News for today's 2018: 05/14/13

Poetry 'n' Such With Paul Piatt

9:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u7ZQBYCGhu5u_cQFooBbLT_r8lCK70FlU_HYqJrAjyp8NoT50Axe8PlQQ7aDIZIGK_-UTuErs7CMIwzbF-Z1ErlGY3c0K5nw7yca0Y0y5HigfMCqZFPiWFp7QQ3dHtQfw8566icdysQ/s1600/Paul+Piatt+IWS+Radio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-u7ZQBYCGhu5u_cQFooBbLT_r8lCK70FlU_HYqJrAjyp8NoT50Axe8PlQQ7aDIZIGK_-UTuErs7CMIwzbF-Z1ErlGY3c0K5nw7yca0Y0y5HigfMCqZFPiWFp7QQ3dHtQfw8566icdysQ/s400/Paul+Piatt+IWS+Radio.jpg" width="285" /></a>Gentle and heartfelt greetings to all of you discerning drinkers of the warm and aromatic<br /> coffee of life that is IWS Radio.<br /><br />Renown poet and IWS Literary Editor, Paul Piatt here, bringing you some of today’s finest in the world of poetry, prose, and people.<br /><br />Today during our journey along the sullied boulevard of words made magical, and life’s pentameters made iambic, I offer unto you a poem by poet and co-cost of the IWS Radio Show, Matt-Man…<br /><br />From his award winning book of poetry titled, <i>Goose Eggs Over Easy</i>, here is a poem by IWS‘ very own Matt-Man, titled…<i>I Can’t Write Tonight</i>…<br /><br /><i>Jayman I am sorry,</i><br /><i>I cannot write tonight.</i><br /><i>My sister is a jerk and incredibly uptight.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I’m trying to set up a party</i><br /><i>for my big-footed son.</i><br /><i>But I guess, as it is late…it’s hard to be done.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>It is kinda funny</i><br /><i>That I paid, lo all of these years</i><br /><i>But there will be no high fives</i><br /><i>Nor laughter</i><br /><i>Nor cheer.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>My best friend is languid, sleeping and all</i><br /><i>My son has no clue</i><br /><i>His Mom refuses to call back my call</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I’ll take a deep breath</i><br /><i>And the anger will pass</i><br /><i>But for now, and until then…</i><br /><i>They can all kiss my ass.</i><br /><br /><i>Goose Eggs Over Easy</i>, by Matt-Man<br /><br /><i>And for now as I travel the road less traveled,</i><br /><br />Paul Piatt<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a></div>

Poetry 'n' Such With Paul Piatt

Gentle and heartfelt greetings to all of you discerning drinkers of the warm and aromatic coffee of life that is IWS Radio.Renown poet and IWS Literary Editor, Paul Piatt here, bringing you some of today’s finest in the world of poetry, prose, and pe…

Senior Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / OOD / .Net / Numerical algorithms ) (#109469)

2:30 PM Anonymous 0

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">  <div><b>Position</b>: Senior Software Engineer<br>    <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br>    <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br>    <br>    <b>Job Description</b>:<br>    <b>Responsibilities:</b></div>  <div>The FaST division is hiring senior software engineers to work on the cutting edge next-generation 3D metrology modeling and computation product. The best candidates will have strong C#/C++ programming skills, thorough knowledge of algorithm engineering,  a solid foundation in semiconductor processing equipment systems software with an emphasis on computational fundamentals. Distributed programming of complex analysis algorithms using large data sets is our primary focus. Utilize your math and engineering skills  to improve algorithm efficiency and result precision/accuracy. Be part of our much larger team of software and systems experts specializing in real-time control of best-in-class semiconductor equipment that keeps our clients at the forefront of the technology  curve. This project is the front line R&D work destined to support our customer’s prototype development plans. Excellent communication skills, an eye for quality, and a dedication to rigorous engineering practices are a must. Full product scope is helpful –  UI coding and system level coding experience ensures you’re ready for both internal and external customer collaboration. Supporting our customer’s R&D efforts, designing with our strong engineering team and implementing the best-in-breed measurement systems  keeps our product as the tool-of-choice for our customers.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>1) BS, MS or PhD preferred, in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent.</div>  <div>2) 8+ years’ experience in software design and architecture using .NET/C# and C++.  </div>  <div>3) Experience building products from inception to final production release. Ability to support field escalations and internal customer needs during product introduction phases.</div>  <div>4) Demonstrated experience modeling and understanding complex multi-discipline physics problems that result from the coupling of different physical phenomena.</div>  <div>5) Ability to determine the source of deviations between models and experiments and to define experiments to validate models.</div>  <div>6) Collaborate with scientists and system level technical staff to identify and manage system and software requirements.</div>  <div>7) Write functional and technical documentation/presentations.</div>  <div>8) Distributed parallel programming and strong C++/C# multi-threading experience would be a big plus.</div>  <div>9) Matlab experience, math library interfacing using C++/C#, and 3D visualization development would be advantageous.</div>  <div>10) Numerical algorithms and 3D geometry familiarity would be very nice to have.<br>    </div>  <div><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Master's Level Degree with at least 6 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 5 years of experience.<br>    <br>    Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div>  <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>  </span></font>

Senior Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / OOD / .Net / Numerical algorithms ) (#109469)

Position: Senior Software Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: Responsibilities: The FaST division is hiring senior software engineers to work on the cutting edge next-generation 3D metrology modeli…

Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / Multithreading / .Net /3D visualization ) (#109496)

2:17 PM Anonymous 0

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">  <div><b>Position</b>: Software Engineer<br>    <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br>    <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br>    <br>    <b>Job Description</b>:<br>    The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness,  optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.   The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation  specific for their process needs.  The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Responsibilities:</b></div>  <div>The FaST division is hiring senior software engineers to work on the cutting edge next-generation 3D metrology modeling and computation product. The best candidates will have strong C#/C++ programming skills, thorough knowledge of algorithm engineering,  a solid foundation in semiconductor processing equipment systems software with an emphasis on computational fundamentals. Distributed programming of complex analysis algorithms using large data sets is our primary focus. Utilize your math and engineering skills  to improve algorithm efficiency and result precision/accuracy. Be part of our much larger team of software and systems experts specializing in real-time control of best-in-class semiconductor equipment that keeps our clients at the forefront of the technology  curve. This project is the front line R&D work destined to support our customer’s prototype development plans. Excellent communication skills, an eye for quality, and a dedication to rigorous engineering practices are a must. Full product scope is helpful –  UI coding and system level coding experience ensures you’re ready for both internal and external customer collaboration. Supporting our customer’s R&D efforts, designing with our strong engineering team and implementing the best-in-breed measurement systems  keeps our product as the tool-of-choice for our customers.<br>    <br>    <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>1) BS, MS or PhD preferred, in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent.</div>  <div>2) 8+ years’ experience in software design and architecture using .NET/C# and C++.</div>  <div>3) Experience building products from inception to final production release. Ability to support field escalations and internal customer needs during product introduction phases.</div>  <div>4) Demonstrated experience modeling and understanding complex multi-discipline physics problems that result from the coupling of different physical phenomena.</div>  <div>5) Ability to determine the source of deviations between models and experiments and to define experiments to validate models.</div>  <div>6) Collaborate with scientists and system level technical staff to identify and manage system and software requirements.</div>  <div>7) Write functional and technical documentation/presentations</div>  <div>8) Distributed parallel programming and strong C++/C# multi-threading experience would be a big plus.</div>  <div>9) Matlab experience, math library interfacing using C++/C#, and 3D visualization development would be advantageous.</div>  <div>10) Numerical algorithms and 3D geometry familiarity would be very nice to have.<br>    <br>    <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<br>    <br>    Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div>  <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>  </span></font>

Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / Multithreading / .Net /3D visualization ) (#109496)

Position: Software Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturer…

Principle Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / 2D and 3D modeling / Computational Geometry ) (#109450)

2:14 PM Anonymous 0

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">  <div><b>Position</b>: Principle Software Engineer<br>    <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br>    <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br>    <br>    <b>Job Description</b>:<br>    The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness,  optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.   The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation  specific for their process needs.  The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</div>  <div> </div>  <div><b>Responsibilities:<br>    </b>This position is for a principle software engineer / architect who will work on the cutting edge next-generation 3D metrology modeling and computation product. The best candidates will have strong C#/C++ programming skills, thorough knowledge of algorithm  engineering, a solid foundation in semiconductor processing equipment systems software with an emphasis on computational fundamentals.  The successful candidate for this position will have the ability to define and lead software development projects.  The candidate  will be expected to interface with both internal and external customers to gather software requirements and specifications.  Distributed programming of complex analysis algorithms using large data sets is an area of focus. Utilize your math and engineering  skills to improve algorithm efficiency and result precision/accuracy. Excellent communication skills, an eye for quality, and a dedication to rigorous engineering practices are a must.<br>    <br>    <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>1) MS or Ph.D in Computer Science or Engineering</div>  <div>2) Expert knowledge of  C++, .Net, C#, Matlab is a plus.</div>  <div>3) 12+ years of experience with Microsoft Technologies.</div>  <div>4) Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English</div>  <div>5) Strong analytical skills.</div>  <div>6) Significant hand-on experience with advanced debugging skills</div>  <div>7) Self starter and problem solver.</div>  <div>8) Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.</div>  <div>9) Experience with 2D and 3D modeling.</div>  <div>10) User Interface Design with a focus on usability and user experience.</div>  <div>11) Experience with OpenGL</div>  <div>12) Experience with Computational Geometry.</div>  <div>13) Experience developing software for the semiconductor industry or scientific computing applications.<br>    <br>    <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Master's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 7 years of experience.<br>    <br>    Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div>  <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>  </span></font>

Principle Software Engineer ( C++/ C# / 2D and 3D modeling / Computational Geometry ) (#109450)

Position: Principle Software Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC ma…

Eurovision time!!!

12:15 PM Tukiyooo 0

<p>It's <a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest">Eurovision</a> time again!!  </p><p>The semi-finals are on this evening.  Ireland are won of 16 countries who will compete for one of ten spots in the final on Saturday night.  Singer <a href="http://www.eurovision.tv/tag/expand/Ireland">Ryan Dolan</a> will be singing for Ireland.</p><p>There is a further semi-final on Thursdayevening.</p><p>Fingers crossed We get through!!!</p> <br /><br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18uEu45ss-aJbrhu8CcpL0-RoRjjZz_VI2kTNWfb5yiJ4rjzL2-nB7MDbGoLXzlyE9i0o_qi8e3FK2Yh_n9Ao1orScICTIi1fhOedk8rZfkPkFwbYD4yEpRYJCklm4AZ8lEDSai_cfOfy/s640/blogger-image-1702041390.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18uEu45ss-aJbrhu8CcpL0-RoRjjZz_VI2kTNWfb5yiJ4rjzL2-nB7MDbGoLXzlyE9i0o_qi8e3FK2Yh_n9Ao1orScICTIi1fhOedk8rZfkPkFwbYD4yEpRYJCklm4AZ8lEDSai_cfOfy/s640/blogger-image-1702041390.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcL5xCRwHVTKddtwP2vOpIkpKz77v02h3r-Z3Z95xyYh0RM_OSsEb94VDIBeBg-lxWfhsACV93APOk6lUteI01L-Agk0OYLVxD6686jpzSfpOcWDvBvx98yDVjfEAwfZ7fWrR-dR4smZZ/s640/blogger-image--98597942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcL5xCRwHVTKddtwP2vOpIkpKz77v02h3r-Z3Z95xyYh0RM_OSsEb94VDIBeBg-lxWfhsACV93APOk6lUteI01L-Agk0OYLVxD6686jpzSfpOcWDvBvx98yDVjfEAwfZ7fWrR-dR4smZZ/s640/blogger-image--98597942.jpg" /></a></div>

Eurovision time!!!

It's Eurovision time again!! The semi-finals are on this evening. Ireland are won of 16 countries who will compete for one of ten spots in the final on Saturday night. Singer Ryan Dolan will be singing for Ireland.There is a further semi-final on …

Four resource sites every South African teacher should join

11:41 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><a href="http://www.flamingtext.com/" target="_top"><img alt="Logo Design by FlamingText.com" border="0" src="http://blog.flamingtext.com/blog/2013/05/14/flamingtext_com_1368556967_479954623.png" title="Logo Design by FlamingText.com" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Logo Design by </span><a href="http://www.flamingtext.com/" style="font-size: small;">FlamingText.com</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the digital age and technology integration with lessons becomes more and more part of our daily lives, teachers look for web resources and new online materials as part of their preparation to help them with their teaching. This is definitely not an easy task for one needs to ‘live’ online in order to be able to keep up with what is available online. So I thought I would mention four very useful resource sites that teachers in South Africa should consider joining.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Microsoft Partners in Learning Network</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/">http://www.pil-network.com/</a><br /><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ll mention Microsoft’s Partners in Learning Network first since they are having a competition for joining that closes in June. Apart from that this is an incredible resource for teachers with lesson plans, topics, for discussion, opportunities for you to better your digital understanding, tutorials, and opportunities to network with teachers from around the world etc.. Currently they have four million users world wide.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secondly Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert programme this year  – entries close on two dates for South African teachers (3 June if you would like to be considered as a finalist in the South African Global Forum and ponsored to the Bloemfontein SchoolNet Conference, and the 31 July if you missed the first date. For this competition one needs to upload a learning activity to the Partners in Learning Network. Find out more at this URL <a href="http://www.pil-network.com/Educators/Expert">http://www.pil-network.com/Educators/Expert</a>. Join today!   </span></li></ol><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">SchoolNetSA</span></b><br /><a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/">http://www.schoolnet.org.za/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SchoolNet SA is considered South Africa’s leading innovator in professional development programmes in ICT integration and school ICT leadership. We are the national agency for two multi-national teacher development programmes, <a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/teacher-developement/intel-teach/">Intel* Teach to the Future</a> and <a href="http://www.schoolnet.org.za/teacher-developement/microsoft-partners-in-learning/">Microsoft* Partners in Learning</a>. Please join us. Joining SchoolNet as a member brings unique opportunities to teachers. Currently we have two Conferences on the horizon</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://schoolnet.org.za/conference_2013/" target="_blank">Schoolnet Conference</a> in Bloemfontein in July 2013  </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are hosting the first <a href="http://za.gafesummit.com/" target="_blank">Google in Education summit</a> along with Parklands College at Parklands College in September.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Twitter</b></span><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/">https://twitter.com/</a><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an international resource site but it is mentioned in this list of four because it is something a South African teacher cannot do without. There are thouands of educators from around the world on Twitter who network, chat, share ideas and resources, collaborate and support each other so why not join them!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Vodacom’s Digital Classroom</b></span><br /><a href="http://digitalclassroom.co.za/digitalclassroom/">http://digitalclassroom.co.za/digitalclassroom/</a><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Vodacom Mobile Education Programme is a nationwide teacher development initiative to improve the quality of instruction in all subjects, with particular emphasis on Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy and Physical Science at Grade 10 to 12 level. The project focuses on ICT Literacy, as well as the effective use and integration of digital content in the classroom. Join today.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Wondering how to join these sites?</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have added a Slideshare below showing how to join these four resource sites and  have listed some of the benefits of joining each one.</span><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/21174044" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11/four-resource-sites-for-south-african-educators-to-join-21174044" target="_blank" title="Four resource sites for South African educators to join">Four resource sites for South African educators to join</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/Schoolnetsa11" target="_blank">Schoolnet SA </a></strong> </div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are other lovely South African sites that are also full of useful, free resources for teachers and that you don't actually need to join as such.<b> <a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/" target="_blank">e-classroom</a> </b>comes to mind. Have you seen their lovely free CAPS-aligned downloadable worksheets that can form the written part of a lesson? They are starting to branch out into other languages and I see that many of their worksheets are now translated to Afrikaans. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't delay - join today!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"></div></div>

Resources Four resource sites every South African teacher should join

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For women 1250 Calorie Diet

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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For women, 1250 calories per day should go when aiming for <span style="font-size: large;">Weight Loss:</span></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="For women 1250 Calorie Diet" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OtA9XZqWlJMr2ECXSZY2Rw9DMkF5iPzZden0I1Kbf6tsHRCyiHUswpYoaazYqdrREdgZbeNOwQ372jn8090ps5wztF2Pp76JMxFVeCP_hcxFve9kNqCmKQ_cLPMeJIn1vFnwMIZkri8/s1600/1200-calorie-diet-plan-2.jpg" title="For women 1250 Calorie Diet" width="400" /></div><br /> <center> <script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </center></br>   <h2><span style="color: #0b5394;">Breakfast</span></h2><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1/2 Cup Canned Fruit Cocktail - in natural juice only</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">2 Slices Whole Wheat Toast with 1 tsp Butter </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 8 oz. (1 cup) Trim (1%) Milk</span></li></ul><h2><span style="color: #0b5394;">Snack</span></h2><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;">1 Medium-Sized Banana</span></li></ul> <h2><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lunch</span></h2><ul><li> <span style="font-size: large;">Handful Mixed Nuts (</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brazil nuts</span>, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Almonds</span>, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walnuts</span>)</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">6 Crackers with Low-Fat Cottage Cheese. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 Medium Fruit (</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Peach</span>, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Apple</span>, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pear</span>,</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Plum</span> , etc)</span></li></ul> <h2><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dinner</span></h2><ul><li> <span style="font-size: large;">3 oz. Sirloin Steak </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Medium Baked Potato</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1/4 Cup Onions </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1/2 Cup Mushrooms</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 Cup Mixed Vegetables</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 Teaspoon olive or canola oil (cooking)</span></li></ul><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />  <center><script type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script><br /><br /></center>

For women, 1250 calories per day should go when aiming for Weight Loss: Breakfast 1/2 Cup Canned Fruit Cocktail - in natural juice only2 Slices Whole Wheat Toast with 1 tsp Butter 8 oz. (1 cup) Trim (1%) MilkSnack1 Medium-Sized Banana Lunch Han…

Today's archidose #675

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Here are some photos of the <a href="http://www.louvrelens.fr/">Musée du Louvre-Lens</a> (2012) in Lens, France, by SANAA, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shift-a/">shift.A</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shift-a/8717318312/" title="Louvre Lens #1 by shift.A, on Flickr"><img alt="Louvre Lens #1" height="428" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/8717318312_72eebcf425_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shift-a/8717965114/" title="Louvre Lens #2 by shift.A, on Flickr"><img alt="Louvre Lens #2" height="428" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/8717965114_9db621aa62_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shift-a/8734432999/" title="Louvre Lens #3 by shift.A, on Flickr"><img alt="Louvre Lens #3" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/8734432999_17279f9367_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shift-a/8737713199/" title="Louvre Lens #4 by shift.A, on Flickr"><img alt="Louvre Lens #4" height="428" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7288/8737713199_b531ff9d4d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #675

Here are some photos of the Musée du Louvre-Lens (2012) in Lens, France, by SANAA, photographed by shift.A.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos archidose…

Iron Man 3 Stunt Goes Wrong; Manager Apologizes

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<br /><div class="MsoNormal">I know what you’re thinking.  What kind of an idiot hires actors in tactical gear to walk in on movie patrons in a dark theater?  Apparently, that question actually has an answer, which is pretty disturbing.  According to MSN News, under the headline “Iron Man 3 stunt goes wrong” there is an article about a Jefferson City, Mo. theater manager who thought <a href="http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=42a9c240-3271-4fe7-ae91-a36f856285e7">marking the premier</a> of the major super hero film with appearances by SHIELD agents dressed in such a manner would be a bit hit for movie goers.  Granted Tony Stark's alter ego Iron Man was also there, but SHIELD agents? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Apparently the manager in question never heard of the Aurora, Colorado <a href="http://laist.com/2013/05/13/dark_knight_shooter_james_holmes_enters_insanity_plea.php">shootings last year</a> at the premier of “The Dark Knight Rises” that killed 12 people and injured 58 others, because if he had he would have decided that customers at the Goodrich Capital 8 Theaters would probably not enjoy someone walking around in all black with fake guns.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Softpedia is reporting that Bob Wilkins, the manager who made the bad judgment call, <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Theater-Manager-Apologizes-After-Dumb-Iron-Man-3-Publicity-Stunt-Goes-Wrong-353026.shtml">has apologized</a> for causing folks a bit of distress.  Hey someone dressed up as Iron Man is a great idea, but taking it to the next level having SHIELD agents (really are they necessary for any type of promotion?) running around the theater was a bad call.  It is nice to see he gets the error in judgment, and hopefully he bounces those ideas off of others before deciding to make another one.<o:p></o:p></div>

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I know what you’re thinking. What kind of an idiot hires actors in tactical gear to walk in on movie patrons in a dark theater? Apparently, that question actually has an answer, which is pretty disturbing. According to MSN News, under the headline…

A Day in the Life of a passion-driven, project based (Cool Cat) Teacher

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<h2>What passion based, flat, STEM based learning feels like.</h2><div>As I pondered what to share with you today, I just wanted to mention a few experiences from yesterday to show what passion based - flat learning FEELS like as a teacher and what it means to try to fit things in.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wo-qgHiYnnUekr9LIfjAgvsQIFUGno12iKQxiMWCCuua0qjzl6uff4qRj9Zzz2X9nERTrB3XV0HbBi4ficyvWpULTXLoPrkEcVjM5s1Dzy6Lwk2Pc7ZQde9xDikT6XTKx0UDcCs4zK0W/s1600/iStock_000005803734XSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wo-qgHiYnnUekr9LIfjAgvsQIFUGno12iKQxiMWCCuua0qjzl6uff4qRj9Zzz2X9nERTrB3XV0HbBi4ficyvWpULTXLoPrkEcVjM5s1Dzy6Lwk2Pc7ZQde9xDikT6XTKx0UDcCs4zK0W/s320/iStock_000005803734XSmall.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I wrote this in late April/ Early May to share with you. <br />The first draft was in April. <br />It takes a while to polish up and add links sometimes. <br />Just a glimpse into some things in my life if your'e interested. <br />We're nearing the end of the school year at this point <br />as we finish up major projects and final work for the year.</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><i><b>Before School.</b></i><br />4:45 am-ish<br />My fit bit wrist alarm wakes me up when I'm in my lightest sleep. It is so nice not to wake my husband.<br />4:50 On the treadmill for 2,000 steps. Throw fresh coffee in the pot.<br />5:05 Reading my Bible/ Praying/ Journaling<br />5:20 Writing (Blogging or my second book.)<br />6:45 Get dressed<br />6:55 Breakfast with Kip<br />7:05 Head out the door. I like to get to school early to get my routine down.<br />7:20 At school. Do my 30/30 routine. (See <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/05/3-little-tricks-to-smooth-out-your-day.html" target="_blank">3 little tricks to smooth out your day</a>.)<br /><br /><h3>Homeroom</h3>Kids are finishing up blogs and checking the <a href="http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/" target="_blank">Flat Classroom Ning</a> to see if partners have replied. I send them to their homeroom so I can handle mine. Everyone wishes they had homeroom in the computer lab. I'm ready to have the infrastructure ready for BYOT. (<a class="zem_slink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_your_own_device" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank" title="Bring your own device">Bring Your Own Technology</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>1st period. 10th Introduction to Computer Science. (@netgened work)</b></div><div>We are <a href="http://netgened2013.flatclassroomproject.org/Outsourcing">outsourcing clip</a>s for the <a href="http://netgened13.flatclassroomproject.org/" target="_blank">NetGenEd</a> project. Students request clips, and other students in other parts of the world fulfill the clips. Lots of acting, interesting things happening, and a general commotion. These students know what they are doing. They know how to film and rip off my camera, their iphones, their ipads, and just about anything with a lens. They convert the files and upload on the <a href="http://flatclassroomproject.ning.com/" target="_blank">Ning </a>and <a href="http://netgened2013.flatclassroomproject.org/Outsourcing">post on the wiki</a> their links. </div><div><br /></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWumjhLaZRdvzWoVx1uF0IWUSMnTxL3ElECYFAB-3litRaWGtLcoztwFxY2qQj4JwpTbDYzfYEpW6D-Q6aDU-LTARNlrGTIMCjSX3hVt9ZKHs0peckOFIglRMPY5hegnP-5kLqYvQ6d1fW/s1600/Slide80.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWumjhLaZRdvzWoVx1uF0IWUSMnTxL3ElECYFAB-3litRaWGtLcoztwFxY2qQj4JwpTbDYzfYEpW6D-Q6aDU-LTARNlrGTIMCjSX3hVt9ZKHs0peckOFIglRMPY5hegnP-5kLqYvQ6d1fW/s320/Slide80.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current events make powerful teaching moments, plus<br />students need to talk about things sometimes.</td></tr></tbody></table><b>2nd Period. 9th Computer Fundamentals.</b></div><div>We talked about the Boston Marathon because these students needed to and watched a video of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDnrLv6z-mM">Dick and Rick Hoyt</a> and talked about how sometimes things are more than a race.<br /><br />We also tied it in with understanding how to meet the needs of others through the power of social media. The students shared what they'd learned on their social media stats and shared the stats with each other.<br /><br />We learned that an odd picture of a blowfish had gained quite a few followers on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/" target="_blank">Instagram </a>and that when you followed and unfollowed others quickly that you ticked them off and it wasn't something to do.<br /><br />I checked the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://https//trello.com" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Trello">Trello</a> board for the next lesson the students had proposed and voted up and taught a mini lesson on Tumblr to those who had signed up on the board<i>. Looks like I'm teaching Twitter tomorrow.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>(They vote up what they want me to teach while they are amidst their genius projects. I teach what has the most sign ups and handle individual requests individually. It is interesting, although some don't sign up, they often come across the room and start listening in and joining in.) (See <a href="http://westwood.wikispaces.com/2012+Computer+Fundamentals+Projects" target="_blank">2012 genius work</a> and <a href="http://westwood.wikispaces.com/2013+Website+Design+efolio+and+Genius+Projects" target="_blank">current 2013 personal websites work</a> being posted now)</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Break. I have permission to walk for my break b/c of the 6 classes I'm teaching right now. I try to walk another 2,000 steps but only hit 1782.</i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifrVGdVBHA17iDzfr3x4g8aeQ9DFICXXOeB5wmwizHXEzzfs9GhP6WQk7Seaii8j5mCXUSAZx5DGOp_ixouZtdepziCOLIodKkGQBFW2JufYmyrHVRE6MjygJQDyopWWslQJ1K0p_cH5a/s1600/greatness-of-a-teacher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifrVGdVBHA17iDzfr3x4g8aeQ9DFICXXOeB5wmwizHXEzzfs9GhP6WQk7Seaii8j5mCXUSAZx5DGOp_ixouZtdepziCOLIodKkGQBFW2JufYmyrHVRE6MjygJQDyopWWslQJ1K0p_cH5a/s400/greatness-of-a-teacher.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>3rd period.</b> 9th Computer Fundamentals.</div><div>N is getting ready to test virtual worlds. We downloaded <a class="zem_slink" href="http://secondlife.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Second Life">Second Life</a> and talked about newbie island. Other students started watching and looking and were excited.</div><div><br /></div><div>C asked people to post questions for her on her Tumblr that would spark conversation and others did as we laughed. We discussed why some things get shared and others do not. C is enjoying her tumblr and getting a very positive response. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>4th period. Senior filmmaking.</b></div><div>I took pictures of the seniors all over campus for their senior movie. They proposed to take a picture with their little brothers/ sisters for that section and the group photo was beautiful and one I'll start doing every year. I never would have thought of that!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXQLZCJS5X45BlY-H406iO5shgY00ZwejkGJ4z63XqQd4_3_HKTyw23PZDOqbouhYKlXtEBn7QwzT8Bv0Yh0bPKam_FaVtp8ihtJLHnlcgfsPh-ngnj1ncXn3kMzha2pcBL_IMHEIPajl/s1600/bigstock-Teamwork-To-Success-Concept-Da-5275080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXQLZCJS5X45BlY-H406iO5shgY00ZwejkGJ4z63XqQd4_3_HKTyw23PZDOqbouhYKlXtEBn7QwzT8Bv0Yh0bPKam_FaVtp8ihtJLHnlcgfsPh-ngnj1ncXn3kMzha2pcBL_IMHEIPajl/s320/bigstock-Teamwork-To-Success-Concept-Da-5275080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><b>5th period. 8th grade keyboarding. MLA Papers. Portfolios</b></div><div>We finished up taking MLA notes in <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/" target="_blank">Microsoft One Note</a> about how to write an MLA paper and putting the notes in our binder as they started working on their MLA papers.<br /><br />I'm a huge fan of notes because it powers the "external brain." If it is something they'll use in the future that is somewhat technically challenging or requires steps, they must write it down in the notetaking tool of their choice. These aren't things they will memorize but things they'll need to access in the future. Notes are taking in a way they will understand and remember.<br /><br />Helping students determine and use a notetaking tool of their choice is a big part of what I help them do in the younger years. Pushing them to recall and look up from prior notes happens in the later years. My brain shouldn't be their primary source of knowledge. If they'll take what I teach into notes and tag for easy recall, they are empowered to be self sufficient. Students are missing out if they don't know how to create a notes archive to use for their lives.<br /><br />Those who finished were making timelines on <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.dipity.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Dipity">Dipity</a>. They liked dipity ok but had trouble printing, so someone found <a href="http://www.timetoast.com/" target="_blank">TimeToast</a> and they ended up over there. They thought it was a better solution to the problem.  A personal timeline is on the portfolio checklist and they know that they can move ahead. If they move ahead and figure it out, they get to help me teach it! ;-)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>6th period. Introduction to Computer Science. (Genius Hour work today)</b></div><div>A student was so excited as she bought a headband from another. E.R. just got in the jewelry from <a href="http://www.destinyrescue.org/us/">Destiny Rescue</a>. Last year E. co-created <a href="http://www.hopeforslaves.com/" target="_blank">Hope for Slaves</a>, a project to bring awareness to a blight on our human existence: human trafficking.<br /><br />On May 1st, (May Day, ironically) our students buy and wear the jewelry of those rescued from human slavery in an effort to put their money into the hands of those making a difference in this. Her friend M was buying a headband because Elizabeth is carrying it in her purse and selling jewelry to end human trafficking. She told me about a group of girls rescued by Destiny Rescue just a few weeks a go. Ending human trafficking is her passion and she's doing something about it. (See <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/04/will-you-help-hope-for-slaves-project.html" target="_blank">Hope for Slaves</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div>I also had to finishing helping set up a meeting with M and J to head to the irrigation research park. They are creating an animation for an irrigation system that minimizes water loss for the <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.nature.org/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="The Nature Conservancy">Nature Conservancy</a>'s website. They are heading out there during homeroom tomorrow and missing my first period class (with notes from their parents, of course.) They need to take photos in real life so they can complete their animation.<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/AVvXsEh9xfTuvM06_F1H7yZ1EEpOAStl2TI1ltNWOdJNT9eQY4Mr6DMGP30Juodej5n-xIOMs0TNOaaevDhur889LG3Nz2GF9eJ4Y99Q8upcsbTgw9UEAuOFAsgLPZklzAFyMwL3tdMywHzXUe2b/s1600/bigstock-The-Word-Treasure-Written-In-T-1715905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xfTuvM06_F1H7yZ1EEpOAStl2TI1ltNWOdJNT9eQY4Mr6DMGP30Juodej5n-xIOMs0TNOaaevDhur889LG3Nz2GF9eJ4Y99Q8upcsbTgw9UEAuOFAsgLPZklzAFyMwL3tdMywHzXUe2b/s320/bigstock-The-Word-Treasure-Written-In-T-1715905.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When students find a passion, we all find treasure.<br />Life means more when students are curious and<br />passionate. I have a curriculum but as a<br />teacherpreneur, I can always incorporate things they<br />are passionate about. The genius hour is the perfect<br />way to do that.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>7th Period. Study Hall.</b><br />I'm supposed to have this as a planning period, but my room is full. It is OK, I'm used to it. It means longer hours. April and May are tough. I've often told my husband if every school day were like May, I couldn't physically be a teacher. We're on the sprint to the end, and I want to finish well. (See <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/finding-your-beautiful-moment-last-week.html" target="_blank">Finding Your Beautiful Moment the last week of school</a>.)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>After school.</b> K had voted up <a class="zem_slink" href="http://pinterest.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Pinterest">Pinterest</a> on the Trello board and wanted it to be taught, however, not enough had voted it up so it wasn't scheduled yet. She was in my classroom after she'd had her run and said she really wanted to know how. I sat down and said, Hey, I'll pinterest with you. </div><div><br /></div><div>K chose Pinterest because her passion based project is to teach pop art to fifth graders  and she's found that the best place to find art projects for elementary students is on Pinterest. We sat down and got her going and pinning. </div><div><br /></div><div>By the time we were almost done, her friend H was on Pinterest and Z was sitting there looking over my shoulder intrigued with what was happening. We ended up laughing at images on some pinterest boards and printed some of the photos.<br /><br />The girls decided that we're all working too hard and are too serious and asked if they could be the "positive encouragement people" (PEP) and if they could put some funny (but appropriate) pics on my wall. Sure! Now, I have some hilarious things there and we're all laughing. I'm sure the kids the next day will enjoy these pics too. WE're all working so hard lately.<br /><br /><i><b>After work.</b> I zip home when my youngest gets of tutoring at the learning lab. He is tutored until 4. I dash out the door at 4:15 to make it home by 4:30 to record another episode of <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-every-classroom-matters-show-and.html" target="_blank">Every Classroom Matters </a>and throw dinner on the stove.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>I hate to admit this, but this time of year is so tough. Sometimes I fall asleep as early as 5pm. Other times, I'm up late because there's too much to do. My oldest graduates from high school this year so graduation is taking a bit of time.</i><br /><br />I find teaching fulfilling and important and glad I'm empowered to be a teacherpreneur. I tell my students that I'm not here just to teach them but here to completely blow their minds. But often teaching isn't that fancy stand in front of a room, Robin Williams kind of stuff. It is small daily interactions. We huddle up the first 5 minutes of class every day at this time of year as I make announcements and help them focus on deliverables. After that, it is run around the room, work, and encourage.<br /><br />I hope you'll share your story of your passion driven classroom. If you want to know more about genius hour / 20% time - this is a great podcast to listen to. (See <a href="http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2013/05/engage-students-supercharge-learning.html" target="_blank">Engage Students and Supercharge Learning with Genius Hour</a>)<br /><br />My life is nuts but I wouldn't have it any other way. These students are not my children by birth, but they are my children by heart.<br /><br />Photo credit: <a href="http://www.bigstock.com/" target="_blank">Big Stock</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=cb848c4f-fe4b-428a-8df2-3f42414c285e" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

A Day in the Life of a passion-driven, project based (Cool Cat) Teacher

What passion based, flat, STEM based learning feels like.As I pondered what to share with you today, I just wanted to mention a few experiences from yesterday to show what passion based - flat learning FEELS like as a teacher and what it means to try…

Sony Xperia E dual phone review

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VU6ZP3HeFexghP5ADeUaXaYfNngnJFgLqxqs6G0jVBsEWgmaACl8ZN3Z6gnen_9Antrpkw97De8tCQ8teDbtuuyJZ25al7tscMV4QEy90t1rWSIOuZrcaa8kbX-doU13fHi5Xurp9g/s1600/sony+experia+E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6VU6ZP3HeFexghP5ADeUaXaYfNngnJFgLqxqs6G0jVBsEWgmaACl8ZN3Z6gnen_9Antrpkw97De8tCQ8teDbtuuyJZ25al7tscMV4QEy90t1rWSIOuZrcaa8kbX-doU13fHi5Xurp9g/s320/sony+experia+E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Before launching this device sony launch many mobies such as <a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/05/xperia-z-sony-phone-review.html">xperia z </a>, <a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/05/sony-unveils-xperia-zr-waterproof-phone.html">Sony unveils Xperia ZR</a> etc .<br />We have seen many Indian and Chinese brands offer plenty of affordable smartphones in the Indian market. A few of these affordable smartphones have been getting good response from the consumers.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><strong>         Xperia E dual is an affordable dual-SIM smartphone from Sony.</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Design</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;">Sony Xperia E dual is an interesting looking smartphone. It has a<strong> 3.5-inch HVGA display</strong> that will appeal to those who do not wish to own a large screen smartphone. The smartphone is also easy to hold and fits easily in the pocket.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXjbI2dqa4CK0gMyDmrCqwBOujJp-fKfZAJWrweHXn7GAWaZboGdSBNGtFoRd_9x65npmnfgSKHDyT9III0s-cZxpA0WTP6dEEp8rtmD9_UOho4-MXEfdrjMa67UZWQAEs0BoximHovk/s1600/sony-xperia-e-dual_side_635a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXjbI2dqa4CK0gMyDmrCqwBOujJp-fKfZAJWrweHXn7GAWaZboGdSBNGtFoRd_9x65npmnfgSKHDyT9III0s-cZxpA0WTP6dEEp8rtmD9_UOho4-MXEfdrjMa67UZWQAEs0BoximHovk/s320/sony-xperia-e-dual_side_635a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: justify;"> Sony Xperia E dual does not bring anything new to the table. It has a very conventional rectangular design with a chrome strip running across the borders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> The screen is taken up by the 3.5-inch display and there are three capacitive buttons just below it for Home, Back and Menu.The design of the Sony Xperia E dual is a small LED light near the earpiece and an entire strip below the capacative button.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rear of the Xperia E dual is made of a textured back, which gives it a good grip.Sony Xperia E dual is an entry-level smartphone, the company seems to have made no compromises in the quality of materials used.The Sony Xperia E dual looks like a robust smartphone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong><u>Most key specifications:-</u></strong><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strong>- Auto Rotation</strong><strong> </strong></li><li><strong>- Gesture Input</strong></li><li><strong>- On screen QWERTY keyboard  </strong></li><li><strong>- On screen 12-key board</strong></li><li><strong>- Touch screen</strong></li><li><strong>- Voice input</strong></li><li><strong>- Wallpaper animation</strong></li><li><strong>- Picture wallpaper</strong> </li></ul><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Display</span></strong><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sony Xperia E dual comes with 3.5-inch 240x320 TFT display with a capacitive touchscreen capable of showing 256K colours. The smartphone offers pixel density of 165 ppi. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The screen on the Sony Xperia E dual failed to impress us. The resolution and the viewing angles are not good. You can easily read text on the smartphone but the same cannot be said about watching YouTube videos and browsing pictures.Under sun visibility on the Xperia tipo is also not very good. The screen used in this smartphone is reflective</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u>Most key specifications</u>:-</strong></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><strong>- Display - 3.5 (8.9 cms)</strong></li><li><strong>- 320 x 480 pixels </strong></li><li><strong>- 262,000 colour TFT</strong> </li></ul><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Camera   </span>       </strong><br /><strong>   </strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong> </strong><span style="font-size: small;">Sony Xperia E dual comes with a 3.15-megapixel camera. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pictures clicked indoors are grainy and hazy. Sony Xperia E dual seems to have an issue is focusing on objects that are placed near the camera. There is no dedicated camera button on this smartphone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The videos clicked through the rear camera are nothing to speak about either.Sony Xperia E dual does not come with a front camera. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3T4OXP12LgHdN2wtvVwZgzyFG4iwXPnBeIfWFrUGagdXGoRSE4qyqfsVoEqt2z-298lmOHuANOep3JtnYLdVBAMDoQEwzZTQ6Br1qEXoYr0zjHcn5BKYXOBTXbwppqfPhOUD2r5PcyE/s1600/camera_sample_XperiaEa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3T4OXP12LgHdN2wtvVwZgzyFG4iwXPnBeIfWFrUGagdXGoRSE4qyqfsVoEqt2z-298lmOHuANOep3JtnYLdVBAMDoQEwzZTQ6Br1qEXoYr0zjHcn5BKYXOBTXbwppqfPhOUD2r5PcyE/s320/camera_sample_XperiaEa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><strong><u>Most key specifications</u>:-</strong><br /><ul><li><strong>- 3.2 Megapixel Camera</strong></li><li><strong> - 4x Digital Zoom</strong></li><li><strong>- Geotagging</strong></li><li><strong> - Video recording </strong></li><li><strong>- Touch capture</strong></li><li><strong>- Video recording, Send to web</strong></li></ul><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Interface</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><br /></strong></div><strong></strong>Sony Xperia E dual comes pre-installed with Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 along with a layer of its Timescape User Interface. Sony has shared that it has rolled out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for this smartphone. However, up till the time of writing the review, our unit had not received the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update.  </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm77uxCGZEusEEC68BTK6apL70D9SrJplO67YSZFg6RZl8eHlaHIVb-cWUPvJpJdfa3zPphf_lMWVo5mkXYzrTHXHyV6bdl6RZBZHm7hFfvmhnR0uxwzhm2nR9YYC-UyJstJpf4G8KnSA/s1600/Sony_Xperia_E_screenshota.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm77uxCGZEusEEC68BTK6apL70D9SrJplO67YSZFg6RZl8eHlaHIVb-cWUPvJpJdfa3zPphf_lMWVo5mkXYzrTHXHyV6bdl6RZBZHm7hFfvmhnR0uxwzhm2nR9YYC-UyJstJpf4G8KnSA/s320/Sony_Xperia_E_screenshota.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Apart from this, WhatsApp, File Commander and TrackID app pre-installed with the smartphone.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Performance</strong></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Sony Xperia E dual is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A processor along with Adrena 200 GPU. The smartphone also packs in 512MB of RAM. The smartphone functions smoothly while performing routine tasks and is also capable of handling a bit of multi-tasking. However, if you try to open more than 4-5 apps simultaneous you will start experiencing lags in the performance. The major reason for these lags is the scanty 512MB RAM that the company is offering with this smartphone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Playing popular games such as Temple Run, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Subway Surfer is a pleasurable experience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eUYOhemq6_62JdS0XNIjHGTjnTcmec75tx-QfBmIph0BjzMvcPXbR0hC_noLMRpM7YvCp3lqd2cGErPVpanlXkQq9zv1JCCD-Wq0j79VahfpVWzYGT9Ammm89E2zrg3NfJjgGVEkftM/s1600/Sony_XperiaE_backa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eUYOhemq6_62JdS0XNIjHGTjnTcmec75tx-QfBmIph0BjzMvcPXbR0hC_noLMRpM7YvCp3lqd2cGErPVpanlXkQq9zv1JCCD-Wq0j79VahfpVWzYGT9Ammm89E2zrg3NfJjgGVEkftM/s320/Sony_XperiaE_backa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sony Xperia come pre-installed with Chrome and Opera browser along with the default Android browser.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The smartphone features a 1,530mAh battery. Based on our usage, the smartphone is easily able to last a full day. One Gmail account with push notifications, screen at maximum brightness, Twitter and Facebook notifications and WhatsApp chats, the Sony Xperia E dual lasted good 15-16 hours. It's also worth pointing out that we had turned on Wi-Fi and switched off auto-brightness. Altering these settings might help in running the phone for a longer duration, depending on your usage pattern.</div><br /><br /><strong><u>Here are the devices core specifications at a glance:-</u></strong><br /><br /><br /><strong>Price: Rs. 10,990</strong><br />    >   Display - 3.5 (8.9 cms), 320 x 480 pixels 262,000 colour TFT <br /><div jquery1368557291943="656">    >   3.2 MP camera with 4x digital zoom </div><div jquery1368557291943="657">    >   1.0 GHz processor </div><div jquery1368557291943="658">    >   Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) </div><div jquery1368557291943="659">    >   2 GB Internal Storage (app.) </div><div jquery1368557291943="660">    >   Dual Sim </div><br /><br /><b><strong><u>Here are the devices core specifications at a glance:-</u></strong></b><b>      </b><br /><b>       Pros</b><br /><ul><li>            Decent build</li><li>            Good battery back-up</li></ul><b>      Cons</b><br /><ul><li>            Underwhelming camera</li><li>             Poor display</li></ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><b>    Ratings (Out of 5)</b></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong></strong><br />                        Design: 3<br />                        Display: 2<br />                        Performance: 3<br />                        Software: 3.5<br />                        Battery Life: 4<br />                        Value for Money: 3<br />                        Camera: 2<br />                        Overall: 2.5 </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a>

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Before launching this device sony launch many mobies such as xperia z , Sony unveils Xperia ZR etc .We have seen many Indian and Chinese brands offer plenty of affordable smartphones in the Indian market. A few of these affordable smartphones have be…

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