Product Marketing Manager ( Semiconductor/ Semiconductor Capital Equipment/Fab)

<!-- Converted from text/rtf format --> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Position</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Product Marketing Manager</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Location</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Milpitas, CA</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">D</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">uration</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Full time</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><BR> </B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Job Description</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC), a leading provider of process control and yield management solutions, partners with customers around the world to develop state-of-the-art inspection and metrology technologies. These technologies serve the semiconductor, data storage, compound semiconductor, photovoltaic, and other related nanoelectronics industries. With a portfolio of industry-standard products and a team of world-class engineers and scientists, the company has created superior solutions for its customers for over 35 years. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, KLA-Tencor has dedicated customer operations and service centers around the world. Additional information may be found at www.kla-tencor.com.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><BR> <BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Responsibilities</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:<BR> </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Directs the development of company market requirements for specific product(s) or product line(s), including product strategy definition, requirements analysis, and pricing. Monitors the development of business plans, managing lifecycles, and product positioning in the marketplace. Reduces broad concepts and business strategies into structured product marketing plans. Oversees market research, monitors competitive activity, and identifies customer needs. Establishes pricing strategies. Interacts with engineering, manufacturing and sales to enhance existing product(s) or product line(s). Leads new product definition and business plans with joint departments.  Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function. Employees matched to this job family should have responsibility for managing people in addition to product responsibility.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><BR> <BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Qualifications</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">:</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BS in Engineering/Chemistry/Science or equivalent</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">MS/MBA/PhD Preferred</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.<BR> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">8 -10 years working experience in Semiconductor/Semiconductor Capital Equipment/Fab industry.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">At least 1 - 5 years of experience in Technical areas plus direct marketing experience.</FONT></SPAN></P> <P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Kindly send your resumes to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U></SPAN><U><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</FONT></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en"><BR> </SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>

Product Marketing Manager ( Semiconductor/ Semiconductor Capital Equipment/Fab)

Position : Product Marketing Manager Location : Milpitas, CA D uration : Full time Job Description : KLA-Tencor Corporation (...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/12/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/profiles/blogs/from-the-classroom-to-the-world">From the Classroom to the World - Flat Classrooms</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Sue Levine ROCKS. Here is her reflection about how she wants her students to be able to say "Hello World." So many teachers want to connect globally and it can be done. It doesn't have to be challenging and you can follow the patterns of other teachers who have done it safely while still meeting standards. Read Sue's post as she reflects upon her journey with her students into the world. (See the book Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds for more information.) "For at least a year, I have been frustrated because my students and I did not have an opportunity to "get out into the world" or "bring the world to us."  In facilitating an after school technology club, I got to experience the joy that the students felt as they studied and created technology integrated projects and posted them to School Tube. However, this is as far as they got. It's like they hit a wall. They mainly interacted with one another. The webwasher prohibits any form of interactive media so the students could not blog about their projects or post comments to interesting online findings so there was no "Hello World" for them! Now that I am a part of the Flat Classroom community, I am going to advocate for my students and their involvement in global projects."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/profiles/blogs/barb-sue-tena-s-quad-blog-post">Our Pathways to Learning - ways we built knowledge</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"Our Pathways to Learning - ways we built knowledge" Three teachers share how they have build their pathways to learning. I love the wonderful stories and serendipitous experiences that have shaped their lives. These would make great case studies for discussing the modern, connected teacher and how they are connecting online. If you have a college class and study them, you could ask them questions on the Ning as well.  (Anyone can join.)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pln">pln</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/12/2012

From the Classroom to the World - Flat Classrooms Sue Levine ROCKS. Here is her reflection about how...

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Today's archidose #617

Here is a tour of new buildings in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/">Laurent David Ruamps</a>.<br /><br />Pavilion Renault ZE (Zero Energy) by <a href="http://www.boma-architectes.com/">BOMA Architectes</a> (2012):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7955541200/" title="Centre d’essais Renault ZE (zéro émission) [2012]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Centre d’essais Renault ZE (zéro émission) [2012]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="412" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7955541200_c3855b2e3e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Le Monolithe by <a href="http://www.saisonmenu-architectes.com/">Saison Menu Architectes Urbanistes</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7979034412/" title="Résidence Yves Kermen (le Monolithe) [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Résidence Yves Kermen (le Monolithe) [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="475" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7979034412_344742b4dc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />"Horizons" by <a href="http://www.jeannouvel.com/">Ateliers Jean Nouvel</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7944376932/" title="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="446" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7944376932_190b349721_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7948286558/" title="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="511" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7948286558_ebf37d625e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Les Grandes Tables de l'île by <a href="http://www.1024architecture.net/">1024 Architecture</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7942419066/" title="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="419" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7942419066_bc6b5a3bd2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7944187778/" title="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="416" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7944187778_e3ea5ee9e2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin by Manh Architectures (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7943573926/" title="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="430" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/7943573926_e59bab686c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7948190108/" title="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="459" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7948190108_86f25e41d7_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 #617

Here is a tour of new buildings in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, by Laurent David Ruamps . Pavilion Renault ZE (Zero Energy) by BOMA Archite...

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Youth Assistant, Children's Department - West Haven Public Library

<b>Youth Assistant, Children's Department -</b> <span style="color: #48286d;"><b>West Haven Public Library</b></span> seeks enthusiastic, energetic, creative Youth Assistant for the Children's Department; full-time (37.5 hrs./wk), including Saturdays in rotation. Bachelor's degree required; library experience preferred. Excellent customer service; telephone and computer skills essential. Familiarity with print and electronic literature for preschool and elementary school aged children. Create and lead story time for preschool children; assist with library orientation for visiting preschool and elementary age groups/classes. Perform circulation desk duties and shelve materials. Assist children and parents with library resources and reader's advisory. Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and groups of varying ages. Salary commensurate with experience. 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mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} </style><![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="mailto:dir@westhavenlibrary.org">dir@westhavenlibrary.org</a></span><a href="mailto:dir@westhavenpl.org"></a>. Deadline to submit resume: <span style="color: red;">September 28, 2012</span> at 4:30 (e-mail preferred).

Youth Assistant, Children's Department - West Haven Public Library

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Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer

<b>Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer - </b><span style="color: #48286d;"><b>Canton Public Library</b></span>. The Town of Canton is seeking an enthusiastic, organized, self-motivated, creative individual for the position of Library Aide II on the Children’s Services team. The successful candidate will plan, promote, and conduct children’s story times and programs; provide reference and readers’ advisory; assist with collection development and organization; create displays; provide technology assistance; and oversee volunteers. The position is 17 hours per week, including evening and weekend hours. Additional sub hours are possible. Pay: $15.27 per hour (no benefits). Minimum requirements are a high school diploma and a minimum of two (2) years’ public library or child care/education experience, or any equivalent combination of education and skills. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree, extensive experience working with children and the public, be an avid reader of materials for children and/or youth, be skillful with technology, and have a passion to serve the community. MLS students are encouraged to apply. Applications and general classification job description can be obtained at the Canton Public Library or online at <a href="mailto:www.townofcantonct.org">www.townofcantonct.org</a>. Send a resume, a meaningful cover letter, and completed Town of Canton application to: Robert Simon, Library Director, Canton Public Library, 40 Dyer Avenue, Canton, CT 06019. Deadline: Friday, <span style="color: red;">September 28, 2012</span>. EOE.

Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer

Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer - Canton Public Library . The Town of Canton is seeking an enthusiastic, orga...

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it's not the beach but it is home

I missed you!<br /><br />To be totally honest, I think I miss the beach a bit more, but it is good to be home. We don't believe in easing back into things though as we got home and immediately are in to doc appointments, client meetings and of course, back to school. Pre-K is "super cool", in case you hadn't heard. (I feel the same way about Mother's Day Out)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_oZUg28q06KMwfFa4WG7u8UE1QAp_x9dnEANFBVjlyWt0vA2koJ_XvoDRbnITIWeRdXIe6LosLAMNzCWurIeowJV0Shxu4oeP1js4HyJfpU4TuaurlB5ZVkambfI4Yfgwr-Y3MZ9q7Fa/s1600/BacktoSchool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_oZUg28q06KMwfFa4WG7u8UE1QAp_x9dnEANFBVjlyWt0vA2koJ_XvoDRbnITIWeRdXIe6LosLAMNzCWurIeowJV0Shxu4oeP1js4HyJfpU4TuaurlB5ZVkambfI4Yfgwr-Y3MZ9q7Fa/s400/BacktoSchool.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>Once I sift thru all the photos and goodies we brought back, I'll be sure to share. Two quick things learned on our trip though: #1- If I even win the lottery, I'm going to travel the country and go from flea market to flea market and #2 - The hubs has an untapped gift for making sand animals. Who knew? I'll save that last story for cocktail hour.<br /><br />Back to my mountain of laundry, but I will leave you with this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO3mqhaha_3EbiUaULY8mH0NdR7ljQsEev0lkNXyCC4b2F0b66nitmWAnWcSwZWesWo4w-YiYXR2Gb95mccUcI3FB13dJTUbBN4xVWiWivPLgkWJnFWr7xWDJRvqdRTaq60MBAMsTETu8/s1600/LBDFabricStory.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnO3mqhaha_3EbiUaULY8mH0NdR7ljQsEev0lkNXyCC4b2F0b66nitmWAnWcSwZWesWo4w-YiYXR2Gb95mccUcI3FB13dJTUbBN4xVWiWivPLgkWJnFWr7xWDJRvqdRTaq60MBAMsTETu8/s640/LBDFabricStory.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The living room fabric story has been decided and we are going for COLOR.

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Perspective on Problems

She was a thin little thing in a man's t-shirt two sizes too big. The crumpled dollar and some change were in her hand as she set her loaf of white bread on the belt. It was just one thing, so the cashier didn't notice and rang it up with my groceries. The little teenager sprang to action and with both hands put her hands on the bread as if to indicate it was hers - with fear in her eyes, she looked at me as if I was going to take her bread.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_VlAwjf_geBi15FjCuPTzg76i23b_04kNYIbZhaxKKZS3vqBj3Wjn_jq9YG_6np_J5t1u-mfB5uFA-t0HTvtpRtFrRM_Vn39KIdOOyizxr4qtbwUMNz67_bCkQPBmIJReUE7Oo0C0dIh/s1600/bigstock-dollar-11655281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_VlAwjf_geBi15FjCuPTzg76i23b_04kNYIbZhaxKKZS3vqBj3Wjn_jq9YG_6np_J5t1u-mfB5uFA-t0HTvtpRtFrRM_Vn39KIdOOyizxr4qtbwUMNz67_bCkQPBmIJReUE7Oo0C0dIh/s320/bigstock-dollar-11655281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The cashier quickly apologized and started removing the bread from my ticket. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"No, I said, I'm happy to buy her bread for her. Let me do it."</blockquote><br />I took out another dollar and change as she looked at the few coins in her hands that probably weren't enough. Then, she looked at me and thanked me as if I'd just bought her a diamond ring.<br /><br />With tears in my eyes and tears in hers, I said, "Just know that God loves you," and she was gone.<br /><br />I was left behind ashamed. Ashamed because I've been having a pity party for three days because of having to cancel a trip that I didn't have the money to go on. Ashamed because I had the money to buy more than bread for my family and yet, I was upset because of the unexpected auto repair bills, unexpected medical bills that the insurance company refused to pay, and unexpected money owed to the school for different events for my children. We didn't have enough money... or so I thought.<br /><br />We have money, we're just working to manage it. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"You either manage money or the lack of it manages you," </blockquote>says <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.daveramsey.com/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Dave Ramsey">Dave Ramsey</a>, author of <a class="zem_slink" href="http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/home/" rel="homepage" target="_blank" title="Financial Peace University">Financial Peace University</a>, the program we're going through at our church that is changing our spending habits and improving our marriage - although right now, we jokingly call it "Financial Pain University."<br /><br />But there are perspectives here. Two to be exact.<br /><br /><h2>1. Don't say "I don't have money" when you really do. </h2>I'm just choosing where to spend it and I can't do everything I want. Sometimes I have to say no so my money can go where it is most needed. Credit card debt is a form of modern slavery and ours is going to be gone soon.<br /><br />As I left the grocery store, thanking God for the opportunity to do that small thing and to see her face, I felt that He clearly told me:<br /><br /><h2>2. I give you money so you can help people, not spend it on your own pleasures.</h2><br />Yes. The joy in that moment was unbuyable, unexpected, and amazing - not because I'm so good, because I'm not. It was just bread. The joy was there because the good Lord let me see that woman's face and know that I was in the right place at the right time to help her. If I'd been at home still having my pity party like I had for the last two nights in a row, I might not have seen her.<br /><br />As you ponder how tough your life is. As you bemoan the sacrifices you are making for your family, your children, or your students, ponder perspective.<br /><br /><h2>Real Problems</h2>As I came home from this and my problems seemed dim, they got a lot dimmer as I saw the footage 9/11 on the airwaves last night. I heard the Mom call her son on the last plane to go down in Pennsylvania,<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"Son, they've got the plane and they're going to hurt people, you need to overpower them. Do what you can do, I love you. Bye Bye."</blockquote><br />Now, that is a problem. That is tragedy. That is a brave Mom doing the right thing that I cannot fathom. My problems pale in comparison.<br /><br /><h2>Get Perspective and Get Busy</h2>So, I write to you today in the hopes that you too will gain perspective for both your money situation and your problems. You are dear, wonderful teachers and I've known very few rich ones. But I have known those who managed their money so well that they could help others in many ways. I hope that you'll join me in a move to managing our money so the lack of it doesn't manage us.<br /><br />You have somebody right now in front of you that you can help. I promise you do. It won't cost much, but look for them. Help them and you might just help yourself make it through the struggles you face.<br /><br />Remember your noble calling, teacher. Have a great day. <br /><br />Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.bigstock.com/" target="_blank">BigStock</a>. Not for reuse without licensing directly from Bigstock.<br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=fe0f7967-9b4e-4d48-a887-727f3888817c" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/12/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/forum/topics/chapter-1-can-you-have">Chapter 1: Can you have excellent education without global collaboration? - Flat Classrooms</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I just posted this on our Chapter 1 discussion from Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds. These forum posts are connected to the essential questions from each chapter and anyone can contribute. It is linked by QR code to the forum so that the conversation can happen outside the book with anyone who joins in. The forum is starting to light up with contributors and it is exciting. This is what I just posted today on this post. I just want to note, with tears in my eyes, that it is amazing that it takes a bit of time from the day we completed the book (just a few days after this post was made) and when the book gets into the hands of the kind of people who are commenting below. I just want to say YES YES YES and dance around when I see the comments that are happening here. Hats off and welcome. It is time to talk about this!</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled">globaled</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ce12">ce12</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=13_zB_wki4A6mnYk0C8RdYUYS5h8JNw1N_p5jS5x2wkQ">Teacherpreneurs</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Teacherpreneurship is customizing the classroom. Yvonne Caples, Lisette Casey, Getchen Cherian, and Xavier Espejo-Vadillo wrote a "quad blog" on this topic. This is a slightly different way of "quad blogging" than some of have done where classrooms comment on each other's post, but rather, is a collaboratively written post by four teachers. They've done an excellent job. We'll talk about this in our Flat Classroom certified teacher post. I think the toughest part is whether we can use the word "I" in a quadblog and our certified teachers will wrestle with that tonight in our meeting.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teacherpreneurship">teacherpreneurship</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teacherpreneur">teacherpreneur</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jure-klepic/social-media-marketing_b_1855117.html">Jure Klepic: Taking Multi-Dimensional Marketing to Next Level</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Jure is my go-to person for really understanding social media. I sat down with him at Microsoft four weeks a go and the advice he gave me doubled my Twitter followers each day, while making my life easier. I read everything he writes on the Huffington Post about social media and if you're responsible for getting your school or organization's message "out there," you should too. This is an emerging field as schools work to help their brands in the "marketplace" and while you may recoil at me calling it a marketplace, in five years, when schools are out of business because they didn't understand the competition that is coming through the Internet, you'll clearly see what I'm saying. Everyone and every organization has a brand. You can manage it or it can be managed for you by your naysayers and fans in a harem, scarem way. I'd rather be proactive and positive in my efforts. Read this article, but here's a quote I think that sums up much of what happens with social media brands online: "What happens instead is that brands simply place themselves on a social network in an effort to engage potential consumers, and then fail because they are not using a multi-dimensional approach. Instead of connecting and engaging, they go at social media like they strategize advertising -- here's what we want to say and here's how we're going to do it. When it doesn't work, they end up blaming the network instead of acknowledging their role in failing to incorporate object and timing into their plan."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/socialmedia">socialmedia</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7815007@N07/7943970594/">Five Learning Models | Flickr - Photo Sharing!</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Learning Models used by Professional learning teams in effective schools from the Department of education and training in Victoria Australia. This is an excellent graphic and includes: Peer observation, study groups, case discussions, lesson study, and examination of student work.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/professional_development">professional_development</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/12/2012

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CHINA’S WINNING STRATEGY IN AFRICA

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/></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">THAT CHINA’S RISE IN AFRICA AMOUNTS TO NEO-COLONIALISM AND IS RESENTED BY AFRICANS, IS A NOTION EXISTING PRIMARILY IN THE MINDS OF WESTERN ANALYSTS</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">There are stark differences between Beijing’s and Washington’s foreign policies, and nowhere are these more obvious than in AFRICA.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">GLOBAL REALIGNMENT OF POWER IS TAKING PLACE</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Contention between CHINA and the UNITED STATES is extending far beyond the current hot spot of the SOUTH CHINA SEA. As CHINA’S economy continues its rapid expansion, a truly global realignment of power is taking place. Regions that were dominated by the West for centuries are now coming into CHINA’S orbit, challenging AMERICA’S position at the top on a once-unipolar world.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This trend is particularly evident in AFRICA. The UNITED STATES is now seeking to counter CHINA’S economic and political inroads in the AFRICAN continent. The AFRICA policies of both the US and CHINA are important not only in their own right, but also because these policies serve to indicate the significant differences in these two powers’ general foreign strategies and world views.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">AMERICA WILL STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY AND UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsb7KuzEtWDhZPbsXFn5zcTeDRht-CC40i65Qtu3DxRbpzdVOmD4g_cWNnx5hMb8C_pHNZ9BNr_ManKT9qOD8oVAdw8ksHG79Ytxc5m9N-pRXaFVelGguq_-7k2lU7FYERy851LnF7I_Q/s1600/610x350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsb7KuzEtWDhZPbsXFn5zcTeDRht-CC40i65Qtu3DxRbpzdVOmD4g_cWNnx5hMb8C_pHNZ9BNr_ManKT9qOD8oVAdw8ksHG79Ytxc5m9N-pRXaFVelGguq_-7k2lU7FYERy851LnF7I_Q/s400/610x350.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">US Secretary of State <b>Hillary Rodham Clinton</b> has been quick to question CHINA’S relationship with AFRICA, and highlight the purported difference in AFRICA policy between the US and CHINA. During her visit to Senegal (the first stop of her AFRICAN tour), she promoted "a model of sustainable partnership that adds value, rather than extracts it". She went on to promise: "AMERICA will stand up for democracy and universal human rights even when it might be easier to look the other way and keep the resources flowing."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">These comments have been widely understood as thinly disguised swipes at CHINESE efforts in the region. CHINESE state media reacted swiftly, saying Clinton’s words constituted "cheap shots". An editorial from the official Xinhua news agency, titled "US plot to sow discord between CHINA, AFRICA is doomed to fail" stated:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"<i>CHINA’S booming economic relations with AFRICA have stemmed both from their time-honored friendship and complementary needs of development. Its genuine respect of and support for AFRICAN countries’ development paths are lauded and welcomed across the continent. The friendly and mutually beneficial interaction between CHINA and AFRICA gives the lie to Clinton’s insinuation.</i>" </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">US INTENTIONS IN AFRICA ARE COUNTERTERRORISM AND SECURITY, WHERE AS CHINA’S ARE ALMOST ENTIRELY ECONOMIC</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">One must sift through the propaganda on both sides to arrive at an objective truth behind the motives of the US and CHINA in AFRICA. Both act in AFRICA to promote the perceived self-interest of their respective nations. While the US speaks of human rights and democracy, counterterrorism and security are at the top of its agenda. Meanwhile, CHINA’S "friendly interaction" with AFRICAN states has an almost entirely economic purpose.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IN 2009 CHINA OVERTOOK THE UNITED STATES TO BECOME AFRICA’S NO 1 TRADING PARTNER</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt9AblkDOCHPPR7d0ZQOYVx_Fzy1hUDS67U9G3c2etF1ICj9gIUiLjMsC1P9IBFmr8uM0yojzCIaNr-qg6_4ViCSdE_BS4RPU1WrUYs9LWueysUrGjHLd1svV4dmHUJmjLy_qxb1GtMAx/s1600/2012.03.30.china-africa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibt9AblkDOCHPPR7d0ZQOYVx_Fzy1hUDS67U9G3c2etF1ICj9gIUiLjMsC1P9IBFmr8uM0yojzCIaNr-qg6_4ViCSdE_BS4RPU1WrUYs9LWueysUrGjHLd1svV4dmHUJmjLy_qxb1GtMAx/s400/2012.03.30.china-africa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The raw numbers reveal CHINA’S massive economic impact in AFRICA. Trade between AFRICA and CHINA has more than trebled since 2006, passing US$166 billion last year. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The majority of this figure comes from AFRICA’S $93 billion of exports to CHINA - most of which is raw materials, especially petroleum and copper. AFRICAN imports from CHINA consist largely of consumer and electronic goods. According to Beijing, the past decade has seen $15 billion worth of CHINESE commercial investment in AFRICA. In 2009 CHINA overtook the United States to become Africa’s No 1 trading partner.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">However, CHINA’S footprint in AFRICA extends far beyond the bustling trade in natural resources and manufactured goods. Last month, at the 5^th Forum on AFRICA – CHINA Cooperation, CHINA promised to lend AFRICAN governments $20 billion. This figure has consistently doubled at the last three forums - in 2006 $5 billion was pledged, and in 2009 $10 billion in loans were agreed upon. Inter-government ties between AFRICA and CHINA were further solidified by CHINA’S building of the AFRICAN UNION headquarters in Addis Ababa free of charge.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BACKGROUND INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: See </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">SUB SAHARA AFRICA, EMERGING MARKETS OF TOMORROW<b> </b><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/argentina-and-africa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/argentina-and-africa.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The CHINESE government clearly expects dividends on its massive investment in the AFRICAN continent. Many of the loans to AFRICA are focused on infrastructure. New roads, railways and ports, while obviously useful to the AFRICANS themselves, will help facilitate the export of natural resources to CHINA.</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEQYOF9ks16S-re92X0ZjauPhITIhBuWeFUFEqvrBfyCot6NwPWQ2D7QOZ78LqB32KqHvXCWjQeS7zA1FZkuNzGGE7jj_PP5IVV3rZ5pLkqAqM1XQz1zAfWP9drOqOnTm5A7X3285qMCu/s1600/china-africa-trade-billion-imports-exports-china-customs-and-national-bureau-statistics-afp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEQYOF9ks16S-re92X0ZjauPhITIhBuWeFUFEqvrBfyCot6NwPWQ2D7QOZ78LqB32KqHvXCWjQeS7zA1FZkuNzGGE7jj_PP5IVV3rZ5pLkqAqM1XQz1zAfWP9drOqOnTm5A7X3285qMCu/s400/china-africa-trade-billion-imports-exports-china-customs-and-national-bureau-statistics-afp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINA’S role in AFRICA reveals a singular economic focus. Beijing’s emphasis on economic growth and increasing trade ties with other nations is the defining point of its foreign policy - not only in AFRICA, but also around the world. Much of CHINA’S ongoing economic miracle is based on wealth created through international trade. Its dealings with various unsavory regimes in AFRICA are not a purposeful affront to Western sensibilities, but are rather based purely on economic self-interest.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CONCERNS OVER CHINA’S INCREASING PRESENCE IN AFRICA</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Meanwhile, Western critiques of CHINA’S impact in AFRICA often overlook the opinions of AFRICANS themselves. Undoubtedly, there are some concerns in AFRICA with CHINA’S increasing presence. At the fifth Forum on AFRICA-CHINA Cooperation, SOUTH AFRICAN President Jacob Zuma expressed mild reservations with SINO-AFRICAN relations:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"<i>AFRICA’S commitment to CHINA’S development has been demonstrated by supply of raw materials, other products and technology transfer ... This trade pattern is unsustainable in the long term. Africa’s past economic experience with EUROPE dictates a need to be cautious when entering into partnerships with other economies.</i>" </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Zuma’s misgivings regarding the pattern of trade represent a common concern among some AFRICAN leaders. However, this by no means is indicative of a general anti-CHINESE attitude throughout the continent.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">According to a 2011 BBC World Service Poll, 82% of Nigerians and 77% of Kenyans believed that CHINA’S economic growth had a "positive impact" on their country.  These were the highest positive ratings of CHINA’S economic rise of any of the 27 countries polled, excluding CHINA itself. This optimistic attitude was mirrored in GHANA (62%), but markedly less prevalent in EGYPT (54%) and SOUTH AFRICA (52%).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Furthermore, the same study found an overwhelming majority of AFRICANS to view CHINA’S trading practices as "fair" - from 88% in NIGERIA to 61% in SOUTH AFRICA. According to the same poll, only 5% of NIGERIANS and 18% of SOUTH AFRICANS viewed CHINESE trading practices as "unfair".</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINA’S image problem in AFRICA resides primarily in the minds of Western observers. Although there are significant concerns about unsustainable trading practices, these concerns do not constitute a continent-wide anti-CHINA sentiment.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Charges of CHINESE "neo-imperialism" in AFRICA are primarily based on a pattern of trade: importing materials and exporting finished goods typical is a formula typical of colonial powers. However, the major defining factor of imperialism - military dominance and use of force - is simply not present in CHINA’S AFRICA policy. This is not true of CHINA’S prime Western critics, especially the UNITED STATES of AMERICA.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IN 2007, THE PENTAGON ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND (AFRICOM), WITH MILITARY JURISDICTION OVER THE ENTIRE CONTINENT</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2apSe1BK_W2_aU6oFCAurOgAO0Dxr0Krl5J7lITIkr5pg0VJHW8VUUAOr_FvEba10R0QEKTsAjtIF3wOEGbhXfL-2P1VFPDETDSWEPGwJxCmd42Dr8pvJnjw7ijrl4eiq7Bk0-WimFlSH/s1600/AFRICOM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2apSe1BK_W2_aU6oFCAurOgAO0Dxr0Krl5J7lITIkr5pg0VJHW8VUUAOr_FvEba10R0QEKTsAjtIF3wOEGbhXfL-2P1VFPDETDSWEPGwJxCmd42Dr8pvJnjw7ijrl4eiq7Bk0-WimFlSH/s320/AFRICOM.jpg" width="249" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">During the past decade of CHINA’S rapidly increasing trade and investment in AFRICA, the United States was primarily focused on "security" issues in the continent. US involvement in SOMALIA’S long-standing civil war has been extensive, with numerous casualties from drone strikes targeting Islamist militias. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ETHIOPIAN and UGANDAN soldiers, backed by AMERICAN weaponry and intelligence, have intervened in SOMALIA to counter the Islamists. Furthermore, in 2007, the Pentagon established the UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND (AFRICOM), with military jurisdiction over the entire continent. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s bombing campaign in LIBYA (which earned CHINA’S disapproval) was strongly backed by US firepower.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BACKGROUND INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: See <b>AFRICA AND THE USA</b> <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/africa-and-usa.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/africa-and-usa.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">CHINA’S COLD HARD CASH HAS PROVED MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE AT WINNING FRIENDS IN THE REGION THAN AMERICA’S MILITARY APPROACH</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The myopic focus of the US on security and counterterrorism gave CHINA an important opportunity to make economic inroads in AFRICA. Nowhere in the world is the foreign-policy focus of these two nations better contrasted than in the AFRICAN continent. While the US was busy been bombing and arming, CHINA was buying, selling, building and lending.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Secretary Clinton’s criticisms of CHINA’S AFRICA policy are likely to fall on deaf ears. CHINA’S cold hard cash has proved much more effective at winning friends in the region than AMERICA’S military approach.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Furthermore, CHINA by no means has a monopoly on dealing with oppressive regimes to promote self-interest. While championing "human rights" and "democracy", the US has made deals with the authoritarian governments of ETHIOPIA and UGANDA to promote its counterterrorism and security agenda. Daniel Kalinaki of UGANDA’S Daily Monitor complains that the US push for good governance is "inconsistent and shifts with its interests".</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BOTH, THE USA AND CHINA HAVE BEEN WILLING TO STRIKE DEALS WITH UNSAVORY REGIMES FOR THE SAKE OF SELF-INTEREST, BE IT ECONOMIC (IN CHINA’S CASE) OR STRATEGIC (IN AMERICA’S).</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggnGUiabtb0umzEH0aLqVLfd8EEM2Nyx1ApHgCB2CCmOjBOEauMP12j0XfXh44Bc8Ics0yRFEynvGrjX8fx6woEdmgvwTWkH6UtGD-pCVeDlVLW8zxI4sj8ruu62W5d3_gQGkm4O-OvMq/s1600/071811_africa_world_trade_02_rr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggnGUiabtb0umzEH0aLqVLfd8EEM2Nyx1ApHgCB2CCmOjBOEauMP12j0XfXh44Bc8Ics0yRFEynvGrjX8fx6woEdmgvwTWkH6UtGD-pCVeDlVLW8zxI4sj8ruu62W5d3_gQGkm4O-OvMq/s400/071811_africa_world_trade_02_rr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Both CHINA and the UNITED STATES have extensive interests in AFRICA. Where Washington focuses on combating a global jihadist tide (and ostensibly promoting democracy), Beijing sees a rich potential of natural resources and new customers for CHINESE goods. AFRICA serves to highlight the stark contrast of CHINESE and US foreign policy. Both nations have been willing to strike deals with unsavory regimes for the sake of self-interest, be it economic (in CHINA’S case) or strategic (AMERICA’S).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As the US "pivots" toward ASIA, it is only natural that CHINA will seek strategic depth in areas that were once dominated by the US and its EUROPEAN allies. If the US becomes more openly determined to contain CHINA’S rise, the ensuing struggle will not be confined to the ASIA-Pacific region. CHINA’S extensive economic ties with AFRICA will eventually pay political dividends.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">written by <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Brendan P. O’Reilly</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">FOR MORE BACKGROUND INFORMATION</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">: See</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/africa-forgotten-and-underestimated.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/africa-forgotten-and-underestimated.html</span></span></a></div>

CHINA’S WINNING STRATEGY IN AFRICA

THAT CHINA’S RISE IN AFRICA AMOUNTS TO NEO-COLONIALISM AND IS RESENTED BY AFRICANS, IS A NOTION EXISTING PRIMARILY IN THE MINDS OF WESTERN...

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Half Dose #109: Sasso San Gottardo

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924461382/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/7924461382_30485accf1_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br />[All photographs by John Hill] <br /><br />My onslaught of photos and projects from a recent trip to Switzerland is pretty much wrapped up, but one project that deserves some attention is <a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/">Sasso San Gottardo</a>, a "themed exhibition focuse[d] on the challenges of managing our resources." <a href="http://www.holzerkobler.ch/">Hozler Kobler Architekturen</a> is responsible for the design of the various environments inserted into the tunnels and caves of a former fortress at St. Gotthard Pass. Signs of the fortress are visible from the roadways near the pass, but these glimpses -- doors, sights, concrete masses camouflaged into the mountainside -- do not prepare for the experience inside.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924474070/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8302/7924474070_456749ba33_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />After walking in the "front door," one needs to follow a long tunnel before coming to the first exhibition space. A small office is located about halfway between the entry and exhibition space, what is surely one of the oddest places for such a thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924472680/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/7924472680_cc85b7310c_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br />The "<a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/en/themed-exhibition/themed-sections/energy/">Energy</a>" exhibit is the first one encountered. Most of it is housed in a room with old control panels and other artifacts juxtaposed with stationary cycles for powering fans and other interactive components. Above is a view into a small room housing wood balls in the configuration of one of those perpetual motion toys. Not all of the pieces are particularly enlightening nor successful in how they work, but the way everything is inserted into the original rooms is fantastic. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924471342/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="470" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/7924471342_0db8b402ce_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Further along is a space that features a vaulted concrete liner within a larger room (above); lighting in the interstitial space gives off a green glow that is visible from a distance along one of the tunnels. Hanging in the middle of the space is a metallic sculpture that maps every space within the mountain. Tracing how far my group had come in our visit, we realized that the exhibitions only scratch the surface of the circuit of tunnels and caves -- many kilometers were beyond what we'd traversed. In particular, the Armament and Garrison are historical sections open to the public, but they were unfortunately closed at the time of our visit.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924469776/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7924469776_cdd2d6c57d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The "<a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/en/themed-exhibition/themed-sections/mobility-living-space/">Mobility and Living Space</a>" room (above) is odd -- not for the metal-grid floor, moody lighting, and Lost-like countdown on the wall -- but because it is warm, where every other space is a constant cool that happens year-round.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924467794/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7924467794_362c967e5b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The "<a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/en/themed-exhibition/themed-sections/crystal/">Crystal</a>" room (above) displays mountain crystals that were previously found in the area. The room itself is shaped similarly to the natural forms housed behind glass and illuminated from above.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924466454/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/7924466454_bc8760489f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The highlight of the exhibition is easily the large space that is split between "<a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/en/themed-exhibition/themed-sections/weather-and-climate/">Weather and Climate</a>" (above) and "<a href="http://www.sasso-sangottardo.ch/en/themed-exhibition/themed-sections/water/">Water</a>". A 5mm layer of water covers most of the space, allowing visitors to "walk on water" on one side or tiptoe across colored steps on the other. In the center of the space is a model of a mountain set atop a map of Switzerland; water dripping from the ceiling trickles over the mountain, showing how water cascades from the peak and pass to different parts of the country.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924463082/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8452/7924463082_f3cc23e2be_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br />Elsewhere are rooms, like those above and below, that are not as raw or natural in their finishes, but which nevertheless exhibit a historical patina. The larger space looks like it served as an office for the exhibition architects, but the way the old laptop, mouse, and even stapler are hot-glued to the desk makes it clear that it's just another display. Regardless, it's nice to see the architectural drawings on the wall after passing through the real thing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/7924623508/" title="Sasso San Gottardo by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Sasso San Gottardo" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8180/7924623508_804c39ecd8_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br />Ultimately Sasso San Gottardo is a strange entity that is more fascinating for admission to the network of spaces built into the hillside than for the exhibitions on display. The latter do spur visitors to think about their relationship to resources like water, energy, and even the weather, but they are most successful when they exploit the potential of the tunnels and caves. For example, the dimming lights and the sound of water in the "Water" and "Weather of Climate" room accentuate the feeling of being inside a mountain, where resources are much more limited, and therefore where one's actions need to be considered more carefully.

Half Dose #109: Sasso San Gottardo

[All photographs by John Hill] My onslaught of photos and projects from a recent trip to Switzerland is pretty much wrapped up, but one proj...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/11/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sticky-note-teaching-tool-ben-johnson?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29">Tools for Teaching: The Amazing Sticky Note | Edutopia</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I LOVE sticky notes and use them all the time. Here are some ideas from edutopia about many ways to use them. One tip from me: get the "extra sticky" sticky notes - or you'll be finding them all over the floor.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/classroom">classroom</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://alfredtwo.blogspot.com/2012/09/are-you-best-part-of-students-day.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ComputerScienceTeacher+%28Computer+Science+Teacher+-+Thoughts+and+Information+from+Alfred+Thompson%29">Computer Science Teacher: Are You The Best Part Of A Student’s Day/</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"Yesterday is used a quote from an educator friend of mine that “I may be the best thing that happens in my students and my staff's lives that day. I can handle the other stuff. They come first.” " Alfred Thompson ponders the importance of wanting to be the best part of a student's day. While it relates to computer science, it relates to all teaching as well. Great thoughts.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/computer_science">computer_science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/computer_science_teacher">computer_science_teacher</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Facebook-template-page-6025698/">Facebook template page - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This is an interesting approach to creating a customized "Facebook" page for a character. You can use this or Fakebook but many don't have access to Fakebook. Download and use this activity to create a "fake" facebook page for major characters in history or literature.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/facebook">facebook</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Creative-Writing-Prompts-PowerPoint-6001385/">Creative Writing Prompts PowerPoint - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you need some creative writing prompts for grades 6-8 (short 10 minute tasks) you can use this cool PowerPoint.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/writing">writing</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/creativity">creativity</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.iboard.co.uk/activities">TES iboard: Interactive activity finder</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Love this website for interactive whiteboards in the elementary classroom. In the activity finder you can search by topic.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iwb">iwb</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/11/2012

Tools for Teaching: The Amazing Sticky Note | Edutopia I LOVE sticky notes and use them all the time...

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