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"There should be a statue of John Carlos in every city," KO opined.
KO Young-hui died of breast cancer in exile in Paris in 2004.
KO is portrayed speaking in the film over still images of her nurturing Kim Jong-un.
The scientist had been caught in the Singapore hotel room by KO and company, but had fought his way clear.
KO is one of the Burmese equivalents of Mr., more respectful than Maung.
KO and the stranger talked together for a moment, then the latter gestured toward the Tibetans.
In a moment they were looking through what was evidently KO's entire luggage.
The KO′-mĭs is built along all Bontoc war trails, though no others are known having the "anito" heads.
If the slender man wasn't Long Shadow, at least he would have KO to deal with.
MosKOe (mos'KO), Probably Poe had in mind the Mos'kenaso island.


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High: 22°c
Mainly sunny.
On 1st Ave West, this 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom house is available fro rent as of August 1. The house has a large, bright kitchen, a good sized living room and is is good condition. Appliances include fridge, stove, washer and dryer. There is a basemsen area for storage. The large yard is requires seasonal lawn cutting. A lawn mower is provided for the tennant.

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After a week that everyone, including me, could (and probably should) have switched to decaf for a bit, I only have a couple of items to touch on this week.
First things first: Regarding all this hubbub about Ubuntu not carrying its weight in the FOSS world, the firefight seems to have simmered down and cooler heads — not the least of which was Greg DeKoenigsberg who apologized for calling out Canonical — prevailed in the end (though I don't think you should ever apologize when you're right, but maybe Greg's mea culpa is Exhibit A when it comes to discretion being the greater part of valor).
In a blog entitled "Old Wounds," Greg answers the question why he felt "so compelled to shoot my mouth off in the first place." Most compelling about this blog post is this paragraph toward the end, which speaks volumes to the core issue:
"As Canonical grows, I hope that it lives up to similarly lofty standards — and part of living up to such standards is bearing an ever-increasing share of the weight. It is my very strong, honest, and believe it or not, largely impartial opinion, that after five-plus years of building a global brand on top of the GNOME platform, Canonical should be doing way more to sustain that platform. And although I understand and agree with the arguments that Canonical contributes in many important ways, I contend that it still isn't nearly enough. Not if you want to claim the mantle of leadership. You cannot simply talk the talk; you must ultimately walk the walk."
Agreed. That trumps everything that comes before, my blog on the item originally, Mark Shuttleworth's ad hominem responses to both Greg and me, and we can get on with life in the happy, healthy FOSS world.
And, to quote Forrest Gump, that's all I have to say about that.
Singing in IRC: I was demonstrating the /nick feature, for lack of a better term, to someone watching over my shoulder recently and came up with a way to sing on IRC. I put the folks in #scale on OFTC.net through the following ditty:
17:19 lcafiero is now known as Space_Cowboy
17:19 Space_Cowboy is now known as Gangster_of_Love
17:19 Gangster_of_Love is now known as Maurice
17:20 * Maurice speaks for the pompetous of love
17:20 Maurice is now known as lcafiero
And so on. I did the WEEEEE WOOOOOO! verbally, though I probably should have typed that in, too, in retrospect. Thanks, Steve Miller.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
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EATON, Sec'y. "W. A. WEliliS, Gen'l Agent.- N. H. MINER, Local Ag't. SAUK CENTRE, MINN. E DWARD DREBLOW- Cabinet Maker, PUM. Dont' be afraid of a little fun at home, good people 1 Don't shut up your house lest the sun should fade your carpets ; and your hearts, lest a happy laugh shake down some of the musty old oobwebs there. If you want to ruin your sons, let them think that mirth and social enjoyments must be left on the threshold without, when they come home at evening. When once a home is regarded as only a place to eat, drink and sleep in, the work is begun that ends in gambling bouses and reckless degradation..— Young people must have fun and relaxation somewhere, and if hey doiBofe find it at their hearthstones,- it will be bought, at other places. Therefore let ithe fire burn brightly at night, and make the homestead delightful with all those little arts that parents so perfectly understand. Do not repress the buoyant spirit of your children. Half jtn hour of merriment, rodnd the lamp and firelight ■of a home, blots out the remembrance of many a care and annoyance during the day; and the best safeguard they can take with them into the world is the unseen influence of a bright little domestic sanotum.— N. Y. Sunday Times. Main street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock of Furniture, Coffins, &c. A*f orders will receive prompt attention. At first the dissipated resort to wine to stimulate their wits, and in the end have to resort to their wits to -procure their wine. From the Arthur's Home Magazine. " I'll make it do" said Mrs. Prentiss, as she laid her pattern this way and that over her cloth, trying to get an overcoat for Willie out of papa's old one. "Idon't see how xpu're going to do it," said her neighbor, Mrs. Ellis, who had oome in for a social afternoon. " Wait a few minutes," replied Mrs. Prentiss, " and I'll show you. I can piece the under sides of the sleeves so nicely that you wouldn't know it if you didn't'look close, and piece the facings ; and—let me see I—James always wears his coat sleeves pretty thoroughly ; but I oan get the pockets certainly out of them^TPhere," she added, after a few minutes use of her scissors, " haven't I done it ? Wait till it is all sewed and pressed, and see if it isn't almost as good as new I" " Sfell, I will say," replied Mrs. Ellis, frankly," " that I never saw a woman that would make a little go so far as ytiu do, for comfort and looks too. I wish I had your facultar." No doubt a good deal lay to Mrs. Prentiss' native " faculty," but which had been developed and strengthened, and grown by patient contrivance and hearty action. The wifely and motherly love, that was the very well spring of life with her, flowed into her routine of household duties, quickening her perception of ways and means, and prompting her to a thoughtful care and cheerful industry. James Prentiss was a carpenter, a man of good principles and considerable ability, a genial disposition and pleasing address. He had married young • and there were those who wondered at his choice of quiet Susan Palmer, " good and sensible, no doubt, but not to be compared with a dozen other girls in the village, any of whom James Prentiss might have had for the asking—poor, too, and old Jacob Mill would have been willing enough to give him his only child, and round thousands with her." And when the little ones gathered fast around his fireside, many a one prophesied that " James Prentiss would be a poor man all his days." - But some how he never grew any poorer. Work was steady, for those who once tried him, liked to employ him again, and speak a word in favor to others. Luxuries might not have been in his home, but daily bread was there, (in the sense of every needed comfort,) and the more mouths there were, tbe more bread came. Little hand and feet never went oold, for warm stockings and mittens grew in mother's nimble fingers, in long winter evenings. A little fairy, that lived in mother's work basket, turned old cloaks, dresses and flannel shirts, into miniature editions of the same, clean and whole, warm and pretty, too. A story that grandmamma had told her children, in which the steam from the teakettle took form as a genius, lingered in their memories ; and now and then father was informed, with due gravity, when he eame home at night, that a little elfin face had peeped out from the misty wreaths that went floating upwards. But with due allowance for the active, fancy of childhood, certain it is that quiet unpromising materials were transformed, through that stove, into very inviting dinners. The cold potatoes and corned beef left yesterday went into the spider, and with a little hot water, a little butter and pepper, oame out excellent mince-meat; so with salt-fish ; the remnant of a roast joint went into an iron pot and therefrom was poured a nice soup; a few surplus spoonfuls of boiled rice, served for next days breakfast, in the shape of hot griddle cakes ; and stale bits of bread and biscuit found their way into the oven, in company with an egg, some sugar and milk, and appearing a delicious pudding. A guest might come in unexpectedly ; bat-' ifi Mrs. Prentiss's mind, what she could " make do"*-fbr her husband and children, she could make do for her company, and the hearty welcome, pleasant conversation and conciousness that they were not making trouble, her friends were quite as likely to eiyoy. their visit, as if she sat down whafi them tired worried and nervous from extra toil. Not far off lived another family, with about equal means, but presenting quite a contrast in comfort and appearance. Strange as it may Beem, however, the very expression Mrs. Prentiss so often used, "I'll make it do," and whose spirit seemed the good fairy of the house, was as frequently on Mrs. Greyson's lips, but seemed there only to do mischief. Mrs. Prentiss, though she wore mostly print dresses, always looked neat and ladylike, even tasteful. Her hair was always smooth and glossy, her boots whole and nicely laced, her checked apron, when, soiled changed for a clean one, and her snowy linen collar never forgotten. Her children, too, though allowed perfect freedom of out door play, were taught cleanliness and care. But Mrs. Greyson, if her shoe lacing gave way when she was abostt; fastening it in the morning, would; tie it up in a huge knot, with .-"I'll make it do," twist up her hair hastily, half combed, and,hurry down stairs without a collar, and with a dress bearing the mark of yesterday's cookery. For she would dash into her work, and if a spoonful of soup or ^gravy splashed upon her dress, as was not seldom, it stayed till washing day came around— ," made to do." Patches of flour kept it oampanyj and sometimes a rent that had been very small at tbe beginning, was let go till it widened fearfully. The children, both as to clothes and manner, experienced the ill effects of her "making do" system ; even school and lessons being neglected, if she fancied she wanted their help at home, or if a mood of idleness on their part appealed to her mood of indolent indulgence— as if an irregular, dilatory attendance and half learned lessons could be made to do, in place of a real.school culture. Many serious faults were passed by unnoticed, or met by a hearty, injudicious punishment, because the mother would not take the time, or make the effect requisite to correct the evil effectually, with gentle firmness. And ah I a little- form lay quiet and oold - beneath the churchyard grass, that might still have nestled warm and bright in her bosom, but for the terrible cold that/ound its way through a hole in the little shoe, that was " made to do" unpatched, when Ellie was sent out of doors to play " to get out of the way," a chilly,, damp March morning. Mrs. Greyson sometimes made bitter complaints, and often harbored bitter thoughts of her husband, because as she said, " he stayed at home as little as he well could; he didn't care to talk to her, or seem to think more of her company than if she was a cat or a dog—no, not so much ;" and perhaps she was not mistaken ; hut if she would have taken the advice that Mrs. Prentiss had kindly and delicately offered more than once, she might, have made a difference—who knows ? Well, time passed on, bringing no change for the better, but rather worse with the Greysons ; James Prentiss, meanwhile supporting his family well, educating his children and laying by every year something for the rainy day. " Ten years to-day since I was married," thought gentle little Mrs. Prentiss, as her eyes opened on a beautiful June morning. " Ten happy years 1 How full of blessings have they been I My kind husband, my darling children 1 God forever bless them." And she sprung up, though it was five o'clock and ere long was tripping cheerfully about her neat kitchen, getting a plain, but excellent breakfast. " Well, Susie, what do you think ?" said her husband, as they sat at the table ; " I've a mind to make this a holiday, and take you and the children to ride." His eyes twinkled roguishly, as he added, " I'm sure we can afford it as well as anybody. Susie did not dispute this assertion, and she was well pleased with the proposition. The children were of course wild with "delight. It was still early when the breakfast things were cleared away, and Mr, Prentiss drove to the door in a light carryall, drawn by a spirited bay horse, but well-trained and gentle. The children were all dressed, — baby springing and crowing in his mothers arms, and they were on the way without delay. Down the village street, along the river's bank past pleasant homestead farms,, through belts of woodland, over hills, and into quiet shady glens—all in one delightfhl,.- ever-to-be-remembered ride. Songs • of birds, and hum of honey bees, low of cattle, brook music, and best of all, children's voices, mingling in real harmony. Mr. Prentiss took a large circuit, returning by a different road, and about a mile from home, stopped at a neat, well-built pretty cottage painted white, with green blinds, standing alit- tle back from tbe street, with a space for a garden in front, and two or three linden trees, not #ery large as yet, but already beginning to cast".a pleasant shade., A little brook rippled along near by, and in the distance, on one side rose wooded hills, while on the other lay the village. ' Mr. Prentiss asked his wife to go into the cottage and look it over, and she, knowing he had been at work on it recently consented without much surprise, and went in, followed by the children. The rooms were of medium size, sunny and pleasant, well arranged for comfort, convenience and economy. Mrs. Prentiss' expression of pleasure, as she went fromroom to room, seemed to gratify her husband very muoh. Aff ter going over the cottage, as they stood at the parlor window to enjoy again the beautiful prospeot, he passed his arm around her and asked—"Susie, dear, should you like to live here?" " Of oonwje I should," she repUed^ani a, tone, not fully taking his meaning. " The lady who comes here ought, to be contented. .!• it engaged yet, James?" j -Jfcfrather tihink so," he answered smiling; " at least, Susie, if it suits you to live heWaJ*1* " What do you mean James T'1 questioned Mrs. Prentiss in amazement. " Just this dear," was replied. "This place is ours. For ten years you have been a kind, industrious wife. What I have earned,4 you have saved. You have made my home comfortable a»d happy—nursed me when sick and in health haveisheered, and encouraged, and helped me always. With you I have been able to do what I could not have done, had you been a different woman.- You thought I was working for Mr. J*onard; so I was^ and myself, too, tjhough I didnot know it at first. When the cottage was half done he took a notion to go out west, where his son is, buy some land arid settle down. He has never been quite contented since Jos left. He wanted to sell and I cencludedto buy, as I knew the place would suit you. And as it was near our wedding-day, and I knew just what arrangements you would like in the house, I thought I would keep it for a surprise. It is the first thing that I have ever kept secret from you, Susie, even for a time, sinoe we were married. You put np with a good many inconve niences in our hired bouse, such as I hope you won't find here. Darling can yon make this do !?'"•'■ ■ " Yes," Susie said, suddenly; it was an effort to restrain the tears of grateful 'affection that were springing to her eyes. _ " I'll engage to do that so long as I live, if you'll make me do for you. I only wish I was good enough for such a husband as you are." 1 " Make you do 1" her busband said, as he drew her fdee to his own, " My darling!" And—well, the children are out frolicking on the green, grass, and perhaps will soil their best clothes; and reader, you may come or stay, as you wish, but I'm going to look after them. "Why a Wonan cannot SOB. become a 3f a- At the late anniversary celebration of the Mason* of Austin, Nevada, the orator of the day thus discoursed upon this vexed question: "Woman sometimes complains that she is not permitted to enter onr lodges and work with the craft in their labors, and learn all there is to be learned in the institution. We explain the reason. We learn that, bfore the Almighty had finished his work, he was in doubt about creating Eve. The creation of living and creeping things had been accomplished and the Almighty had made Adam (who was the first mason,) and erected for him the finest lodge in the world and called it Paradise No 1, He then caused all the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air to pass be. fore. Adam for him to name thern, which was a piece of work he had to do alone, so that no confnsion might thereafter arise from Eve, whom He knew wonld make trouble if she was allowed to participate in it, if He created her beforehand. "Adam, being very much fatigued' with the labors of his first task, fell asleep, and when he awoke he found. Eve in the lodge with him- Adam, being senior warden, placed-Eve as the pillar of beauty, in the south, and they received .their instructions from the Grand Master in the east, which, when finished, she immediately called the craft from labor to refreshments. Instead of attending to the duties of her office as she ought, she left her station, violated her obligation, and let in an expelled Mason, who had no business there, and went around with him, leaving Adam to look after the jewels. This fellow had been expelled from the Grand lodge with saveral others, some time before. But hearing the footsteps of the Grand Master, he suddenly took his leave, telling Eve to go to making aprons, as she and Adam were not in proper regalia. She w,ent and told Adam and when the Grand Master returned to the lodge he found his gavel had been stolen. "He called for the senior and junior wardens, who had neglected to guard the door, and found them absent. After searohing some time, he came to where they were hid, and demanded of Adam what he was doing there, instead of occupying his official station. Adam replied that he was waiting for Eve to call.the craft from refreshment to labor again,- and that the craft were not properly clothed, which they were making provisions for. Turning to Eve, he asked beer what she had to offer in excuse for her unofficial and unmasonio conduct. She replied that a fellow passing himself off as a grand leoturer, had been giving her instructions, and she thougbt it was no harm -to learn them. The Grand Master then asked her what had become of his gavel; she said she didn't know, unless the fellow had taken it away. 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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced a breakthrough nonlinear modeling technique for components such as amplifiers and transistors that are commonly used in the wireless and aerospace defense industries. The X-parameters can be generated either from simulation with the company's Advanced Design System (ADS) EDA software or from Agilent's test and measurement instruments, for faster communications-product development.
In the past, designers could not accurately measure, display and simulate the full amplitude and phase information of each spectral component in nonlinear designs. They also did not have access to a highly accurate nonlinear behavioral model that fully characterizes and describes the nonlinear behavior of their devices. Now, X-parameters make it simple to capture nonlinear behavior with the same ease and accuracy as measuring or simulating linear S-parameters. Agilent's new patent-pending X-parameter technology allows designers to capture the nonlinear behavior of active components such as amplifiers and transistors and save them in transportable RF intellectual property for use in RF system or circuit designs in ADS.
"Literally in five minutes, you can generate a nonlinear X-parameter model from an off-the-shelf amplifier by measuring it with Agilent's Nonlinear Vector Network Analyzer (NVNA), and you can start doing nonlinear designs with it in ADS immediately," said Jason Horn, R&D engineer with Agilent's High-Frequency Technology Center, and one of the inventors of X-parameter technology.
Advanced Design System enables X-parameter nonlinear model generation from simulation, allowing design houses to create nonlinear X-parameter models of their RFIC and MMIC; power amplifier modules (PAMs); front-end modules (FEMs); and multiport devices such as mixers. This allows RF and microwave system designers to fully characterize systems early in the design cycle and before the hardware is fabricated. X-parameter models protect the intellectual property from which they are generated while retaining the full nonlinear characteristics to share with circuit and system design partners. This technology helps save time and speed products to market all along the design chain.
"System integrators can quickly simulate X-parameter RF modules and provide fast feedback to component suppliers before hardware is committed," said Jack Sifri, product marketing manager with Agilent's EEsof EDA division. "This represents a potential design-house savings of at least $1 million in reduced IC foundry turns and development costs, along with months of savings in development cycle time. Early beta customers representing key IC design houses and handset manufacturers are enthusiastically embracing X-parameters. The X-parameters provide a compact language with which to communicate and simulate nonlinear characteristics accurately with full IP protection."
Users can also generate X-parameter models with load pull characteristics — for accuracy over a wide range of terminating impedances — from ADS simulation or from measurement on an Agilent NVNA using the load-pull system from Maury Microwave Corp. With load-pull X-parameter models, designers can accurately simulate and optimize critical transceiver and power amplifier specifications such as cascaded output power, power added efficiency, error vector magnitude and adjacent channel power ratio, eliminating months of prototype iterations with off-the-shelf components.
For more information about the Advanced Design System and X-parameters, visit www.agilent.com/find/eesof-x-parameters
To request a demo and get more information about X-parameters, visit www.agilent.com/find/eesof-x-parameters-demo.
About Agilent EEsof EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is an industry-leading provider of RF-mixed signal circuit and system-design software. The software is compatible with and is used to design the company's test and measurement equipment. Additional information about Agilent's EDA software is available at www.agilent.com/find/eesof.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008.


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Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (www.beg.utexas.edu).
South Texas Geological Society Lunch Presentation, San Antonio, Texas, January 8, 2003
Upstream Technology for the Coming Natural Gas Economy
Dr. Scott W. Tinker
U.S. energy consumption trends can be used as a proxy for global energy consumption trends. Prior to 1970, energy consumption in the United States, and the world, followed a very predictable "decarbonization" trend from carbon-based solid fuels of wood and coal, to carbon-based liquid fuels of oil and condensate, to hydrogen-based natural gas. In the mid-1970s, the decarbonization consumption trend was interrupted by oil and gas price volatility, and technology allowed solid, liquid, and gas consumption percentages to "freeze" for nearly three decades in the United States. Over the next half century, energy efficiency, economic stability, environmental quality, and resource sustainability will combine to drive U.S. and global energy consumption trends toward an ever-greater percentage of natural gas, hydrogen, nuclear energy, and renewables. The natural gas component of the energy mix will be increasingly satisfied by unconventional sources such as tight gas, shale gas, coalbed methane, deepwater, subsalt, deep gas (>5,000 m), and gas hydrates.
The shift from a liquid to gas global economy will be gradual over the next five decades and will require an integrated and collaborative research and technology partnership between government, industry, and academia. In terms of oil, application of advanced reservoir characterization technology and field management strategies to major fields worldwide will improve reservoir recovery efficiency and help bridge the gap to natural gas. For unconventional natural gas, numerical and geomechanical modeling and flow simulation of fractures will be an important research field. Direct-observation methods such as cathodoluminescent scanning electron microscopy will provide critical input to describe and predict fracture aperture, orientation, spacing, clustering, geometry, relation to lithology, and cementation. Physical and numerical modeling of salt to understand origin, mechanics, geometry, movement, and petrophysical variation will also be fundamental to successful exploitation of unconventional gas. Multi-component seismic research will also be vital to an unconventional natural gas future. Key areas for collaborative seismic research include rock physics, high-frequency sequence stratigraphy, nine-component three-dimensional (9C/3D) and four-component three-dimensional (4C/3D) seismic acquisition, processing, and analysis, air- and land-based remote sensing, and continued advancements in seismic inversion, seismic attribute, and amplitude versus offset (AVO) analysis.


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When it comes to a morning workout, some of us simply don't have the motivation to put on our running shoes at 5 a.m.
Getting out of bed is probably the most difficult part when it comes to sticking with a morning workout, but motivation is key if you want to get an early jump start on your exercise.
Achieving the best morning workout isn't impossible, you just need to be motivated enough to continue your exercise plan on a daily basis.
As a Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and as the fitness expert at bistroMD, Dr. Sean Wells knows what you need to get going in the morning.
To help you get up and at 'em for your morning workout, Sean is sharing some tips and advice with you on how to motivate yourself to achieve the best morning workout.
Start With The Small Stuff
"Little things can actually motivate you to get out of bed for your morning workout," says Sean. "For example: on the first day of your workout, put on your walking shoes and at least take a step outside your door."
When it comes to maintaining your motivation to work out every morning, putting on your exercise clothes can make all the difference in the world. If you are dressed for success, your attitude will change.
"Putting on your exercise clothes daily can help you maintain your initial motivation," says Sean. "Once you see yourself dressed for the part, you will most likely be successful at completing your physical activity or exercise."
Even if you don't like shopping, just purchasing the appropriate workout gear can be enough of a motivator each week to keep pursuing your goals.
Eat a Healthy Breakfast
Forget the myths you heard about eating a healthy breakfast before your morning workout. You should never skip out on a healthy meal first thing in the morning.
"Our bodies need energy first thing in the morning," says Sean. "A high-protein breakfast, balanced with carbohydrates and healthy fats, is one of the best options."
Protein is a crucial nutrient, because our bodies don't have the capability of storing it. When we sleep, our bodies use up the remainder of protein and other nutrients, which is why it is so critical that we eat a healthy breakfast before we do any type of activity that requires energy.
"A breakfast sufficient in protein is best. Protein helps you feel fuller longer, and it gives your body the energy it needs to get through your morning workout," says Sean. "Eggs are always a good option, as well as whole grains. Add in some fruit, and a glass of all natural orange juice, and you will be energized and ready to get going on your workout."
Create a List of Personal Motivators
It may be cliché, but creating a list of personal motivators for your morning workout can give you the boost you need to maintain your daily routine.
When creating your list, it's best not to reach for the stars right away. Start with smaller goals, and slowly add to those goals week after week.
"When it comes to a morning workout, many people try to do too much right away," says Sean. "Instead, make a list of motivators, and then list your goals and outcomes next to each one."
When making your personal list, it is important to make sure that each goal is reasonable.
"Beginning your first week, don't promise yourself you are going to lose 10 pounds by exercising every morning for several hours, seven days out of the week," says Sean. "Instead, find motivators that relate to you, and that relate to the goals you want to accomplish."
When you start making your list of personal motivators, Sean suggests mapping out each day of the week, and using different inspirations for different days. For example: You can start the beginning of your first week with a motivational quote for each day, and end the week with an achievable goal.
"Quotes can be very powerful motivational tools, and they can give you the boost you need to continue with your goals," says Sean. "Put a daily quote on your calendar for each day of the week, along with a reasonable goal you can list at the end of the week, like, 'My goal is to lose two pounds.' As the weeks go by, you can gradually intensify the goals, and look for more powerful quotes to coincide with the change in your intensity levels."
Other than quotes, you can also use health statistics as your main motivator. If you are a woman, you can put something like this on your calendar: "I am a woman, but I will not be another victim of heart disease, which is why I'm going to exercise for my health."
Wait Until After the Crack of Dawn
If you find yourself having a tough time waking up at 5 a.m. to get started on your morning workout, it's probably because it is too early in the morning.
"When people start a morning workout, they think they have to get started as early as possible," says Sean. "This works for some people, but this is why many people don't succeed at maintaining an effective morning workout. Without daylight, your mind is telling your body that it isn't time to wake up yet. Waiting until the sun actually rises can make a big difference in your energy levels."
The sun actually gives you more energy to get up and start exercising in the morning. The sun may not be as strong in the morning, but your skin can soak up vitamin D from the sun's rays, which can supply your body with needed calcium. Calcium gets converted into energy, which helps give you the stamina needed to power through your morning workout.
Start with Low-Intensity Exercises, Then Progress Naturally
The key to any morning workout is knowing where to start, and what exercises to start with.
"When starting out, it's best to begin with low-intensity exercises," says Sean. "These are simple activities like walking or jogging. As you become more adjusted to your morning workout, you can gradually start incorporating more high-intensity exercises into your plan."
Each week, you should naturally progress in your workouts by adding more high-intensity exercises, but only if your body is ready for this change. Physically, if you don't feel like you can progress, then it's more important that you take the necessary time for your body to adjust accordingly to these changes.
Once you have mastered simple activities like walking, you can then start incorporating more intense aerobic exercises like strengthening, stretching, and cardio.
By following this advice from our expert, and by implementing these strategies into your daily routine, you will be on your way to mastering your morning workout before you know it.
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'The life-long Sabres fan lists Atlanta's Ilya Kovalchuk as a favorite player…Kane does admit that he'd love a return home. "Growing up in Buffalo I always wanted to be a Sabre. That'd be cool to see me get drafted there but I'm not really worried about wherever I go. Just getting drafted by a team that would want my rights – that's exciting enough for me."'
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49-2022.00 - Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Install, set-up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers' property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.
Sample of reported job titles: Central Office Technician, Combination Technician, Communications Technician, Customer Service Technician (CST), Field Technician, Install / Repair Technician, Installer, Outside Plant Technician, Service Technician, Telecommunications Technician
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Note differences in wire and cable colors so that work can be performed correctly.
- Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
- Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.
- Drive crew trucks to and from work areas.
- Inspect equipment on a regular basis to ensure proper functioning.
- Repair or replace faulty equipment such as defective and damaged telephones, wires, switching system components, and associated equipment.
- Remove and remake connections to change circuit layouts, following work orders or diagrams.
- Demonstrate equipment to customers and explain how it is to be used, and respond to any inquiries or complaints.
- Analyze test readings, computer printouts, and trouble reports to determine equipment repair needs and required repair methods.
- Adjust or modify equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
- Request support from technical service centers when on-site procedures fail to solve installation or maintenance problems.
- Remove loose wires and other debris after work is completed.
- Assemble and install communication equipment such as data and telephone communication lines, wiring, switching equipment, wiring frames, power apparatus, computer systems, and networks.
- Communicate with bases, using telephones or two-way radios to receive instructions or technical advice, or to report equipment status.
- Collaborate with other workers to locate and correct malfunctions.
- Review manufacturer's instructions, manuals, technical specifications, building permits, and ordinances to determine communication equipment requirements and procedures.
- Test connections to ensure that power supplies are adequate and that communications links function.
- Climb poles and ladders, use truck-mounted booms, and enter areas such as manholes and cable vaults to install, maintain, or inspect equipment.
- Refer to manufacturers' manuals to obtain maintenance instructions pertaining to specific malfunctions.
- Designate cables available for use.
- Run wires between components and to outside cable systems, connecting them to wires from telephone poles or underground cable accesses.
- Remove and replace plug-in circuit equipment.
- Route and connect cables and lines to switches, switchboard equipment, and distributing frames, using wire-wrap guns or soldering irons to connect wires to terminals.
- Clean and maintain tools, test equipment, and motor vehicles.
- Program computerized switches and switchboards to provide requested features.
- Diagnose and correct problems from remote locations, using special switchboards to find the sources of problems.
- Maintain computer and manual records pertaining to facilities and equipment.
- Install updated software, and programs that maintain existing software or provide requested features such as time-correlated call routing.
- Enter codes needed to correct electronic switching system programming.
- Perform database verifications, using computers.
- Address special issues or situations, such as illegal or unauthorized use of equipment, or cases of electrical or acoustic shock.
- Examine telephone transmission facilities to determine requirements for new or additional telephone services.
- Determine viability of sites through observation, and discuss site locations and construction requirements with customers.
- Perform routine maintenance on equipment, including adjusting and lubricating components, and painting worn or exposed areas.
- Measure distances from landmarks to identify exact installation sites for equipment.
- Clean switches and replace contact points, using vacuum hoses, solvents, and hand tools.
- Dig holes or trenches as necessary for equipment installation and access.
- Install telephone station equipment, such as intercommunication systems, transmitters, receivers, relays, and ringers, and related apparatus, such as coin collectors, telephone booths, and switching-key equipment.
- Provide input into the design and manufacturing of new equipment.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software — Fluke ClearSight Analyzer; Fluke Networks TechAdvisor Field Access System
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
- Expert system software — Fluke Networks Fluke TechEXPERT
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Cisco IOS
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Adjustable wrenches — Adjustable hand wrenches
- Cable splicing kits — Cable splicer knives
- Circuit tester — In-line modular adapters; Polarity testers
- Circuit tracers — Tone generator kits
- Diagonal cut pliers — Diagonal-cutting pliers
- Fiber optic fault locators — Fiberoptic cable testers
- Flashlight — Penlights
- GFI circuit testers — Cable fault finders; Receptacle analyzers
- Hex keys — Hex key sets
- Insulated scissors — Electricians' scissors
- Insulated screwdriver — Insulated screwdrivers
- Ladders — Stepladders
- Longnose pliers — Longnosed pliers
- Multimeters — Digital multimeters
- Network punchdown tool — Battery-powered punchdown tools
- Nut drivers — Nut wrenches
- Personal computers
- Portable data input terminals — Handheld dataloggers
- Screwdrivers — Double-ended screwstarters
- Slip joint pliers
- Stripping tools — T-strippers
- Tablet computers
- Tape measures — Double-sided magnetic tape measures
- Telephone test set — Telephone function test sets
- Utility knives
- Voice data video cable tester — Bridge tap detectors; Modem verification units; Pocket toners; Telecom test sets (see all 5 examples)
- Voltage or current meters — Analog probes
- Wire cutters
- Wire or cable cutter — Cable cutters
- Wire-stripping pliers — Wire strippers
- Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- 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.
- Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- 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.
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- 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.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- 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.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- 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.
- Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- 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).
- Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
- Depth Perception — The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
- Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Gross Body Coordination — The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
- Hearing Sensitivity — The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Auditory Attention — The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Gross Body Equilibrium — The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
- Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
- Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
Work Activities
- 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.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- 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.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- Gather information about work conditions or locations.
- Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
- Test communications equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
- Inspect telecommunications equipment to identify problems.
- Repair electronic equipment.
- Rewire electrical or electronic systems.
- Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Analyze test or performance data to assess equipment operation.
- Explain use of products or services.
- Confer with coworkers to resolve equipment problems.
- Clean work areas.
- Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
- Install programs onto computer or computer-controlled equipment.
- Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems.
- Document operational activities.
- Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.
- Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
- Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
- Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
- Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
- Repair electrical components.
- Run wiring to connect equipment.
- Enter codes or other information into computers.
- Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
- Maintain work equipment or machinery.
- Connect electrical components or equipment.
- Service vehicles to maintain functionality.
- Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning.
- Paint surfaces or equipment.
- Dig holes or trenches.
- Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context
- In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment — 85% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 72% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 73% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 65% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 52% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 58% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 64% responded "Every day."
- Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — 67% responded "Every day."
- Deal With External Customers — 53% responded "Extremely important."
- Exposed to Contaminants — 49% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 46% responded "Every day."
- Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions — 48% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 51% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 46% responded "Very important results."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 45% responded "Very important."
- Time Pressure — 32% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 44% responded "Extremely important."
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures — 36% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 32% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Exposed to High Places — 27% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting — 38% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 34% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Standing — 30% responded "More than half the time."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 29% responded "High responsibility."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 39% responded "About half the time."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 25% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 33% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 38% responded "Every day."
- Electronic Mail — 33% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 36% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Level of Competition — 36% responded "Highly competitive."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 61% responded "40 hours."
- Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings — 42% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 27% responded "Very important."
- Exposed to Hazardous Conditions — 33% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Physical Proximity — 34% responded "Moderately close (at arm's length)."
- Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body — 38% responded "About half the time."
- Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled — 29% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, nannies, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Interest code: RIC
- 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.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- 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.
Work Styles
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- 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.
- 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.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- 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.
Work Values
- 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.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
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Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2016)
|$25.79 hourly, $53,640 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2014)
|219,000 employees
|Projected growth (2014-2024)
|Decline (-2% or lower)
|Projected job openings (2014-2024)
|State trends
|Top industries (2014)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016 wage data and 2014-2024 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2014-2024). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
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- Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition.


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"He will not be at the bowl," Richt said late Wednesday afternoon as the team arrived at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel.
Richt said there are no other academic casualties.
Jenkins is projected by several draft analysts as a first-round NFL pick. He was a second-team All-SEC selection by the coaches and the media. He is eighth on the Bulldogs with 50 tackles and fourth on the team with 15 quarterback hurries.
"I think John Jenkins has been awesome for Georgia," Richt said. "I'm really proud of everything he's accomplished for us. Just really want to wish him the very best. He's been a blessing to our program."
Nebraska is eighth in the nation in rushing at 254.5 yards per game.
Junior Kwame Geathers will replace Jenkins in the starting lineup. Geathers started four games this season when Jenkins slid over to defensive end.
"It's going to be tough to play without big John," receiver Tavarres King said. "Things happen. Guys will fill voids. Guys have stepped up thus far all across the board. Big Kwame will step up and play his tail off and there won't be a drop-off."
The 6-foot-3, 358-pound Jenkins never took part in any of the on-campus bowl practices. Georgia had listed him as out with a concussion.
Jenkins played two seasons for Georgia, starting every game this season and 20 games total after arriving from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.
Garrison Smith, Cornelius Washington, Ray Drew remain at defensive end.
Richt said Jenkins' loss could be softened if defensive end Abry Jones is able to return. He's missed the past six games following ankle surgery.
"When we left town, we were expecting him to be able to be in position to play," Richt said. "What type of condition he'll be in and how many plays will he be able to play will be another story. It might create more of an opportunity for a guy like Mike Thornton and Ray Drew. ...Sterling Bailey has practiced well so he might get some reps as well."
Jenkins next game will be in the Senior Bowl all-star game next month in Mobile, Ala.
Moving on without Garner
Georgia held its second bowl practice without Rodney Garner on Wednesday night. The defensive line coach was hired by Auburn a week ago.
Richt said hiring Garner's replacement will be "priority one," after the bowl game. He confirmed that instead of moving someone on staff, the hire will be a defensive line coach.
"We'll be excited about who's next," Richt said. "I'm getting bombarded by a lot of people who are very interested in the opportunity. So we won't have any trouble hiring a very quality person where Rodney was."
In the meantime, defensive coordinator Todd Grantham will oversee the defensive line as well as coach the outside linebackers. Grantham coached the defensive line in the NFL for Dallas, Houston and Indianapolis.
"We've got some graduate assistant coaches, too, who can also step in and help us in that regard," Richt said. "The plan is in and most of the work's been done. There are still some things that coach Grantham will have to keep an eye on, maybe a little bit more than when coach Garner was here, but it shouldn't be a problem."
Linebacker Christian Robinson said graduate assistants Mike Kelly and Mike MacDonald are able to free Grantham up to work with the defensive line.
Richt said he has not made a decision on whether he'll name someone as recruiting coordinator, a role that Garner had.
"I don't even know if we'll need to do that," Richt said. "I'll be debating and trying to decide what's in the best interest of everything, but we've got our in-house recruiting team and a lot of those things are going to be taken care of, things that need to get done administratively."
Georgia hired Daryl Jones to a newly created position of director of on-campus recruiting last May.
"Things were already starting to change when we brought Daryl in, and lightening Rodney's load, basically," Richt said. "It is a tough job for a guy to do that full-time and coach."
Richt said special teams aren't likely to factor into the new hire.
"It could, but more than likely not," Richt said.
King on the mend
Receiver Tavarres King, sidelined with a strained hamstring in bowl practices on campus, pronounced himself feeling "good" prior to the team's first Orlando practice. Georgia players ate dinner at the team hotel after arriving.
The team was scheduled to hold a light closed practice Wednesday night at a local high school.
"I got the rest over the break, got my hammy right," King said. "Hopefully I can go out there and do everything I normally do on a practice day."
The team is scheduled to practice again this morning.
"We pretty much have the whole gameplan in right now unless coach (Mike) Bobo changed it over the break," quarterback Aaron Murray said.
This and that
Murray on his NFL decision: "I'm not making any decision or saying anything until after this game and want to sit down with my parents and discuss it from there," he said.
The team will visit Universal Studios Thursday afternoon. Nebraska players are slated to visit Disney World.


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Connoisseurs of Costa Rican art recognize Rafa Fernández as one of the country's most influential painters. Born in 1935, Rafa Fernández has produced a large body of critically acclaimed work and has had many national and international exhibits.
Largely self-taught, Rafa Fernández has won several important awards for his artwork, most notably the 2002 Magón Prize, awarded by the Costa Rican government. His paintings often focus on the feminine form in surreal, magical settings, and his palette is rich and colorful.
In 2002, Rafa Fernández put together a viewer-friendly exhibit of his work, rejecting the traditional museum space in favor of San José's city streets—the "heart of my city," according to the artist. For this exhibit, the artist hung high-quality reproductions of his work on the outdoor information kiosks that stand in the pedestrian mall of Avenida Central. Viewers could stroll outside, studying 28 paintings that represented 50 years of the artist's work. Johnny Araya, then mayor of San José, declared that this exhibit would bring the artist's work closer to the average Costa Rican and that the images would speak to the spirit of the entire community. The exhibit acknowledges the artist's own efforts to bring good art to the average Costa Rican.
In March 2009, Rafa Fernández exhibited 25 of his recent oil paintings at the Calderón Guardia Museum (Museo Histórico Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia). The exhibit included fantastical images of acrobats, unicyclists, trapeze artists and marvelous animals.
Of this recent exhibit, the artist said that
…[m]y paintings are the ghosts, large or small, who surrounded me in my childhood and who showed me that the world could be seen from an alternate dimension: filled with magic, mood and craziness, that I could create the most absurd worlds from the most concrete reality and that I could allow myself the luxury of absolute belief in the reality of these worlds. [The ghosts] taught me to create images that did not exist, to speak with characters I did not know, and in time, they became my family.
Read a brief biography of Rafa Fernández.
Read more about Rafa Fernandez's exhibit on the streets of San José
Read more about Rafa Fernández's exhibit at the Calderón Guardia Museum
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Help and Info needed for 29 weeks pregnant migrating to Australia by 8-Oct'13
Hi All
We are Indian Couple and I'm in my week 29 and would be migrating using PR to Australia by 8-Oct-2013.
I want to know what first steps to get the pregnancy care and to get my delivery safely.
I also have below queries listed:
1. Is medicals free for us, as we have valid Permanent Residence visa.
2. Should I visit any GP to know more about the steps to be carried out?
3. If yes, please suggest any public hospitals for delivery near Homebush, Sydney region.
Your help on this is much appreciated!
25th September 2013 05:47 AM #2
Hi Anitha,
Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your pregnancy.
Permanant residents are entitled to free care as a public patient (in a public hospital). In Australia, care is either free or subsidised by a service called Medicare. There is more information on Medicare here. Based on what you have described, you would be eligible for this service.
You may want to consider taking out an insurance policy to cover additional services or private services when you have your baby. I believe that the way Medicare works means only your treatment whilst you are in hospital is free.
Have you thought about what your wishes for the birth are and what type of birth you would like? There is a lot more information here on birthing options. Births which are led by a midwife generally lead to less interventions with a higher chance of a natural delivery. There is detailed information on choosing a practitioner here.
I hope this information is helpful for you.
Warm wishes,
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You are very welcome anravic.
I hope your move goes well. Please do post back any further questions you have here about birth in Australia.


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Amazon Surprises Startup Partner BitYota, Becomes a Competitor in Data Warehousing Market
Data warehouses have been expensive and complicated to maintain, requiring multiple IT people who can handle often-antiquated hardware and software.
Both Amazon Web Services and one of its startup partners, BitYota, are now going after this market, with AWS announcing its new cloud-based data warehouse, Amazon Redshift, on the same day that BitYota demonstrated its own technology in front of Amazon developers and customers.
Both companies are at the AWS re:Invent conference–AWS's first customer conference–in Las Vegas.
Amazon's announcement of its new data warehouse project, which brings it into direct competition with BitYota, was a surprise. BitYota co-founder and Chief Executive Dev Patel said he officially learned about AWS's effort on Wednesday and took "copious notes" during a keynote by AWS Senior Vice President Andy Jassy.
Patel said BitYota's technology is more flexible and easier to manage than Amazon's and he plans to urge all Amazon customers to move to BitYota.
"It's no different than any other Amazon data service–customers will have to figure out which machines to use and how to manage it. We're software as a service," Patel said.
Also, he said, AWS has licensed technology from ParAccel, a database company that Amazon has invested in, while BitYota's technology is built from the ground up. "They will struggle to scale. Amazon recognizes that," Patel said.
BitYota emerged from stealth mode Wednesday as an AWS partner, with $12 million in seed and Series A funding.
Institutional investors include Globespan Capital Partners, which led the Series A round, along with the Social+Capital Partnership, Dawn Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Crosslink Capital and Morado Venture Partners. Valuation is not disclosed.
Amazon could not be reached for comment.
Named after the unit (Yota) that denotes 10 to the 24th power, BitYota was founded in September 2011 by Patel and other veterans of Yahoo and has been building a cloud-based data warehouse service since then.
Patel worked on Yahoo's Hadoop team before Yahoo spun out that technology and said BitYota is aimed at three types of customers: new companies that have launched fast-growing Web or mobile apps and need insights into where they should focus their engineers; medium-sized companies that can't afford engineers or have aging infrastructure that doesn't scale; and big companies that also want to understand how an app is doing but can't quickly get enough hardware or software licenses to figure it out.
BitYota's technology runs just on AWS for now and allows customers to load and integrate data from multiple sources in multiple formats with a click. It supports standard languages, including SQL, and integrates with major business intelligence tools. It also handles unstructured data, Patel said.
As for AWS, it's charging 85 cents an hour for data warehousing and will allow customers to configure up to 100 nodes for up to 1.6 petabytes, Jassy said in his keynote. He claimed AWS can handle queries that are "10 times faster for a fraction of the cost."
BitYota will target mobile, social, e-commerce, ad-tech and education companies and has six beta customers so far. The new money will be used to hire engineers–currently the company has about 15 people–and expand marketing and sales.
BitYota board members include Globespan Managing Director Venky Ganesan and Social+Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya. Individual investors include Maynard Webb, Graham Summers, Sharmila Mulligan and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang.
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The NBA Flopping Awards: Playoffs Edition
Once again, it's the best time of the college sports calendar. School pride abound; kids and alumni alike chanting, "WE ARE" — something meaningful — "!" as mascots rouse them from courtside. But if you think about all that, it's a bit strange. Why are people from D.C. calling themselves Hoyas? Or a bunch of upstate New Yorkers, Orange?
We're not going to say that having a school nickname is idiotic. Not at all. But it's hard to argue that a number of them couldn't be vastly improved by, say, a liberal application of Reason, and History, and, most importantly: Ecology. In any case, enforcing a rational mascot-naming process is preferable to slapping yet another jungle cat indigenous to the Orient beneath a middle-American university's name and having it dance around the sidelines and hug children. So we took it upon ourselves to do just that for seven of this year's tourney contenders.
Problem: The buckeye tree literally stinks and doesn't burn well, and its nuts are potentially poisonous, and from behind the mascot looks like a cartoon version of Greg Oden's testicle wearing a cap and rugby shirt.
Solution: The Armstrongs. As in Neil Armstrong — Ohio native, American hero. Built-in motto ("Small steps. Giant leaps.") and mascot (astronaut; just spray paint over that thing). It's time to honor this man. No joke.
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HDILA & HDIOC Analyst & Desktop Tech of the Year Awards Banquet 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
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Analyst of the Year & Desktop Technician of the Year Awards
HDI Los Angeles and HDI Orange County are again joining forces for this year's combined Analyst of the Year and Desktop Technician of the Year awards. This gala event will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Long Beach and will feature the announcement of this year's winners for both chapters.
- Gala Evening event - Dinner & No-Host Bar
- Award presentations, opportunity prizes and door prizes
- Speaker - Jodi Williams on "There's No Customer Like Your Customer"
WHEN: Wednesday, December 5, 5:30pm - 9:00pm
WHERE: Marriott Hotel, Long Beach
- 5:30pm - Cocktails
- 6:00pm - Presidents Welcome & Dinner
- 6:30pm - Jodi Walker - "There's No Customer Like Your Customer"
- 7:15pm - Awards
- 7:45pm - Prize Drawings
- 8:00pm - Photo Ops with winners and music!
Come honor our area's top Help Desk and Desktop Support talent!
NOTE: Cancellations not refundable after 11/28/12
There's No Customer Like Your Customer
The ability to consistently deliver outstanding customer service is more important today than ever before. Develop a customer driven, service oriented team that is dedicated to excellence with both internal and external customers. Participants learn to create an attitude of ownership in their position and their skills in order to achieve a new level of customer excellence, reduce stress and achieve their personal best.
Jodi Walker is the founder of Success Alliances, a training and development company dedicated to helping organizations move "beyond business as usual." As an award winning speaker and consultant she is known for her high energy presentations. The Los Angeles Times once described her as having "seemingly endless energy." Jodi is an expert in leadership, creativity and customer service and has worked with organizations and associations on three continents. Some of her clients have included Verizon, Blue Cross, Atlas Van Lines, Missouri Bankers Association and many others. Jodi is one of only 232 women in the world to receive the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional credential. This is the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation.
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Jointly organized by IDA Singapore and Informa Telecoms & Media (ITM), the CloudAsia 2013 brought together international and regional enterprises and industry to address the realities and deployment of cloud technology. This year, the emphasis was on practical examples from cloud users themselves. Whether in early or advanced stages of adoption and deployment, the conference, workshops and exhibits provided the latest updates and information for existing and potential cloud adopters.
CloudAsia 2013 showcased the technology, solutions and know-how to help enterprises, SMBs and SMEs to ensure success in their cloud programme.
To enable this, in a departure from previous years, the event offered FREE attendance for qualifying enterprises and operators. Attendees could participate in a series of workshops held concurrently with the event, as well as the main Practice & Industry conference track and the co-located CSA APAC Congress.
An additional 2nd track at CloudAsia entitled 'Research & Innovation' provided an additional option, for a nominal fee.
From December to May, invitations and marketing to increase awareness and secure attendance resulted in a steady stream of requests to attend. These were tightly monitored and followed up to qualify the audience of current and future implementers of cloud technology and services.
The inaugural CLOUD SECURITY ALLIANCE (CSA) ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS was held alongside CloudAsia, with a 2 day conference aimed at building trust through transparency in cloud security.
ALL-NEW! The Region's ONLY Cloud Customer-driven Event
Whether from healthcare, retail, publishing, banking, transportation sectors or other industries, CloudAsia 2013 highlighted cloud technologies and services to help transform enterprise IT to differentiate, compete and enable topline growth.
Case studies from adopters included:
Marcelo Wesseler
Senior Vice President, eCommerce
Singapore Post Limited
Darragh Kennedy
Online Platform Manager
Lonely Planet, Australia
Ted Suen
Head of IT
MTR Corporation, Hong Kong
Pankaj Fichadia
Technology Risk Partner
National Australia Bank, Australia
Siew Kit Lee
Vice President Information Technology Services
SATS Ltd, Singapore
Jojo Dionaldo
Head of Information Technology
The Dairy Farm Company Limited-IKEA Division, Hong Kong
Leon Jackson
Head, Healthcare IT
UM Specialist Centre Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Kian Wai Loo
Finance and HR Manager
Diners World Travel, Singapore