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Happy New Year 2013

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em>"Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year…it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."</em> ~Thomas Mann</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4_wZ77TEQvrwPxrOWHSOamohyGGvGHINUD_1dDjzJJJeRz838PSr4MeP9Bc-EDF3UAQtLagByrxKbOBtq_HD5xVSLWCzyfCbbt7vleooKNZZ6aoDd9tFrOzNserruExHHqjbvc8XZR0/s1600/Matt+Man+Charcoal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #2d00bb; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: initial;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt4_wZ77TEQvrwPxrOWHSOamohyGGvGHINUD_1dDjzJJJeRz838PSr4MeP9Bc-EDF3UAQtLagByrxKbOBtq_HD5xVSLWCzyfCbbt7vleooKNZZ6aoDd9tFrOzNserruExHHqjbvc8XZR0/s320/Matt+Man+Charcoal.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="265" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />The words of Mann are true, but…when I read his passage, I wonder about the spirit in which he wrote it.<br /><br />Is it merely a statement of fact, or is he also mocking human behavior and its attempt to harness time…to take time, and somehow, define it?<br /><br />I think the latter. Mann, in all of his stoic, efficient, German manner, is correct about the ambiguity and elusiveness of time.<br /><br />However, “we mortals” have good reason, or at least <i>a</i> reason to mark the New Year with bells and an alcohol induced blaring of trumpets.<br /><br />New Year’s Day is a time when many people gather to watch football, feast on pork and sauerkraut, and publicly (and foolishly) announce their resolutions for the coming year.<br /><br />Some people view the day as just another day off from work.<br /><br />Those same people oft times say that anytime of year is a good time to take stock and better yourself without the confines of a once a year resolution.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyuKm_zIZCFUk1y4Zchg0q9ylB-DATMQQL3cD3pAwXZtwf8_6aY4Xo8ir43n2v5OYY9PK7EfZgr1qOsauP3t0kfJ_NEVpoU3JCCzNBT2jYCMeU46bU155TzMoSHxFEMCNGLwK6PRXWUNC/s1600/Matt+Man+Charcoal+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #2d00bb; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration: initial;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyuKm_zIZCFUk1y4Zchg0q9ylB-DATMQQL3cD3pAwXZtwf8_6aY4Xo8ir43n2v5OYY9PK7EfZgr1qOsauP3t0kfJ_NEVpoU3JCCzNBT2jYCMeU46bU155TzMoSHxFEMCNGLwK6PRXWUNC/s320/Matt+Man+Charcoal+2.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 1px; position: relative;" width="265" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />I myself, enjoy the festivities surrounding the New Year, but also understand the reasoning of those who eschew the tradition of making once a year promises.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.4;">My reason to celebrate, or at least observe the New Year, lies somewhere in between the aforementioned reasons...and it relates to the statement made by Thomas Mann.</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />I think that between 8 P.M. New Year’s Eve while partying, and 9 A.M. New Year’s Day when one wakes up (or is finally going to bed), time does, in a way, stand still.<br /><br />As Mann said, <em>“Time has no divisions…”,</em> and during those precious few hours, we are like a broken clock. We are both A.M. and P.M., past and present; preface and postscript.<br /><br />We can visualize everything we have ever been and ever done, in the often stark, monochromatic brutality of black and white.<br /><br />We can also see everything that we want to be and want to do, in color…bright colors, colors that sometimes elude our sight because we do not take the time to notice them the other 364 days of the year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H1NIu9fzaCN8C-LKQetARYMwWvv8VhSSbUMxRow52sFXUnpIB2DwqI3uxEwz_hMZupxjfpPddXso95eWgeJux8MYU5AsDU70ECsPv6OeD72yQh2TH9V8oHtiIDVe8dlUvftPGutBi3w/s1600-h/NYEColor.jpg" style="color: #2d00bb; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420867592801270162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H1NIu9fzaCN8C-LKQetARYMwWvv8VhSSbUMxRow52sFXUnpIB2DwqI3uxEwz_hMZupxjfpPddXso95eWgeJux8MYU5AsDU70ECsPv6OeD72yQh2TH9V8oHtiIDVe8dlUvftPGutBi3w/s320/NYEColor.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border-style: solid; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; padding: 8px; position: relative;" width="265" /></a>The transition between the old and the new, is but a razor thin balance between Rationalism and Empiricism, between regret and hope…between charcoal drawings and watercolors.<br /><br />I hope that we can all cut through the drab, dreary, and sometimes painful black and white screen of this world and of our personal prologues, and see the colors that we oft times miss.<br /><br />My wish for you this New Year is that you use your past experiences as a pencil sketch, and spend 2013 turning that sketch into a painting of bright and wonderful watercolors.<br /><br />Happy New Year!!<br /><br /><em>Cheers!!</em></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Matt-Man</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com"><i>mattmaniws@ymail.com</i></a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px; line-height: 23px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank">@mattman_iws</a></i></span></div></div>

Happy New Year 2013

"Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year…it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols." ~Thomas MannThe words of Mann are true, but…w…

A giant conch shell!

1:22 PM Tukiyooo 0

<p>This the giant conch shell that is featured in the movie "The Key West Picture Show".  The Key West High School is now where it calls home.</p><p>We had two lovely dinners over the past nights.  Two days ago we ate in the <a href="http://theflamingbuoy.com/">Flaming Buoy Fillet Co.</a>  Totally delicious and the owner was so friendly and hospitable.</p><p>Last night we had the famous Sunday Fried Chicken in Sarabeth's.   We Will be dreaming about it for the next year.  We followed our meal by meeting friend for a drink in the famous hidden bar the Chart Room Bar. We had fun!</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu6ok-kF5qPMtnOdZlZsn1l0HwuLq7iI1-MLY5U0oRLcr44HfOfjAcXieYrP1rYVl_BF3qr0a1S3i_zQPttBl8gHM6yHNJSvX4nMpe48tmcFlTiHNLFEj8umsVxSo4zdRcA4TRhbE33wz/s1600/20121231_180843.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu6ok-kF5qPMtnOdZlZsn1l0HwuLq7iI1-MLY5U0oRLcr44HfOfjAcXieYrP1rYVl_BF3qr0a1S3i_zQPttBl8gHM6yHNJSvX4nMpe48tmcFlTiHNLFEj8umsVxSo4zdRcA4TRhbE33wz/s400/20121231_180843.jpg" /> </a> </div>

A giant conch shell!

This the giant conch shell that is featured in the movie "The Key West Picture Show". The Key West High School is now where it calls home.We had two lovely dinners over the past nights. Two days ago we ate in the Flaming Buoy Fillet Co. Totally de…

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 12/31/2012

11:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/3562">3 Ideas That Will Not Transform Schools</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">George Corous goes after BYOD, Flipping classrooms and student surveys in a thought-provocing post that would make good reading and discussion at your school as you return.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/12/literature_versus_nonfiction_d.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-TW">Literature and Nonfiction: Common-Core Advocates Strike Back - Curriculum Matters - Education Week</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Nice article at edweek about the informational texts versus great works of literature debate and what Common Core will do to lit. The one important, practical issue that all parties to this discussion MUST recognize - the classroom time is FINITE. Teachers would love to cover EVERYTHING but it just isn't practical. So, if one thing is emphasized over another, it may push something out. Unintended consequences are happening as people "align" their curriculum to common core standards. As all of the pundits and advocates argue this, it would be telling to sit down with an actual aligned curriculum to SEE what happens where the standards meet the lesson plans and what is actually pushed out - until then - it is all, rhetoric. Give us practical application, we're teachers, after all.  From the edweek article: "Until recently, the closest we'd come to a major speech on the nonfiction-versus-fiction question was a piece in the Huffington Post by the English/language arts standards' co-authors, David Coleman and Sue Pimentel, insisting that literature "is not being left by the wayside."  The message to rally the troops must have gone out, however. Because since the Coleman/Pimentel piece appeared, the common core's defenders have stepped up to counterbalance the literature-pushout crowd. The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation's Kathleen Porter-Magee, for instance, posted a piece arguing that it's a misinterpretation of the standards to say that teachers will have to teach less literature.  In a recent email blast, the Foundation for Excellence in Education—led by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, one of the common core's biggest backers—declaimed the "misinformation flying around" about what will happen to literature under the common standards. "Contrary to reports," it said, "classic literature will not be lost with the implementation of the new standards." A glance at the standards' own suggested text lists, it noted, "reveals that the common core recognizes the importance of balancing great literature and historical nonfiction pieces.""</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/english">english</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/literature">literature</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/non">non</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/fiction">fiction</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/common">common</a>            <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/core">core</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 12/31/2012

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ISRAEL’S DEFENSE STRATEGY OVERHAUL

8:47 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">  </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ISRAEL REDEFINES VICTORY IN THE NEW MIDDLE EAST</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 7.5pt 0in 0in;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: x-small;">By Yaakov Lappin via GSI</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Senior ISRAELI officials have indicated this month that any round of future fighting with Hezbollah will make last month's Gaza conflict seem minor by comparison. Offense, not defense, is still preferred. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ISRAEL is redefining its concept of military victory in a MIDDLE EAST dominated by terrorist organizations turned quasi-state actors.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF) “KNOCKOUT” IMAGE – OUT OF DATE IN THE 21<sup>ST</sup> CENTURY BATTLE ARENAS OF THE REGION </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Once, decisive, unmistakable victories, accompanied by conquests of territory that had been used to stage attacks against ISRAEL, provided all parties concerned with a "knockout" image. Victory was seen by the ISRAEL Defense Forces as a clear-cut event, which ended when the enemy raised a white flag. Today, however, the IDF considers this thinking out of date in the 21<sup>st</sup> century battle arenas of the region, where a terror organization such as Hamas will continue firing rockets into ISRAEL, right up until the last day of a conflict, and claim victory despite absorbing the majority of damages and casualties.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">SEIZING CONTROL OF THE ENEMY'S TURF IS SEEN AS A SHORT-TERM INITIATIVE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Today, the goal of seizing control of the enemy's turf is seen as a short-term initiative, and assuming long-term control and responsibility for hostile populations is a highly unpopular development among strategic planners, who now argue that this should be avoided wherever possible.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For decades, the IDF has been facing irregular asymmetric terrorist organizations which can change form, melt away and reform according to their needs.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The last time ISRAEL fought direct battles with organized, hierarchical military foes was during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Today, as the main goal of most conflicts, victory has been replaced by deterrence. Deterrence, rather than clear-cut conquest or triumph over the enemy, has formed the goal of ISRAEL'S last three conflicts: the Second LEBANON War of 2006; Operation Cast Lead against Hamas and Islamic Jihad in 2009 and Operation Pillar of Defense against the same entities in Gaza in November.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">WAS THE SECOND LEBANON WAR A REAL VICTORY FOR HEZBOLLAH? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Although the Second LEBANON War was claimed by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah as a "divine victory," six and a half years later, at the end of 2012, Hezbollah has still not repaired all of the damage it suffered in that conflict, and the LEBANESE-ISRAELI border has never been quieter. Despite several glaring tactical and operational shortcomings, as a deterrent the Second LEBANON War was an ISRAELI victory.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nevertheless, deterrence-based military achievements are temporary by nature. At some point, deterrence erodes away, and must be reestablished all over again. This is what happened in Gaza last month. And the IDF has been preparing for a fresh confrontation with Hezbollah in LEBANON, which today is armed with at least 50,000 rockets and missiles, many of them with a range of 200 kilometers that can strike deep inside ISRAEL.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">1500 TARGETS STRUCK IN GAZA DURING NOVEMBER'S OPERATION OVER THE COURSE OF 8 DAYS, COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK IN 24 HOURS HAD THE IAF ELECTED TO DO SO</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Quietly, the ISRAEL Air Force has been upgrading its weapons systems to allow it to face down Hezbollah with enhanced firepower. The new systems currently installed in IAF jets mean that a very large number of targets can be struck in LEBANON from the air within a very short period of time. The 1500 targets struck in Gaza, for example, during November's operation over the course of eight days, could have been struck in 24 hours had the IAF elected to do so.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ISRAELI intelligence has been mapping out the weapons storehouses in southern LEBANESE villages and towns, and building up a long list of targets, for the day that ISRAEL'S deterrence runs out.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The IDF's evolving new doctrine involves short spells of fighting, in which the IDF hits the other side hard – hard enough to ensure that the ISRAELI home front will enjoy prolonged calm after the fighting ends. As opposed to the mission of utterly destroying Hamas or Hezbollah, such limited goals can be obtained quickly. Hezbollah is fully aware, meanwhile, that should it begin another conflict, it will reap major destruction on LEBANON.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b>See related Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring article</b>:  <b>IDF l</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ong-range, largely clandestine and multi-service missions</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <b>and</b> <b>D</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">epth corps, a new concept for the IDF</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b>at:</b> </span><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/idf-israeli-defense-forces.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/idf-israeli-defense-forces.html</a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FLEXIBLE DOCTRINE </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The ISRAELI doctrine is flexible. It allows the IDF to choose the severity of the blows it lands on the enemy, depending on the circumstances of each fight, and the adversary involved.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Senior ISRAELI defense sources have indicated this month that any future round of fighting with Hezbollah will make last month's Gaza conflict seem minor by comparison. Even if the goal will not be to destroy Hezbollah, the organization is still susceptible to enormous damage; it is well aware of its exposure to overwhelming ISRAELI firepower.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The day after a future conflict ends, one defense source said this month, Hezbollah will have to "get up in the morning and explain to their people" why they invited yet more destruction to LEBANON.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH MORE VULNERABLE THAN EVER</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The fact that Islamist terror organizations Hamas and Hezbollah have formed political entities, and are responsible for managing the affairs of their people, means that they are more vulnerable than ever.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Unfortunately, the rocket and missile capabilities possessed by both means that ISRAELI civilians are also in the firing line; and the IDF is not counting on rocket defense systems such as Iron Dome to prevent wide-scale damage and secure future victories. Even in the service of the limited goal of deterrence, offense, not defense, is still preferred.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Finally, the new doctrine is not fixed in stone; should ISRAEL ever find that it cannot deter the enemies on its borders, it may choose to revert to its older method of defending its citizens: fully vanquishing hostile forces, despite the price it may have to pay.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

ISRAEL’S DEFENSE STRATEGY OVERHAUL

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 12/31/2012

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 12/31/2012

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: The Best Teacher Blogs of 2012 A list of the finalists for Best Teacher blog for 2012. I hate to say that the edublog award timing wasn't good for me, but school was s…

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