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Jerusalem, My Happy Home: Part 13

12:33 PM Tukiyooo 0

<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">WAY OF THE CROSS<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We set out from the Cathedral Close this morning when the light was still fresh and the birds were singing their greetings to a new day. It is the right time to go to the Old City to pray the Stations of the Cross. Almost anything I could say would be exactly what you would expect about walking – probably not in the steps of Jesus, but – in the steps of pilgrims who have prayed at these 14 stations for so very long, etc. I was the reader at the station where Jesus fell for the second time. I fumbled my line. Seemed fitting. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Praying the Stations also reminded me of my years at St. Francis. The Stations here are Franciscan. And I was at St. Francis 14 years, one year for each station. I remembered how reverently we sang the Trisagion between each station. I also remembered the year the dog was caught in the cage trap right outside the 8<sup>th</sup>Station just as we were praying it, how I recruited a guy from NA to help me move the cage to the porch to get it out of the rain, and had to wait until nearly 10 that night for Edwina Barnes’ minions to come for the dog and reunite her to her puppies. For those who do not know the story, it is too long to tell and would implicate too many of us in misdemeanors against the City of Macon – but it was an adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">ISRAEL MUSEUM<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We spent the morning at the Israel Museum. It had a great exhibit on Herod the Great – particularly items from his Jericho Palace – including a sarcophagus that is probably his. Herod certainly put Israel on the map and built a lot of magnificent building when we wasn’t busy having his own family executed and warding off plots, real or imagined. If he didn’t order the slaughter of the innocents in Matthew, it isn’t because he wouldn’t have done it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The other high point of the museum was the Dead Sea Scrolls. The exhibit featured some facsimiles of the scrolls, and one real deal part of the scrolls. I don’t know what to say about that except to say, it was a “Golleee look at that” moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">HOLOCAUST MUSEUM<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This afternoon we went to the Holocaust Museum. Again, my response is just what you would expect. It was heartbreaking, devastating, overwhelming. But it stirred me to do some reflecting on current social dynamics that smack of a similar evil. I am reading Martha Nussbaum’s book, The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming The Politics Of Fear In An Anxious Age. She discusses the neurology of fear – a primitive, reflexive, natural, essential emotion – and how fear can be focused by rhetoric and culture on particular people. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Anti-Semitism is old and Christians bear significant guilt for that. See, James Carroll, The Sword Of Constantine. But something else began to stir in modern times with two fictional works, The Rabbi’s Speech in Biarritz, an 1872 novel by Hermann Goedsche, and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a hoax purporting to be a Jewish plan for world domination, first published in Russia in 1902. Hitler distributed The Protocols to support his campaign against the Jews. But before we dismiss this as something “the Germans did,” we should note that Henry Ford paid to have 500,000 copies of the Protocols distributed in the United States in the 1920s. When we do not feel in control of the world – perhaps you have noticed United States dominion slipping away – we feel afraid and our culture finds someone to blame, some threat – preferably a hidden threat, an “enemy within.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Nussbaum describes numerous instances of religious intolerance surging today. It is stronger in Europe than in the United States where Roger Williams is not quite forgotten. See John Barry, Roger Williams And The Creation Of The American Soul. Switzerland, for example, has amended its Constitution to ban minarets. Businesses and governments in several northern European countries are exceedingly anxious about headscarves and several countries have outlawed burqas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">But the United States is not exempt. Consider for example Gellar’s book, Stop The Islamicization Of America: A Practical Guide; the Homeland Security Committee’s hearings investigating Islam in America; or the allegations of Michelle Bachman and several other Congressional representatives that Muslim-Americans are spreading the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in our government (allegations condemned by the U. S. Catholic Bishops and other Christian leaders). It seems someone is always infiltrating the highest halls of power – Jews, Communists, Muslims – whoever the sinister “other” of the day may be. Even the President who often worships at an Episcopal Church and receives the sacrament is suspected of being a secret Muslim.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We are not exempt. Our history of racism is fraught with atrocities. Our actions against Native Americans prove our capacity for genocide. We have at times persecuted religious minorities. The reactions to Latino immigrants today even within the Church are sometimes very troubling. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The Holocaust/ Shoah was horrendous, but is not the only occasion of mass genocide. Pol Pot killed two million of his people in Cambodia from 1975 – 1979. The Tutsis killed between 500,000 and one million Hutus in Rwanda in just 100 days in 1994. (If you have not read Left to Tell by survivor Immaculee Ilibigiza, it is a must. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Left-Tell-Discovering-RwandanHolocaust/dp/1401908977/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363014631&sr=1-1&keywords=imaculee+ilibagiza">http://www.amazon.com/Left-Tell-Discovering-RwandanHolocaust/dp/1401908977/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363014631&sr=1-1&keywords=imaculee+ilibagiza</a>) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">If we are human we have a brain hard-wired for fear. We are therefore susceptible to the power of rhetoric and culture that can lead us to do unspeakable, unimaginable things. If we do not believe genocide is possible here, now, neither did Germans or Jews in the 1930s. The ever-present possibility makes it crucial that Christianity be a barrier to fear and hatred, not a harbinger of either. It is crucial that Christianity participate in our society as a counter-force of faith and reconciliation against fear and hatred. The best of Christians, the truest Christians, like Dietrich Bonheoffer, did that in Germany, but they were too little, too late. The Jews must not be the only ones to say “Never again.” We must say it with them. We must never again participate in, condone, or tolerate the kind of evil that metastasizes into genocide. And we must not wait until the scapegoats are being rounded up for slaughter before we take our stand. Faith and reconciliation must be our strong stance from the very beginning against fear mongering, blame shifting, prejudice, and bigotry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Jerusalem, My Happy Home: Part 13

WAY OF THE CROSS We set out from the Cathedral Close this morning when the light was still fresh and the birds were singing the...

Field Product Marketing Manager (#108841)

11:47 AM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">  </span></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Position:</b><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">Field Product Marketing Manager</span></span></span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location:</b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Migdal Ha'emek, Israel</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Duration:</b><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full time</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Job </b><b>Description</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This position is located within the Optical Metrology Division at KLA-Tencor.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You’ll be a key contributor as the Field Product Marketing manager with responsibility for a cross-functional product in the Optical metrology systems </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we build a world-class marketing team ,the Field Product Marketing manager will play an integral role in defining new solutions based on market and competitive trends. The job supports the company's overall strategy and goals through cross-functional  collaboration.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your role will be to capitalize on our huge opportunity in the Semiconductor Metrology market, identifying </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">opportunities, developing and managing requirements for new systems targeted at this growing market segment. You will develop marketing requirements, define the user experience, manage customer engagements, use cases, craft product messaging and positioning,  and have endto-end responsibility for the success of your portfolio.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will provide vision and leadership to a cross-functional teams from different organizations responsible for developing and bringing to market exceptional solutions to semiconductor optical metrology. You will interface with Product Management, Engineering,  Applications Engineering, the executive team, customers, solutions partners and industry consultants. The position is based out of our Migdal haemek  office in Israel, with some travel required (expected 20-30%) for customer and vendor meetings, trade shows.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><div></div><div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Responsibilities</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manage a key customer engagement and solutions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop product-customer strategy and roadmap; communicate vision for roadmap to senior management team and broader organization across company</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Acts as business owner of major strategic enhancements, new products, and innovations</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop market and product requirement with associated business cases and other deliverables ensure viability of product in the Optical Metrology Market</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Effectively communicate product strategy, roadmap, and individual releases to the organization and market in conjunction with marketing and practice leaders.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Create customer-facing mechanisms such as user groups, focus groups, and technical review meeting</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drive new products or enhancements based on established Product Management methods to provide distinct and measurable results</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Translating Marketing objectives  and  strategies  to  develop  brand  portfolio objectives,  strategies  and  plans</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Support and facilitate development and implementation of business/marketing plans across division</span></div><div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Job Requirements</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to identify, evaluate and define new opportunities to expand the concept of content throughout our total solution</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to closely monitor industry trends, competitive new products or programs and primary/secondary market opportunities</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to provide deep analysis of customer and market trends for enhancement and development needed</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality with in-depth detail driven.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to think strategically and conceptually; aptitude for understanding how technology products and solutions solve business problems.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to work with customers and vendors at both technical level;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ability to negotiate with Executives, Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Engineers on new functionality as well as enhancements; ability to create and present a successful case.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Product Management experience, MBA experience a plus.</span></div><div></div><div><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M.Sc degree in Engineering, Science or Technical field. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In depth understanding of semiconductor process and interaction within semiconductor production FAB</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Minimum 8  years of experience in a similar role in a semiconductor/capital equipment environment. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong communication and presentation skills</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prepared to travel about 25% of time to our customers all over the world. </span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kindly send your resumes to </span><b>v</b><b>icky.</b><b>p</b><b>alatnik</b><b>@kla-tencor.com</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; 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Field Product Marketing Manager (#108841)

Position: Field Product Marketing Manager Location: Migdal Ha'emek, Israel Duration: Full time Job Description This position is ...

ARGENTINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

5:31 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Britain and Argentina should have joint sovereignty over Malvinas (Falklands)</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cuistWvX9Ls?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">IT’S ABOUT  ANTARCTICA</span></b></span></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">BRITISH INCREASED PRESENCE ON THE MALVINAS – FALKLAND ISLANDS IS PRIMARILY ABOUT FAST ACCESS TO THE ANTARCTICA, OIL EXTRACTION AND FISHERY INDUSTRY INTERESTS </span></b></span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79czdBrc_EVFjCw-qtc8Diw7bTacw5W4HUTRwag4Gvlmc0DIbkiZUmQtFqLk7-L7-rjdF7uYubMYN-tOYkRszU8Bv_JvQF4vEctEwNDXUmsaKpYMbTzGwnfZvaMfFiWcqQqcVtjdN-ldD/s1600/NSF.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79czdBrc_EVFjCw-qtc8Diw7bTacw5W4HUTRwag4Gvlmc0DIbkiZUmQtFqLk7-L7-rjdF7uYubMYN-tOYkRszU8Bv_JvQF4vEctEwNDXUmsaKpYMbTzGwnfZvaMfFiWcqQqcVtjdN-ldD/s320/NSF.png" width="312" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IT’S ABOUT  ANTARCTICA</span> </span></b></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="hps">Se trata de la</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">ANTÁRTIDA</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="hps">Recientes</span> actitudes belicistas alrededor de <span class="hps"> las Islas Malvinas</span>  <span class="hps">entre Gran Bretaña</span> <span class="hps">y ARGENTINA</span>, en vísperas <span class="hps">del 30 aniversario</span><span class="hps">de la guerra</span> <span class="hps">de Malvinas</span>, no <span class="hps">tienen que ver con</span> <span class="hps">la defensa</span> <span class="hps">de los isleños</span> <span class="hps">y el</span> <span class="hps">resto de la</span> <span class="hps">retórica de Gran Bretaña</span> <span class="hps">de confrontación</span> que <span class="hps">utiliza</span> <span class="hps">para justificar sus acciones</span> <span class="hps">recientes. Se trata de </span> <span class="hps">los descubrimientos de petróleo</span>, los intereses <span class="hps">de la industria pesquera</span> <span class="hps">y</span> <span class="hps">para asegurar un</span> <span class="hps">fuerte militar</span> <span class="hps">en el Cono Sur</span> <span class="hps">con el fin de</span> <span class="hps">tener acceso rápido a</span> <span class="hps">la Antártida</span> <span class="hps">el momento que el</span> <span class="hps">Tratado Antártico</span> <span class="hps">se convertirá en nulo</span> <span class="hps">y una carrera</span> <span class="hps">para la explotación</span> <span class="hps">de los recursos naturales</span> <span class="hps">y la extracción</span> <span class="hps">resultará en</span> <span class="hps">guerra </span> <span class="hps">"entre los países</span> <span class="hps">que reclaman</span> <span class="hps">el territorio</span> <span class="hps">en el continente.</span><span class="shorttext"> </span><span class="hps">Esto conducirá</span> <span class="hps">muy probablemente a</span> <span class="hps">los enfrentamientos armados</span> <span class="hps">y</span> <span class="hps">por lo tanto,</span> <span class="hps">Gran Bretaña, con</span> <span class="hps">sus</span>  <span class="hps">bases en  MALVINAS</span>  <span class="hps">tendrá una ventaja</span> <span class="hps">militar para proteger a</span> <span class="hps">la fuerza</span> <span class="hps">sus intereses nacionales.</span></span><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmurySGPn9_Qe6ZXxK5z6cDEWYge9GJdh0hbwZRfCVHSp0qPqOaaLM2VXTfpmGgDHmScgk5Ur1ziVF1s6FV-nxmV1btZVbgJSNvt5-PRmutupIovWK1uAzdIF0PQ3KT927alh_6iMP_xUS/s1600/IMG_3081.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmurySGPn9_Qe6ZXxK5z6cDEWYge9GJdh0hbwZRfCVHSp0qPqOaaLM2VXTfpmGgDHmScgk5Ur1ziVF1s6FV-nxmV1btZVbgJSNvt5-PRmutupIovWK1uAzdIF0PQ3KT927alh_6iMP_xUS/s200/IMG_3081.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Recent warmongering over the MALVINAS - FALKLAND Islands between BRITAIN and ARGENTINA on the eve of the 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the FALKLAND –MALVINAS war are not about the defense of the Islanders and the rest of confrontational rhetoric’s BRITAIN uses to justify its recent actions. They are  about latest oil discoveries, fishing industry interests and to ensure a military stronghold on the SOUTHERN CONE in order to have quick access to the ANTARCTICA the minute the ANTARCTIC TREATY becomes void and a run for natural resource exploitation and extraction will result in quarrels’ between countries claiming territory on the continent. This will most likely lead to armed confrontations and thus BRITAIN, with its MALVINAS – FALKLAND base will have a military advantage to forcefully protect its national interests. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></b></span><br /><div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ARE ANTARCTICA NATURAL RESOURCES WORTH THE QUARREL?</span></b></span></div><div style="color: red;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">SON</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">LOS RECURSOS</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">NATURALES</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> ANTARTICOS LO SUFICIENTEMENTE VALIOSOS PARA LA GUERRA?</span></span></span></b><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Antártida contiene</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">el <b>75%</b></span><b> <span class="hps">del agua dulce del</span> <span class="hps">mundo</span></b>. <span class="hps">Se encuentra</span> <span class="hps">libre de contaminación</span>. <span class="hps">También cuenta con</span> <span class="hps">gran cantidad de</span><span class="hps">recursos naturales como </span>la flora <span class="hps">y la fauna</span>, <b>minerales, petróleo, carbón, etc.</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b>Se cree que el continente antártico tiene grandes depósitos de minerales, combustibles (aproximadamente 45.000 millones de barriles y ~ 115 billones de pies cúbicos de gas) y carbón (~ 11% del total mundial).</b> Esto se puede comprobar mediante el uso de la técnica moderna y sofisticada para la evaluación de los recursos. </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A partir de ahora, la minería está prohibida en la Antártida. Los países miembros del Tratado Antártico (1959) han firmado el tratado para la no explotación de los recursos antárticos, y ayuda a mantener el continente libre de conflictos.</span><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Sin embargo,</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;"> <span class="hps">debido a la creciente</span> <span class="hps">población humana y</span> <span class="hps">la necesidad de recursos</span> <span class="hps">en el futuro</span>, es obvio <span class="hps">que para el año</span> <span class="hps">2040,</span> <span class="hps">la Antártida se</span> <span class="hps">convierte en el objetivo</span><span class="hps">final para la</span> <span class="hps">explotación</span> <span class="hps">de recursos</span> <span class="hps">diversos</span>.</span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ANTARCTICA holds <b>75% of the world’s fresh water</b>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">(See <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1639185052">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/06/water-golden-commodity-of-future.html</a><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2011/06/water-golden-commodity-of-future.html%29">)</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It is free from pollution. It also has enormous amount of natural resources such as fresh water, flora and fauna, minerals, oil, coal etc. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It is believed that ANTARCTIC continent have large deposits of <b style="color: red;">minerals, oils (~45,000 million barrels and ~115 trillion cubic feet of gas) and coal (~11% of the world’s total).</b> This can be ascertained by using sophisticated modern technique for resource assessment. As of now, mining is banned in ANTARCTICA. The member nations of ANTARCTIC TREATY (1959) have signed the treaty for non-exploitation of ANTARCTIC resources and helps in keeping the continent <b>free of conflicts</b>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="color: blue;">However, due to increasing human population and the need for resources in future, it is obvious that by the</span> <span style="color: blue;">year 2040,</span> <b><span style="color: red;">ANTARCTICA will become the final target for various resources exploitations</span></b>.</span></span><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">BACKGROUND:</span></b><br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ARGENTINA’S foreign minister has accused the UK of deploying nuclear weapons near the disputed MALVINAS - FALKLAND Islands, militarizing the South Atlantic. Hector Timerman voiced the accusations as he lodged a formal protest with the UN. He said ARGENTINA had intelligence that BRITAIN had deployed a Vanguard class submarine in the area.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Thus far the UK refuses to say whether it is true or not,”</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> he told a journalists in New York. <i>“Are there nuclear weapons or are there not? The information ARGENTINA has is that there are these nuclear weapons.”</i></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw3zOs-mdBSUvNQ3Dna6E-r8Ilb4aGSYBK95jnWplWrZZU-eRB6TaIgsVjXJz0nDyCjTMYO6r41Jxtjg_xCzls8MpXsRF98MAPVXkG53ChbzjAWZGFpt7MPRG6kQd9nbcMRRzSMTMiSrf/s1600/5326CEEF97B1684660524BAD44352D.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFw3zOs-mdBSUvNQ3Dna6E-r8Ilb4aGSYBK95jnWplWrZZU-eRB6TaIgsVjXJz0nDyCjTMYO6r41Jxtjg_xCzls8MpXsRF98MAPVXkG53ChbzjAWZGFpt7MPRG6kQd9nbcMRRzSMTMiSrf/s320/5326CEEF97B1684660524BAD44352D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Britain’s ambassador to the UN would not officially comment on disposition of BRITISH submarines, but called ARGENTINEAN allegations of UK’s militarization <i>“manifestly absurd.”</i> UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon said in a statement that he was concerned with the escalating row between ARGENTINA and BRITAIN over the MALVINAS - FALKLAND Islands. Earlier the BRITISH media reported that UK had deployed a Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarine armed only with conventional weapons to the region.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The tension between the two countries has surged in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the MALVINAS - FALKLANDS War. Back in April 1982, ARGENTINA tried to take control of the islands, and claims as its rightful territory. BRITAIN repelled the attack with military force. More than 900 people were killed in the hostilities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The current row has been brewing since at least 2010, when BRITISH companies started drilling for oil in the region. Argentina has put diplomatic and commercial pressure on the islands’ administration. Buenos Aires recently convinced LATIN AMERICAN countries no ban ships bearing the MALVINAS -FALKLAND Islands flag from their ports, troubling their supply logistics.</span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Falkland_Islands"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Falkland_Islands</span></a></div></div><div class="style7" style="color: red;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP5wg_7mQj2eWxZugKWnDK5s9_lb4eT1J1w75WL1LCphctsVSiLH7ViRY8C3Bp4oYyFtLWzjUenUYkQhUtC5U3iXl0ZYMoPEtyOSwZbhFOadU3ik03L09T6b1JNwCD_Fg53Gp-SrEeE9h/s1600/cl_20071218_antarctica07_mcmurdo_004_65147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP5wg_7mQj2eWxZugKWnDK5s9_lb4eT1J1w75WL1LCphctsVSiLH7ViRY8C3Bp4oYyFtLWzjUenUYkQhUtC5U3iXl0ZYMoPEtyOSwZbhFOadU3ik03L09T6b1JNwCD_Fg53Gp-SrEeE9h/s320/cl_20071218_antarctica07_mcmurdo_004_65147.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="style7" style="color: red;"></div><div class="style7" style="color: red;"></div><div class="style7" style="color: red; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>TESTS OF THE ANTARCTIC TREATY </b></span><br /></div><div class="style7"></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">The ANTARCTIC TREATY set the base line for peace and security. But the treaty was necessary for a reason. Furthermore, the Treaty has undergone revision in order to maintain peace in an ever-evolving international environment. </div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">The initial reason for an Antarctic Treaty was the overlapping claims of seven nations, BRITAIN, FRANCE, DENMARK, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, CHILE and ARGENTINA to ANTARCTICA. War was inevitable when three countries claimed the same slice of the continent. The unknown value of the territory made the grab for territory even more contentious. </div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="style8"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">The ANTARCTIC TREATY rectified this situation by refuting all territorial claims to ANTARCTICA. However, this possibility still remains. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The seven nations, although all original signatories of the Treaty, still nominally claim their sovereign territories</b>. Furthermore, the UNITED STATES and RUSSIA, should the treaty structure fail, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reserve the right to acquire territory</b>. Hence, the infrastructure that supports the Treaty, and the additions and allow it to remain flexible become even more important. </div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">The next test for ANTARCTIC came in 1988, when an addition to the Treaty was proposed to regulate mining in ANTARCTICA. It was believed that oil reserves, as well as natural gas may be trapped underneath the eternal tundra and ice that covers the continent. Plans were made to enforce "safe" mining techniques, and study the environmental impacts mining had on the rare ecosystem.<br /></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">International outrage over the proposal was so strong, that many governments began to change their minds over the initiative. FRANCE and AUSTRALIA began to echo calls from other nations to make ANTARCTIC a global park. Nations in the UN argued that the environmental problems that ANTARCTIC would face would eventually face the world. When the initiative came to a vote, it was defeated. Instead, the consultative nations of the ANTARCTIC TREATY decided on the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the ANTARCTIC TREATY, commonly known as the MADRID PROTOCOL, in 1990. The Protocol first and foremost establishes ANTARCTICA as a natural reserve. Furthermore, it prohibits mining, and establishes a system for getting new scientific research approved by the Secretariat for international approval.<br /></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="style3" style="text-align: justify;">One perpetual problem the Treaty faces is exclusivity. The Treaty precludes from consultative status (or voting status) any nations that do not have an on-going scientific program in ANTARCTICA. Repeated calls in the General Assembly have yet to lead to an opening up of the treaty. Despite the allowance of the UNEP to observe, poorer nations are being secluded from decision making on ANTARCTIC based on their poverty. ANTARCTIC cannot become a "global park" unless the entire globe is allowed to participate. In short, since what happens in ANTARCTICA does not stay in ANTARCTICA, these nations feel it is imperative that they should be allowed a say in the decisions that ultimately affect everyone. It is this dispute that puts the most pressure on the framework of Antarctica, and prevents other areas from being designated as an international territory. </div></div>

ARGENTINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Britain and Argentina should have joint sovereignty over Malvinas (Falklands) IT’S ABOUT ANTARCTICA BRITISH INCREASED PRESENCE ON THE MALVI...

ISRAEL - SYRIA - GOLAN HEIGHTS - UNDOF EVACUATION IMMINENT

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<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; 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;"><br /> </span></b></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/AVvXsEgMajAiZmn-NmzB3xsoXgu92UOwKZN9NEoS4_yQyOkGW4KX_Qe-QhhfgGwvGqP4359OC4z5Vkqfkxj-PEBDAXZXmtgIcULBEGQj85o83hUUk_o8xzPwb84MmZvt_Qj5u8xQsUIs6M1elqyx/s1600/057671f94c74be987493dfab7166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMajAiZmn-NmzB3xsoXgu92UOwKZN9NEoS4_yQyOkGW4KX_Qe-QhhfgGwvGqP4359OC4z5Vkqfkxj-PEBDAXZXmtgIcULBEGQj85o83hUUk_o8xzPwb84MmZvt_Qj5u8xQsUIs6M1elqyx/s400/057671f94c74be987493dfab7166.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"C Gate" UNDOF Checkpoint and only crossing point between ISRAEL and SYRIA</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><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; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GOLAN HEIGHTS, UNDOF TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES, READY TO EVACUATE TO ISRAEL</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">via DEBKA<i>file </i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i> </i> </span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The flight of hundreds of UNITED NATIONS  Disengagement and Observers Force (UNDOF) soldiers - INDIAN, AUSTRIAN and FILIPINO - in trucks and APCs from the SYRIAN side of Golan into ISRAEL was in full swing early Monday, March 11. debkafile quotes them as telling ISRAELI officers manning the ISRAELI side of the enclave that their commanders urged them to get out when they could because “We can no longer vouch for your safety.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKd1Ul6TPew1C9HlRXrHtbMerLOUtcjzHcotmXSGi_9kDKXAnM3d3w7VneZ6JmMx1mtXMzjdWjzGzj2I0piPKJf2T7b7Df4WBqsTj8xx4fcpGgKxpQKIAvCt_9WByf3dyXj3u5XlqhyphenhyphenOH/s1600/GolanHights-UNDOF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKd1Ul6TPew1C9HlRXrHtbMerLOUtcjzHcotmXSGi_9kDKXAnM3d3w7VneZ6JmMx1mtXMzjdWjzGzj2I0piPKJf2T7b7Df4WBqsTj8xx4fcpGgKxpQKIAvCt_9WByf3dyXj3u5XlqhyphenhyphenOH/s640/GolanHights-UNDOF.jpg" width="520" /></a></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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><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";">BREAKUP OF THE 1,000-STRONG UNDOF WHICH FOR 39 YEARS MANNED THE 8 SQ. KM SEPARATION ZONE BETWEEN SYRIA AND ISRAEL</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many more UN troops are expected to make their way during the day to refuge in IDF camps across the border. Their officers, they said, had already placed their belongings aboard waiting vehicles ready to move across as soon as they received permission from their governments in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vienna, New Delhi</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Manila</b> or the UN Secretariat in New York.<br />Our military sources report that this mass exit signals the breakup of the 1,000-strong UNDOF which for 39 years manned the 8 sq. km separation zone between SYRIA and ISRAEL. It was set up in 1974 to end the war of attrition fought  in the sequel to the Yom Kippur War between the IDF and CUBAN armored brigades flown in from ANGOLA by the SOVIET UNION to support the SYRIAN army.<br />The UN force’s collapse began with the CROATIAN government’s recall of its 100 troops last week.</span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As the peacemakers flee, RUSSIA is today hardly likely to interfere with who gets to control the Golan separation zone which was split between SYRIA and ISRAEL.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><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/AVvXsEhRsYki3V10EVP-j0abnAyX0rftbiQR58cBOYugyREQ7RANfF-XhLUNjgv_6iYVu98MbbeyRwSipcbgoO9ABRd2Wsm_EikWCqt9hyphenhyphenfXdz8FI_nu9NkavKIy91HiqZ61LQkAb2vMUXNhyphenhyphenwye/s1600/20080129-1201592556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsYki3V10EVP-j0abnAyX0rftbiQR58cBOYugyREQ7RANfF-XhLUNjgv_6iYVu98MbbeyRwSipcbgoO9ABRd2Wsm_EikWCqt9hyphenhyphenfXdz8FI_nu9NkavKIy91HiqZ61LQkAb2vMUXNhyphenhyphenwye/s320/20080129-1201592556.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arms Disengagement zone between ISRAEL and SYRIA</td></tr></tbody></table><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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">debkafile reports three potential candidates are eying the sliver of land for different reasons:</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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. The Martyrs of Yarmuk Islamist militia force of the SYRIAN rebel movement, which staked its claim last week by kidnapping 21 blue-and-white helmeted Filipino observers on the Golan and later releasing them in JORDAN.</span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is feared in Washington, Jerusalem and Amman, that Al Qaeda-associated forces will waste no time in overrunning the highly strategic patch of Golan borderland, armed with chemical weapons and even Scud D missiles captured from SYRIAN army bases. They may even be plotting an attack during President Barack Obama’s visits to Jerusalem and Amman, starting March 20.</span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">debkafile’s military sources report that in sync with the UN observers’ escape, ISRAELI military reinforcements are massing on the Golan SYRIAN border.</span></div><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"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />2.  US, JORDAN and/or ISRAEL may step in to keep the Islamists out, using either large Special Forces units for ground raids or a swarm of armed drones.</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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.  Hizballah militia units were spotted Sunday night on the move from south LEBANON toward the LEBANESE-SYRIAN border areas abutting on the Golan separation zone.</span></div>

ISRAEL - SYRIA - GOLAN HEIGHTS - UNDOF EVACUATION IMMINENT

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30 days of Writing #1: Welcome to the African Storybook project

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: magenta;"><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">__</i><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">__<b>_________________________________________</b></i></span><br /><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>If you are a South African teacher reading this we would like to tell you about a writing opportunity and a free online writing course that is coming up with SchoolNetSA  as part of this amazing <a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2013/03/30-days-of-writing-1-welcome-to-african.html" target="_blank">African Storybook project</a> and website that is being developed for Africa. Our 30 days of writing posts will lead up to giving more information about this. WATCH THIS SPACE!</b></i></span><br /><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>__________________________________________________________</b></span><br /><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span><em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></em><em><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Submitted by Fiona Beal. Portions of this post are adapted from the Saide December 2012 newsletter.</span></em><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saide (South African Institute of Distance Education)<i> </i>has launched an exciting new project aimed at contributing to the improvement of reading and literacy for young African children. The project, known as the African Storybook Project,  is funded by Comic Relief in the United Kingdom. The exciting thing is that SchoolNet is participating in this project so you'll be hearing a lot more about it from us!  I have previously submitted a post on the initial workshop of the African Storybook Project in Johannesburg – <a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/12/this-is-fiona-beal-from-schoolnet-on.html">Introducing the African Storybook Project</a>.  Tessa Welch of Saide is the project leader in this exciting venture.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtO3v-uRKwkYdl-8TLHbEignc4hwJ9xiMmSwyaUiPEi_t58dllaz_MTdRT9wJwobCex4CFxyBbey2KZwTNZxHAq8xKQSymCFB2fO7-5pS0rR_6w4568MXtXgVEPUIzLYMQhqQr0xeXBU/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtO3v-uRKwkYdl-8TLHbEignc4hwJ9xiMmSwyaUiPEi_t58dllaz_MTdRT9wJwobCex4CFxyBbey2KZwTNZxHAq8xKQSymCFB2fO7-5pS0rR_6w4568MXtXgVEPUIzLYMQhqQr0xeXBU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What is the African Storybook Project?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The African Storybook Project (ASP) is a project that will create and encourage the use of a digital library of stories for the first few years of reading in digital formats, openly<b> </b>licensed, with a process and tools for translating and versioning stories for local African languages and contexts. These will be shared on a website which is in the process of being created. This will enable users to upload and share versions of the stories in their local languages, providing numbers of stories in a range of languages way beyond the scope of conventional publishing.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this way we aim to provide African children with sufficient familiar language stories for enjoyable reading practice to create a firm basis for literacy development.  </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The initial pilot will take place in South Africa, Kenya and Uganda.</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>The initial workshop </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An initial workshop was held  on 10th November 2012 to explore the key issues before starting the project. The poject leaders thought it would be a good idea not only to discuss but also to experience different ways of creation, presentation and translation/versioning. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The presentation on the <b>Japanese art of Kamisihibai</b> by Jemma Kahn held us spellbound, and this was followed by a discussion  of how the techniques and rules of Kamishibai could work digitally for children’s stories.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEi90SoDrDvaOKpFGNJTGgXPEFUpf5F0Cs9_o5FqjCBN4zcK77OXa-e66CsMVbffC5JqblUliVJUG4t056x-UbWJ5IJ7MHwJO6KwErZ7nu_-ABmjFmhtWrO-TWQQVcucGZn7DghH965LzR0/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90SoDrDvaOKpFGNJTGgXPEFUpf5F0Cs9_o5FqjCBN4zcK77OXa-e66CsMVbffC5JqblUliVJUG4t056x-UbWJ5IJ7MHwJO6KwErZ7nu_-ABmjFmhtWrO-TWQQVcucGZn7DghH965LzR0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jemma Kham illiutrating the japanese art of  Kamisihibai</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A session of <b>games, riddles, and tongue twisters</b> was led by Sheila Drew. One of the activities involved taking a portion of a cut up puzzle picture, finding the group members with the rest of the picture and creating a story together. One member of each group related the group's story to all the participants.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVHSZ2ppoqv2scV5XIGUsnXtTBiFL-sw9gc3Y8UHjjeP7T-R3QkgHUaHnv2EzdeoJXCipP3tEJ7Lr0AJJpMX1VCGvZibJ3a457Pikl5QfrIwGDgxYB27q-LMGk4gOi0aQzHOwGXQ66eM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheila Drew</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fEKxZRweGClLhIRUVqYw_Ts2vacfWma-X7Y0FewrhG4bLEtqM1Om4e6FZZz8LXVU57i_BsXRkNSsOShm_JDTZExxdOEG4h5jwH8wVDxc0quijnPoWAj_lB_v9a7bAZ6afVKSRgVR9pI/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGoCRmDSS2W2_EnAOSs-Rd_gyzhZTBUgNV2GsLW_zBXSRl6-nknckNkx0EPtFnJPyDHrVey-CTvhcywTbzvQoHDbNpWCad7yH6Jx9k_d2BynPAlZeTCDePZYmEkx7-eQWxapbMGf6cY8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The group creates a story</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVm9gduioO_CV2IVuMoZZCoRklbMZAgwrv7_mH4hxLdbFFsPkWBoH1K5LWGkp8pCKmvRGNnfVwC_ArWYWQiFqgO1REkVAceKTilsYeCrkgltcpq1LfKEJ6SC6Vi-eWOEJwtNXSedWMOU/s1600-h/image%25255B8%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The presentation of child created/illustrated stories, with ideas for how this kind of project could described and replicated was given by Glynis Clacherty. Glynis elaborated on the process of story development she used with refugee children during a holiday programme in Johannesburg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghheu6HH8InLBc5QFzMsIU9JfNwRIaZOwKgx3Vt4zZMHCRaoUCbqLJVDzTtObksstlAbuvA-3hp6XKJ5s6yHzeUnjKA8v8mFJ_75c1cSdgvf29vTJ1ZXZB-miQa9CcCax23kg-rrQPPhQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glynis Clacherty</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The translating and versioning of stories session was based on a humorous story called </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Refiloe and the washed chickens. </i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It centred around performances of a section of the Refiloe and the washed chickens story in Setswana and isiZulu with a discussion of translation issues in treating comedy led by Nicholas Welch and Jeremiah Mntonga. We were exposed to improvisation techniques which encouraged all the workshop participants to contribute to the version.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJEGD8pkHozf7EkpR9L5dQ_whMQ1PtEH1-pqQRiS_8nt7DMNzmqxY9X_DUa1DSiZlPhyphenhyphenebEuXzvwvhNL-k43JyTbthM1U7Ev0V5l7NYpEfZ2CFy0RRM2geqFpwXjCeF2nbjCxE4Rm2_Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicholas Welch and Jeremiah Mntonga</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jefferson Shabalala led us in a humorous performance of the Xhosa weatherman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDGcwdfV6BohgO_l7QoveouEXwM_ANnvTCHEtkexaoIgJiU1wHG-hXQr5c4seRvoqWIraM1a80SVNeehpdzrnBwcW4XRyQoVPA0ZDDMakx3Sbbg3aEORkw3JiLLK9ZCdYhPOJhkFU2DY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jefferson Shabalala</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A project of partnerships</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The African Storybook Project will be a project of partnerships - we do not see ourselves in competition with other projects, but cooperating with and complementing existing initiatives in ways that are mutually beneficial.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through the work of Judith Baker over a number of years, the project has a list of over 40 potential partners in the three pilot countries of Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, but also in Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone,South Sudan and Zambia. In addition, there are possible partnerships through organisations that work across Sub Saharan Africa such as the TESSA programme and the Canadian literacy organisation, CODE.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVevuWCzMuK-jcxrr2lGCdZxedowV6KUE8njFOIV1VFuuwVBxGbos-tqMhoEIsK-6aQ_n1cahz9aA8I07lVvIWrMExcNlgBNkmfwQRsDEyMqV1DOt8iMRmzzg4bYXAUMWLx5NWZ0mUG-c/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judith Baker</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGPRF6jDzPCMucO2TD6SQUa5lTIC2lL0RRLIi6s8cQuMzC4V9-ypJbBfCQJrlx5TJwwF8LURoKU7Vae2djjBb6paDyuIHlnjeLi0zLn-sp7Ks_UBnMzeqoxHXNJko3mLM6zQpbsC3ZmA/s1600-h/image%25255B23%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><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;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvflIRysytzuQNfDWuLRScNKJ2Lw3_9iqxtJ5RGGKkPP5984T-ocbOrfE9kZM-UiDfTJL7Day4Vy6Z8tLtUZhlX98haLjMEjDgM9_vsaDpMs3B_2Zt17rIMA42i_xheKcPXcwzKJ4GJM4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="267" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Judith Baker leading a discussion</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjXYy4RWCgxclVZDxN-A6RFiYsGXeiWz7bbvXzUm89Fw5LsQc5-bexAz7l3OpjwlqWlsyzsHL5DjclTb9FoxptzMIFCJcPNdl5RmJYfE3DOYTmggvSm7QbLhyphenhyphen7fdbFeagBXRegMg_wQQ/s1600-h/image%25255B27%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Story Acquisition</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We need a critical mass of stories in a range of languages in order to be able to start work in the pilot countries in the middle of this year. We are aware that there is quite a lot of free material already on the website and we already have a process for exploring, assessing, downloading and categorising this material systematically.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are also inviting all interested parties to submit stories to us. If you are interested in helping us by donating a story, here are the guidelines:  </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our main interest is stories that children can read themselves when they're in the first stages of reading - a few words or a sentence a page, with an accompanying illustration - although there is place for more difficult read-aloud stories as well.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're looking for African stories in languages spoken in Africa that will appeal to African children up to the age of 9 or 10.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can send us typed up stories with or without illustrations, or scanned PDF stories with illustrations, or recordings of stories, songs and games.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you send us a story, please also send the information about the story as per the<a href="http://www.saide.org.za/resources/newsletters/Vol_18_no.6_2012/Content/Information%20to%20submit%20with%20story.docx"> attached form</a>.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Send the stories to: tessaw@saide.org.za and jennyl@saide.org.za.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your stories are too large to email, let us know and we'll invite you to our Dropbox folder where you can upload large files free of charge.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are a teacher that would like to get your class writing stories for this project, please consider participating in our free online four week course Digital Writing for the African Storybook project which starts in mid-April. Please watch the SchoolNet blog's<a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/courses.html" target="_blank"> Free online courses page</a> to sign up and to see the requirements for the stories that are subitted. . A teacher from the school that submits the most useable stories will be invited to accompany the African Storybook project to an international reading and Writing conference in Niarobi in August 2013. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You’ll be hearing a lot more about this exciting project in the months ahead.</span><br /><br /></div></div>

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Upcoming March and April TeachMeets around the country

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZrrVAw_AbAqVTyof67JtQZ7wpF39ZIk0rD-YINbjNUxoFme5nk35XjxUIP8Q8m5c4_iMdoxxKvRBEzFxGxmrbFa5OHJndGMenpb1oyrmKtMyTGYCKl5CpODeInUFjAfX-8cTDSY4gn0/s1600-h/image%25255B13%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUIhYikLsCEty8DipPg5v9gTsdEDxF38O8aDSq_ibUPdEkRu8Q6jTzyGlfGlSHo5X_ZAGxCmmWFxl7HGCPCN5AtTj0jPW9Yg0xCzh26ZoqbTl78s0E-9BlOiTevXrlwlinAGMLNDzkfEo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TeachMeets are places where teachers teach teachers about what they are doing in their classes to promote technology. We love to keep track of where this happens in South Africa so that we can promote them. Here are three that we know about for the months of March and April .</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1) TeachMeet in East London</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuivsroIKL3o3YB6MV-vQPDa8LS7ZEgLvnr2YmsQbMjH8rZ0MpHDMkGJM9xb8C8QO7m96cZS9ckYn5EsA4kx5MmzFHGWgZKGJTHP0qDp15thSU3lVid9QkgRNzeFbv6TYIfqkGk3kZLcU/s1600/TM+East+London.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuivsroIKL3o3YB6MV-vQPDa8LS7ZEgLvnr2YmsQbMjH8rZ0MpHDMkGJM9xb8C8QO7m96cZS9ckYn5EsA4kx5MmzFHGWgZKGJTHP0qDp15thSU3lVid9QkgRNzeFbv6TYIfqkGk3kZLcU/s320/TM+East+London.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two schools in East London are taking turns in holding the TeachMeet. Last year Stirling Primary was the host and now it is Clarendon Primary's turn on Tuesday 12 March from 3-5pm. Read more about this event on the <a href="http://teachmeet-southafrica.wikispaces.com/">TeachMeet South Africa </a>wiki and please do consider participating if you live in the area.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>When</u>: Tuesday 12th March 3-5pm<br /><u>Where</u>: Clarendon Primary School, East London </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2) Brescia House, Johannesburg ‘How I do IT in my class’ Day</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqihYmrvDWZkV-4neYm9S5QNKHUZQnzhyphenhyphenIp7Bp4YjhyphenhyphenwbfOtQIQc1MaDl_YtfDmoKafd8aIIu6_0kXkvKuoEB7poPn4jwPNHXZ-1Au4Orv2byg-EgyKqORliDBz2oQI3hsXvSWuMvf5AM/s1600-h/image%25255B2%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKLxgURg3xoPJr4H8s9666X7w04RHiuGZlQi7mmzKh9pTR4X0448Z1P6Ym8Y_3Ilqa5uZ7Un6FABL6Y-nDVt-NV2rg5_ymuS6GWXgnQGLwk3eGcA0mjqHTS6F09lAMIa5ZzPfrkTHiKk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="286" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brescia House in Johannesburg is holding a ‘How I do IT in my classroom’ Day on Saturday 16th March at the School. They have a very exciting programme planned. You can find out more on their website <a href="http://www.brescia.co.za/ict-conference" title="http://www.brescia.co.za/ict-conference">http://www.brescia.co.za/ict-conference</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>When:</u> 8 am —1 pm Saturday 16th March 2013 <br /><u>Where</u>: Hosted at Brescia House School , 14 Sloane Street,  Bryanston<br /><u>Who:</u> ANY & ALL teachers teaching grades R –12; Heads and IT Administrators<br /><u>Participate</u>  in the “Experience Hall” of technologies used in class<br />There will be wireless Internet access should you bring your own laptops, iPads or mobile devices.<br /><u>Cost:</u> R50 per person </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>3) St Mary’s College, Kloof</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaJRqE6U-xdS-IzdgsgO4AdbwvrcGuhNmCHK9_5WnwlQQ7YVE4cE1EW3IujEeUfk2HUOAapTIKX71qRPo2geLpK1_XFnrARUdaRh8li8ApxSDstd5wJ-Z_TSojG0rc6cCdsm1YjBtC0E/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaJRqE6U-xdS-IzdgsgO4AdbwvrcGuhNmCHK9_5WnwlQQ7YVE4cE1EW3IujEeUfk2HUOAapTIKX71qRPo2geLpK1_XFnrARUdaRh8li8ApxSDstd5wJ-Z_TSojG0rc6cCdsm1YjBtC0E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">St Mary’s in Kloof is having their third TeachMeet in Kwazulu-Natal. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can find out more on their wiki: </span><a href="http://teachmeetdurban.wikispaces.com/home" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://teachmeetdurban.wikispaces.com/home</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Date</u>: Wednesday 17 April 2013<br /><u>Time</u>: 18:00 for 18:30pm<br /><u>Where</u><b>:</b> St Mary's DSG Kloof - Creativity Centre</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX3QVLuQZVNYeT6QabripmzoMQ2yMtvWEK81X3_NjvYTgDIT9ThsitcRtM-U0mHBGBOCoOgoc5etNyInJ5jcqnEaRY0Q5xDVGyojwP50dluQbisZ-Lc-x0nKB9OWidQ9yQcqcC3j7q_Y/s1600-h/image%25255B6%25255D.png"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><br /><br /></div>

teachmeets Upcoming March and April TeachMeets around the country

TeachMeets are places where teachers teach teachers about what they are doing in their classes to promote technology. We love to keep track ...