Nutty about nuts?

I posted about my so called healthy snacking habit on chocolate covered rice cakes a day or two ago. One reply I received talked about how they snack on seeds and nuts. I agree that this a better option then the high carb rice cakes as seeds and nuts are high protein.<br /><br />Unfortunately I am allergic to walnuts and have suffered an anaphylactic episode in the past. Now I am so cautious when it comes to consuming walnuts and other nuts.<br /><br />It is a bug bear of mine how complacent staff in cafes or restaurants can be about nuts in their products. Most times when I ask if their are walnuts in an item I get a vague response like "I don't think there are nuts and if there are, they aren't walnuts"!!!! This is not good enough for me, I need a definitive answer. This is why I like Starbucks so much. All of their products are labelled with allergens and the staff are knowledgeable about what they are selling.<br /><br />A recent example was the cafe next door to my work. Before I ordered a brownie to take away I asked were there nuts in it. I got told no so I bought it. I take it back to work, take 4/5 bites of it and then come across a nut!!!!<br /><br />I took it back next door. I hand it back to the staff member and told them what happened. I even remind them that I asked about nuts. I didn't even get an apology or a refund!! It's such a serious thing I can never get over the complacency of some people. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTYKomEwfY0t1gTf0Mm2iML-GGI0yUM-94-g09VsiPWnj8vUuZoLPImMYUdz8J8pr60naqs9-JsQmU5Ey_xmvTiUesm-Cxl63qhTxY1QZD_16vsew0XGHMffkPgxpA_RWFv7zaNiof4fV/s640/blogger-image-670146533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTYKomEwfY0t1gTf0Mm2iML-GGI0yUM-94-g09VsiPWnj8vUuZoLPImMYUdz8J8pr60naqs9-JsQmU5Ey_xmvTiUesm-Cxl63qhTxY1QZD_16vsew0XGHMffkPgxpA_RWFv7zaNiof4fV/s640/blogger-image-670146533.jpg" /></a></div>

Nutty about nuts?

I posted about my so called healthy snacking habit on chocolate covered rice cakes a day or two ago. One reply I received talked about how ...

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that console has style

I was looking thru old magazines the other night and with one little image, an idea hatched in my head. Who knows if it will work or not, but I'll be doing a little furniture moving this weekend. Followed by some console styling if things go well. I'll keep you posted.<br /><br />Styling is hard, I think, but so fun to play around with. Running up and down the stairs to shop the house for what might work best. 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Do you get a charge out of moving things around your house? Do you love a well styled table as much as I do?</div>

that console has style

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/12/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.gpb.org/blogs/the-ignite-show/2013/04/10/students-leading-%E2%80%93-let%E2%80%99s-listen">Students Leading – Let’s Listen!</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Student Voice Summit is in New York this Saturday. You can participate. Here's some more information from my friend Anne Ostholthoff, host of the Ignite Show. "Listening: This Saturday, April 13 in NYC, the first-ever Student Voice Summit happens. It is presented LIVE and sponsored by Dell and hosted by Microsoft in their NYC Office. You can be there – no matter where you are via Livestream: http://new.livestream.com/Dell/stuvoicelive . Also, be sure to follow these students via the #StuVoice hashtag on Twitter @stu_voice and http://www.stuvoice.org/ Here the hope is for a meaningful exchange between stakeholders in the education policy debate"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/students">students</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://globalcollaboration.flatclassroomproject.org/Flat+Classroom+Workshop+2013">globalcollaboration - Flat Classroom Workshop 2013</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you're heading to ISTE and you're ready to collaborate globally, Julie Lindsay, Flat Classroom cofounder will be hosting a Flat Classroom workshop at the International School of San Diego on June 20-21 - here's the  information. "Julie Lindsay, co-founder and Director of Flat Classroom, award winning global collaborative projects, and Flat Classroom Conference and Live Events Inc. unique collaborative live events for teachers and students, announces the June 20 & 21, 2-day 'Flat Classroom Workshop - Seven Steps to Global Collaboration'. Educators who want to transform their learning and embrace global collaboration in their curriculum are invited to join Julie for a unique professional development experience at International School of the Americas in San Antonio, Texas."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://webapp.nozbe.com/gtd/forum/section-1/post-d4ca201d/howto:_create_nozbe_tasks_using_ifttt">Howto: Create nozbe tasks using ifttt : Feedback and Feature Requests : Getting Things Done Community : Feedback and Feature Requests : Getting Things Done Community</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I really love Nozbe. This tip lets you create a nozbe task using ifttt and email. Make sure you use the * in the body of the email to create the task. They weren't showing up for me, it was because I didn't do that.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://netgened2013.flatclassroomproject.org/Keynote">netgened2013 - Keynote</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">John Langley, teacher, keynoted our Flat Classroom and NetGen projects talking about collaboration and how it should extend from entertainment into schools. If you want to see how a "keynote" works asychronously, this is the format we use. John works with the student leaders on NetGen to help them facilitate their videos. "As digital natives, your generation (labeled by Don Tapscott as the Net Generation) have become naturals at communication and collaboration. You have grown up with technology tools at your fingertips. My four year old daughter has proficiently used her iPod to play games and listen to her favorite Taylor Swift songs since she was one and a half. My 14 year old daughter stressed about one of her best friends getting enrolled in an academic program next school year across the country until she realized the Skype conversations that they have nearly every day will not change. The Net Generation is used to communicating and collaborating for fun. The business world is already using technology tools to communicate and collaborate, to be more efficient and productive, to reach a wider, more diverse market. It’s our responsibility as educators and students to use technology tools in education to communicate and collaborate through projects like the Flat Classroom projects that will prepare students for global citizenship."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://hastac.org/blogs/dsparks/2013/04/10/understanding-centrality-bias-teams">Understanding "Centrality Bias" in Teams | HASTAC</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">We all tend to think we are more central to a project than we really are. This is no surprise but is very important for those who think they are indispensible because you're not. ;-( I just think being realistic is important. This is also a challenge for us in Flat Classroom because students think they are important and central EVEN if they aren't communicating and reaching out to partners and this is a problem. I've had kids claim they "did all the work" and when looking at the words, it doesn't bear out. They are shocked when they realize how little they've done. I think this thought process is a a problem for collaboration. No matter what people do, they think they did it all even if the wiki says otherwise or data says otherwise. For this reason, it is important to point out this disparity to teammates and also how to quantify the participation of others. "Do you provide information or materials which are necessary for them to do their job? To what extent are the tasks you each do related? Now imagine that everyone in the group does a similar exercise, quantifying their own relationship to everyone else. According to research from Jonathon Cummings of -Duke's Fuqua Business school, you are likely to overestimate the degree to which others on your team depend on you!"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/collaboration">collaboration</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://feedly.uservoice.com/forums/192636-suggestions/suggestions/3743385-feedly-channel-in-ifttt">Feedly Channel in IFTTT – Customer Feedback & Knowledge Base for Feedly</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Feedly is not yet integrated with ifttt and we really need that (as well as Diigo integration. I can't find another RSS reader except Google reader with the integration.  Content sharers automate everything and I'm hoping this will happen or there will be room in my dashboard for the first RSS reader that does.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/feedly">feedly</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blog.feedly.com/2013/03/14/tips-for-google-reader-users-migrating-to-feedly/">Tips for Google Reader users migrating to feedly | Building Feedly</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you're moving to Feedly from Google Reader, go ahead. Nice tool. The only drawback is lack of Diigo integration. I hope you'll go over to Feedly and ask for that if you use it like I do so we can have voices asking for it! Here are the steps.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/feedly">feedly</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/GoogleReader">GoogleReader</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/12/2013

Students Leading – Let’s Listen! Student Voice Summit is in New York this Saturday. You can particip...

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Ad men of Madison Avenue

Do you watch Mad Men?<br /><br />I adore this programme from the characters, to the clothes, to the setting, to the script, to the sexism, to the smoking and drinking. I adore it all!!<br /><br />My favourite scene is the <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bLNkCqpuY">Kodak pitch</a></p> <br /><br />I know the new season was shown in the States during the week. We probably won't see it here in Ireland for a few weeks.<br /><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7dCYhOzLSZOqRHf7yaoNczuFhMKcEyiBhVwXdjj8JajS6X4a2yQ34KNyuI9pSryARjJL2ZdLBeek4HpTeP_1bFKVVsO_WnReb-sFKDrKH3i9RpIC34rxg3AVuNIFm1VXiCqBGvB-NzgV/s640/blogger-image--1100576664.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7dCYhOzLSZOqRHf7yaoNczuFhMKcEyiBhVwXdjj8JajS6X4a2yQ34KNyuI9pSryARjJL2ZdLBeek4HpTeP_1bFKVVsO_WnReb-sFKDrKH3i9RpIC34rxg3AVuNIFm1VXiCqBGvB-NzgV/s640/blogger-image--1100576664.jpg" /></a></div>

Ad men of Madison Avenue

Do you watch Mad Men? I adore this programme from the characters, to the clothes, to the setting, to the script, to the sexism, to the smoki...

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The African Storybook Project downloadable brochure

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxFGCHACZiL0qhCZH_RSX0yKIIYPJuFqF6Zi65mIz4QYgEB1egQ_2m8R6bjLgTlmZponrIs4KBD8gS6Q-P_UvHLTSio0W7bvGyU_sdFXduxM6QV96YlMtLx6N8_db70yhz79j4PUPLzE/s1600/African+Storybook+Project+Logo+FINAL-3+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxFGCHACZiL0qhCZH_RSX0yKIIYPJuFqF6Zi65mIz4QYgEB1egQ_2m8R6bjLgTlmZponrIs4KBD8gS6Q-P_UvHLTSio0W7bvGyU_sdFXduxM6QV96YlMtLx6N8_db70yhz79j4PUPLzE/s200/African+Storybook+Project+Logo+FINAL-3+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a brochure about the African Storybook project that has been put out by <i>Saide (South African Institute of Distance Education) </i>in Johannesburg<i> </i>. Saide is administering this great project which aims to facilitate availability, access to, and use of sufficient good stories for early reading practice for African children ages 2 to 9. It will do this by setting up an interactive website with stories for early reading and by encouraging educators and literacy development organisations working in early literacy of young children in African countries:</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to access openly licensed digital reading resources of various levels and types on the site</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to translate and/or adapt the stories into a familiar language and context for the children they work with</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to create their own stories and upload them in the templates provided,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to contribute already published stories and make them available under an open licence,  and</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">to use them in a variety of ways for literacy development.</span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Free online short course 'Digital storytelling and the African Storybook Project'</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next week (15th April) we start with a free online four week course for interested teachers around the country entitled '<i>Digital storytelling and the African Storybook Project</i>'. If you would like to know more about the course and possibly sign up  please visit out SchoolNet blog on this URL: <a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/courses.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/p/courses.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Downloadable brochure</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the brochure put out by <i>Saide </i>on the project. This can be downloaded if desired. To download click on the image and when the e-book appears go to the bottom right and choose the icon which has an arrow pointing down. Follow the prompts. </span><br /><a href="http://www.youblisher.com/p/600590-The-African-Storybook-Project/" target="_blank"><img alt="The African Storybook Project" src="http://www.youblisher.com/files/publications/101/600590/200x300.jpg" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></a></div>

African Storybook Project The African Storybook Project downloadable brochure

Below is a brochure about the African Storybook project that has been put out by Saide (South African Institute of Distance Education) in Jo...

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List for the day

My to do list for the day. <br /><br />I'm off work today (but working tomorrow) as I work alternate Friday/Saturday every week. I have a few items to do and as Ciaran left the dog at home with me I will take him for a walk along with me as I do my chores.<br /><br />Check back later to see some photos if my day as I get through my to do list.<br /><br />I've just received a text from Woodies about a sale they are having. I was planning on buying a new ironing board so I will check theirs out after work tomorrow. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_Eft3WnhV3xsIje-ImQdxyDvWyfwEotEmvqLksr3CDjUxp5eoGL3qpoqO54pEhIvGWk7Zq85siW3VQcH5EHGfDDf4VOdXG9wPuih4aSemudlltQOkjYrSrCK_JNhrHBZ-rpeBlfJZgWp/s640/blogger-image--1803341778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_Eft3WnhV3xsIje-ImQdxyDvWyfwEotEmvqLksr3CDjUxp5eoGL3qpoqO54pEhIvGWk7Zq85siW3VQcH5EHGfDDf4VOdXG9wPuih4aSemudlltQOkjYrSrCK_JNhrHBZ-rpeBlfJZgWp/s640/blogger-image--1803341778.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoUMmzFZsnVj-AzqWJ7MxTz9W16rmpyYuJl1drAdDOPq7xo3uw3A9aKjr6-rah61Oj_7QEl62oGoRA3-J6-8RkugQb4b0sqCYpAsELUAfgmy11uTnsIU6tDzIB4Z4AKOkbycRDmb6oEPu/s640/blogger-image--1437598601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUoUMmzFZsnVj-AzqWJ7MxTz9W16rmpyYuJl1drAdDOPq7xo3uw3A9aKjr6-rah61Oj_7QEl62oGoRA3-J6-8RkugQb4b0sqCYpAsELUAfgmy11uTnsIU6tDzIB4Z4AKOkbycRDmb6oEPu/s640/blogger-image--1437598601.jpg" /></a></div>

List for the day

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Cold Tub

<p>Hot tub fail!!  </p><p>It was cold in Ireland last night so to chill out we decided to relax in the hot tub. I jumped in to discover that it was down to 31 degrees Celsius (87 f)! Yikes!  My sister and were in it the other night and one of us must have hit the off button by mistake. I checked it this morning and it is thankfully back at 38 (101f) degrees so I will enjoy it later.</p><p>From a conversation with someone yesterday i realised that I really miss my compost heap.  We had one in our last house because we had a bigger garden.  Luckily I currently have a brown bin service that takes away our organic waste but I did find it very satisfying in the last house when my compost heap changed into usable compost - or black gold as I called it!!</p><p>Click here for a good blog post about <a href="http://www.greenmommas.net/2013/04/ten-reasons-to-grow-vegetable-garden.html">why you should grow veggies.</a></p><div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN30Uz2Pszg4zky8Z3O_Qnu8CmcZRLsGFOcjB8uQwOuRjsH-ZT1FaGtbr0c14Xsm236YPjF-BQQmsStaUozVVSpsqxRgiinbouhFIfzpNhDYkX-ljChie9S3XBt7evkRCswFtkWkxYNMkr/s1600/20130412_082055.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN30Uz2Pszg4zky8Z3O_Qnu8CmcZRLsGFOcjB8uQwOuRjsH-ZT1FaGtbr0c14Xsm236YPjF-BQQmsStaUozVVSpsqxRgiinbouhFIfzpNhDYkX-ljChie9S3XBt7evkRCswFtkWkxYNMkr/s400/20130412_082055.jpg" /> </a> </div>

Cold Tub

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TV Show ‘Glee’ Depicts School Shooting

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Less than four months since 20 children and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the television show “Glee” depicted a school shooting in Thursday night’s episode.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The episode, titled “Shooting Star,” began with a disclaimer reading, “This episode of ‘Glee’ addresses the topic of school violence. Viewer discretion is advised.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Halfway through the episode, Will Schuester, the glee club coach played by Matthew Morrison, gathered his students in the choir room to begin their practice.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Let’s get started,” he said, clapping his hands together as a gunshot was heard in the background. A second shot rang out and Schuester and a coach ran to shut the door to the choir room. They quickly moved students to secure spots in the classroom, hiding them behind speakers or in far corners.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Start texting, tweeting, let everyone know what’s going on but don’t tell them we’re here. Alright?  Shooters have smart moves too,” Schuester said to the teenagers.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I love you guys,” he told them.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For ten harrowing minutes, the students and two teachers were trapped in the classroom, sending texts to their loved ones and filming videos of each other in case they didn’t survive.  One student tried to leave the room when he realized his girlfriend was missing, but the teachers restrained him before he can leave.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In a different scene, one cheerleader stood atop a toilet in case the shooter tried to enter the restroom.  She and two other students were eventually rescued by Schuester, and the SWAT team rescued the students trapped in the choir room.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I’ll never forget the look on their faces when that gun went off.  Something was taken from them. Their innocence, their idealism, their feeling of safety,” Schuester later said as he watched students pass through metal detectors set up at the high school following the shooting.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sue Sylvester, the cheerleading coach played by Jane Lynch, eventually turned herself into the school principal, saying she accidentally shot the gun, which she kept in a safe at school to protect herself and students in light of recent gun crimes.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s registered.  I have a license for it.  I’m sorry, but in light of recent events, I feel more safe with it in my office,” Sylvester said. “It’s a different world from when you and I started teaching…the safety net of the public mental health system is gone. Parents with troubled kids are too busy working three jobs to look after them. And the gun yahoos have everyone so worked up about Obama taking away their guns has a readily available arsenal.”</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But as the show ended, Sylvester revealed to the viewer that the gun actually belonged to Becky Jackson, a teenage girl with Down syndrome played by Lauren Potter.</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I was scared coach, about graduating, being out in the world. With no one to protect me,” Becky said as she showed Sylvester a gun she had brought to school. “I wanted to be prepared and protect myself.  I need help.”</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s my dad’s.  I wanted to be ready,” Becky said.  As Sylvester tried to convince her to hand over the firearm, Becky accidentally shot the gun twice, setting off the series of events highlighted in the episode.</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ahead of the “Glee’s” airing, the Newtown Action Alliance sent an e-mail Thursday with a warning from a Newtown organization about the sensitive nature of the “Glee” episode.</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I would suggest if you do watch this TV show to either not watch it tonight or watch with caution,” the message read.</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of “Glee,” tweeted last week that he was excited about the episode.</div><div style="border: 0px; font: inherit; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Just saw the rough cut of next week’s “Shooting Star”. It is the most powerful emotional Glee ever. So proud of the cast & crew,” <a href="https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/319530045750247425" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); color: #30659c; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Murphy tweeted</a> last week.</div></div></div>

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In the face of plummeting ratings, American Idol has opted to double down on their old, stodgy, relics of songs, despite the fact that The <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/The+Voice+(TV+Show)" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Voice</a> on <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/NBC+Universal+Inc." style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">NBC</a> is closing in the ratings, and putting Idol to shame with current music which viewers can relate to.</div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">To put this in perspective, the American Idol contestants were required to sing from a songbook that is five-decades old, when they themselves have only been on earth for two. How exactly does Idol hope to compete with this kind of model?</div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">While there is no expiry on good music, if American Idol producer <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Nigel+Lythgoe" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Nigel Lythgoe</a> wants to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce then perhaps he should start producing a singing competition for an older demographic featuring contestants old enough to actually know and love this era of music. To try and appeal to a younger viewer base by putting a maximum age of 28 on the talent and then subjecting them to music they have no desire to sing or listen to is a sure way to alienate a fan base.</div><div class="promotion-tag" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="promotion-tag-p" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">RECOMMENDED: <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/TV/2011/0310/How-much-do-you-know-about-American-Idol-Take-our-quiz?nav=655185-csm_article-promoLink" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">How much do you know about American Idol? Take our quiz.</a></div></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">The second half of the evening was dedicated to songs that the contestants wished they had written, a theme that may as well have been called "Songs that Idol Usually Won't Let Us Sing."</div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Angie Miller</b> was the first to perform; the first to have to take an old, dusty memory of a song and try to make it relevant. Angie is a great singer but she's not a magician so her performance of  “Anyone Who Had A Heart” by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Dionne+Warwick" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Dionne Warwick</a> just didn't match the bubbly, excitable girl who just admitted to making ridiculous heavy metal <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/YouTube+LLC" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">YouTube</a> videos with her best friend. When <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Keith+Urban" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Keith Urban</a>complained that she didn't seem to have passion and <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Nicki+Minaj" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Nicki Minaj</a> said she sounded old-fashioned,<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mariah+Carey" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Mariah Carey</a> suggested that it was because Angie enunciated her words too well. Ah yes, that must have been it. Clearly it had nothing to do with forcing her to sing a song from 1963! <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">B-</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amber Holcomb</b> was the next to face the music, and she chose to perform, "I Say A Little Prayer” by Dionne Warwick. Amber sounded better Wednesday night than she has for the last month, despite the judges' non-stop over-exuberant feedback of the last few weeks. And if they were over-exuberant when she wasn't great, one can imagine the hyperbole that was flying about the studio this night. Nicki, claimed that with that song Amber became her favorite girl in the competition and <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Randy+Jackson" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Randy Jackson</a> announced that Amber has arrived. Suddenly, flashbacks of last season and the panel's blatant favoritism of <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Jessica+Sanchez" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Jessica Sanchez</a> started resurfacing. So when Keith Urban claimed that he felt like a summer breeze had just blown in, I had to agree that there certainly was a lot of hot air being blown about. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">B</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lazaro Arbos</b> graced the stage with what has to be the ugliest suit seen on American Idol since<a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Paul+McDonald" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Paul McDonald</a> rocked his red rose suit in 2011. In fairness, Paul had the gleaming smile to help ease the pain and Lazaro offered nothing to help ease the pain of his suit or his performance. Lazaro sang "Close to You" by The Carpenters and suddenly the injustice of Burnell's elimination became almost unbearable. Randy got right to the point by telling Lazaro that it was horrible and his worst performance since he's been on the show. Mariah, who claimed that she had been reprimanded by the powers that be, who reminded her she was there to judge and not be nice, gave a two-minute, disjointed, convoluted, lecture about why Lazaro was bad. That'll teach them to force you to judge, Mariah! Nicki, who was nearly in hysterics, passed up on giving feedback otherwise they would be there until midnight. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">F</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">As if Lazaro could have felt any worse, next came <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kree Harrison</b> with her performance of, "What the World Needs Now is Love" by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Jackie+DeShannon" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Jackie DeShannon</a>. She absolutely enamored the audience. The song, especially when it started in A cappella, was breathtaking. Keith said it was the best Kree had ever been and Nicki claimed that Kree is ready to be a country music performer. Randy then went on to drive the stake deeper into Lazaro's heart by saying he was glad she sang after Lazaro, because this is what singing is all about. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A-</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">It was clear that Kree was going to be a rose between two thorns on Wednesday when <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Janelle Arthur</b> performed, “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” by Burt Bacharach. While not quite as offensive as Lazaro, Janelle's performance made us feel like we were watching a <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Dolly+Parton" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Dolly Parton</a>-inspired puppet on <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mister+Rogers'+Neighborhood" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Mister Rogers' Neighborhood</a>. The judges couldn't seem to decide whether they liked the performance or not, with Mariah being the most confused of them all. Perhaps Mariah knows what she's trying to say, but it's quite certain no one else does. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">C</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Candice Glover</b> was as stunning as she normally is with her performance of, “Don’t Make Me Over” by Dionne Warwick. In the early half, the theme-iness of it seemed to be constraining her but by the second half, Candice let loose a barrage of awe-inspiring vocals that drove everyone to their feet. Nicki exclaimed that Candice was born to do this and Randy relied on his same old phrases like, "In it to win it," and "This is what the show is all about." <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A</b></div><a href="" id="eztoc15517663_1" name="eztoc15517663_1" style="color: #205d87; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></a><h2 style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px;">Part Two: Songs the contestants wished they had written</h2><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Angie Miller</b> returned to the piano with an unfamiliar, Christian-rock ballad, “Love Came Down” by Kari Jobe. Angie seemed sure that this song would get her into the top five and while the judges seemed to agree, Angie's performance gave this Idol critic a tooth ache with its ultra-earnest, devotional emotion, complete with doves soaring through the background. Nicki claimed that the only way Angie can compete is to stay behind the piano because otherwise Kree, Amber, and Candice will take all the trophies. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">B-</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;">Everything that is wrong with <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Amber Holcomb</b> was evident in her performance of “Love On Top” by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Beyonce+Knowles" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Beyoncé</a>. Starting in a key that is just too low for her, she did hit some of her <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Whitney+Houston" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Whitney Houston</a>-like notes later in the song but while those notes may be enough to earn the judges forgiveness, some of us feel that the entire song should be judged not just the high notes. The judges were once again so over the top in their praise that one can't help but wonder if the producers aren't pushing an Amber win for some reason. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">B-</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Lazaro Arbos</b> somehow continues to come out on stage no matter how many times he gets knocked down. He tried to win back some of the judges' respect with "Angels" by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Robbie+Williams" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Robbie Williams</a>. While it was slightly better than his last performance, the gap between his talent and that of some of the others becomes more apparent each week. Nicki isn't even offering critiques at this point, while the rest of the judges are just agreeing that he has no place in the final six. Let's hope his supporters see that voting for Lazaro week after week is only putting him in situations that are becoming increasingly more difficult for him. Time to let Lazaro go, <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/United+States" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">America</a> - if you love him, set him free. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">D</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Kree Harrison</b> chose what she called a simply beautiful song, "Help Me Make It Through the Night," by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Kris+Kristofferson" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Kris Kristofferson</a> and she was simply beautiful. The judges all agreed.<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> A-</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Janelle Arthur</b> wished she had written, “The Dance” by <a class="inform_link" href="http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Garth+Brooks" style="color: #205d87; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">Garth Brooks</a>. What was evident in her performance was that Janelle truly loved the song and she made viewers really connect to it. Keith earned his paycheck when he told Janelle that she should have performed that song with just the guitar. It was great advice but chances are even that wouldn't have been enough to get a leg up on the other girls.<b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> B</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Candice Glover</b> selected “Love Song” by The Cure, explaining that love is one of her favorite things to sing about. Words cannot express just how incredible Candice's performance was. She had viewers absolutely transfixed from the very first note all the way to the last. At the end, three judges were on their feet while Keith was on his knees bowing down and Mariah even approached the stage to toss glitter on Candice. Randy was not exaggerating when he called it the best performance in 12 years of Idol. <b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A+</b></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px;"> And that, Mr Lythgoe, is what can happen when you allow your talent to sing music that means something to them.</div><br /></div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="White House Responds to Jay-Z's 'Open Letter' Obama Lyrics" src="http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/promo_650/public/media/beyonce-jay-z-cuba-anniversary-650-430.jpg" /><br /><br /><h2 class="field field-name-field-sub-headline field-type-text field-label-hidden" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BrownStd-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 28px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's a song, Donovan. The President did not communicate with Jay-Z over this trip," press secretary Jay Carney tells Politico reporter</h2><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: BrownStd-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field-items" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jay-Z's new song "Open Letter," a response to criticism over his and Beyonce's trip to Cuba, has racked up nearly 500,000 listens in just a few hours. Now we know that some of those plays came from the White House and the reporters that cover it.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">During a White House press briefing earlier today, Politico reporter Donovan Slack asked White House Press Secretary Jay Carney whether President Obama gave Jay-Z and Beyoncé clearance for their travel, based off a lyric from the rapper's just-released song "Open Letter."</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After reciting the lyric (“I turned Havana into Atlanta... Boy from the hood/ I got White House clearance... Obama said, 'Chill you gonna get me impeached/ You don’t need this shit anyway, chill with me on the beach'"), Slack asked Carney if Obama did indeed give Jay-Z clearance.</div><iframe frameborder="0" height="375" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nkAA7F4rsLc?rel=0" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: BrownStd-Regular, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px; margin: 20px 0px 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="500"></iframe><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Carney brushed off the question with sarcasm: "I guess nothing rhymes with Treasury... because Treasury offers and gives licenses for travel, as you know, and the White House has nothing to do with it."</div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I am absolutely saying that the White house from the President on down had nothing to do with anybody's travel to Cuba that is something that Treasury handles.," he continued.</div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">And if Carney didn't make himself clear before, he shut down the conversation by denying White House approval straight forward.</div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's a song, Donovan. The President did not communicate with Jay-Z over this trip."</div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 18px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Following the presser, Slack tweeted some suggestions for words that rhyme with Treasury.</div></div></div></div></div>

Jay Z Open Letter White House Responds to Jay-Z's 'Open Letter' Obama Lyrics

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Masters Ticket Prices Highest Since Tiger Woods’ Debut

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="ap tiger woods ll 120813 wblog Masters Ticket Prices Highest Since Tiger Woods Debut" src="http://abcnews.go.com/images/Business/ap_tiger_woods_ll_120813_wblog.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With round one of the Masters Golf Tournament underway, tickets for the famous game in Augusta, Ga., are still being sold online today. Though ABC News’ Darren Rovell reports prices on web sites like StubHub have dropped to $3,000 to $4,000 today, some badges were being sold earlier this week for as high as $10,000.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The high ticket prices, experts say, are linked to Tiger Woods, who is making his run for a fifth Masters title. Woods finished playing today with a 2 under par 70, in striking distance of the lead.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The prices people are willing to pay this year are nearly unprecedented, only seen the first time Woods made his appearance as a professional in the late 90′s, Kenneth Wisnefski a branding expert, CEO and founder of WebiMax, told ABC News.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s 100 percent related to Tiger,” said Wisnefski. “When he played well years ago, it was at a different level than people have ever seen. They were able to see that level of brilliance up close and people who didn’t go thought ‘Wow, we missed the opportunity to see it up close.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wisnefski said people are jumping at the chance to see Woods be great again.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“That’s why it’s a huge ticket and why people are so buzzed about it,” Wisnefski said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The high ticket prices may also be because corporate spending is returning in a better economy, Robert Tuchman, president of sports marketing company Goviva told ABC News.  But Woods is clearly the big draw.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Tiger Woods is great for the business itself, from selling products on TV and even badge prices at the Masters, he has a direct link to the business itself. A lot of it has to do with people believing he can contend for another green jacket this year,” Tuchman said.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Though some tickets are going for five-figure amounts, Rick Spehn, a Minnesota resident who frequents the Masters, says he would never pay tens of thousands to watch the tournament. Spehn just returned from watching the practice rounds of the Masters.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“I was out there two years ago and Tiger was just coming out of that mess. He’s always had the highest draw, and it was that way again this year,” Spehn said. “The real star is the golf course itself. They could put 20 third graders out there, I’d go see it.”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Some don’t go just for Woods, Wisnefski says, but the loyalty to see Woods play is all in his branding.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 15px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s interesting to see a sports figure rehabilitate their brand and do something even companies can’t do. When looking at a sports figure, good play will trump anything,” Wisnefski said.</div></div>

Masters Masters Ticket Prices Highest Since Tiger Woods’ Debut

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Solving the Native American Team Mascot Problem

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hola y’all! As many of you guys know there’s a debate RAGING in the sports world over the use of Native American names and imagery as mascots for sports teams. A lot of people think they should be done away with because they are offensive to Native Americans. Well, today I thought I would solve this problem by suggesting some good alternative names for some of major sports teams that use Native American mascots. <o:p></o:p><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Washington Redskins:</b> The <strike>late</strike> great Tony Kornheiser has already solved this one. He says to just put a potato on the side of the helmet and that takes care of everything. I don’t really think I can improve on that idea. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF4ryBsW6-wgNdCD1n5YnsKCCCQ9S990bloq1SSoKBd83jL3P5VjDBfOkcvZ0PYvFoKsLrSkHLOYiCwQIxoeNFCieHNerQIQpYXSFCMfknnH1edAi8azdOMogDXyh4-xj5ziCKaR9S1c/s1600/Freida-Pinto-Hot-Legs-Feet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF4ryBsW6-wgNdCD1n5YnsKCCCQ9S990bloq1SSoKBd83jL3P5VjDBfOkcvZ0PYvFoKsLrSkHLOYiCwQIxoeNFCieHNerQIQpYXSFCMfknnH1edAi8azdOMogDXyh4-xj5ziCKaR9S1c/s320/Freida-Pinto-Hot-Legs-Feet.jpg" width="214" /></a><b>Cleveland Indians:</b> Most people think this one would be the most difficult, but not me. In fact, I’m taking a <o:p></o:p>cue from Mr. Kornheiser and telling Cleveland that they don’t even have to change their name. Just change your logo to Frieda Pinto. Problem solved. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Edmonton Eskimos:</b> I don’t know if people in Canada are really up in arms over this one or not. It doesn’t seem as bad as some of the others. But, if it is a problem simply change the team name to “Edmonton Eskimo Pies.” Who doesn’t love ice cream? They can give out free Eskimo Pies to kids and make little Eskimo Pie Pucks to sell as souvenirs and shit like that. It will be a great move marketing-wise! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Atlanta Braves:</b> The Braves are probably the second most controversial team after the Redskins when it comes to offending Native Americans. A lot of people really HATE the war chant too, including me. My dislike of it comes mostly from the fact that they stole it from Florida State University though. Actually, if you watch Braves baseball games, you can kind of tell that the fans are a bit embarrassed by the chant too. Instead of “Daaa-daa-da-da-da” they’re more like “Saaa-aaa-rr-rr-y” So the obvious answer is to simply drop the “B” and go with the Atlanta “Raves” Just get someone to draw a silhouette of a person with a glow stick in his/her hand and hitting a bong and build a mosh pit in the bleachers in center field and all will be right with the world.  <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijr4panLP7y1UKZ19E3UaQcYLiWARkPeUf0ODikQbV5pTZVIuU-xpRflnTvdAj85RzaQVJT_I18ut8Y7d2EHSDyQtDTXDYBYSeB9C7CE2LEG8HPDFYMd4nGZ47Hv5O-q5L-TEVdcqoo0/s1600/Giada-de-Laurentiis-Boobs-Cleavage-Hot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijr4panLP7y1UKZ19E3UaQcYLiWARkPeUf0ODikQbV5pTZVIuU-xpRflnTvdAj85RzaQVJT_I18ut8Y7d2EHSDyQtDTXDYBYSeB9C7CE2LEG8HPDFYMd4nGZ47Hv5O-q5L-TEVdcqoo0/s320/Giada-de-Laurentiis-Boobs-Cleavage-Hot.jpg" width="256" /></a><b>Kansas City Chiefs:</b> Again, a very simple fix. Just change the name to the “Chefs.” The fans could all wear<o:p></o:p> silly chef hats to the games and KC already has a great tailgate party tradition so the new name fits right in! Also, get Giada de Laurentiis to model your football gear or to put her name on some Kansas City Chefs tailgating gear and rake in the money guys! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Florida State Seminoles:</b> FSU is who all the other “war chant” teams have modeled their offensiveness after. They claim the okie dokie from the Seminole Indians so they have no intention of changing. BUT … If they do change I have a great idea for them. They could change their nickname to “Florida State University Semicolons!”  Think about it! Semicolons are every bit as controversial as Seminoles and far more intellectual which is a great thing for a major institution of higher learning to do. I think this is my best idea of all!  <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Chicago Blackhawks:</b> This is really a tough one. I don’t want them to have to make a HUGE change to the name. Just changing one or two letters is preferable. I mean, I guess they could go with the Chicago Blacks … Wait, you can’t do that. Shit I don’t know about this one. Oh I’ve got it. The Chicago Blackcawks! That won’t upset anyone! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">There you go! As you can see, a little creativity and an open mind usually solve all problems and make everyone happy. A name change isn’t the end of the world. Look how great things have gone for the Washington Wizards since they changed from the “Bullets!” <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://facebook.com/Jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook.com/Jayman68</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div></div>

Solving the Native American Team Mascot Problem

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Mane Teeze Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-THKzTLYNJl8/UWcv8ZllhLI/AAAAAAAAHgg/yKEeHJxJ6Zg/s1600/Mane+Teeze+hair+care.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-THKzTLYNJl8/UWcv8ZllhLI/AAAAAAAAHgg/yKEeHJxJ6Zg/s320/Mane+Teeze+hair+care.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">One thing I absolutely love is hair care products!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Especially if they are made to make your hair smell nice, which has brought me to this wonderful product I will be discussing with my readers today!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Browsing on the net one night I came across this perfume site called <a href="http://www.maneteeze.com/">Mane Teeze</a> ,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">and guess what</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's for your hair! </span><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Say what? Yes you heard me right it's for hair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I thought to myself I have got to try these!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The truth just got sweeter:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*Doesn't leave an oily residue on hair</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*won't conflict with other fragrances</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*lasts up to 12 hours!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*Won't dry your hair out</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*Higher concentrate of fragrance</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*Great on all hair types</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*2-3 sprays is all you will need!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*Sulfate and paraben free</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">*PETA approved</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">All you do is spray it on, style it and you are good to go, well your hair is anyway.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They have three wonderful amazing scents I know you will love!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With just a spritz you'll leave your man wanting more, of the scent that is!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They smell so good!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How do I know?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was sent some Mane Teeze perfume sprays for review and had the pleasure of smelling these wonderful potions!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">You can use these for a hot date, a girls night out, or after a workout to freshen up your mane .Laugh out Loud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The scents:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Black Widow</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">this one smells divine!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With the scent of grapes infused with dark amber leaving a floral scent in that beautiful hair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Work it girl!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Haut Mess</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Now this is one that smells so good you are going to want to eat!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Chocolate infused with luscious caramel aroma.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Yes chocolate perfume for your hair!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The guys will love the smell of this and leave them thinking of a decadent dessert!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Social Butterfly</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div><div 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New York City for Design Lovers

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Optical Engineer ( metrology | optical testing & design | alignment | DUV to NIR ) (#109295)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Optical Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The position will be responsible for conducting product concept, design, development, prototype and qualification of complex DUV to NIR optical subsystems.  The position will be responsible for leading optical system design and development activities across multiple programs to ensure best in class optical solutions meeting product performance, cost and time to market requirements.  This position will be expected to enable designs that ventures into new product areas and retire risks in existing product lines.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">This is a hands-on, hardware oriented position requiring expertise in the areas of: Geometrical and diffraction theory, optical systems design, analysis and tolerances, coatings, radiometry, stray light, polarization optics, sources and detectors, opto-mechanics, opto-electronics, optical alignment, optical testing and metrology, design to manufacture and assessment from the component level through completed system over product life cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The position will work closely with managers, engineers and technicians and actively participates in the design, development, prototype, assembly and qualifications of optical subsystems. This position will conduct briefings and participate in technical meetings as a subject matter expert for internal customers and will be responsible for defining and implementing optical subsystems specs, tooling and test equipment and facility requirements in support of optical engineering efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Preferred Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Masters or PhD degree in Optics, Electro-Optics, Physics or similar technical degree and 7+ year(s) related experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Required Skills:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.Seven (7) years of relevant experience in hands-on optical systems design & development<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.Five (5) years optical test and alignment experience including Interferometric metrology<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.Expertise in the concept, design, development, prototype and test of complex optical systems for DUV to NIR semiconductor metrology applications.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">4.Expertise in geometrical and diffraction theory, radiometry & stray light analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">5.Skilled in other engineering disciplines such as mechanical, thermal, structural and electrical and their interaction with optical systems<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">6.Proven track record of driving complex optical design & engineering projects which contain technical and time to market challenges<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">7.Expertise in working with the vendor base to ensure requirements is met on time and within cost.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">8.Skilled in design for production with successful products to market.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">9.Expertise in optical design using Zemax<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">10.Expertise in rapid prototyping and qualification of complex optical systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">11.Knowledge of Matlab and other modeling software.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Preferred Experience, Skills and Education:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.MS or PhD Optics, Electro-Optics or Physics<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.Expertise in DUV to NIR spectrometry, reflectometry and scatterometry optical systems development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.Subject area expert in one or more of the following areas: Geometrical optics, diffraction optics, radiometry, broadband and laser sources, polarization optics, active and passive optics, stray light, DUV to NIR metrology system, elliposometry, reflectometry, scatterometry and overlay metrology, fiber optics, detectors, illumination and imaging systems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Minimum Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div>

Optical Engineer ( metrology | optical testing & design | alignment | DUV to NIR ) (#109295)

Job Title: Optical Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job Description: Responsibilities: The position will be responsible...

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