Tailpiece
Hi again,
Herewith, some snippets from various sources.
I appeal to you to send me items to distribute to our members for both the Cleft Stick and to be posted on the web site. It is your magazine and website, so ensure it gets the news that you would like to see in it.
Please let me have any changes to your physical address, phone no. or e-mail address to keep the database up to date.
Thanks to all of you who have made the effort. Please will any of you who know of members who do not get this “electric” Cleft~Stick, & have access to e-mail, pass their address along to me.
Don Yunnie
7 Chalet Drive, Hilton, 3245, South Africa Local Tel & Fax (033) 343 1534 Int. Tel & Fax (+2733) 343 1534 cell 082 377 7562 E-mail dyunnie@xsinet.co.za.
Early Bird Extension
Janet Snow has arranged for an extension to the Early Bird reduced rate for GRAA members
IRF 2006 - GRAA Group Booking reduced fee
For those who are interested in attending the IRF 2006 in Scotland but missed out on the "Early Bird" reduced registration fee will now have a second chance to "catch the boat". More details on the congress can be seen on http://www.int-ranger.net/congress.html
I have negotiated a GRAA Group Booking reduced fee rate. So instead of the 640 pounds (around R 7600.00 + commission, vat etc) you can pay R6650.00 for the primary participant (spouses are at a separate fee) (which includes the commission, vat and foreign exchange control system).
If you are interested in being part of this Group Booking please submit your payment to the GRAA main account (details below) - with a clear reference (e.g. IRF 2006 J Snow Mem no. 687) and a fax or emailed copy of the deposit before 30 November. [This is one proviso - if the exchange rate fluctuates drastically between now and when I make the payment, I might be obliged to alter the amount due - up or down - but I will contact you if that is the case.]
Please contact me if you have any queries or if you want to confirm that your deposit has been received and noted.
Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at this congress.
Janet Snow
Treasurer
Game Rangers Association of Africa
Tel: 033 263 1251 (w)
033 2677979 (h)
Fax033 267 7171
Cel082 782 7979
Banking Details
First National Bank
Estcourt Branch
Branch Code220325
Account type - Current
Account no.53980026795
NOTICE NATIONAL GRASS LANDS BIO DIVERSITY PROGRAME (NGBP)
GRASSLANDS FORUM MEETING, THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2005
A Grasslands Forum meeting will take place on Thursday 24 November 2005 from 9am – 1.30pm.
Venue: Auditorium, Biodiversity Centre, Pretoria Botanical Gardens, 2
Cussonia Avenue, Pretoria.
Tea will be available from 8.30am and lunch will be served at 1pm.
The formal design phase of the NGBP began in May this year. The programme has reached an important stage where it is defining its strategic focus in terms of sectors, cross cutting issues and spatial biodiversity priority areas.
The programme would like to report back to the broad grasslands forum on progress. In addition, the forum would also discuss the strategic focus as well as the programme’s vision, objectives, and targets.
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Welcome and introductions
2. NGBP progress report
a. Presentation
b. Discussion
3. Vision, objectives and targets
a. Presentation
b. Discussion
4. Sectoral and spatial focus areas
a. Presentation
b. Discussion
5. Way forward and closure
Kindly distribute this notice to others who may be interested in attending the meeting. Please send confirmation of your attendance by 10 November 2005.
We look forward to your participation.
Yours sincerely,
Florence Nazare
SANBI Grassland Coordinator
012-8435291/5000
Cell: 082 6399694
nazare@sanbi.org.
POSITION(s) AVAILABLE
IUCN JOINS ALCOA FOUNDATION IN LAUNCHING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
20 fellowships offered for conservation and sustainability research Gland, Switzerland, 11 October 2005 (IUCN) - The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has been chosen as one of three leading Sustainability Institutes for the newly launched Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Programme.
The Fellowship Programme is designed to provide a non-degree opportunity for qualified mid-career sustainable evelopment practitioners from NGOs to conduct intensive applied research in the field of conservation and sustainability.
In cooperation with the International Institute for Education (IIE), IUCN will assist in reviewing and selecting three to five practitioner fellows per year, for the five years of the program, to conduct research in the following areas:
Experts from the IUCN will be assigned as mentors for the fellows working on these research projects and will also participate in various worldwide networking events.
Academic partners such as the London School of Economics or the University of São Paolo will host the fellows.
"The Alcoa Foundation's Conservation and Sustainability Fellowship Program offers a great opportunity for people with good ideas to take some time to think through their ideas, nurture them to a stage where they can be implemented , and then put them into practice.
IUCN is looking forward to support the fellows in their work and hopes that they will be able to bring new knowledge into the conservation field and stimulate others to conserve," said Jeffrey A. McNeely, IUCN Chief Scientist at the launch of the fellowship programme.
The Alcoa Foundation will support each fellow with a substantial annual stipend plus funding for a yearly meeting of the fellows.
Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminium, fabricated alumina. Alcoa Foundation actively invests in sources of positive community change as well as supporting national and international organizations to promote Areas of Excellence. By bringing together academic, NGO and business communities, the Fellowship Program will be a "new model of effective private philanthropic action to address urgent problems of global concern".
Individuals interested in further information about the fellowship programme are asked to contact:
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW, Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20005
affellows@iie.org, Fax: +202-326-7642
For more information contact:
Carolin Wahnbaeck, Media Relations Officer, Tel. +41 22 999 0127; Fax: +41 22 999 0020; carolin.wahnbaeck@iucn.org; Web: http://iucn.org
Jeffrey A. McNeely, IUCN Chief Scientist, Tel. +41 22 999 0284; Fax: +41 22 999 0020; jam@iucn.org; Web: http://iucn.org
Position Wanted
Student employment
One of our students, Rob Andrews (18 Year old), is looking for some general work for a period of two to three weeks during the December/January holidays. He would prefer to work on a game farm if possible, as he is hoping to utilize his current experience and improve his knowledge in this field
Rob has already developed a CV for himself. Here are some of his skills and achievements:
1. Worked as a diesel mechanic at Mike’s Mechanics – Johannesburg
2. Worked as general assistance and tourist guiding (game walks and rafting on Tugela River) at Zingela Game Farm – Weenen – KwaZulu
3. Welding and chainsaw experience
4. General workshop equipment (angle grinder etc) experience
5. Extensive hunting experience – initially with a rifle but now prefers bow hunting. His hunting experience has also included carcass preparation.
I can personally recommend this physically fit and strong, enthusiastic, capable, pleasant young gentleman to anyone. He will get involved in any activities or field around the game ranging or farming systems.
To contact Rob Andrews phone – 072 241 0247
Or myself – Janet Snow – 082 782 7979
Tailpiece-
This certainly brightened up my day I feel a little bit happier!!!!
The Red Head
A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her.
Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket towards the man.
He reflexively reaches out, grabs it out of the air, and hands it back. Oh my, I am so sorry, " the woman says as she pops her eye back in place.
"Let me buy your dinner to make it up to you, " she says.
They enjoy a wonderful dinner together, and afterwards they go to the theatre followed by drinks. They talk, they laugh, she shares her deepest dreams and he shares his. She listens.
After paying for everything, she asks him if he would like to come to her place for a nightcap and stay for breakfast.
They had a wonderful, wonderful time.
The next morning, she cooks a gourmet meal with all the trimmings. The guy is amazed! ! Everything had been SO incredible! !!!
"You know, " he said, "you are the perfect woman. Are you this nice to every guy you meet? "
"No, " she replies. . . . . .. . . . "
Wait for it. .
It's coming. .
The suspense is killing you, isn't it?
She says :
"You just happened to catch my eye. "
(oh shut up, I just forward them, I don't write them! )
Matter of Fact
This is an electronic newsletter of the Game Rangers' Association of Africa. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Association, nor of the Editor. This is intended to be an exchange of news snips, ideas and communication between members. Newsletter content may be copied and re-distributed without authorisation. Correspondence should be addressed to the Editor at dyunnie@xsinet.co.za
