CHINA and TURKEY

<br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3FOE2rIAnp5JU2YuhQdbqxZiPFkLrB7slwOf3wI70avlg2NWOgB-4-0F6vyP0F8Mu0z8n9GCnKlS_Q4F8ft2yQ53yZKysNemOIrG_VzeZ7laOcg8Hk2SHBDRMBEVnd2259skv7b7tjjs/s1600/6fc2f533-d840-40d9-ad54-8ada58169e82-444x333.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3FOE2rIAnp5JU2YuhQdbqxZiPFkLrB7slwOf3wI70avlg2NWOgB-4-0F6vyP0F8Mu0z8n9GCnKlS_Q4F8ft2yQ53yZKysNemOIrG_VzeZ7laOcg8Hk2SHBDRMBEVnd2259skv7b7tjjs/s320/6fc2f533-d840-40d9-ad54-8ada58169e82-444x333.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">CHINA’S LAND BRIDGE TO TURKEY CREATES NEW EURASIAN GEOPOLITICAL POTENTIALS</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">by </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">F. William Engdahl</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="FR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The prospect of an unparalleled EURASIAN economic boom has been further solidified following recent talks between TURKISH and CHINESE leaders. The first steps are being constructed with a number of little-publicized rail links envisioned to connect CHINA and parts of WESTERN EUROPE. It is increasingly clear to all nations concerned, especially CHINA and RUSSIA, that their natural tendency to develop these markets faces only one major hurdle: NATO and the US Pentagon’s Full Spectrum Dominance obsession. According to Engdahl, rail infrastructure is a major geopolitical tool for obviating that obstacle.</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring previously stated that:</span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Romans created cobblestone roads to move its armies faster and became an Empire</span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The British created railroads to connect trade routes and became an Empire</span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Americans created the Information Highway and became an Empire </span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><div style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINESE - TURKISH GEOPOLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AMBITIONS COINCIDE </span></b></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINA and TURKEY are in discussions to build a new high-speed railway link across TURKEY. If completed it would be the country’s largest railway project ever, even including the pre-World War I Berlin-Baghdad Railway link. The project was perhaps the most important agenda item, far more so than SYRIA during talks in Beijing between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the CHINESE leadership in early April.</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The proposed rail link would run from Kars on the easternmost border with ARMENIA, through the TURKISH interior on to Istanbul where it would connect to the Marmaray rail tunnel now under construction that runs under the Bosphorus strait. Then it would continue to Edirne near the border to GREECE and BULGARIA in the EUROPEAN UNION. It will cost an estimated $35 billion. The realization of the TURKISH link would complete a CHINESE Trans-Eurasian Rail Bridge project that would bring freight from CHINA to SPAIN and ENGLAND.</span></span><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/AVvXsEgjVkiu9Y3CzuVTx5Q4OBf4UUODGOjH3Antnss49GuqtW3utXBmeCLOKkXZdjXN4d-z2kuq4Ff2wdpNh1dwtyZvb1enjtAtmbzmWMeFPR0J3RLun4Y3Lgg76_mrYpPjtZtUrf-fh0VzwNhR/s1600/china-land-bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVkiu9Y3CzuVTx5Q4OBf4UUODGOjH3Antnss49GuqtW3utXBmeCLOKkXZdjXN4d-z2kuq4Ff2wdpNh1dwtyZvb1enjtAtmbzmWMeFPR0J3RLun4Y3Lgg76_mrYpPjtZtUrf-fh0VzwNhR/s400/china-land-bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">With the planned connection of the Marmaray project under the Bosphorus to the Edirne-Kars high-speed railway line, a train line from China’s easternmost Lianyungang to Spain and England would be completed. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">(Map: Yunus Emre Hatunoğlu) </span></i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> The Kars-Edirne line would reduce travel time across TURKEY by two-thirds from 36 hours down to 12. Under an agreement signed between CHINA and TURKEY in October 2010, CHINA has agreed to extend loans of $30 billion for the planned rail network. In addition a Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway connecting AZERBAIJAN’S capital of Baku to Kars is under construction, which greatly increases the strategic importance of the Edirne-Kars line. For CHINA it would put a critical new link in its railway infrastructure across EURASIA to markets in EUROPE and beyond.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Erdogan’s visit to Beijing was significant for other reasons. It was the first such high level trip of a TURKISH Prime Minister to CHINA since 1985. The fact that Erdogan was also granted a high-level meeting with CHINESE Vice President Xi Jinping, the man slated to be next CHINESE President, and was granted an extraordinary visit to CHINA’S oil-rich Xinjiang Province also shows the high priority CHINA is placing on its relations with TURKEY, a key emerging strategic force in the MIDDLE EAST.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ECONOMIC PRIORITIES FROM BOTH SIDES HAVE CHANGED THE POLITICAL CALCULUS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Xinjiang is a highly sensitive part of CHINA as it hosts some 9 million ethnic Uyghurs who share a TURKIC heritage with TURKEY as well as nominal adherence to the TURKISH SUNNI branch of Islam. In July 2009 the US government, acting through the National Endowment for Democracy, the regime-change NGO it finances, backed a major Uyghur uprising in which many HAN CHINESE shop owners were killed or injured. Washington in turn blamed the riots on Beijing as part of a strategy of escalating pressure on CHINA. During Uyghur riots in Xinjiang in 2009, Erdogan accused Beijing of “genocide” and attacked the CHINESE on human rights, a dicey issue for TURKEY given their KURD ethnic problems. Clearly economic priorities from both sides have now changed the political calculus.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BUILDING THE WORLD’S GREATEST MARKET</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">With the end of the Cold War in 1990 the vast under-developed land space of EURASIA became open again. This space contains some forty percent of total land in the world, much of it prime unspoiled agriculture land; it contains three-fourth of the entire world population, an asset of incalculable worth. It consists of some eighty eight of the world’s countries and three-fourths of known world energy resources as well as every mineral known needed for industrialization. NORTH AMERICA as an economic potential, rich as she is, pales by comparison.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYPPwkTsG5Lijsz1LXm14yx9QI_oV0HJZoDNrCJG0OyIn2CSGda8tuzxphBpzNFOxKRwlttHHi1QKI1iuVAJjo5gywQnpRj6wHyzTQP8DdOorjNafSOQezOGT8aiaQN5Dax_8mdWiwwCh/s1600/1Unbenannt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYPPwkTsG5Lijsz1LXm14yx9QI_oV0HJZoDNrCJG0OyIn2CSGda8tuzxphBpzNFOxKRwlttHHi1QKI1iuVAJjo5gywQnpRj6wHyzTQP8DdOorjNafSOQezOGT8aiaQN5Dax_8mdWiwwCh/s400/1Unbenannt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The TURKISH-CHINA railway discussion is but one part of a vast CHINESE strategy to weave a network of inland rail connections across the EURASIAN Continent. The aim is to literally create the world’s greatest new economic space and in turn a huge new market for not just CHINA but all EURASIAN countries, the MIDDLE EAST and WESTERN EUROPE. Direct rail service is faster and cheaper than either ships or trucks, and much cheaper than airplanes. For manufactured CHINESE or other EURASIAN products the rail land bridge links are creating vast new economic trading activity all along the rail line.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Two factors have made this prospect realizable for the first time since the Second World War. First the collapse of the SOVIET UNION has opened up the land space of EURASIA in entirely new ways as has the opening of CHINA to RUSSIA and its EURASIAN neighbors, overcoming decades of mistrust. This is being met by the eastward expansion of the EUROPEAN UNION to the countries of the former WARSAW PACT.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Comment by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring: </span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The European Union’s indecisiveness regarding its directions on Bosnia, Kosovo, Croatia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia reflect the current geopolitical development in the region and will most probably end in losing the leverage, the EU once had in the region, to Turkey and other influential Muslim countries who have been focusing on this region for some time now. More details regarding this topic can be read on Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring under the Title: </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Europe’s ignorance: The Balkan (<i><span style="font-size: small;">to be published soon</span></i>)</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">WORLDWIDE CONTAINER TRAFFIC HAS REACHED SATURATION POINT</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The demand for faster rail transport over the vast EURASIAN distances is clear. CHINA’S container port activity and that of its EUROPEAN and NORTH AMERICAN destinations is reaching a saturation point as volumes of container traffic explode at double-digit rates. SINGAPORE recently displaced Rotterdam as the world’s largest port in volume terms. The growth rate for container port throughput in CHINA in 2006, before outbreak of the world financial crisis was some 25% annually. In 2007 CHINESE ports accounted for some 28 per cent of world container port throughput. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINESE GEO-STRATEGIC VULNERABILITY: SOUTH CHINA SEA SHIPPING PASSAGES </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwgej9sX1xTTLauw3UezY_LjZkWaCd4FXZdDU2kcW3xhbJWbvYumCx6d1C90FL4KA2xKtAlXxQ_V4LybDRF1RJWiVqpynlaf7PzQZqNIQtk0y6YpjBUOXrIvP6T7vQKVIVhrfFG-Bp6DQ/s1600/_45552694_south_china-sea_466.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwgej9sX1xTTLauw3UezY_LjZkWaCd4FXZdDU2kcW3xhbJWbvYumCx6d1C90FL4KA2xKtAlXxQ_V4LybDRF1RJWiVqpynlaf7PzQZqNIQtk0y6YpjBUOXrIvP6T7vQKVIVhrfFG-Bp6DQ/s320/_45552694_south_china-sea_466.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However there is another aspect to the CHINESE and, to an extent, the RUSSIAN land bridge strategies. By moving trade flows over land, it is more secure in the face of escalating military tensions between the nations of the SHANGHAI Cooperation Organization, especially CHINA and RUSSIA, and NATO. Sea transport must flow through highly vulnerable narrow passageways or choke-points such as the MALAYSIAN STRAITS of Malacca.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">WESTERN SOLE FOCUS ON SHIPPING INDUSTRY HAS MISSED CHINA'S EXTENDING RAIL LINKS INTO CENTRAL ASIAN AND BEYOND </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The TURKISH Kars-Edirne railway would form an integral part of an entire web of CHINESE-initiated rail corridors across the EURASIAN landmass. <b>Following the example of how rail infrastructure transformed the economic space of EUROPE and later of AMERICA during the late 19th Century</b>, the CHINESE government, which today stands as the world’s most efficient railroad constructor, has quietly been extending its rail links into CENTRAL ASIA and beyond for several years. They have proceeded in segments, one reason the vast ambition of their grand rail infrastructure has drawn so little attention to date in the WEST outside the shipping industry.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINA BUILDS SECOND EURASIAN LAND BRIDGE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">By 2011 CHINA had completed a Second EURASIAN Land Bridge running from CHINA’S port of Lianyungang on the EAST CHINA SEA through to KAZAKHSTAN’S Druzhba and on to CENTRAL ASIA, WEST ASIA and EUROPE to various EUROPEAN destinations and finally to Rotterdam Port of HOLLAND on the Atlantic coast.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLL2lO1Q55WLcWamKXnJHKNayV5hljil7bZgblNvQk0t3b-WML6C5bWnhoDufm7uXYM8VsBeQnra837omooc2CqRB1AlzJw9ekSu4O8S41JLIZAdZNo8q0rUAkNvdh8KQCbaI-7x6BrDo/s1600/photo_verybig_121602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLL2lO1Q55WLcWamKXnJHKNayV5hljil7bZgblNvQk0t3b-WML6C5bWnhoDufm7uXYM8VsBeQnra837omooc2CqRB1AlzJw9ekSu4O8S41JLIZAdZNo8q0rUAkNvdh8KQCbaI-7x6BrDo/s400/photo_verybig_121602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Second EURASIAN Land Bridge is a new railway connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic that was completed by CHINA to Druzhba in KAZAKHSTAN. This newest EURASIA land bridge extends west in CHINA through six provinces—Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Xinjiang autonomous region, which neighbors respectively with Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Hubei Province, Sichuan Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Inner MONGOLIA. That covers about 360,000 square kilometers, some 37% of the total land space of CHINA. About 400 million people live in the areas, which accounts for 30% of the total population of the country. Outside of CHINA, the land bridge covers over 40 countries and regions in both ASIA and EUROPE, and is particularly important for the countries in Central and WEST ASIA that don’t have sea outlets.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GERMAN INDUSTRY PROFITS FROM RAIL LINK</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i1r1l5nUrrIIwAPdErFvpn9qUU021_MeBy7KuDUkngvy_xDueS8PnLkDep4baORzKtoYHr99Byx4VyXgZv_Ay3hWLQ-5qff_KYw5LOYN3mFRde5vq0a9F3AYYFFwX7TISQSf2wZIWkSr/s1600/china-train_1931904c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1i1r1l5nUrrIIwAPdErFvpn9qUU021_MeBy7KuDUkngvy_xDueS8PnLkDep4baORzKtoYHr99Byx4VyXgZv_Ay3hWLQ-5qff_KYw5LOYN3mFRde5vq0a9F3AYYFFwX7TISQSf2wZIWkSr/s320/china-train_1931904c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In 2011 CHINA’S Vice Premier Wang Qishan announced plans to build a new high-speed railway link within KAZAKHSTAN, linking the cities of Astana and Almaty, to be ready in 2015. The Astana-Almaty line, with a total length of 1050 kilometers, employing CHINA’S advanced rail-building technology, will allow high-speed trains to run at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">DB Schenker Rail Automotive is now transporting auto parts from Leipzig to Shenyang in northeastern CHINA for BMW. Trains loaded with parts and components depart from DB Schenker’s Leipzig trans-shipment terminal in a three-week, 11,000 km journey to BMW’s Shenyang plant in the Liaoning province, where components are used in the assembly of BMW vehicles. Beginning in late November 2011, trains bound for Shenyang departed Leipzig once each day. "With a transit time of 23 days, the direct trains are twice as fast as maritime transport, followed by over-the-road transport to the CHINESE hinterland," says Dr. Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member of the management board for DB Mobility Logistics’ Transportation and Logistics division. The route reaches CHINA via POLAND, BELARUS, and RUSSIA. Containers have to be transferred by crane to different gauges twice—first to RUSSIAN broad gauge at the POLAND-BELARUS border, and then back to standard gauge at the RUSSIA-CHINA border in Manzhouli.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TRAIN VERSUS SHIP </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In May 2011 a daily direct rail freight service was launched between the Port of Antwerp, EUROPE’S second-largest port, and Chongqing, the industrial hub in CHINA’S southwest. That greatly speed-ed rail freight transport across EURASIA to EUROPE. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Compared to the 36 days for maritime transport from east CHINA’S ports to west EUROPE, the Antwerp-Chongqing Rail Freight service now takes 20 to 25 days, and the aim is to cut that to 15 to 20 days. Westbound cargo includes automotive and technological goods, eastbound shipments are mostly chemicals. The project was a major priority for the Antwerp Port and the BELGIAN government in cooperation with CHINA and other partners. The service is run by SWISS inter-modal logistics provider Hupac, their RUSSIAN partner Russkaya Troyka and EURASIA Good Transport over a distance of more than 10,000km, starting from Port of Antwerp through to GERMANY and POLAND, and further to UKRAINE, RUSSIA and MONGOLIA before reaching Chongqing in CHINA.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Second EURASIAN Land Bridge runs 10,900 kilometers in length, with some 4100 kilometers of that in CHINA. Within CHINA the line runs parallel to one of the ancient routes of the SILK ROAD. The rail line continues across CHINA into DRUZHBA where it links with the broader gauge rail lines of KAZAKHSTAN. KAZAKHSTAN is the largest inland country in the world. As CHINESE rail and highways have expanded west, trade between KAZAKHSTAN and CHINA has been booming. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">From January to October 2008, goods passing through the Khorgos port between the two nations reached 880,000 tons - over 250% growth compared with the same period a year before. Trade between CHINA and KAZAKHSTAN is expected to grow 3 to 5 fold by 2013. As of 2008, only about 1% of the goods shipped from Asia to Europe were delivered by overland routes, meaning the room for expansion is considerable.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">From KAZAKHSTAN the lines go on via RUSSIA and BELARUS over POLAND to the markets of the EUROPEAN UNION.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Another line goes to Tashkent in UZBEKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA’S largest city of some two millions. Another line goes west to TURKMENISTAN’S capital Asgabat and to the border of IRAN. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">With some additional investment, these links, now tied to the vast expanse and markets of CHINA could open new economic possibilities in much-neglected regions of CENTRAL ASIA. The SHANGHAI Cooperation Organization (SCO) could provide a well-suited vehicle for coordination of a broad EURASIAN rail infrastructure coordination to maximize these initial rail links. The members of the SCO, formed in 2001, include CHINA, KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKSTAN, UZBEKISTAN with IRAN, INDIA, MONGOLIA and PAKISTAN as Observer Status countries.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RUSSIA’S LAND BRIDGE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RUSSIA is well positioned to benefit greatly from such an SCO strategy. The First EURASIAN Land Bridge runs through RUSSIA along the TRANS-SIBERIAN Railway, first completed in 1916 to unify the RUSSIAN Empire. The Trans-Siberian remains the longest single rail line in the world at 9,297 kilometers, a tribute to the vision OF RUSSIAN Sergei Witte in the 1890s. The Trans-Siberian Railway, also called the Northern East-West Corridor, runs from the RUSSIAN Far East Port of Vladivostok and links in EUROPE to the Port of Rotterdam some 13,000 kilometers. At present it is the less attractive for Pacific-to-Atlantic freight because of maintenance problems and maximum speeds of 55 km.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There are attempts to better use the Trans-Siberian Land Bridge. In January 2008 a long distance EURASIAN rail freight service, the "Beijing-Hamburg Container Express" was successfully tested by the GERMAN railway Deutsche Bahn. It completed the 10,000 km (6,200 miles) journey in 15 days to link the CHINESE capital to the GERMAN port city, going through MONGOLIA, the RUSSIAN FEDERATION, BELARUS and POLAND. By ship to the same markets takes double the time or some 30 days. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p3zjxMBpHC4bJ66Ce7u2t1Rj6xWRgYt16gljB68tUbwWjruSuheqe829rGiRuE6OHxH1f4ZltnbzBWvoi_UVfERPFfhLxXaOiWQ0E7BUEgocn4IQ4E-oZ1jmPhPry-Px2bt3r4UAr0ZO/s1600/04chdr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9p3zjxMBpHC4bJ66Ce7u2t1Rj6xWRgYt16gljB68tUbwWjruSuheqe829rGiRuE6OHxH1f4ZltnbzBWvoi_UVfERPFfhLxXaOiWQ0E7BUEgocn4IQ4E-oZ1jmPhPry-Px2bt3r4UAr0ZO/s320/04chdr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This route, which began commercial service in 2010 incorporates a section of the existing Trans-Siberian Railway, a rail link using a broader gauge than either CHINESE or EUROPEAN trains, meaning two offloads and reloads onto other trains at the CHINA-MONGOLIA border and again at the BELARUS-POLAND border.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Were the Trans-Siberian railway passage across RUSSIAN EURASIAN space to be modernized and upgraded to accommodate high-speed freight traffic, it would add a significant new economic dimension to the economic development of RUSSIA’S interior regions. The Trans-Siberian is double-tracked and electrified. The need is minimally to improve some segments to insure a better integration of all the elements to make it a more attractive option for EURASIAN freight to the west.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There are strong indications the new Putin presidency will turn more of its attention to EURASIA. Modernization of the First Eurasian Land Bridge would be a logical way to accomplish much of that development by literally creating new markets and new economic activity. With the bond markets of the UNITED STATES and EUROPE flooded with toxic waste and state bankruptcy fears, issuance of RUSSIAN state bonds for modernization or even a new parallel high-speed rail Land Bridge linking to the certainty of growing freight traffic across EURASIA would have little difficulty finding eager investors.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RUSSIA is currently in discussion with CHINA and CHINESE rail constructors who are bidding on construction of a planned $20 billion of new high-speed RUSSIAN rail track to be completed before the 2018 RUSSIAN hosting of the Soccer World Cup. CHINA’S experience in building some 12,000 km of high speed rail in record time is a major asset for CHINA’S bid. Significantly, RUSSIA plans to raise $10 billion of the cost by issuing new railroad bonds.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: blue; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A THIRD EURASIAN LAND BRIDGE? ENHANCING TURKEYS AMBITIONS OF BECOMING THE KEY PLAYER IN THE MIDDLE EAST?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In 2009 at the Fifth Pan-Pearl River Delta Regional (PPRD) Cooperation and Development Forum, a government-sponsored event, the Yunnan provincial government announced its intention to accelerate construction of needed infrastructure to build a third EURASIAN continental land bridge that will link south CHINA to Rotterdam via TURKEY over land. This is part of what Erdogan and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao discussed in Beijing this April. The network of inland roads for the land bridge within Yunnan province will be completed by 2015, said Yunnan governor Qin Guangrong. The project starts from coastal ports in Guangdong, with the Port of Shenzhen being the most important. It will ultimately go all the way through Kunming to MYANMAR, BANGLADESH, INDIA, PAKISTAN and IRAN, entering EUROPE from TURKEY.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The route would cut some 6,000-km from the sea journey between the Pearl River Delta and Rotterdam and allow production from CHINA’S eastern manufacturing centers to reach ASIA, AFRICA and EUROPE. The proposal is for completing a series of missing rail and modern highway links totaling some 1,000 Km, not that inconceivable. In neighboring MYANMAR a mere 300 km of railways and highways are lacking in order to link the railways in Yunnan with the highway network of MYANMAR and SOUTH ASIA. It will help CHINA pave the way for building a land channel to the Indian Ocean.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The third Eurasian Land Bridge will cross 20 countries in ASIA and EUROPE and have a total length of about 15,000 kilometers, which is 3,000 to 6,000 kilometers shorter than the sea route entering at the Indian Ocean from the southeast coast via the Malacca Straits. The total annual trade volume of the region’s the route passes through was nearly US$300 billion in 2009. Ultimately the plan is for a branch line that would also start in TURKEY, cross SYRIA and ISRAEL, and end in EGYPT, facilitating transportation from CHINA to AFRICA. Clearly the Pentagon’s AFRICOM and the US-backed Arab Spring unrest directly impacts that extension, though for how long at this point is unclear. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">See: <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/china-and-israel-enter-dragon.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/china-and-israel-enter-dragon.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div>

CHINA and TURKEY

CHINA’S LAND BRIDGE TO TURKEY CREATES NEW EURASIAN GEOPOLITICAL POTENTIALS by F. William Engdahl   The prospect of an unparalleled EURASIAN...

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Senior System Engineer (Windows, VMware, Unix and Linux Server/Storage) (#108109)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Position</b></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">: Senior System Engineer<br /> </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Location</b></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">: Austin, TX<br /> </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Duration</b></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">: Full time<br />  <br /> </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Job Description</b></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">:<br /> </span><span lang="en" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We are looking for an experienced hardware/systems engineer with experience in design and administration of servers for database and web services applications. The candidate must be proficient in various server environments, including HP/Windows and Sun/Solaris systems. Key attributes of the successful candidate are being a self-starter, collaborative team player and the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">.<br /> <br /> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="ctl00_ctl00_ContentPlaceHolderBase_ContentPlaceHolderRight_JobDetail_jobDetailTabStrip1" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Major Tasks and Responsibilities:</b><br />1) Overall supervision, maintenance and support of all Process Control Information Division  (PCID) DYS/FabVision (Server/Storage) Infrastructure<br />    a)Act as Level 3 Support Escalation point for all issues affecting PCID DYS/FabVision Servers in Global KLA-Tencor and contractor locations<br />    b)Provide day to day user support for all PCID DYS/FabVision developers, engineers and     tech support teams<br />2) Design and architect the PCID DYS/FabVision Systems (Server/Storage) Infrastructure<br />    a) New technology exploring for N+1 and N+2 <br />    b) Help to research, define, configure, qualify, and finalize technology stack roadmap for PCID DYS/FabVision products<br />    c) Formulate, implement and create procedural documentation for PCID DYS/FabVision products Server HW setup and installation<br />    d) Create BOMs, coordinate ordering of parts and build multiblade FabVision Windows-based servers<br />3) Conduct the yearly PCID DYS/FabVision CAPEX planning and create the budget plan document for HW, SW and Maintenance requirements<br />    a) Research, test and implement cost-effective solutions targeted at improving the PCID DYS/FabVision Systems (Server/Storage) Infrastructure<br />    b) Determine HW requirements from all PCID DYS/FabVision groups and create configuration plans and solutions to support  the requirements<br />    c) Create and submit purchase orders for various FabVision, Klarity Defect(KD) and ACE HW, SW and Maintenance requirements<br />4) Assist in resolving complex server issues in-house as well as various customer installations<br />    a) Design and setup complex server configurations in support of customer requirements as requested by Marketing and Project Teams<br />    b) Conduct and implement remote setup and configuration of KD Unix and Linux servers in various global KT or customer locations<br />5) Review and test 3rd party products to verify compatibility with PCID platforms.<br /><br /><b>Qualifications:</b><br />1) Self starter and excellent organizational skills<br />2) Ability to take ownership of problems and resolve them in a timely manner<br />3) Flexible work hours to support global locations<br />4) Ability to work with different functional groups. Be able to adapt to different technical levels.<br />5) Ability to multitask between several projects in a fast paced environment<br />6) Vendor management skills including negotiation and coordination<br />7) Ability to work well with customers. Provide direct and remote support/troubleshooting, and recommend solutions to customers. <br />8) Ability to persevere, successfully bring tasks to completion, on schedule<br />9) Excellent verbal and written skills<br />10) Technical skills desired/Required<br />       a) RH Linux including kernel parameter and tuning<br />       b) GFS (Clustering file systems)<br />       c) RP Multi-passing</span></span><span lang="en" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">.<br /> </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /> </span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Basic Qualifications</b></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">:<br /> </span><span lang="en" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">BS/BA in computer engineering or similar field.<br /> 7+ years of experience in hardware engineering.</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /> <br /> Kindly send your resumes to</span><span lang="en-us" style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><span lang="en-us"><u><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial;">Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</span></u></span></a></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-size: small;"><br /> <br /> </span></div><div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us" style="font-size: small;"></span><span lang="en-us" style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div>

Senior System Engineer (Windows, VMware, Unix and Linux Server/Storage) (#108109)

Position : Senior System Engineer Location : Austin, TX Duration : Full time   Job Description : We are looking for an experienced h...

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Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS (Sales | Marketing | semiconductor capital equipment management experience) (#107733)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Title:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Milpitas, CA</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Duration:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Fulltime</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Description:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Customers with stable production processes have unique equipment service needs, often emphasizing a reduction in overall service costs while maintaining adequate service quality and responsiveness.  This position will own the strategies and tactical direction required to maximize KLA-Tencor's service position and profitability at these Mature customer sites. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Activities include but are not limited to; analyzing the market space and identifying the best opportunities, aligning with regional service teams to develop account strategies and proposals, pitching proposals directly to customer decision-makers, overcoming customer objections, aligning with internal functional groups on the service delivery strategy, providing structured, periodic updates to company senior management.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Essential</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> -- semiconductor capital equipment management experience, participation in the equipment service delivery chain, direct communication with customers, ability to communicate effectively across functional organizations, ability to develop and internally align on creative service concepts, generate support for decisions by manipulating and analyzing large datasets.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Preferred</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> -- experience in service sales or marketing, demonstrated success leading large scale tactical and strategic projects. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Bachelor’s</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> level degree in a technical field with at least 10 years of experience in a semiconductor related field. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4.25-35% international travel is required.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Basic Qualifications:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bachelor's Level Degree in a technical field with at least 10 years of experience in a semiconductor related field. </span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ability to travel internationally approximately 25%.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please send your</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <span style="font-family: Arial;">resumes</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div></div>

Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS (Sales | Marketing | semiconductor capital equipment management experience) (#107733)

Job Title: Director, Product Marketing- Mature FABS Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job Description: Customers with stable prod...

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Principal System Design Engineer (Optics | Metrology | system Design) (108003)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Title:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Principal System Design Engineer</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Location:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Milpitas, CA</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Duration:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Fulltime</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Description:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Responsible</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> for system and subsystem architecture definition, modeling, design, integration and characterization of optical inspection and metrology systems in semiconductor industry.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. Define</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> the requirements and architecture for whole systems, subsystems and improvement projects and makes sure the system is designed, developed, integrated and tested to meet the requirements.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Define</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> the top level system specifications, allocates requirements to the subsystems, calculates the system error budget, defines and resolves interfaces and working parameters for the optimum hardware/software solution.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Provides</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> significant contributions to the definition of system requirements and the architecture of complex subsystems and systems.   </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Background</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> in any of the following is a strong plus: optical microscopy, optical design, near-field optics, EM modeling, opto-mechanical system design, optical metrology, interferometry, control systems, Monte Carlo simulation,</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">and semiconductor</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> processing.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. The</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> ideal candidate is an innovative thinker, with solid background in multiple areas, including theoretical and experimental knowledge of physical optics, optical metrology, light sources and sensors, data analysis, signal processing, logical and systematic conversion of customer/market requirements into total system solutions and/or improvement projects that consider technical, schedule and cost constraints.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Able</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> to make whole system connections and see the big picture.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Capable</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and willing to design, build and use optical lab setups as a proof-of-concept benches or component test beds.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5. The</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> candidate needs to be a self-motivated individual with ability to multitask and work independently or in a team. Strong written and verbal communications skills are needed for extensive interactions with members of a multi-disciplinary global team. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Basic Qualifications:</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">OR</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Master's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">OR</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 7 years of experience</span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please send your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div></div>

Principal System Design Engineer (Optics | Metrology | system Design) (108003)

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Weekend Plans

This week is going to be interesting for me.  Joel leaves tomorrow for a week for his bachelor party.  They're going fishing - big surprise! :)<br /><br />I, on the other hand, am interested to see how life proceeds without Joel around.... life in terms of weight loss.  It'll be a good experiment and one that I'm hoping yields some good last minute weight loss for the upcoming nuptials. <br /><br />My weekend plans include a hair cut/color (today!) in preparation for the wedding, as well as lots of shopping for our trip.  I might even buy a dress or two - gasp!  Typically when we go to the eastern shore of MD, I'm usually packing "bum" clothes, which are usually gym outfits.  What do I need to look nice for?  I'll spend most of my time on the beach indulging in a book.  But in Jamaica, I think it's going to be a lot different and so I need to be prepared.  I'd also like to snag another bathing suit as well.  Any and all clothing suggestions are welcomed!<br /><br />Since it is a long weekend for us feds, I fully plan on taking advantage of that time to get in at least 3 days of activity along with 3 days of sun :).  I want to spend as much time as possible at the pool this weekend so that I can work on my tan for the dress (yes, I'll be wearing sunscreen!).  I've been using the Jergen's sunless tanning lotion and that's working pretty well thus far, but I know sometimes it has a tendency to make me look a little on the orange side, and I don't want that happening for the pictures. <br /><br />I'm also looking forward to cooking for the upcoming week and doing some major meal planning that I hope will help me lose some more weight before our trip.  <br /><br />I wish all of you a happy and safe <b><span style="color: red;">Memorial</span> <span style="color: blue;">Day</span> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">weekend</span>!  May God continue to bless those who serve our nation, those who have served, and those who will.  Freedom isn't free - thank you for keeping our country safe!<br /><br /><b style="color: #351c75;">What are your weekend plans?</b>

Jamaica wedding Weekend Plans

This week is going to be interesting for me.  Joel leaves tomorrow for a week for his bachelor party.  They're going fishing - big surpr...

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Add navigation pages to your wiki and write on them!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last week I wrote a blogpost and challenged teachers to consider creating a wiki if they don’t already have one. My post was called  ‘<a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-not-create-wiki-for-your-classroom.html">Why not create a wiki for your classroom’</a>?  A wiki is a superb calssroom tool, really. Well, if you took the challenge and created a wiki, I have some more fabulous tips for you to spruce it up a bit. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Add navigation pages</span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first thing you could so is add navigation pages on the left hand side to give it that website feel. If you would like to do that I have created a Slideshare that could assist you. It is called ‘How to add navigation pages to your wiki'. Take a look:</span></div><div id="__ss_12955901" style="width: 425px;"><b style="display: block; margin: 12px 0px 4px;"><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/how-to-add-navigation-pages-to-your-wikispaces-wiki" target="_blank" title="How to add navigation pages to your Wikispaces wiki">How to add navigation pages to your Wikispaces wiki</a></b> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/12955901" width="425"></iframe> <br /><div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">View more <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/thecroaker/death-by-powerpoint" target="_blank">PowerPoint</a> from <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a> </div></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to write on a wiki </b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">O</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">nce you have done that you might find that wikis are sometimes tricky to write on. But don’t worry as I have created some information on how to write in a wiki. Let me add this an a Box.Net embed.(I love the way one can so easily upload to Box.net and then got an embed code to put the document on a wiki. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="400" src="https://www.box.com/embed/988lzc5revrez7e.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="466" wmode="opaque"></embed></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Well, in the next wiki post that I write I’ll add some information about adding a header and some gadgets to your wiki. Really, for a teacher, a wiki is a MUST in this day and age. </span></div></div>

Teaching Tutorials Web tools Wikis Add navigation pages to your wiki and write on them!

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Progress

<p align="center">It took me only took me 10+ months, but I’m down 10lbs and that means progress pictures! Yes 10 months is a long time to only lose 10lbs, but like I mentioned in my <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2012/05/down-to-business.html">“Down to Business</a>” post: this is my journey, everything has led up to this point, I can’t change the past, the future is mine! I promise it won’t be another 10 months for the next 10 lbs! <em>(keep in mind that my July ‘11 pictures are only 2 1/2 weeks post partum)</em></p> <p align="center">So without further ado, here are my progress pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExRzx8QJhGZH_0piAbd5Z87Ne7jowJ-EvVocEm-4WZj2k3EP2Uvu49lhIumnvS699HTDhuIxjra-tGSxnDPo5iIVKndXIgGVfPjASmPq6_E_E8FkWgG00dL7Byvz5_G6zjf68rzes37WF/s1600-h/Blog2%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Blog2" border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcGl0ZxXI7YJ5y3rrHeOins5ktZEOEAVQjUZ8v_a40fDzwekWyRQNdUgBquZjUmyU7q6O-M4dz-JKqfESX9et6SYAUSRVASnfrnbRjN-9XIS6ESoJqTH0w8GBBJhFugnIN8qY_sMlgHUY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Blog2" width="404"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tAXTrZ-WdDQWaa5Tr1-73Lau5tN5Bm2m-g2Ha3irBVgRet0IoUhyphenhyphenD6XheK6CLX3GqjC2NJGZ1PPNNzV-qYKPH_1swFcmUrw1BsqdqIN3bpxqdre6i23U04Q_gTmEHQWJ9gER8oH_mDLh/s1600-h/Blog3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Blog3" border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5DwbvGT6xU7WbOYUZy59_XZ-5WbAu5BMVr3U_va_RkuJaOZ8bmCCEkYrUUBS4_DIHLmatlfhWFdlQ_JpTtckpaduCjYRdbSIhQdHEEd83JNG1rpIWNDqtMRIOQRDe3ZQeteVrRMq-Exb/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Blog3" width="404"></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTPONlMJZ5LMU_ZrWKuVxf1i8Z1Jrn5djGI9bcMenF_WhCRpuzgCFTD-Ju1L4Be3InBwunm7VAFEgNiceR_l90Nh2llNJNnW6gnOGVjioE49hm5CVgbC4heRP1FMYcvSXcnInAykyUAdP/s1600-h/Blog4%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Blog4" border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwABYlnX5nU0Kebv8rh1G6UobFcU9iizqHK5v5OUDZJ_nh8jfTc-LhUoVlSSJ3oAd-V5gpx8MGfCCPmeyBlLUkDrQKZEruKx2T6wKu-4s3BnS6AHWh8H8x_5tlp-9GewWF_Hr7oMw9Kmt/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Blog4" width="404"></a></p> <p align="center">A few comments: I need to get some sun, I can see the changes in my love handles & stomach (still a ways to go though), and I really need to work on my things & ham strings!</p> <p align="center">I do have a confession: I didn’t post the back shot in my original <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2011_07_03_archive.html">“before” pictures</a>, I was embarrassed. I’m still not pleased with what I see, but I think posting it will give me even more motivation to work harder towards my goal. </p> <p align="center">Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend!</p>

Progress

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what's in a name

We are in the home stretch (whoop whoop) of this master bedroom and what is one of the last things you do before leaving your room each morning?<br /><br />I would accept 'hide dirty clothes in closet' but really 'make the bed' is the answer I'm looking for.<br /><br />Since the beginning I've had monogrammed shams in mind. Now we've already established my love of out-of-my-budget-linens, but I though since I wasn't going crazy with linens on the rest of the bed, I could certainly spring for two Euro shams.<br /><br />Turns out I couldn't. Everything I found that would work was upwards of $75 each and still not right. And I'm not spending that much on something I don't absolutely love. I do have a pair of old <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/pearl-embroidered-duvet-cover-sham/?pkey=call-duvet-covers-shams" target="_blank">Pottery Barn shams</a> but their polka dot color wouldn't work. Too green and gray.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhyEqXFrnPWZjvqK4AsKt4ywKuWOo5iVzMHmhzRGCBzGUD6PsuKsNWC2gzaYIAeTe8FsCDHRrUA7rkjOLGecgmmZCxKFVvI0U9nJGBvk5sUALligYRxJnACCXMUBDojLPcmFQcd5M66fT/s1600/img69o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhyEqXFrnPWZjvqK4AsKt4ywKuWOo5iVzMHmhzRGCBzGUD6PsuKsNWC2gzaYIAeTe8FsCDHRrUA7rkjOLGecgmmZCxKFVvI0U9nJGBvk5sUALligYRxJnACCXMUBDojLPcmFQcd5M66fT/s400/img69o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Other than the color though, they <i>were</i> in perfect shape. I couldn't see spending money on new shams when I had two perfectly good ones sitting in my <strike>perfectly organized</strike> linen closet. So... I bleached them.<br /><br />I figured they would either sit in my closet forever and never get used, or I could take a chance that the bleach would work.<br /><br />And luckily, it worked. Wonderfully. I should have done it long ago.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfWuiPkyh7yDO80Cp1DDrFC1KLw7ZjFOpjG7OG6b6kqsimUuyuP4zX8v2b54E0aXjyA7BXbVc-OOPy_UBp9h5Xrmqvbf-4PDHc8RT36dXpb3nqstXeiNamyVqZmjeNYeHrYhyphenhyphenwaJ9nDR6/s1600/P5236865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfWuiPkyh7yDO80Cp1DDrFC1KLw7ZjFOpjG7OG6b6kqsimUuyuP4zX8v2b54E0aXjyA7BXbVc-OOPy_UBp9h5Xrmqvbf-4PDHc8RT36dXpb3nqstXeiNamyVqZmjeNYeHrYhyphenhyphenwaJ9nDR6/s640/P5236865.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>With crisp white (and wrinkly) shams in hand I called the local monogram shop that I've used several times before.<br /><br />"How much would it be to monogram two Euro Shams?"<br /><br />"Well, it depends on the size of the monogram and the type, but it would start around $150 per sham."<br /><br />Excuse me?<br />Does that include the crack you are smoking, or is that separate?<br /><br />Did she not know the conversation I'd been having with myself about cost? See paragraph above lady!<br /><br />I mourned my perfectly stitched monogramed shams for about two minutes and then thought, I'm just going to have to do this on my own. <a href="http://www.restoredstyle.com/tgidiyfriday-stenciled-pillowcases/" target="_blank">Kirsten at </a><a href="http://www.restoredstyle.com/tgidiyfriday-stenciled-pillowcases/" target="_blank">Restored Style</a> and <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/03/bean-jar-method-and-freezer-paper-diy.html" target="_blank">Jenny at Little Green Notebook</a> have both tried similar things. So I know I wasn't crazy. I can do this.<br /><br />First step, finding the monogram. I played with some fonts on the computer until I found the style and size I wanted.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUp7B2SU3ag28t0ugqr8Lu1_0m-CUvxP21coW6wxYzQSoTRK0584EbR9fUsvrAVL0UC2CwaWZm1zuq40dBWl3eoLhVIk1Bl2zQcM6c5DWdqZBd5v9oH9x7g6q4dLjZUzco_1RWyQGNZHa/s1600/P5236864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUp7B2SU3ag28t0ugqr8Lu1_0m-CUvxP21coW6wxYzQSoTRK0584EbR9fUsvrAVL0UC2CwaWZm1zuq40dBWl3eoLhVIk1Bl2zQcM6c5DWdqZBd5v9oH9x7g6q4dLjZUzco_1RWyQGNZHa/s640/P5236864.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>After printing out the monograms, I laid them out on my cutting board to cut out the letters. If you have 'B' 'O' or any letter that has a cut out, be sure to keep those cut outs as you will need them later.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvMbDS3bV-YCV5DhecwZVczxgSkj1Ro17rV2dotFTPBYh7Q98uhsjXS0Dl-wgAsIIEjHhaeYguy2g6Bk6Ka8JX2VMPQHPpW-gGw1BH26wth-O60QpTXnai0QoW2hUHbI9INwTtLLNTbVu/s1600/P5236873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvMbDS3bV-YCV5DhecwZVczxgSkj1Ro17rV2dotFTPBYh7Q98uhsjXS0Dl-wgAsIIEjHhaeYguy2g6Bk6Ka8JX2VMPQHPpW-gGw1BH26wth-O60QpTXnai0QoW2hUHbI9INwTtLLNTbVu/s640/P5236873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>With the monogram cut out, it was time to transfer the template to the sham. I taped it down super tight and put a book inside the sham to 1. prevent any bleed-thru from the paint and 2. keep as flat and hard a surface as I could for painting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQzoCi5itz22czpIFpxlAW57p_QeSqHoDCKtGTPKUBJhtoAjnNJu3489PqUHWfEv9YA1ZrOvgY8JxsAMW-o6AC3edQNUTHqPW3Oohlc1AGPByF8r1CBUVgFoBbEbYAp42XCOq8Ym-Kips/s1600/P5236874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQzoCi5itz22czpIFpxlAW57p_QeSqHoDCKtGTPKUBJhtoAjnNJu3489PqUHWfEv9YA1ZrOvgY8JxsAMW-o6AC3edQNUTHqPW3Oohlc1AGPByF8r1CBUVgFoBbEbYAp42XCOq8Ym-Kips/s640/P5236874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Time to get down to business. I used craft paint I already had on hand (fabric safe) and a little, very stiff, paint brush. It is super important to always brush away from the paper so you don't paint 'outside the lines'. Slow and steady wins the race. Full concentration is required. I even had to turn off Bravo (gasp) for a bit as it was too distracting.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiMNAFq1T7f9J8ipekGe4i_ozZgzgXTJt0HF1phwH1iY1VxP8rhWkfM-86f6n7Yp6BOX2sjtvRgPLyVVqQhy1nQ-Udnc-IGZLocA14clVxhH8wglZyZ-r0cqR9St9G0M0dzINFZDXmquL/s1600/P5236880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiMNAFq1T7f9J8ipekGe4i_ozZgzgXTJt0HF1phwH1iY1VxP8rhWkfM-86f6n7Yp6BOX2sjtvRgPLyVVqQhy1nQ-Udnc-IGZLocA14clVxhH8wglZyZ-r0cqR9St9G0M0dzINFZDXmquL/s640/P5236880.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>After its all painted, pause for a quick 'Did I really just paint my bedding?!' and then<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbTYxl8_UF_3NIjptNVIyZuROKRczy66symmZhKimanvJjte2KEtNGXo-EE9kUP4t5l0Y0D-2iQTWBUU1u81S-X7VS8Mh4uzHcGPVLW2TcPRelTbRVrJ_AyL8QZd_5iRw-SwWcvaMe7MH/s1600/P5236875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbTYxl8_UF_3NIjptNVIyZuROKRczy66symmZhKimanvJjte2KEtNGXo-EE9kUP4t5l0Y0D-2iQTWBUU1u81S-X7VS8Mh4uzHcGPVLW2TcPRelTbRVrJ_AyL8QZd_5iRw-SwWcvaMe7MH/s640/P5236875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>slooowly pull the tape and stencil off. I admit, I did this with only one eye opened.<br /><br />Tadah!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcsBPycK6A6g2o6oV8K_hIjhiCn0-0ADahEv3gxHxKzHNMHTVN-nixp8oOrzzDz1CD5oyJqq9E-fYeWDue3Quto4igonFF37wMKwGz4KKZTp9TpybfIJ8HczjfVlOxa2szPZO8IZV9Gi3/s1600/P5236876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcsBPycK6A6g2o6oV8K_hIjhiCn0-0ADahEv3gxHxKzHNMHTVN-nixp8oOrzzDz1CD5oyJqq9E-fYeWDue3Quto4igonFF37wMKwGz4KKZTp9TpybfIJ8HczjfVlOxa2szPZO8IZV9Gi3/s640/P5236876.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Wahoo!<br /><br />Now just lather, rinse and repeat with the second sham. I did lay the second sham onto of the first one (after it was dry of course) to make sure to line up my stencils. It was faint, but just strong enough to help.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQ0UB_cDXrX0-LUY7v2NREyRfszwpjEMMlnA2ctnZjAyG6oi5jpNTAwfiNpDC9FsptkS7XegWHC2nbIwPpAAU_qmIN5xkjxUnVn1tzdtAy6d-Bt89sc97b0UGEYcjFzHYCV1h1tK0o3bR/s1600/P5236877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQ0UB_cDXrX0-LUY7v2NREyRfszwpjEMMlnA2ctnZjAyG6oi5jpNTAwfiNpDC9FsptkS7XegWHC2nbIwPpAAU_qmIN5xkjxUnVn1tzdtAy6d-Bt89sc97b0UGEYcjFzHYCV1h1tK0o3bR/s640/P5236877.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Now I've got what I was picturing in my head and didn't have to spend $$$ to get it. This project was 100% FREE since I already owned everything I needed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiM2IcgRFrsWG1TiSBrHXmmQhlhV9qgOYrCKBG4lhuDEJqxpEqm9eKQIDi6V0_t70pq37NrauYn7Ja3aJ055c7Vy4iympRBOdzo3hWFizY1CwXRFsbzCAtCOqIjDuUqzf7WDWlZ-DxSTQ/s1600/P5246883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiM2IcgRFrsWG1TiSBrHXmmQhlhV9qgOYrCKBG4lhuDEJqxpEqm9eKQIDi6V0_t70pq37NrauYn7Ja3aJ055c7Vy4iympRBOdzo3hWFizY1CwXRFsbzCAtCOqIjDuUqzf7WDWlZ-DxSTQ/s640/P5246883.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVhyphenhyphen9lt_cQ_VFLYTKbExsf2Hjh52tRb-vo2gK_p85EE393n3cJFBZJDgAxX4Tb0lapjhentH5q7IOuriiWA251SV0SWUtEhJndmBsY0ZGS_Simcd5ddOsN_ofuop3dltTUZxaiLREsI1G/s1600/P5246884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVhyphenhyphen9lt_cQ_VFLYTKbExsf2Hjh52tRb-vo2gK_p85EE393n3cJFBZJDgAxX4Tb0lapjhentH5q7IOuriiWA251SV0SWUtEhJndmBsY0ZGS_Simcd5ddOsN_ofuop3dltTUZxaiLREsI1G/s640/P5246884.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU3SDX0uUFUvSW9_DGkvd7sBa1tBIit3jMaBbTnFAd9S_IoZClUP36f4wFGmZAm6_m9MvkLugSZAMBzGuOMPFxMMieXID-Y7wU5iPGCpv7KOIqZtJX7CAD_Gb5Q2ogY6djc_dmCbzOufb/s1600/P5246890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU3SDX0uUFUvSW9_DGkvd7sBa1tBIit3jMaBbTnFAd9S_IoZClUP36f4wFGmZAm6_m9MvkLugSZAMBzGuOMPFxMMieXID-Y7wU5iPGCpv7KOIqZtJX7CAD_Gb5Q2ogY6djc_dmCbzOufb/s640/P5246890.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;">This means I can cross another thing off my 'f' list:</span><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;">find a rug</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;"><strike>finish art project for walls</strike></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;"><strike>finish bedding</strike></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;">find bedside table alternative</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri; line-height: 20px;">finish seating - 80% finished</span></li></ul><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I'm making one final push this weekend and then I'm slapping a big old 'done' sign on this sucker.  Wish me luck that I keep my momentum going for a few more days. What do you have planned this weekend? Tackling any projects? Tackling any BBQs?</span></span>

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Opening of the new computer lab at Ekukhanyeni School in Kwazulu-Natal

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This report is given by Janet Thomson who is the Executive Director of SchoolNetSA</span></span></i></i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">  Today (17 May 2012) Hlengiwe and I had an uplifting experience. We attended the opening of a computer lab at Ekukhanyeni Special School for the severely mentally handicapped.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpQEcYZlMMloGCVooMceLQMFLSTqJi5vWCDiIr9XVmBBW9uh5JBixZ_hIy9MdfdU-iq-ABS9xz06P4IdUG3_BEimFwO87jW9SjR_RkyvqtUIql-ZAFIYHPdmhXzunhI6ZL-H5QstwOUM/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNySrEhWnUMwxpz8Oa5snh-zr2qq6lYnrJj6a2hbto6Cx8nB-JsPzPl46TbgjmWLOFurHfQz4QpsxAv4bvSHNc1Yld0Yt15U6dA3zzqJC9P2faCWZQ9JpxOJbm_Xz0VoFFdrYCaJ8vxE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The driving force behind this project is Jonathan Michaels – a young IT entrepreneur who I met at the eThekwini Connected Schools planning meeting. He is involved in developing the Android tablet.  He has a For Profit Social Enterprise company called GiveITBack.  He managed to get SAA Airlink to fund this computer room. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw_HtuTmgrrdUgREoahat9QZq4A3V768FDxJvsJTq6947IScyeiAMX5PDUM5HJMnBxn8ZJpuxRg2YruA0m32QgZsNf0IiM2HVSHBF34gxIc7PBrRBklcJ1iEBSKeit19QmsOkeQEgKkA/s1600-h/image%25255B14%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCe0qnnqloJHKX9sigtwwEl9HxcUSARkShedZ_prWkTvghNF9mv2oQWt_mwGM3yRKfgflJwTtz1AxmRoHcSQRG7DMrADfvcz7IQFqdDQ2px0tZcqF35fxb6TRd-EoB8sMy_PlgjFg5SKw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mr Ngwenya from SAA Airlink spoke extremely well and spoke in Zulu to the children. Airlink will be funding more special schools around the country. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpQztA4Jdq1Ce_BWAlGzNXvpjEFRN-qrNa0HJTL0rXFS8uzJ4uDc3s4rgmNijTZS5McUn6OHIdryV_vqDWb5COo6xf4WkzXEApW5X_z7SZ6ojjQ7STrqsc41VtzhzGEaxESwwnyUjoiA/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ingOfFhEVgZboPXCgRGtiXVKuxDuREDdnDOKfzFwCBUViAT1QBF2GMqYsxcpWd_AvLmLoSfKt2vk2s_IofebsenBTK7jez6UCO7qX0xdJDA1E_RxbLDyypKopFCsPr8N0ji0oqUQ4pA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The principal of the school, Mrs Mthembu, has been at EkuKhanyeni since 1988, and from the looks of most of the teachers so have they.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCs1ROVTIVhMnGWl9eky-Zs5JxDmSmrTzH_eW5Y6KAWmenqMoa_ffAr87p8dhuk34wA1nsrFSLTyEsUcGUeAAn6OyZCSTMD9935cbTki7xxLtgJ4Y6Pu5bKwrctWDi1qXHUWSfDYRmZM/s1600-h/image%25255B10%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB-nlJnbQrLghku-6Bld7KwwaLQ5YyKyg2NiHJxLaO100f6U_F9bzmr0XwZU1m9u8Fwy6NHCpCOvXcx_952RcngL7P3exZMS18xm82Ebcn3KE8AdTv3mRfHSpvfmVFs1dsl0BSTe5GOg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a slideshow of all the photos.</span><span style="font-size: small;">You will see from the photos that the school is extremely well cared for, the teachers are dedicated and the children are loved.  They certainly know how to celebrate in style too.   </span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fschoolnetsa%2Falbumid%2F5743505778121530513%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed> <br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">What a well organised and happy community - a great inspiration to all of us!</span></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KLBhpf-Ayo54iKC0j_K0VytM-1pT87mpNz6U7SBaVA7qE2h1BWS6YLrtiHxfSTFoBYlqPdUju7EDrNNdn286UvNf3QRSQmOqcsQ5o7qA5CmVqgpFtqFRwIBgoYji3pcTMc6qCoLK1Uo/s1600-h/image%25255B20%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-z8EXQt_zmKvVsFpvwe8JAFflFxFP-4ag1yBquWdMAX52P68A5M6tyAjy9uUoskJCxAum6_S4wsUq-RO-ShHgzXFLXgL1QW8AOiDQhFRQm5_EjNn-OQ5kr2GuMiLBjE0Y5uakK3FdDY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></div>

schools Opening of the new computer lab at Ekukhanyeni School in Kwazulu-Natal

This report is given by Janet Thomson who is the Executive Director of SchoolNetSA   Today (17 May 2012) Hlengiwe and I had an uplifting exp...

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Curator of Human Rights Collections - University of Connecticut Libraries

<strong>Curator of Human Rights Collections</strong> - The <span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>University of Connecticut Libraries</strong></span> seeks a Curator of Human Rights Collections, a University Librarian II or III (UCP 7 or 9). Job Summary: Working in a team environment, the Curator of Human Rights performs curatorial work in support of Archives & Special Collections programs in the collecting area of Human Rights. Following established departmental procedures the curator acquires and processes archival collections and works closely with donors and potential donors. S/he works in close cooperation with other Curators, the Team Leader and subject Librarians to plan and establish area goals and to ensure that established collection and public service goals are met. The curator serves as primary contact to the Human Rights Institute. The curator provides in-person and written reference services and responds to requests to use human rights collections and materials, including determining access and intellectual property rights relating to access. Evening and/or weekend hours are occasionally required. For a complete position description with minimum qualifications please go to <a href="http://www.jobs.uconn.edu/" target="_blank">http://www.jobs.uconn.edu/</a>. Appointment Terms: This is a full-time, permanent position. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a full benefits package. To apply please submit a cover letter addressing your qualifications for the position, a current resume, and names and contact information for three references via Husky Hire. The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer.

Curator of Human Rights Collections - University of Connecticut Libraries

Curator of Human Rights Collections - The University of Connecticut Libraries seeks a Curator of Human Rights Collections, a University Li...

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Library Director - Clark Memorial Library, Bethany

<strong>Library Director</strong> - <span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Clark Memorial Library</strong></span>, Bethany, Connecticut. The Bethany Library Association is seeking a full-time Library Director who can plan, organize, and expand services in Bethany, Connecticut, a rural community of 5,575 residents. The Board is seeking an applicant who possesses a Master’s Degree in Library Science and has a broad range of skills in current library technologies. Candidates should have experience as a professional in increasingly responsible supervisory/administrative positions. In addition, the applicant should be able to plan innovative and creative programs responsive to the needs of the community. Salary: $55,500 plus medical benefits with co-pay and a contribution to a retirement fund. Resumes should include an email address and must be received by <span style="color: red;">June 20, 2012</span> for consideration. Please respond to <a href="mailto:personnel@bethanylibrary.org">personnel@bethanylibrary.org</a> or Personnel Committee, Clark Memorial Library, 538 Amity Road, Bethany, CT 06524.

Library Director - Clark Memorial Library, Bethany

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RUSSIA AND CYPRUS

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normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RUSSIA’S age-old ambition of securing a foothold in the MEDITERRANEAN has been achieved not only through the establishment of a naval base at Tartus in SYRIA but also because of its long-standing relationship with CYPRUS.</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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In 1955 the GREEK Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios, attended the Bandung Conference in INDONESIA, which laid the foundation for the Non-Aligned Movement.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It was as the first president of CYPRUS that Makarios six years later took part in the founding meeting of the NAM in Belgrade. When CYPRUS became independent in 1960, it was with ‘a fettered independence’ that shared power between the GREEK CYPRIOT majority and the TURKISH CYPRIOT minority and was guaranteed by the UNITED KINGDOM, GREECE and TURKEY.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The GREEK CYPRIOT struggle for self-determination began with the EOKA revolt against BRITAIN in 1955 and the constitution that was imposed on CYPRUS was seen by both the GREEK CYPRIOTS and the TURKISH CYPRIOTS as an interim measure before they could achieve their ultimate aims – enosis (union with GREECE) and taksim (partition). As Christopher Hitchens put it, “both sides circled around each other like scorpions in a bottle.”</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It was in the name of self-determination that Makarios enlisted the support of the Non-Aligned Movement and the SOVIET BLOC, which ultimately led to the GREEK junta’s coup against Makarios and TURKEY’S intervention in 1974. As the GREEK Prime Minister George Papandreou wrote to President Johnson in June 1964, “If Natification [NATO membership] of CYPRUS does not occur; the island will inevitably be transformed into another CUBA”.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In fact, it was the threat of SOVIET intervention in the event of a TURKISH invasion in 1964 that brought East and West to the brink of a new CUBA crisis. CYPRUS also imported SOVIET arms from EGYPT and CZECHSLOVAKIA, and RUSSIAN support has continued to the present day. The purchase of S-300 missiles in 1997 resulted in a new confrontation with TURKEY and RUSSIAN hardware can be seen at Independence Day celebrations.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In 1978 an ANGLO-AMERICAN CANADIAN plan for the reunification of CYPRUS was initially accepted by both parties but was torpedoed by the CYPRIOT communist party, AKEL, acting on instructions from Moscow. And in April 2004 Cypriot Foreign Minister (and now Presidential Commissioner) George Iacovou was sent to Moscow to secure a RUSSIAN veto of the Security Council resolution in support of the Annan Plan.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ironically, after the GREEK CYPRIOTS rejected the Annan Plan, the best hope for reunification was the election of AKEL’s general secretary, Demetris Christofias, as president in 2008. Educated in Moscow and a fluent RUSSIAN speaker, Christofias shared the same trade-union background as his TURKISH CYPRIOT counterpart, Mehmet Ali Talat.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However, talks suffered a major setback when Talat was replaced by Dervis Eroglu, who insisted on the equal sovereignty of two peoples rather than the single sovereignty of a federal state.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Last year the TURKISH CYPRIOT Trade Unions’ Platform organised two mass demonstrations against TURKISH rule and in a letter to Ban Ki-moon rejected any proposal based on two separate states but instead stated their will to be the politically equal co-founder of a UNITED FEDERAL CYPRUS.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Christofias has announced his intention not to run again in the presidential elections next February, ostensibly because he has failed to honour his election pledge to solve the CYPRUS problem.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The real reason is his catastrophic drop in popularity after the explosion at the Mari naval base in July last year, which killed 13 people and destroyed a nearby power station.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In January 2009, 98 containers of IRANIAN munitions were confiscated from a CYPRIOT-flagged RUSSIAN freighter bound for SYRIA and stored in an open field at the naval base.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">According to a leaked report Christofias had assured Bashar al-Assad the cargo would remain in Cyprus until it could be returned to either SYRIA or IRAN. CYPRUS had also refused assistance from the US, BRITAIN, FRANCE and GERMANY to dispose of the munitions and a request by the UN Sanctions Committee to inspect the cargo was stalled.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There were mass demonstrations outside the presidential palace and an independent report found that the President had “failed miserably” to take the necessary measures. In a similar incident in January a RUSSIAN ship bound for SYRIA put in at Limassol because of bad weather and was found to carry “dangerous cargo”. Despite an assurance it would not sail to SYRIA, the ship continued to Tartus and unloaded 60 tonnes of ammunition.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxgx9StkmHi45wnnWFblkXdDWCeM-zJ9gfF7hEVYhYgNZpmcSodJbW1iG_feZ1YjchZpawwmRrJ2Dtrv3rcYsW1oW74nG_B5u2Ijg03JpRCLk-fN5NWoHEprShG9N5UdteHOC0xbk5sp/s1600/4cyprus-flag_0-300x174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFxgx9StkmHi45wnnWFblkXdDWCeM-zJ9gfF7hEVYhYgNZpmcSodJbW1iG_feZ1YjchZpawwmRrJ2Dtrv3rcYsW1oW74nG_B5u2Ijg03JpRCLk-fN5NWoHEprShG9N5UdteHOC0xbk5sp/s400/4cyprus-flag_0-300x174.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><br /></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-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CYPRUS FUNCTIONS AS AN OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTRE FOR RUSSIA</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">, </span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">so that the island figures as RUSSIA’S largest source of foreign investment. On a state visit two years ago President Medvedev stated that investment in RUSSIA through CYPRUS exceeded 50 billion dollars, and in May 2010 alone an estimated $18.7 billion was paid into local banks from RUSSIAN sources. There are also over 60,000 RUSSIANS living in Cyprus and 40 percent of property buyers are RUSSIAN.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The CYPRIOT economy has been heavily hit by exposure to GREEK debt, but a RUSSIAN loan of €2.5 billion is expected to cover refinancing requirements for 2012. One CYPRIOT bank may need a bailout by the end of June, which might make it necessary for the government to apply to the EUROPEAN Financial Stability Facility for a loan.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">RUSSIA also has a vested interest in the delivery route for the offshore gas finds in CYPRUS and ISRAEL’S Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ). Gazprom has put in a bid for the construction of a gas transmission pipeline in GREECE and both Gazprom and Novatek have put in a bid in a second licensing round for CYPRUS’ offshore reserves.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However, TURKEY has given permission to the TURKISH Petroleum Corporation to drill in six areas that belong to CYPRUS’ EEZ. RUSSIA has already manifested its authority by dispatching a battle group to the eastern Mediterranean, and the RUSSIAN Ambassador to CYPRUS, has stated that Moscow fully supports the sovereign right of CYPRUS to exploit its natural resources.</span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Related Background Info: </span></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-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/food-for-thought_19.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/food-for-thought_19.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/mission-impossible-quest-for-natural.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/mission-impossible-quest-for-natural.html</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/energy-games-in-eastern-mediterranean.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/11/syria-international-war-mongering-or.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/seismic-shift-in-middle-east.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>

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