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Widely regarded as the leading family festival of arts, music and spoken word in the UK, Greenbelt is delighted to be able to announce that Mercury Music Prize winner Speech Debelle; audience favourite Bruce Cockburn; live folk sensation Bellowhead and the fantastic, sell-out OperaUpClose are among the first clutch of acts to be confirmed for 2012. Hosting a rich programme of visual and performing arts, spirituality, comedy, talks and debate Greenbelt takes place from 24th-27th August at Cheltenham Race Course. Tickets are on sale now and available from the festival website.
Canadian-born Bruce Cockburn brings his ever-evolving folk brilliance to Greenbelt's Friday mainstage. Having been compared to the likes of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, Cockburn is known for his virtuoso guitar playing and powerful political lyrics including hits "If I Had A Rocket Launch" plus "Wondering Where The Lions Are". Joining Cockburn, fellow folk sensation Seth Lakeman will bring his bow-shedding violin riffs and driving tenor guitar rhythms, creating a magical atmospheric vibe filled with charismatic and passionate energy. Bellowhead will perform for the first time at Greenbelt with their "full throttle…rare and exhilarating" (Q Magazine) live showcase, rousing crowds to their feet in what is set to be a sensational performance. Described by the Daily Mirror as "one of the country's greatest live outfits", the 11-piece collective are previous winners of the Best Live Performance award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and have recently returned from their sell-out UK tour. Audiences should prepare to dance like they've never danced before!
Further additions to the line-up include BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winners The Imagined Village plus "hot property" (The Guardian) folk revival band Megson with their infectious sounds and heavenly vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars. Thomas Traux will stun festival goers by using his bespoke inventions of strange self-made instruments in a surprising spectacle. Last but by no means least for the festivals music stage, Brooklyn-based, multi-instrumentalist and former member of American indie rock band The Hold Steady, Franz Nicolay, who is famed for combining the accordion and piano in unique way, will be making his debut at Greenbelt in 2012.
Esteemed lecturer in philosophy and author of several books on the modern world, Giles Fraser will speak at Greenbelt and after his recent, highly publicised departure from St Paul's in October 2011, Fraser is an exciting addition to the speaker programme. Nationally acclaimed magician and author Mark Townsend will be part of the 2012 bill using his magic and mind-reading to unlock people's inner wonder. This astonishing, slightly unsettling but life-affirming act is not to be missed.
The "articulate, charismatic…and sophisticated operator" (Daily Telgraph) that is Rose Hudson Wilkin, who is tipped as the leading contender to become Church of England's first female bishop joins Greenbelt's speaker programme. Having fought for equal rights throughout her life, Wilkin's talk will be both engaging and thoughtful revealing what it's really like to live a double life in a parish where gang members roam, contrasted to her time spent as Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons. Ruth Gledhill will also speak and as a prestigious and longstanding correspondent for The Times, her appearance at Greenbelt will be both informative and tantalising.
Reverend Richard Coles, broadcaster, writer and priest, is best known for being one half of 1980s band The Communards who enjoyed three UK Top Ten hits including 'Don't Leave Me This Way' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye'. Coles' multi-talented reputation meant he was an obvious addition to Greenbelt's diverse offering. Radical partner of The Simple Way, Shane Claiborne will also engage audiences with his fascinating experiences ranging from spending ten weeks alongside Mother Theresa in Calcutta to his recent three weeks spent in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team. Plus BBC Radio 2 Presenter Simon Mayo will be speaking about his debut children's book Itch, a fantastic action-packed thriller. A sure hits with the kids at Greenbelt this year.
Kevin Tomlinson's Kepow Theatre returns to Greenbelt for a show-stopping performance of improvisation and comedic hilarity. Having received five star reviews at Edinburgh Festival this year followed by a sell out tour, this is one show not to be missed, while fellow award-winner Tayo Aluko will also perform in the play "Call Mr Robeson" accompanied by an orchestra propelling his unusual baritone voice across the fields.
"We're thrilled to announce the first names to Greenbelt's 2012 Programme. With such diverse acts from the likes of Speech Debelle, OperaUpClose and Bellowhead, this year's offering really does set Greenbelt aside from others on the festival calendar. This year we've developed the line-up to offer credible acts from around the world showcasing the best in the arts, music, visual and performing arts, comedy, talks and discussion. We look forward to seeing you in the field."Paul Northup, Festival Director.
Greenbelt 2012 – Saving Paradise – takes place 24th-27th August on Cheltenham Racecourse. Celebrating 39 years on the festival calendar, year-on-year over 20,000 people enjoy the fantastic offering. Delivering a rich and diverse programme, Greenbelt committed to its support of the arts while encouraging and embracing the values of tolerance, dialogue, justice, faith and hope. A festival that gives so much, Greenbelt provides all that attend with a spellbound and life-affirming experience.
Tickets are now available from the Greenbelt festival website or via 020 7374 276. Prices are fixed until 30th April 2012 and adult weekend tickets are £99.00; adult concession weekend tickets are £68.00; under 18 weekend tickets (5 to 17 years) are £55.00; family weekend tickets (2 Adults, 2 Under 18s) are £259.00; single parent family weekend tickets (1 Adult, 2 Under 18s) are £165.00 and infants (0-4 years) go for free.
"No matter who you are or where you come from or what you believe in, if you're open-minded and care about the arts, or think for yourself and forge your own opinions, you'll be at home in this place."
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"Britain's greatest festival… The content, the opportunities to be challenged, affirmed, welcomed and angered as well as entertained and introduced to new things… it's enough to make me nostalgic the day after it finishes." The Huffington Post
"I believe in dialogue, and that's what Greenbelt is all about." Peter Tatchell
"Have to say, Greenbelt totally surprised me… after Glastonbury, my favourite festival this year."
"I was deeply impressed by the mood and spirit of the festival. Most people were Christians and almost all had some religious faith but there was absolutely no dogmatism. Everyone was welcome and there was a shared spirit of belief in justice and caring." Clare Short
"I believe in dialogue, and that's what Greenbelt is all about."Peter Tatchell
"People here are very questioning, not merely of other people, but of their own thoughts and beliefs too. It's a very thoughtful festival." Robin Ince
"Greenbelt was an eye opening experience. Here was a Christian festival where I was made to feel welcome and included. Here were people, like me, committed to a better world, where poverty and injustice were no more and who were prepared to put their faith into action." Mohammad Imran
Editors Notes
Greenbelt Festival takes place annually over the August Bank Holiday weekend, gathering together artists, musicians, speakers and performers, alongside 21,000 festivalgoers at Cheltenham Racecourse. Celebrating 38 years on the festival circuit, Greenbelt is firmly rooted within a Christian tradition that is politically and culturally engaging. The festival is a family-friendly celebration, inclusive and accepting of all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, background or belief.
Tickets can be purchased directly from the festival website:
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Greenbelt 2012 Weekend Tickets (Price until 30th April)
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In a candid new TV interview for "Oprah Winfrey's Master Class" series, which airs on Sunday, the Fleetwood Mac singer admits she regrets spending a fortune on coke, and looking back at old photos she hates her permanently high look.
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Wheelchair Lift Roll Stop Latch May Become Damaged
Recall Details
Certain vehicles, fitted with a specific Braun wheelchair lift, has a roll stop latch on the outer barrier of the wheelchair lift that may become bent or misaligned over time and with frequent use. Main Mobility is working with Braun to notify owners and Braun dealers will repair the lift as necessary to correct this concern. This recall only pertains to vehicles altered by Main Mobility. General Motors and Ford are NOT involved in this recall.
Our Quick Take
A small number of these vehicles equipped with a wheelchair lift installed by Main Mobility may have a roll stop latch that is bent or otherwise misaligned. If this were to occur, a wheelchair could roll unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.
What Should You Do?
Main Mobility has not released a notification schedule as of this time. There are no symptoms related to this recall. If you don't receive notification and you feel you should have, please contact Main Mobility. General Motors and Ford are NOT involved in this recall. It's helpful to have your vehicle identification number (VIN) handy when you call.


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11-9199.02 - Compliance Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
Sample of reported job titles: Business Practices Supervisor; Compliance Coordinator; Compliance Engineer-Products; Compliance Manager; Compliance Officer; Compliance Review Officer; Corporate Operations Compliance Manager; Director of Compliance; Director, Global Ethics & Compliance and Assistant General Counsel; Internal Review and Audit Compliance
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Maintain documentation of compliance activities, such as complaints received or investigation outcomes.
- File appropriate compliance reports with regulatory agencies.
- Conduct or direct the internal investigation of compliance issues.
- Identify compliance issues that require follow-up or investigation.
- Report violations of compliance or regulatory standards to duly authorized enforcement agencies as appropriate or required.
- Disseminate written policies and procedures related to compliance activities.
- Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that compliance procedures are followed.
- Serve as a confidential point of contact for employees to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities.
- Provide employee training on compliance related topics, policies, or procedures.
- Verify that all firm and regulatory policies and procedures have been documented, implemented, and communicated.
- Discuss emerging compliance issues with management or employees.
- Keep informed regarding pending industry changes, trends, and best practices and assess the potential impact of these changes on organizational processes.
- Advise internal management or business partners on the implementation or operation of compliance programs.
- Consult with corporate attorneys as necessary to address difficult legal compliance issues.
- Direct the development or implementation of compliance-related policies and procedures throughout an organization.
- Monitor compliance systems to ensure their effectiveness.
- Prepare management reports regarding compliance operations and progress.
- Provide assistance to internal or external auditors in compliance reviews.
- Design or implement improvements in communication, monitoring, or enforcement of compliance standards.
- Assess product, compliance, or operational risks and develop risk management strategies.
- Collaborate with human resources departments to ensure the implementation of consistent disciplinary action strategies in cases of compliance standard violations.
- Oversee internal reporting systems such as corporate compliance hotlines and inform employees about these systems.
- Review communications such as securities sales advertising to ensure there are no violations of standards or regulations.
- Verify that software technology is in place to adequately provide oversight and monitoring in all required areas.
- Advise technical professionals on the development or use of environmental compliance or reporting tools.
- Conduct environmental audits to ensure adherence to environmental standards.
- Develop or implement environmental compliance plans for programs, such as air quality, storm water, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, or solid waste management.
- Direct environmental programs, such as air or water compliance, aboveground or underground storage tanks, spill prevention or control, hazardous waste or materials management, solid waste recycling, medical waste management, indoor air quality, integrated pest management, employee training, or disaster preparedness.
- Evaluate testing procedures to meet the specifications of environmental monitoring programs.
- Review or modify policies or operating guidelines to comply with changes to environmental standards or regulations.
Technology Skills
- Accounting software — Tax software
- Analytical or scientific software — Data analysis software; Horwath Software Magique; StataCorp Stata
- Calendar and scheduling software — Scheduling software
- Compliance software — Actimize Brokerage Compliance Solutions; MetricStream Enterprise Compliance Platform; Oracle Enterprise Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager; Thomson Reuters Paisley Enterprise GRC (see all 47 examples)
- Data base management system software — Database management software
- Data base reporting software — SAP BEx Report Designer
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access
- Desktop publishing software
- Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Electronic mail software — Email software; IBM Notes ; Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Microsoft Visio
- Human resources software — Human resource information system HRIS
- Information retrieval or search software — LexisNexis
- Internet browser software — Apple Safari; Microsoft Internet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox; Web browser software
- Medical software — Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft Windows
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software — Microsoft Project ; Microsoft SharePoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Tax preparation software — Tax accounting software
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Work Activities
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Detailed Work Activities
- Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.
- Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
- Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
- Communicate with government agencies.
- Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
- Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication.
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
- Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
- Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
- Develop organizational policies or programs.
- Advise others on business or operational matters.
- Manage control system activities in organizations.
- Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
- Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
- Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
- Implement organizational process or policy changes.
- Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
- Analyze risks to minimize losses or damages.
- Develop emergency response plans or procedures.
- Develop computer or information systems.
- Evaluate green operations or programs for compliance with standards or regulations.
- Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
- Conduct environmental audits.
- Develop sustainable organizational policies or practices.
- Manage environmental sustainability projects.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 99% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 100% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 100% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 84% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 67% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 63% responded "Extremely important."
- Contact With Others — 65% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 66% responded "Very important results."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 70% responded "Extremely important."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 35% responded "Some freedom."
- Deal With External Customers — 61% responded "Extremely important."
- Duration of Typical Work Week
- Frequency of Decision Making — 43% responded "Every day."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 58% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 46% responded "High responsibility."
- Spend Time Sitting — 48% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Coordinate or Lead Others
- Time Pressure — 57% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 45% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Letters and Memos — 18% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 60% responded "Very important."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 22% responded "Less than half the time."
- Physical Proximity — 54% responded "I work with others but not closely (e.g., private office)."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 45% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Level of Competition — 41% responded "Moderately competitive."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
|Related Experience
|A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
|Job Zone Examples
|Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, chemists, art directors, and cost estimators.
|SVP Range
|(7.0 to < 8.0)
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- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Managers, All Other.
Employment data collected from Managers, All Other.
Industry data collected from Managers, All Other.
|Median wages (2018)
|$51.67 hourly, $107,480 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2016)
|992,000 employees
|Projected growth (2016-2026)
|Average (5% to 9%)
|Projected job openings (2016-2026)
|State trends
|Top industries (2016)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2016-2026). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
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It happened overnight. One day my skin was shiny like a…shiny thing, the next it was dry. And it got drier. And drier. Until it itched a lot and became red. Until people started asking me if I have eczema (I have a bit but not on my face).
Oily skin I can live with. Dry skin I can't. So the last few weeks I have had to change my skincare to hydrating products and its working pretty well. My skin feels softer and plumper.
Here are the products I've been using and would recommend for anyone who is finding that they have drier skin in the current climate.
1. Enriching Cleanser
As much as I love my cleansing oil, I do find over use of it makes my skin dry. I switched to a cream cleanser which is more gentle on dry skins.
My favourite is from a company called Moor Spa and its very good for sensitive skins (their whole range is very nice if you are into organic skincare). It contains moor water and vitamin E.
£13.50 for 200ml here.
I rinse that off then use….
2. Shiseido Hydro-Nourishing Softner
Basically my toner step, although this is called a'softener'. Its a light clear gel which I like, non irritating too. I paid about £28 for this but I've seen it for £24.50 from Feel Unique here.
Then I use my day cream which is….
3. Creme De La Mer.
I bought this for myself last Christmas and have been using it sparingly – I have the smallest one which is £90 for 30ml.
Some people hate it, some people love it. I really like it even though people always say that it is similar to Nivea in smell and texture! I just find that its great when your skin is stressed out and in need of TLC. Would I repurchase? Probably. It makes me cringe now thinking about paying so much money for a cream but if it works for you, it works for you.
You can buy it here.
4. RMK Recovery Gel
I already reviewed this a few days ago but its basically been my savour and really healed up my dry skin, removing redness and rough flaky skin.
You can buy it here for £37.20 but its free throughout November 2009 on counters, if you spend £50.
As another treatment that I sometimes use with my day cream, I dab on a serum which is a very runny white serum.
5. Neal's Yard Frankincense Rejuvenating Facial Serum
I don't like the smell of this – its spicy and masculine, and yes, it does remind me a bit of a curry. Sorry. But nevertheless, my skin looks peachy good when I dab it on top of my moisturizer so its a keeper.
I didn't realise Neal's Yard is soooooo expensive until recently. This cost me £36.40 and you can buy it here.
6. NUDE Advanced Eye Cream
I got this eye cream a while ago – I am usually 99% too lazy to use an eye cream but this pump action bottle makes it easy.
They say:
Probiotics prime and protect while proven bioactive CoQ10, milk peptides and mountain ash smooth wrinkles, reduce puffiness and dark circles and deliver a dramatic lifting effect.
Gorgeous stuff this, but its £60! Nevertheless, it makes my skin feel softer and firmer, its totally non irritating (some eye creams make my eyes water) and just good for my uber dry skin.
You can buy it here.
This skincare routine isn't for everyone but it really works well for me at the moment. I hate having dry skin, especially when it becomes sore and red so my no. 1 priority was restoring hydration to the skin.
The cold weather and heating/air conditioning I have at work does not help the condition of my skin!
Overall, the products I chose were based on how HYDRATING and SOOTHING they are and I can confirm all these products are great if you have sensitive, dry skin.
I am sure that after winter, my skin will change and I will have to switch again but for now this is perfect!


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Skyline Releases Women's Soccer Report #8
- Brittany Williams named Player of the Week
Clifton Park, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the eighth Women's Soccer report for the 2009 season this afternoon, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Sophomore midfielder Brittany Williams (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) was named Skyline Conference Player of the Week for women's soccer. Williams put the Rams ahead 1-0 at the 25th minute with her first goal of the season against St. Joseph's. In the second half, Williams assisted Taylor Horgan's goal, helping Farmingdale remain unbeaten in conference play.
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To sit in on a class with yoga instructor Shannon Hoffer is to wade into a positive, soothing atmosphere, one designed to melt away stress and work up a sweat.
"We are constantly under slow chronic stress," Hoffer said. "Yoga teaches us ways to alleviate that day-to-day stress and anxiety."
Hoffer teaches ways to ease stress. Proper breathing is a key aspect of her teaching.
"Yoga links breath with movement and the mind to the body," she said. "An even deep breath is directly linked to relaxation."
Breathing properly not only allows one to relax and focus, it also stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows a person's heart rate and helps with digestion.
Yoga students also learn basic postures and small movements that aid in balance and flexibility.
"A lot of people say that they are not flexible or that they don't want to look silly," Hoffer said. "But flexibility is still a challenge for me. I find what level people are at and we go from there."
Hoffer enjoys seeing a student's eyes light up when he or she pops into a new pose for the first time.
"People are capable of more than they think," she said.
Amber Smith recently started taking yoga classes with Hoffer.
"At first, I was a little unsteady," Smith said. "I was scared I would lose my balance and knock someone over."
However, Smith's anxieties abated as she followed Hoffer's direction.
"She's a great teacher," Smith said. "The main things I noticed were the great workout I got and how relaxed I felt afterward."
In class, Hoffer conducts herself with a calm confidence as she demonstrates various yoga maneuvers. She asks for student feedback and provides individual assistance as needed.
Yoga has helped her find balance not only in her mind and body, but also in her life, she said.
"I feel happier, and I smile more," she said. "I feel like that translates to other people in a sort of ripple effect."
Through practice, she modified her way of life and became more mindful of her habits, both good and bad.
"I do yoga but I still enjoy a good hamburger and a glass of wine," she said.
Before she started she had no idea how stress could physically manifest itself in her body.
"I used to get really bad stomachaches and tension headaches," she said.
Hoffer is no stranger to stressful environments. She formerly worked as a critical care nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut.
However, in 2009 she completed a 200-hour yoga certificate course in Costa Rica.
"I have a western background in academia and a passion for yoga," she said. "I began teaching because I believe in positive change and sharing inspiration. Plus it is just fun to do a sweet move and feel like a kid again."
She encourages men and women of all ages to try it.
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"Sometimes when I go into class I'm like a knot, but usually by the end of it I'm untangled," she said.
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Musial tributes aplenty for Cards home opener
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Stan Musial tributes factor heavily into the St. Louis Cardinals' opening home stand. That means several opportunities to draw on that inspiration.
There'll be even more pomp than usual before the Cardinals begin a three-game series Monday against the NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds. Along with the annual motorcade delivering the team and several of its Hall of Famers clad in red jackets at home plate, Stan the Man's four children will unveil an outfield wall marker.
The National Anthem, performed by six members of the Gateway Harmonica Club, is a nod to Musial's favorite instrument. Musial, who entertained teammates on train trips in the 1940s and '50s with renditions of "Wabash Cannonball" and other chestnuts, was an honorary member of that club.
"Opening day in St. Louis is a pretty special thing," second baseman Daniel Descalso said. "They do a really good job. Fortunately, this is going to be my third one."
A full tribute and harmonica fan giveaway honoring Musial, far and away the best player in franchise history and already honored with two statues outside Busch Stadium, is set for Friday. Several Cardinals past and present attended the funeral in late January for Musial, who died at age 92 after several years of ill health, and the team is wearing a memorial jersey sleeve patch.
Lefty Jaime Garcia, who thrives at home with a career 20-11 record and 2.48 ERA, gets the call in the series opener against Mat Latos and the Reds, who finished a comfortable nine games ahead of St. Louis last season. The Cardinals are 3-3 after building momentum at the expense of the World Series champion Giants, the team they let off the hook in the NL championship series, pummeling ace Matt Cain in the series finale while taking two of three.
"We don't draw it up, so we just have to compete with whatever they give us," manager Mike Matheny said. "It's a great test, no question about it. You want to have everybody clicking early on and get off to a good start, but we also understand it's a long season."
Before the end of the month, they'll also face the NL East champion Nationals, a Phillies team that has returned to health and the Reds again. The wild-card Cardinals beat the Braves in a one-game playoff and then rallied to eliminate Washington before collapsing in San Francisco.
"I think you want to find out where you are as early as possible," Descalso said. "The way you find out is by playing other tough teams."
After watching the Giants trot out their title trophy, the Cardinals will show off hardware from four of their championship teams: 1967, 1982, 2006 and 2011. Players will drink in the heady atmosphere of perhaps the city's biggest annual event, with Gov. Jay Nixon and Mayor Francis Slay among the dignitaries expected to attend.
"St. Louis is a great city and baseball town," catcher Yadier Molina said. "I can't wait to get there."
The same goes for third baseman David Freese, hopeful of returning for the opener off a short rehab stint from a back injury with Triple-A Memphis, although Matheny cautioned that "it's not automatic."
The Reds are coming off a strong 4-2 opening homestand against two teams that are expected to contend, putting up six runs on Stephen Strasburg on Sunday and taking two of three from the Nationals and Angels. Todd Frazier is second on the NL with a .480 average, leads the league with 12 hits including three homers, and is tied for first with nine RBIs. Newcomer Shin-Soo Choo also is off to a fast start with three homers.
"St. Louis is always a good place to play," Jay Bruce said. "The fans come out every day, it's always packed. There's always a good feel there."
The Cardinals have dominated at home against the Reds, who have won just three series and split two out of 27 chances dating to 2003. The Reds are far from intimidated.
"We'll take them one game at a time," manager Dusty Baker said. "Let's enjoy this one, go there, have a nice dinner and get some sleep."
Lance Lynn (0-0) faces Bronson Arroyo (1-0) in the second game of the series on Tuesday, with Jake Westbrook (0-1) opposing Homer Bailey (1-0) in the finale.
The Reds set a franchise record with 52 strikeouts the first five games, and Johnny Cueto and three relievers combined for 10 strikeouts on Sunday.


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The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.
The USS Enterprise ended its notable 51-year career during a ceremony at its home port at Naval Station Norfolk, where thousands of former crew members, ship builders and their families lined a pier to bid farewell to one of the most decorated ships in the Navy.
Because of the damage that deactivating the nuclear reactors will do to the hull, there's essentially no chance that Enterprise will be preserved. Like her storied namesake, Enterprise will become scrap rather than a museum. However, it appears that the third Ford class carrier will take the name.
Funny story; years back I was on a listserv debating the changes that would turn Advanced Third Reich into World at War. One debate involved whether to shift from abstract "fleet factors" to named battleships, a change already adopted for aircraft carriers in Empire of the Rising Sun. One irritable poster ranted something as follows: "I don't give a damn if the chit's called the USS Enterprise, or the USS Capital, or the USS Usury; I just want to know how many naval air factors it carries."
Maybe you had to be there.
Finally, I should note that I was offered the opportunity to board Enterprise for her final journey. This is the kind of offer you can't ever possibly imagine considering turning down when you're 10, 15, 20, 15, 30, or even 35. Now, though I appreciated the offer, I didn't give much more than a moment's consideration before turning it down. So it goes.


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Jets return home to face Bluesby Mike G. Morreale
BLUES (19-6-3) at JETS (14-13-4)
Last 10: St. Louis 6-4-0; Winnipeg 4-4-2
Season series: This is the third of five games between the teams this season. The Winnipeg Jets won 4-3 in a shootout win at home Oct. 18 and the Blues rebounded with a 3-2 home victory Oct. 29.
Big story: While Blues forward Alexander Steen (20 goals, 32 points) is considered by many to be one of the NHL's first-quarter breakout stars, teammate Jaden Schwartz is emerging as an equally important impact player in his second season. Schwartz has nine points in the past nine games and is tied for sixth on the team with 19 points while averaging 16:09 of ice time. He's tied for the team lead with 23 takeaways and his 53 shots already top last year's total by three in 17 fewer games.
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Blues: St. Louis has struggled recently, dropping three of four games while being outscored 9-1 in the first period in the past four games. The Blues lost 5-2 against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday, and coach Ken Hitchcock said he would like his players to "buy in" to the game plan a lot more.
The Blues entered the week 15th in the League with an average of 29.9 shots per game. In the first 20 games they averaged 31.3 per game, but that number has slipped to 26.5 in their past eight.
"When you don't have a mindset of checking, then that affects your competitive level, races for pucks, puck battles, 50/50 pucks," Hitchcock said Saturday. "When your mindset is something other than checking to start with, that affects everything. It's been the same. We went through this last year and it was … a month we went through this where we had to change our attitude towards what was important."
Jets: The Jets concluded a successful six-game run spanning two weeks through the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Winnipeg ended the trip with a 4-2 record, with victories against the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Saturday against the Lightning, Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist, Mark Scheifele scored the game-winner 1:04 into overtime and goalie Al Montoya made 28 saves.
"There's definitely a black and white with our team," Wheeler told the Winnipeg Sun. "When we play well we give ourselves a chance to win every night, and when we don't we don't give ourselves a chance.
"Every time we were knocked down a peg we found a way to get back up. It's a good learning tool for us. But the bigger lesson is no complacency. We can't be satisfied with ourselves or patting ourselves on the back."
Who's hot: Wheeler is on a three-game point streak; he has two goals and four points in that stretch. … The Blues' T.J. Oshie has one goal and seven points in the past seven games.
Injury report: Blues defenseman Jordan Leopold (hand) and forward Ryan Reaves (hand) are on injured reserve. … Winnipeg forward Jim Slater (hernia) and defensemen Paul Postma (leg) and Zach Bogosian (groin) are on injured reserve. Forward Evander Kane (lower body) is questionable.


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By Fareed Zakaria
For at least a year, President Barack Obama's foreign policy towards Syria had been confused, poorly conceived, and badly executed. But despite all that, the administration deserves credit for changing course, acting fast, and seizing on a lucky break. The agreement forged by John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, is just the first step, of course. The Syrian government has to cooperate, but it will face pressure from Moscow to do so.
On hearing of the agreement, some have reacted with dismay. This agreement does not remove Bashar al-Assad from power, it does nothing to stop his regime in its brutal repression, it does nothing to end the humanitarian tragedy in that country.
It's true that the agreement is not designed to stop the warfare and suffering in Syria. But what exactly would do that? Do we know that a U.S. strategy, a military intervention to topple the dictator and change the regime, would actually end the human suffering in that country?
Let's recall a recent example, when America ousted a dictator and changed the regime, and believed that peace and liberty and prosperity would flourish. It was in Iraq, of course, and what happened was very different.
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The deposed regime and its supporters fought back fiercely, the sectarian lines of the Iraqi society turned into battle lines, Islamic militants – including al Qaeda poured into the country, often funded by neighboring countries. The result was a ten year civil war with at minimum 130,000 (and potentially more than 250,000), and over 1.5 million refugees – most of whom have not come back – and a deeply divided and unstable country. From a humanitarian point of view, American intervention and regime change substantially worsened the humanitarian nightmare of Iraq.
I don't believe that the example of Iraq should color all American foreign policy. But surely when people suggest that Washington should militarily intervene and perhaps depose a dictator in the country literally next door to Iraq, who as in Iraq also runs a minority regime, with an opposition that also has within in it several Islamic militant groups, it is fair to look at the Iraqi example. Do we have any clear reason to believe that the struggle for power in Syria will be any different than that in Iraq? That American military intervention at this stage would this time just stop all the fighting and produce peace? Don't we have to think through the likely consequences of American intervention before we self-confidently propose action?
President Obama has mobilized world attention about chemical weapons. There is now a chance, albeit small, that a process begins that monitors and even destroys all of Syria's chemical arsenal. Almost certainly, such weapons won't be used again by the al-Assad regime. That's more than we could have achieved through airstrikes – which are unlikely to have destroyed such weapons. (Bombing chemical weapons facilities could easily release toxins into the atmosphere, which is why they are not targeted.)
This agreement does not end the human suffering and it doesn't rid the world of an evil dictator. But it is a step forward in a terrible crisis.
I give Obama credit for managing to save some face. He did, as Fareed says, catch a lucky break. He was headed toward being emasculated by congress in front of the world. Nothing substantive is actually going to come of this Russian brokered deal beyond Obama saving some face. The sides will dither forever about the details of a plan that will take years to carry out at best.
What it does do is get it out of the headlines, which is all Obama really wanted when he "seized the opportunity". He'll weakly spin it as a victory of diplomacy, but, mostly, he'll shut up about it and hope that it goes away and stops making news.
Bill is spot on.
@Bill I couldn't agree more
Oh, the looney left.
President Obama channeled John Wayne, and it worked.
His threat of military action forced Russia and Syria to negotiate a long term solution.
Congratulations Mr. President on yet another foreign policy success. Not quite up there will killing America's #1 enemy of all time, Bin Laden, but still a major accomplishment.
The American people should be proud that our President won this victory – although MOST of you should be ashamed for not backing him up. If this was WWII, you would not have authorized the President to save Europe.
Actually he didn't channel John Wayne because John Wayne never served. Ford told him not to go to stay and further his acting career unlike James Steward, Clark Gable. So he stayed home to further his career.
Mr Zareed, 130k dead in Iraq in 10 years of civil war vs. over 100k in Syria in 2 years. how can you compare that and look at it as a failure. Ask a kurd if the Iraq war was a mistake. in your perspective we would still be negotiating UN resolutions with Saddam. Dictators don't negotiate, they lie to get away with thing.
recent up-date in Syria negotiations... Assad wants a billion dollars for its CH in the form of a commercial exchange. you pay for it, you can take it.
"Fortune favors the prepared mind."
Mr. Bush spent $2 trillion, which is equivalent to the GDP of "RUSSIA" went to Iraq with the sole purpose of removing both chemical and biological weapons. His approach cost thousands of lives and treasor. On the other hand, Obama managed to convince Syria to give up its weapons without firing a shot.
Yeah, it's with your logic that our county is in shambles. Keep smoking that Obamapole, buddy.
Oh and it was Obama that caught Bin Laden, right? All hail, King Obama! WOOO!
Our country was attacked!.....enough said.
IF (huge caveat there) Syria gives up chemical weapons, give credit to Vladimir Putin. Russia actually has leverage on Syria, being their largest weapons supplier.
If anything happens, it is because Russia felt that it would improve their long-term weapon sales.
True. Meanwhile conservatives keep screaming about Benghazi but Bush gets a free pass over his BOGUS war in Iraq.
Chemical weapons are of little use on the modern battlefield, which is why Syria will join almost every other nation on Earth outside of Israel and North Korea in giving them up. Assad is mopping up and the civil war is almost over in his favor, so he basically gave up a two of clubs to deflate the American-British.French-Saudi-Turkish-Qatari effort to remove him and thereby protected his winning aces!.
Please don't forget that Obama was the BIGGEST advocat of an immediate strike on Syria. We was ready to go in there guns blazing, so quit acting like there is a dove in the whitehouse.
attention ROCKY
another feral swine who has no idea how government works. no credit for bin laden, but blame for bengazi?
where are the people who landed on the moon? everywhere i look these days, i see stupid.
There is a little deficiency in your argument. Syria has not yet given up its chemical weapons. It has turned over some of the information on them. And there is still the little matter of a 3 cornered war in the country. And if Russia is right that the rebels used the chemical weapons, then it does nothing about that.
I think the American People should get the credit for bailing out our President. Mr. Obama proposed an ineffective solution to chemical weapons use in Syria. He also sat by and watched this war evolve for nearly two years before deciding to actually do something to preserve his own pride, not our nation's. The American People rallied against it, forcing him to pause, go to our representatives for approval (they way it should work but hasn't lately), which he was unlikely to receive. The Russian government, seeing an opportunity to show world leadership, stepped in and offered to intervene with the Syrian government. Giving any credit to President Obama or Secretary Kerry is a disservice to the American public, who were so vocal in opposing their original plans and forcing this turn of events.
KG, you quick post was more fact based and better written then Zakaria's puff piece
Please....this by definition is an 'Epic Failure."
Really? How did you define success at the beginning of all of this?
wasting time talking to back woods home schooled texan who cannot find north america on a world map, giving his opinion on foreign affairs.
Fi no way is this a failure. At the beginning of this situation the President, as many people believed, stayed out of Syria and chose not to send arms to a rebel group that was very divided and had a high concentration of terrorists among them. The major change was that Assad decided to use Chemical weapons either out of frustration or because he thought he might be losing. That is where he crossed a red line that was put in place after the horrors of WW I by the entire civilized world. If Obama did nothing about it then it could provoke Iran and NK to cross their red lines. So if we get Assad to put the bulk or all of his chemical weapons on the table and to stop using them, I say it is a success. We were never trying to topple him – what for so we could clean up the mess like Iraq?
I think you should thank Putin and the Kremlin for this, not King Nobama. After all, Obama wanted to defy the American people AND Congress.
has it been anymore chemicals used ,just asking
NOT Americas problem.
If anything, take Kerry, McCain, Bushs, Cheney, all of war-voting Congress and all their kids, and bomb Syria with them.
Problem sorted.
Putin sold Kerry a time bomb. Kerry, bless him, says now that after a year and Assad has not done his part he (Kerry) might 'threaten' Assad with military attack. (Feeble , of course.) Where is our Commander in Chief, has he (and Hagel) turned over command of our military forces over to the Secretary of State?
It's in the United states interest to confiscate Assad's chemical weapons, but what's the consequences Obama mentioned, that Assad will face if he uses chemical weapons, and is the surrendering of a murderer weapons considered a punishment? I bet we have thousands of criminals who will take this deal every day in the week and twice on Sunday, if that's their punishment.
The only consequences Assad is facing now, is that he doesn't get to kill his people as fast as he likes, or how he likes. He has to kill them using other methods. ones that can be approved by Mr Barak Obama.
When a major US news media goes to meat with a tyrant like Assad, few days after watching those images of dead and dying children gassed by him and his army. And shows little or next to nothing of that horrendous crime to the American people, or does nothing to expose what kind of criminal he is, IT just makes sick
Clearly the Syrian people are not just facing Assad in this conflict, but they're facing a greater evil, or may be all evils of human kind on this earth, including those in Fox news.
I couldn't help but be struck by the utter delusional re-writing of history regarding Obama, Kerry, and Russia. Mr Zakaria makes it sound like what is currently happening was planned. It was a rhetorical comment from Kerry that got seized upon by Russia and pushed through the UN..and Obama had nothing to do with it. The official line from the administration that Kerry had just made a rhetorical statement and it wasn't a policy.
Days later, Obama acts like he intended to do that. Like that guy/gal who acts like they were totally involved with anything good that happens even if they had no part (God, those people annoy me). Well I can actually remember more than a few days in the past, Mr. Zakaria. There was no grand Obama plan. Kerry made an off-the-cuff remark and it became US policy and thankfully stopped Obama from military strikes. We got lucky as a country. Thank you, secretary Kerry for stumbling into a good idea.
Giving credit to POTUS and Kerry is stilly and a complete fabrication of what happened
Lucky break or not, if war can be avoided, it's a good thing. Swaggering and boasting, proclamations of "you're for us or against us" cost us more than can be measured. Thank God for a President who won't act in haste or be moved by the raucous voices of those too eager to make war...and more than anything else, think before he acts.
" Thank God for a President who won't act in haste"............. are you delusional? Obama had the tomahawks all fired up and ready to go, thinking the UK was with the USA. When he finds out that the UK voted NO, he had NO OTHER ALLIED or UN support for his brash, rogue strike plan. When everyone began shouting about Congressional approval, Obama backtracks to get Congressional approval, which was REQUIRED in the first place, considering that Syria had not attacked the USA. That was nothing but a "face-saving" delay tactic. It took the likes of REAL, EXPERIENCED politicians from Russia and Iran to come up with a reasonable plan to exercise diplomacy through communication.
Whether or not this works remains to be seen. On the other hand, Obama gave the world the opportunity to really see him as the clueless phoney that he is.
always find his writting biased towards a certain country. no credit to obama at all. obama is not wise but a trouble maker because he think us is exceptional. the black president legacy is creating war and tension in asia and the world – this is his legacy.
Lucky breaks aren't leadership.
What about the human suffering, slavery, and evil dictators in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar?
The best thing is that it finally forced Russia to show some responsibility for the leader that it was protecting. They realized that they could not avoid being dragged into this and could not let Assad run loose. Now, if China would only control North Korea the world would be greatly improved.
Fareed Zakaria is an islamist just like the rest of his FSA and Jabhat-Al-Nusra buddies. He will smile with glee when the secular Assad is replaced by a head-chopping Saudi funded islamic salafist government.
2 million Christians will be forced converted to islam, all the Christian churches burned, and the bibles rounded up and destroyed.
Obama's legacy could be the destruction of Christianity itself. Christian Americans are ignorant of their own religion, they have been fooled by the Jews into thinking Jerusalem is their homeland, when Damascus, Syria is the real birthplace of Christianity.
Christian fundies are unknowingly advocating the bombing of Damascus, which will destroy 2000 years of Christian history while the muslims and the jews cheer.
It seems unlikely that Syria would have agreed to divest itself of chemical weapons if the threat of attack had not been looming over them. Did the president make the threat because he had a single minded intention to go to war, or was it part of a Machiavellian scheme to scare Assad into cooperating? It wouldn't be the first time a nation's leader held a single minded intent to make war, nor would it be the first time one of them devised a clever and economical way to avert disaster and accomplish a goal at the same time.
Instead of pretending we know all the answers, I wish we would do a better of job of seeking the truth – whether it promises to agree with our preconceptions or not.
Bottom line – I'm glad the threat was made and equally glad it didn't have to be carried out.
Who threatened Syria?
Do you honestly think President Obama's incoherent speeches were a threat, or do you think the Russians said something in private that really scared Bashar Assad? My bet is on the Russians.
The really significant question is: How many people want to know the truth?
Is it only me, or did the US and Russia just play a game of "Good cop, Bad cop" with Syria?
Leadership NEVER relies upon luck.
Many years ago I took on a bully and cornered him and he backed down. As I left he ran up behind me and punched me in the face when i wasn't looking. This is what you will get from Iran and Syria.
Please save Moadamieht Alsham from starvation
Humanitarian Disaster: Please save Moadamieht Alsham from starvation. The Siege of the city Moadamieht Alsham continues for the tenth month. Electricity and water are cut off on a daily basis. Food supplies, gasoline, diesel and cooking gas are prevented to enter Moadamieht Alsham. The regime left five thousand families, nearly twelve thousand civilians under systematic collective punishment of starvation following an intense daily bombardment with all available weapons including chemical weapons that were used against the city by the Syrian regime which is certainly a war crime against humanity. We therefore call on all international organizations for human rights, the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to work on saving the civilians before they die of starvation. Please protect civilians from war crimes, opression and starvation carried out by the Syrian regime.
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Why give Obama administration credit for this Fareed? It is Iran reaching out and not any particular Obama related activity to cause this opportunity. Your smart but I would also caution that the timing appears interesting considering the "weakness" displayed by Obama over his handling of Syria "the disappearing/reappearing red ink line in the sand". Iran could easliy be playing to the "weakness" displayed by Obama and not be "really ready to sit and have an open forum" with the US.
That is a pathetic understatement of the casualties in Iraq, they were easily over 600,000, in terms of total impact on Iraq, in terms of infrastructure and societal collapse, suicides etc is in the several millions.
Iraq was one of the greatest war crimes of our time. That is the way you should frame it when you're using it to talk about Syria.
Basically, let's praise Obama for making a deal that changes nothing.
President Obama a reluctant warrior , who was elected in 2008 largely for his opposition to unnecessary Iraq War ( 2003 – 2011 ) , conceded and would give time for diplomacy to work on Syrian civil war issues after their use of chemical weapons killing over 1,400 innocent civilians including 400 children . This is the right thing to do ! Re. published economic news data U. S. has over $17 trillion national debt , over $85 trillion in unfunded government liabilities, and continues $1 trillion budget deficits for last few years . More over there has been no popular support here in U. S. for another War in the Middle East countries . Sec. Kerry 's focus and continued pressure for near completion of verifiable accounting of chemical weapons in ware Houses across Syria of brutal Bashaar al – Assad regime , on behalf of Obama administration , has been unprecedented and remarkable . What say you Sen .McCain , Sen. Graham and neo cons on positive developments ?
Thanks for the effort of the international cop, because of u , world is more peaceful.


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I was recently challenged by a dear friend to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Coming from this friend, the challenge was particularly poignant considering that her father was recently diagnosed with ALS, and just watching the video where she challenged me brought me to tears.
However, I wasn't sure I wanted to do the challenge. It's not that I have a problem with the ALS Foundation or with people's participation in the challenge. It more had to do with what I saw on my social media at the height of the challenge.
When most people were participating in the challenge corresponded to a pivotal moment in our nation's history: the protests in Ferguson, MO after the extra-judicial killing of Michael Brown. Virtually every person of Color I knew (and some White folks acting in solidarity) were posting about Ferguson, offering analysis and updates of what was happening on the ground.
But from the mostly-White youth that make up the vast majority of my Facebook fam, silence on Ferguson and a whole bunch of Ice Bucket Challenge videos.
This is not to say that there should not be young White youth participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge. It was just wholly indicative of a problem of perception in the U.S. right now:
According to a Pew Research Center poll released Monday, 80 percent of African-American adults answered that the shooting and killing of the 18-year-old Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, raises important issues about race, while 18 percent answered that the topic of race is "getting more attention than it deserves." White adults polled held very different opinions: Thirty-seven percent answered that the case is raising important issues while a plurality, 47 percent, said the topic is receiving too much attention." – Source
There's no question in my mind why 80% of African Americans knew Michael Brown's killing raised important issue about race: Black and Brown people in the United States live the reality of state-sanctioned police violence against their lives, bodies, and communities every day in the U.S.
That's simply not a problem very many White folks face. Yes, in the lowest wealth White communities, the problem of police brutality is understood, but by-in-large in the U.S., we as White folks have no idea unless we're choosing to step back from our privilege and to listen to people of Color who must live with this violence.
So when I say this lack of attention among young White folks to Ferguson was a problem of perception, what I really mean was a that it is a problem of White privilege: the privilege to close our eyes to the truths of endemic racism in the United States (of which police violence is but one iteration).
Thus, my hesitation to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket challenge stemmed from my desire to see a different social media landscape among the White folks in my network.
The Black Girl Dangerous White Privilege Bucket Challenge
That's why I was delighted to see my friend Sarah participate in and challenge me to join the Black Girl Dangerous White Privilege Bucket Challenge.
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you likely have read at least one post from the brilliant Black Girl Dangerous, as I love the work done there and tend to link to them fairly often.
But Black Girl Dangerous does more than host a platform for Queer and Trans People of Color to offer their voices, analysis, truths, stories. Black Girl Dangerous is a revolutionary organization that challenges the Cis-, Straight-, and White-dominated media landscape.
That's why the Black Girl Dangerous Editor in Training program is so important, and it's why I accepted Sara's challenge in the White Privilege Bucket Challenge.
From the BGD website:
The mission of the Black Girl Dangerous Editor-In-Training Program is to educate more queer and trans people of color in writing and editing specifically for online independent media. Online indie media sites have specific needs with regard to writing and editing. This program will focus on gaining those specific skills.
Many of us who have the most to contribute to important conversations happening in indie media, including conversations on race, gender, queerness, economic injustice, disability justice, issues affecting youth, etc., have the least amount of access to the training, education and experience needed to be successful in contributing to and leading independent media movements. Continuing our commitment to amplifying the voices of queer and trans people of color from all walks of life, BGD will train queer and/or trans people of color in online media editing and writing over 6 months. Participants will learn the skills necessary to write well for the web while also learning to effectively edit the work of other writers, to contribute to and build quality platforms. Participants will have the opportunity to write and edit for BGD, and to carry those skills into their own future indie media projects."
So having taken the challenge and made my donation, here's my video:
Why Challenge White Folks (Particularly White Men)?
Since releasing the video a couple of days ago, I have had a few White people ask me why I'm challenging White people (but particularly White men) to take the challenge. One person asked, "If this is an issue that affects people of Color, why don't they fund it?"
My response to that is two-fold:
1. This does not just affect people of Color. Being shielded through our privilege and our media from the lives voices of people of Color hurts us, as it ensures we live in a painfully isolated echo chamber. When we change the structures that deny Queer and Trans People of Color access to mediums for having their voices heard, we all benefit.
2. Simply put, White people need to be willing to redistribute our wealth.
In the United States, White privilege doesn't just mean benefitting from little advantages throughout our day. For most of us, being White has meant that we have access to economic opportunity that ensures, as Ta-Nehisi Coates made so clear in this brilliant piece, that White poverty and Black poverty in the United States are not differences of "degree" but are poverties of a wholly "different kind."
In turn, part of being accountable to our privilege means being willing to give as much as we're able to people of Color-led efforts at realizing justice.
If we say we stand for justice, we have to put our money where our mouths are. And a great way to do that is to give to the Black Girl Dangerous Editor in Training Program.
Thus, White folks, you should give. Now.
White men in my life, I am particularly challenging you to give. If all you can afford is $5, give $5. If you can afford to put them up over their goal with a huge donation, do so. But give.
As of the time I publish this piece, the fundraiser is a little more than halfway to its goal, with $11,673 left to raise.
If (I'm sure mostly White) people can fundraise more than $55,000 for some damn potato salad, we should be able to get BGD at least that much. If not, let's get them to $25k.