support * Now: called Exploring English, fivailable.on :the Internet at his and also through The material offered i is designed ‘or adult'Jearners who have a basic Aindereanding of English. The site presents guidance on ‘elements. of ‘style and off iefeeeaees to other : program offered ‘througt ‘the ‘North Shore Economic. Dévelopment:Commission. “T float- ‘ed. 4'tember ‘of balloons and: this . I'm trying to réduce the ‘num-.. “of those palloons. Some of. the "3 “been ard, for. me: to get Bis systems ‘engineering: nd, People come fo me and - es Lonsdaie Ave. 990-054 called Exploring Literature. “The texts are all there on the Internet. What I want to do is to pro- vide an introduction as to what kinds of literature are there, What are the different ways you might read it? What does a literary critic do? What does a literature student study? -Look at some of the resources.” He intends to fund the project in a similar fashion to the approach taken by public television. “You essentially give the programming . away to everyone and then the line _is, if you like this and want to sup- . port more of this kind of work, send money.” He's offering premiums. If a company is interested in having a -/ web: site, to make it happen he'll. offer Internet consulting as a premi- um.’ Sponsors of. the Knowledge “Explorer Centre may also be linked _ between the centre and their specif- ic web sites. Where does he’ see. the Internet - going? “We're in'a period of a lot of “hype. It’s kind of exciting.’I think: within a year the hype will fade and enjoys working frora home.:“I like to work strange hours. helping out at the school, 1 enjoy that kind of freedom," he said. “With the Knowledge Explorer, there are areas that I'm interested in and J want to share those with other people. 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