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Boston Bombers, Busted Condoms, and Birthdays

3:16 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Cheeeeeeers and Happy Friday Chuckleheads!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJkBLpcO8DTzP-L15M7T2mSQFEEZn3xS33Dw5DRc6nK9f6VSmLoPNJQxCx8Fhc3hWlW9b0VNWGNIo8TpwEd1v-A1tkeYROg5XmUDF6KN-L4VapjxFyp7jymHbAXlEwA3ZuEAmoSF2RbM/s1600/broken_condom_kids_shirt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIJkBLpcO8DTzP-L15M7T2mSQFEEZn3xS33Dw5DRc6nK9f6VSmLoPNJQxCx8Fhc3hWlW9b0VNWGNIo8TpwEd1v-A1tkeYROg5XmUDF6KN-L4VapjxFyp7jymHbAXlEwA3ZuEAmoSF2RbM/s320/broken_condom_kids_shirt.jpg" width="320" /></a>It’s only Friday morning but wow, it looks as though a big weekend is already upon us.<br /><br />One of the Boston Marathon bombers has been gunned down, and the other at the time of this writing, is armed to the teeth and lurking somewhere within the shadows of infinite justice.<br /><br />Funny thing though…I guess these events were kicked off by the deleterious duo robbing a 7-11 store.  I find it odd that these two, who allegedly are from overseas would rob and terrorize a store that is undoubtedly run by one of their own ilk.  Odd indeed, but anyhoo…<br /><br />In the Greater Bagwine area, tomorrow kicks off the beginning of the High School Prom season, which means a couple of things.<br /><br />One, during tomorrow’s long stint at the Beer Mine, I’ll have to be on heightened alert as underage teens attempt to purchase wine coolers and Reese’s Cups.<br /><br />And two?  Young teenage couples delighting in the magical prom night moment will quickly become distraught when they discover that the condom they used, busted during their barely post-pubescent prom passion.<br /><br />On Sunday as always, Jay and I will be broadcasting LIVE from Noon-2 PM ET as <i><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio</span></a></i> produces another monster Blog Talk Radio Show.  We will be drafting our favorite people and things from a variety of areas from favorite beers, to comedians, to sports people, and fave monarchs just to name a few.<br /><br />And speaking of monarchs, the royal kind not the butterfly type, Sunday is a HUGE day in the realm of regalality.  Queen Elizabeth II will be turning 86 years of age, which to me, proposes a bit of a conundrum.<br /><br />I would like to get her a little something for her birthday, but what <i>does</i> one get for a person who LITERALLY has everything?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63Sz3ucaaVuXPM58tcQ-y64bjtPrxJB0SDbkZe4YoCMwb-dvoRKnWn8Gg-C8zdWrD6ardJT8r9piyXcZ1Lolysg7_i3JuvgB5nWmzSqHF4QmpZw4o8YiAisN37cOXwy758peqOQ81DiQ/s1600/Queen+Elizabeth+II+Birthday.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/AVvXsEg63Sz3ucaaVuXPM58tcQ-y64bjtPrxJB0SDbkZe4YoCMwb-dvoRKnWn8Gg-C8zdWrD6ardJT8r9piyXcZ1Lolysg7_i3JuvgB5nWmzSqHF4QmpZw4o8YiAisN37cOXwy758peqOQ81DiQ/s400/Queen+Elizabeth+II+Birthday.jpg" width="258" /></a>I mean c’mon, Liz is not just a Queen, her full title is...<br /><i><br /></i><i>Elizabeth II, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith…</i><br /><br />Holy Bangers and Mash, with a name like that, she strikes me as a person who is more than a bit difficult to buy for.<br /><br />I’m sure she has a least one pony.  Could I perhaps purchase a birthday tiara for her?  Nope, she has plenty of those.  I could splurge and put a down payment on a castle for her majesty. Too late, been done!!<br /><br />I could reserve a quaint and kitschy horse-drawn carriage ride for her.  Pfffffft, I guess she can do that any day.  Jesus Christ this is hard!!<br /><br />Could I buy her a country?  Create a currency with her face on it?  A plane, a tank, an aircraft carrier?<br /><br />No, no no, no, and no.  Dat hierarchical hussy has gots ALL da bling!!<br /><br />Hmmmmmm….I know…I could give her a nickname.  Yeah that’s it.  And I know what it should be.  I shall dub upon her the nickname, Milkshake.<br /><br />Why Milkshake you ask?  Because I have it on good authority that Queen Liz has one sweet ass and knows how to work it.  In fact…<br /><br />It’s been reported that former Prime Minister Tony Blair once said as she was walking away from him, <i>“Wow your Majesty!! Would you like some chips with that shake!?”</i><br /><br />Yeah that’s the ticket.  My gift to the Queen shall be the moniker of, Milkshake.<br /><br />Sometimes, my genius knows no bound.<br /><br />Have an awesome weekend folks, and I’ll see you <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank">Sunday on the radio</a>.</span><br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br /><i>Matt-Man</i><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><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div>

Boston Bombers, Busted Condoms, and Birthdays

Cheeeeeeers and Happy Friday Chuckleheads!! It’s only Friday morning but wow, it looks as though a big weekend is already upon us. One of th...

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/19/2013

2:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/five-creative-uses-for-google-alerts-475278626">Five Creative Uses for Google Alerts</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Google alerts is how we monitor our school brand. We use "Westwood Schools" +Camilla - this way it shows us everything for our school name and in our city. You can deliver to a feed or to email (many like email.) This way it will search and find things and email you when it finds it on the web. Lifehacker has an article on the creative uses for Google Alerts that you should read if it is your job to protect your brand for your business, school, or your own personal brand.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/brandmanagement">brandmanagement</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/brand">brand</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/platform">platform</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://lifehacker.com/welcome-to-the-new-lifehacker-472650381">Welcome to the New Lifehacker</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Lifehacker has revamped its website - you log in. You can blog, etc. Platforms are becoming more participatory as they try to get you to create content. Meanwhile, I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ON MY FAVORITE SITE.  "Welcome to our new home. It's called Kinja. It's not only a redesign to Lifehacker's front page, but an entirely new blogging platform that anyone—yes, even you—can blog on."</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://gizmodo.com/google-glass/">Google glass News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Gizmodo</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Don't try to sell your Google glasses! ;-)  "The oppressive Google Glass terms state that: "…you may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty.""</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/google">google</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/19/2013

Five Creative Uses for Google Alerts Google alerts is how we monitor our school brand. We use "...

Ideal Homes Exhibition

12:51 AM Tukiyooo 0

At some stage over the weekend my sister and I plan on visiting the Ideal Homes Exhibition.  It is on in the RDS which is about a 30 minute walk from my house.  Amy wants to have a look at what a hot tub supplier has to offer.  <br /><p>Read her <a href="http://amydublinia.blogspot.ie/2013/04/ireland-perfect-country-for-hot-tub.html">blog post</a> about her thoughts on hot tubs.</p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4P3hXm6g9TQQygiPo2eV3oQ1Gyixoo8irKsz3_d_BUtI5wCFcGUkBUBEXPqddcrLcR6t-o5J9GfbB8l-Pu7HUvIBkiAsTK1JgJXR8K5Qr-XdXjlGRiwzFWq8gWM8cunuxVFxbUCSeTAY/s1600/Screenshot_2013-04-19-08-50-39.png' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4P3hXm6g9TQQygiPo2eV3oQ1Gyixoo8irKsz3_d_BUtI5wCFcGUkBUBEXPqddcrLcR6t-o5J9GfbB8l-Pu7HUvIBkiAsTK1JgJXR8K5Qr-XdXjlGRiwzFWq8gWM8cunuxVFxbUCSeTAY/s400/Screenshot_2013-04-19-08-50-39.png" /> </a> </div><br /><br />

Ideal Homes Exhibition

At some stage over the weekend my sister and I plan on visiting the Ideal Homes Exhibition. It is on in the RDS which is about a 30 minute ...

Gardening with Starbucks

12:42 AM Tukiyooo 0

The Starbucks I go to every morning gives away free grounds for the garden.  I used to add them to my compost heap that I had in my last house.  Now I just add them directly to my soil.  Hopefully my flowers are coffee drinkers!<br /><br />On another Starbucks note, they have introduced a new espresso blend.  It's the "Origin Espresso" - wow it is so tasty.  The barista suggested it to me yesterday and it was the first thing I asked for this morning!   <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4EFi_pjOOPrKXlxEbiX9hCthOV0nyUciUteVGIiyt6KEsYlL2W5BM7I2Pes-P2AWVaMfRGMp93r-PDg6h1SBd0ig_nTarrFOu_xyWVKhRfJ5X31LcEU41vM8gfwNs9hcnIaCkz-cDeDv/s640/blogger-image-1660805164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4EFi_pjOOPrKXlxEbiX9hCthOV0nyUciUteVGIiyt6KEsYlL2W5BM7I2Pes-P2AWVaMfRGMp93r-PDg6h1SBd0ig_nTarrFOu_xyWVKhRfJ5X31LcEU41vM8gfwNs9hcnIaCkz-cDeDv/s640/blogger-image-1660805164.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmiMzuRIb62lkR5UlLz0VS_ILglU4-GoRaynTOfZEX4FJj92N9p8x0jXQ4Foqqo5K4DZytWbcRHne3rtvvPYlDErV5F22bJCuq6Q3TTmCqXFgZHsbEUuYUfy09GJhIhguIVK7u8_8wchv/s640/blogger-image-1998050627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmiMzuRIb62lkR5UlLz0VS_ILglU4-GoRaynTOfZEX4FJj92N9p8x0jXQ4Foqqo5K4DZytWbcRHne3rtvvPYlDErV5F22bJCuq6Q3TTmCqXFgZHsbEUuYUfy09GJhIhguIVK7u8_8wchv/s640/blogger-image-1998050627.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFwo7YMHwMAH97gsCSsIpwb-pOBrG_Lh-r1YZ-LRgKyBdHfxWDfjXAytrzdglVHwqJRprwI7gHwnb-d7N5cbNntDmcI8pLPAVxcL1Dsc_HyB9snkQ-1Zgly7OmbXnhWqJPw-ZulwnTQ10/s640/blogger-image--92698421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFwo7YMHwMAH97gsCSsIpwb-pOBrG_Lh-r1YZ-LRgKyBdHfxWDfjXAytrzdglVHwqJRprwI7gHwnb-d7N5cbNntDmcI8pLPAVxcL1Dsc_HyB9snkQ-1Zgly7OmbXnhWqJPw-ZulwnTQ10/s640/blogger-image--92698421.jpg" /></a></div>

Gardening with Starbucks

The Starbucks I go to every morning gives away free grounds for the garden. I used to add them to my compost heap that I had in my last hou...

Stupid FB Games

2:15 PM Tukiyooo 0

I've always avoided those silly Facebook games (FarmVille and the like) as I have an addictive personality and I tend to overplay.  Back in the '90's I would play Tetris so much that my eyes would water - I was pretty good at it but my studies tended to suffer.<br /><br />Last week I succumbed and downloaded Candy Crush.  I've been happily playing it all week until I realized all my plays were coming up on my feed!!<br /><br />Tonight I play my last game.  I am going to delete the app.  No loss I reckon! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jV5oBikKRz8iJYwC2jM45883kzw9IaDx6XxkT5NGYpfqQmqhmLNj4tcFD15qpQZlH62l9N2dcVS27UyzqOpzyFjNGH1O9dBTyPSdsI4APMJQS-vGtrxQJBzlmyjm-uDx2xWI6hbigSHn/s640/blogger-image-246468311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jV5oBikKRz8iJYwC2jM45883kzw9IaDx6XxkT5NGYpfqQmqhmLNj4tcFD15qpQZlH62l9N2dcVS27UyzqOpzyFjNGH1O9dBTyPSdsI4APMJQS-vGtrxQJBzlmyjm-uDx2xWI6hbigSHn/s640/blogger-image-246468311.jpg" /></a></div>

Stupid FB Games

I've always avoided those silly Facebook games (FarmVille and the like) as I have an addictive personality and I tend to overplay. Back...

Division Controller ( Forecasting reports | Budgeting | Management Reporting) (#109408)

1:37 PM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Division Controller<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> 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: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- The Division Controller is responsible for coordinating and providing finance support for the Business Unit General Manager.  This   position works cross-functionally with other departments in the Business Units, Sales, Operations, and Marketing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Work closely with Business Unit management to drive financial results.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Consolidate monthly/ trended budget variance analysis and forecasting reports, provide recommendations to Management.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Review and improve financial and business models to provide the business additional insight to make decisions on improving the business.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Participate in development of models to support company initiatives and projects.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Lead process improvement projects<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Partner with senior organizational leaders to understand business requirements, investment needs, and to develop an excellent understanding   of cost drivers and PLs for his/her respective groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Analyze underlying business factors that drive expenses within the department.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting, CPA or MBA is a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Knowledge and understanding of accounting rules and practices required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Strong problem solving and analytical skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the company<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- 7+ years of related experience<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, macros)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">- Demonstrated ability to work in team and lead others  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 7 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Master's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kindly send your resume to  <b><a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>

Division Controller ( Forecasting reports | Budgeting | Management Reporting) (#109408)

Position: Division Controller Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: - The Division Controller is responsible for co...

Financial Analyst ( Forecasting | Budgeting | Management Reporting | Cognos TM1 ) (#109446)

1:21 PM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Financial Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> 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: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) organization provides support to executives and business leaders throughout the company.    Our role is to implement and manage the processes that support the company’s business decisions – such as forecasting, strategic planning, budgeting, risk assessment, scenario analysis, board of director presentations, and management reporting<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The role:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">  Senior Financial Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We are looking for a sharp finance professional to join our Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team. Responsibilities will   include, but not limited to companywide financial consolidation and analysis, management reporting and subsequent executive level presentations.  You will interact with executives and have high visibility throughout the company.  The successful candidates   will be a top performer who has a passion to champion improvements throughout the organization.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Essential functions:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Provide financial and analytical support for the company's forecasts and results.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Create and implement process improvement across the company<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Create new reports and models to meet the business' needs and drive decisions<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Perform ad hoc financial analyses and special projects<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Prepare quarter end executive, board of director and employee all-hands presentations<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Support improvements of our financial planning models and system<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Fully participate in all budgeting and forecasting processes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Monitor and report operating results against budget and forecast<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Create and distribute scalable weekly, monthly and quarterly management reports  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Job Requirements:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Team player with a positive attitude<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Strong computer skills and extensive knowledge of Excel<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Fast learner with new tools and systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Ability to think strategically and proactively<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Organized, detail-oriented, and ability to multi-task<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Experience with SAP / TM1 is a plus<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Flexible and adaptable; strong business acumen and understanding of functional linkages; excellent organization and analytical skills;   detail oriented and thorough; self starter with a strong ability to partner and build relationships; ability to meet deadlines and prioritize; to troubleshoot and problem solve.  High degree of initiative, demonstrated knowledge of financial planning /reporting   processes and working knowledge of accounting principle. Must be comfortable presenting data to senior management.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kindly send your resume to  <b><a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>

Financial Analyst ( Forecasting | Budgeting | Management Reporting | Cognos TM1 ) (#109446)

Position: Financial Analyst Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) or...

Pacific Beach Peanut Butter Review and Giveaway!

1:16 PM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpFHjEHJxfSM9pKF7l_UHToE1oy9c7LttWpiWA-SkSrzA71SaC_trutiPQ_-Cm7w9ehP5V9jKP2uUc-AO-RrxKuBtc2DSHW4jROuINBdYJmOeNAg3Y9rapWmHqEszzk7WUJWEulcGJqY/s1600/pb+peanut+butter.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpFHjEHJxfSM9pKF7l_UHToE1oy9c7LttWpiWA-SkSrzA71SaC_trutiPQ_-Cm7w9ehP5V9jKP2uUc-AO-RrxKuBtc2DSHW4jROuINBdYJmOeNAg3Y9rapWmHqEszzk7WUJWEulcGJqY/s1600/pb+peanut+butter.gif" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZfmKL_zKCDgpSDkWmTR58xZonixDmQtLdB24mvCNKFyz-XTKIt1jQnLZMpxdhyvbBVtBvZTF1Drl39EAt44NpiNhS13G0MLbG1SE4DCxuvgd8vXAIA6EX3WtclQsZPHCzzS7pTBbzCk/s1600/pacific+beach+assortment.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZfmKL_zKCDgpSDkWmTR58xZonixDmQtLdB24mvCNKFyz-XTKIt1jQnLZMpxdhyvbBVtBvZTF1Drl39EAt44NpiNhS13G0MLbG1SE4DCxuvgd8vXAIA6EX3WtclQsZPHCzzS7pTBbzCk/s320/pacific+beach+assortment.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This sweet review today has brought me back to my childhood just waiting in anticipation in the cafeteria to open up my lunch box and take a bite of my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pbpeanutbutter.com/">Pacific Beach Peanut Butter</a> company has taken peanut butter to a whole other level with their peanut butters.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>*Key points*</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> all gluten free/sugar free varieties</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hand made and packed with love</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">all natural ingredients</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">made with valencia peanuts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have so many different flavors not just your average plain peanut butter here!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>*Flavors*</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Chocolate</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chocolate</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cinnayum</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Toffee</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Touch of Caramel</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butterscotch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Child's Play (made with m&m pieces resembling confetti) </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Organic Peanut Butter</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was sent three of the cutest jars of peanut butter for a review.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was excited to be able to pick which of the two flavors I wanted to try.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Believe me the choice wasn't easy.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many choices and they all sounded amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I chose the toffee and chocolate, they also sent me the original peanut butter.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is what I think of all three of the flavors.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Toffee-</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN4Hjs4kRSzjur-39hGWVsbq8oloF9h6DMQIvPZicPSjbpgBvkmFVEBS-D4sz7APmxbbMNNO31UwgMF3U5MWZvt65FpSWFERiRycvwTfu8kfSgcbN0dTxmeRETlUE-LZNOEDI4TTY8mk/s1600/pacific+beach+toffee+peanut+butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN4Hjs4kRSzjur-39hGWVsbq8oloF9h6DMQIvPZicPSjbpgBvkmFVEBS-D4sz7APmxbbMNNO31UwgMF3U5MWZvt65FpSWFERiRycvwTfu8kfSgcbN0dTxmeRETlUE-LZNOEDI4TTY8mk/s320/pacific+beach+toffee+peanut+butter.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A crunchy texture with the velvety deliciousness of toffee mixed right in.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow oh wow was I amazed when I tried this flavor!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was skeptical at first to try it because I've only tried regular peanut butters or almond butters and thought why not give it a try.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I did, and it offered the right amount of crunch and wasn't too sweet at all. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I couldn't pinpoint where I had tried something similar but wasn't in peanut butter form,until it hit me!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My god, it tastes like peanut brittle!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Chocolate-</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnsuNV7IqwF2frMJJbzWDxZFfzkynh1cn6R33xx9Fe9tNmtLZzoowp0hdzYMfT38bCJnJ8UCyu7KOlcQbkiNO1nCCVZoJD8lsxCm6XWelO4dFEZFy-ACNeICHnqZuzhNYlzqer7Y0K-w/s1600/pacific+beach+chocolate+peanut+butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAnsuNV7IqwF2frMJJbzWDxZFfzkynh1cn6R33xx9Fe9tNmtLZzoowp0hdzYMfT38bCJnJ8UCyu7KOlcQbkiNO1nCCVZoJD8lsxCm6XWelO4dFEZFy-ACNeICHnqZuzhNYlzqer7Y0K-w/s320/pacific+beach+chocolate+peanut+butter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whoa, hold up!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chocolate fan right here!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This flavor is out of this world amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It tasted exactly like a reese's peanut butter cup but crunchy.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The taste of the chocolate was pure decadence.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Organic Peanut Butter-</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbv5-8UGGkisy-m9k759E_cfRYlPVNBDeD_FgyPwNDb6as_6dF79A_CPBcRDZUIA5h-VlcT6TG2vIrW0n4pRyuZThwi20b-RY_aVWmhW5f7Rp4_qLlOqvIcWphqB5mz-IUL73O9_aVaI/s1600/pacific+beach+organic+peanut+butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbv5-8UGGkisy-m9k759E_cfRYlPVNBDeD_FgyPwNDb6as_6dF79A_CPBcRDZUIA5h-VlcT6TG2vIrW0n4pRyuZThwi20b-RY_aVWmhW5f7Rp4_qLlOqvIcWphqB5mz-IUL73O9_aVaI/s320/pacific+beach+organic+peanut+butter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to admit it tastes wonderful.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crunchy and offers a smooth peanut butter taste.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy to spread on crackers, English muffins or use as a fruit dip!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: 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Pacific Beach Peanut Butter Review and Giveaway!

This sweet review today has brought me back to my childhood just waiting in anticipation in the cafeteria to open up my lunch box and take a...

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 04/18/2013

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 04/18/2013

Unchaining Dreams A network about ending human trafficking. It is a project and students are joining...

Freaky monkey

10:48 AM Tukiyooo 0

Look at the glass box above the shop.  I have to drive past this freaky monkey everyday on my way home from work.  I find him very disturbing! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeH6CJ4UERhTGY58MMzAb10rsN_-fiONX0Y4GtQZ3yhyphenhyphenszLGFJQOs6FRr3QYWaCf_N1lUJt4bqUaJUNcwvZuUiR901Ja7tl97rbJz065hx9zlstAp8S6ayLN93kGUdz390vStQPGabke3/s640/blogger-image-582045030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyeH6CJ4UERhTGY58MMzAb10rsN_-fiONX0Y4GtQZ3yhyphenhyphenszLGFJQOs6FRr3QYWaCf_N1lUJt4bqUaJUNcwvZuUiR901Ja7tl97rbJz065hx9zlstAp8S6ayLN93kGUdz390vStQPGabke3/s640/blogger-image-582045030.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzczJVLdAncJ8NTN0AkP9ahFdhbk34MgnlUMGGTE6V0sE9Px6QiVLEic5O2jOvbC_7V4r-0mA74QYtQsyj_j5dJ8mbHt3APpU-YtiboWpydridDudHTI2YYH5i3SVJ-hkq-6TtDP2sDTjA/s640/blogger-image-1101753646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzczJVLdAncJ8NTN0AkP9ahFdhbk34MgnlUMGGTE6V0sE9Px6QiVLEic5O2jOvbC_7V4r-0mA74QYtQsyj_j5dJ8mbHt3APpU-YtiboWpydridDudHTI2YYH5i3SVJ-hkq-6TtDP2sDTjA/s640/blogger-image-1101753646.jpg" /></a></div>

Freaky monkey

Look at the glass box above the shop. I have to drive past this freaky monkey everyday on my way home from work. I find him very disturbin...

A Closer Look at the Folk Art Museum

10:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

Finding myself in Midtown the other day I decided to walk by the former American Folk Art Museum and take some photos, considering MoMA is planning on demolishing the marvelous building designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. As I was snapping some photos from under the sidewalk shed across the street a lady stopped and we started talking about how much we both like the building and couldn't believe it would be torn down. She then thanked me for prompting her to stop and take a look, something she wouldn't have done otherwise.<br /><br />Her words prompted me to take an even closer look at the distinctive Tombasil (alloyed white bronze) panels that comprise the distinctive facade. Below are three levels of details: The base of the building from across the street; a detail of a panel where the <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/image/iCkGpb.jqtIQ.jpg">name of the museum used to be mounted</a>; and a close-up of one of the big air bubbles created in the process of making the panel.<br /><br /><img alt="Folk-art-closer.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/Folk-art-closer.jpg" title="Photos by John Hill" /><br />[Photos by John Hill]

A Closer Look at the Folk Art Museum

Finding myself in Midtown the other day I decided to walk by the former American Folk Art Museum and take some photos, considering MoMA is p...

Why Boston's Hospitals Were Ready- Atul Gawande - The New Yorker

8:50 AM Tukiyooo 0

The bombs at the Boston Marathon were designed to maim and kill, and they did. Three people died within the first moments of the blast. More than a hundred and seventy people were injured. They had their limbs blown off, vital arteries severed, bones fractured, flesh torn open by shrapnel or scorched by the blasts' heat. Yet it now appears that every one of the wounded alive when rescuers reached them will survive.<br /><br><br /><br>Medically speaking, this is no small accomplishment. We've seen bombs like this in the battlefields of the Middle East, but rarely in cities like Boston. In the past century of wartime conflict, explosive devices have escalated to become the predominant cause of military casualties. Among American personnel wounded in our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, they have accounted for three-quarters of injuries; gunshot wounds for just twenty per cent. It has been an historic accomplishment for military medical units to bring case-fatality rates from such injuries down from twenty-five per cent in previous conflicts to ten per cent today. And according to data from the Israeli National Trauma Registry, explosives used in terror attacks have tended to be three times deadlier than those used in war—because civilians don't have armor, because victims span a wider range of age and health, and because preparedness tends to be less systematic. Nonetheless, in Boston, they survived.<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>How did this happen? Something more significant occurred than professionals merely adhering to smart policies and procedures. What we saw unfold was the cultural legacy of the September 11th attacks and all that has followed in the decade-plus since. We are not innocents anymore.<br /><br><br /><br>The explosions took place at 2:50 P.M., twelve seconds apart. Medical personnel manning the runners' first-aid tent swiftly converted it into a mass-casualty triage unit. Emergency medical teams mobilized en masse from around the city, resuscitated the injured, and somehow dispersed them to eight different hospitals in minutes, despite chaos and snarled traffic.<br /><br><br /><br>My hospital, the Brigham and Women's Hospital, received thirty-one victims, twenty-eight of them with significant injuries. Seven arrived nearly at once, starting at 3:08 P.M. All required emergency surgery. The first to go to surgery—a patient in shock, hemorrhaging profusely, with inadequate breathing and a near-completely severed leg—was resuscitated and on an operating table by 3:25 P.M., just thirty-five minutes after the blast. The rest followed, one after the other, spaced by just minutes. Twelve patients in all would undergo surgery—mostly vascular and orthopedic procedures—before the evening was done.<br /><br><br /><br>This kind of orchestration happened all across the city. Massachusetts General Hospital also received thirty-one victims—at least four of whom required amputations. Boston Medical Center received twenty-three victims. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center handled twenty-one. Boston Children's Hospital took in seven children, ages two to twelve. One emergency physician told me he'd never heard so many ambulance sirens before in his life.<br /><br><br /><br>There's a way such events are supposed to work. Each hospital has an incident commander who coördinates the clearing of emergency bays and hospital beds to open capacity, the mobilization of clinical staff and medical equipment for treatment, and communication with the city's emergency command center. At my hospital, Stanley Ashley, a general surgeon and our chief medical officer, was that person. I talked to him after the event—I had been out of the city at the time of the explosions—and he told me that no sooner had he set up his command post and begun making phone calls then the first wave of victims arrived. Everything happened too fast for any ritualized plan to accommodate.<br /><br><br /><br>So what did you do, I asked him.<br /><br><br /><br>"I mostly let people do their jobs," he said. He never needed to call anyone. Around a hundred nurses, doctors, X-ray staff, transport staff, you name it showed up as soon as they heard the news. They wanted to help, and they knew how. As one colleague put it, they did on a large scale what they knew how to do on a small scale. They broke up into teams of six or so people, one trauma team for each patient. A senior nurse and physician stood at the door to the ambulance bay triaging the patients going to the teams. The operating-room director handled triage to, and communication with, the operating rooms. Another staff member saw the need for a traffic cop and began shooing extra clinicians into the waiting room, where they could stand by to be called upon.<br /><br><br /><br>Richard Wolfe, the chief of the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, told me he had much the same experience there. Of twenty-one casualties, seventeen were serious and seven required emergency surgery. One patient came in with both legs almost completely amputated already. Another's leg was too mangled to save. Numerous victims had open, bleeding wounds, with shrapnel and shards of fractured bone. One had a lung injury from the blast. Another was burned on over thirty per cent of the body. One had to have an eye removed. Wolfe arrived in the emergency department expecting to take charge of assigning everyone responsibilities.<br /><br><br /><br>"But everybody spontaneously knew the dance moves," he said. He didn't have to tell people much of what to do at all.<br /><br><br /><br>I spoke to Deb Mulloy, the nurse in charge of our operating rooms that afternoon, and a few of the other nursing leaders to find out how they knew the dance moves. Mulloy began mobilizing as soon as she saw the news flash onto a television screen. Others learned through Twitter, text messages, smartphone news apps. They all began to act before the alarm had been sounded.<br /><br><br /><br>"We just knew this was real," Mulloy said, "and a lot of people could be hurt."<br /><br><br /><br>Change of nursing shift is at three o'clock. So she immediately notified the day shift to stay on. No one wanted to leave, anyway. This doubled the available staff.<br /><br><br /><br>The nurses put all scheduled surgery on hold and began readying eight rooms. They ordered equipment trays for vascular and orthopedic procedures to be brought up from stock supply. They called an orthopedics-manufacturer representative for extra hardware to be mobilized. They got in touch with the blood bank, which was already securing blood from other states. They communicated with other operating rooms around the city to make sure they had enough supplies of equipment, too.<br /><br><br /><br>How did they know to get eight rooms ready, I asked. And how did they know to get them ready for vascular and orthopedic procedures? "Did someone tell you?"<br /><br><br /><br>"No," said Brenda McKonly, one of the senior nurse leaders. She just saw the descriptions of the explosion like everyone else, made a surmise about the injuries, and recognized that they needed to get as many rooms ready as they could. To be on the safe side, the staff also got equipment for one room to be ready for a neurosurgical injury and another for a thoracic injury. But as word filtered down from the emergency department, it became clear that their original surmise was correct. All eight rooms would be required, and nearly all the cases involved vascular and orthopedic injuries.<br /><br><br /><br>Talking to people about that day, I was struck by how ready and almost rehearsed they were for this event. A decade earlier, nothing approaching their level of collaboration and efficiency would have occurred. We have, as one colleague put it to me, replaced our pre-9/11 naïveté with post-9/11 sobriety. Where before we'd have been struck dumb with shock about such events, now we are almost calculating about them. When ball bearings and nails were found in the wounds of the victims, everyone understood the bombs had been packed with them as projectiles. At every hospital, clinicians considered the possibility of chemical or radiation contamination, a second wave of attacks, or a direct attack on a hospital. Even nonmedical friends e-mailed and texted me to warn people about secondary and tertiary explosive devices aimed at responders. Everyone's imaginations have come to encompass these once unimaginable events.<br /><br><br /><br>Hence the grim efficiency with which the city responded. Organizers halted the race. Runners who'd trained for weeks for the event turned away from the finish line in bewildered but stoic acceptance. The press, for the most part, rightly hesitated to amplify unsubstantiated claims about the identity of the perpetrators.<br /><br><br /><br>Risks of further attack required assessment. Panic had to be averted. Criminal evidence had to be secured. And above all, victims needed to be saved.<br /><br><br /><br>What prepared us? Ten years of war have brought details of attacks like these to our towns through news, images, and the soldiers who saw and encountered them. Almost every hospital has a surgeon or nurse or medic with battlefield experience, sometimes several. Many also had trauma personnel who deployed to Haiti after the earthquake, Banda Aceh after the tsunami, and elsewhere. Disaster response has become an area of wide interest and study. Cities and towns have conducted disaster drills, including one in Boston I was involved in that played out the scenario of a dirty-bomb explosion at Logan Airport on an airliner from France. The Massachusetts General Hospital brought in Israeli physicians to help revamp their disaster-response planning. Richard Wolfe at the Beth Israel Deaconess recalled an emergency physician's presentation of the medical response required after the Aurora, Colorado, movie-theatre shooting of seventy people last summer. From 9/11 to Newtown, we've all watched with not only horror but also grave attention the myriad ways in which the sociopathy of killers has combined with the technology of inflicting mass casualty.<br /><br><br /><br>We've learned, and we've absorbed. This is not cause for either celebration or satisfaction. That we have come to this state of existence is a great sadness. But it is our great fortune.<br /><br><br /><br>Last year, after the Aurora shooting, Ron Walls, the chief of emergency medicine at my hospital, gave a lecture titled "Are We Ready?"<br /><br><br /><br>In Boston, it turns out we all were.<br /><br><br /><br><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/04/why-bostons-hospitals-were-ready.html">http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/04/why-bostons-hospitals-were-ready.html</a>

Why Boston's Hospitals Were Ready- Atul Gawande - The New Yorker

The bombs at the Boston Marathon were designed to maim and kill, and they did. Three people died within the first moments of the blast. More...

'Man of Steel' trailer: Five mysteries from the new footage explained

8:20 AM Tukiyooo 0

'Man of Steel' 'Man of Steel' trailer: Five mysteries from the new footage explained

That pretty much sums up a few of the new images we see in the latest Man of Steel trailer. Some of the scenes are impossible to figure out ...

Gucci Mane Hoax: Rapper Didn't Actually Tell Judge "Bitch I Might Be" Guilty

8:16 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="body" itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: #eaaacc; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">Gucci Mane is the subject of an Internet hoax this week, and you've got to hear what the Internet claimed he told a judge during a recent court appearance.</div><div class="thumbnail" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.054902) 0px 1px 3px; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border-bottom-left-radius: 4px; border-bottom-right-radius: 4px; border-top-left-radius: 4px; border-top-right-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.054902) 0px 1px 3px; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 520px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/gallery/gucci-mane-hoax/" style="color: #ff5294; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Gucci Mane Hoax" itemprop="image" pagespeed_high_res_src="http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images.thehollywoodgossip.com/iu/t_xlarge_l/v1366278794/xgucci-mane-hoax.jpg.pagespeed.ic.laNLgu055v.webp" src="http://1-ps.googleusercontent.com/x/www.thehollywoodgossip.com/images.thehollywoodgossip.com/iu/t_xlarge_l/v1366278794/xgucci-mane-hoax.jpg.pagespeed.ic.laNLgu055v.webp" style="border: 0px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">Asked whether he was guilty of assaulting a soldier, the rapper (real name Radric Davis) supposedly told a judge in the courtroom, "Bitch I might be."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">The (fake) screen grab above says it all.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">Instead of the Gucci Mane headline reading "'Bitch I might be' when asked if guilty," the real headline read, "Prosecutors brought up rapper's criminal history."</div><a href="" name="more" style="color: #ff5294;"></a><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">Some clever photo editing, and nothing more, following last week's incident in which the rapper was indicted on one count of aggravated assault.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">That much is true. He is accused of <a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2013/03/gucci-mane-arrested-for-hitting-fan-with-champagne-bottle/" style="color: #ff5294; text-decoration: none;">assaulting a soldier with a bottle</a> at an Atlanta club. The following day, March 17, Mane turned himself into the police.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">The line is actually a lyric from his song, "Pillz (Bitch I Might Be)."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 9px;">Well played once again Internet. Well played.</div></div><div class="buttons admin" style="background-color: #eaaacc; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></div><br /></div>

Gucci Mane Gucci Mane Hoax: Rapper Didn't Actually Tell Judge "Bitch I Might Be" Guilty

Gucci Mane is the subject of an Internet hoax this week, and you've got to hear what the Internet claimed he told a judge during a recen...

Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100

8:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><iframe height="360" id="kaltura_player_1366298017" src="http://cdnapi.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/0_4059fg3g/uiconf_id/3775332/st_cache/21680?referer=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-significant-devastation-blast-18986370&autoPlay=false&addThis.playerSize=392x221&freeWheel.siteSectionId=nws_offsite&closedCaptionActive=true&addThis.playerSize=640x360&closedCaptionsOverPlayer.fontsize=18" style="border: 0px solid #ffffff;" width="640">Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.</iframe> <div style="font-size: x-small; margin-top: 0; text-align: left;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/video">Watch More News Videos at ABC</a>  |   <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/technology">Technology News</a>  |   <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/entertainment">Celebrity News</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="headline-author" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 92px;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/author/leezel_tanglao" rel="author" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Leezel Tanglao" height="65" src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Site/abc_leezel_tanglao_wy_111202_cutout.png" style="border: 0px; display: block; float: right; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" width="65" /></a><div style="border: 0px; clear: both; color: #888888; font: inherit; line-height: normal; padding: 0px 0px 16px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By </span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/author/leezel_tanglao" rel="author" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Leezel Tanglao</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a class="author-handle" href="http://twitter.com/leezeltanglao" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">@leezeltanglao</a><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a class="sprite icon-twitter" href="http://twitter.com/leezeltanglao" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/wp-content/themes/abc/img/sprite.gif); background-position: -20px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #30659c; display: inline-block; height: 16px; margin: 7px 4px 0px 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: -9999px; width: 16px;">Follow on Twitter</a></div></div><div class="date" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #888888; font-family: Arial; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 3px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 533px;">Apr 18, 2013 1:02am</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10:31 a.m. ET: </strong>Aboard Air Force One en route to Boston, President Obama called Gov. Rick Perry to offered any federal resources that may be needed to assist in the ongoing response and recovery effort.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9:45 a.m. ET:</strong> Sgt. William Patrick Swanton, spokesman for the Waco police, said at a press conference that one of the missing individuals has been found, a constable who is also a firefighter. He is currently hospitalized with “pretty serious injuries.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“We’re still missing 3-4 firefighters,” he said. “No police or EMS are missing, as far as I’m aware.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swanton said that the “rough number” of fatalities remains at 5-15, but emphasized that it is still an estimate.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Swanton also said that a significant area of the fertilizer plant had been destroyed, and that homes were leveled as far as five blocks away.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Homes have been destroyed. Part of that community is gone,” he said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A small amount of looting had been reported in the area, Swanton said. There are some unidentified people in the area.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I can’t tell you the number of looters or whether they have been caught … that is a significant concern for us,” he said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Authorities are now doing a more methodical search — under beds, in closets — and are still in search in rescue mode, and are not yet in recovery mode.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There is no word yet on the cause of the fire, Swanton said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/slideshow/west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explodes-18984514" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">PHOTOS: Explosion Rips Through West Texas</a></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6:55 a.m. ET:</strong> An administration official tells ABC News that President Obama has been notified of the situation in Texas.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The president has been notified. The administration is closely monitoring through FEMA who is also in contact with state and local officials who are responding,” an official told ABC News in an email.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6:39 a.m. ET:</strong> West Mayor Tommy Muska said perhaps 60 homes have been damaged. All of the nursing home patients have been accounted for and all of downtown West, Texas, has been evacuated.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For those trying to locate their family members please call: 254-826-4115</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6:30 a.m. ET:</strong> “Nightline” featured <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/west-texas-plant-explosion-injures-100-levels-homes-18985445" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">dramatic cellphone footage</a> of the explosion. Residents said the explosion sounded like a “massive” bomb.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5:45 a.m. ET:</strong> Sgt. William Patrick Swanton of the Waco, Texas, Police Department  estimated 5 to 15 fatalities from the fertilizer plant explosion. Swanton said 3 to 5 firefighters have been killed and there is also a law enforcement official who is unaccounted for.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5:23 a.m. ET:</strong> Pope Francis tweeted on his official <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/324814961572446209" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Twitter account</a>, “Please join me in praying for the victims of the explosion in Texas and their families.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4: 11 a.m. ET:</strong> ABC Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser says a continuing danger from the Texas fertilizer plant explosion and fire is exposure to ammonia.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“What you see with high level ammonia exposure is damage to your eyes, to your throat, to your nose, to your esophagus when you swallow,” Besser told ABC News Radio. “A blast that’s going in one direction, if you get a change in the wind, it can come to another neighborhood and be affected.”</div><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 110px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 488px;"><img alt="ap texas explosion11 wy 130418 wblog Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100" height="269" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/ap_texas_explosion11_wy_130418_wblog.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="West, Texas" width="478" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 468px;">LM Otero/AP Photo</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3:52 a.m. ET:</strong> ABC News has confirmed there are a total of 179 people hospitalized with 10 additional people in triage. At least 24 are in critical condition, nine of which are burn victims sent to Parkland Hospital in Dallas.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">At least 38 people are in serious condition.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco:</strong></span></strong> David Argueta, vice president of operations, says they currently have over 100 patients with lacerations, orthopedic and burn injuries. There are 12 people in surgery or have been admitted that are critical. More than 38 are seriously injured, but no fatalities have been reported.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Providence Healthcare Network in Waco:</strong></span> Spokesperson Heather Beck says they have currently treated 65 patients. Of the 65 patients, 12 have patients have broken bones, burns and head injuries. One patient is in critical condition.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3:38 a.m. ET:</strong> Sgt. William Patrick Swanton, spokesman for the Waco police expressed a concern of new explosions or leaks of ammonia from the plant’s ruins.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2:58 a.m. ET:</strong> After hearing firefighters were down, George Willoughby, a police officer in a neighboring town, rushed to help the injured.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I wasn’t here (in West). I was in another town but yeah we felt up it (explosion) up there too,” Willoughby told ABC News Radio.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2:45 a.m. ET:</strong> A team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) will be heading to the scene of the West Fertilizer Plant explosion, according to a CSB <a href="http://www.csb.gov/chemical-safety-board-deploying-to-west-fertilizer-plant-accident-/" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">news release</a>. They are expected to arrive Thursday afternoon.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2:24 a.m. ET:</strong> Jonnie Payne of Aderhold Funeral Home in West, Texas told ABC News that she has not “received any calls as of yet about fatalities.” She said when the explosi0n happened her “whole house shook.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“My son went out there to check on what happened and was injured in the explosion. He’s now in a hospital in Waco with a broken collarbone,” she said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2:10 a.m. ET:</strong> There are a total of 172 people confirmed hospitalized with 23 more people en route/to be admitted.  At least 24 people are in critical condition and at 38-40 people are in serious condition.  Here is the breakdown from each area hospital:</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco:</strong></span>  Hospital officials said they have more than 100 patients — 101 registered but are currently assessing around 20 in triage area and are expecting another wave. They are seeing lots of patients with lacerations, orthopedic injuries and a few burns. Nine severely burned patients have been directly sent to Parkland hospital burn center in Dallas. They are reporting no fatalities.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Providence Healthcare Network in Waco: </span></strong>Hospital officials said they have treated 58 patients. They are in the process of triaging three. No word yet on whether they will get another wave, but are prepared. At least one patient is in critical condition Most of the injuries are moderate—broken bones, cuts, abrasions, scrapes, respiratory distress—most of these injuries were caused by flying glass or people knocked down by the force of the blast, according to hospital spokeswoman Heather Beck.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Hill Regional Hospital: </span></strong>Unclear</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Parkland Hospital in Dallas:</span> </strong>Hospital officials said they have nine severe burn patients.<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Scott & White Memorial in Temple:</span></strong> Hospital officials said they received four patients, three at Scott & White Memorial Hospital, and one at McLane Children’s Hospital. Another patient is in route to McLane Children’s. At least two of the four patients are listed in critical condition at this time.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Blood Donation Center will stay open until 2:30 a.m. to allow residents to come in and donate. The donors can get to the Blood Donation Center by coming in the main hospital entrance at 2401 S. 31<sup style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">st</sup>Street, Temple.</div><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 110px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 488px;"><img alt="ap texas explosion1 waco wy 130418 wblog Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100" height="269" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/ap_texas_explosion1_waco_wy_130418_wblog.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="west texas blast" width="478" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 468px;">Andy Bartee/AP Photo</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2:03 a.m. ET:</strong> ABC News’ Steve Osunsami is at a triage center in West, Texas: “As we drove into town we ran into firefighters who were getting gassed up outside of town who tell us the fire is still burning. It’s under control. But it’s still burning.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1:43 a.m. ET:</strong> West Mayor Tommy Muska said in a news conference said they are concerned about the wind – which they expect to change direction about 3 a.m.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Muska told residents to stay in inside because of the hydrous gas that is still in the air.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1:25 a.m. ET:</strong> The explosion registered as 2.1 magnitude quake according the <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000g9yl#summary" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">USGS</a>. Residents about 30 miles away in the town of Buffford told ABC News that they felt the quake.</div><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 110px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 488px;"><img alt="ap Plant ac 130418 wblog Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100" height="269" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/ap_Plant_ac_130418_wblog.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="west texas " width="478" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 468px;">AP Photo/Waco Tribune Herald, Rod Aydelotte</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1:21 a.m. ET:</strong> VIDEO: Homes and business were completely destroyed around the West, Texas, fertilizer plant.</div><iframe bordercolor="#FFFFFF" frameborder="0" height="221" hspace="0" id="iframe" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="iframe" scrolling="no" src="http://abcnews.go.com/video/portableSFP?version=&affil=null&cid=null&id=18984293&autoStart=false&adPattern=null&size=embed&widget=&pageType=blog&section=us&subsectionOverride=&ipad=false&plist=" style="background-color: white; border-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" vspace="0" width="392"></iframe><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1:09 a.m. ET:</strong>  Texas Department of Public Safety trooper D.L. Wilson said in a short news conference that there are more than 100 injuries with fatalities confirmed but did not specify how many deaths. Officials are searching for more people and are doing a house by house search.  About 133 people were evacuated from a nursing home.  About half the town has been evacuated.  Between 50-75 buildings were destroyed or damaged.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Massive. Just like Iraq. Just like the Murray Building in Oklahoma City… So you can imagine what kind of damage we’re looking at,” Wilson said in describing the blast.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12:53 a.m. ET:</strong> Blood drives are planned for Thursday in Texas. Linda Goelzer of Carter Blood Care, the primary blood support service supporting more 58 counties, largest blood provider in Texas told ABC News the people in the community of West are “heart of gold people, like a Norman Rockwell painting.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“The whole town is being evacuated. We had our blood supply pretty well stocked in Waco as of today but now we are sending more than 300 units of blood from Dallas Fort Worth down to Waco, that’s where patients are going. Many are being care-flighted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas for treatment at their burn center,” Goelzer said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Tonight our message to our donors is don’t everybody come at once, we will have patients for who knows how long who will be needing blood. Especially O-negative are needed, universal donor, will likely be expended tonight. What we tell people is that the blood helping people tonight is what’s already on the shelves. What we’ll need most is for consistency. We have blood drives everyday and we will have them tomorrow, we just don’t want people flooding in, in droves, like they did after 9/11. We’re asking our regular donors to keep coming throughout the week because we expect there will be many survivors.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12:33 a.m. ET:</strong> At least 124 people hospitalized, with one hospital telling us that 20 more are on the way.  Of those, 38 considered serious.</div><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 110px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 488px;"><img alt=" Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100" height="269" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/US/ap_texas_fire_130417_wblog.JPG" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="west texas" width="478" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 468px;">AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth/The Dallas Morning News</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12:19 a.m. ET:</strong> According to the CEO of the Providence Healthcare Network, Brett Esrock (in Waco), says officials are triaging the wounded. Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center has treated, or is treating 29 wounded, mostly minor to moderate injuries: cuts abrasions, broken bones, respiratory distress, and one critical injury. Hospital officials are being told they are about to receive an additional 20 patients “they are coming in ambulances cars vans, pretty much anything.” Other wounded people are also being sent to Hillsboro Regional Hospital, which has apparently received another 60 patients.  -  Matt Gutman</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11:48 p.m. ET:</strong> West City Hall suffered significant damage according to Gail Scarborough with Texas Department of Public Safety. The middle school also caught on fire due to a gas leak in the building.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11:00 p.m. ET:</strong> Texas Gov. Rick Perry released the following statement on the explosion in West, Texas:  “We are monitoring developments and gathering information as details continue to emerge about this incident. We have also mobilized state resources to help local authorities. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of West, and the first responders on the scene.”</div><div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 110px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 488px;"><img alt="abc wfaa texas explosion 130417 wblog Live Updates: West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Injures More Than 100" height="269" src="http://a.abcnews.com/images/US/abc_wfaa_texas_explosion_130417_wblog.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;" title="west texas blast" width="478" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(229, 229, 229); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 10px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 468px;">ABC</div></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9:33 p.m. ET:</strong> According to a dispatcher at Texas Department of Public Safety, there were <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-rocks-town-west-texas/story?id=18983638" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">two explosions and a fire reported at a Fertilizer Plant</a> in the town of West, Texas.</div></div></div>

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