Director of Internal Audit (Audit, Compliance, SAP, US GAAP, and COSO) (#108617)

<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Position</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Director of Internal Audit<br><b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br><b>Duration</b>: Full time<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><b>Job Description</b>:<br><b>Responsibilities:</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Manages KLA-Tencor's Internal Audit team to design and perform worldwide operational, fraud and Sarbanes-Oxley audits. Works with senior management to perform company-wide enterprise risk assessments and develop annual operational audit plan for submission to the audit committee of the company's board of directors. Hires, trains and develops employees on the audit team; is a strong exporter of talent into other parts of the company. Sets and manages audit schedule, ensuring that audits are resourced appropriately and completed on schedule with high quality. Engages and manages third-party audit firms when additional resources or special expertise is needed to perform audits.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span>Responsible for publishing high quality, clear audit reports to senior management.  Drives to make KLA-Tencor's operating results better by working actively with divisional and functional management worldwide to implement practical solutions to audit findings. Monitors, evaluates and drives implementation of audit recommendations by auditees.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span>Ensures that the Internal Audit team follows best practices, especially as described in IIA guidelines.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>Bachelor's level degree in accounting or related finance field with at least 7 years of experience or Master's degree with at least 5 years of experience. Or, equivalent.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>a) Combination of "big 4" consulting experience and industry experience would be ideal.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>b) Exposure to SAP ERP environment preferred.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>c) CIA/CISA/CPA preferred, and MBA desirable.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>d) Experience in technology industry highly preferred.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Highly effective finance professional who inspires confidence in colleagues and within the broader organization; excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others in sensitive situations without damage to the relationship.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>Good understanding of  US GAAP, and COSO internal control framework is a requirement.<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, including communication, motivation and guidance, and a track record of delivering high quality and timely results.<br>Resourceful, flexible and strategic with excellent analytical abilities.<span style='color:#1F497D'><br><br></span>Kindly send your resumes to <span style='color:navy'><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com">Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</a></span></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>

Director of Internal Audit (Audit, Compliance, SAP, US GAAP, and COSO) (#108617)

Position : Director of Internal Audit Location : Milpitas, CA Duration : Full time Job Description : Responsibilities: Manages KLA-Tencor...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/14/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://learningisgrowing.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/top-five-technology-tools-for-ell-teachers/">TOP FIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS for ELL TEACHERS! | Learning is Growing</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An interesting list of technology tools and teaching concepts to help ell students by Kathy Perrett is making the rounds on Twitter. Very helpful.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ell">ell</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/ellchat">ellchat</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/teaching-resource/Jolly-Phonic-alphabet-chart-6036629/">Jolly Phonic alphabet chart - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An alphabet chart that you may print out and use for your classes to help them remember the sounds of letters.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/kinderchat">kinderchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reading">reading</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reading_teacher">reading_teacher</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/article.aspx?storyCode=50006437&s_cid=SML_MPU_BigPayoff">The Big Payoff - Resources - Share My Lesson</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"Register for Share My Lesson before Oct. 31 and you could pay off $5,000* of your student loans." Now this is the kind of contest many of you teachers will want to join! Register and join TES. It is free and open to any teacher. A great site to share lessons. That is all!  Tell your friends.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=19">Constitution Day (Sept 17)</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Constitution Day is September 17. Discuss the US Constitution and the democracy in the US constitution. Here are some excellent lesson plans including one I like called "design a constitution" that helps you see the "different types of democracy and sovereignty evident in the US political system." You could also do a play on the word constitution and have a "build your constitution" day with some good old American hamburgers and hot dogs while you study the constitution. ;-)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sschat">sschat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/commoncore">commoncore</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sharemylesson">sharemylesson</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=40">Hispanic Heritage Month (September)</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">September is Hispanic Heritage Month. As you incorporate this topic into your classroom, here are some great ideas to share with your classes. It is also a nice time to use the Spanish language for those students who do not speak it as well as to enjoy some wonderful food.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hispanic">hispanic</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/spanish">spanish</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=31">First Day of Autumn - Sept 22 (Northern Hemisphere)</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Here are some common core aligned lesson plans for the first day of autumn. From poetry, to imagery, to assemblies, plan ahead. For those of you who really want to flatten your classroom, connect with a school in the southern hemisphere as they celebrate the first day of spring. ;-)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.sharemylesson.com/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=200">Dot Day Resources</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Dot Day is tomorrow, you could still celebrate it next week. Here are some lesson plans and information on Share My Lesson for this day. I hope you'll add yours for this relatively new event so that others may get them. (When you upload to this site, they will automatically show on this page I have blogged, so bookmark it to your Dot Day Resources.)</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dotday">dotday</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/elemchat">elemchat</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/14/2012

TOP FIVE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS for ELL TEACHERS! | Learning is Growing An interesting list of technology ...

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A walk by the canal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I brought my Smart Car for a service to Grattan Motors today.  It was a lovely morning and as I walked home along the canal I took a few pictures of the surroundings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpoVwNtnVv0G71tQGu7CosqauZcDvJKKTuuZbg_Lx2A4z7SX1gcOPHn9KA96b7vYJJSvev9XSztSWwLIduJ3hCTIifQyUh6AXhUiAy3zZG2A_W1GOARLUradG3W2joVmQvzQ87F2SQhtj/s1600/IMG_1860%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpoVwNtnVv0G71tQGu7CosqauZcDvJKKTuuZbg_Lx2A4z7SX1gcOPHn9KA96b7vYJJSvev9XSztSWwLIduJ3hCTIifQyUh6AXhUiAy3zZG2A_W1GOARLUradG3W2joVmQvzQ87F2SQhtj/s320/IMG_1860%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Grattan Motors is next door to Ken Lawford Motors where I bought my car.  It is located on Grattan Bridge at Harold's Cross.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DsHf3S7T-aJzGtZPE_uSbf5NMfjDh9WxMJOh9uxqcvSovormE6c_zUPD1QSh6gXwDWV1eU28-JVmrnyo6P4_MEjJOL5l4c0Key2rNmVL189h_xjnA0DL9rjBToJwUq3LAd70m1wpx5sw/s1600/IMG_1859%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DsHf3S7T-aJzGtZPE_uSbf5NMfjDh9WxMJOh9uxqcvSovormE6c_zUPD1QSh6gXwDWV1eU28-JVmrnyo6P4_MEjJOL5l4c0Key2rNmVL189h_xjnA0DL9rjBToJwUq3LAd70m1wpx5sw/s320/IMG_1859%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Lock's Restaurant is facing on to the canal.  It looks so nice.  I have seen it all lit up at night time and it is really atmospheric.  We must go for a meal there some time!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnco-Qz6WzdNg3iKfaEb8Z-1reMCFRzuY9MO_DKriwFxoSQvPPyXNmTfwmIlxSIDT3VXnVx9xKMMAt96bf8_TKZfDWwd7H3dEX6S1k4wcv4mba24OQr8bxdnjGzGwvNuz7mf17N9JF3OuO/s1600/IMG_1858%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnco-Qz6WzdNg3iKfaEb8Z-1reMCFRzuY9MO_DKriwFxoSQvPPyXNmTfwmIlxSIDT3VXnVx9xKMMAt96bf8_TKZfDWwd7H3dEX6S1k4wcv4mba24OQr8bxdnjGzGwvNuz7mf17N9JF3OuO/s320/IMG_1858%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This cool 1981 VW Beetle was parked near Lock's Restaurant.  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB7qOQxfCB2_GUeXM3QuxKoJ3cEz8_hoLCA4W4OcWsUq0Undm5smhspm0-H8tsNV6chkC5CpCs9WL2wNd4vERKfpxDChl-EO3PIz4OyvVPXmPBWrIWxj2XfeizOYaB7C9E3ZLCpGjGO70/s1600/IMG_1857%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB7qOQxfCB2_GUeXM3QuxKoJ3cEz8_hoLCA4W4OcWsUq0Undm5smhspm0-H8tsNV6chkC5CpCs9WL2wNd4vERKfpxDChl-EO3PIz4OyvVPXmPBWrIWxj2XfeizOYaB7C9E3ZLCpGjGO70/s320/IMG_1857%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here is La Touche bridge (built 1791) at Portobello. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqOaDSPvLnGAGmpCZ1J9mA3bdxwe2AYfagnKPBhWMB_n8VjHdWFg4ll86HFxZXgn0O2HJJlC1s-bi2QwE7yvoqxWZ1CzP908rmlFaN1dQhCeR8P6BHQiqxdmwfh7GIfv-OmbpkqvvCSzh/s1600/IMG_1856%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqOaDSPvLnGAGmpCZ1J9mA3bdxwe2AYfagnKPBhWMB_n8VjHdWFg4ll86HFxZXgn0O2HJJlC1s-bi2QwE7yvoqxWZ1CzP908rmlFaN1dQhCeR8P6BHQiqxdmwfh7GIfv-OmbpkqvvCSzh/s320/IMG_1856%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Looking up towards Rathmines, you can see the green dome of the Mary Immaculate, Refuge of Sinner's Church.<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"> </span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKieA-mRIyprOpFzFZ0gQFgvX5mBaA4B1Ak-yafVD2PHGfd3kShXv-TL4zJRDTS2rS5HzGb8zHR7wgUYoJz8-BPpuDl0-nKxdQOqMXXFk1O6SOiiKYQ5UnCQUimkYu8RGaM-FmoLRiPz-/s1600/IMG_1855%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKieA-mRIyprOpFzFZ0gQFgvX5mBaA4B1Ak-yafVD2PHGfd3kShXv-TL4zJRDTS2rS5HzGb8zHR7wgUYoJz8-BPpuDl0-nKxdQOqMXXFk1O6SOiiKYQ5UnCQUimkYu8RGaM-FmoLRiPz-/s320/IMG_1855%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">                                  A cute little boardwalk!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmfxmznhT7_tVW7eeXbnGF7hAAPVDDOlfIErUZp_bSzwihhhegWrubC5Yk8AljCAsniOKoqycrLD3H8pZkseG9xo-e4-q46Vsv8X_S8WOC3hX64OTvs4tPE3xxPKE-qet2EQV1oK6PWr7/s1600/IMG_1854%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmfxmznhT7_tVW7eeXbnGF7hAAPVDDOlfIErUZp_bSzwihhhegWrubC5Yk8AljCAsniOKoqycrLD3H8pZkseG9xo-e4-q46Vsv8X_S8WOC3hX64OTvs4tPE3xxPKE-qet2EQV1oK6PWr7/s320/IMG_1854%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was a nice little walk - just over a mile and a half to our house.  When I was picking up my car later that day I picked up a Dublin Bike and cycled down to the garage which was just as nice as the earlier walk!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">This canal is called the Grand Canal.  The other canal in Dublin is the Royal Canal and my parents live right beside that one!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CouiRqMhUkwH7GXw8QnRg9QASWMq39GGoALJbVKuIZv7Gy-v9k20uXP_qvSzR8xOIQtCu6NbhEM-Z4FGMJEzXdvtr7n7uonAZ3ew-5QgP7QEpqWcK-GQ5-X5rMUaK80TVKqvsAdZDXoO/s1600/IMG_1863%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CouiRqMhUkwH7GXw8QnRg9QASWMq39GGoALJbVKuIZv7Gy-v9k20uXP_qvSzR8xOIQtCu6NbhEM-Z4FGMJEzXdvtr7n7uonAZ3ew-5QgP7QEpqWcK-GQ5-X5rMUaK80TVKqvsAdZDXoO/s320/IMG_1863%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Aren't these sunflowers great?  They are in a garden in a house up the road from me.  I love them!</span>

A walk by the canal

I brought my Smart Car for a service to Grattan Motors today.  It was a lovely morning and as I walked home along the canal I took a few pic...

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A look inside #satchat by co-founder Brad Currie

<b id="internal-source-marker_0.6036366797052324" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Every Saturday morning at 7:30 EST/PST educators from around the world</span></b><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.6036366797052324" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">share their thoughts, resources and experiences using the hashtag</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#satchat. This great social media vehicle was founded by </span><a href="https://twitter.com/scottrrocco"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scott Rocco</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bcurrie5"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brad Currie</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on April 14, 2012. </span></b><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.6036366797052324" style="font-weight: normal;"><img height="183px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ZeCS3yFUS8oF2nzGdS0wDLiNApo4ZRmv01JKAT8_u6IXO0_2MNjCLtaM97UzZkSH3_UANkpqDXYHzZLyHg8q_uClusfIlkc7c83BhKDHkL8bMcYUQi7C" width="275px;" /></b> </b><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In its</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">infancy #satchat averaged around 20-25 participants a week. Fast</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">forward to the present and it has exploded to around 110 participants</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">each week. </span></b><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In fact recently #satchat hit the 200 participant mark for the first time in its history. The chat enables current and emerging school leaders to</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">share their insight on topics ranging from social media, professional</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">development, crisis management, vision, bullying, leadership and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">teacher recruitment. Recently #satchat has expanded its influence to</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the west coast where </span><a href="https://twitter.com/burgess_shelley"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shelly Burgess</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/dculberhouse"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Culberhouse</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/drjolly"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Darin Jolly</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><a href="https://twitter.com/DirectorAmy"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amy Illingworth</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> co-moderate the extended session.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The power of #satchat is quite remarkable and is a true example of</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">collaboration. Each and every week educators are able to share ideas</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and instantly turn them into something that can have a profound impact</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">on a wide array of school stakeholders. The tools of #satchat enable</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">participants to also see the value of certain web 2.0 tools in an</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">educational setting. Twitter is the main tool of the chat and allows</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">everyone to have a voice and collaborate 24/7. Leading up the chat</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">various tools such as </span><a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/953127-satchat-promo-8-15-12"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Audioboo</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://bufferapp.com/"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Buffer</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/saturdaychat"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> are used to</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">promote and inform. Once the chat has finished, </span><a href="http://storify.com/bcurrie5/satchat-recap-east-coast-9-8-12?utm_campaign=&utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter&utm_source=t.co&awesm=sfy.co_h8Rh"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Storify</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is then used</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to archive the session and share with the Twitter world. School based</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">utilization of these tools are many and allow stakeholders to be</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">engaged in the educational process.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On a personal level the world of Twitter and all it has to offer has</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">been a game-changer in my professional life. Not only do I get a</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">chance to co-host #satchat, but I also participate in other chats on a</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">weekly basis. Some that come to mind are #ptchat, #edchat, #sschat,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">#njed #21stedchat and #edhire to name a few. Having access to outstanding minds in</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the educational world is also added benefit of Twitter and hashtag</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">based conversations. Being able to connect with inspiring educators</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">like </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NMHS_Principal"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eric Sheninger,</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/coolcatteacher"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vicki Davis</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ToddWhitaker"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Todd Whitaker</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/principal_el"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Principal El</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">others, brings a sense of community like no other. I am very proud of</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">all that #satchat has done for educators during this past year and is</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">just one example of how educators go above and beyond their call of</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">duty to better themselves professionally and in turn promote the</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">success of all students.</span><br /></b><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><b id="internal-source-marker_0.6036366797052324"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About the Author: <span style="font-weight: normal;">Brad Currie is the Middle School Dean of Students and Supervisor of Instruction for the </span></span><a href="http://www.chester-nj.org/" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chester School District</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Chester, New Jersey. He is the co-founder and co-moderator of #satchat on Twitter. Brad has a tremendous passion for social media, PLNs and technolgy integration in the classroom setting. You can follow Brad on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/bcurrie5" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read his </span><a href="http://www.bcurrie.wordpress.com/" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to learn more about his commitment to doing “what’s best for kids” each and every day. </span></i></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.199999809265137px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><img height="235px;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/oUy66qmqkhneVjLyVKcNXuuPgjuF8IFjTTKEVYPnJo1e40aYjST8xg2l-yuOZADq4gygRsabUbC-XpZw_HXHe0AZizwTyC5G-kUigtjObXn77KAUxCc9" width="314px;" /></span><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;">---------</b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><b>From Vicki:</b> There are many chats on Twitter. Jerry Blumengarten has <a href="http://cybraryman.com/chats.html" target="_blank">a great list of Edchats</a> for you. I wanted to take you inside a chat that I enjoy that happens each Saturday. I asked one of the organizers, Brad Currie, to share with you a little about this chat and what it means to him and others. </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>There are MANY educational chats on Twitter that have a great history and stats. This isn't to leave you out. If you have a chat that you'd like to share, please email me at vicki at coolcateacher dot com and I'll see what I can do. If you're a spammer or out to sell something, don't waste your time. I prefer real educators who disclose all relationships.</i></span>

A look inside #satchat by co-founder Brad Currie

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/14/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://12most.com/2012/09/11/ifttt-recipes-for-business-bloggers/?utm_source=rss">12 Most Easy-Peasy IFTTT Recipes for Business Bloggers</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">For those of you who don't understand the power of IFTTT.com - here's a post that explains how "if this then that" can make your life easier.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/14/2012

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Dublin Yoga!

<span style="font-size: large;">I've started practising Yoga again.  There is a great little studio around the corner from us.  We walked down to it last night but tonight I cycled as I was a little tight for time coming from work.  I'm still very much getting used to the different types of yoga and I really miss the heat of Bikram.  </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I find Bikram Yoga far more physical and because of the endurance you need it actually becomes more meditative as you need to really concentrate on your body and how much you can do (or not do in my case!)  But as I said this is a nice studio so I will stick with it for awhile.  They also do Pilates so I will probably give that ago too. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">By the way I think there has been a serious turn in the weather......winter is on it's way but for the positive my weekend has started already as I am finished work until Monday. Chilling out with a glass of wine now while we watch "The Good Wife" on boxset on UPC Demand, life is good! </span><br /><br /><br />

Dublin Yoga!

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Information Services Librarian - Post University

<strong>Information Services Librarian -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Post University</span></strong> is currently accepting applications for the role of Full Time Information Services Librarian. JOB SUMMARY: The Information Services Librarian will possess general knowledge of library processes and services, including the following; a strong customer service commitment by responding to the needs of the Post University community; competencies with technologies including personal computer applications and integrated library systems; ability to work with minimal supervision to initiate and complete projects; work both independently and as a team member; effectively communicate in both oral and written form. Main responsibilities will include providing research assistance and advance practices in information literacy, cataloging digital and print resources, and maintaining Post University’s government document and law library collection. Schedule includes nights and weekend hours. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Master's degree or higher in library science, or library and information science from an American Library Association accredited college or university required. Two years experience in academic LRC preferred. 1-2 years of supervisory experience required. Reference and technical experience required. Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office, multi-media applications such as Flash jive, aminto, wikis, and other multimedia authoring tools, Ebscohost, the iCONN Digital Library and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Other database knowledge desirable. Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse population. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills. Must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task. Must be able to work in a team oriented, objected focused. As a member of our Post University team, the individual will share in a 120-year tradition of helping people achieve their personal and professional goals. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, Post University has a vibrant campus and an excellent online program. The University offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes medical, dental, 401(k) and tuition benefits. Interested candidates should forward cover letter, resume, and three references to Post University Human Resources by applying at: <a href="http://www.post.edu/career-opportunities.shtml">www.post.edu/career-opportunities.shtml</a>. Disclaimer: This opportunity may be withdrawn and/or amended. Post University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Information Services Librarian - Post University

Information Services Librarian - Post University is currently accepting applications for the role of Full Time Information Services Libra...

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Ticket Giveaway: "The Birds" is Coming!

<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OEaWy6HM3RuNAOT4zJfdXkl1JQzfsRHUN6pHYSPZDKzboVL8KmAyKtc46WGx6fN87P6XQfZp2UNsUXcuwB5IaTiuNtT5B22Z3AmIsG-827rIiVCMZG34xfYlpa8A5lrwKmklMH1eITE/s1600/BIRDS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OEaWy6HM3RuNAOT4zJfdXkl1JQzfsRHUN6pHYSPZDKzboVL8KmAyKtc46WGx6fN87P6XQfZp2UNsUXcuwB5IaTiuNtT5B22Z3AmIsG-827rIiVCMZG34xfYlpa8A5lrwKmklMH1eITE/s400/BIRDS.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The much-anticipated Turner Classic Movies/NCM Fathom Events presentation of Alfred Hitchcock's <i>The Birds</i> screens in theaters nationwide next Wednesday night, September 19, and I'm happy to announce a random drawing for a pair of tickets to the event will be held here at Eve's Reel Life this Sunday, September 16.</span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Please send your entry, including your name, mailing address (<i>no P.O. boxes, please</i>), and theater selection (I need all three) to <span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:ladyevesidwich@gmail.com">ladyevesidwich@gmail.com</a></span>. The winner will be contacted immediately and tickets will be sent directly from a representative of  NCM Fathom. <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.fathomevents.com/upcoming/alllocations.aspx?eventid=1104" target="_blank">Click here</a></span> for a list of participating theaters. <b><span style="color: red;">Update: On Sept. 16, a winner was selected by random drawing - congratulations to Rebecca in Indiana (and thanks to everyone else who entered the drawing)!</span></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This presentation of Hitchcock's <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">1963 classic thriller, Oscar-nominated for its special effects, will screen at 7pm local time. Special features include an introduction by TCM's Robert Osborne as well as his interview with the film's leading lady, Tippi Hedren. Co-stars Rod Taylor and Suzanne Pleshette will also share on-the-set stories via archival TCM footage. The film itself has been newly restored by Universal in celebration of its 100th anniversary.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span></span><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7bvNkSvjLnI" width="560"></iframe>

Alfred Hitchcock NCM Fathom TCM The Birds The Lady Eve (author) ticket giveaway Universal Ticket Giveaway: "The Birds" is Coming!

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9+1 Ways of Being Political

<img alt="9+1-1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/9+1-1.jpg" title="9+1 Ways of Being Political" /><br />[The 9+1 posters stitched together near the entrance to the gallery] <br /><br />Last night I visited MoMA to check out the new exhibition <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1313"><i>9+1 Ways of Being Political: 50 Years of Political Stances in Architecture and Urban Design</i></a>, curated by <a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/pages/curating-pedro-gadanho">Pedro Gadanh</a>o with Margot Weller. MoMA's architecture shows tend to alternate between activist projects -- <i>Foreclosed</i>, <i>Rising Currents</i> -- and exhibits that utilize the museum's permanent collection to explore a theme. <i>9+1</i> is certainly the latter. As Gadanho's first show in his still relatively young post as MoMA's Curator of Contemporary Architecture, it is also an ambitious idea that benefits from the exhibit's organization, clarity, and design.<br /><br />Each one of the 9+1 ways (the +1 refers to a new acquisition, a performance piece that will take place off site at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City) is explained on a poster-sized piece of paper that can actually be taken home after being pulled off the wall. These ways, or themes, include a range of years that coincides with their influence and the pieces from the collection, but the time frames are not sequential; there is plenty of overlap among them. Below is a list of those 9+1 ways and one piece from each that was a highlight for me. All tolled, there are just over 100 pieces in the show, many more than the ten linked below to their place in the <a href="http://www.moma.org/explore/collection/">MoMA Collection</a>.<br /><br /><img alt="9+1-2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/9+1-2.jpg" title="9+1 Ways of Being Political" /><br />[My least blurry shot of the exhibition] <br /><br />1 - <b>Radical Stances: 1961-1973</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=7264"><i>Utopie Dynamit</i></a>, Gunther Rambow<br /><br />2 - <b>Fiction and Dystopia: 1963-1978</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=82122"><i>Urban Construction</i></a>, Aldo Rossi<br /><br />3 - <b>Deconstruction: 1975-1999</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=88500"><i>Terrain</i></a>, Lebbeus Woods<br /><br />4 - <b>Consuming Brandscapes: 1969-2004</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=111587"><i>IIT Mies Wallpaper</i></a>, 2x4 (visible below)<br /><br />5 - <b>Performing Public Space: 1978-2011</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=148165"><i>Following Piece</i></a>, Vito Acconci<br /><br />6 - <b>Iconoclasm and Institutional Critique: 1964-2003</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=117097"><i>Study of Perspective - White House</i></a>, Ai Weiwei (visible in photo above)<br /><br />7 - <b>Enacting Transparency: 1967-2011</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=147054"><i>Alteration to a Suburban House</i></a>, Dan Graham<br /><br />8 - <b>Occupying Social Borders: 1974-2011</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=160211"><i>Stairway to Heaven</i></a>, Didier Faustino<br /><br />9 - <b>Interrogating Shelter: 1971-2003</b> - <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=108952"><i>House of the Century</i></a>, Ant Farm (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiplord/2517857916/">a photo of the house on Chip Lord's flickr page</a>)<br /><br />+1 - <b>Politics of the Domestic: 2002-2011</b> - <i><a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=103080">Burn</a></i>, Reynold Reynolds and Patrick Jolley<br /><br /><img alt="9+1-4.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/9+1-4.jpg" title="9+1 Ways of Being Political" /><br />[A more typically blurry shot of the exhibition by me] <br /><br />Usually the third-floor architecture gallery is left fairly open, with models floating in the middle and drawings along the walls, be it for activist or collection shows. But Gadanho has shaped the space very deliberately, something I noticed and sketched on my visit (below -- the dotted line is the path one takes to sequentially follow the 9+1 ways in order). While the curator said last night that the walls, model stands (heavy lines in center of plan), and space work to create Rem Koolhaas's famous <b><span class="st">¥</span><span class="st">€</span></b><span class="st"><b>$</b>, in which everything is based on money, I didn't pick up on that intention besides the Y-shaped walls. Yet there is a deliberate path that ends in a dark space where a video (<i>Burn</i>) is projected. The prescribed movement and the propaganda-like posters are two layers over the content that seem to relate to the political theme. These also, respectively, make each section more intimate and the exhibition more interactive and potentially memorable. It's a strong start for Gadanho and a show worth seeing in person.</span><br /><br /><img alt="9+1-3.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/9+1-3.jpg" title="9+1 Ways of Being Political" /><br />[My quick sketch of the exhibition's layout]

9+1 Ways of Being Political

[The 9+1 posters stitched together near the entrance to the gallery] Last night I visited MoMA to check out the new exhibition 9+1 Ways of B...

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Part-Time Children’s Programmer - Easton Public Library

<strong>Part-Time Children’s Programmer -</strong> <span style="color: #48286d;"><strong>Easton Public Library</strong></span> seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic, friendly individual with strong interpersonal skills to help with library programming. Candidate must be creative, artistic, flexible and able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment. Duties include: planning and implementing age appropriate story times and craft programs for children in preschool through grade 12 as well as assisting children, young adults and parents with library use. 10-15 hours per week. Salary: $15.00 per hour (no benefits). Qualifications: Associate Degree, extensive experience working with children is required, familiarity with online research procedures and basic computer applications is preferred. Send cover letter and resume to Lisa Forman, Assistant Director, Easton Public Library, PO Box 2, Easton, CT 06612 or by email to <a href="mailto:lbforman@eastonlibrary.org">lbforman@eastonlibrary.org</a> by <span style="color: red;">October 1, 2012</span>.

Part-Time Children’s Programmer - Easton Public Library

Part-Time Children’s Programmer - Easton Public Library seeks a highly motivated, enthusiastic, friendly individual with strong interpers...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/13/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/recycling/">Apple - Education - Recycling</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Recycling the computers at your school makes sense. Here is information on the Apple Education recycling program. They will recycle any type of computers. Macs, PC's, etc. Must have 25 recyclable items.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/recycling.">recycling.</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/13/2012

Apple - Education - Recycling Recycling the computers at your school makes sense. Here is informatio...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Today's archidose #617

Here is a tour of new buildings in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/">Laurent David Ruamps</a>.<br /><br />Pavilion Renault ZE (Zero Energy) by <a href="http://www.boma-architectes.com/">BOMA Architectes</a> (2012):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7955541200/" title="Centre d’essais Renault ZE (zéro émission) [2012]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Centre d’essais Renault ZE (zéro émission) [2012]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="412" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/7955541200_c3855b2e3e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Le Monolithe by <a href="http://www.saisonmenu-architectes.com/">Saison Menu Architectes Urbanistes</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7979034412/" title="Résidence Yves Kermen (le Monolithe) [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Résidence Yves Kermen (le Monolithe) [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="475" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8436/7979034412_344742b4dc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />"Horizons" by <a href="http://www.jeannouvel.com/">Ateliers Jean Nouvel</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7944376932/" title="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="446" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7944376932_190b349721_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7948286558/" title="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Tour Horizons [2009-11]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="511" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7948286558_ebf37d625e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Les Grandes Tables de l'île by <a href="http://www.1024architecture.net/">1024 Architecture</a> (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7942419066/" title="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="419" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/7942419066_bc6b5a3bd2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7944187778/" title="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Restaurant les grandes tables de l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="416" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8175/7944187778_e3ea5ee9e2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin by Manh Architectures (2011):<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7943573926/" title="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="430" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/7943573926_e59bab686c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruamps/7948190108/" title="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt by RUAMPS ©, on Flickr"><img alt="Le Pavillon sur l'île Seguin [2011]- Boulogne-Billancourt" height="459" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7948190108_86f25e41d7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #617

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

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

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

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

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Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer

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

Library Aide II: Children’s Services Assistant and Programmer

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

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it's not the beach but it is home

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

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Perspective on Problems

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

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

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

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

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CHINA’S WINNING STRATEGY IN AFRICA

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

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