: reports on on-going CALL or CALL-related R&D projects; (3) Recommended websites: reports and reviews of examples of good practice in language learning website development; (4) Research papers on CALL-related topics; (5) Research and Development papers on CALL-related topics; (6) Reflective Practice papers on CALL-related topics; and (7) Reviews of new books, CALL software, etc. This issue contains the following papers stemming from the INTENT conference on "Telecollaboration in University Foreign Language Education" held at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of León, Spain, on 14 February 2014: (1) Promoting critical thinking in online intercultural communication (Marie-Thérèse Batardière); (2) Why in the world would I want to talk to someone else about my culture? (Chesla Ann Bohinski and Yumei Leventhal); (3) A blended learning scenario to enhance learners' oral production skills (Hee-Kyung Kim); (4) Combining Skype with Blogging: A chance to stop reinforcement of stereotypes in intercultural exchanges? (L. Lynette Kirschner); (5) English learning in an intercultural perspective: Russia and Norway (Anne-Mette Bjøru); and (6) Pan-American teletandem language exchange project (Aurora Castillo-Scott). The regular paper section includes: An e-portfolio to enhance sustainable vocabulary learning in English (Hiroya Tanaka, Akio Ohnishi, Suzanne M. Yonesaka, and Yukie Ueno). The following recommended website is reviewed by Rafael Seiz Ortiz: ABA English. Individual papers contain references.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending May 19, 1941. Germany's third top Nazi, Rudolph Hess, is reported to have flown alone in a Messerschmitt fighter and landed in Scotland with identification papers and heart medicine. Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover stated the U.S. shouldn't enter the war because the country is disunited and instead should supply England with tools of war. Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke has come to the U.S. for diplomatic talks.

This journal issue presents four major articles on cultural diversity issues in the education of gifted students. The first article is "An Alternative Approach to the Identification of Gifted Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners" by Carol S. Lidz and Sheila L. Macrine. It evaluates a dynamic assessment approach to identification of gifted culturally and linguistically diverse learners in first to fifth grades. Next is "Giftedness and Intelligence Assessment in a Third World Country: Constraints and Alternatives" by Patrick T. Sibaya and others. This paper describes use of the Learning Potential Assessment Device to identify gifted black students in South Africa. The third paper is "Teachers' Work: Institutional Isomorphism and Cultural Variation in the U.S., Germany, and Japan" by Gerald K. LeTendre and others. This study found core teaching practices and teacher beliefs show little national variation (although other aspects of teachers work do) and demonstrate the impact of institutional isomorphism in schooling. Next is "The Learning Styles of High-Achieving and Creative Adolescents in Hungary" by Andrea Honigsfeld. This study found that high, average, and low academic achievers and students creative in various domains demonstrated significantly distinct learning style characteristics. The journal also includes reviews of two books: "International Handbook of Giftedness and Talent" (Second Edition) by Kurt A. Heller and others) and "The Academic Adventures of Laura Bridges: An Introduction to Educational Architecture Therapy" by James P. Bridges. (DB)

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This article focuses on various political and social issues around the world. The formal announcement made through the financial agents of Japan in this country, that the Japanese government has decided on a drastic cut in its military and naval outlay, need cause no surprise. Germany has explained that when she let loose her latest Moroccan thunderbolt, she was merely offering advice, but French journalists when discussing German policy with regard to Morocco will continue to use the favorite adjective, brutal. The Kentish hop-growers are having a hard year. A few months ago they were complaining so bitterly on the "dumping," of American hops on the English market that a select committee was appointed to report on the industry. A striking difference may be pointed out between the Roman Catholic Church and the average young person who writes verses for the magazines.

This article focuses on the international relations between various countries. The Axis-Japan pact has been called everything from a bluff to the blueprint of a new totalitarian world order. In fact it is a typical Nazi maneuver, and so it combines some elements of both. But Hitler has always used failure as a stepping-stone for new advances, and while it is legitimate to take satisfaction at the stubborn courage which has ended the hope of an autumn invasion of England, wise observers will not discount the importance of Hitler's grandiose substitute scheme. The pact with Japan has been treated, of course, as a resounding diplomatic triumph, and no doubt it will be accepted as such by the bemused masses of Germany and Italy.

Presents socio-political and economic news from the world. Report that the visit of French Premier Pierre Laval to Berlin, Germany, was important because it symbolized the desideratum of European recovery and stability--Franco-German rapprochement; Report that the Scandinavian countries which have followed Great Britain off the gold standard have done so primarily because they were in a similar situation; Report that the principal loss which Great Britain suffers as a result of the abandonment of the gold standard arises, not from the fall, but from the fluctuation in the exchange value of the pound; Efforts to bring peace and conciliation between Japan and China in the wake of the war in Manchuria, China; Cancellation of the biennial meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations due to the Manchurian episode; Profiles U.S. educator and ichthyologist, David Starr Jordan; Speculation on Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Lancashire, England; Report that for many weeks, the civil authorities of Harlan, Kentucky, who are openly allied with the coals mine owners against the striking miners, have exercised a press censorship; Economic situation of Detroit, Michigan and its consequences on public; Criticism of Governor of California for putting the district attorney Charles M. Fickert, on the state pay roll; Criticism of the cutting of trees in the U.S. for constructions on land.

The article focuses international relation. Confidential dispatches were received at the U.S. State Department, which are said to confirm the general tone of the forecasts of the German reply to the American note cabled by correspondents from Berlin, Germany. Whether the relaxation of activity by German submarines during the past two weeks represents the normal period of respite, respite from Nepenthe, which succeeds strenuous days. It indicates an intention on the part of Germany to moderate her submarine warfare. Dispatches from China on Monday revealed the fact that in the middle of May, during the crisis between China and Japan, an identical warning had been conveyed to both countries that the United States would not recognize any agreement, which impaired American rights in China or endangered the policy of the open door.

The theme of this paper is that management systems have become over-dependent on short-run accounting measurements which may be detrimental to the long-run effectiveness of organizations. This over-dependency is closely associated with the development of what a number of authorities call an overly-short time horizon by American managers. Management accounting which measures the economic accomplishment of an organization provides much of the necessary feedback information for the management system, directs attention to operating problems and opportunities, and quantifies the relative merits of alternative actions for non-recurring decisions. A brief review of some political, economic and social factors in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. suggest that the decision time span of national leaders and of business managers may be shorter for the U.S. than some of its major competitors. Japan has been suggested as a good model for Western nations to study where strategic planning aided it in becoming effective in the world market-place after World War II.

Presents information on the surprise attack made by Japan on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in 1941. Reference to features of isolationism; Information that on December 4, 1941 the isolationist "Chicago Tribune" and "Washington Times- Herald" published a top-secret US position paper laying out logistic and supply plans for an imagined invasion of Germany; Revealment that the newsmen had warned army and navy commanders on November 24, 1941 of a probable attack; Discussion on incidents preceding the attack; Betrayal demonstrated by the Japanese in the attacks.

The article offers news briefs related to trade of various countries. Quebec Province planned to make administrative and taxation changes to improve the credit of Montreal, Quebec. Germany took firm measures to find skilled workers who might be transferred to munitions plants from non-essentials industries, in which they considered it to be helpful in fighting against Great Britain. Japan undergone privations and hardships because of their desire for the New Order launched in East Asia.

Drives Twin Test THIS MONTH'S NEWCOMER TAKES ON THE CLASS BENCHMARK MERCEDES S450 LEXUS LS 500 EQUIPMENT AND VALUE Priced from $240,700, even the entry-level S-Class is atechnological showcase with the main exhibit being thelatest MBUX infotainment and 12.8-inchportrait-orientated central OLED touchscreen. 21/25 SPACE AND COMFORT The short-wheelbase (3106mm) S450 lacks the 200mm-longerS450 L's ability to provide fancy reclining seats andalso misses out on world-first rear front-facing airbags. New safety features include 10 airbags, a display showingsurrounding vehicles with distances and stopping timesfor each, and adaptive cruise control with route-basedspeed adaption that uses real-time traffic data toprepare it for tackling congestion on the road ahead. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the euro swap curve have steepened following developments in the U.S. market and the disappointing Eu5.39 billion sale of 30 year paper of Germany in January 2006. There is a possibility that Japan may end its zero interest rate policy in the near future. The Eu5 billion 15 year asset swap spread of BTP from Italy is the biggest issue during the period.

Focuses on competition faced by the computer software industry in the United States. Dominance of U.S. companies in the world software industry; Efforts of rivals of the U.S. software industry such as Japan, Germany, Canada and Singapore, to build up their own software capabilities; Discussion on visible signs of weakness in the U.S. computer software industry; Display of Japan's software prowess, evident in its quality exports. INSET: Eureka may be Europe's ticket to software sovereignty, by J.B....

When the subject of industrial competitiveness comes up, criticism of U.S. management is seldom far behind. And in many cases it looks well deserved, since executives often seem to concentrate more on quarterly profits and price-earnings ratios than on product quality or customer service. Yet the assumption that senior managers consciously choose between long-term corporate growth and short-term gains rings hollow as does the suggestion that many if not most of them are motivated largely by compensation packages structured around quick returns. In the analysis presented here, the author implicitly takes up this question of behavior by exploring the ways in which capital markets color the choices management can make. Turning first to the United States, he shows how market standards for shareholder returns and financial leverage lead to corporate financial goals that divert executives' attention from the product-market needs that build long-term competitive strength. He compares these goals to West German and Japanese growth-centered objectives, which their capital markets reinforce. Thus he raises serious questions about the contribution our country's capital market conventions have made to our industrial malaise. He challenges business and government leaders to rethink the financial policies they have heretofore accepted as givens. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents news briefs, related to various social and political issues. Action of the United Textile Workers in calling off the strike in the cotton mills; Declaration of martial law by Governor Eugene Talmadge in Georgia; Suspension of the inquiry by a committee of the United States Senate into the munitions business; Investigation about the kidnap and murder of the baby of U.S. aviator Charles Lindbergh by German man Richard Hauptman; Efforts of Germany to suppress the identity of Hauptman; Press campaign held for praising the police for catching Hauptman; Approval of American socialist and political candidate Upton Sinclair's "Epic" plan, in the Democratic Convention of California; Chances of wining the elections for Sinclair; Dispute between Russia and Japan-Manchukuo over the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway; Price for the Eastern Railway demanded by the Soviet Union; Topic of health insurance to be discussed in the report of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Cabinet Committee on "Economic Security"; Reasons for the strike of lettuce trimmers and pickers in the Salinas Valley, California; Labor unions involved in the strike; Demands of the strikers to increase wages; Efforts of German dictator Adolf Hitler and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, to take all women out of the industry.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending September 22, 1941. The United States is pressuring Japan to break relations with other Axis nations with the threats of a blockade if she refuses. German fighting at the Russian city of Leningrad intensified, while a Russian counter-attack toward Smolensk has regained considerable territory. The Argentine Chamber of Deputies approved a resolution censuring the German Ambassador for abusing diplomatic privileges.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending August 11, 1941. German advances have been halted on the old Soviet-Polish frontier with the only significant German advance being the encirclement of Smolensk. Moscow reports that two German spies were arrested at a Russian railroad station after explaining they had government work at the city of Viatka, which hasn't existed in seven years. The U.S. is suffering a shortage of silk now that silk supplies from Japan have been cut off.

The article provides world news briefs for the week ending August 4, 1941. German gains in the Soviet Union were the smallest recorded in any week since Germany crossed over the Russian border; German communiques report vigorous counter-attacks. A bill authorizing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to indefinitely extend service periods for draftees and National Guardsmen is coming up before the U.S. Senate. President Roosevelt admitted that the policy of appeasement for Japan has not worked.

Focuses on the socio-political and economic news from the world. Information on the Hessian Day Rally; Profiles Justice Louis D. Brandeis; Announcements by Spanish Premier Juan Negrin and General Jose Miaja that the Spanish republic will fight on; Announcement of a national Crusade for God in Government by the Right Reverend Joseph Corrigan, rector of the Catholic University of America; Controversy over the audit reports of Price Waterhouse and Co.; Criticism of Herbert Hoover, the Republican Party headline speaker for election campaign of 1940 and ex-President of the U.S.; Information on the Japanese attacks on the Soviet Union; Speculation on the supply of Russian oil to Italy and Germany; Controversy on the appointment of the federal court judges in the U.S.; Information on the session of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor; Results of the 1936 survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which shows that the consumers cooperation has increased; Message of U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt on the need for initiating at once an extra Works Progress Administration appropriation for $150,000,000; Report that last week 4,000 women lined up to apply for just twelve jobs in the laboratories of the New York Health Department; Information on the exhibition of the paintings of painter Robert Hallowell at the Paul Reinhardt Galleries in the New York City, beginning February 20, 1939; Worry of Switzerland of German dictator Adolf Hitler's conception of neutrality; Permission given to German Jews to earn a living in Germany; Introduction of a legislation to permit the entry of 20,000 German refugees children fourteen years old or younger into the U.S. during this year and 1940 by Senator Robert F. Wagner; Information on the first showings of the semi-official documentary film "Spain Fights On," in the New York City; Charges of the Dean of Columbia Teachers' College that the Communists paid young people $3 a day to pose as students at Columbia and agitate.

The article reports and comments on news events taking place during the week of May 18, 1938. A number of items are covered including the visit of the German dictator Adolph Hitler to Rome, Italy and the military action taken by Japan against Chinese forces. The article also condemns the treatment of Ethiopia at the hands of the League of Nations.

This section offers news briefs on world business. The German foreign trade has been affected by the U.S.-Brazil trade deal. The Japanese government decided to officially devalue its gold holdings in order to meet international payments. The U.S-Brazil trade deal involving gold standards will benefit Brazil because the Brazillian currency will be pegged to the dollar.

This section offers business-related news briefs from around the world. The devaluation of lira to its one-time parity of 5 and 1/4 centavos has restored Italy's ties to the dollar and gave important political support to the monetary triumvirate. Japan has boosted its 4-year ship building program with the construction of two liners for the Nippon Yusen Kaishas Pacific service, with the help of a 22,000,000 Japanese yen government subsidy. Meanwhile, food and raw material shortage in Germany is growing worst.