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     APRIL 28, 1999
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     T&D EXTRA is an information service of Training & Development
     magazine, published by the American Society for Training &
     Development, http://www.astd.org.
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     THIS WEEK:

     1. News Bites
     2. (Un)Stress Zone
     3. Who Will Lead? (Part 2)
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     NEWS BITES

     * The Association of Internet Professionals Certification
     Accreditation Council is the first of its kind--an industry-wide group
     established to determine standards for Internet certifications. It
     recently announced the accreditation of Net skills certification
     programs from these organizations: Novell, Microsoft, Pennsylvania
     State University, ProSoft Training.com, HyCurve, and Sysoft.
     (Net connection: http://accredit.net)

     * It had to be one of the most-watched training events ever. "Medical
     Response to Chemical Warfare and Terrorism," a U.S. Army Medical
     Research Institute of Chemical Defense training seminar, was Webcast
     live on ahn.com last week. Singapore and Australia aired the training
     on national television, and 13 other countries also tuned in. Viewer
     estimates range from 2.5 to 3 million people, including 40,000 medical
     and emergency services professionals who participated for continuing
     medical education credits.
     (Net connections: http://www.ahn.com; http://www.cw-med-learn.org)

     * The International Simulation and Gaming Association will hold its
     30th annual conference during July 12-16 at the University of
     Technology in Sydney, Australia. The Australian Simulations and Games
     Association--whose objective is to improve people's understanding of
     the contribution to learning made by these forms of experiential
     learning--is organizing the event. Main conference themes will include
     how educational simulations and games intersect with learning, futures
     planning, and technology.
     (Net connection: http://www.education.uts.edu.au/ozsaga)
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     (UN)STRESS ZONE

     Tom Ackerman, as former director of the L.L. Bean Fly Fishing and
     Wingshooting Schools, knows a thing or three about helping harried
     executives leave the office behind. He writes in his recent
     mgeneral.com "ezzay": "There they were--week after week--filing
     through. Stressed-out souls with jammed schedules, belt pagers,
     cellular phones, and loads of cares. How did they get that way? So out
     of balance. So busy making a living [that] they forgot to make a
     life." The great healer, Ackerman claims, is nature. Some people
     revive their spirits by mastering terrain or natural obstacles; others
     just revel in rugged outdoor beauty. His message: Relax and take a
     deep breath...outdoors.
     (Net connection: http://www.mgeneral.com)
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     WHO WILL LEAD? (PART 2)

     "Who Will Lead?"--the succession management topic from the April 14
     T&DE--brought this email response from Dr. Linda B. Greer: "My own
     take on the lack of succession in management is that as people have
     gotten more egocentric and self-indulgent, they have been blinded to
     the need to promote others around them for the health of their own
     organizations. A shift in work ethics and morals could go a long way
     toward correcting the situation."
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