Research Scientist (Computational Physics | C++ | OOD) (#108165)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="Section1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Research Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Job Description: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated ability in scientific programming; strong background in applied mathematics, computational electromagnetics (field theory), and knowledge of optical modeling especially as applied to scaterometry and thin film metrology. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Knowledge of reflectometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Works on complex problems that impact the design success of current products or addresses broad design issues of future products or technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Tasks include: define future product development strategy, develop a problem statement, research into particular solutions, develop code, and test prototypes; design, code, and test/integrate into tool product software.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The candidate will be responsible for developing and improving measurement capabilities, system optical models, calibrations development, and analysis tools for optical metrology applications. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Qualifications/Education Desired:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Project Management/Program Management/Service Management experience highly desired. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Educational Qualification:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">PhD in Computational Physics highly desired with 3 yrs industrial experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Proficiency in computational methods, C++, and object oriented design.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Kindly send your resume to <a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div></div>

Research Scientist (Computational Physics | C++ | OOD) (#108165)

Position: Research Scientist Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: Demonstrated ability in scientific programming...

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Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager (Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, Opto-Mechanical )(#108115)

<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Position</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager<BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Location</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Milpitas<BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Duration</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Full Time<BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Job Description</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:<BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">KLA-Tencor's FaST (Film and Scatterometry Technology) division is a one of the core groups of KLA-Tencor's metrology business.  The FaST division conceives, develops manufactures and markets film and optical CD metrology equipment for the front end semiconductor manufacturing process counting all major semiconductor manufacturers amongst its key customers.<BR> The FaST Division is a $200M division and has over 170 employees worldwide. The division is primarily located in Milpitas, CA where the main engineering group is located but has some satellite engineering groups in India and Israel.<BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Responsibilities</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1) Responsible for all NPI (new product introduction) activities for all FaST Products. Also responsible for hardware sustaining activities for legacy products.<BR> 2) Provides management direction of all phases of a product from manufacturing introduction to completion. Functions as the central resource with design, manufacturing, quality and test as the product(s) move to completion and distribution. Ensures that products shipped meet specifications and quality goals. Formulates and executes long term plans for cost/profit control. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.<BR> 3) Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations’ effective achievement of objectives.<BR> 4) Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of the product and company. Participates in corporate development of methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people. Ensures budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.<BR> 5) Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization.<BR> 6) Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area within the division. Has control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods and products.<BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Preferred Qualifications</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Minimum 5 years of NPI experience.<BR> 2) Strong technical background, preferably has an PhD or Masters Degree in the engineering field with good background in manufacturing.<BR> 3) Have extensive experience and technical knowledge to influence/implement engineering designs into manufacturable, cost-effective and highly reliable products.<BR> 4) Have experience transitioning/transferring products from development engineering to an offshore manufacturing group.<BR> 6) Knowledge of optical metrology and/or opto-mechanical systems preferred.<BR> 7) Willing to travel to vendors and KLA-Tencor's manufacturing facilities in Middle East, Europe and Asia.<BR> <BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Minimum Qualifications</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:<BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience.<BR> OR<BR> Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience.<BR> OR<BR> Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.<BR> <BR> Kindly send your resumes to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><a href="mailto:sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN><U><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>

Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager (Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, Opto-Mechanical )(#108115)

Position : Manufacturing Design Engineering Manager Location : Milpitas Duration : Full Time Job Description : KLA-Tencor'...

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Electrical Design Manager (High speed data acquisition | signal processing | Control Systems in Semiconductor equipment industry | High speed digital communication) (#108114)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Title:</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Electrical Design Manager</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><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 style="text-align: left;"><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;"> Full time</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">About the Business Unit:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">FaST Division:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">KLA-Tencor's FaST (Film and Scatterometry Technology) division is a one of the core groups of KLA-Tencor's metrology business.  The FaST division conceives, develops manufactures and markets film and optical CD metrology equipment for the front end semiconductor manufacturing process counting all major semiconductor manufacturers amongst its key customers. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The FaST Division is a $200M division and has over 170 employees worldwide.  The division is primarily located in Milpitas, CA where the main engineering group is located but has some</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">satellite engineering</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> groups in India and Israel.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Job Description: </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Directs</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> and guides the activities of a research or technical design function responsible for designing, developing, modifying and evaluating electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Evaluates final results of research and development projects to assure accomplishment of technical objectives. Prepares and presents reports outlining the outcome of technical projects and makes recommendations for actions necessary to achieve desired results. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">. Participates</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes final decisions on administrative or operational matters and ensures operations’ effective achievement of objectives.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers. Interactions frequently involve special skills, such as negotiating with customers or management or attempting to influence senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Directs and controls the activities of a broad functional area through several department managers within the company. Has overall control of planning, staffing, budgeting, managing expense priorities, and recommending and implementing changes to methods.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Desired Skills & Experience:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">At least 7-8 years experience in management and design of high speed data acquisition and signal processing systems. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Data acquisitions systems involve use of optical detectors, e.g. CCDs, measuring light properties at different wavelengths. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Signal processing may require use of FPGAs, ADC, DAC, microcontrollers, etc. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Should have strong systems controls background preferably in semiconductor equipment industry. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Knowledge of optical metrology systems preferred but not a must. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">6.</span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Should have strong working knowledge of high speed digital communications and network systems, e.g. USB, Ethernet, IEEE-1394, etc. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Minimum Qualifications:</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">OR </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">OR </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"><b></b></span><span lang="en-us"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Please send your resumes to</span></b></span><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div></div>

Electrical Design Manager (High speed data acquisition | signal processing | Control Systems in Semiconductor equipment industry | High speed digital communication) (#108114)

Job Title: Electrical Design Manager Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time About the Business Unit: FaST Division: KLA-Tencor's...

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there is something on your skirt

Happy Thursday all! I'm slooowly inching my way towards finishing this blasted bedroom. Close enough that I'm down to the details...mostly. And what is more detail-ish than a bedskirt.<br /><br />I have a bit of a linens fetish. D. Porthault is like porn to me. But obviously that is a bit out of budget and I couldn't throw out my perfectly fine white Target bedskirt. Although, (cover your ears bedskirt) if I ever win the lottery you better believe I'm going to roll around in my D.Porthault bed all the live long day.<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/AVvXsEh-iK8ofy_-qnQ4_6hQppaAg9tXnHY6DkDPcmbS2R459kogi6X-EF8C3N1RinzoR95CVln7nTS0gomb5GvQ8VJ-_BJBt4odcDrPRFni7oHUnnv-ngemvvdK_s_b0bzclEfvWstdgWxjcH29/s1600/P4075800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iK8ofy_-qnQ4_6hQppaAg9tXnHY6DkDPcmbS2R459kogi6X-EF8C3N1RinzoR95CVln7nTS0gomb5GvQ8VJ-_BJBt4odcDrPRFni7oHUnnv-ngemvvdK_s_b0bzclEfvWstdgWxjcH29/s640/P4075800.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the old room and plain bedskirt</td></tr></tbody></table>I was so inspired by my lovely friend <a href="http://www.savvydesignwest.com/p/one-room-challenge.html" target="_blank">Tiffany's bedskirt</a> and the magic <a href="http://freckleschick.blogspot.com/2012/04/going-greek.html" target="_blank">Freckles Chick</a> worked on her curtains that I thought I could certainly slap some jazz hands on this thing. And while I am sans sewing machine, I can work some mean magic with an iron.<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/AVvXsEiWAk0_vi5eEQSC6ax3Gynn82YY0cZA1pNMewId7J20Sy-YV8BtTj8AEGYyMVls25ViJ2WlzeuBgdhlhNXHGrgHKP-WXrVkXNGq6ilfGpRL4A-82kBQweAhBTVJqa-TiCX3sYpAPCrb8WSe/s1600/P4256075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAk0_vi5eEQSC6ax3Gynn82YY0cZA1pNMewId7J20Sy-YV8BtTj8AEGYyMVls25ViJ2WlzeuBgdhlhNXHGrgHKP-WXrVkXNGq6ilfGpRL4A-82kBQweAhBTVJqa-TiCX3sYpAPCrb8WSe/s640/P4256075.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love a big red slash on a price tag.</td></tr></tbody></table> One free bedskirt, $3 heat and bond and $3 ribbon gave me a nice little touch.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinptc1-TRw-re1mxoEmi-kaJYzg758vwVSRBlHdAZIPtT7iAaTULUGEpiucsjRnomJIv79rsLrQfI_NZRuJrc8B4P7GrA0jtDgcSLYQhxXLZCOsGUOTuovaj1b2dVXHWAqU7HS-kkApCV8/s1600/P5176566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinptc1-TRw-re1mxoEmi-kaJYzg758vwVSRBlHdAZIPtT7iAaTULUGEpiucsjRnomJIv79rsLrQfI_NZRuJrc8B4P7GrA0jtDgcSLYQhxXLZCOsGUOTuovaj1b2dVXHWAqU7HS-kkApCV8/s640/P5176566.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Such a simple project that adds a nice finish, I should have tackled it long ago. I measured the height that I wanted the ribbon to sit and then used a spacer to keep myself straight. Start to finish it was only a one episode of RHONJ project. (I like to measure all projects by the 'Bravo clock')<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZoegBvpwBGOtWcDFM6okEPo7NnY2CFKROSzy-NKCmwnOuB4zXn9w20V5w8kxAdj9xcp0_npgvv1V33kgU6dT_CaS1RsBlzR7OYGJ08NOwQIsnjHaPtZiXMpOvZdgKl59li6kyqn98a-P/s1600/P5176569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZoegBvpwBGOtWcDFM6okEPo7NnY2CFKROSzy-NKCmwnOuB4zXn9w20V5w8kxAdj9xcp0_npgvv1V33kgU6dT_CaS1RsBlzR7OYGJ08NOwQIsnjHaPtZiXMpOvZdgKl59li6kyqn98a-P/s640/P5176569.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_TVc1D2C215hjR2Oz7HT9lOr_0SBqujfx87vAg-uEQgsYhsCd1fZ8dGDiy0BEtt0RzTTlluDyj-QQwfG4Bubxtygas-sWo_Q23ogq-3K5FgBF4LdPMxgkyxckX6bEHkO-uyz0hXDh0i_/s1600/P5176580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_TVc1D2C215hjR2Oz7HT9lOr_0SBqujfx87vAg-uEQgsYhsCd1fZ8dGDiy0BEtt0RzTTlluDyj-QQwfG4Bubxtygas-sWo_Q23ogq-3K5FgBF4LdPMxgkyxckX6bEHkO-uyz0hXDh0i_/s640/P5176580.JPG" width="520" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">My bed never stays made for very long with these two around. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuUFHTHfMWyohwQ25I5p_5QvBpl9LWe_U8nf8YLLMhifD3lq4KRbR9_T-16GshLxnehY_ukv2BXj-emMLswwx_eHrSSt4Pcl4i-Yha4spL0yLG1KMJ1UCEiwjiuPLsbL4TLa_VNBeNVv2/s1600/P4266128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuUFHTHfMWyohwQ25I5p_5QvBpl9LWe_U8nf8YLLMhifD3lq4KRbR9_T-16GshLxnehY_ukv2BXj-emMLswwx_eHrSSt4Pcl4i-Yha4spL0yLG1KMJ1UCEiwjiuPLsbL4TLa_VNBeNVv2/s640/P4266128.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /><br />So the list is shrinking. Just a few things left to knock out:<br /><br /><ul><li>find a rug</li><li>finish art project for walls</li><li>finish bedding</li><li>find bedside table alternative</li><li>finish seating</li></ul>That's a heck of a lot of 'f's' on one list.<br /><br />Are you making any progress on your list(s)? Any big projects that seem to never end? Any suggestions on how to teach my dog how to make the bed?

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Happy Thursday all! I'm slooowly inching my way towards finishing this blasted bedroom. Close enough that I'm down to the details......

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Changing Things Up: Drinking More Water + Food Finds

Joel calls me a camel.  I almost always have a drink of some sort in my hand, but usually it's water.  Back in college I had a faux Nalgene that I bought at Target.  Not only did it last a long time, it subtly encouraged me to drink the full 8 glasses of water a day.  It was so easy, I only had to fill it up twice.  Eventually the faux Nalgene broke and I just recently got around to replacing it with the real deal.<br /><br />Enter the new, purple Nalgene (purchased on eBay for $11.99 - free shipping from <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/robbysalloutdoorandmore" target="_blank">Robby's All Outdoor and More</a>): <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/AVvXsEia9XC_CSqMe65IIAKPJ5XVvAbNqj9a3iQO3FVPjskA4AP8hZvWc__511eT15ZbvIgURmCzW5JjW1MhXyxLWidrxFloWmrWevBz1xlON8ppqhhAZhDqdWeGP5FczXqiy0EVUttE3y_tkXQ/s1600/nalgene+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9XC_CSqMe65IIAKPJ5XVvAbNqj9a3iQO3FVPjskA4AP8hZvWc__511eT15ZbvIgURmCzW5JjW1MhXyxLWidrxFloWmrWevBz1xlON8ppqhhAZhDqdWeGP5FczXqiy0EVUttE3y_tkXQ/s400/nalgene+2.jpg" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I especially love that they are made in the USA!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I only have to fill up this puppy twice each day and I've achieved the daily recommended 8 glasses.<br /><br />Additionally, if you're not familiar with these bottles, they have a wide mouth opening that makes it very easy to drop in ice cubes.  With the faux Nalgene, it was a little more difficult to exercise and simultaneously take a drink from it because of this wide mouth - the water would go everywhere.  However, Nalgene makes a handy little "splash guard" insert that prevents this from happening.<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/AVvXsEhc2qN3qFzbq7uOdTGKJnjTGzZcSdWaTBGdKGpYy-wuJ_ZntxVEmnGvpGqzs6XmcfUE9eb95IpyJ7IGHAG4HiNxKTYGhSTv2SG-smWg1tQ-OUjxfmEV8nwwVB3PkFhT2ZpJE7VTJ-LNHYk/s1600/nalgene+lid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2qN3qFzbq7uOdTGKJnjTGzZcSdWaTBGdKGpYy-wuJ_ZntxVEmnGvpGqzs6XmcfUE9eb95IpyJ7IGHAG4HiNxKTYGhSTv2SG-smWg1tQ-OUjxfmEV8nwwVB3PkFhT2ZpJE7VTJ-LNHYk/s320/nalgene+lid.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is true color of the bottle btw</td></tr></tbody></table>I <3 you Nalgene!<br /><br />Moving on....<br /><br />I'm changing Greek yogurt brands.  I've tried them all, and I used to be exclusively linked to Chobani.  I thought their yogurt was as good as the Greek stuff could get.  Though I still admit that I thought their 0% variety still offered quite a bit of a sour flavor for which I'm not very fond.  But alas, I tried the Dannon Oikos variety and I've since divorced Chobani.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXfHskKI9UpyH16WOu6dxwHc5TK3oCk3ViRNXILm9n1y3RAi5k7wgf0wvMTRhk92mx3PZntIrMsa1ryO7wS-6-MNKQuuRXhiUjG9EoE1UHQFMjmxeDuAyZnX0Nfx4tJ5mvP95NTQmHiM/s1600/dannon+oikos+blueberry+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXfHskKI9UpyH16WOu6dxwHc5TK3oCk3ViRNXILm9n1y3RAi5k7wgf0wvMTRhk92mx3PZntIrMsa1ryO7wS-6-MNKQuuRXhiUjG9EoE1UHQFMjmxeDuAyZnX0Nfx4tJ5mvP95NTQmHiM/s320/dannon+oikos+blueberry+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I've had both the blueberry and the strawberry fruit on the bottom flavors.  They taste great and the sour taste doesn't even exist (for me).  They are 3 PointsPlus (same as the 0% flavors of Chobani).  According to their website, they also come in black cherry and peach flavors (for fruit on the bottom), but they also offer other flavors in their "traditional style" (aka "with fat") Greek yogurt.  The other 0% flavors include honey, plain and vanilla.<br /><br />I've been enjoying a Dannon Oikos with a homemade blueberry scone (7 PointsPlus - from the WW Power Foods Cookbook) each morning for breakfast.  It's actually very filling together.  The scone is made with whole wheat pastry flour.<br /><br />They are VERY good!  Joel even eats them!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Food Finds Nalgene Weight Watchers Changing Things Up: Drinking More Water + Food Finds

Joel calls me a camel.  I almost always have a drink of some sort in my hand, but usually it's water.  Back in college I had a faux Nalg...

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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6d69fHEKz0THIfzPnYKvoEgxmhSRtObWy0g5DQI2A3YClV91tahVwW2lhT8V5wJD7zruxGihLdMi6xwKsgXtQjHpi_ar2wirid73qvMkMZCOa9hzc2eagwt0QQQuUNYlnvUpl_K5ijDbM/s320/Photos-+Airline+Pilots+Protest+On+Wall+Street+Tuesday+September+27+2011+13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Austrian Airlines Dispute</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT;">Es war ein strategischer Fehler Austrian Airlines an die Lufthansa zu verkaufen. Zum Zeitpunkt des Verkaufes von Austrian Airlines hatte Air France noch die nötigen finanziellen Mittel Austrian zu kaufen. Im Gegensatz zur Lufthansa, welche München als Drehscheibe aufbaute, hätte Air France Wien als „Gateway“ in den Osten ausgebaut und somit eine legitime Konkurrenz zur Lufthansa gebildet. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DE-AT" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE-AT;">“Unfit to Fly” ist seit einigen Tagen in aller Munde. Hintergrund dafür sind die Flugstreichungen der heimischen Fluglinie Austrian, die sich nicht zu schade war, die Gründe dafür offen zu kommunizieren.<br /><br />Was hat es damit auf sich? Was bedeutet “unfit to fly”?<br /><br />Auf keinen Fall sollte man diesen Zustand mit Krankheit, Krankenstand oder ähnlichem verwecheln. Nicht fit sein fürs Fliegen kann mannigfaltige Gründe haben. Psychischer Schmerz, wie etwa bei einer Trennung, Geldsorgen, verstorbene Verwandte oder Kinder - all das belastet ein Gemüt. In der Fliegerei kam man zu dem Konsens, dass ein derartiger Animus in keinem Fall für eine professionelle Arbeit in einem Cockpit zuträglich sein kann. Nicht zu unrecht, hat man sich doch Tag für Tag auf essentiell wichtige Entscheidungen zu konzentrieren - Ablenkung und ein getrübter Geist können schnell in einer Tragödie enden. Piloten und Fluglotsen wird geraten, selbst nach einem heftigen Streit mit der Partnerin / dem Partner, der Arbeit fern zu bleiben. Auch ich bin Pilot, und kenne keinen Crewplaner, der dafür kein Verständis hat.<br /><br />Dass das Otto Normalverbraucher verwundert, sei natürlich nicht unerwähnt. In den meisten Branchen wäre ein Anruf, nicht zur Arbeit zu kommen, weil man gerade mit der Freundin eine kräftige Auseinandersetzung hatte, vermutlich ein Entlassungsgrund.<br /><br />In sicherheitssensiblen Berufen, wie dem eines Piloten oder Fluglotsen, hat jedoch das Sicherheitsbewusstsein Vorrang. “Troubled Minds” oder unfitte Flugbesatzungen riskieren selten nur das eigene Leben.<br /><br />Zurück zur Austrian - zurück zu einem Berufsstand, der in der Öffentlichkeit keine Lobby zu besitzen scheint. Dieses österreichische Unternehmen, seit mehr als 50 Jahren am Markt, ist zur Zeit von der schlimmsten Krise seit ihrem Bestehen gebeutelt. Das Fass ist voll - und wie lange die Tropfen sich hier schon versammeln, sollte sich ein jeder, der im Moment glaubt eine Ahnung von Anstrengung und Entbehrung zu haben, vor Augen führen.<br /><br />Missführung, Missmanagement und Proporz haben den Karren an die Wand gefahren. Ein Merger 2004, ein Manager (“Die AUA ist saniert!”) nach dem anderen, der an der Aktiengesellschaft zwar gut verdient aber letztendlich doch nichts geleistet hat, Sparpakete, Zwangsteilzeit, Gehaltskürzungen, die Übernahme durch die Deutsche Lufthansa und, finally, Existenz- und Zukunftsängste. Wie viel hier durchgemacht wurde, kann sich der durchschnittliche österreichische Arbeitnehmer wohl schwer vorstellen. Es ist für jemanden der selbst fliegt daher überhaupt nicht verwunderlich, dass es einigen Leuten zu viel wird. Und dass Konsequenzen gezogen werden müssen. Die Umwälzungen, die in diesem Betrieb stattfinden, würden keinen österreichischen Arbeitnehmer, sofern betroffen, einfach kalt lassen.<br /><br />Nun ist es fünf nach zwölf - die Zeit für unpopuläre Maßnahmen scheint gekommen zu sein. In bester AUA-Manier wird das Versagen anderer auf dem Sündenbock Personal abgewälzt. Privilegienritter sollen die Piloten der AUA sein. Und Millionäre. Sie allein stehen der Firma und dem ewigen Glück und Wohlstand im Weg.<br /><br />Dass hier ein Berufsstand seit Jahren vorgeführt und zur Kasse gebeten wird, ist den meisten nicht bewusst, und, selbst nach Erklärung, nicht begreiflich. Warum ist das so?<br /><br />Warum wälzt ein Unternehmen, die Misstände, die durch offensichtliches, jahrzehntelanges Versagen in den oberen Managementebenen verursacht wurden, nun auf einem Berufsstand ab?<br /><br />Weil es so einfach ist! Es ist herrlich einfach, Neid und Missgunst zu schüren. Es ist herrlich einfach, auf eine Berufsgruppe hinzuhauen, die in der Öffentlichkeit nur mehr bedingtes Ansehen genießt. Die Geschäftsführung lässt es bei keiner Gelegenheit aus, die eigene Mannschaft vorzuführen und in Misskredit zu bringen. Der Facebook-Auftritt der AUA, wo die Flugverspätungen ganz offen auf das fliegende Personal abgewälzt werden, spricht Bände.<br /><br />Ich habe noch keinen Flugbetrieb erlebt, der so offen seine Mitarbeiter ankreidet. Wenn ich mich heute unfit melde, so springt ein Stand-by (so heißen die Piloten auf Bereitschaft) für mich ein. Werden nicht genug vorgehalten (die Stand-bys also), so muss der Flug abgesagt werden.<br /><br />So what? Liegt das im Verantwortungsbereich der Piloten und Flugbegleiter? Sicherlich nicht! Es ist im Interesse der Geschäftsführung genug Personal zur Verfügung zu stellen, damit ein vernünftiger Crewfaktor freie Tage und Krankenstände abfedern kann. Dass sich diese Annahme nicht mit der Aussage “Wir haben sowieso zu viele Piloten!” verträgt, sei mal so in den Raum gestellt.<br /><br />Hier ist die Personalvertretung gefordert. Zeigen Sie der Öffentlichkeit auf, was hier im Gange ist! Listen Sie auf, transparent und nachvollziehbar, was das Personal für den Fortbestand dieses Unternehmens seit Jahren auf sich genommen hat! Zeigen Sie auf, wie mit Ihnen umgegangen wird, was der/die Einzelne Ihrer Geschäftsführung wert ist! Zeigen Sie, dass SIE das Unternehmen sind, dass SIE der einzige Grund sind, warum dieses Unternehmen einen Herrn Ötsch, ein Duo Bierwirth & Malanik und Konsorten überlebt haben.<br /><br />Ich bin mir sicher, Kollegen, dass Ihr die Lacher, und vor allem die Solidarität der Kunden wieder auf eurer Seite haben werdet. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Meine habt ihr bereits jetzt.</span></div>

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