Oktoberfest!

<span style="font-size: large;">Oktoberfest in Dublin was quite crazy! It started off sedate enough and then the music got going and it went wild.  The place was packed and everyone was singing, dancing and drinking.  I believe that the beer was very strong which might explain the girl being taken away by paramedics at about 8pm.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When you left the beer tent to go to the bathroom it took about 20 minutes to get back in due to the crowds.  There was also a system where you exited one side and then went back in at the other side, this was causing a huge queue.  Luckily my sister and I were able to bypass the line and enter through the exit by pretending we were event staff - made believable by the fact that we were wearing  "Dirndl" style costumes!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rDzIVTdGPHLOE6x6CHFDQGYEUj6BAqvzjP5jWsYosoEak5uURdVn5Rx9vPGS6YHSBRu5zEx4ictjpE4sMcQNgWF7-SHWFbcwJgXiifzIplSpafSuEbZFx5wYanDdQu96Sheo4REWOD9C/s1600/Oktoberfest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rDzIVTdGPHLOE6x6CHFDQGYEUj6BAqvzjP5jWsYosoEak5uURdVn5Rx9vPGS6YHSBRu5zEx4ictjpE4sMcQNgWF7-SHWFbcwJgXiifzIplSpafSuEbZFx5wYanDdQu96Sheo4REWOD9C/s320/Oktoberfest.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8mn4dQNhNBPsFI9kHXZ8znKOwyaWQVHkdDpBIv8oR7bsMWNPkV0BUCPBSZnDM9rXoXCW2ybFf-qySjfL3QQ14goS7YUh5FD-xVYFn3n3NyEjOC0gcZzMN_Ysl6yD1QfB8s9g_lIFLC1-/s1600/IMG_1998%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8mn4dQNhNBPsFI9kHXZ8znKOwyaWQVHkdDpBIv8oR7bsMWNPkV0BUCPBSZnDM9rXoXCW2ybFf-qySjfL3QQ14goS7YUh5FD-xVYFn3n3NyEjOC0gcZzMN_Ysl6yD1QfB8s9g_lIFLC1-/s320/IMG_1998%5B1%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The above and below are some girls in authentic Dirndls.  They were all German Nationals who are currently living in Ireland.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU09cjz7Sf9r6hUYlBh-KqhUj7Q9M7PJBXlG1PvLoQbyaQaMPkrQ9qecVE_WZmJxxHsGY5PCd6bvUJgofTvEfxk39icOlSJhJik3H7i64twePpFzu6dQMutmDNyfqhGsF-AtctzWxjqhj/s1600/IMG_1971%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU09cjz7Sf9r6hUYlBh-KqhUj7Q9M7PJBXlG1PvLoQbyaQaMPkrQ9qecVE_WZmJxxHsGY5PCd6bvUJgofTvEfxk39icOlSJhJik3H7i64twePpFzu6dQMutmDNyfqhGsF-AtctzWxjqhj/s320/IMG_1971%5B1%5D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It was actually hard to believe that we were in Ireland it felt like we were in Germany!  It was such a great event - a really great day out in Dublin.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Beer lovers should take note of this festival and plan to visit Ireland in 2013 for it!  Of course there will be loads going on this year in Ireland because it is the year of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegatheringireland">"The Gathering"</a></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegatheringireland"><br /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

Oktoberfest!

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Another Antinori Update

My last progress report on <a href="http://www.archea.it/index.php/progetto/35/2">Studio Archea</a>'s project for the <a href="http://www.antinori.it/">Marchesi Antinori Winery</a>, which I <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Aug05/081505.html">originally featured in 2005</a>, was way back <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2011/04/cantina-antinori-progress.html">in April last year</a>. Back then the building was starting to take shape, but it was far away from realizing many of the striking details, particularly the stairs and the brick (or is tile?) vaults. It looks like a good deal of progress has been made on the construction.<br /><br />Here are a few of the many images on the project from Studio Archea's website. <a href="http://www.archea.it/en/antinori-winery/">Click over</a> to see many more.<br /><br /><img alt="antinori12-1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/antinori12-1.jpg" title="Cantina Antinori Construction" /><br /><br /><img alt="antinori12-2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/antinori12-2.jpg" title="Cantina Antinori Construction" /><br /><br /><img alt="antinori12-3.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/antinori12-3.jpg" title="Cantina Antinori Construction" /><br /><br /><img alt="antinori12-4.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/antinori12-4.jpg" title="Cantina Antinori Construction" />

Another Antinori Update

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If You've Got a Pulse, You've Got a Purpose

As I sit here and watch the pulse beat on the ankle of my left foot, I see that as proof that God is not done with me yet. He has a plan, although I may not see it. The way I see it, if you've got a pulse, you've got a purpose.<br /><br />I took yesterday off, the second day I took off to write in two weeks, in order to get my second book, <a target="_blank" href="http://writinginthecloud.wikispaces.com">Collaborative Writing in the Cloud</a>, to a point where I'm happy with it and ready for it to go to the publisher.<br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/115916382183421477315/BloggerPictures?authkey=Gv1sRgCNPCp6bK0YDF6gE#5790582174240081650'><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDPv0QFdiD3ppSX7IxI7xnJlgdegPYIK6kglxNS40CqqiPbeLc5AMz2RklUFiAYbwDdblgH5dkgpmm6DNVTwDOPtG53Q1h5ysG9Mv_9cVIs9EIJuSZCvMviK-AEVp7ZnyR2ySz7hgRRaH/s288/4.jpg" style="margin:5px" width="267"></a></center><br />I started writing at 5:15 am and continued until 7pm when I prepared and spent time with our incredible group of Flat Classroom certified teachers in our weekly discussion. Finally, at 9:45 last night, I went to sit on the couch.<br /><br />Now, I'm quietly typing on my ipad as my family sleeps. With my oldest a senior, we are filling out college applications, prepping for his last SAT, and balancing bank accounts to scrounge up the money to send him to college next year. My daughter is a junior with all of the worries that come with being a cheerleader and one of the tallest young ladies in South Georgia. My youngest is off at Jeckyll Island on a field trip but will come bounding home today at 5:30 with endless energy and an appetite to go with it.<br /><br />And yet, as I work from eyelids open to eyelids shut, it is easy to let the busy cause me to behave like a human doing instead of a human being.<br /><br />This is the risk for so many of us teachers - we are so busy doing, that we don't spend enough time being. Isee this as a caution to myself and to those of you out there like me.<br /><br /><b>Are you so busy doing that you're not being?</b><br /><br />Sure, I will look back upon these times and smile at the craziness, surely I will. But yesterday, after my children left for school, I took a moment in the hall looking at the pictures of my oldest son growing up. He was so little. He had no idea what the future would bring (nor did I) and he lived on my hip. He was so full of energy and I remember being exhausted and just wanting sleep (because he so rarely does and still doesn't) - now I want to go back in time and hold his little face in mine because he's seventeen now and hugs are the things I ask for for Christmas and graduation. He doesn't get a choice then but hugs are rare. I just want to be his Mom and love him and yet, things are different now.<br /><br /><b>There are beautiful moments in every period of life</b>. The tough thing is that some periods of life are so crammed with beautiful moments that we're too worn out to notice.<br /><br /><b>So, right now I'm noticing</b>. I have a heart that is beating that is causing my pulse to move in my foot. That means I'm alive. What a gift! Life! I have the privilege of writing to you as a fellow teacher about to grab a cup of coffee and roll into homeroom to check roll, take my lunch count, and do a dress code check. <br /><br />Sure, I've got problems and struggles, but I've got a God bigger than those problems and struggles who guides me daily and gives me joy amidst the jungle of activity.<br /><br /><b>Just take a minute to breathe in and out</b>. <br />Listen to the breath in your nostrils. Really listen. Do you know what a gift that is? That invisible wind being moved in and out of your lungs as your body automatically just LIVES. Do you know how many people have sat beside the bodies of loved ones asking for just one more breath and one more moment? And you've got hundreds of these moments happening automatically, right now, without you having to think about them!<br /><br />You aren't going to get extra breaths past the moment that will be the end of your life. Your job is to enjoy your life now. This moment.<br /><br /> <b>Find the meaning in this moment and your life will have meaning. </b><br /><b>Behold the beauty in this day and you're days will come together to make a beautiful life.</b><br /><br />Don't waste the chance you have right now to enjoy this moment.<br /><br />Have a great day. And remember, if you've still got a pulse, you've got a purpose. Get busy and do it.<br /><br />*** Posted from my iPad.<br />

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/21/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://tashacowdy.wordpress.com/2012/09/20/editing-wikipedia/">Editing Wikipedia « Kizuna</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Editing Wikipedia is something we encourage teachers to do in our book Flattening Classrooms, Engagaging Minds and in our Certified Teacher Course. All of us should at least have a user page. Tasha Cowdy, one of our certified teachers shared her experience editing an orphaned article on Wikipedia. This is something all of us can do to learn about the community of practice built around a sustainable site like wikipedia.</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/collaborativewriting">collaborativewriting</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/07/wiki-inventor/">Wiki Inventor Sticks a Fork in His Baby via wired</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">There is a new type of wiki called the "federated wiki" that is the new brainchild of wiki inventor, Ward Cunningham. INfluenced by GitHub, this invention lets you "fork" a wiki page and make your own version with the original author having the choice to integrate your changes or keep it separate. This may be a great type of collaborative writing tool for researchers and academicians who often are concerned about adding to a common repository in that the page could evolve to no longer represent their views but their name is still affixed to the page. On the other hand, those who may not understand it, might incorrectly attribute something that has been forked and edited but not approved by the original author. I like the potential, however. For those of you who do collaborative work, this is an excellent read.</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/nextpractices">nextpractices</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wiki_book">wiki_book</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/collaborativewriting">collaborativewriting</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_trends">edu_trends</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edu_news">edu_news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/web2">web2</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/09/19/twitter-hots-establishing-a-twitter-routine-in-the-classroom/">Twitter HOTS & Establishing a Twitter Routine in the Classroom | Langwitches Blog</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An excellent, useful post from Silvia Tolisano with practice information and graphics about using Twitter in the classroom. This is a must read in edtech classes and in professional development for teachers. Pass it around and learn. In it, she quotes Terry Heick of Edudemic who divided tweets into 3 sections relating to higher order thinking skills: watch, talk, produce. Excellent, useful points about using Twitter in the classroom.</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/Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hots">hots</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 09/21/2012

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What To Do This "Archtober"

It's about a week-and-a-half until <a href="http://www.archtober.org/">Archtober</a>, "the second annual month-long festival of architecture<br />activities, programs and exhibitions in New York City." So it's time to start planning what to do, where to go, and what to see. Below are a few of the highlights, but check out <a href="http://www.archtober.org/calendar">Archtober's calendar</a> or download their <a href="http://www.archtober.org/Archtober%202012%20Calendar.pdf">PDF guide</a> for a list of all the events taking place next month.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">1-7</span><br /><b><a href="http://dht.dwell.com/about-new-york-city-home-tours">CITY MODERN</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012_city-modern.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012_city-modern.jpg" title="CITY MODERN" /><br />Dwell and New York Magazine have teamed up for a week of home tours, design studio tours, panel discussions, and an exhibition. Tickets are now available. Many of the events are free for readers of this blog; just <a href="http://dht.dwell.com/buy-tickets-ny">click this link</a> and enter <b>nypress12</b> in the Promotional Code field.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">4-7</span><br /><b><a href="http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/microsites/bridging2/index.html">Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide 2</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-tclf.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-tclf.jpg" title="Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide 2" /><br />The Cultural Landscape Foundation is hosting a symposium at the Museum of the City of New York on October 5 that "engage[s] experts with a range of relevant experience in the field of landscape architecture and environmental design in a discussion of woodland restoration and management in Central Park." October 4 is <a href="http://tclf.org/event/stewardship-central-parks-woodlands-launch-reception">a reception</a> at El Museo del Barrio, and symposium registration includes tours as part of <a href="http://tclf.org/event/whats-out-there-weekend-nyc">What's Out There Weekend NYC</a> on the 6th and 7th.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">6-7</span><br /><a href="http://ohny.org/"><b>OHNY</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-ohny.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-ohny.jpg" title="OHNY" /><br />The 10th anniversary of Open House New York, a weekend when buildings open their doors to the public, is sure to be packed to the gills with some great places to visit and tours to attend. But the full schedule, and reservations for many of the events, won't happen until September 27. I'd recommend <a href="http://ohny.org/about/mission">signing up for their newsletter</a> because many of the events fill up very quickly -- quickly like the <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/black-keys-sell-out-madison-square-garden-in-15-mi.html">Black Keys at Madison Square Garden</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">6</span><br /><a href="http://www.docomomo-us.org/tour_day_2012/new_york"><b>DOCOMOMO US Tour Day</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-docomomo.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-docomomo.jpg" title="DOCOMOMO US Tour Day" /><br />DOCOMOMO is an international organization that works for the preservation of modern architecture. One of the most important buildings in New York City in this regard is Eero Saarinen's TWA Terminal at JFK Airport. The organization's NY/Tri-State chapter is teaming up with OHNY to host a free open house from 10am to 4pm.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">9</span><br /><b><a href="http://stillspotting.guggenheim.org/visit/learn/">STILLSPOTTING NYC FINALE</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-stillspotting.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-stillspotting.jpg" title="STILLSPOTTING" /><br />"The Guggenheim and Unsound host a variety show featuring architects, artists, scientists, musicians, politicians, and philosophers... [to] wrap up the cycle of editions in the New York project and start a larger conversation about how man-made environments can be reconceived, reshaped, and redesigned to provide increased opportunities for calm and stillness." Purchase tickets via the link above.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">13-14</span><br /><a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=4978"><b>BIts & Mortar: Architecture in the Age of Digital Communication</b></a><br />AIANY presents "a one-and-a-half day symposium that will bring together some of the most influential thinkers and achievers in design, technology, fabrication and publishing to discuss ways in which the discipline of architecture – enabled by fundamental technological advances– can re-establish itself as a driver of cultural change beyond the traditional boundaries of the discipline." Sunday keynote is Frank Gehry.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">13-21</span><br /><a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/ndw"><b>Cooper-Hewitt's National Design Week</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-ndw.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-ndw.jpg" title="National Design Week" /><br />"During National Design Week, Cooper-Hewitt's award-winning Education Department hosts a series of <a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/national-design-awards/ndw/events" target="_blank">free public programs</a> based on the vision and work of the National Design Awards honorees. National Design Week culminates with the National Design Awards <a href="http://www.cooperhewitt.org/events/national-design-awards-gala" target="_blank">gala ceremony</a>."<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">18-21</span><br /><a href="http://adfilmfest.com/portal/ny2012"><b>Architecture and Design Film Festival</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-adff.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-adff.jpg" title="Architecture and Design Film Festival" /><br />"This year's festival at Tribeca Cinemas will offer more than 25 films from around the world, panel discussions with design leaders and filmmakers and architectural driving tours of lower Manhattan."<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">24</span><br /><a href="http://www.fdrfourfreedomspark.org/"><b>Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park Opens to the Public</b></a><br /><img alt="archtober2012-boat.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-boat.jpg" title="Four Freedoms Park" /><br />The memorial designed by Louis I. Kahn four decades ago finally opens. Don't want to wait until the 24th? Reserve a spot for the <a href="http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=4867">October 19 open house</a> -- I did. Related is <a href="http://www.aperture.org/event/in-conversation-barney-kulok-and-joel-smith/">a book talk at Aperture</a> on the 30th with Barney Kulok (who photographed the construction of Four Freedoms Park) and Joel Smith.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">26-28</span><br /><b><a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/">Designers and Books Fair</a></b><br /><img alt="archtober2012-db.jpg" border="0" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/archtober2012-db.jpg" title="Designers and Book Fair" /><br />The first Designers and Books Fair takes place at FIT with two days of <a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/programs/">programs</a> and an <a href="http://bookfair.designersandbooks.com/exhibitors/">exhibition</a> of architecture and design publishers. The three-day event starts with a keynote on the 26th: Designing the Future of the Design Book.

What To Do This "Archtober"

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Product development Engineer ( system Design | Optics | Physics | Subsystem | statictical | migitation strategy | C |Python |Java ) (#108254)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Title:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Product development Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Milpitas, CA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Fulltime<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of KLA-Tencor is the world leader in design and manufacturing of systems that are used for capturing yield-impacting defects through optical inspection of patterned wafers for semiconductor manufacturers to ramp and maintain yields for their products.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">The successful Product Development Engineer will work in the WIN Division on bright field inspectors used for defect detection and yield analysis by major semiconductor manufacturers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">This role involves requirements analysis and systems design of complex inspection systems using multiple technical disciplines. The selected candidate will:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.work with marketing and engineering to define system and subsystem architecture and specifications, develop requirements and test plans<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.work with functional groups to define and review designs; Create and execute test plans and perform analysis to validate system performance. Troubleshoot system and subsystem issues and work with various functional groups to find and implement solutions<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.support internal and external customers in implementing processes to build and use the tool effectively and optimize tool performance. Lead troubleshooting efforts in manufacturing and in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">4.Occasional travel may be required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Education and Experience:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">1.Must have a strong background in physical sciences or engineering and demonstrated analysis and problem solving skills. Hands on experience designing, building, operating, and/or troubleshooting complex instruments preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">2.Strong programming skills in C, Python, Java or some other language is required.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">3.Experience in numerical modeling of complex physical processes is a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">4.Should be familiar with scientific and statistical analysis tools.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">5.Must be an effective communicator who is able to share technical information with functional groups and provide executive level reports to management and customers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">6.Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary, multicultural teams and to take a leadership role when needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">7.Natural curiosity, inventiveness, and an interest in making things work better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">8.Masters degree required (PhD preferred) in physics, chemistry, optics, materials science, or related technical field.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Basic Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Master's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">OR<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: small;">Doctorate (Academic)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please send in your resumes to vinod.sanker@kla-tencor.com</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div>

Product development Engineer ( system Design | Optics | Physics | Subsystem | statictical | migitation strategy | C |Python |Java ) (#108254)

Job Title: Product development Engineer Location: Milpitas, CA Duration: Fulltime Job Description: The Wafer Inspection Division (WIN) of...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/20/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words#Unsupported_attributions">Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I teach students not to use "weasel words" in their collaborative writing. This includes things like "Many people say" or "it is widely thought" - these statements, unless backed up by a reliable source, lend credibility without fact backing them up. These are words that students should be familiarized with when writing for academic purposes in collaborative writing.</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/collaborativewriting">collaborativewriting</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wikis">wikis</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/wiki_book">wiki_book</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/evernote">evernote</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/09/19/tips-tweeting-teachers/">Top Tips for Tweeting Teachers</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Some great advice. Of course, as it mentions me in this article and that I space out my tweets, I couldn't do that without @bufferapp and @hootsuite - two of my favorite tools.</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/twitter">twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://langwitches.org/blog/2012/09/19/twitter-hots-establishing-a-twitter-routine-in-the-classroom/">Twitter HOTS & Establishing a Twitter Routine in the Classroom | Langwitches Blog</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An excellent, useful post from Silvia Tolisano with practice information and graphics about using Twitter in the classroom. This is a must read in edtech classes and in professional development for teachers. Pass it around and learn. In it, she quotes Terry Heick of Edudemic who divided tweets into 3 sections relating to higher order thinking skills: watch, talk, produce. Excellent, useful points about using Twitter in the classroom.</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/Twitter">Twitter</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/hots">hots</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=2504">International Day of Peace</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Lesson plans for the International Day of Peace on September 21st. </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/peace">peace</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/lessonplans">lessonplans</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.tes.co.uk/ResourceCalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyear=2012&evcode=4080">World's Biggest Coffee Morning</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I love this idea for a fundraiser for cancer. This is a UK fundraiser called "World's Biggest Coffee Morning." I love this idea as a fundraiser. Here are the lesson plans and resources they are using.</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/cancer">cancer</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/profiles/blogs/digital-citizenship">Digital Citizenship - Flat Classrooms</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you want to read how teachers are using digital citizenship in practice, the Flatclassrooms network has lots of great ideas being sharedby teachers like this blog post. One thing we teach the Flat Classroom certified teachers is how to create a CMP (classroom monitoring portal) using Netvibes as depicted here. Digital citizenship should be part of what we all teach.</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/digitalcitizenship">digitalcitizenship</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://flatclassrooms.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-power-of-communication-with-google-docs">The Power of communication with Google Docs - Flat Classrooms</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">There are some great things you can do with Google Drive (formerly Google Docs). Here's a lovely post by teacher Helen McConaghy about what she's doing in the classroom with her students and Google Docs. Great ideas.</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></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 09/20/2012

Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I teach students not to ...

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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjemxRXPJPYkGqlQ3zLYsQpuSHFKUwkFCW-QJH8kuZgh0lNhlaMz-wiyj0QIrF4KLbjKIXbzXb-cqUKYtBdAkoqjGt6GHT3s-yK43bwbJ1C54P6TSU5trdBp1xE5C1Yu7RtfdvQlR8yUqY/s400/Tips-on-your-Trips-to-Golan-Heights.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Golan heights" seen from Israeli territory , 40km further east lies Damascus</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><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;">IRAN POURS MORE TROOPS INTO SYRIA, READY TO TARGET ISRAEL FROM SYRIA AND LEBANON</span></b></span></div><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Via <span> </span>DEBKA<i>file</i> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">IRAN continues to fly military personnel and quantities of weapons into SYRIA by civilian aircraft which cut through IRAQI airspace, AMERICAN intelligence sources disclosed early Thursday, Sept. 20. UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon also said that, "Unfortunately, both [SYRIAN] sides, government and opposition forces, seem to be determined to see the end by military means."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Clearly, IRAN is augmenting its military involvement in the constantly escalating SYRIAN civil war, broadening it into a multinational conflict which threatens to drag LEBANON in, by means of the IRANIAN-SYRIAN ally, Hizballah.</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 UN Secretary General's statement implying that the two SYRIAN sides are determined to fight to the bitter end is echoed in IRAN’S resolve to fight to the bitter end for Assad, on SYRIAN soil.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tehran is not hiding its actions. IRANIAN Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Commander Gen. Ali Jafari said openly that Al Qods Brigades units were present and operational in both Syria and LEBANON.</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";">No comment on this revelation has come from the US, ISRAEL or ISRAEL’S military (IDF) chiefs - notwithstanding its menacing import, namely, that Tehran is no longer hanging about and waiting for its nuclear program to be attacked in order to punish ISRAEL, but is getting ready for a pre-emptive operation.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMLSjLZQEboqp-fTrRpcQq6ZCQ94nCoh-ZXAlUYy9_WalAJjaAehRNHP1LloI3k5kcxqOYKzMOUARJtX48of4Osdrlyq07P-7qikWcfMNaDLFIXwxXqrNlMjLXbLsqWkfx7a02WvbZ4x/s1600/Golan_92.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddMLSjLZQEboqp-fTrRpcQq6ZCQ94nCoh-ZXAlUYy9_WalAJjaAehRNHP1LloI3k5kcxqOYKzMOUARJtX48of4Osdrlyq07P-7qikWcfMNaDLFIXwxXqrNlMjLXbLsqWkfx7a02WvbZ4x/s400/Golan_92.gif" width="331" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">United Nations Disengagement Observer Forces buffer zone </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Still, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have chosen silence in the face of what any other nation would regard as a casus belli: the open deployment of enemy forces on its northern and eastern borders.<br />This must have been the catalyst for <a href="http://www.debka.com/article/22366"><span style="color: blue;">the IDF’s surprise two-division strength drill </span></a>Wednesday on ISRAEL’S Golan border with SYRIA. But the IDF spokesman sounded almost apologetic when he explained that the exercise had nothing to do with the events in SYRIA or with Hizballah, and that it was no more than a routine drill for testing preparedness.</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";">debkafile's military sources say that, in the current climate, no military operation by any army on the SYRIAN border – especially one of this magnitude – may be regarded as “routine.” Only a week ago, the Golani Brigade concluded a large military exercise in northern ISRAEL including the Golan. </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";">That sort of frequency must have operational connotations: The IDF is evidently keeping the army on the move and in a constant state of readiness to fight a real war without delay on terrain made familiar by repeated war games.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br />IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Benny Gantz has a penchant for expressing himself through symbols, his method of overcoming the restrictions placed on his tongue by military and other constraints.</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";">On New Year’s Eve last week, the general handed military correspondents a small gift: The Hebrew edition of the AMERICAN writer Richard David Bach's "There's No Such Place as Far Away."</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">For the Golan drill Wednesday, he decided to attach Maj. Gen. (res.) Nati Sharoni, chief artillery officer in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, to his party of advisers and observers.</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";"> <b>Background information: </b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War</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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2gODtyrUJIwrKucCwfdNvyQl-z0D0_2bvhN-rlRz7Ey-Gt03hQLz3-Y1vPivi9unot2NCRc_TMFuW2EBEu0PR_uElmYJme1a2pC8cfNqmiYkpVWrnr3Q24fvpK-ymGGXZVopeoMn2Vbj/s1600/570px-1973_Yom_Kippur_War_-_Golan_heights_theater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2gODtyrUJIwrKucCwfdNvyQl-z0D0_2bvhN-rlRz7Ey-Gt03hQLz3-Y1vPivi9unot2NCRc_TMFuW2EBEu0PR_uElmYJme1a2pC8cfNqmiYkpVWrnr3Q24fvpK-ymGGXZVopeoMn2Vbj/s640/570px-1973_Yom_Kippur_War_-_Golan_heights_theater.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The book was a clear message to Tehran and doubting Thomases at home that the IDF is fully capable of an operation against IRAN’S nuclear program and of successfully accomplishing any mission far from its shores.</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";">Gen. Sharoni’s presence at the Golan exercise, and the exercise itself, was a warning to Iran, Hizballah and SYRIA that they will be disappointed if they hope to catch ISRAEL unready, as it was by the surprise attack which almost overcame the IDF 39 years ago before the tide of war was turned back against EGYPT.</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;"><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="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b>Background Information: </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";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/israel-iran-syria.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/israel-iran-syria.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/syria-israel-iran-and-usa.html</span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/syria-cause-and-effect.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/12/syria-cause-and-effect.html</span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/strait-of-hormuz-and-syria.html"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/strait-of-hormuz-and-syria.html</span></span></a></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;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

IRAN, SYRIA and ISRAEL

"Golan heights" seen from Israeli territory , 40km further east lies Damascus IRAN POURS MORE TROOPS INTO SYRIA, READY TO TARGET...

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paint a rug party - week 1

Be honest. Painting a rug sounds like a good time, right? You know it does!<br /><br />That's why when my friend Linda at <a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Crafty Home Life</a> suggested a rug painting party I said, "your rug or mine". I never turn down a good party. (My, how the definition of 'party' has changed over the years.)<br /><br />Actually this is the kick in the pants I've needed to take care of some naked floors around the house.  The <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/hallway.html" target="_blank">hallway</a>, <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/p/kitchen.html" target="_blank">kitchen</a> and foyer are all in need of some coverage but I've never found anything I liked that was at the right price. We'll see how this rug turns out to see which lucky location gets to wear it.<br /><br />Here is my subject.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzBpX0w0pv7ixGkjOX6kGuLbxX-p0CUlAqSnqFH1PqC-GNeikXFsIlY14C6T5GkBvMcgloqt-KbDiXP9f5nGvaWY4KQNtVhvkbPBuExp2RdvJ39eLKFIPckkMXaMsDTrqN6qkPYmQMm5/s1600/lens1874055_1284675378sisal_rug.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DzBpX0w0pv7ixGkjOX6kGuLbxX-p0CUlAqSnqFH1PqC-GNeikXFsIlY14C6T5GkBvMcgloqt-KbDiXP9f5nGvaWY4KQNtVhvkbPBuExp2RdvJ39eLKFIPckkMXaMsDTrqN6qkPYmQMm5/s400/lens1874055_1284675378sisal_rug.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br />And here is my inspiration.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ARTKEjC8fh3_DGqNhrTgITy9WU3HJ0wCi8eu6-4_Q9anLFxN5dQe1E19aI0FZ7-q61H0i8vjNVtTQN3V9RZmIsnn6DO1dKXWu7_b0843KkYBiJa-I3K1onIm_upnC7_KX5OO8R22ZLb/s1600/21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_ARTKEjC8fh3_DGqNhrTgITy9WU3HJ0wCi8eu6-4_Q9anLFxN5dQe1E19aI0FZ7-q61H0i8vjNVtTQN3V9RZmIsnn6DO1dKXWu7_b0843KkYBiJa-I3K1onIm_upnC7_KX5OO8R22ZLb/s640/21.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="https://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649497124/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm going Chippendale.<br /><br />I had wanted to do this pattern on our railings when we redid the <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-wear-my-sunglasses-at-night-deck.html" target="_blank">deck</a>, but a small deck spruce turned into a bigger project and well, you know how that goes. So this is my way of getting the look without pulling out the miter saw.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The only remaining decision is color(s) and that is still TBD.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not usually one for logistics when it comes to this stuff but I did do a bit of research and found two great tutorials, <a href="http://www.thehouseofsmiths.com/2011/04/chevron-painted-rug-from-ikea.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.almost40yearoldintern.com/2011/09/diwhy-not-fab-pink-geometric-painted.html" target="_blank">here</a>, that I think will help with the details. </div><br />So with that, let the games begin.<br /><br />Oh, and it should be noted - I have 1. never painted a rug 2. a very infantile brain that cannot think in negative space 3. very limited patience for any type of exact measurements and 4. a great ability to laugh at myself when this all goes haywire.<br /><br />And be sure to check in on each of the other lovelies who are partying with me. We'll be reporting on our progress each Thursday for the next three weeks.<br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Chinoiserie Chic</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://designdumonde.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Design du Monde</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://thejunkhouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Junk House</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">My Best Friend Cr</a><a href="http://mybestfriendcraig.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">aig</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://mycraftyhomelife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">My Crafty Home Life</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Pawleys Island Posh</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://blog.thepinkpagoda.us/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Pink Pagoda</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://roomrx.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Room Rx</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://seekersbazaar.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Seekers Bazaar</a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://simpledetailsblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Simple Details</a><br /><div><a href="http://trappedinnorthjersey.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Trapped In North Jersey</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Now let's pop the cork and get started!</div></div>

paint a rug party - week 1

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/20/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://hastac.org/blogs/greg-daigle/2012/09/18/early-look-tools-earthworks">An early look at tools for EARTHWORKS | HASTAC</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Love the idea of interactive badges. This is a fascinating idea that is part of the open badge movement. This article from Earth works describes the concept and gives a mock up. Yong Zhao from the University of Oregon talks about eventually having a system of "microcredits" where you earn small credits for small, discrete things you learn. I see all of these as coming together as part of that shift. School credits and PLU's and CEU's will eventually no longer be in 10 hour increments or hour increments in semesters. The idea of microcredits and badges is evolving and will fundamentally change how we do education. Of course, there are higher order things we teach like thinking that can't be quantified in a badge or something like this and that, as with our testing focus, is where we will likely get in trouble. The commoditization of knowledge and information is likely but some things do require interaction. </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/badges">badges</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/openbadge">openbadge</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/mozilla">mozilla</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://alfredtwo.blogspot.com/2012/09/we-are-making-things-too-hard.html">Computer Science Teacher: We Are Making Things Too Hard</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Alfred Thompson is right, we need simpler programming languages to use with students and should be teaching and using them as they level up to more complex languages. Great articlel from a man I consider to be the best in Computer Science education thought leadership. Alfred recently left Microsoft so if this is your thing, you may want to reach out.</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/computer science">computer science</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-everett/school-lunch-program_b_1890730.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education">Jeremy Everett: School Meals Get a Makeover</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I have a friend in the food service industry and she says they are scrambling to find suppliers of whole grain everything. If there is a crumb topping, it must be whole grain. She says the guidelines are much more nutritous but are a complete change in the way children have been fed. This article in the Huffington Post confirms that and discusses what has changed. Sadly, this is more important than ever because for many students,this is the only food the children receive. I think something is wrong with this.If we're paying parents to feed their children and they don't, then there should be consequences for the parents. Children need 3 meals a day at least - I can only imagine how teenage boys are, my oldest son eats at least 6 times a day and is never full. The thought of hungry children should make everyone step up and speak out. I'd like to see people get riled up about this. We are teaching for children and should be advocating for their health. Glad to see these changes.</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/lunchroom">lunchroom</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/nutrition">nutrition</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/2012/09/19/1-in-7-young-people-out-of-work-school_n_1897927.html">1 In 7 Young People Are Not Working Or In School: Measure Of America Study</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"One in seven people between the ages of 16-24 are not in school or working, a new report finds, and it cost taxpayers $93.7 billion in government support and lost tax revenue in 2011 alone." Disconnected youth cost everyone, but especially themselves. Work has been the most rewarding thing in my life besides parenting.You inherit self respect and self sufficiency. I think there are lessons more important than content that we teach in schools. Showing up. Persistence. Self respect.Honesty. Work ethic. These are all important parts of living life. When schools pass along a student to become someone else's problem it becomes everyone's problem. However, schools are penalized for keeping these disenfranchised students in schools because they often do poorly on tests. You get what you measure, however, the measurements themselves incentivize schoools to cast off those who don't measure up. </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/economy">economy</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/research">research</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/internet-archive-launches-searchable-collection-of-3-years-of-tv-news/">Internet Archive Launches Searchable Collection of 3 Years of TV News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">A searchable repository of news could be so useful in class. Instead of having students "print a news article"to discuss (what a waste of paper) how about a current events blog where videos are embedded and discussed,or have them create a wiki. There are so many things that can be done with this video. I wish the news organizations would release it for download and reuse in student videos (with proper citation, of course.)</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/history_teacher">history_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/history">history</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://tetw.tumblr.com/150_Essential_Science_and_Tech_Reads">150 Essential Science and Tech Reads</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">If you love to read (like me) and enjoy science and technology, this list will give you many articles to peruse (or add to Pocket if you're getting ready to go on a trip.) As many of us teachers are expected to have reading across the curriculum, there are fascinating topics you could use in science,history, or even literature. Not all of these are for high school use, but all should be fine for college classes.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/reading">reading</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/parents-of-special-needs-kids-advocate-for-cameras-the-classroom?cid=db_articles">Parents of special needs kids advocate for cameras in the classroom - National Special Needs Kids | Examiner.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Parents of specialneeds children want them monitored via video and yet schools and unions protest. Personally, if someone wanted to video me, I have nothing to be ashamed of except that everyone has a bad day and it would be easy to take what is happening in a classroom out of context. If you want any person long enough, you'll find something wrong. I don't, however, see what is wrong with administratorrs filming classrooms and reviewing if necessary.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/spedchat">spedchat</a> <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/specialneeds">specialneeds</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/autism">autism</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 09/20/2012

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