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An internationally-acclaimed conductor will be guiding Warwickshire's finest young classical musicians through their paces this term.
Warwickshire County Council's County Music Service has signed up Colin Touchin to conduct their County Youth Orchestra.
During his career, Colin has developed a national and international reputation as a musician of the highest calibre. He is well known in Warwickshire from his time as Director of Music at the University of Warwick.
Colin's appointment is one in a series of forward looking changes made by the County Music Service designed to allow young people of all abilities make music to the best of their potential.
Around 170 full and part time specialist teachers will be offering instrumental and group tuition. Groups, bands and classes start in the week beginning 18 September all over the county. Details are available at http://www.musicforlife.net.
Garry Jones, Director of CMS, said: "There are many new and exciting opportunities for young people in our area music centres. We are committed to offering quality music making groups, many of which are entirely free of charge.
"Our county groups are also growing and developing all the time and we are delighted that Colin Touchin has been appointed to conduct the County Youth Orchestra. He comes with a wealth of experience and ability that will help the orchestra maintain and improve on its very high standard, and his addition to the team is excellent news for music in Warwickshire."


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And while Andrade's DNA was all over the vibrator, it was nowhere on Angie — not in her mouth, under her fingernails or anywhere on her body. There was semen in her underwear, the expert said, but it was her own. Angie still had a functioning penis.
Although Andrade told police that Angie performed oral sex on him on July 15, that confession was thrown out by the judge, and the jury never heard it. Prosecutors brushed aside assertions that the two had sex, emphasizing that it's impossible to know for sure. Instead, they characterized Andrade's stay at Angie's apartment as a sleepover; the way the beds were set up makes it seem like he was a friend crashing on her floor.
Is Andrade bisexual?
Prosecutors hint that he was. His lawyers vehemently deny it.
This much is clear: Andrade was involved in complicated, romantic relationships with more than one woman. One of them, Felicia Mendoza, taught him how to use MocoSpace, a social networking website accessed mainly via cell phones. Mendoza says she saw Andrade trolling a bisexual chat room one time when he was on MocoSpace.
In fact, Andrade met Angie on MocoSpace, though it's unclear when or in what part of the website. Angie's profile said she was female. A representative from MocoSpace says there is no "transgender" option.
Andrade's lawyers discounted suggestions that he's bisexual or gay, saying he could have been looking for bisexual women on MocoSpace, since they're also attracted to men. At trial, they asked Mendoza if she thought Andrade was bisexual. No, she said. Would you describe him as a straight male, they asked? Yes, she answered.
When the police first arrested Andrade for Angie's murder, he told them he thought he'd killed "it," according to an arrest affidavit. In jailhouse phone conversations with his ex-girlfriends, Andrade made comments such as "Gay things need to die," and he called one of his ex-girlfriend's friends a "gay fool."
He also said this: "It's not like I just went up to a schoolteacher and shot her in the head, you know what I mean? Not like I killed a law-abiding, straight citizen."
Kundelius says she was "kind of baffled" by the prosecution's suggestion that Andrade was bisexual. "I don't know what that was about," she says. She says there was "no evidence or indication" that Andrade was anything but straight.
But some observers say his comments — and his actions — show he had something to hide. Transgender blogger Autumn Sandeen, a former Navy officer who transitioned from male to female in 2003 and now writes for the GLBT blog Pam's House Blend, was particularly vocal. "It looks to me that a publicly homophobic, closeted gay or bisexual man killed a woman he saw as trans and gay because he didn't want to be identified as gay himself," Sandeen wrote the day after the vibrator was introduced into evidence. "In my mind, this reads as a crime of angry regret instead of a crime of passion."
What role did gender-specific language play at the trial?
Both sides tried to use it to their advantage.
When Maria Zapata first met with the lawyers who would be prosecuting her daughter's murder case, she had one question: Are you accepting of gays, lesbians and transgender people? Once they answered yes, she followed up with this: How will you refer to my baby?
Throughout the trial, prosecutors called her "Angie," the name she chose for herself when she started living as a woman. They referred to her as "she," talked about "her" cell phone, and said the community had "lost a young woman."
The defense did just the opposite, referring to her as "Justin," her given name. They asked questions about "his" appearance and "his" breasts and whether "he" lied about "his" gender. They made references to "Allen and Justin."
The effect was sometimes confusing for witnesses such as police officers and medical experts, who tended to oscillate between female and male pronouns depending on who was asking the questions. But Angie's family and friends didn't waver. When defense attorneys questioned them about Justin, they answered by referring to Angie.
Kundelius says part of the defense's strategy was to constantly remind jurors that Angie was biologically male. "Our defense was that Allen was deceived," she says. "And Angie was a male." She and her fellow attorneys debated how to refer to Angie during the trial, and "in the end, we decided that was the best way to represent Allen."
Mindy Barton, legal director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado and a close observer of the trial, says the tactic didn't work. "It seems clear that the jury was not swayed by that," Barton says. "It was clear upon opening arguments to the jury that we're talking about Angie, we're talking about her, we're talking about a person that deserves respect and has been brutally killed. And out of respect for her, they should treat Angie as the woman that she was."
Why did Andrade drive Angie's car around and otherwise act so strangely after the murder?

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Federal procurement officials are required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation to ensure that 95 percent of new relevant contract actions are for products and services that are energy efficient, water efficient, bio-based, and environmentally preferable or non-ozone depleting - adhering to criteria set out in Executive Order 13514 – as well as other green requirements already in the FAR. Are you a federal contracting officer or contracting specialist trying to determine how this legislation affects you? Agencies are also using procurement to meet their Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP) goals. Are you a manager responsible for measuring agency performance against these targets? Or are you in private industry, wondering how these requirements will affect you and your proposals? This webinar will help you make sense of the legislation and understand where the green purchasing movement is heading in the future.
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Iowa High Schools: Meeting the Challenges of Educating Limited English Proficient Students
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Iowa Virtual Literacy Protocol: A Pre-Experimental Design Using Kurzweil 3000 Text-To-Speech Software With Incarcerated Adult Learners
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Carney, Terrence Robert firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-09272007-151502 Document Title Die skryf van `n skoolgids vir die bestudering van ouer letterkunde in die graad 12-Afrikaanshuistaalklaskamer (Afrikaans) Degree MA (Afrikaans) Department Afrikaans Supervisor
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Date 2007-09-05 Availability unrestricted Abstract The use of literature both in and outside the classroom is of the utmost importance and must be taken note of by language teachers. The National Curriculum Statement provides the guidelines for teachers to select texts themselves. This leads to teachers only selecting the well-known texts which results in learners only getting to know very few literary works. Older texts are the ideal option for text-selection for the teaching of literature in the classroom. They are still very relevant for classroom use and are considered to be necessary and an integral part of the study of literature. But the teaching of older literature is often neglected especially in the Afrikaans classroom. The Afrikaans literary tradition is still very young in comparison to other languages and consequently does not provide the same type of older texts that for instance English can provide in the form of Shakespeare for teaching purposes. An alternative would be to make use of Middle Dutch and nineteenth century Afrikaans texts. Although these texts aren't always accessible for learners in the twenty-first century, this problem can be solved by writing a study guide for the purpose of studying older texts. This study guide is obviously meant for learners who can cope with the difficulty of the texts and is therefore meant for home language speakers in the grade 12 classroom. A study guide such as this must be written with a heterogeneous group in mind and should reflect the guidelines as contained in the National Curriculum Statement, especially with regard to the learning activities included in the study guide. To make the study guide user friendly it is better to present the older texts parallel with a translation. This will prevent readers from constantly having to search for footnotes at the bottom of the page. A parallel translation will also make the texts much more accessible. The purpose of the study guide is not to force learners to read Middle Dutch, but rather to expose them to older literature connected to Afrikaans. The teacher can use his own discretion to decide which of the older texts he/she wants to discuss or explore. Concerning the nineteenth century Afrikaans texts it is unnecessary to translate them. It is, however, important to provide sufficient background information in the case of both the Middle Dutch and the nineteenth century Afrikaans texts. By providing cultural history as background information the reader will be enabled to make better sense of the characters and the texts themselves. Readers should then be able to better understand the context in which the texts were produced.
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Facebook Is a Plague That'll Burn Out In a Few Years, Says Study
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Interview with Hackers (51 comments)
Here is a supposed interview with the hackers. http://www.stefanvetter.com/blog/snapchatdb-interview-authors-snapchat-hack-publishing-information-4-6-mio-users
Guess who is funding Tor? (236 comments)
According to consolidated financial statements and reports of the Tor Project for the year ending December 2012, US Federal agencies are responsible for nearly sixty percent of funds received by the project. Tor has taken a defensive stand against this, but who knows?
Link to site which broke the story (1 comments)
Forgot to embed the link to the site which actually broke the story. Here it is.
Oracle makes it official (145 comments)
For those who don't have an Oracle support login here is the official announcement through a blog post.
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It seems that Nintendo is stuck between convincing developers to build titles for the Wii U and wooing customers to buy the console even if famous titles r missing. Up until the company manages to get gaming companies port their famous titles onto Wii U gamers wouldn't be interested to buy the console and on the other hand up until the company manages to sell a descent amount of consoles it won't probably be able to convince game developers to develop games for the Wii U.
The /. way (3 comments)
Hope this doesn't change the way
Re:When will this get hacked? (87 comments)
Well it seems that one of their servers has been hacked. I guess it has started already!!!
Exposing the OS to hackers? Well not really (2 comments)
It seems that the Nadim Kobeissi, the researcher behind this particular discovery, has gone a little too far in assuming that every tom, dick and harry is able to crack his way through SSLv2 and intercept the communication between the SmartScreen Server and Windows 8 laptop or desktop. The issue is probably not of exposing the OS to hackers as much as it is about the privacy of users. Microsoft does give the option of not installing the SmartScreen feature but, it actually doesn't disclose the privacy implication if this feature is not turned off.
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Feature phones or the button based phones are used because of the simple reason that they provide a means for identifying the keys through embossed markings. But, many have been working towards and with the advent in voice controlled smartphones and touch phones designed with special interfaces like bigger buttons with high color contrasts may have accelerated the use touch phones as well.
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Sorry for the typo in the title guys! Posted the story in a hurry I guess.
The service will start gradually... (3 comments)
Just saw this on the official blog, "We're rolling out this feature over the next few days, so if it's available in your country you'll see a little green phone icon show up at the top of your chat list and you'll be ready to make calls"
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Yeah seems that they have goofed up on this. Highly surprising that they have released a post but haven't actually made the service live for non-us users.
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Sony, I guess, has learnt the lesson out of the security breach. Walking on the footsteps of EA and HTQ might help them to recover a bit from the disastrous consequences of the security breach. May be a little though. Let us wait and watch what happens here.
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I guess, now even students are now allowed to express their minds. Having such an extreme reaction to something I would deem as creative is not the way to go. Education teaches students to express and when harsh actions like these are taken, it doesn't go down well. Hope the authorities in the developed world too doesn't follow the footsteps of the middle-eastern countries.
What could well be the simplest ever way of upgrading your iOS device to a new beta firmware has been published by a reader from Gizmodo, the website which attracted much attention when it published pictures of the iPhone 4 last year.
Apple is likely to be unappreciative of the publication of this article as well, given that it has already attracted more than 150,000 views since its publication a few hours ago.
Kudos first to Mert Erdir who wants to be a pro developer and says that he just wants to get the attention of Apple, the company he's in love with.
The method he published exploits a security vulnerability related to the Voice Over System, and while it might just be a rather straight forward process, be warned that users will be proceeding at their own risk. http://www.itproportal.com/2011/06/08/how-upgrade-your-iphone-4-or-ipad-2-ios-5-now/#ixzz1Ogf9rh1r


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Restoring Respect - 3rd Annual Conference Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue
League of Women Voters Regional Workshop: From Restoring Respect to Shared Governance
The League of Women Voters and Restoring Respect are cosponsoring a follow-up event to Restoring Respect's 3rd Annual conference on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at San Diego Mesa College.
What Kind of Talk Does Democracy Need?
Restoring Respect and the League of Women Voters North County San Diego co-hosted Dr. Martin Carcasson's (Director, Center For Public Deliberation, Colorado State University) July 8th talk: What Kind of Talk Doe Democracy Need. Check out details of the talk.
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- Rev. George Walker Smith Welcome Video, 2nd Annual Conference, February 20th, 2013
Dr. Constance Carroll (Chancellor, SDCCD) Moderator Carl Luna and Panelists (L-R) Jeff Light (editor UT San Diego) Martha Barnette (Co-Host, Public Radio's A Way With Words), State Senator Marty Block, Dr. Maria Senour & 10News Anchor Virginia Cha |
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"We need to create a more civil dialogue that moves the country forward." "Words are powerful. They can be used to divide us, to unite us, to celebrate somebody, to demean somebody and we need to pay attention to that. Language is like clothing. If you are a little more elevated in your speech when you are talking about these kinds of [political] issues I think that has an effect not only on you but on the person that is listening to you." Martha Barnette, Restoring Respect's 2nd Annual Conference February 20, 2013 |
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"Civility is Patriotic" Dr. Larry Hinmann, USD Professor of Philosophy and Restore Respect's 1st Annual Conference April 9, 2012 |
Restoring Respect's Fall Breakfast
Many thanks to all who attended the fall breakfast. Dr. Edward Luck, Dean of the USD Joan Kroc Institute for Peace Studies delivered salient opening remarks on the impact of civility and incivility from a global perspective. Panelists Lani Lutar (San Diego County Taxpayer's Association), BH Kim (Executive Director for The San Diego Foundation's Malin Burnham Center for Civic Engagement) and California State Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher helped lead a spirited and informative group dialogue. View pictures and a video of the event.
1st Annual Community Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue a Success!
Many thanks to all of you concerned San Diegans who took time out of your busy schedules to attend the 1st Annual Community Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue. You all helped make it a very successful event. We, the organizers, have received numerous positive remarks about the conference and were gratified by the large turnout of community leaders, elected officials and candidates concerned about rising incivility and interested in engaging in a community dialogue to reverse this trend. Read more about the 1st Annual Community Conference on Restoring Civility to Civic Dialogue.
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- League of Women Voters April VOTER edition highlights Restoring Respect Civility Pact (Pages 7 & 8).
- "Restoring Respect 2013 Conference profiled in SDCCD WE-With Excellence, February 2013
- Martha Barnette and Carl Luna discuss Civility on KPBS Evening Edition, February 19, 2013
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- League of Women Voters March VOTER edition highlights Restoring Respect (Page 7)
- "Jeff Marston & Carl Luna talk about civility with Gene Cubbison on KNSD's Politically Speaking (Part I), February 24, 2013
- Can We All Get Along? (Thoughts on Civility) by Ernie McCray, Tuscon Citizen, February 28, 2013
- Changing San Diego through Deliberative Democracy, March 13, 2014
- Conference Aims To Restore Respect In San Diego Civic Dialogue, March 17, 2014
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Closing our debate, the key issues seem to have been distilled down to whether the American political traffic can sustain American evenhandedness on Israeli-Arab affairs, whether the conflict matters enough to America to merit the requisite investment of political resources, and finally, whether Obama's America can make a difference anyway.
Over two previous rounds of discussion, Daniel Levy and I have agreed on one thing: President Obama has tilted more sharply away from Israel than any president of the modern era.
In their second exchange of fire during the debate, the motion's proposer, Daniel Levy, takes particular exception to the argument of the opposer, David Frum, that the American president should first tackle the issue of Iran's nuclear ambitions before squeezing Israel into giving ground to the Palestinians, especially on the matter of building or expanding Jewish settlements on the West Bank. Mr Levy describes Mr Frum's accusation that Mr Obama is being "soft on Iran" while "tough on Israel" as "most laughable". "Here is the comprehensive list of US support and assistance to Iran: zero," he writes. "Here is the comprehensive list of the sanctions regime that the US imposes on Israel: zero."
Mr Obama's "central shift", says Mr Levy, is that America's relationship with Israel may no longer be "exclusivist"; America, in Mr Obama's view, should "no longer indulge in gratuitous Arab and Muslim bashing". He is, according to Mr Levy, "respectful" of both the Israeli and Palestinian "narratives".
Mr Frum reiterates his belief that American leaders who have been tough on Israel—he cites, among others, a former secretary of state, James Baker—in the end got nowhere, because, as he argues in his opening rebuttal, the main cause of the failure to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians lies with the Arabs. Even Mr Obama, he says, conceded earlier this month in a meeting with Jewish-Americans at the White House that "there is not a lot of leadership among the Palestinians."
Mr Frum suggests that Mr Obama knows he will never reach a durable deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians; he is purely going through the motions in order to "win friends in the Middle East without the downside risks that would be posed by, for example, inserting NATO troops into Gaza to police the Israeli-Hamastan border". Whereas Mr Levy encourages the prospect of bringing the Islamists of Hamas, the more obdurate of the two main Palestinian movements, into negotiations, Mr Frum plainly sees that idea as ridiculous. Mr Obama, says Mr Frum, is shaping up to be "cynical principal" rather than an "honest broker".
Among our guest contributors, John Mearsheimer, who has in the past blamed the Israeli lobby in America for harming American interests worldwide, especially with the Muslim world, again gives warning of the difficulties of the challenge Mr Obama has set himself. He "certainly has taken some small steps" towards even-handedness. "But he is already running into resistance from the [Israeli] lobby's hardliners. His only hope for success is that increasing numbers of American Jews will come to recognise the wisdom of Mr Olmert's words about Israel's future and join forces with pro-Israel organisations like J Street and the Israel Policy Forum, which are deeply committed to a two-state solution and want the United States to put pressure on Israel to change course." Mr Mearsheimer cautiously implies that that change for the better, as he sees it, is occurring.
Mr Levy and another participant in our debate, James Zogby, president of the Arab American Institute, cite polling data to suggest that Americans in general, including Jewish-Americans, are more amenable than before to backing a presidential policy that strives to be more even-handed. Mr Frum would argue that, whether that is true or not, it would be a mistake: Mr Obama is already sounding far too feeble—or at least too conditional—in his avowal of support for Israel.
The general comments posted by our readers suggest a steady division of sympathy, for and against the proposition, that does not seem to be shaken by the arguments of our main debaters. So far, however, the tilt in favour of the notion that Mr Obama is more even-handed—and that America could yet become more of an honest broker—has been maintained.
Closing our debate, the key issues seem to have been distilled down to whether the American political traffic can sustain American evenhandedness on Israeli-Arab affairs, whether the conflict matters enough to America to merit the requisite investment of political resources, and finally, whether Obama's America can make a difference anyway.
First though, it is worth remembering that Israelis and Palestinians have their own responsibilities. An assertion that American leadership is required to end the conflict does not absolve the parties from pursuing clearheaded strategies to secure their own respective futures or from adhering to international law and norms of behaviour.
The notion that Obama's America is somehow indulging in an anti-Israel hate fest has been dismissed and proven to be rather absurd. Using historical examples, it has been shown that there are significant elements of continuity in having an American administration willing to play an honest broker role, including public differences with Israel. Examples were cited from the Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush 41 presidencies. In the second half of the nineties, William Jefferson Clinton brought a recalcitrant Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu (in his first term in office), to hand most of the city of Hebron to Palestinian control and to sign the Wye River Memorandum with PLO chairman Yasser Arafat.
Clinton too became the target of detractors from the hawkish pro-Likud right. Clinton's then ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, was given the epithet "Jew boy" by right-wing Israeli MKs. The excesses of Bush 43's Middle East policies were in many respects an aberration.
Assuming then that Obama's America, while maintaining and respecting the America-Israel special relationship, wants to play an honest broker role, a key question arises in this debate and elsewhere: are such efforts doomed to failure by American domestic politics, traditionally heavily favouring uncritical pro-Israel positions? I would argue not. A popular American president, who is determined, and can articulate how a particular Middle East policy serves American national security interests, while explaining how that policy also helps Israel (even if the Israeli government of the day disagrees), will eventually carry the day.
Yes, lobbies play an important role in American politics, and the Israel issue is not immune to that—far from it. But even the best-funded lobbies don't win every time. And, the so-called Israel lobby is neither homogenous nor omnipotent. There is also a changing environment. The American Jewish community is overwhelmingly liberal and is now finding new vehicles to express nuanced and progressive positions that are supportive of Israel, but not "Greater Israel". Notable are the successes already notched up by J Street, established fifteen months ago and active in online campaigning and political lobbying (full disclosure: I serve on J Street's advisory board).
So, an honest broker role that acknowledges the specificity of the American context and retains the special relationship is politically possible. It is not, though, by any means politically cost-free.
The question then becomes whether this is important enough to American national interests to merit incurring the attendant political costs. Here the weight of expert opinion is very much in the "yes" camp. The unresolved conflict and ongoing Palestinian grievance, for which America is blamed, is a gift that keeps giving for those hostile to America, damaging American credibility and undermining America's allies. General David Petraeus, the current Commander of US Central Command and not exactly known as a soft liberal type said this in testimony to the US Senate:
The enduring Arab-Israeli conflict…has created a deep reservoir of anti-American sentiment, based on the perception of US favouritism for Israel. Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of US partnerships with governments and peoples in the AOR [Area of Responsibility] and threatens the continued viability of moderate regimes in the Arab world. Extremist groups exploit that anger to mobilise support.
So, yes, it matters to America and is worth the investment.
Finally, even if it wanted to, could America really make a difference as an honest broker?
Broadly speaking, Obama's America has three options in its approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict. One option is continuation of the status quo. That carries the costs to American interests that were just highlighted and could even be exacerbated as the situation deteriorates and as the viability of the two-state solution comes under increasing scrutiny.
The second option would be for America to neither accept the status quo nor try to resolve the conflict, but rather to offset some of the costs to America associated with the conflict by positioning itself differently and/or disengaging to a degree. David Frum suggests this might be Obama's strategy, playing the "cynical principal". Frum interprets Obama's goals as an attempt to curry favour and win friends in the Arab world, rather than achieving peace (Frum considers this unattainable, blaming the Palestinians).
If true, this would be a highly risky and costly strategy. In its spat with Israel over settlements, America has yet to deliver a full freeze and is even unlikely to do so (Netanyahu is stubbornly digging in on east Jerusalem). In order to create a new equilibrium, for America to no longer be seen as the enabler vis-à-vis Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, or simply to not be blamed, America would have to draw a clear and powerful distinction between its support for Israel and its opposition to "Greater Israel"; it would have to design a set of policies that draw a red line at the green line.
Thinking that through begins to look very tricky and messy indeed for any American administration, it would involve a very public stand-off with Israel (for instance; no use of American-made weapons with offensive capabilities in the territories, products from the territories would not fall under the Israel-US Free Trade Agreement, withdrawing protection for Israel at the UN where the occupied territories are concerned … etc).
That is what America's alternative to the status quo or a resolution of the conflict looks like. Which brings us to the third and final option—not an easy one, but the best one available: namely, an American-led effort to resolve the conflict. The Obama administration has articulated such a resolution as its goal. After six months, Obama's America may be pacing itself, but it is moving purposefully in this direction. From the start of his term in office, Obama engaged the issue, naming a special envoy, Senator George Mitchell, on day two, with a focus initially on settlements and also on advancing the Arab peace initiative and steps toward normalisation.
Moving forward, the American administration will almost certainly have to advance its own implementation plan for a dignified and viable two-state solution and comprehensive Israeli-Arab settlement. It will also have to attach consequences to any rejection of the American plan in order to recalibrate the cost-benefit equation of the parties concerned, and certainly of Israel. And Hamas will have to be brought in to this political equation, whether directly or indirectly. It can be done. America can deliver Israel, the Palestinians, Syria, Lebanon, and the other Arab states for a comprehensive deal.
It's always easier to find reasons for not doing something, to be cynical or to take refuge in caricatures or generalisations—"you don't understand the Arabs/Jews (circle according to your own bias). With those people one can never live in peace." But in acknowledging Obama's potential as a peacemaking honest broker, one must also avoid naïveté. Obama will, for instance, be especially careful in addressing Israeli security concerns and row closer to Israel's lane in his public messaging. The density of the America-Israel relationship also gives America an overflowing toolbox from which to choose in assertively advancing this agenda (and not all tools need be deployed). A meaningful process must acknowledge too the power dynamic and imbalance between an occupying state and an occupied people.
And remember, Obama cannot do this alone—the Arab world, the EU, other members of the international community, and civil society will also have to step up.
Over two previous rounds of discussion, Daniel Levy and I have agreed on one thing: President Obama has tilted more sharply away from Israel than any president of the modern era.
1) The president has pushed hard on the issue of most importance (or anyway of most professed importance) to Israel's Arab neighbours: Israeli settlements and a Palestinian state. He has not acted at all on the issue of most urgent existential importance to Israel, the Iranian nuclear threat. A president who takes one party's most fervent demand to heart—while entirely dismissing the most urgent threat to the other party's very survival—can hardly be described as "even-handed."
2) The president's words reveal that he regards the Arab-Israeli conflict as essentially a colonial one—with the surrounded and outnumbered Israelis incredibly cast as the colonisers! The president has analogized the Palestinians to black Americans in the struggle over segregation. (If that analogy were correct, it would have been the black people of Birmingham who placed bombs in the churches of the whites, rather than the other way around.)
3) In the president's June 4th 2009, speech in Cairo, he accepted the anti-Zionist theory that Israel exists only as payback for the German Holocaust. He cited the Koranic story of Isra, the story on which political Islam rests its claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem. During the presidential campaign, candidate Obama pledged to support an undivided Jerusalem as Israel's capital. That pledge has now been retracted.
Daniel welcomes this anti-Israel tilt as a necessary step toward peace. In Levy's view, the Arab-Israeli conflict, once an existential battle over Israel's right to exist, has settled into a mere border dispute. Draw the lines correctly, and peace will arrive. Unfortunately (Levy's argument continues) Israeli intransigence presents a formidable obstacle to the otherwise feasible work of line-drawing. So what is needed now is pressure upon Israel to acquiesce. Obama seems intent upon administering that pressure, and so deserves the accolade of "honest broker."
If all this were true, then the problem of peacemaking would have been comparatively easy. Indeed, if all this were true, the problem of peacemaking would have been solved a decade ago. Instead, at exactly the moment when peace seemed nearest, Yasser Arafat chose war. The present harsh condition of the Palestinian population is the consequence of that choice.
While courageous individual Palestinians have accepted the permanent fact of the Jewish state of Israel, the Palestinian national movement as a whole has not done so, and seemingly cannot do so. In recent weeks, two of the most senior Fatah members—Muhammad Dahlan and Rafik Natsheh—have publicly reminded the world that their supposedly moderate political party has never recognised Israel and never will. And whatever Prime Minister Abbas may feel in his innermost heart, he has never been willing to do what for example the brave Michael Collins did in Ireland: compel his rejectionists to accept a final status agreement that falls short of their desired absolute goal.
President Obama knows all this. His recent comments to Jewish leaders at the White House—"there is not a lot of political courage among the Arab states, not a lot of leadership among the Palestinians"—show more realism than Daniel Levy's two entries in this online debate. Yet knowing what the president does know, he proceeds anyway as if settlements were the main issue. Why?
My hypothesis, offered in the second round of this debate, is that distancing himself from Israel might be an end in itself for this president. By slapping Israel, the president wins a round of applause from Middle Eastern audiences. He approaches no nearer to a final settlement—because it is the Palestinians, not the Israelis, who control the war/peace lever—but he may feel he gains more room to manoeuvre in pursuit of his other goals.
That's not brokerage. It's performance—and a performance not aptly described as "honest."
Of all the challenges Barack Obama faces in his determined quest for Arab-Israeli peace, the most complex is getting his relationship with Israel right. There are, to be sure, a host of other problems: what to do with a divided and dysfunctional Palestinian national movement; how to buck up weak but moderate Arab leaders; and huge gaps on the key issues such as Jerusalem, borders and refugees.
Still, getting right with Israel will be the key, because without Israeli cooperation there will be zero chance for meaningful progress. The problem is that for the past 16 years—eight under Bill Clinton and eight under George W. Bush—we have not got our relationship with the Israelis exactly right. The key is balance, and that means preserving the special nature of the relationship but not allowing it to become exclusive. Sadly, under both of Barack Obama's immediate predecessors that is what happened.
For reasons that cut to the core of what constitutes the American national interest, America has a special relationship with the state of Israel. The adhesive that binds this relationship together is value infinity, perhaps the strongest bond that any two nations share. It is strong because it is not based on strategic interest which can shift at any time (US ties with Panama and the Philippines and Iran until the fall of the Shah come to mind). The notion that Israel is a democratic polity like the United States with a common respect for human rights, real elections, freedom for the press and rule of law is the essence of America's continued support. That support is orchestrated by a powerful pro- Israeli constituency (composed of Jews and Christians).
Moreover, in one of the strangest paradoxes in Middle East diplomacy it is precisely our special relationship with Israel that gives America its influence and relevance in Arab-Israeli peacemaking. Without this bond (and the perception and reality that the United States has influence and leverage over Israel that can be used to get the Arabs what they want) America's phone would not be ringing much. Despite all of our imperfections and perceived bias and loss of credibility, our phones are still ringing loudly and often, even with all of our transgressions, both real and imagined, for which the Arabs and Muslims hold us responsible.
Unfortunately, what has happened in the last 16 years is that this special bond with Israel—so vital to American influence in Arab-Israeli peacemaking—has become exclusive in three distinct and very unhelpful ways.
First, we did not call Israel out on its behaviour that undermines the very negotiating process that we and the Israelis tried to promote. We talked tough on settlements but rarely did anything about it, imposing little consequence or accountability. Settlement activity, land confiscation, housing demolitions, bypass roads all undermined the confidence of Palestinians in negotiations and prejudged their outcome. The Palestinians, to be sure, engaged in their own bad behaviour, including terror, violence and incitement. But that still should not have detracted from our efforts to stop settlement activity.
Second, we insisted on co-ordinating everything in negotiations with Israel first. The logic of this "no surprise policy" is certainly compelling when it comes to matters dealing directly with Israeli security. But to deny ourselves tactical flexibility in a negotiation where we need to advocate for both sides and need to be seen to be doing so for our own credibility makes little sense. Palestinians got used to this behaviour and factored it into their calculations, which made them only more suspicious and withholding.
Third, we used Israeli needs and requirements as our main point of departure in determining American positions in negotiations. Instead, our departure point should have been what would be required to make negotiations succeed and to reach an agreement. I will never forget how enthusiastic I was when I heard in 1999 that the Israeli prime minister, Ahude Barak, was thinking about returning 80% of the West Bank, a position that no previous Israeli leader had taken. But who was I kidding? Even if we pushed the Israelis up to 90% in the run-up to the Camp David summit (which we did) in July 2000, it would never have been enough to meet Palestinian needs. We should have levelled with Barak instead of trying to sell Israeli ideas to the Palestinians. Israel's assessment of its own needs became our assessment of what price would have to be paid in order to reach a deal.
The obvious fact about negotiations is that if you want to reach a deal you must become an advocate and an honest broker for both sides, not just one. The only three Americans who ever did consequential diplomacy (Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter and James Baker) understood this. Barack Obama appears to understand this as well. Let us hope so. We have convinced ourselves (wrongly) that America could not be Israel's best friend and an effective and honest broker at the same time. We need to convince ourselves that we in fact can be both. The success of the Arab-Israeli peace process and the hope for a two state solution depends on it.


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If Colombia is one of the new major stars on the international holiday destinations map then it's surely because of places like Tayrona National Park. It's got everything you could want in a secluded tropical beach. As well as boasting some dramatic archeological ruins and cultural heritage it's got some of the most pristine beaches you can find on the Caribbean coast. Throw in some fantastic jungle trekking trails and sprinkle with a fantastic range of accommodation from quality camp sites to a luxury secluded eco lodges and you have got the mix just about right for a seriously idyllic location.
We recommend spending between 7-10 days Parque Tayrona. Here are our essentials, which give you a guide on how to spend your time in this exceptional slice of paradise.
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Take a flight from Bogota national airport to Santa Marta, where you will be able to take a van or taxi directly to the park. Alternatively, if you are trying to save some cash in the centre of Santa Marta you can also take a bus to the park. From there, you will have to hire transport inside the park to take you to Canaveral or Arrecifes. You have two options to get to Arrecifes sector: walk for about 50 min or hire a horse or a donkey, which is a nice way to get you into the spirit of adventure. Arrecifes is the only place that can be reached by car.
El Cañaveral
The best luxurious option is the cool and shimmering Ecohabs. These bungalows have been inspired by the tribes and indigenous people of the region and provide you with an incredible view of the Caribbean Sea (make sure you request a room with an unobstructed sea view), whilst their spa offers fantastic treatments and massages. This area of Tayrona feels less remote than further West and there are some lovely beaches. If you prefer camping there is also an excellent camp site in the Cañaveral area at Camping Tayrona.
The Arrecifes area is popular on the backpacker trail and offers visitors the chance to stay in one of 60 hammocks. It's a lovely feeling and if you are relaxed about where you sleep and it's a rare opportunity to enjoy bedding down under the stars.
You can either do as much or as little as you want – flopping down around the small clusters of beaches is idyllic but make sure when you do your swimming you stick to the safe bays – there are some fearsome riptides. Make sure you spend a day at the main beach, which is long and beautiful – perfect for body boarding and general lounging.
There is also some great snorkeling opportunities around El Cabo so make sure you bring some snorkeling gear. The marine life is abundant and tropical and you can spend hours floating amongst the multi-coloured marine life.
If nude beaches are your thing you can find this at Cabo San Juan.
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The fantastic archeological ruins of El Pueblito not only provide you with a mesmerizing ruin but we absolutely loved the fascinating journey there. Our trip took seven hours along a stone track, fringing stunning beaches and the piercing sounds of the Colombian jungle. Once you arrive the Pueblito archaeological area opens out with the remains of ancient building and walls. We had a great guide who spoke a decent level of English who told us about the lives of the 4,000 inhabitants this area once supported. We finished of the day with a half hour dip in the ocean on the way back. A magical, unforgettable day.
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The best luxury option offers you killer views, lovely accomodation and everything you could ever need in this beautiful spot.
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Camping Tayrona
Basic accommodation but lovely setting and great vibe. The main attraction is the proximity to the crystal clear waters and stunning beaches.
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Ecohostal Uluka
A lovely eco-friendly hostel nestled just 1km from Tayrona National Park. Each cottage provides air-conditioning and a balcony with hammock. We wished we could of stayed longer.
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La Piscina Beach
Make the most of your time at this fantastic beach, with a true tropcial back drop, great snorkelling and swimming.
El Cabo
This is a large picnic and camping site located next to the ocean.
El Pueblito
A fascinating ruin and a great journey there. Make sure you get an Enligh speaking guide to give you an insight into the inhabitants that once lived here
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Youth Preview Night
February 13, 2013
Ashland University is home to a growing ministry of college students who meet on Thursday nights to worship together. This ministry, called The Well, exists to worship God and create disciples in Christ's image. In addition to our Thursday night gatherings, we have over 15 Small Groups that meet all over campus to form intentional communities in which students challenge one another to grow in faith, to serve others, and to have a Kingdom impact on the world. We have seen an explosion of interest in involvement and we know God is doing something in our midst.
Recently God has laid it on our hearts to extend the invitation to what He is doing to others around us in our area. On April 4, 2013 we will be hosting a Youth Preview Night. What this means is we are inviting local area youth groups to come and worship with us at The Well and experience for themselves what God is doing. Our hope is to encourage high school students through the faithfulness that can be seen on our campus by those who attend The Well. Our worship service starts at 8:00pm in the Jack & Deb Miller Chapel at Ashland University.
If your students are interested in a campus visit, we will be offering overnight accommodations with campus leaders from the Well. Our students leaders will host your high school student and even treat them to breakfast the next morning at our award-winning student dining services. There will also be a campus tour on Friday morning for those students who would like to learn more about Ashland University. During that campus tour there will be a Meet and Greet for the Youth Leaders who brought youth groups to The Well. This will be a chance to network, pray, and collaborate with Youth Pastors and Leaders from throughout the state!
We think that your youth group would really benefit from attending Youth Preview Night because we believe that God is truly doing something amazing and unique at The Well. Join us for an evening of worship and teaching as we seek to honor Christ in and through our humble ministry.
You can Register for your visit here!
If you would like more information about this special event, please feel free to email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us at (419) 289-5624. We are happy to answer any questions you may have!
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Bangkok Day 1
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May 18, 2005
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Jul 10, 2005
This is day 6 (5/24/2005) & we made it from HK to Bangkok.
Up at 6 am to finish packing. Headed for dim sum shop for last breakfast: thick noodles with 3 sauces, bun (pork), & coke. David had same except had glutinous rice roll; Jeff had sticky rice. Will post photos later. A21 bus to airport for $33 HK - maybe 45 minute ride. Went past spectacular bridge, like one I think will go across Trinity River in Dallas - which just seems silly after seeing one across a bay in HK.
New HK airport even better than old. I would rate China Air as a 6-7 on scale of 1-10 & their food as 4.5 (but I ate it). Plane was 747, full, but easy for a 2.5 hour flight.
Earlier today felt a sense of anticipation & deepening into Asia. Difficult to describe - very very good. Trip unfolding, into the mystic.
Bangkok: Immigration painless. At last, I was not a "selectee" as the Homeland Security guy called me in Houston (what a fool - really logical to shake down a 60 year old college faculty member - so many of us are terrorists, right). Took A2 AC bus to Khao San Road. Left Jeff in a restaurant & David & I went of looking for a room. Found decent place (Merry V) with 3 beds, AC, & bathroom en suite for 600 Baht (about $15.50 US). It is not really very hot - today, anyway. KSR is full of backpackers - way more than in HK -just solid with mostly young Westerners & fair number of Asian travelers as well. Prawns & rice for about 90 Baht - a little more than $2 US. Jeff had satay and David paid 20 Baht for pad Thai. We're going to eat, ya'll!
Thanks for generous rating - given my confusion. More later.