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Friday, July 5, 2013
Zambia National Teachers Union threatens strike action
The Zambia National Teachers Union (ZNUT) has threatened to take strike action if government does not honour this year?s collective agreement for improved conditions of service for its members.
ZNUT President Henry Kapenda expressed concern that some conditions of service which should have been effected in June this year were still pending and this raised concerns on whether salary increments would take effect by September this year.
?Come September, if ZNUT members do not get their salary increments, we will call for a nationwide strike,? he said.
Mr Kapenda said this today during the ZNUT 10th Quadrennial Conference at New Fairmount hotel in Livingstone.
He further said ZNUT members had the right to belong to social or political calls of their choices but the union does not subscribe to any political or social dispensation.
?Having said that, where things are wrong we shall condemn especially if we are not listened to and consulted, like the recent issue of removal of allowances for deserving teachers,? he said.
Mr Kapenda highlighted some of the threats ZNUT was facing as inconsistent statements from government on issues of national interest, lack of consultation on policy matters and delays to assent to the Education Bill among others.
However, Education Minister John Phiri who officially opened the conference, advised ZNUT to desist from taking any strike action as pupils and not government officials would suffer.
Dr Phiri said it was imperative for all teachers to focus on the well-being of pupils as government was aware of the challenges facing the education sector but remained committed to enhance the welfare of teachers.
?I know there is a lack of visible appreciation for teachers, schools are falling apart, teachers? accommodation has not been a priority over the years but the PF government remains committed to enhancing the welfare of teachers,? he said.
He said the PF government was determined to move away from the disorder and mediocrity left by the MMD government during its tenure in office.
Dr Phiri said it was shameful for the nation to have a record of 345, 000 children enrolled in grade one, 200, 000 dropping out of school by grade nine and only 30, 000 getting tertiary education.
He however, stated that measures such as recruitment of 1000 early childhood education teachers, upgrading of basic schools to secondary school level and building of provincial universities among others were aimed at restoring sanity in the education sector.
Earlier, Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) President Leonard Hikaumba noted that the country faced a serious shortage of teachers which adversely affected the teacher-pupil ratio.
?It is common to find overcrowded classrooms being managed by a single teacher and this reduces the level of giving individual attention to pupils,? he said.
Mr Hikaumba reiterated that proper remuneration was an effective way of motivating teachers and called on government to prioritize paying allowances due to deserving teachers.
He also appealed to government to escalate opportunities for higher training for teachers in order for them to meet current demands of the teaching profession.
The ZNUT 10th National Quadrennial Conference of delegates is being held under the theme: ?Promoting high quality education through a highly motivated professional teacher? and has representatives from Zambia, Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa, Norway and Ghana.
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Source: http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/07/05/zambia-national-teachers-union-threatens-strike-action/
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Left 4 Dead 2 mutates past Linux beta, adds more mod tools
Left 4 Dead 2 is the latest game in Valve's catalog to clamber out of the Steam for Linux beta. Unlike last week's Half-Life 2 news however, the extra something coming along for the ride isn't VR headset support -- it's a powerful suite of customization tools. The Extended Mutation System (EMS) gives the already robust modding community additional options for crafting one-off episodes and game type variants. For a glimpse of what EMS enables, play a round of "Holdout." This new multi-map mode introduces buildable items and the concept of resources to the co-op zombie-slaying calamity. What's more, Valve said it will add the most popular EMS creations to the official servers. Maybe with this, the world can finally witness our vision of the zombie apocalypse. Yeah, it involves marmosets.
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Via: Left 4 Dead Blog
Source: Steam
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ZEN & TECH 55: Parenting; Keeping kids safe on social
ZEN & TECH is our mobile lifestyle podcast, focusing not just on our phones, tablets, and gadgets, but how we can use technology to help us live better, richer, happier lives. It's how we center our inner geeks! On today's show, Georgia and Rene tie into Talk Mobile 2013 and, as part of our ongoing parenting series, look at how we can handle kids going online and onto social networks, from when they're very young, to when they're legally adults.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Canon reinvents video focusing with the fiercely fast EOS 70D (hands-on)
Looking to capture professional-quality video on the cheap? You've probably considered a DSLR, but for many users, an interchangeable-lens camera might not be the best pick. Camcorders and higher-end video rigs typically offer far more powerful autofocus capabilities, and while Digital SLR footage can look great, if you're not tweaking the lens manually, things might not go as smoothly as you'd hope. Canon's setting out to change that, with its brilliant new EOS 70D. On the surface, this 20.2-megapixel camera doesn't venture far from its 60D roots, but internally, it's an entirely different ballgame.
At the core of the 70D's modifications is what Canon's calling Dual Pixel CMOS AF. Essentially, the sensor includes twice the number of pixels in an (very successful) attempt to improve focusing. There are 40.3 million photodiodes on the sensor, and when they're all working together, "it's like 20 million people tracking the focus with both eyes," as Canon explains. The result is camcorder-like focusing for both stills and video, when you're shooting in live view mode. During our test with a pre-production sample, the device performed phenomenally, adjusting focus instantaneously when snapping stills, and quickly but gradually when recording video. Join us after the break for a closer look.
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