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30 days of Web Tools #11: Use Audacity for creating MP3s and podcasts

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDz-u2bjHxZOliV5BZz1kk_UfD0XuN1VsqH5niq695mX56E72NJTRbJ0J2A8i0Wi70Cdq-Z92hKxUMQQQzSevC28h76DgBiGRTIS0Y-2rS0MiKRt4KhqJdT47Aa8Ziow7YOp8h9HPfQk/s1600-h/image%25255B1%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PkM3NFVhMgDGTjr9wbglWK6FtJwZhgZaDaHV2Sqhl_ZAcsZIbPtzb9JBX9gmPzciLdKSG1iTxjL0zN6KKF9ZYTBCE53eKLXka7S_OP5bkjPVNtJQa1-fIZNP9-U5geL2zHTKRksodvU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Audacity is not really a webtool as such but it is a free tool that can be downloaded from the web. It is one of those tools that you simply cannot be without as a teacher! To put it in a nutshell, Audacity is a simple sound editing programme that is used to create MP3s.  </div><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">What can Audacity be used for?</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Audacity can be used across platforms from any operating system which is a big plus. It can be used to record live audio and even edit various sound files. It can export files as MP3s but for this purpose you have to also download LAME along with it. Directions for doing this can be found <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq_i18n?s=install&i=lame-mp3.%20">here</a>: </span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">What do you need to be able to use Audacity</span></b>?<br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. The programme should be downloaded from <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/">http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Download LAME so that Audacity can be exported as a MP3 (see below)<br />3. A microphone.<br />4. A computer</div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How to download LAME to use with Audacity</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’ll just copy and paste the directions for Windows since that is what I am using. <br />Go to the <a href="http://lame1.buanzo.com.ar/">LAME download page</a>. </span><br /><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Under "For Audacity on Windows", left-click the link "Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe" and save the file anywhere on your computer. Do not right-click the link to the .exe file.</span>  </li><li><span style="font-size: small;">Double-click "Lame v3.99.3 for Windows.exe" to launch it (you can safely ignore any warnings that the "publisher could not be verified").  </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">Follow the "Setup" instructions to install LAME for Audacity. Do not change the offered destination location of "C:\Program Files\Lame for Audacity".  </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">The first time you use the "Export as MP3" command, Audacity will ask for the location of "lame_enc.dll". Navigate to "C:\Program Files\Lame for Audacity", select "lame_enc.dll", then click "Open" and "OK".  </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">If you prefer the Zip option for the LAME download, save the zip file to anywhere on your computer, extract "lame_enc.dll" to any location, then show Audacity where to find it as in Step 5 above.  </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">In case of difficulty, please view our <a href="http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lame_Installation#Windows_Instructions">more detailed instructions</a> on the <a href="http://audacityteam.org/wiki/">Audacity Wiki</a>.</span></li></ol><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Using Audacity for the first time</b></span><br /><br />1. Once Audacity is downloaded and Lame is downloaded and installed it is A for Away! The toolbar can look rather daunting at first, but once you realise that you only need to know a few of the icons and what they do it suddenly becomes a whole lot easier.  </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSL8H2MMZBHkvo0UAlwh6iqwymtpiTUtWEQScX1GnjKz72KaB3vy2jP8sY-FmmX5bfadUMr1iZZgnXSIBavuKoFuNQ-WooxrYP6LCr4p9T93fFjs4cfhMgB8NKeoonADAfoAojyoWyDE/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDois0yxVVZDPs8rhWoo7LsPMSHITEdO5SnhM_LzuPnaVqate4vi-pvjNlSrpLwpX64l5Z2buCDMzwRAk8Tbd8ywi6wuesVbTVy4IdgEW1dkdggbMdq7M_FjJse80KRX-tAyzSBsSfPJ0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="435" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Just make sure Audacity has automatically picked up your speakers and microphone. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN3-YIJ4dvOyvk0qrRkeQl3rTlGsf07ZvXIz79p74KWlin62GlhR5lqNMFnIM0fUuWXS9E8zaqC62jIAuQezQsd0-1uCbAuOZrstwnt3mKjrOj5rcLmi61r3n8BK5MjlM8Qa1l-aKpmQ/s1600-h/image%25255B13%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg764K0MKXCNhpsSn5SXsm6Az0rxLdmX76sxQvd07VgAJztc4DUWq0H5klnstaLaqyzpdGb02CY7EWEA2cZPW_2QZ62TBmH_ihkN8x_FaSU9-KoYXljkZw7YxgK-Kq5e4HrQv0tsQWNtkY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. To start recording click on the big red microphone circle. It will start recording immediately so start speaking into your microsphone right away<b>. </b>Your voice will appear as a long jagged line with rises every now and again like this:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGdzHPBTkEaGfEUrndYRMFuD97VcLyGlUK8CfrpJmFR-hga6v-nWggsrXwFPzViDBpD3wsGLLKyb00VrKat6SU36kIceJcLAKSC5NhQtZaGZF0VhZN7wrRPioY_PcGgFzJh4wl1IiXxM/s1600-h/image%25255B17%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTbccJkk0i4CPRbIWLn8kJ7W7I0FHP3tLTT1UHT9coMv-L_FA2-rSkE1JK73NpmJrlqz6pn2jJtwBqiYrHBFX7CCBVB8QoSHdSqx17jqu-4n7LZ-EZIjt0jiAHlrQlULA3sJ8gE1CSZg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. When you are finished recording press the yellow square. If you want to test out the recording you have just made, press the green triangle.</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to save your file</b></span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can just save the project at this stage if you wish by clicking on <i>Save project as</i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-qg1QsNURemKT5yMhVaHYnMLAj-OL8_dj8Udy04i0euXNe8gxmTT_XgbJBa-sF5kdHvvurbIdKSMh_TC_H5ZUOW0Tw5QaylO8xiELBTL_x4KTH5nJ-yRDT4mu7sYa16P9MOcSTLs8TU/s1600-h/image%25255B23%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILM8pZ1ZfRhwrzs3jKTwBvwO_N-p-vDg6xY6ZwEpL1fk8_yUUDUGyPj-PlrE22dROFW_OgxswNzAtaIB09YizRXaRtucQK5tajhNALwv01ga2D1G4hokuy-dWuPiLhKmFI5ZOQJQ843U/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Otherwise you can do what I always do and that is export the file as an MP3. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHOkE0h5ryROm_fIMP6Xh_yxg6te24uClVo_I43Lr2kXkVTpDTLonBOeV9xXsONsdJ399h_ZleQpNMBtowwtxv_djw2e9x9J3QcEyaLR8atGwctse301Mh_lsIrnC-Ji5eV-CjnL85Mw/s1600-h/image%25255B27%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvugKMY_vT7Ka5pqEEt0V3Ob-p7nNkC1-I5lLygxFtuhXX-Sq44x3JZA5c4QFJ6VgtzF9vNcm58Kx9ziK1NWDjWh-8fBTF8Uc5i5XqseHJptHC7MPauw7f_HMasdNBSZvM863Brw_p-g0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It will then save as an MP3 and you can save this file wherever you wish on your computer. That is how easy it is to record using Audacity. Of course there are a lot more complicated things you can do with audacity but for a teacher, this is enough to go by.Here is a YouTube tutorial that can take you though those steps again.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mf7-2KSqj4s?rel=0" width="420"></iframe></span></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">How can Audacity be used in the classroom?</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">These are some of the ways I have used Audacity:</span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. You could record your students speaking and then upload to Voki to create speaking Avatars. this is useful on a bog to greet visitors. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">2. You can create podcasts of book reviews, poetry readings, book reading, orals etc. You can document reading through the year to note students’ progress. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">3. You can create sound files to go with  a PowerPoint presentation or a Windows Movie Maker Movie or Photostory. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Here is a Slideshare showing how Audacity and Photostory 3 can be used together.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/62788" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"></iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/lisashusband/audacity-and-photo-story-in-the-classroom" target="_blank" title="Audacity And Photo Story In The Classroom">Audacity And Photo Story In The Classroom</a> </b>from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/lisashusband" target="_blank">lisashusband</a></b> </div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. You can upload these to an online recording service such as Vocaroo.com so that they can be embedded in a blog or wiki. Notice the upload button just under the little girl on the right in the image below. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLLihiqc8uACmXLAHmE-WYkvZB-gG5k7GkmBEcX75603fF_uH_XQdmw9Cy38ip1woMCsAi9wvoX_nGPl5KdYvP2iK-_SdxF0xp3bhhW4UWwFdzMv-2YntZ8N21NbyxKHyIrGa8lRS1_U/s1600-h/image%25255B31%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsLrmmO8uzqPOZCvy-mfhvHHbCYOuvRGjtBq62bu4krcsQOIOzMc6CubilRD_K_rKN-Q5ARtBBxRTz4V0mIGGC-StYUz4iKzlwNAacIqkmcOkoWNMsEOSeCqBzCR6FSYOLBAFXNljEBo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="242" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. You can record messages and email them to penfriends as MP3 files.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">6. You can record sound to add to Voicethreads. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">So, give Audacity a try! You won’t regret it. </span></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">1<b>.</b> <a href="http://kerileebeasley.com/2009/04/08/10-great-ways-to-use-audacity-with-your-students/">10 great ways to use Audacity with your students</a></span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/audacityclassroom/">How to make a basic podcasting recording with Audacity</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <a href="http://teachinghappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/2011/06/audacity-in-1st-grade-classroom.html">Audacity in the First Grade classroom</a></span></div></div>

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Recently I've been lucky enough to do a radio show and an interview around my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393733262?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=211189&creativeASIN=0393733262&link_code=as3&creative=373489"><i>Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture</i></a>. Earlier today I was on Heritage Radio Network's <a href="http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/programs/18-Burning-Down-The-House">Burning Down the House</a>, and a week before my <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2012/07/oculus-book-talk.html">Oculus Book Talk</a> I did a short interview. Thanks respectively to Curtis B. Wayne and Miguel Baltierra for the questions and coverage.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.heritageradionetwork.com/episodes/2837-Burning-Down-The-House-Episode-109-John-Hill"><b>Burning Down the House:</b><br /><img alt="archidose-audio2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archidose-audio2.jpg" title="Burning Down the House" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://soundcloud.com/center-for-architecture/john-hills-oculus-quick-take"><b>Oculus Book Talk Interview:</b><br /><img alt="archidose-audio1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archidose-audio1.jpg" title="AIANY Interview" /></a><br /><br />

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Recently I've been lucky enough to do a radio show and an interview around my Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture . Earlier...

Sign up for Schoolnet’s free online courses for August and September 2012

7:07 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><h5 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">     </h5><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">SchoolNet has provided a number of free online courses in technology integration this year mainly aimed at its premium members (a free membership to South African teachers).  We are pleased to announce the next two short, online courses for August and September 2012, and invite you to sign up for the August course via the Google forms. These short courses are supported by weekly optional 30 minute webinars, and offer a certificate of Completion when completed.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. ‘Technify your classroom’ free online course</b></span><b> </b>(August 2012) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRf0UoN95zDBbL8kif04wsZPE6E5pTuq2XP_dyl91sO1hlAiBKquKp-DG9Gyvmt9ix9ocoeiRonLGOc1fAFDCVgQYvWS_EbCSjn2NLiTasGnaoARCKWXbNkBdLmTikoZIZWVtm-EJokU/s1600-h/image%25255B7%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="92" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqT4HLrgNfwegnD4BSA5fuy-97tYHEARSmRkxY2tkWp0N-jMVFmFKtUVUe_b0v2ewWUTqaYmjFOoLLksNicTXFfWRuIHKZTpsNLQKBhJix4CtjdFrB2KgZtrWmIotSlpWnCB_YMukqhxY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Course content</u>:</b></span> <br /><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This course is aimed at teachers who would like to use more web tools in their teaching even if they only have one computer in the classroom – their own. The aim is to introduce a choice of three interesting and useful webtools every week (two via the course blog and one via a webinar). The course requirement is that participants try out and share with the group at least two of the tools they have created during the course. The twelve tools that are presented will be from the following categories:</span><br /><u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Week 1</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">: Mindmapping tools, Podcasting tools, Photosharing tools, <br /><u>Week 2</u>: Screencasting tools, Curating tools, Classroom Management tools<br /><u>Week 3</u>: Video creation tools, Presentation tools, Document sharing tools<br /><u>Week 4</u>: Vocabulary tools, Review games, Backchannelling tools, </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you are a South African teacher and would like to sign up for this free course, please click on the link below to be taken to the sign up page. You will then be sent an email directing you to the online course platform just before the start of the course. The course starts officially on 6 August but it is the type of course where you can easily catch up. The course is supported by 'how to' webinars. </div><br /><u><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sign up</span></b></u><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sign up for  the ‘Technify your classroom’ course <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVwcmxIRmVDckJQWVFQcl8ta0pueVE6MQ">here</a> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. ‘Introduce your students to digital writing' free online course </b></span>(September 2012) <br /><b> </b> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQ9rZJ2xUVyERmGrrsSwpxeJBbUr9ajW4JJAEh18omu5Duget2hTxNjkG0pdIdi8ygVBsyXeyiZPQp7pVxRcEvofMt7wUhff1UmErao663CS2J1RBf0XqVuDkMTQbancG29vz_lAG5Qk/s1600-h/image%25255B11%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7deNHlfEijaioBCBWERfG-eipag6gtEBil3bTqtz7FCZEvJBMot3MWm_m7KnEEA6PlqxX6XO3QXEqu7eYaBr-UHP08BxhqUsejW0LFm8Vduvk9CGUHQpmtDuTY7rfzV-U1TE8j9ybe4M/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-color: -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="182" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This will be a four week course for Schoolnet Premium Members offered during September focusing on the different tools that can be used for digital writing, and how they can enhance a classroom experience. The course is supported by 'how to' webinars.</span>  <br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Course content and sign up: </b></u>Watch this space</span>  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div></div>

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Hanging in there with life...and death

6:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

I had a great, happy, upbeat and cheerful post all ready to post on Friday, but I wanted to proof-read it before posting it and as a result, I never posted it. Then things happened and it seemed unimportant..<br /><br />I'd had a good night food-wise on Thursday, went to the gym Friday morning and worked out like a maniac. The first 15 minutes were pure hell. I won't lie. I HATED every sweating, hurt pumping, painful second. I wanted to leave, not walk, but run out the front door. I stayed for an hour and a half. It changed my entire attitude for the rest of the day and even for the next day. Now I remember why exercised is an essential part of the weight loss plan. Losing weight is really about what's going on in my head.<br /><br />Yesterday morning I took my sister to see a movie, The Dark Knight Rises. No reviews on that movie. You'll have to make your own mind up on that one. After I dropped off my sister at her home I drove to the airport to catch the 5:40pm flight to Denver, with my husband. It's now Sunday morning, 6:30am. I'm in a hotel in Aurora, Colorado. <br /><br />We're here to say our final final goodbyes to my father-in-law. He's in the final stages of emphysema (from smoking) and is going to be moved into hospice care this afternoon. He requested that everyone come see him now since he probably only has a week or two left. He has a multitude of health issues, one of which is receiving blood transfusions every other day massive bleeding ulcers.  He's down to 98 pounds.<br /><br />Although I'm not close to my father-in-law (we've never lived in the same state), my heart weeps for my husband. He's never lost anyone in his life, other than his grandmother. I lost parents many years ago. I know it hurts like hell to lose someone you love so much.<br /><br />The hospital my father-in-law is in is about two blocks from the theater where the shootings took place a few days ago at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora. The hotel, also about a block from the hospital, is packed with reporters. I'm not looking forward to this day but I just have to get through it. Of course the hospital has several of the victims there too. Really dreading this day.<br /><br />We plan on leaving back to Seattle tonight. I just want this day to be over. I'm sure we'll be back here within a couple weeks for the funeral.<br /><br />Diet nd exercise aren't on the top of my list right now, but I'll do my best to eat right while I'm here. It's going to be 98 degrees today so walking outside isn't really an option. There's a guest fitness room, but since the hotel is packed, I'm sure it will be too. Plus I didn't bring any workout clothes. More important, I really don't care about that right now. I really wish I was home right now. <br /><br /><br />

Hanging in there with life...and death

I had a great, happy, upbeat and cheerful post all ready to post on Friday, but I wanted to proof-read it before posting it and as a result,...

A TV Tour of Hitchcock Film Locations and Edna May Wonacott's First On-Camera Interview

6:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyWr3N6_7k5-q1-lePLVwrjLNEKrnp5WKupFtyDZBL-GGyUi78GTBotWuue0iIvxmUTHkzoJnTLNUks16z0TKGySpMM2FdCPKPKpTl7enz8G6TvEGT_AsP9KRbG8jJHjfHrtQhuxdOgff/s1600/bodega+school+house+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyWr3N6_7k5-q1-lePLVwrjLNEKrnp5WKupFtyDZBL-GGyUi78GTBotWuue0iIvxmUTHkzoJnTLNUks16z0TKGySpMM2FdCPKPKpTl7enz8G6TvEGT_AsP9KRbG8jJHjfHrtQhuxdOgff/s400/bodega+school+house+2.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodega School House</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><in 2012="" i="" may=""><i>Eye on the Bay</i>, a feature of KPIX, CBS’s San Francisco TV outlet, was recently on the trail of director Alfred Hitchcock, traveling around the Bay Area to take an up-close look at locations used in his films. The 20-minute piece, <i>Hitchcock Step-By-Step</i>, focuses on sites featured in <i>Shadow of a Doubt </i>(1943), <i>The Birds </i>(1963) and <i>Vertigo </i>(1958). Aaron Leventhal, co-author of the definitive Hitchcock-in-the-Bay-Area guidebook, <i>Footsteps in the Fog</i>, discusses the director’s work in the region, providing fascinating production background as well as information on many locations. Hitchcock’s granddaughter, Tere Carruba, talks about her grandfather from a personal point of view and <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/2011/08/akaann-newton-of-shadow-of-doubt.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Edna May Wonacott</span></a>, the last surviving featured cast member of <i>Shadow of a Doubt</i>, speaks on television for the first time about how she was chosen for the film and what it was like to work with Alfred Hitchcock.</in></span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><in 2012="" i="" may="">Clips from each movie accompany location visits. <i>Eye on the Bay</i> host Brian Hackney, a Hitchcock fan, guides the tour. </in></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><u>Note</u>: A brief (15 sec.) commercial spot opens each segment. Closing spots at the end of segments can easily be skipped.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p2b1hZ64G1TzKVN4oercdU8JK-995LbEAfRBiBdBPv3XfS4GdQICc4Qp_1PTO23Kk6v0xnmx3XU0tMC93ZtXVsQ38eUM_i3y1lU1LWqgqO3UHQdrQsrTB2x2fQdw80YGt8Ed5W0aZGki/s1600/old+courthouse+square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p2b1hZ64G1TzKVN4oercdU8JK-995LbEAfRBiBdBPv3XfS4GdQICc4Qp_1PTO23Kk6v0xnmx3XU0tMC93ZtXVsQ38eUM_i3y1lU1LWqgqO3UHQdrQsrTB2x2fQdw80YGt8Ed5W0aZGki/s320/old+courthouse+square.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7314224-eye-on-the-bay-hitchcock-step-by-step-pt-1/" style="color: #cc0000;" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view Part 1. An 8-minute segment with a tour of Santa Rosa locations for <i>Shadow of a Doubt </i>and an interview with Edna May Wonacott Green ("Ann Newton"), now living in Arizona. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7314281-eye-on-the-bay-hitchcock-step-by-step-pt-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</span></a> to view Part 2, a 5-minute segment shot in Bodega Bay, where <i>The Birds</i> was filmed in 1962. The Hitchcock production has had a lasting effect on the small Bay Area town; it’s estimated that 10,000 tourists come each year specifically to visit locations featured in <i>The Birds</i>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7314313-eye-on-the-bay-hitchcock-step-by-step-pt-3/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</span></a><b> </b>to view Part 3, a 5-minute segment that spotlights sites seen in <a href="http://eves-reel-life.blogspot.com/p/month-of-vertigo-schedule-of-bloggers.html" target="_blank"><i style="color: #cc0000;">Vertigo</i></a>. This tour takes us from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Mission at San Juan Batista and many locations in between.</span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7314373-eye-on-the-bay-hitchcock-step-by-step-pt-4/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</span></a> for Part 4. Just over 1-1/2 minutes long, it references <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rebecca </i>(1940) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Marnie </i>(1964) and ventures to the estate Hitchcock purchased in Scotts Valley while shooting location footage for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rebecca</i>, his first American film. It was Hitchcock’s much beloved home away from Hollywood.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAsuLsMVKmf-xCu4RePtdmMyN35igpGmfgq0qpF02lyASwOruIVwdm-HdcLs75F0BfPYTx_WoF6aC0b_D6ppYO4a1cVoUJtPZugm_6ZptHz68xMVhuEXRHcj7csYAN6DJssT9Cr33xvOK/s1600/Edna+and+Hitch+2+resized+small+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAsuLsMVKmf-xCu4RePtdmMyN35igpGmfgq0qpF02lyASwOruIVwdm-HdcLs75F0BfPYTx_WoF6aC0b_D6ppYO4a1cVoUJtPZugm_6ZptHz68xMVhuEXRHcj7csYAN6DJssT9Cr33xvOK/s320/Edna+and+Hitch+2+resized+small+cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edna May Wonacott on the set with Alfred Hitchcock, 1942</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>

A TV Tour of Hitchcock Film Locations and Edna May Wonacott's First On-Camera Interview

Aaron Leventhal Alfred Hitchcock Brian Hackney Eye on the Bay Marnie Rebecca Shadow of a Doubt Tere Carruba The Birds Vertigo A TV Tour of Hitchcock Film Locations and Edna May Wonacott's First On-Camera Interview

Bodega School House Eye on the Bay , a feature of KPIX, CBS’s San Francisco TV outlet, was recently on the trail of director Alfred Hitchcoc...

Principal Optical Design Engineer (UV optics design | Inspection system | CodeV | Zemax) (#107822)

2:49 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";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Principal Optical Design Engineer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job description: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The Surfscan-ADE division of KLA-Tencor is an industry leading supplier of wafer inspection and metrology systems. Wafer suppliers and device manufacturers worldwide rely on our measurement and inspection systems to certify and ensure the highest quality bare silicon substrates. Semiconductor device yields begin with the bare wafer, and our leading technologies provide early insight into surface defects, shape, flatness and nanotopography of these advanced 300 and 450mm substrates. Our optical inspection and metrology tools will support the next several generations of wafer and IC manufacturing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">We are seeking a Principal Optical Engineer whose responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1.Facilitate the specification, design, and integration of new optics enabled products for the Optics Development Engineering group.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2.Construct complex system models having all critical parameters needed to produce accurate and efficient models of beam shape and size, focal depth, polarization, and transmission. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3.Perform illumination system modeling, simulation of 2D phase grating/diffraction efficiency as a function of illumination spot shape and size as well as the effects of background wavefront errors and other coherent noise artifacts and beam depolarization. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Education and Experience:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1.In addition to basic qualifications, the successful candidate should be a sequential ray tracing (CodeV,  Zemax, Oslo) expert user, non-sequential ray tracing (LightTools, Zemax, TracePro) intermediate user, and physical optics/diffraction/phase modeling software (Virtual Lab, Gsolver, DigiOpt) intermediate user. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2.Thorough understanding of Gaussian beam propagation theory, geometric optics aberration theory, and physical optics based coherence and diffraction theory is required.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3.Must have experience in optical system architecture development.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4.Candidate should have used either Matlab or some other data simulation and image processing algorithm development software packages.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">5.Hands on experience with industry standard interferometry and metrology data processing software is desirable.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">6.Candidate having Optics Engineering degree with coursework in fundamental Lens Design, Aberration and Diffraction Theory, as well as Optical Engineering is highly desirable. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualification:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 15 years of experience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OR </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Master's Level Degree with at least 12 years of experience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">OR </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 8 years of experience.  </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to <a href="mailto:vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com">vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</a></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Principal Optical Design Engineer (UV optics design | Inspection system | CodeV | Zemax) (#107822)

Job Title: Principal Optical Design Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job description: The Surfscan-ADE division of KLA-...

Sr. Product Development Engineer (Optics | Inspection | Laser) (# 108301)

2:48 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: 10pt;">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Sr. Product Development Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Job Description: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The Product Development Engineer (System Driver) is part of the Systems Engineering Group in the Reticle and Photomask Inspection Division (RAPID).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Maintains and coordinates daily schedules, helps prioritizes system usage, and supports all functions of the tool which include weekly health checks, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, system calibrations, SW/HW upgrades, revision control, testing, debugging and data analysis of measurement performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Completes the initial diagnosis of any system issue. Must have the knowledge and experience to effectively work with experts in optics, laser, stage, loader, image   computer, and algorithms to actively assist in resolving the issues.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Is expected to be a key contributor in design reviews and during the engineering / alpha builds and test phases of programs, which includes testing against the design   tolerances and the marketing specifications of a product release. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Trains service and manufacturing employees.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and   techniques for obtaining solutions. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Ability to Respond to system requests and perform complex problem diagnosis and problem resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Develop and document new troubleshooting procedure during Engineering Test and Beta phases.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- May be required to travel to customer sites to efficiently and effectively resolve technical issues (Fly and Fix) during and after product release.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Ability to solve problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires an evaluation of identifiable factors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Ability to exercises good judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Ability to rigorously analyze large amounts of data and draw self-consistent conclusions<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Possesses the skills as a seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of industry practices and company policies and procedures; resolves a wide   range of issues in thorough as well as practical ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Must be result oriented and makes effort to involve/collaborate with other engineers and teams to resolve problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Comfortable working and aligning across functional boundaries.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Minimum Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Requires a BS degree or equivalent experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting electronic or semiconductor systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- A minimum of 5 years of experience with semiconductor or equivalent capital equipment development and manufacturing <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Able to present in a variety of formal presentation settings; is effective both inside and outside the organization on both cool and hot/controversial topics, command   attentions and can manage small groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Plans and prioritizes work on projects within varying environments and changing constraints.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Recommends action on major product issues and modifications.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Recommends the timeframe for completion of project work, assigning project tasks and delivery of quality work within schedule with changing constraints.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">- Strong understanding of the 7 step troubleshooting methodology.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p>  </o:p></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Kindly send your resume to <a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></span></div></div></div>

Sr. Product Development Engineer (Optics | Inspection | Laser) (# 108301)

Position: Sr. Product Development Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: The Product Development Engineer (...

Test Engineer (Laser | Vacuum | Troubleshoot) (# 108403)

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Test Engineer (Laser | Vacuum | Troubleshoot) (# 108403)

Position: Test Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: Set-up, calibrate, test and troubleshoot ci...

Opto-Mechanical Engineer (Optics | Design | subsystems) (#108325)

1:05 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";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> Opto-Mechanical Engineer </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> Fulltime</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Job description: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">We are looking for a Opto/Mech Design Engineer who is able to complete projects in the areas of obsolescence resolution and quality/reliability improvement.  The person in this position will be responsible for:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">1.Design opto/mech parts, modules and subsystems to support the design of whole systems.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">2.Working with other engineering groups such as ME, EE, SW, systems and manufacturing engineers to ensure flawless integration and test at the subsystem and system level. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">3.Development of the required supporting documentation and fixtures, such as assembly and test procedures, service manuals, and test fixtures.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">4.Working closely with and managing suppliers to ensure all design requirements are specified and achieved.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">5.Addressing and resolving product issues thru the product phases.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">6.Having strong communication and problem solving skills.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Education and Experience:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">The successful candidate will likely have:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">1.Experience designing opto-mechanical modules and custom fixtures and tooling leading to successful introduction into manufacturing.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">2.Expertise with MCAD and FEA software.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">3.Fundamental optics knowledge: geometric optics, ray tracing, wavefront prorogation, polarization, fabrication tolerances, environmental effects.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">4.Opto-Mechanical design principles: kinematic design, flexures, athermalization, environmental effects.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">5.Materials selection and fabrication.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">6.Tolerance analysis, GD&T, error budgeting, flow up and flow down of requirements.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">7.Structural analysis: finite element analysis, stress in optics, creep and stress relaxation, modal analysis.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">8.Thermal analysis: heat transfer, temperature gradients, thermal transients, thermo-elastic analysis.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">9.Optical metrology equipment including lasers, interferometers, autocollimators.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">10.Vendor management: component fabrication, manufacturing process transfer, qualification.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">11.Operational and non-operational environmental and transportation testing including thermal, vibration, and shock. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Additional desirable skills & experience include:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">1.Basic understanding of Design of Experiments</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">2.Experience with data acquisition & reduction using tools such as Excel, LabView, and Visual Basic. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">3.Hands-On machine shop and precision measurement skills</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Basic Qualification:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Doctorate (Academic) </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">OR</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">OR</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to <a href="mailto:vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com">vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</a></span></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Opto-Mechanical Engineer (Optics | Design | subsystems) (#108325)

Job Title: Opto-Mechanical Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job description: We are looking for a Opto/Mech Design Engi...

Supply chain specialist (matrix management | Contracts and Negotiation) (#108412)

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Supply chain specialist (matrix management | Contracts and Negotiation) (#108412)

Job Title: Supply chain specialist Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job description: Manage supply chain relationships and contra...

Today's archidose #601

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Here are a couple photos by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/klaasfotocollectie/">Klaas Vermaas</a> of an oldie but goodie: <a href="http://www.unstudio.com/projects/electricity-substation-5010-kv">REMU Electricity Substation</a> in Amersfoort, The Netherlands by <a href="http://www.unstudio.com/">UNStudio</a> (1993). I featured the project on my weekly page <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/1999/05/10/remu/">way back in May, 1999</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/7575396748/" title="amersfoort schakelstation remu 03 1993 v berkel_bos (smallepd) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="amersfoort schakelstation remu 03 1993 v berkel_bos (smallepd)" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/7575396748_5305032bce_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/7575395106/" title="amersfoort schakelstation remu 04 1993 v berkel_bos (smallepd) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="amersfoort schakelstation remu 04 1993 v berkel_bos (smallepd)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7575395106_cf9ee3f921_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #601

Here are a couple photos by Klaas Vermaas of an oldie but goodie: REMU Electricity Substation in Amersfoort, The Netherlands by UNStudio ...

Library Director - James Blackstone Memorial Library

11:39 AM Anonymous 0

<strong>Library Director - </strong><span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>James Blackstone Memorial Library</strong></span>, <a href="http://www.blackstonelibrary.org/" target="_blank">www.blackstonelibrary.org</a>.  The Board of Trustees of the James Blackstone Memorial Library in  Branford, Connecticut is seeking applications for the position of  Library Director. The Director reports directly to the Board of Trustees  and  is responsible for management of all aspects of the library  including, but not limited to,  the clear and active articulation of the  vision and mission of the Library to the Branford community, and the  establishment of policies and procedures that support and enhance that  vision and mission; reporting regularly to the Board of Trustees on the  needs of the Library; the development of programs that are responsive to  community needs; the preparation and administration of a library budget  as approved by the Board and the implementation of the policies of the  Board of Trustees. The Blackstone Library was founded in 1896 and is a  tax-exempt, non profit 501c(3) corporation. It occupies a beautiful and  architecturally significant building adjacent to the town green in the  center of Branford, a picturesque suburb of New Haven on the Connecticut  shore with a population of approximately 28,000. The library's annual  budget is approximately $1.4 million, of which 84% is provided by the  town of Branford. The balance of the operating budget is from grants,  contributions, special fundraising events and endowment income.  The  library employs 14 full-time and 10 part-time staff, and the collection  holds more than 85,000 items of which more than 76,000 are books. Its  varied schedule of programming as well as its auditorium and meeting  room make it a significant center of activity for the Branford  community. Expansion of the library to fulfill a vision of a 21st  Century library and to better accommodate increasing community needs,  along with a capital campaign to fund that expansion, is being  contemplated. Requirements: MLS from an ALA accredited institution.  Significant experience in library administration in a leadership role in  a public library. Experience in strategic planning. Thorough  understanding and working knowledge of current library technology.  Proven ability to work effectively with board members, staff, community  leaders and the public. Strong oral and written communication skills and  strong management skills. Experience in budget preparation and  administration, and involvement in state, local or national library  associations. Some experience with fundraising. Minimum Salary: $80,000.  To Apply: Submit by Email: 1. A letter of application that addresses  the candidate’s qualifications and experience with particular reference  to the above requirements. 2. A current resume. 3. Three reference  contacts. 4. Salary Requirements. Materials must be sent electronically  to <a href="mailto:BlackstoneSearch@aol.com">BlackstoneSearch@aol.com</a>. To ensure consideration, applications should be received no later than <span style="color: red;">September 20, 2012</span>. The James Blackstone Memorial Library is an equal opportunity employer.

Library Director - James Blackstone Memorial Library

Library Director - James Blackstone Memorial Library , www.blackstonelibrary.org . The Board of Trustees of the James Blackstone Memorial L...

System Software Engineer (C++ | Coding OOA & OOD | design | Java) (#107970)

11:16 AM Anonymous 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Position</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">: Systems Software Engineer<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Location</b>: Milpitas, CA<br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Duration</b>: Full Time<br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Job Description</b>:<br />The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor is the world leader in design and manufacturing of systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects through optical inspection of patterned wafers for semiconductor manufacturers to ramp and maintain yields for their products.<br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Responsibilities</b>:<br />Analyze software requirements, design, implement and test system control software for next generation Semiconductor Wafer Inspection machines.  This includes documenting the requirements and design, implementing the design and getting the documents and code peer reviewed.  This person will also be responsible for system integration and testing of software, firmware and hardware related to the features being developed.<br />The software is primarily written in Java, is highly multi-threaded, uses JNI, RMI and Corba, and is distributed on multiple networked PCs running various operating systems. A small amount of Java Swing development will also be necessary.<br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Preferred Qualifications</b>:<br />1) Experienced with Object-Oriented software analysis and design using UML (Unified Modeling Language) modeling, Java and C/C++ programming.<br />2) Experience in developing and debugging large high-level machine control software applications.<br />3) Requires good knowledge of multi-threaded/parallel processing applications.<br />4) Good software documentation skills are required.<br />5) Semiconductor equipment experience preferred. System control and image/data processing experience a plus.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /><br />Basic Qualifications</b>:<br />Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<br />OR<br />Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.<br />OR<br />Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience<br /><br />Kindly send your resumes to  </span><span lang="en-us"></span><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><span lang="en-us"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</span></u></span></a><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br /><div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">  <br />  </span></span></div><div dir="LTR"><span lang="en-us"></span><span lang="en-us"></span></div></div>

System Software Engineer (C++ | Coding OOA & OOD | design | Java) (#107970)

Position : Systems Software Engineer Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full Time Job Description : The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of K...