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TURKEY: WEST OR EAST?

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TURKEY: WEST OR EAST?

TURKISH AIR BANS RED LIPSTICK, NAIL POLISH Via Airwise TURKEY'S national airline has barred female flight attendants from wearing red l...

<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">Sorry for the radio silence my friends. It appears that I've developed a case of carpal tunnel and it has totally ruined my quality blogging time. I'll be back at it next week but was told to take the next few days off. (I'm going to pretend that doesn't include being on my iPhone). </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">In the meantime, </span><a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/05/02/blogpartyweek3/" target="_blank">head over to the Simply Baby's spring blog party today</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;">. My fellow style contributors Cindi and Emily from <a href="http://scrappyloveblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Scrappy Love</a> are hosting</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"> today and I can't wait to see what they put together. And look forward to these style contributors in the weeks to come too.</span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; line-height: 24px;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><br /><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://vividhuehome.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Vivid Hue Home">Vivid Hue Home</a>- Heather</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.rhymeswithsmile.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Rhymes with Smile">Rhymes with Smile-</a> Katherine</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.foreverslikeadream.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Forever's Like a Dream">Forever's Like a Dream</a>- Kelley</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://fancyfreeme.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fancy Free Me</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Elisa</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em 15px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://designpostdaily.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Design Post Daily</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- Beth</span></li></div></ul></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.simplybabyfurniture.com/2013/04/26/blog-partyweek2/" style="color: #c27ba0; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAK0ou_ARhpIX2yGFFDlbnWKpHpEe3jy_8Z8lerVtbyCrU7ZDF7qM9vcPXAeWx-IEfAqLF7gSk5z198wwdyOlSm6AJ5-kLQ6vO7Y62sTUPTkkHKKZZoWPKv1q_j0nA5Uu969tFB1HU3m2/s320/Mom-Blog-Party-Badge.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Old Standard TT'; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;" /><br />Have a great weekend!

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A Google in Education Summit in SA–hosted by SchoolNet and Parklands College! Join us!

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9EqZL2mZNJl3xPKuiLmNPccFkSQL4Jk74eadL-wBGHo_5ULzvbtwwqcDxbLfDhmFjd9gWmEzFIFsMd8wbLJJo3BLI7Swlz2FdnfRK7WVfsXDl3WHU_jOJnYCPIFYwWS_CGfmTV1dfYw/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWYi8JDkHSdJ5G5gRFaC7A2ipuCGTqh1izxpeMZGxzaW-ZA4SGlb-6arP7YSydd94fxFpv0MSOzXvr83C80aJmYF0fiUftqZljAvuo0BDErVuakMhC8maQWe4uN3j9eXgWCemGVumoH8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />What, where and when?</span></b><br />SchoolNet is pleased to announce another very exciting event that is not to be missed - the first of its kind on the African continent!  On September 26th & 27th SchoolNet and Parklands College will be hosting a Google in Education Summit in Cape Town at Parklands College –  This type of summit is very popular overseas so we are thrilled to be able to bring it to South Africa.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This not-to-be-missed two day event focuses on deploying, integrating, and using Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Google in Education South Africa Summit brings together world-class educational technology leaders. All presenters are Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, Google Employees, and teachers with local success stories!  The first five international presenters have been announced. Read more information about these presenters at <a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/presenters">http://za.gafesummit.com/presenters</a>. More will be added to the conference website in the coming days so check back often for more presenters from the Google Apps for Education Team... and more Google engineers! Local educators are invited to submit conference presentations.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Special early bird rate</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have negotiated a special rate with the conference organisers - the EdTech Team from the USA. Early registrants pay only US$199 as long as they register before July 26.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please keep visiting <a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/">http://za.gafesummit.com/</a> for more information. <br />We would love you to join us at this event and also make it known to your education contacts. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Presenters to date</b> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Keep visiting </span><a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://za.gafesummit.com/</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for more)</span><br /><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>Mark Wagner</u></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Formerly a high school English teacher, Dr. Mark Wagner has since served as an educational technology coordinator at the site, district, and county levels. He now serves as President and CEO of the EdTechTeam, which provides professional development and consulting services to learning institutions, non-profits, and for-profit entities around the world.</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW_T9k1qcpNY5xdBQ_cG4pnMDezwS_n3Hm8kjoEnMtjxVemZKYNmW1bx064uLhBYcPrkastaWsCYwh2GY46L7aY2CPWfIQZhvOgdFX6RQ6wDl60-3KwhyphenhyphensSD_Mb8Y_eUvF02MB1VMNIU/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfW_T9k1qcpNY5xdBQ_cG4pnMDezwS_n3Hm8kjoEnMtjxVemZKYNmW1bx064uLhBYcPrkastaWsCYwh2GY46L7aY2CPWfIQZhvOgdFX6RQ6wDl60-3KwhyphenhyphensSD_Mb8Y_eUvF02MB1VMNIU/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="160" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this capacity, Dr. Wagner leads a series of </span><a href="http://www.gafesummit.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Apps for Education Summits</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> around the globe in partnership with </span><a href="http://www.google.com/edu" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google in Education</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. He was the director of the </span><a href="http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/google-teacher-academy.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Teacher Academy</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and the Google Workshops for Educators by Computer Using Educators (</span><a href="http://www.cue.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CUE</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">) from 2008-2012. He has also been the professional development coordinator for CUE, the educational technology </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">coordinator for the </span><a href="http://leagueofschools.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California League of Schools</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (CLS), the director of professional development for </span><a href="http://www.cvtech.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California Vision Technologies</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (CVT), and the provider of the technology module for Orange County’s </span><a href="http://atp.ocde.us/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Administrator Training Program</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. In addition, he works directly with school districts, independent schools, and other organisations that provide educational products and services. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark Wagner has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology and a master’s degree in cross-cultural education. His </span><a href="http://edtechlife.com/dissertation" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">doctoral research</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> focused on the use of video games in education, and specifically on the potential applications of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) as constructivist learning environments.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><u>Chris Bell</u></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chris Bell currently serves as the District Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Southern California. In this capacity, he oversees the instructional technology implementations in the district including mobile device initiatives, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) classrooms, and online learning.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmADpQJnuzMKdI3W0IEBUEZWNe1eFutNxZ7weXQVOZFTK73q9GDyNBHyQ1eDGCH2RjBT2AX5TMgMfD3ZzGAOMOpB_rnHcR9Om5DxpaBdND4R7u1dek0klWo5oGSVXGQKW0GwjtuCbtxLo/s1600-h/image%25255B20%25255D.png" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_wVYlzClExNyqabSHnrjcuiclOOpcnBfOTMQad5dyIPOBOgoj22v0Pttmw6OiN_GA6gfwEitSyTCecQ5iZLIhv6I7WQ9Yy8FrOgCc90rc_tIA8cHJth0uiJwsTN6AGJWtk70pSwDYVA/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="176" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He currently teaches computer programming for middle/high school students, <a href="http://leadingedgecertification.org/page/online-teacher">Leading Edge Certification </a>courses for the online teacher, and is adjunct faculty for the <a href="http://laverne.edu/">University of La Verne</a> School of Teaching and Educational Leadership.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Chris is a <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/">Google Certified Teacher</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/certification_index.html">Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer</a>, a Lead Learner for the <a href="http://www.cue.org/speakers">CUEtoYOU Speakers Bureau</a>, <a href="http://www.cuehub.org/1382108251294877/site/default.asp">Orange County CUE Board President</a>, and co-chair of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/eL-SIG/113697285318706">CUE/iNACOL's e-Learning SIG (eLSIG)</a>. He is also a sitting member of several advisory boards with a focus towards online & blended learning. Chris is a core member of EdTechTeam and serves as the Director of Online Learning. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Jim Sill</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After almost a decade in the video and television industry, Jim Sill hung up his producer hat and embarked on a career in education. Using his industry experience, he created an award winning video production program at El Diamante High Schoolin Visalia, CA. By involving students in real world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state, and national level. With experience producing local television and industrial videos for non-profit organizations, many of his former students now work in the industry.</span><br /><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GazMLpeir9o/URI8EV8CNcI/AAAAAAAAORY/QS_YMMpymzQ/s1600/sill2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GazMLpeir9o/URI8EV8CNcI/AAAAAAAAORY/QS_YMMpymzQ/s1600/sill2.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />As a Google Certified Teacher, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Apps Certified Trainer and Apple Certified Trainer, Jim leads professional development workshops on Google’s collaborative tools, social media, and video production. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2012, Jim was featured in </span><a href="http://edutopia.org/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Edutopia</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and their </span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-classroom-technology-resources" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teach2Learn</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> series for his work in </span><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/tech-to-learn-career-skills-production-video" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Building Career Skills in Video Production</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. He was also awarded The Computer Using Educator (CUE) Outstanding Teacher Award in 2009 and nominated for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Outstanding Teacher Award. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Wendy Gorten</u></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzfXxQ61h0I5UBd4aDjhUthIOIHJIi_wZwKHPeGTmDaC2-XM-G9tepM_ym5CWElJ_BcxUP1ba4zdvMOhjhCNV2kbZBUf_3laPip22YIOc2QbdBxICtbD1pXoIxD7Hxuq1PBsfv3FZrXQI/s1600-h/image%25255B27%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnYAXPBBdQfiQTUp5sdLoPkL-FLdb5vQUXH1sijODD-usE4djeq0Lckw-yk3W5Y2I9FM4sDftcW1mJilnXCcr3bk_AvHeGBJmcEyCF_dwgBXuLidNHiCCipI2pJXCmZJ-h5iXmlZ6oQk/?imgmax=800" style="display: inline;" title="image" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wendy Gorton is an enthusiastic Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps EDU Certified Trainer, and lifelong learner. Currently, she is a 5th grade social studies teacher and technology developer in New York City. She has taught 4th graders in Los Angeles, and has been an elementary technology coordinator, a university technology specialist, an online teacher, a curriculum developer, and a research assistant. She is passionate about project-based learning and using technology like Google Apps to open her students up to collaboration and to the world! She is particularly passionate about international education, and was recently based out of India as a secondary technology integrator at an American school. She loves working with international teachers to find out how technology can make learning come alive for their students. She has been a conference and webinar presenter for ISTE and CUE, and she has lead  educational workshops in Canada, the US, Jamaica, Austria, and the Czech Republic - on topics such as Google Apps, iPad applications in the classroom, professional development, curriculum development, project-based learning, grant-writing, and global collaboration. Her Master's degree is in educational technology. Jamaica and Nepal. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Molly Shroeder</u></b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7aIsZNXgOO2I1SClq9E6iJjbJVC0Ljc5h93pEWVeBsQUV69zh0t8Ix1HPqFxLdgFptpDvbTq_rZ0FC8AXPWzdsiUC-qiO58I_x4jFG9yVGDvRU66zagU4Fzxv0m-VZZ-zXRzobdxr3k/s1600-h/image%25255B30%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxmtNUsBBnNf1DfQL7U7kWPhUSizDJqf9hzShPCquRd1ZPMPhDw0qjyZ2N_TYeiqFnyBxQh65Pd2-fwsrxAJm1DRkZNrlk8vVPD3yk1SvqFmhTJ6IAv2VzC8qygwK5xa-mBF8WZf6Uto/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="134" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Molly Schroeder is an Elementary Technology Integration Specialist for <a href="http://edina.k12.mn.us/">Edina Public Schools</a>. She previously taught 5th grade for 10 years prior to being the Technology Integration Specialist.  She is responsible for training elementary teachers in how to better integrate technology into the classroom and curriculum.  She is also owner of a Technology Consulting company, <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/flippededu/home">Flipped Education</a>.  <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/flippededu/home">Flipped Education</a> produces unique, personalized professional development in technology integration for school districts around the country.  In 2011, Molly helped to create and produce Flipped Education's first conference <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/superherotechcamp/">Superhero</a>.  <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/superherotechcamp/">Superhero</a> is designed to match technology-education minded attendees with innovative and engaging presenters to change education through technology. Superhero is built to expand personal learning networks with a weekend of socialization, learning and fun in northern Minnesota. <br />She is a Google Certified Teacher and <a href="https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=7773+759048950927721099&category=EDU+Specialists&query=">Google Apps for Education Certified Traine</a>r.  She has presented at the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/Home">Google Teacher's Academy</a> and she presents at conferences, workshops and National Conventions on how to integrate Google Apps and other emerging and engaging technologies into the classroom. Her background is in elementary education and she also holds a certificate in Educational Technology and Gifted Education.</span></div></div></div>

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<p>Two stories crossed my radar yesterday.  The first one was the about <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-26/young-murderer-gingerich/53251806/1">Colt Lundy</a> and his 12 yr old friend Paul Gingrich who were tried as adults for the murder of Colt's stepfather.  In a documentary on Channel 4, the story of how the murder and ensuing trial and imprisonment occurred.  All very sad......</p><p>The next news item can only be described as bizarre.  <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/brenda-heist-pennsylvania_n_3194821.html">Brenda Heist</a> disappeared from Pennsylvania 11 years ago and was legally declared dead.  She has now turned up in the Florida Keys and is saying that she just met with a group of drifters and left her life behind.  This story is worth googling!  </p> <br /><br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHlKlZZaD3oGCmDAbsYRXZ1MiK0ZTi2hxkpg3eNp0kEUgqB90qJwkZ3Lggn2BupBJCkwYbK-u_ae5WNMXg7FNL5CnjDT5cK78si17oXbGLMGoGtwvBGGRZvbA9b9ELQqEsj8ZyRzTB0L/s640/blogger-image-1799496327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCHlKlZZaD3oGCmDAbsYRXZ1MiK0ZTi2hxkpg3eNp0kEUgqB90qJwkZ3Lggn2BupBJCkwYbK-u_ae5WNMXg7FNL5CnjDT5cK78si17oXbGLMGoGtwvBGGRZvbA9b9ELQqEsj8ZyRzTB0L/s640/blogger-image-1799496327.jpg" /></a></div>

12yr old lifer

Two stories crossed my radar yesterday. The first one was the about Colt Lundy and his 12 yr old friend Paul Gingrich who were tried as ad...

The Images of Architects

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For the <a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/pages/biennale-architettura-2012">2012 Venice Biennale</a>, Swiss architect <a href="http://www.olgiati.net/">Valerio Olgiati</a> curated a selection of "Pictographs—Statement of contemporary architects." The inspirational images from well-known architects were displayed on a large table in the Arsenale, and soon they'll be collected in a book published by <a href="http://www.quart.ch/">Quart</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WfCZvRYYyfA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><blockquote><i><br />I asked architects to send me important images that show the basis of their work. Images that are in their head when they think. Images that show the origin of their architecture.<br /><br />In this book we find 44 individual "musées imaginaires". The most unique architects living today each present up to 10 images to explain the autobiographical roots of their oeuvre. The images are explanations, metaphors, foundations, memories and intentions. They are poetic and philosophical avowals. They reveal a personal perspective on thoughts. They show the roots of architecture and expectations concerning projects. Conscious and unconscious.<br /><br />This book has the format of a reader. As little as possible is said. The images are small, legible and interpretable as icons. As individual collections, they present a personal view of an individual world, while as a whole they provide a universal view of the perceptible origin of contemporary architecture.<br /><br />Valerio Olgiati</i></blockquote>

The Images of Architects

For the 2012 Venice Biennale , Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati curated a selection of "Pictographs—Statement of contemporary architect...

Micromax A116 Canvas HD Display ,Price RS. 13,990

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL5YaQqJ8OiJD-hIfvs0nBLVaZ9CHBBbQzCBXtpNbwl2ePbzkuSsPhoWFzGPjygls8eYKzwr3n31AWVQS4D8auiY1lMIaTLsxvGF8Dq7h3c7kfUKYhONdT8pFSR4lH39DcNQwsw-HpWY/s1600/canvasHD111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL5YaQqJ8OiJD-hIfvs0nBLVaZ9CHBBbQzCBXtpNbwl2ePbzkuSsPhoWFzGPjygls8eYKzwr3n31AWVQS4D8auiY1lMIaTLsxvGF8Dq7h3c7kfUKYhONdT8pFSR4lH39DcNQwsw-HpWY/s320/canvasHD111.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">      Micromax A116 Canvas HD is the successor to the company's popular budget phablet, the A110 Canvas 2. The company has bestowed the phone with an HD screen, has put a quad-core chip, under the hood, and has doubled the on-board RAM.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Design</span></u></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The screen forms the largest part of the front and the bezel is, thankfully, much thinner than that of the Canvas 2. The three capacitive navigation buttons sit below the screen, while the earpiece (also black in colour), notification light, and the front facing camera, are located above the screen. To be honest, the front has a very plasticky feel to it, but then this phone costs Rs. 13,990, so you don't expect premium materials to be used.</div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The front of the phone is black in colour, while the back is white. Looking from the sides, it gives the impression that the phone bears both colours since the removable back cover doesn't just cover the back and extends to the sides.</div><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Display</span></u></strong><br /><br />The USP of the Canvas HD is indeed its HD screen. The phone's 5-inch HD IPS screen sports a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a colour depth of 16.7 million. Thanks to the higher resolution, text, icons and images look much sharper compared to the Canvas 2 and the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Grand.<br /><br />Under sun visibility was good though the screen is very reflective. Thanks to the IPS panel that facilitates wider viewing angles, we found that the viewing angles were indeed wide, which essentially means that more than one person can view content playing on the screen properly, even from different angles. <br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHY5Wro85VPKhE3ejcFW0dEkQ01kqLnzcPeUdr2KgjRhJnyX9zI9byqDXWA1CRpGciU9jnOBYPUdocwz5fBm1faB1tpvx95qFG6cmhB-AeR1REWBdujqhBMjVgstU5Jm50-sV29EFwXg/s1600/canvasHDprofile11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHY5Wro85VPKhE3ejcFW0dEkQ01kqLnzcPeUdr2KgjRhJnyX9zI9byqDXWA1CRpGciU9jnOBYPUdocwz5fBm1faB1tpvx95qFG6cmhB-AeR1REWBdujqhBMjVgstU5Jm50-sV29EFwXg/s320/canvasHDprofile11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Software</span></u></strong><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The Micromax Canvas HD runs Android 4.1.2. Micromax has skinned some elements of the user interface, such as the app icons and the notification tray. The notification tray includes toggles for settings such as Wi-Fi, Brightness, Rotation, Bluetooth, GPS, Data, Screen timeouts and profiles.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The three capacitive buttons, Home, Menu and Back help in navigating through the phone, with the Home button also doubling up as an app switcher on long press.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKBtexibZ6Uj_VknSwdImMSka9fvAWAci6HrgYam8RfEyzFUEgSvfIiw1VVZl_435d5e6ykcV9cgh1NL7o1cqSjz5jW_nrvGrdhlI-y-_D75g80XqaLL-Z0EeueFo-U7REcxVzAmsvHw/s1600/CanvasHDUI1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKBtexibZ6Uj_VknSwdImMSka9fvAWAci6HrgYam8RfEyzFUEgSvfIiw1VVZl_435d5e6ykcV9cgh1NL7o1cqSjz5jW_nrvGrdhlI-y-_D75g80XqaLL-Z0EeueFo-U7REcxVzAmsvHw/s320/CanvasHDUI1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Camera</span></u></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> The camera takes good quality videos depending on the ambient light. However, it saves video clips in .3GP file format, which is an older file format.The phone features an 8-megapixel autofocus shooter that takes decent images in daylight. However, we found the photos taken through the phone a bit overexposed, and the white-balance in the automatic mode was not optimal. </div><br /> Micromax has put its own camera app. The app leaves out the Panorama mode, but offers a burst mode, letting users click up to 99 shots at once. We also noticed that there is minor gap between two consecutive camera shots in the continuous shot mode. The phone offers three basic modes - Face Beauty, HDR and Photo.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VVozKk1ZabcCCxlbLMzO2A791BPxtDNxBAUW88k5PSxHssJkjcUxnT9GCDvAdrlLr_6BAYPNOl6UHa8LqXkCiX3v03uwxNnqrNmx2BW56A-OVHctKqsI21CIfzin5-mPEvb0F4G29WE/s1600/CanvasCamshots1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="122" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VVozKk1ZabcCCxlbLMzO2A791BPxtDNxBAUW88k5PSxHssJkjcUxnT9GCDvAdrlLr_6BAYPNOl6UHa8LqXkCiX3v03uwxNnqrNmx2BW56A-OVHctKqsI21CIfzin5-mPEvb0F4G29WE/s320/CanvasCamshots1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;"></span></u></strong><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Performance</span></u></strong><br /><br />The Micromax A116 Canvas HD is powered by a 1.2GHz MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor with 1GB RAM onboard, and PowerVR SGX544MP chip for processing graphics. There is 4GB of internal storage, which is expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card.<br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Verdict</span></u></strong><br /><br />The Micromax A116 Canvas HD is a worthy upgrade to the A110. A 5-inch screen phone, with a quad-core processor, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, at a price point of Rs 13,990 is indeed a value for money proposition.<br />The Samsung Galaxy Grand is another budget phablet, if you don't mind spending Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 extra for a phone which has an inferior screen and battery life compared to the Canvas HD, but a better camera and bears the Samsung brand name.<br /><br /><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the device's core specification at a glance:</span></u></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Price:</strong> <strong>Rs. 13,990</strong></span><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Pros</span></strong></span><br /><ul><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Good screen</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Decent performance</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Excellent value for money</span></u></strong></li></ul><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Cons</span></u></strong><br /><ul><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Plasticky feel</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Power button is recessed</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Sub-par camera</span></u></strong></li></ul><br /><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Ratings (Out of 5)</span></u></strong><br /><ul><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Design: 3</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Display: 4</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Performance: 4</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Software: 3.5</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Battery Life: 3.5</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Value for Money: 4.5</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Camera: 3</span></u></strong></li><li><strong><u><span style="font-size: small;">Overall: 3.5</span></u></strong></li></ul></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a>

mobile news Micromax A116 Canvas HD Display ,Price RS. 13,990

Micromax A116 Canvas HD is the successor to the company's popular budget phablet, the A110 Canvas 2. The company has bestowed the ...

Be gentle with yourself

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Be gentle with yourself. How many times have I received this advice over the years? From my friends, my relatives, my coworkers and my blog friends (who I consider real friends).<br /><br />I heard the words, but I didn't listen to them. I didn't know how to be gentle with myself. I didn't know how important it was to really live these four little words, "Be gentle with yourself". <br /><br />The diagnosis of cancer is opening my eyes to so many things. Staring my own mortality in the face is making me take stock of my life. I'm seeing things so differently now. I never would have done this without cancer. I would have continued stumbling through life, dealing with things like I always have, filled with anger at the unfairness of it all. I have always stressed out over the smallest things, and the bigger the event, the bigger the stress reaction. Now I have to step back, re-evaluate and think about what I'm doing to my body internally when I react to external forces.<br /><br />I'm reading a couple really good books, one is about dealing with cancer (or any serious illness, but the focus is on cancer), and the other one is preventing cancer. Preventing a recurrence of cancer is the same as preventing cancer. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=love+miracles+and+medicine&tag=googhydr-20&index=stripbooks&hvadid=22864665001&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1901531285899508474&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_7ylb66xd1r_b" target="_blank">Love, Medicine & Miracles</a> by Bernie S. Siegel, M.D. is an amazing book. Dr. Siegel is a traditional medical doctor and writes about patient empowerment and the choice to live fully and die in peace. I love this book! The other book that I highly recommend for everyone, even if you don't have cancer (and especially if you don't want to get cancer) is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Cancer-3rd-Integrative/dp/1587613581/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367506599&sr=1-1&keywords=the+definitive+guide+to+cancer" target="_blank">The Definitive Guide to Cancer</a> by Lise N. Alschuler, ND, FABNO, and Karolyn A. Gazella. This book takes a holistic approach to cancer prevention (and recognizes the benefits of traditional medicine). It focuses on nutrition, diet and stress reduction. It's also an excellent book. I love how they talk about the 80/20 rule. Eat clean 80 percent of the time, and it's okay if you bend the rules other 20 percent. In other words, a cookie now and then won't kill me. <br /><br />Here's an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to Cancer, page 40-41. This is from chapter three, Prevention is Paramount:<br /><br />"But for those of us trying to prevent cancer recurrence, enhancing our overall health will help add quantity and quality to the years we have left. The first step in making changes and setting goals is to access where you are right now. So to that end, and without judgement, take some time to evaluate your life. On a piece of paper, write down your answers to these questions:<br /><br />1. How many hours a week do you spend working?<br /><br />2. How many hours a week do you spend playing?<br /><br />3. How many hours a week do you spend doing some type of spiritual practice (praying, mediating, volunteering, connecting with nature)?<br /><br />Next, make a list of activities, things, and people that make you feel happy, at peace, and fulfilled. How many hours a week do you spend with those people or doing those things? At the end of your life, no matter when that occurs, what will you cherish more:  money or moments, power or peace; chaos or caring? A life well lives is a life well loved, and that begins with self-love. Don't let everyday obstacles get in the way of such devoted self-love."<br /><br />Now if that doesn't make you want to buy this book, I don't know what will. It's filled with this type of thinking, as well as a lengthy discussion on nutrition and diet. <br /><br />If nothing else, cancer is life changing. Even if I only have a few years left, I intend to make those the best years possible. Whether it's five or twenty-five, I intend to have a life well lived.

Be gentle with yourself

Be gentle with yourself. How many times have I received this advice over the years? From my friends, my relatives, my coworkers and my blog ...

Librarian - Hoffman Family Library, Goodwin College, East Hartford

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<strong>Librarian </strong>- <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Hoffman Family Library, Goodwin College</span></strong>,  East Hartford. 20 hour part-time academic librarian position. Primary  duties include information literacy instruction, circulation, and  reference help for undergraduate students. The position requires ability  to work with library staff, student workers, and other members of the  Goodwin community in a busy environment. Library Master of Library  Science (MS or MLIS) from an American Library Association accredited  institution is preferred, but students in a library science program will  be considered. Flexible hours for weekends and/or nights may be  arranged. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and  qualifications. Consideration of applications begins immediately and  continues until the position is filled. Please send cover letter,  resume, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses  of three references electronically to: Jean McGill. Title: Director of  Human Resources. Email: <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:Jobs@goodwin.edu" href="mailto:Jobs@goodwin.edu">Jobs@goodwin.edu</a>.  Goodwin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and  invites applications from all who meet the stated qualifications.

Librarian - Hoffman Family Library, Goodwin College, East Hartford

Librarian - Hoffman Family Library, Goodwin College , East Hartford. 20 hour part-time academic librarian position. Primary duties include...

Part Time Library Cataloger - Acton Public Library, Old Saybrook

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<strong>Part Time Library Cataloger -</strong> <strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Acton Public Library</span></strong></strong>,  Old Saybrook, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of  part-time (25 hours/week) Cataloging Librarian.  Under the direction of  the Library Director, the Cataloging Librarian performs original and  copy cataloging of all library materials in various formats, using  nationally accepted cataloging formats and standards. The Librarian  hired for this position will be responsible for cataloging all materials  added to the Acton Public Library collection.  The position will also  include hours on the reference desk, providing public assistance with  computer use issues, use of electronic devices to access library  materials, and basic reference needs.  The cataloger may be assigned  special projects, including collection development. Skills required:  Knowledge and understanding of cataloging principles including AACR2,  Dewey Decimal Classification, MARC formats. Maintaining an awareness of  developments in general cataloging issues and standards, metadata  standards, and librarianship in working with print, serials, digital,  e-materials and evolving formats. Excellent communication skills  (reading, writing, speaking). Flexibility and ability to work in a  fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment. Working independently, as  well as collaboratively, within the library. Representing the library  at consortium meetings. Utilizing excellent analytical, time management  and problem-solving skills. This position requires an ALA-accredited  MLS, as well as cataloging experience. This is a 25 hour/week union  position, with no health insurance benefits.  It does include paid  vacation time, sick time, and holidays.  Please submit resume with  references to:  Michele Van Epps, Library Director, Acton Public  Library, 60 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, CT  06475.  Closing  date:  <span style="color: red;">May 20, 2013</span>.

Part Time Library Cataloger - Acton Public Library, Old Saybrook

Part Time Library Cataloger - Acton Public Library , Old Saybrook, is seeking qualified candidates for the position of part-time (25 hour...

ISRAEL: ASSAD OR JIHADISTS - TO BE OR NOT TO BE? THAT IS THE QUESTION

7:52 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHUsCG-258FDoFuuBfaSYJygNa420jr7WZvLKe7rtxl1c0jAPgp9dQGxQgX6jQwPuiNojdrtHdyYZKpyOjWb4nq29CHN2b3UlgKRDLji2SAGNjKH2gozwGp5X6AXOuE_KT69qrMi15ej3/s1600/2013-04-12T200641Z_1_CBRE93B1JV700_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-SYRIA.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHUsCG-258FDoFuuBfaSYJygNa420jr7WZvLKe7rtxl1c0jAPgp9dQGxQgX6jQwPuiNojdrtHdyYZKpyOjWb4nq29CHN2b3UlgKRDLji2SAGNjKH2gozwGp5X6AXOuE_KT69qrMi15ej3/s400/2013-04-12T200641Z_1_CBRE93B1JV700_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-SYRIA.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b>"C-Gate" the only  UN manned crossing point between ISRAEL and SYRIA</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ISRAEL’S GEO-STRATEGIC BENEFIT REQUIRES COLLAPSE OF ASSAD REGIME </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Executive Summary:</span></b></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Split” in ISRAEL’S      intelligence community</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISRAEL’S choice between two      evils</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fall of the regime will weaken IRAN’S      strategic position in the MIDDLE EAST?</span></b></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">By John Davison</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A rebel victory in SYRIA’S civil war would be the most positive outcome for ISRAEL despite fears of instability and a stronger jihadist presence on the Golan should the regime collapse, analysts say.</span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG-Ds0ELy2JeyJAk7Q5d_op6BrnXnR7qTnARRV03y2mlK5s6Wird1shFy3Uqxbxps1xurXIv3iQ7eB7IzvWeTGiEL8kv7Ao1JCWq9feNonI-2MTG8hBPwTUtYeDMuwkTe7sm7sfTzQNaG/s1600/013113_norbertschiller_syria-israel_mural_16x9-690x388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpG-Ds0ELy2JeyJAk7Q5d_op6BrnXnR7qTnARRV03y2mlK5s6Wird1shFy3Uqxbxps1xurXIv3iQ7eB7IzvWeTGiEL8kv7Ao1JCWq9feNonI-2MTG8hBPwTUtYeDMuwkTe7sm7sfTzQNaG/s320/013113_norbertschiller_syria-israel_mural_16x9-690x388.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">40 years stable Eastern frontier because of Assad clan</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The SYRIAN conflict has increasingly affected ISRAEL, as alarm mounts over the deployment of President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons arsenal and the potential for it to fall into the hands of non-state militant groups.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The conflict has split the ISRAELI defence community into two camps — those who oppose the fall of Assad, and those who see his ouster as less dangerous for ISRAEL.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But experts believe a rebel victory would have the best geostrategic implications for ISRAEL.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The defence advantages of Assad going outweigh the potential security risks,” said Jonathan Spyer, a senior researcher at the Global Research in International Affairs Centre in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“SPLIT” IN ISRAEL’S INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comment by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring:</span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Though the Assad regime has provided ISRAEL more than 40 years of “stability” along its EASTERN frontier, above argument of toppling the Assad regime has some legitimacy if one takes into account the 15 year civil war in LEBANON, which has not caused much security concerns for ISRAEL, despite the fact that Jihadists of various fractions fought a vicious war along ISRAEL’s NORTHERN frontier.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The split in the intelligence community “to some degree reflects the split that existed prior to the uprising in SYRIA,” Spyer said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The Assad regime is a dangerous force because of its alliance with IRAN” — but it is “not fanatical,” and has never supported hardliner Islamist groups such as those leading the rebel fighting.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These groups pose the lesser risk, he maintains.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The presence of fledgling armed groups on the border… is a concern.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“But Assad going would be a blow to Hezbollah, which is the most powerful paramilitary force” opposing ISRAEL in the region, Spyer said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM9eWLq4UJ2BDDl5nL6vfZhHAJOaExBz12P_IRG3Wtx-kF9N8mNok2xkQG1FKyuw8_1_k-hO2zCYKbNuME0wBFhscyzk_-s0bMmqM19HTI7kY3WZSeKFcjCBXjYbDq3QWJahGzaSigPWx/s1600/0006f5aa-642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM9eWLq4UJ2BDDl5nL6vfZhHAJOaExBz12P_IRG3Wtx-kF9N8mNok2xkQG1FKyuw8_1_k-hO2zCYKbNuME0wBFhscyzk_-s0bMmqM19HTI7kY3WZSeKFcjCBXjYbDq3QWJahGzaSigPWx/s320/0006f5aa-642.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IAF Airstrike in Syria</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Earlier this month, ISRAEL implicitly admitted carrying out a January air strike on a weapons convoy in SYRIA thought to be en route to LEBANON’S Hezbollah — a long-time Damascus ally.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mike Herzog, former head of strategic planning in the Israeli army and a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, agreed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">IRANIAN GENERAL AND TWO AIDES WERE THE REAL TARGET OF ALLEGED ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN SYRIA</span> at:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/02/israels-syrian-airstrike-aftermath.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/02/israels-syrian-airstrike-aftermath.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">INCREASED IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN SYRIA PROVOKED ISRAEL TO CHANGE ITS LONGSTANDING TACTICS REGARDING SYRIA</span> at:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comment by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring: </span></b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One should not forget that in most likelihood Israel’s rhetoric regarding Iran, to some extent is a welcome geopolitical tool as well as bargaining chip for future negotiations, economic deals and strengthening of its political position in the Middle East, rather than a real security concern. Such rhetoric’s also distract from internal problems and justify increasing its weapon arsenal etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Israel would be better off without the Assad regime,” he said, describing the SYRIAN president as “a lynchpin” connecting IRAN and Hezbollah.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“If the regime collapses this will be a very serious blow to IRAN, Hezbollah and the whole axis.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">IRAN SOFTENS TUNE ON ISRAEL</span> at:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/05/iran-and-israel-improvement-in.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/05/iran-and-israel-improvement-in.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“This doesn’t come without risks — the risk of Islamists and jihadists becoming a dominant force in a future SYRIA,” Herzog cautioned.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISRAEL’S CHOICE BETWEEN TWO EVILS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But Assad clinging onto power would “outweigh the risk of Islamist elements coming to the force. Of course that’s not something ISRAELIS would like to see… (but they) have to choose between two evils,” he said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A victorious jihadist-dominated rebel force would not be able to form as cohesive and large-scale a threat to Israel as Assad, IRAN and Hezbollah working together, Herzog said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“There are other elements in SYRIA. It’s a very complex mixture of ethnic and sectarian groups. It’s more likely to go in the direction of… areas controlled by different elements.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“We’re more likely to see this scenario than a central government with control over the whole of Syria,” he said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO5JReP06lIq2SIZ7hd8mQT9G26dVLJp-DpxF72R2C4Op5HZz27gxZM2ZI7Hv4353KgmzV0PXzxT7YQJJp4wQkgohPYB4E8L4FQoN8HN-zKukX1holWoHHBW5wtI-7LnRLjlOolZuI3lb/s1600/new-syria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRO5JReP06lIq2SIZ7hd8mQT9G26dVLJp-DpxF72R2C4Op5HZz27gxZM2ZI7Hv4353KgmzV0PXzxT7YQJJp4wQkgohPYB4E8L4FQoN8HN-zKukX1holWoHHBW5wtI-7LnRLjlOolZuI3lb/s400/new-syria.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"NEW SYRIA"</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The perceived jihadist threat, whilst a concern is far less worrying than the possibility of chemical or non-chemical weapons falling into wrong hands. This is a much more complicated challenge to deal with,” said Herzog.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FALL OF THE REGIME WILL WEAKEN IRAN’S STRATEGIC POSITION IN THE MIDDLE EAST?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eli Karmon, a senior fellow at the Institute for Policy and Strategy in Herzliya, also saw the fallout of Assad’s ouster as a more manageable threat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“The most important thing is to see the fall of the regime. This will provoke … the weakening of Iran’s strategic position in the Middle East… and Hezbollah will be much more isolated and under pressure,” he said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">SUNNI VERSUS SHIITE</span> at:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/turkeys-sunni-crescent.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/turkeys-sunni-crescent.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-shiite-persians-versus-wahhabi.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/turkey-shiite-persians-versus-wahhabi.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Karmon acknowledged the opposing view in certain defence and strategic circles.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“There are some who think the best thing would be to have the regime and opposition fighting as long as possible in order to weaken (both of) them,” he said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In any case, ISRAEL cannot decisively influence the outcome of the SYRIAN conflict, the analysts noted, saying the best course of action for the Jewish state was to avoid involvement unless its security is directly threatened.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Llk26XyC8wNJYY5vlP1xpMql5LuAsGq2TYKpmN72T1AqWjY2fHCTS7IXyZ6MwDzLsNe2F2apGIUl8opK6D77ixPUCSoSAYw98TVbbctvUd0yREdiU6W7MSfsk8DpXyws4u8623LN6Xjo/s1600/golan_heights_rel891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Llk26XyC8wNJYY5vlP1xpMql5LuAsGq2TYKpmN72T1AqWjY2fHCTS7IXyZ6MwDzLsNe2F2apGIUl8opK6D77ixPUCSoSAYw98TVbbctvUd0yREdiU6W7MSfsk8DpXyws4u8623LN6Xjo/s320/golan_heights_rel891.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISRAEL has already responded with fire to mortar and small arms fire spilling over the ceasefire line in the occupied Golan Heights this year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What is assumed in government is that “40 years of quiet along the northern border will come to an end,” Herzog said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At that stage, “both sides in the ISRAELI (intelligence) discussion would have to agree on the practical measures needed to be taken, which would boil down to strengthening border security,” said Spyer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; 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