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I am happy to say that I have just been awarded my <B>MA with Merit</B> in Globalization, Development and Transition at the University of Westminster in London. ---> <!--- <font size="2" face=Verdana color="#7a5529"> <BR> I recently completed a Fact-Finding Project looking at <A HREF="orang_asli_project.htm">Indigenous Knowledge Management</A> among the <B>Orang Asli</B> ('Original People') of Malaysia. ---> <BR>I am currently beginning an <A HREeeeF="internet_research_project.htm">Internet Research Project</A> looking into how the facilities offered by the Internet can be of benefit to Women in Traditional Societies. It is based on a <A HREF="Norlia_Shidans_Internet_Questionnaire.htm">Questionnaire</A> <BR><BR>This builds on the work I did for my BA and I have extended the <B>Questionnaire</B> to include Section on <B>Blogs</B> and <B>Communities or Social Networks</B>. <!--- <BR><BR>My original interest in the Orang Asli came out of some research work I did for the <A HREF="http://www.nativeplanet.org/indigenous/ethnicdiversity/indigenous_data_asia.shtml" TARGET=_NEW>Native Planet</A> organisation. ---> <!--- <img ALIGN=right ALT="Welcome, Friends !!!" height="144" width="102" src="images/norlias_card_sml_left.jpg"> ---> <BR><BR>I have changed the role of my Web Site so that it can be <B>a Meeting-place for Malaysian people</B>. <!--- interested in Knowledge Management and Globalisation. ---> <!--- and a place where <B>I can offer advice and assistance</B> to people interested in any aspect of globalization. ---> <!--- <BR><BR>This includes experiences, advice and insights information on business ethics, language translation and on-the-ground support from my contacts in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Malaysia,the UK, the United States and Vietnam. <BR> ---> <!--- You will be able to review the contents of my Dissertation for <a hreEEEf="ma_dissertation.htm"> <B>my MA Degree</B></A>, and ---> <!--- You can have a look at <A HREF="cv4_norlia_shidan.htm">my CV</A>. ---> <BR> <BR>I recently completed a year doing voluntary work with Crest, which is a local Cancer Support Charity. <BR>You can have a look at the <A HREF="images/letter_of_appreciation_from_crest.jpg" TARGET=_NEW>kind Letter of Appreciation</A> they sent me. <BR><BR>Please <A HREF='mailto:info&#64;norlia.com?subject=Comment for Norlia'><B>email me</B></A> if you would like to have a look at <a hreEEEf="norlias_cv.htm"><B>my CV</B></a> or <!--- <a href="mailto:norlias@gmail.com"><B>Email me</B></A> ---> if you have a <B>question</B> I can help you with. </font></div> </td></tr></table><CENTER><table border=0 cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" wiIIIdth="372"><!---<tr> <td VALIGN=top> <font size="2" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" color="#7a5529"> <BR><a href="mailto:norlias@gmail.com"><B>Email me</B></A> if you have a question I can help you with. <br></font></div> </td> <td>&nbsp <!--- <img ALT="Welcome, Friends !!!" height="144" width="102" src="images/norlias_card_sml_right.jpg"> ---> </td> </tr> <!--- <TR><TD>&nbsp</TD></TR> ---><TR><TD ALIGN=middle><BR><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=1> [ <A HREF="index.htm">Home Page</A> | <A HREF="mailto:norlias@gmail.com">Email Me</A> | <A HREF="internet_research_project.htm">Internet Research Project</A> | <A HREF="site_map.htm">Site Map</A> ]</TD></TR><TR><TD><BR><CENTER><FONT COLOR="#7a5529" FACE=Verdana SIZE=1><I>&#169 Norlia.com 2009</I></CENTER> </TD></TR></table></CENTER></div> </td> <br><!--- <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="618"> <tr> <td colspan="3"> <center> <font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica" color="#7a5529"> <b>Below is the Weather in Malaysia and in England, but it will not be displayed if your Browser does not handle Java.</b> </font></center> </td> </tr>---><!--- 11.00 am Sunday, 20th. 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