tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20493863670458859022024-03-19T05:26:33.516-07:00Distant Past: Silk RouteAnd environs. It's now Spring, 2013 and Bodi needs instructors in the fall.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-16438157247394760352013-05-16T13:39:00.003-07:002013-06-28T13:59:28.231-07:00Want to Teach in China? 2013 Possibilities in Xi'an at the Bodi School<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The head of the Bodi School in Xi'an is looking for 1-2 teachers teaching in the following areas:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The Bodi School is a private K-12 school in the suburbs of Xi'an, China. It is one of the first such schools in China, and has been at its present location in since 1993. It includes a program in English to prepare Chinese students for entry into American universities. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">This year there are job openings in History and TOEFL/ESL. The complete job descriptions including salary and dates of employment are forthcoming, but will be similar to last year's, which can be found <a href="http://distantpastsilkroute.blogspot.com/2012/06/want-to-teach-in-china-2012.html">here</a>. In general, terms of employment would begin September 1st and will run until mid-June of 2014. The teaching load is similar to the teaching load of an instructor in an American high school. Further, It's been my observation that candidates do not need extensive experience in ESL to qualify.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The opportunities for travel </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">are abundant</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">, especially during the first week of October during the "Golden Holidays" period. Xi'an itself is a fascinating city, centrally located in China, making it an ideal anchor for visits to all points of the compass. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">As a Cal Poly Emeritus Professor, I've had an opportunity to teach several times at the Bodi School and have found it a stimulating experience on each occasion. I've agreed to advertise the positions in the US, answer questions about the Bodi School and their expectations (to be the best of my ability) and to send on the names of candidates for whom I see an good "fit". </span><br />
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James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-51295357121235364672012-06-13T22:17:00.002-07:002012-06-13T22:24:05.483-07:00A Kindergarten Teaching Opportunity 2012This is a description for a Kindergarten position near Shenzhen (not at the Bodi School).<br /><br />If you know of anyone, please have them email me at jcmanleyy@gmail.com by July 15th.<br /><br />I'll be happy to answer any questions (if I can) and pass on the information to China.<br /><br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">1. Position:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Kindergarten English teacher for children between 3-6 years old. </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">2. Teachers' Qualification:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Bachelor degree or above (English desirable but not necessary); English Native Speakers; any experience in English teaching; physically and mentally healthy and able to carry out the duties of the position.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">3. Contract Duration: Minimum one year.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">4. Working Period: 8:00AM -11:00AM<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>3:30PM-4:30PM </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">5. Working modes: (You can choose any one of the above working modes.) </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">1</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:SimSun;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:1.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="ZH-CN">)</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">20 hours per week, salary: $1,269 per month with free accommodation.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">2</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:SimSun;mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-font-kerning:1.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA" lang="ZH-CN">)</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">20 hours per week, salary: $1,500 per month without free accommodation.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">6. Accommodation arrangement: Our school will rent an apartment to house 2 or 3 individuals. Your accommodation payment will be according to your accommodation choice (see #5). In addition, the monthly utility bills, such as electricity, gas, water, telephone charges and management fees will be shared by the teachers who live in the apartment.</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">7. Free meals plans (three times a day) are also provided except on weekends and all other holidays. </span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;mso-font-kerning:1.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">8. Reimbursement of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>round-trip tickets from Hong Kong or New York after working for one year. </span>James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-22303231585313618872012-06-13T21:36:00.004-07:002012-06-13T22:13:19.218-07:00Want to Teach in China -- 2012 OpportunitiesThe head of the Bodi School in Xi'an is looking for 1-2 teachers teaching in the following areas:<br /><br />Math/Literature/History/Biology/Health/P.E./Music/Arts/Physics/Chemistry/Social Studies.<br /><div id=":1df"><br />The term will be at at least 4 and 1/2 months (September to late January) and preferably two semesters. The pay will be $1,000 to $1,500 USD per month, depending on experience, with food and lodging (three meals per day at the hotel cafeteria) provided. International airfare will be covered in full for a successfully completed 2-semester contract and one-half covered for a successfully completed single semester. Additionally there will be one domestic travel airfare covered for either a one or a two semester contract.<br /><br />Additional Information:<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Education & Qualifications</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9.65pt;mso-para-margin-left:.92gd; text-indent:1.15pt;mso-char-indent-count:.11;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b> </b><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>BA/MA</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.15in;mso-para-margin-left:1.03gd; text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Able to offer such high school courses as English, Literature & language arts, History,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Geography, Physics, Biology, Health, Math, ESL, Arts, Music and P.E.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9.65pt;mso-para-margin-left:.92gd; text-indent:1.15pt;mso-char-indent-count:.11;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Two years' or more experience of school teaching</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9.65pt;mso-para-margin-left:.92gd; text-indent:1.15pt;mso-char-indent-count:.11;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:9.65pt;mso-para-margin-left:.92gd; text-indent:1.15pt;mso-char-indent-count:.11;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"></span></span>Open to and interested in Chinese culture</p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">Duties & Responsibilities</span></b><br style="mso-special-character:line-break"><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21pt; text-indent: -10pt;">Be enthusiastic, passionate about teaching and able to demonstrate a genuine care for<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>every student<span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style=""></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other">Plan, teach and fulfill the course(s) assigned</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Be able to incorporate a variety of teaching and learning strategies</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 21pt; text-indent: -10pt;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Be able to maintain open communications with work colleagues in building and <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>help to create a supportive and encouraging team environment<span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style=""><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:21.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:21.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-other"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""></span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Respect school policy and leadership</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">(The full application will include a full resume and listing of references.</span>)<br /></p> The accomodations and food at the Bodi School are great, as are the students. (I know because I taught there last fall and summer.) If you know of anyone, please have them email me at <a href="mailto:jcmanleyy@gmail.com" target="_blank">jcmanleyy@gmail.com</a> and attach a short vita. I'd be happy to tell them more about the Bodi School and pass on their information if there's a fit.<br /><br />The timeline is moving pretty fast. They should contact me and send me a short vita by July 15th.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Jim</div>James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-37407830523150625712011-06-12T02:31:00.000-07:002011-06-12T02:31:32.111-07:00Three Gorges Dam contributing to drought - The Globe and Mail<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/three-gorges-dam-contributing-to-drought/article2056803/?from=2056811">Three Gorges Dam contributing to drought - The Globe and Mail</a>James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-39044339510057485132011-05-31T22:07:00.000-07:002011-05-31T22:04:46.178-07:00June 1st, Young Students Day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAstzNUN1B_eGiWLLll9mLh4AC0SLQsG4V95I3FBr3N2ss6_xIbtip4LqyxtGY_SAb5uUlnmEoJgJN-_nQDxR0YY8UsH3pGKPbsOBDMsGGWA3HGn78goJ08J-qX0ugByx7lk82o1Uvj0/s1600/photo-786182.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQAstzNUN1B_eGiWLLll9mLh4AC0SLQsG4V95I3FBr3N2ss6_xIbtip4LqyxtGY_SAb5uUlnmEoJgJN-_nQDxR0YY8UsH3pGKPbsOBDMsGGWA3HGn78goJ08J-qX0ugByx7lk82o1Uvj0/s320/photo-786182.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613112886306741138" /></a></p>Bodi School celebrates June 1st with performances all day. The 1st- <br>graders are so cute! This is near our hotel entrance.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-24448704352206388412011-05-31T11:32:00.001-07:002011-05-31T11:32:35.236-07:00Door to door - About 24 Hours.It seemed like one long night. Left Claremont before 8 pm Sunday, caught the 11:30 flight. They closed the windows and we landed in the dawn about 5 am, but 2 days later by the calendar. This is the best way!<p>Sent from my iPhoneJames Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-21154313919186167602011-05-29T21:23:00.001-07:002011-05-29T21:23:21.026-07:00It Starts Here<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9rvXFrree7byUVyNwaq53Lx37-16gtkSZfggQuiIOV25Ft7YiNPgLFDoyoRoLcYfcmKW_uHT_5ZjifeMMx5QuLg2KKOlct9KYSBqgZfQa30302tHftCvP8eLG9ByeeYeVXOJK1EUWKk/s1600/photo-701027.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9rvXFrree7byUVyNwaq53Lx37-16gtkSZfggQuiIOV25Ft7YiNPgLFDoyoRoLcYfcmKW_uHT_5ZjifeMMx5QuLg2KKOlct9KYSBqgZfQa30302tHftCvP8eLG9ByeeYeVXOJK1EUWKk/s320/photo-701027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612360044706679778" /></a></p>Sunday, LAX, Memorial Day WeekendJames Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-71203165724208087842011-05-20T05:32:00.000-07:002011-05-20T05:29:56.869-07:00Drum Tower, Xi'an<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdi5-tLqnXsjxlpRFRPl8pD8Vg1sznaNDTIwJgMfzfn5AbvfDcGshMEUrLKXXN-cv0VNYl05qypYyXGBIPFmbbDRnnSfCNwV84vzOYjnE4nHcqjSndKdkRvoYSrQktm_6AZCwMwQH5QQ/s1600/photo-796871.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdi5-tLqnXsjxlpRFRPl8pD8Vg1sznaNDTIwJgMfzfn5AbvfDcGshMEUrLKXXN-cv0VNYl05qypYyXGBIPFmbbDRnnSfCNwV84vzOYjnE4nHcqjSndKdkRvoYSrQktm_6AZCwMwQH5QQ/s320/photo-796871.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608774586906348322" /></a></p>Fall, 2010James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-42073664893187881462011-05-11T13:44:00.000-07:002011-05-16T06:46:29.086-07:00Want to Teach in China?The head of the Bodi School in Xi'an is looking for 1-2 teachers teaching in the following areas:<br /><br />American High School Literature/World History/ESL/Math/Calculus/<div id=":1df"><wbr>Chemistry/Physics/Econ/Phil/<wbr>Algebra/Bio/AP subjects.<br /><br />The term will be at at least 4 and 1/2 months (Sept. 1 to Mid January) and preferably 2 semesters. The pay will be 1000 USD per month with food and lodging provided. International airfare will be covered in full for 2-semester contract and half covered for 1-semester. Additionally there will be 1 domestic travel airfare covered for either 1 or 2 semester contract.<br /><br />The accomodations and food at the Bodi School are great, as are the students. (I know because I taught there last fall.) If you know of anyone, have them email me at <a href="mailto:jcmanleyy@gmail.com" target="_blank">jcmanleyy@gmail.com</a> and attach a short vita. I'd be happy to tell them more about the Bodi School and pass on their information if there's a fit.<br /><br />The timeline is moving pretty fast. I'm heading for Xi'an in late May. Back in late July. So let me know by May 25th, if possible.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />Jim</div>James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-28369446951450199572011-05-01T12:13:00.000-07:002011-05-01T12:15:55.711-07:00Updating this BlogI plan to return to spend the month of June in China, so I am updating this Blog. The first thing I have added is the Twitter Feed. It searches my my tweets, "Tibet" and a couple of other China/Tibet Bloggers.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-82377916094041657812010-09-17T17:06:00.001-07:002010-09-17T17:12:45.176-07:00Back AgainIt's taken a bit of time to sort matters out here. Facebook and my Blogs have been blocked since Chinese ISP's block requests for these sites. I now have a VPN tunnel to a US site on my iPhone. It's slow typing, but now possible to post again!James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-59463765608841735672010-08-30T00:53:00.000-07:002010-08-30T00:57:44.129-07:00Blogs in ChinaFor a couple of days after arriving in China, we had no connectivity. It turns out that we needed Gateway IP's among other things and so we do have connectivity here, though more limited that I imagined. Also, almost all of my earlier Blogs are censored in China, this one being an exception. In any case, I'm hoping this post won't be my last one!James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-49965647338145183132010-08-26T15:46:00.000-07:002010-08-26T15:51:11.882-07:00Audio GadgetsOf course, <a href="http://www.skype.com/">Skype </a>is still "King"; but Google Talk is making inroads. Check it out <a href="http://www.google.com/talk/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google%20talk">here</a>. When you are logged into your Google Mail account, you can participate in voice and video chats. It's a little cumbersom to set up if you don't already have a Google Email Account. There is still the question of "where to you answer" an invitation to chat. And the question of the relation of Google Talk to Fring. I was hoping that a Google Talk handle would enable contact in Fring, but so far, no such luck.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-24617893696970652172010-08-24T21:59:00.000-07:002010-08-24T22:01:35.829-07:00Cleaned Out My Office....Everytrail<a href="http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=774818">Packing Office at EveryTrail</a><br /><iframe height="300" marginheight="0" src="http://www.everytrail.com/iframe2.php?trip_id=774818&width=400&height=300" frameborder="0" width="400" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /><br />Plan your trips with <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/guides">EveryTrail iPhone Travel Guides</a><br /><br />Okay, it did manage to get everything out of my office. Now I can go off to China with a clean conscience. (And a test for using Everytrail.)James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-91028402205338161342010-08-22T19:11:00.000-07:002010-08-22T19:20:15.675-07:00Home Page: James Manley's Photo Explorations<a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcmanley/">This </a>leads to photos used in the Palladium Exhibition at the SCA Gallery, the associated Blog, the Blurb catalog, and some information about me (look for the link on the signature line of the "Five Camels" image).James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-54949708810042468792010-08-22T17:47:00.000-07:002010-08-22T17:57:36.212-07:00Silk Route versus Palladium Prints Blog<a href="http://senseofpast.blogspot.com">The Sense of the Distant Past: Palladium Prints Photo Blog</a> featured a number of palladium prints that were in this summer's SCA Project Gallery show. Many of these prints were from the Dunhuang area in western China. If you have happened on the Silk Route Blog without having visited this earlier one, you might want to do so now. It is a record of a show featuring palladium prints along with information about how they were made, how one might acquire them, and so on. The Silk Route Blog on the other hand will be a travel blog focusing on a record of my three month trip beginning this August. It will include a lot of referencing and cross-checking of what exists of the old silk route paths, images along these routes, together with audio notes, GPS data and speculation and so on -- a different set of goals. I'd recommend following both!James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-36871525769678372682010-08-22T14:25:00.000-07:002010-08-22T14:34:24.430-07:00Audio Field NotesCan't find an embedded player which plays the native format of the two recorders I have on iPhone. But clicking <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/manleysglobetrekkingapps/Home/Memo.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1">here </a>should launch the *.m4a field note test file using your browser's default audio player. Or <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/manleysglobetrekkingapps/Home/8_22_10-FieldNote_1.aiff?attredirects=0&d=1">here </a>for an aiff file.<br /><br />What happened when I launched these two links was the same. My iTunes poped up and played each one just fine. Not elegant, but it works.<br /><br />The audio files need to be served. I put them on Google Sites and copied the shortcut to them, then pasted that in in the link window on Blogspot. Just takes a minute or so to put them on Google Sites. The m4a file is quite compressed, just about 140k. The aiff file is 10 times as large, but the sound quality is the same so far as I can tell. So I'll use the m4a files on the bundled iPhone recorder.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-59320523469989199822010-08-22T13:00:00.000-07:002010-08-22T13:07:46.207-07:00Embed Uploading to Picasaweb by Email.<table style="WIDTH: 194px"><tbody><tr><td style="BACKGROUND: url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left 50%; HEIGHT: 194px" align="middle"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Carharty/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOG25f-QkrW47wE&feat=embedwebsite"><img style="MARGIN: 1px 0px 0px 4px" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_1I7a2USNP_8/THGBOp_1yeE/AAAAAAAABHQ/M3tvo9CH72Y/s160-c/DropBox.jpg" width="160" height="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial,sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11px"><a style="COLOR: #4d4d4d; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Carharty/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOG25f-QkrW47wE&feat=embedwebsite">Jim at Apartment</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Picasaweb, Flickr and YouTube are all using email attachments to upload pictures and video. The key is the find the unique email address which each provider gives you. Then don't forget to use the Subject field and the text body for caption and description. Anyone can get the link using <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Carharty/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOG25f-QkrW47wE#">this </a>URL. Does the quality differ?James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-86368575686808038482010-08-22T11:58:00.000-07:002010-08-22T12:08:20.188-07:00Easy Posting of Video!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNQE9_Ca838?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNQE9_Ca838?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I do find this quite neat! I've just recorded a short 50 second video in my apartment. I've then followed the instructions to get that video to my You Tube account. (It involves sending the video as an attachment to a unique email address at YouTube.) A few minutes later it becomes available on YouTube. I play it on my lap top. It works (though the sound could be louder). I then look for the "Embed" on that same page. Clicking on it gives me a new page with the code already highlighted. I copy it, then go over to Blogspot, open the "Edit Html" view and copy the code in at the top. Then I enter this text and create the new post. Voila! The YouTube video is available in the post window.<br /><br />You can even add Subject and Descriptions captions. Put the subject on the Subject line of the email to which you are attaching the video. This becomes the main label ("Notes for YouTube"). Adding further text in the body of the email will become a description label. This is the way it works in Flickr as well. No problem adding tags with the "tag: Notes" including on either the subject line or in the message body. <br /><br />This makes it very easy to upload video and pictures. (And audio notes -- must check on that as well.)James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-48575676224344476712010-08-22T11:40:00.000-07:002010-08-22T11:44:48.432-07:00Embedding YouTube Video: Huashan Plank Walk<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nq0vtU-LVc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4nq0vtU-LVc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />This is really remarkable, not only as a trail but as a record of a trail. One can embed a video from YouTube quite easily. From the "play" URL, just look for "Embed" and copy and paste the code into the "Edit Html" tab of your blog or website page. This will become the top window for the post. You can place the text under the code.<br />Now about the trail itself. It is on Huashan (Mt. Hua) near where I will be in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. I think I shall not walk that plank.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-69081830974341240972010-08-21T22:54:00.000-07:002010-08-21T23:00:24.047-07:00More from Everytrail<a href="http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=25118">Uluggchat to Kashgar at EveryTrail</a><br><iframe src="http://www.everytrail.com/iframe2.php?trip_id=25118&width=400&height=300" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" width="400" height="300"></iframe><br><br />Plan your trips with <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/guides" >EveryTrail iPhone Travel Guides</a> <br /><br />This embed features the cyclist "lent" with pictures. But aside from the city names and pictures, the details are sparse. Also, it is not clear that the track can be downloaded into, say, a Garmin 60Sx. The embed can be created in a number of formats including Google Earth 3D, which is how the Singing Sands entry is formatted.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-64336387802400814152010-08-21T22:41:00.000-07:002010-08-21T22:44:13.175-07:00Garmin Embed<iframe width='465' height='548' frameborder='0' src='http://connect.garmin.com:80/activity/embed/2814765'></iframe><br /><br />Garmin recently took over the old Motionbased website where you could upload your geotagged exercises from a Garmin GPS unit. You now have connect.garmin.com. Here you can explore others postings, and embed ones of interest, such as the one above, which is a tour of Xi'an.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-25158832547995774612010-08-21T18:24:00.001-07:002010-08-21T18:36:49.665-07:00Good Old Bikely Comes Through<!-- Bikely on-my-site code. --><br /><div id="routemapiframe" style="width: 450px; border: 1px solid #d0d0d0; background: #755; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap;"><br /><span style="display: block; font: bold 11px verdana, arial; padding: 2px;"><a style="color: #fff; text-decoration: none" href="http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/2-wheels-china-Dunhuang-to-Urumqi">2 wheels china-Dunhuang to Urumqi</a></span><br /><iframe id="rmiframe" style="height:360px; background: #eee;" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/2-wheels-china-Dunhuang-to-Urumqi/embed/1"></iframe><br /><span style="display: block; font: normal 10px verdana, arial; text-align: right; padding: 1px;"><a style="color: #ddd; text-decoration: none" href="http://www.bikely.com/">Share your bike routes @ Bikely.com</a></span><br /></div><br /><!-- Bikely on-my-site code. --><br />Many cyclists have recorded extended bike trips in western China. <a href="http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/2-wheels-china-Dunhuang-to-Urumqi">Here </a>is one. As with all Bikely routes, they are downloadable into your GPS unit. But the Bikely site has the capability to permit sharing in a variety of ways, including the generation of map code that embeds the route window, as you see above.<br />The Route is Dunhuang (not labeled) Urumqi.James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-35181736765104410982010-08-21T17:51:00.000-07:002010-08-21T18:10:55.906-07:00Finding GPX Waypoints and Routes for the Silk Route<h2><a href="http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=375878">Actual Route from Kashgar</a></h2><object codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.everytrail.com/swf/widget.swf"><param name="FlashVars" value="units=english&mode=0&key=ABQIAAAAggE6oX7o-2CFkLBRN20X9BTCaWgBOrVzmDbJc0e41WeTNzCWNBSYkdZ8D6iOk2yqQd-kgDCXfoqiUQ&tripId=375878&startLat=39.4801933&startLon=75.9881933&mapType=Terrain&"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.everytrail.com/swf/widget.swf" quality="high" width="400" height="300" flashvars="units=english&mode=0&key=ABQIAAAAggE6oX7o-2CFkLBRN20X9BTCaWgBOrVzmDbJc0e41WeTNzCWNBSYkdZ8D6iOk2yqQd-kgDCXfoqiUQ&tripId=375878&startLat=39.4801933&startLon=75.9881933&mapType=Terrain&" play="true" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br />Plan your trips with <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/guides">EveryTrail Mobile Travel Guides</a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.everytrail.com/trip/widgetimpression?trip_id=375878"></script><br /><br />With the interest GPS tracking and routing, it's natural to ask whether there have been recent information posted. Indeed that is the case. <a href="http://www.mapability.com/blogs/gps/2008/07/gpx-route-map-technical-detail.html">Here </a>is a great site with periodic downloads of data between Europe and most key places on the Silk Route. It is also possible to use gadget-like apps to embed mini-maps as we will see in a minute.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.mapability.com/asia2008/20080605.html">here </a>to open a map showing a segment from the author of "GPS Jottings" showing a track in the Dunhuang area.<br /><br />But some of the GPS sites like Everytrail offer some cool ways to share waypoints and tracks. <a href="http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=375878">Here </a>is a web page on Everytrail where a cyclist describes riding to Kashgar in Xingjiang province. The image above is the result of pasting in the html code generated by the site "gadget."James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049386367045885902.post-63787843424519213952010-08-19T10:35:00.000-07:002010-08-21T18:56:40.615-07:00Google Earth Embed Test: Singing Sands<script src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://code.google.com/apis/kml/embed/embedkmlgadget.xml&up_kml_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fsite%2Fmanleysglobetrekkingapps%2FHome%2FSingingSandsOasis.kmz%3Fattredirects%3D0%26d%3D1&up_view_mode=earth&up_earth_2d_fallback=0&up_earth_fly_from_space=1&up_earth_show_nav_controls=1&up_earth_show_buildings=1&up_earth_show_terrain=1&up_earth_show_roads=1&up_earth_show_borders=1&up_earth_sphere=earth&up_maps_zoom_out=0&up_maps_default_type=map&synd=open&w=500&h=400&title=Singing+Sands+Oasis+near+Dunhuang&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script><br /><br />Instead of just a picture of what you see in Google Earth, you have Google Earth! You can zoom in, out, tilt and rotate in this embedded Google Earth window - if of course you have the Google Earth Plug-in and the <a href="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/creator?synd=open&url=http://code.google.com/apis/kml/embed/embedkmlgadget.xml">Google Gadget</a> that generates the embed window HTML and the <a href="http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_kmlembed.html">instructions </a>on how to do it. [This page loads fine in Chrome, but does appear to have some hic-cups in IE, especially after the two more recent postings load.]James Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12524995631831270440noreply@blogger.com0