We are seeking to recruit a teacher of Geography to join our existing team, ideally from September 2009. The possibility exists for appointment as Head of Department.
The week marked the National Education Computing Conference (NECC) in D.C. Among the geospatial highlights was the rollout of the latest in its series of 21st century roadmaps for core academic subjects, K-12 science and geography.
The Human Genome Project blew apart the idea that "race" was a biologically meaningful term – but new genetic technologies threaten to revive it, warns Osagie Obasogie
A TRIO of teachers from North Chadderton School proved worthy winners of a gruelling challenge. PE teachers Sarah Semple and Jayne Roberts teamed up with geography teacher Kate Emeny to take part in the Prestwich Challenge with Kate’s sister Trish Emeny, who is a youth worker.
Because I was trapped at a convention inside Tucson, Ariz.’s version of Buffalo Thunder—a pueblo-style golf resort, minus the casino—the weekend of June 26-28, I missed a succession of big events related to the LAND/ART project.
Geography Area: 30,355 sq. km. (11,718 sq. mi.), about the size of Maryland. Cities: Capital --Maseru (173,700). Other cities --Leribe (35,000), Mafeteng (32,900), Teyateyaneng (22,800), Mohale's Hoek (18,400).
Geography Area: 801,590 sq. km.; slightly less than twice the size of California. Major cities: Capital --Maputo (pop. 1.2 million--2005 est.); Beira, Matola, Nampula, Quelimane, Tete, Nacala.
Geography Area: 10,991 sq. km. (4,244 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Kingston metro area and St. Andrew (pop. 650,000). Other cities --Montego Bay (96,000), Spanish Town (131,515). Terrain: Mountainous, coastal plains. Climate: Tropical.
Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign (AP)
APworldThu, 02 Jul 2009 23:43:43 GMT
AP - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.
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US vice president in Iraq (AP)
APworldThu, 02 Jul 2009 22:21:48 GMT
AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and towns.
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OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras (AP)
APworldThu, 02 Jul 2009 22:00:05 GMT
AP - A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint — a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the impoverished Central American nation.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP)
APworldFri, 03 Jul 2009 00:29:14 GMT
AP - As of Thursday, July 2, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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Peru bus collision kills 23 near Lake Titicaca (AP)
APworldFri, 03 Jul 2009 00:34:27 GMT
AP - Two buses crashed head-on Thursday on a mountain road near Lake Titicaca in Peru, killing at least 23 people and injuring 50 more, police said.
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Aussie officials to visit India after student attacks (AFP)
AFPworldThu, 02 Jul 2009 10:11:49 GMT
AFP - A high-level Australian delegation will travel to India next week to give safety assurances following a wave of attacks on Indian students, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday.
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Pakistan desperately short of money to resettle Swat residents (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Major Western countries, after applauding Pakistan's military crackdown on Islamic extremists in the Swat valley in the country's northwest, haven't pledged the money needed to resettle the population now that the fighting is mostly over, and humanitarian organizations fear that 2 million people will be sent back home before it's safe to go.
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