Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager) (Global Inventory | Spares Stocking | Supply Chain) (#109448)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Position: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Location: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duration: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Business Unit:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Global Service Support Organization (GSS) team headquartered in Milpitas, CA is our service organization that consists of Service Sales and Marketing, Spares Supply Chain management, Field Operations, Product Training, and Technical Support.  The GSS organization partners with our field teams and customers in all business sectors to maintain the high performance and productivity of our products through a flexible portfolio of services. Our comprehensive services include: proactive management of tools to identify and improve performance; expertise in optics, image processing and motion control with worldwide service engineers, 24/7 technical support teams and knowledge management systems; and an extensive parts network to ensure worldwide availability of parts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Responsibilities:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A product planner will own the spare parts planning during the product life cycle for their product lines.  The planner will work closely with Sales/Marketing, procurement and engineering to track installed base growth, manage global inventory levels and the overall spares business for their product line.  The product planner will also be looking for ways to optimize the spares stocking strategy and be working with the supply chain team and manufacturing to identify opportunities for inventory reductions while maintaining customer service levels.  Working technical knowledge of inspection and metrology tools is also needed to understand technical impacts on the supply chain.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Preferred Qualifications:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Experience:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> 2 years experience in a high-tech supply chain environment or program management preferably with direct customer interaction is preferred but not required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Skills:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Must have excellent written and oral communications skills and be comfortable presenting to internal and external customers.  Excellent analytical and problem solving skills are a must. Ability to focus on complete business picture is also needed.  Experience with MS-Access and other database management software is essential. Programming skills would be a plus.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Basic Qualifications:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">BS/BA Business or related field with preferred concentration in Operations or Technical Supply Chain Management (MS/MBA preferred a plus).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Kindly send your resume to <b><a href="mailto:raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com">raju.balaji@kla-tencor.com</a></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div>

Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager) (Global Inventory | Spares Stocking | Supply Chain) (#109448)

Position: Product Planner (Supply Chain Program Manager) Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full time Job Description: Business Unit: The G...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/25/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/every-classroom-matters-cool/id606677009">iTunes - Podcasts - Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher by BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here's the iTunes podcast for Every Classroom matters, the new show I"m hosing on BAM radio network. I'll have one post a week go live from here on out as I interview the best, most exciting teachers I know. Let me know if you want to nominate someone.  IF you listen and like the show, it would help me out if you would rate it on the store. Thank you.</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/ecmatters">ecmatters</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edreform">edreform</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://techpp.com/2013/04/24/evernote-tips-tricks/">15+ Tips & Tricks to Use Evernote Like a Pro</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Excellent tips for using Evernote - I use all of these tips except the transcription and signature features. Evernote is so useful. I also like to embed documents in my notes which make repetitive tasks much easier.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a> <a href="https://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-influence-forbes_b_3110092.html">Jure Klepic: Social Media Influence Is Much More Than This Forbes List Shows</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Jure Klepic nails it in his critique of the Forbes 2013 list of Social Media influencers. If you're clueless about social media, don't make a list. Jure says "It seems that today everyone thinks they can write and preach about influence, even though they have no clue as to what influence is. In order to rank people on the ability to influence we need to understand influence, not just define it. When people just try to define influence they come away with something as useless as what is used in this post. The real definition of influence is quite simple -- influence is the power to sway. But understanding influence is far more than just knowing this definition. Understanding influence in contemporary online world means understanding contemporary notions of identity and identity construction. Identity, ideas of person and self are cultural constructs; they are ideas and values that are part of our culture. So the real question here should not be who will make the next Forbes list, but how can the author of an article about influence omit the names of so many of the brightest and best thought leaders in the field? "</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/social">social</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/media">media</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1053:jackstreet54&catid=91:every-classroom-matters&Itemid=259">Encouraging Global Connections and Digital Citizenship</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I had a great conversation with Theresa Allen, IT director in Illinois who has facilitated global connections from Kindergarten through 8th grade. She talks about the "Hello Little world Skypers" project and other projects she does with her students and how you can facilitate change.</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/skype">skype</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globalcollaboration">globalcollaboration</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/communication">communication</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 04/25/2013

iTunes - Podcasts - Every Classroom Matters With Cool Cat Teacher by BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel ...

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A Million Thanks!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4lzXctsPBdVp8bV2bpoU9hNpkovT6LYoKsq_edShiBcYtp1hXSrRrIiN-4ha6TBSbdeBoIlVeG4u36P-iYB5fGGqUG-kp2hrTnOSmmJxkXcoUMAT28D01f2dvmanlCcOqB63oOBeFxY/s1600/IWS+Magazine+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4lzXctsPBdVp8bV2bpoU9hNpkovT6LYoKsq_edShiBcYtp1hXSrRrIiN-4ha6TBSbdeBoIlVeG4u36P-iYB5fGGqUG-kp2hrTnOSmmJxkXcoUMAT28D01f2dvmanlCcOqB63oOBeFxY/s400/IWS+Magazine+Cover.jpg" width="308" /></a>Cheeeeeeers Chuckleheads, and a Happy Full Moon Thursday to you all.<br /><br />Earlier in the week, I was ruminating through the number of listens that our IWS Radio Show has had since its inception in late 2010.  The number of listens?<br /><br />A little more than 302,000.  Eh, not bad.<br /><br />Yesterday, I was looking over our website stats, and I was a bit flabbergasted.  I noticed the number of page views this website has had since its inception in the summer of 2011, and y’know what that number is?<br /><br />Nearly 701,000.  IKR?  Sheesh!!<br /><br />Being the numbers guy I am, I added those two numbers up, and realized that since the Jayman and I started our campaign to corner the market on social media some two and a half years ago, our IWS Radio website and our <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio Show</span></i></a> have been read and/or listened to….<br /><br />1,003,000 times!!<br /><br />I know.  I know.  Some sites get that many hits in a matter of hours, but…not bad for a couple of unknown, above and below the Mason-Dixon Line satirists and socio-political provocateurs.<br /><br />Upon reflecting upon these numbers, I said to myself…<br /><br /><i>“Self?  This would be a good time to thank some folks who have helped Jay and I get to this point.”</i><br /><br />So allow me to begin…<br /><br />First of all to some of most faithful listeners, readers, and doers…<br /><br />IWS Pin-Up Girl Tamra, Dour and Mrs. Mike, Bad Boy Dr. Mike, Bad Ass Jesse Ferg, Edita, Dianne, Knight, Snaaaake, Katy Anders, Jo Seaquist (when she can hear the show, and who has also done artwork for us!!), and of course…<br /><br />Our Fave Canadian and most loyal listener, the One and Only Jaaaaaamie!!  Thanks to all of you and the many that I am sure have escaped my mind.<br /><br />Our past guests such as…<br /><br />Stacy Swenson Johnson, Carrie Welch, West Coast Kat, the uber-lovely Warrior Kat who guest hosted with Jayman, Nicole Russin, Debi Daly, Andy Longo, my brother Party Marty, the hottest lesbian on Earth, Annnnngie, and the one idiot who referred to Jay and I as Nazis.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrcnqhXL7uRKQoAaE5gUrjBzeCfH_zxtQiW60rR9P0Li2SeG4-RK8PrZQtR_beHLmrOfCeXwy8rwZo66ADFaWJ_pH657aUZeJlz_wj5X1m80tdT4DLPnYoGTkFJLrEPGydGoAL4-kc9E/s1600/IWS+Angie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrcnqhXL7uRKQoAaE5gUrjBzeCfH_zxtQiW60rR9P0Li2SeG4-RK8PrZQtR_beHLmrOfCeXwy8rwZo66ADFaWJ_pH657aUZeJlz_wj5X1m80tdT4DLPnYoGTkFJLrEPGydGoAL4-kc9E/s400/IWS+Angie.jpg" width="318" /></a>I need to thank our IWS correspondents and at-large contributors…<br /><br />Joshua, Paul Piatt, Kirk Douglas, Guy Ahnyurdyck, Dixie Ozark, Slyder Balzcock, Kim Fragile, Bobby Kraft, Stubby Stonehenge, Keith Olbermann, and <strike>Hank Philpot DIE Traitor!!</strike> Carl Paladino, and Billy the Kid.  You all rock!!<br /><br />And lastly, there are a few people who have done a variety of things for us…<br /><br />First of all, the man who invested the $400.00 in us in order for us to become a Premium show on BTR… The crazy Cat Man of Columbus, Big Dick.  Thanks Big Dick!!<br /><br />Dana and her barely pubescent significant other who puts the “boy” in boyfriend, for putting up with our many sarcastic jabs toward them, but mainly directed at Dana.  Thanks Dana!!<br /><br />Lastly…<br /><br />A shout out to Missalicious who has in the past, broken child labor laws on our behalf, and an uber-Shout-Out to…<br /><br />Schmoop and JayMom for providing their voices to characters, shedding their dignity for the show, and putting up with our anal retentive bullshit.<br /><br />To all y’all…A great big thank you, and hopefully bigger and better things will happen, but in the meantime, thanks for everything that you have helped us to achieve.<br /><br />Have a Happy Thursday, and thanks for being a friend to Jay, to me, and to <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>IWS Radio</i></span></a>.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br />Matt-Man<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a></div>

A Million Thanks!!

Cheeeeeeers Chuckleheads, and a Happy Full Moon Thursday to you all. Earlier in the week, I was ruminating through the number of listens tha...

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Nugo Slim Nutrition Review

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yX1V065Paek/UXiNZgjggAI/AAAAAAAAHoQ/giKHKiF2SwI/s1600/nugo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yX1V065Paek/UXiNZgjggAI/AAAAAAAAHoQ/giKHKiF2SwI/s1600/nugo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Last year I made some major changes to my lifestyle and it was for the better. I have always been over weight and I wasn't at my highest last year but getting close to it again, due to losing my job a year before I was in a deep depression and would turn to food. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Even when I was younger I would eat my feelings away which yes isn't good. So one day I looked at myself in the mirror and told myself the time has come to get into shape and stick to it because your life matters and so doesn't your health.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> I chose to join Curves gym to not only get in shape but to lose weight and most importantly feel great about myself.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I was a Curves member for only a short time before I started noticing results in my body due to eating right plus the exercising. I was off to a great start and felt great, and without waking up and coming to my senses I would have been miserable and probably still in the same position I was in before. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Well it's been a year now since I've joined and I have lost a total of eighty two pounds!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>One thing I can not stop eating is sweets, I love them especially chocolate!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I look for healthier alternatives like all natural products that are both delicious and does the trick for a sweet craving, which brought me to these wonderful and delicious bars from <a href="http://www.nugonutrition.com/">Nugo Nutrition</a>.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Protein bars that the whole family will love!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>They are all natural, delicious, chocolaty and healthy!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sweet Facts-</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Gluten Free</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>No artificial sweeteners</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>17 grams of protein</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>2 grams of sugar</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The difference between other bars and Nugo:</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The proof is in the bar!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Usually when you think of a protein bar they are tasteless and dry.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Nugo is creamy yet decadent and delicious and made with healthy all natural ingredients and doesn't offer an after taste that's nasty!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I was sent some of their Nugo Slim bars for review.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I am a huge fan of chocolate so for me to not like something is huge!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><u>Brownie Crunch-</u></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H8XWnZoqOSU/UXm6kQTGRyI/AAAAAAAAHo8/0zP60FQ1oGo/s1600/Nugo+slim+brownie+crunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H8XWnZoqOSU/UXm6kQTGRyI/AAAAAAAAHo8/0zP60FQ1oGo/s320/Nugo+slim+brownie+crunch.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Great chocolate taste with rice crispy like pieces mixed in for the oh so crispy crunch!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It hit the taste of a brownie right on, I can't believe how good it tasted!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>It was so much better than a brownie though!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Stopped my sweet craving dead in it's tracks, really did the trick and tasted amazing!</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 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Nugo Slim Nutrition Review

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HP Launched Officejet pro X Series printer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaWEqpW6FhhS-er35kF0QMO0JY-Rzds77zXbgGd5t3aciNoGURCJ136Lpp2jDF5cc_S32jga8QBXBXSOhjznMEcQHcxK9q0OBgSyGDA1eeQASqiMjwYtEVEtNDezDyAXofbODWAqvkv0/s1600/hp-offset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaWEqpW6FhhS-er35kF0QMO0JY-Rzds77zXbgGd5t3aciNoGURCJ136Lpp2jDF5cc_S32jga8QBXBXSOhjznMEcQHcxK9q0OBgSyGDA1eeQASqiMjwYtEVEtNDezDyAXofbODWAqvkv0/s640/hp-offset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>HP launched office jet pro X series printer with multi function model in India . All printer takes 1 minute  for 70 pages but that machine give double speed compare to others printers.<br />It have two function model one as single function model and second one is multi-function model<br />. The Model are:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>X451dw and X551dw  ( Single Function model )</li><li>X476dw and X576dw  ( Multi-Function model)</li></ul><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"></ul><span style="font-size: large;"><strong> X576dw Multifunction Model Specification</strong></span>: <br /><br /><ul><li>Give best Quality printing page with HP inks</li><li>Reduce your cost with time because it give Dual speed compare to other also mentioned in Guinness Word record -fastest desktop printer.</li><li>Print your page with different connectivity such as wireless technology </li><li>Connect with different devices such as mobile ,PC,Tablets and etc.</li><li>Print up to 9200 page per cartridge</li></ul><strong>Best Prices here</strong> : <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www8.hp.com/in/en/products/printers/product-detail.html?oid=5146497&jumpid=reg_r1002_inen_c-001_title_r0001"><span style="font-size: large;">Buy from here</span></a><br /><ul></ul></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/109838201058606610638" rel="author">Narendra Saini</a></div>

Accessories jacob news HP Launched Officejet pro X Series printer

HP launched office jet pro X series printer with multi function model in India . All printer takes 1 minute  for 70 pages but that machine g...

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Quilting

Im halfway through the top of my quilt. The new tools that I got the other day are amazing. It was so quick and easy to make up my squares using the rotary blade and ruler.<br /><br />Fabric is fairly limited in Ireland but I will be in Key West, Florida in June. There is a fantastic fabric store there. I plan on getting some beachy/Hawaiian material to make some nice cushions for on the deck near the hot tub. <br /><br />But for the moment it is work on a basic square patch baby quilt. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmD1vrnj7Rt4nwesUSeJzcMtYk3l0vH54yyp4KI5jQR8xdofNtLSc3v9VYpaDz59kVRjzy2LlVo1TiW6zLHiA5hf8szx4E62s6xKFDlDaROg5dq-0AZOvOLbdSLLW0lZVRqw3iszpxRIw/s640/blogger-image--1209108328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmD1vrnj7Rt4nwesUSeJzcMtYk3l0vH54yyp4KI5jQR8xdofNtLSc3v9VYpaDz59kVRjzy2LlVo1TiW6zLHiA5hf8szx4E62s6xKFDlDaROg5dq-0AZOvOLbdSLLW0lZVRqw3iszpxRIw/s640/blogger-image--1209108328.jpg" /></a></div>

Quilting

Im halfway through the top of my quilt. The new tools that I got the other day are amazing. It was so quick and easy to make up my squares...

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Today's archidose #670

Here are some photos of the <a href="http://www.kmm.nl/">Kröller-Müller Museum</a> (1977) in Otterlo, Netherlands, by <a href="http://www.qwa.nl/">Quist Wintermans Architekten</a>, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/">Klaas Vermaas</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8673086566/" title="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 02 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 02 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8527/8673086566_fc5946a14e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8673085528/" title="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 05 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 05 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8255/8673085528_4b10210087_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8671982625/" title="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 11 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 11 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8671982625_c3473f1ecf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8673086044/" title="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 03 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="otterlo kroller muller museum uitbr 03 1977 quist wg (houtkampwg)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8673086044_667e47887d_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 #670

Here are some photos of the Kröller-Müller Museum (1977) in Otterlo, Netherlands, by Quist Wintermans Architekten , photographed by Klaas V...

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Dreaming of...

We are taunted every evening by photos of what our friends in the States are eating . Yesterday it was ribs. Have you ever seen such great looking food?!<br /><br />Seeing these pictures was punishment for us as I've blogged before about how good ribs are hard to come by in Ireland. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9NcFbTTYrXVyi954aBtTorn55SudEji46d7KKcr-yMX3CDbjY4Ppm18Ym7F0DDNVqqtjMrt4vSTFjmSma2WnfFOv_YPAQTMrNzv7BPHwVOw8MKq6qXF-TEUkiKc9ipzKJGHvxSulsA_h/s640/blogger-image--1369726052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9NcFbTTYrXVyi954aBtTorn55SudEji46d7KKcr-yMX3CDbjY4Ppm18Ym7F0DDNVqqtjMrt4vSTFjmSma2WnfFOv_YPAQTMrNzv7BPHwVOw8MKq6qXF-TEUkiKc9ipzKJGHvxSulsA_h/s640/blogger-image--1369726052.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2y0F0s2lFOOSy8pIbMKS9Cjons9qKMSJOxt01aPK6H3TPXRJNzmceJpMf_1n8Zb4GNhI7ifOPCHnA6JNvssc4SDpVmbhu2hG96rdGQ1Bl6Gmq9JwWINiO_8z7IIp80hfz3NP6qO7gI6K/s640/blogger-image--348880674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2y0F0s2lFOOSy8pIbMKS9Cjons9qKMSJOxt01aPK6H3TPXRJNzmceJpMf_1n8Zb4GNhI7ifOPCHnA6JNvssc4SDpVmbhu2hG96rdGQ1Bl6Gmq9JwWINiO_8z7IIp80hfz3NP6qO7gI6K/s640/blogger-image--348880674.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqYVEO2rA7PJjuN06V-9Em3hQPpNd6In7zPJZSJmuqWX2LXHufjWXBb3mG935diHzAyL01Op68P5Ke9MDBy8orjECA6asOy8TpUZ6F76Z5Q8xbcN4y_nSvbErzMsF0s2K-xuLzhUICIvM/s640/blogger-image--1640719539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqYVEO2rA7PJjuN06V-9Em3hQPpNd6In7zPJZSJmuqWX2LXHufjWXBb3mG935diHzAyL01Op68P5Ke9MDBy8orjECA6asOy8TpUZ6F76Z5Q8xbcN4y_nSvbErzMsF0s2K-xuLzhUICIvM/s640/blogger-image--1640719539.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAf28gitFHpokcMkEX71_lj-aPOvUuQ6z4trOPTwtPtYx9TQZPNKwevNRSaj46nWfZN4wXB4o02AA49BCZy0wFwwj-ldkHWwg0514SAtiABdImJy77WLVcG25CK-0JJq6BZJ8H1Ec42id/s640/blogger-image-185563734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAf28gitFHpokcMkEX71_lj-aPOvUuQ6z4trOPTwtPtYx9TQZPNKwevNRSaj46nWfZN4wXB4o02AA49BCZy0wFwwj-ldkHWwg0514SAtiABdImJy77WLVcG25CK-0JJq6BZJ8H1Ec42id/s640/blogger-image-185563734.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPZdU7K8QfF5KKH8ZEFQDBVhNINfD8U13ybQrs2iljNQLVfiJi4JjkAdkZd1JbhWPLiwDlAM_sAVwj0umedlIN7LftYSUsa359DT9HhF109JyfXPd5Sr5svZc0DjuPIHJBxfrRO4JhM9q/s640/blogger-image--295657415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPZdU7K8QfF5KKH8ZEFQDBVhNINfD8U13ybQrs2iljNQLVfiJi4JjkAdkZd1JbhWPLiwDlAM_sAVwj0umedlIN7LftYSUsa359DT9HhF109JyfXPd5Sr5svZc0DjuPIHJBxfrRO4JhM9q/s640/blogger-image--295657415.jpg" /></a></div>

Dreaming of...

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Lunch

Lunch today was a free bowl of soup at an Information Fair that I was working at. It might have been made from a packet :-(<br /><br />I'm now having a coffee in Starbucks with an extra shot of espresso and then it is back to work for me.<br /><br />When I get home I need to google how to wind thread on to the bobbin for my sewing machine. It's been that long since I've used my sewing machine!!! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIEpkJDOqzHUTiNnV8tMeHR0LtycoNI-wz8ke_WhlXlJCFD6PxTyld_VnBNOlmDm6ZBGBNpMns1_yniaCh2EMHGCpplW3GATtSUiRkkfKZlA0AUtgeZXmP1UC2Juf1vmxyXxs06XILxlj/s640/blogger-image-1649177547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIEpkJDOqzHUTiNnV8tMeHR0LtycoNI-wz8ke_WhlXlJCFD6PxTyld_VnBNOlmDm6ZBGBNpMns1_yniaCh2EMHGCpplW3GATtSUiRkkfKZlA0AUtgeZXmP1UC2Juf1vmxyXxs06XILxlj/s640/blogger-image-1649177547.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJCG_gs7KcQEcDFEmEZmI6Qgaa2VwQyVkZjdyRb4rlN65-sfEP74bzIA9A2_dKNdiM2x_N839qNhWETgl2a_6wxE5VSumv7963jd9UD2HuZ2GP2gP3Ci4yVSb1Nm_eufhx_eYqEdkNfuo/s640/blogger-image-290120801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJCG_gs7KcQEcDFEmEZmI6Qgaa2VwQyVkZjdyRb4rlN65-sfEP74bzIA9A2_dKNdiM2x_N839qNhWETgl2a_6wxE5VSumv7963jd9UD2HuZ2GP2gP3Ci4yVSb1Nm_eufhx_eYqEdkNfuo/s640/blogger-image-290120801.jpg" /></a></div>

Lunch

Lunch today was a free bowl of soup at an Information Fair that I was working at. It might have been made from a packet :-( I'm now hav...

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setting the table

Last week <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/04/party-at-my-table.html" target="_blank">I mentioned</a> that I was lucky enough to help a great local shop, <a href="http://stlservicebureau.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Service Bureau</a>, with their table at the annual Table Tops Spring Fundraiser for <a href="https://www.stlouischildrens.org/classes-events/table-tops-annual-spring-event" target="_blank">St. Louis Children's Hospital</a>. It is a great event for an even better cause and I was thrilled to participate.<br /><br />The Service Bureau wanted to go with a 'Nantucket on the Fourth of July' theme and I was totally on board. You say Nantucket and I say oh yeah baby. (read that in your best deep voice). Prep for the event was such a chore - I <i>had</i> to shop the store for items to include on the table that would best showcase what their store has to offer. Good times people. Good times. It was so much fun to say, 'I'll take two of those, and can we have four of these'? It was all very Pretty Woman, but without the snotty sales girls.<br /><br />One disclaimer before we get to the pictures - in all the chaos I neglected to bring my 'real' camera, so these are iPhone pictures in a room that isn't well lit to begin with. So when you look at these pictures imagine them looking better in real life. And if you follow me on Instagram (<a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor/" target="_blank">@littleblackdoor</a>) you've already seen some of these. (I guess that's two disclaimers)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pUH4je2s54EopTAnemx5Tcuy-Ah8fwuLbG-KSIMnzDKDXLEyKTqx_oF_10Z8p6-IuOcnEdAI1JSLacM60s0pZzOzkQqWss7cSgeI81ckKjzhUY2nW3zo6Lng75VBZQpC72-Rn5X2ulE_/s1600/WideInstagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4pUH4je2s54EopTAnemx5Tcuy-Ah8fwuLbG-KSIMnzDKDXLEyKTqx_oF_10Z8p6-IuOcnEdAI1JSLacM60s0pZzOzkQqWss7cSgeI81ckKjzhUY2nW3zo6Lng75VBZQpC72-Rn5X2ulE_/s400/WideInstagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Although we certainly used red, white and blue through out, we made a point not to make it too 'themey'. Themey, it could be a word.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95WnZcXL6oOwGumn8jq42i7TVruom_G0DfNNebIBc5uXhCsAO3aJUyUevISWPUZTUigj0ses_FS_9IUHZ7B75dhPl5A2AMQxZPB_3cmv1PIcEiyG-20_xIowpRSW4faPfCGXufazrrj3m/s1600/PartyTableMaybe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95WnZcXL6oOwGumn8jq42i7TVruom_G0DfNNebIBc5uXhCsAO3aJUyUevISWPUZTUigj0ses_FS_9IUHZ7B75dhPl5A2AMQxZPB_3cmv1PIcEiyG-20_xIowpRSW4faPfCGXufazrrj3m/s400/PartyTableMaybe.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br />We used picture frames from the store to display the menu and put a personalized invitation at each plate. A great way to show off all the wonderful stationary they sell.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUztgxaD8crdgnqEJj0QASW9WbkegTXx7qQu3cK-fWqxtdsa0YXS6bsA7YQ4OjnlHNXmEZLYvNOwZr-0MOkfiKN2AkBsjrhz3hFB1Y8KHH06OERwT_9DZNeZaJ3tkaVk7hYAAHIo3ypkng/s1600/TableTopsParty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUztgxaD8crdgnqEJj0QASW9WbkegTXx7qQu3cK-fWqxtdsa0YXS6bsA7YQ4OjnlHNXmEZLYvNOwZr-0MOkfiKN2AkBsjrhz3hFB1Y8KHH06OERwT_9DZNeZaJ3tkaVk7hYAAHIo3ypkng/s400/TableTopsParty.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br />I loved the lanterns they had in the store, but since it was a daytime event I thought candles would be a bit boring. So instead I decided to use the lanterns as vases and put a beautiful nosegay of flowers in each one. The striped ribbon coordinates with the stripes on the seats.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ2Q1nZIxG1TOmizVBWC-lZ6u0WA18tXs_29qxC8LufylBvshLevuapv_OanuAXUxj7mkKgHKYFhrCLZRgMDUXwcKh01VnsvUzkSokkZSIpomcOmfOAdPb7FEooiOb6-t7WJtuW3iLyAl/s1600/TableTop3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ2Q1nZIxG1TOmizVBWC-lZ6u0WA18tXs_29qxC8LufylBvshLevuapv_OanuAXUxj7mkKgHKYFhrCLZRgMDUXwcKh01VnsvUzkSokkZSIpomcOmfOAdPb7FEooiOb6-t7WJtuW3iLyAl/s400/TableTop3.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br />The craft paper placemats are so fun and I love that the little crab legs stick out behind the chargers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEOuTbTzRqf0h-nqnSaljVvu-4H_d2one7DhS7rb-sa8ybhJZKvWhr3YltU-mUqEQbuswipq-mtX51Cf08pBn9rv8A95oz0kvE09EMoGyvcAcbeczpmkCTSxpsmHs0njS62qXawQ9xFde/s1600/TableTopChair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEOuTbTzRqf0h-nqnSaljVvu-4H_d2one7DhS7rb-sa8ybhJZKvWhr3YltU-mUqEQbuswipq-mtX51Cf08pBn9rv8A95oz0kvE09EMoGyvcAcbeczpmkCTSxpsmHs0njS62qXawQ9xFde/s400/TableTopChair.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br />The chairs were finished off with alternating red and blue scarves from the store along with sea grass ribbon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG34rDPBq8x13aRzzLycw-aAClnHrEqcArFerfFdkp1uxvzhxkT4XUNwr4PdxyFaobwMqKDz0dCnJ-VTtMA5kX8UotH9Kjua0dwCzQ3XJigoIPoiK13FsCVAcu3avk_zpOCeF8Qo_6qoHZ/s1600/WideShotPossible.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG34rDPBq8x13aRzzLycw-aAClnHrEqcArFerfFdkp1uxvzhxkT4XUNwr4PdxyFaobwMqKDz0dCnJ-VTtMA5kX8UotH9Kjua0dwCzQ3XJigoIPoiK13FsCVAcu3avk_zpOCeF8Qo_6qoHZ/s400/WideShotPossible.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br />After we finished our table, we walked around to see what everyone else had up their sleeve.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP7WTgCaW7qH82oEqmULDPSdVXr1JAxWy7djf9uuqM5atFRHuAEuB2-zNPPnCw7jDMNNYvSpRTJmOGhGj7Qfi98i84zhssStvfyO9VRnaVQXJqRLMaaagqRMtIGJ5FxQvfOzJQCiopS32/s1600/IMG_1340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicP7WTgCaW7qH82oEqmULDPSdVXr1JAxWy7djf9uuqM5atFRHuAEuB2-zNPPnCw7jDMNNYvSpRTJmOGhGj7Qfi98i84zhssStvfyO9VRnaVQXJqRLMaaagqRMtIGJ5FxQvfOzJQCiopS32/s400/IMG_1340.JPG" width="296" /></a></div>My friends at <a href="http://indiemats.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Indie Mats</a> did a great job on their table.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdZFIz_dz949JBBt7h9fukVN-51UijLqkkSPXQR3D-kI4k3PMDRG7XZ3UsJwIaHlyN6KRQON60doVkqdrYExCy6EUo6w4DeMlezwCp0XQ7Krj-ral1bh2_BAEgRofrrweYACWcdD8j_Z-/s1600/IMG_1344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdZFIz_dz949JBBt7h9fukVN-51UijLqkkSPXQR3D-kI4k3PMDRG7XZ3UsJwIaHlyN6KRQON60doVkqdrYExCy6EUo6w4DeMlezwCp0XQ7Krj-ral1bh2_BAEgRofrrweYACWcdD8j_Z-/s400/IMG_1344.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLCwnhw_hBAumTQlvYXr_40gPf0XaU7mREWek9Rt02HYD2XCDG6CWEniav6M77H9v5hwuglQKS2_gC6VzuCj57uC1V6KNdp0bhVtRH3a0k9BngyAjW0kXjYr2_fI5GDyK-zqXHBV9kJtk/s1600/IMG_1345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLCwnhw_hBAumTQlvYXr_40gPf0XaU7mREWek9Rt02HYD2XCDG6CWEniav6M77H9v5hwuglQKS2_gC6VzuCj57uC1V6KNdp0bhVtRH3a0k9BngyAjW0kXjYr2_fI5GDyK-zqXHBV9kJtk/s400/IMG_1345.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />This was a bakery that made their entire tablecloth out of paper cupcake holder things. Crazy time commitment.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUggu896WSTHiWsC1294trG-Nxs82mZx8ICBbvPVzGOGvxnB9uPYpQKpLPdu5-iJR3CkjaBB76qWcgqfBmhnWpKD4L-pdnmjs2w8d7cOLAkhjxY1fvp5Ar4dyQb1xS1GbT2OUqwRUW8gJ/s1600/IMG_1346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUggu896WSTHiWsC1294trG-Nxs82mZx8ICBbvPVzGOGvxnB9uPYpQKpLPdu5-iJR3CkjaBB76qWcgqfBmhnWpKD4L-pdnmjs2w8d7cOLAkhjxY1fvp5Ar4dyQb1xS1GbT2OUqwRUW8gJ/s400/IMG_1346.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlL7hM6DVR-BeHuXYL_XU3lJYlqLcFAUOhGiBcWrsMPospqx5BdSCeblidlX9txcCgh9T81D7F20Mm9SeS1ezm1w-IRGj6yPe9Lkbnp87xcVsU9PLMIYfdQvOCIy-NkKpfo8oZ2R1IUVhn/s1600/IMG_1347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlL7hM6DVR-BeHuXYL_XU3lJYlqLcFAUOhGiBcWrsMPospqx5BdSCeblidlX9txcCgh9T81D7F20Mm9SeS1ezm1w-IRGj6yPe9Lkbnp87xcVsU9PLMIYfdQvOCIy-NkKpfo8oZ2R1IUVhn/s400/IMG_1347.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />Very similar to one of the inspiration pics I had in my<a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/04/party-at-my-table.html" target="_blank"> post last week</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JhDZ86jVWsbBoh6hK6enmRUZNF_55WWfqn-fAuIU1RqhxNWyieKRBKW99jHqBxUnlJL_HHl5oLOvELpiAsNyJn7Bg7Ijy7Qf4z70pBtLUUy9lgdcLgW7peFkeDQewbaeQxYjDjkb2vOY/s1600/IMG_1350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JhDZ86jVWsbBoh6hK6enmRUZNF_55WWfqn-fAuIU1RqhxNWyieKRBKW99jHqBxUnlJL_HHl5oLOvELpiAsNyJn7Bg7Ijy7Qf4z70pBtLUUy9lgdcLgW7peFkeDQewbaeQxYjDjkb2vOY/s400/IMG_1350.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKqvcqeSAKL9aFLAzAtOE3ryL0zBC_dwEFJ6baaZoTOfUcRhh7ZL74816D8RlbbP8qVQl0stPRHJroBmxp3aI3HUq7hsiRMwgt0nbUK6-NGRH2KAOmiEoFTKOIFLW8t4vsbn3PG0MRgtl/s1600/IMG_1351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKqvcqeSAKL9aFLAzAtOE3ryL0zBC_dwEFJ6baaZoTOfUcRhh7ZL74816D8RlbbP8qVQl0stPRHJroBmxp3aI3HUq7hsiRMwgt0nbUK6-NGRH2KAOmiEoFTKOIFLW8t4vsbn3PG0MRgtl/s400/IMG_1351.JPG" width="296" /></a></div><br />It was a very lovely event and a great time for me. A big thank you to Becca for including me, <a href="http://stlservicebureau.com/index.html" target="_blank">The Service Bureau</a> and <a href="http://www.bloominbuckets.com/" target="_blank">Bloomin' Buckets</a>.<br /><br />Been to any great parties lately? Need help planning for one? <a href="mailto:news-these-days@gmail.com" target="_blank">Let me know</a>, I can help you out!

setting the table

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/24/2013

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1052:jackstreet54&catid=91:every-classroom-matters&Itemid=259">Gearing Up for Common Core in Math</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Great conversation with Darren Burris about Common Core math in the classroom and how to adjust your curriculum. Another Every Classroom Matters show.</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/common core">common core</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/math">math</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/04/22/microsoft-launches-free-consumer-privacy-toolx/2104571/">USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">The free tool, called Your Privacy Type, requires you to take a brief quiz. Microsoft uses your answers to categorize how much you may, or may not, be concerned about online privacy. The supporting website supplies guidance on how to more proactively gain some measure of privacy.</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/education">education</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/microsoft">microsoft</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/privacy">privacy</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/04/23/ben-affleck-to-live-on-150-a-day/2106553/">USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">This might be a good time to talk about poverty as superstars are living on just a little. I don't know how they count this because the heating and air on their homes would exceed $1.50 a day. $1.50 a day is the global figure that defines extreme poverty. "Ben Affleck, Josh Groban, Sophia Bush and Debi Mazar are among the celebs who have committed to take the 2013 Live Below the Line challenge issue by The Global Poverty Project. They will live on $1.50 of food and drink a day (no Starbucks for him!) April 29-May 3 to raise awareness about extreme poverty."</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/poverty">poverty</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hunger">hunger</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/white-house-science-fair/2013/04/23/ec6525a8-ab87-11e2-b6fd-ba6f5f26d70e_gallery.html#photo=1">White House Science Fair - The Washington Post</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Photo =gallery from the science fair at the White House. Science teachers should peruse these. I wish every student had to do a science fair project and we'd elevate project based activities to the "status" of doing well on an SAT or other test. I think these require a  lot more higher order thinking and problem solving. "President Obama hosts the White House Science Fair to celebrate the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. He met students in the East Garden of the White House, and they explained their science projects and experiments to him. Marvin Joseph / The Washington Post"</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/stem">stem</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/22/business/comedy-central-to-host-comedy-festival-on-twitter.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">Comedy Central to Host Comedy Festival on Twitter - NYTimes.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Next week, you can attend a 5 day comedy show. The hashtag is #comedyfest and it is being cohosted with Comedy Central and Twitter. Here's the New York times article on this event. Will be a neat follow for your personal life.</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/social">social</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/media">media</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/education/texas-legislators-seek-to-pare-standardized-tests.html?src=recg">Texas Legislators Seek to Pare Standardized Tests - NYTimes.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Texas is going to cut down testing. This is a wise move for many reasons. Some states are cutting out teachers and the same time increasing spending on test taking. Such decisions harm learning no matter what test you take. "“Testing companies are in the business of making a profit, but let’s not confuse their mission — their mission is to create as many tests as they can and then grade them at as little cost as possible,” the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Dan Patrick, Republican of Houston, said Tuesday at a hearing on a comprehensive education bill that would reduce the number of high-stakes tests students must pass to graduate."</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/testing">testing</a> <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/pearson">pearson</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 04/24/2013

Gearing Up for Common Core in Math Great conversation with Darren Burris about Common Core math in t...

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You Never Forget Your First Time

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNormal">It was the middle of the night and I was nervous as I had ever been. I had come close to this before, but something always happened to ruin the moment. This time though, it was GOING to happen. I lingered there in the darkness sweating in fear even though it was a cool evening with so many thoughts swirling in my head. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I had dreamed of this moment. Suddenly I started wondering if it would be like my dreams. Would it feel as good as I imagined? Would it be as satisfying? Would I feel like bragging? <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And what about the consequences? Have I really thought this all the way through? Some people have all kinds of emotional problems after their first time. It’s especially a problem if you aren’t ready. But, I was pretty sure I was ready. I’ve been readying myself for this moment for a long time. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So, I settled my mind to make sure I could perform and not embarrass myself. I made sure I was ready and … <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I POUNDED ON THE CEILDING OF MY APARTMENT WITH A BROOM HANDLE! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">OOOOOOOH YEAH! IT WAS FANTASTIC!!! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">And as soon as I pounded the ceiling my neighbors who had been playing their shitty music incredibly loud and had been running and jumping and knocking furniture over at 1 am suddenly stopped. Just like that it was all quiet. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">OMG! SO SATISFYING! EVEN MORE THAN I EVER DREAMED IT WOULD BE! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvD2UnnDS01Y-cUMm108_dEj5lsoTZRdHrRN6ymhEAhaHxIJ97C3atgQMlztf9qfkFZOd9V8ntZD1TDwB7vKXYulva_z7X-SzbLvEMU7CNCQSWa08vARezGr0wSh14qVBWNE8yCx8p04/s1600/the-graduate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvD2UnnDS01Y-cUMm108_dEj5lsoTZRdHrRN6ymhEAhaHxIJ97C3atgQMlztf9qfkFZOd9V8ntZD1TDwB7vKXYulva_z7X-SzbLvEMU7CNCQSWa08vARezGr0wSh14qVBWNE8yCx8p04/s320/the-graduate.jpg" width="320" /></a>Sure, it was over quickly. Four, maybe five thrusts is all it took. But, I didn’t care cause it felt so damn good.<o:p></o:p></div>And let me tell ya, I was feeling like the King of the World this morning. Hell, I knocked on the ceiling of my car just after I pulled out this morning. I was just celebrating a bit. Braggin’. Letting everyone know that I had done some poundin’ last night. <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">People noticed it too. They could tell. I had that glow about me. The really cute blond at Dollar General almost blushed when I stepped up to the counter. She could sense the pounding vibe coming off me. Men in the store were giving me that knowing head nod as they looked at me and suddenly thought about the last time they pounded something. Hell, even the little old lady with the blue hair who waived at me to go first at the four-way stop giggled as I aggressively through the intersection while flashing a confident grin. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I plan on doing this again really soon. Hell, I’ll do it every day if I can. I’ll pound that ceiling in the morning, in the afternoon and anytime during the night. I’ll pound that bitch in the kitchen, the living room, the bathroom and most definitely in the bedroom. Now that I’ve discovered pounding the ceiling, I can’t get enough of it. I know I might never achieve that same amazing feeling as last night, but I knew that was one of the consequences and I’m fine with that.  <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you’ve never pounded before, be sure to make sure you’re ready. I know it sounds incredible, and it is, but if you’re not ready things could go horribly wrong. Also, the person on the receiving end of the pounding might get angry and feel violated. I took my time and made sure that I wasn’t getting the wrong signals or moving too fast. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When done right, pounding something is the greatest feeling in the world. And you’ll most definitely never forget your first time. <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"><br /></div></div>

You Never Forget Your First Time

It was the middle of the night and I was nervous as I had ever been. I had come close to this before, but something always happened to ruin ...

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New Firefox OS Besed phone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>FireFox OS</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTAc2McGh10SSogx3ihtzKAvR0bjcnWN48GZ4KRdWa-V2CwlZr9WDnM08JqU2UG9_mvRAfgQ76ssTKGb3cY8yXs_MwOMrXCZQ2sSRvUAYFiOcEfoVAhMTaCuLxHFewkavqd9lnsnphQA/s1600/firefox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTAc2McGh10SSogx3ihtzKAvR0bjcnWN48GZ4KRdWa-V2CwlZr9WDnM08JqU2UG9_mvRAfgQ76ssTKGb3cY8yXs_MwOMrXCZQ2sSRvUAYFiOcEfoVAhMTaCuLxHFewkavqd9lnsnphQA/s640/firefox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The first <strong>Firefox OS</strong> based phone manufactured by <strong>Spanish manufacturer</strong> for developer . Two phone one name as <strong>Keon</strong> and second one is <strong>Peak</strong> are launched . The company shipping this phone wordwide.<br /><br />The <strong>Keon</strong> Phone operate at <strong>1.2 GHZ</strong> Processor speed with <strong>512MB</strong> RAM . It has available in $119 . I am not sure that this phone available in stock or not. Because its high demandable phone in the world so every one  needy of this device. Actually this phone unveiled in January<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Device core specification at a glance</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong><br /><ul><li>Qualcomm Snapdragon 1Ghz processor</li><li>3MP Camera with High quality capture</li><li>4GB internal storage.</li><li>3.5 Inch HVGA multi-Touch Display screen</li><li>1580 mAh Battery Capacity</li></ul>Also the <strong>Peak phone</strong> is on  high demand. It has Available in $194 with high quality feature . Those people are very happy who is using Firefox. It is powered by 1.2GHZ Dual core processor with 512MB RAM. <br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Device core specification at a glance</span></strong><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">4.3-inch qHD IPS multitouch display </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">1.2Ghz dual-core processor </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">4GB ROM and 512 RAM </span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;">1800 mAh battery</span></li></span><li></li></ul><br /><ul></ul></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/109838201058606610638" rel="author">Narendra Saini</a></div>

jacob news New Firefox OS Besed phone

FireFox OS  The first Firefox OS based phone manufactured by Spanish manufacturer for developer . Two phone one name as Keon and second o...

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BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA - ALLEGATIONS OF BRIBERY.

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mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style><![endif]--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3f7FUiFMsz2l1IDDZPNLUf5SlK0rfFFmCZUzhbineYC0nFukdnMwebgBc3h5i6OIMbpaLBfut08Kw94AojFYpJMPmIyvQvLI5V9KKYxw81or_wwLrfP9egtpUFVPUrq5Bl9nZyGb8_Dr/s1600/austral-e190-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3f7FUiFMsz2l1IDDZPNLUf5SlK0rfFFmCZUzhbineYC0nFukdnMwebgBc3h5i6OIMbpaLBfut08Kw94AojFYpJMPmIyvQvLI5V9KKYxw81or_wwLrfP9egtpUFVPUrq5Bl9nZyGb8_Dr/s400/austral-e190-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">BRAZIL INVESTIGATING SALE OF 20 EMBRAER E-190 TO AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS, FEARING SURCHARGES</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Background Information</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">: See</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">CRIME AND CORRUPTION ARE TWO OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MULTINATIONAL INDUSTRIES </span>at:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/crime-corruption-and-political-system.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/crime-corruption-and-political-system.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">and</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">ARGENTINA, BARELY 30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY, A YOUNG NATION TRYING TO FIND IT’S BEARING</span> at:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/11/argentine-evolution.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/11/argentine-evolution.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">ARGENTINA HAS NO LIABLE POLITICAL OPPOSITION, OTHER THAN SELF SEEKING INDIVIDUALS FROM WITHIN THE PERONIST MOVEMENT </span>at: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/argentina-country-without-visible.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/argentina-country-without-visible.html</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">IF A COUNTRY NEGLECTS TO IMPROVE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE</span> at:</span></b><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/if-country-neglects-to-improve-its.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/09/if-country-neglects-to-improve-its.html</a></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Via Mercopress</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BRAZIL’ aircraft manufacturer Embrear is again resurfacing suspicions regarding the sale of commercial planes to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aerolineas Argentinas</b> involving several million dollars in surcharges. The company informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, that it is investigating companies from five different countries to which it sold aircraft allegedly in transactions suspicious of irregularities.</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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2009 LIST PRICE FOR E-190 AMOUNTED TO 27.85 MILLION; ARGENTINA ALLEGEDLY PURCHASED THE BRAZILIAN AIRPLANE FOR 34.9 MILLION US DOLLARS PER UNIT</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaDm2a0B2Q8pWqTqrya_saaFHeInZGOb5a6GfXG5g_h2gQxyK4UGPhj-kLYm0tOXhC_3MQd8AtRJANOvMSunG885WI4dLBq1m56eaiwx1hZbjB9Qbj8f-1Tweb6ENm-lvJCdSbg8wLYWi/s1600/embraer-190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaDm2a0B2Q8pWqTqrya_saaFHeInZGOb5a6GfXG5g_h2gQxyK4UGPhj-kLYm0tOXhC_3MQd8AtRJANOvMSunG885WI4dLBq1m56eaiwx1hZbjB9Qbj8f-1Tweb6ENm-lvJCdSbg8wLYWi/s320/embraer-190.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2009 ARGENTINA signed an agreement for the purchase of 20 Embraer E-190 aircraft for government controlled <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Austral</b>, an operation apparently involving 698 million dollars with a unit price of 34.9 million dollars. The E-190 is considered a mid range aircraft highly competitive and with a capacity of 100 to 115 pax.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However this sum is considered excessive by analysts if compared with what the going market price was at the time. The operation 80% financed by the BRAZILIAN Economic and Social development bank, BNDES, was signed by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Federal Planning minister Julio De Vido</b>; then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Transport Secretary Ricardo Jaime</b> and then <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aerolineas Argentinas</b> president and currently <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Justice minister Julio Alak</b>.</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; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT HAD PAID 5 TO 6 MILLION DOLLARS IN EXCESS FOR EACH AIRCRAFT</span></b></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; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Magistrate Sergio Torres opened an investigation on suspicion that the ARGENTINE government had paid 5 to 6 million dollars in excess for each aircraft, which would add up to 100/120 million dollars. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aerolineas Argentinas</b>and the government rejected the claims arguing that in effect the original price was 30.6 million for each unit and the additional 4.3 million was the result of spare parts and pilot training.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The situation set off alarm bells in the aircraft industry and a warning from UNITED STATES SEC office to which the BRAZILIAN government responded by opening an internal investigation.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And last month Embraer sent an update report to SEC on investigations so far: “We received a summons from SEC in September 2010 requesting about certain operations relative to overseas sale of aircraft. In reply and to consultations over possible breach of US legislation on foreign corrupt practices, we contracted a foreign solicitor for an internal investigation into transactions with three specific countries”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">COMMON AVIATION INDUSTRY PRACTICE IS TO GIVE CONSIDERABLE REBATES WHEN LARGE AIRCRAFT DEALS ARE SIGNED</span></b></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; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Likewise Embrear says it is willing to expand the area of investigation and has done so including two additional countries and in close cooperation with the US Secretary of Justice and SEC. “In case authorities decide on measures against us or the sides involved reach an agreement to solve the issue, we could be obliged to pay strong fines or incur in other sanctions”.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The case not only refers to market prices of the time but to the fact that when a big number of aircraft are involved, they usually are benefited with additional rebates.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to the specialized magazine <i>Aircraft Commerce</i>, in November 2008, an E-190 was sold to Aeroméxico for 29 million dollars and in July 2009, TACA airlines paid 30.5 million dollars for an E-195. Air Europa in 2009 paid 31 million dollars, also confirmed by the Airline Fleet Management magazine. Finally Ascend Aviation Insight said that in 2009, the E-190 had a going price of 27.85 million. </span></b></div>

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