text:
The Wheels Off
A customized '54 Ford F-100 pickup doesn't seem like it would be a Navy lifer's first choice for a daily driver, but that's exactly what Don Lepley chose back in '93 while he was stationed in Virginia Beach, Virginia. When Don found the '54, it was being used by a carpenter as a work truck. All in all, it was in pretty good shape, with the exception of the brakes and a 350-inch small-block Chevy someone had cobbled in somewhere along the line. Don and a Navy buddy decided that the best way to give the 350 a major tune-up was to pull it out and start from there.
Don threw on a new carb, a pair of chrome valve covers, new spark plugs, wires, and a new coat of Chevy Orange engine enamel. While the engine was stored in his buddy's garage, Don towed the '54 to his place and commenced on a major clean-up under the hood. When Don returned to his good buddy's house, he discovered his freshly prepped 350-inch Chevy motor had mysteriously disappeared from the locked garage. After hearing a lame story from his buddy that he thought Don had slipped by and grabbed the motor, Don resisted choking the guy's lights out and split before he changed his mind.
Don called his dad, Rich Lepley, and told him about his dilemma. Through Don's uncle Barry Stroup, Rich located a 400-inch small-block Chevy motor, and with the help of Don's uncle George Wagner, the cobbled motor mounts were cut out and an aftermarket setup was welded in. Along with dropping in the 400-inch motor, Rich and George went through the '54's brakes. On a roll with good luck utilizing his family connections, Don enlisted the help of his father-in-law, Jim Eckley, to give his dad a hand with whittling out an oak bed floor for the '54. This configuration served Don well while he finished out his three-year tour in Virginia.
In '96, Don got new orders to go to Omaha, Nebraska, and in '97 he joined the Great Plains F-100 club. The first thing the guys in the club recommended was to ditch the '54's stock straight-axle frontend. Don mentioned the switch to Brian Coffman, a friend of his in the Air Force, and the next thing he knew Brian was welding on a Mustang II frontend. One thing lead to another, and Brian and Don removed the cab and bed from the chassis and tore into replacing the cab corners while having the gas tank dipped. Don wire-brushed the frame, and since he was using the '54 as a daily driver, he figured undercoating would fare better in the rain and slush than paint. While the can and body were still off the truck, Don and Brian made a custom dual-exhaust system featuring a pair of Flowmaster mufflers. As the '54 went back together, the steel wheels and engine ended up getting painted Guards Red, while the truck's exterior was finished off in black primer. Before Don completed the '54, he received orders to head over to South Korea. Brian completed the truck and then delivered it from Omaha to Don's hometown of Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
After surviving a couple of years of kimchee and South Korea's crazy drivers, Don received new orders to head to Dahlgren, Virginia. Don swung by Lewistown, packed up his '54, and headed to Dahlgren. The daily drive of 60 miles back and forth to his job and a 460-mile round trip home to Lewistown for the weekends took its toll on the 400-inch Chevy, so it started to burn oil and smoke. About this time, Don met a hot rodder named Jim Gardiner who had a home shop. Don and Jim pulled the 400 out and tore it down. After the motor came back from the machine shop with a fresh valve job and a .030 overbore, Jim reassembled the engine with a Crane cam before installing the heads and Edelbrock intake manifold. When the motor was dropped back into the truck, Jim connected a set of Hedman headers to the existing Flowmaster exhaust system. Before the '54 was ready to roll out of Jim's shop, he rewired the truck from the ground up utilizing a wiring harness from the folks at Painless.
With the major mechanical operations and the heavy bodywork out of the way, the next phase for the '54 was paint and interior. For custom paint, Don looked to his cousin Jeremy Wagner and his auto body business, the Bump Shop. Along with Darren Amspacker, Jeremy final-prepped the '54 and shot it in RM Diamont Guards Red and Fleet White. Upon reassembly, the Bump Shop handled installing the one-piece side and rear window. It's not Don's idea of what he wants for his ultimate interior, but along with his cousin Jeremy, the two did a pretty good job of throwing together a makeshift interior for the truck.
Since Don's retirement from the Navy, he's taken every opportunity to drive the '54 as much as possible. He tells us that his 8-year-old daughter Ericka loves riding in the truck. "She wants me to take her to school in it. In fact, every time I get in it, she wants to come along. From spring to fall, my daughter and I always cruise at least once a week to the local ice-cream stand."


text:
Hey Fuseki,
Using CVS version is also easy. You only need the following files to create a CDI:
- fsl.bin (is the binary menu loader, like 1st_boot)
- data folder (contains some images that the boot uses)
- exec folder (contains the XML that you know how to use it).
Btw, if you use the Chui's version from his homepage, it has a serious bug with the "delete_text" function. Instead, I recommend you use this newer version:
Waiting for you new game ^^

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ex-jingle writers Capital Cities opening for Katy Perry in Tampa
Capital Cities has come full circle. It's apt that Mazda selected their breakout hit, "Safe and Sound" as the bed for its latest commercial since Capital Cities vocalists Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian wrote jingles together before they ever crafted songs.
The duo made music for commercial and advertising campaigns. Home Depot, Coca Cola and Nike were some of their clients.
"We learned a lot about music production and writing while writing jingles," Merchant said while calling from Los Angeles. "We learned how to write catchy songs."
About a year after meeting in 2009, the tandem wrote "Safe and Sound." "We started working on our own stuff on the side," Merchant said. "When we wrote 'Safe and Sound,' we realized that we had something. It was just a matter of how we would fill in the gaps."
Merchant added trumpet courtesy of Spencer Ludwig's horn, and the song was the initial single off of the band's debut album, "In a Tidal Wave of Mystery." The single was ubiquitous in autumn.
"It proved that we knew what we were doing when we decided to start a band and make 'Safe and Sound' the centerpiece," Merchant said. "It's taken off. It's number one in so many places around the world, like in Germany and Mexico and in South America. We're blown away how popular we are in Central and South America.
"I'm just glad we decided to take that extra step. We could have stayed jingle writers. But what I tell most fledgling recording artists is to throw whatever they have against the wall and just go for it. Something might stick. Look at us. We went from obscure jingle writers to major label artists in a very short period of time."
Capital Cities, which is signed to Capitol Records, is embarking on a tour as the support act for Katy Perry, who will perform Monday at the Forum.
"We're looking forward to going out with Katy," Merchant said. "She's amazing, and it will give us an opportunity to perform in front of enormous crowds. It's going to be something special for us."
It's been a pretty quick ascent for Merchant and Simonian. Now their biggest hit is part of a prominent commercial. "The big difference between the Mazda spot and ones we did back in the day is that we're getting paid a heck of a lot more for the Mazda commercial," Merchant said.
Merchant is looking forward to writing and recording the second Cap Cities album, but that won't happen until 2015.
"We're booked solid until mid-December," Merchant said. "It's a great situation to be in. We're still working this album. It's been an amazing experience. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Writing songs certainly beats writing jingles."


text:
Youtube S60
Youtube for Mobile - means having millions of videos right in your pocket. • Get the YouTube application for your phone to play high-quality videos. • Upload videos to YouTube directly from your mobile phone. · Browse millions of videos. Including most viewed, top rated, and the day's featured videos. · Upload videos...Read more


text:
Enter your email address to learn more about our exclusive promotions, special events and more!
Get 10% off your first order and a special discount on your birthday by joining our mailing list.
Twenty Montreal will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. Please let us know all the ways you would like to hear from us:
You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our website. By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.
We use MailChimp as our marketing automation platform. By clicking below to submit this form, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their Privacy Policy and Terms.
This collection is empty.
Twenty is redefining and innovating. Through the use of exclusive luxury knits with a deliciously soft texture, a timeless versatility, and an edgy sophistication in beautiful silhouettes twenty creates basics that are anything but basic.


text:
ICD-10 Diagnosis Code S61.112D
Laceration w/o fb of left thumb w damage to nail, subs
Diagnosis Code S61.112D
Short Description: Laceration w/o fb of left thumb w damage to nail, subs
Long Description: Laceration without foreign body of left thumb with damage to nail, subsequent encounter
This is the 2019 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code S61.112D
Valid for Submission
The code S61.112D is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Version 2019 Billable Code POA Exempt
Information for Medical Professionals
- V58.89 - Other specfied aftercare (Approximate Flag)
Present on Admission (POA)
The code S61.112D is exempt from POA reporting.
Information for Patients
Finger Injuries and Disorders
You use your fingers and thumbs to do everything from grasping objects to playing musical instruments to typing. When there is something wrong with them, it can make life difficult. Common problems include
- Injuries that result in fractures, ruptured ligaments and dislocations
- Osteoarthritis - wear-and-tear arthritis. It can also cause deformity.
- Tendinitis - irritation of the tendons
- Dupuytren's contracture - a hereditary thickening of the tough tissue that lies just below the skin of your palm. It causes the fingers to stiffen and bend.
- Trigger finger - an irritation of the sheath that surrounds the flexor tendons. It can cause the tendon to catch and release like a trigger.
- Claw hand (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Clubbing of the fingers or toes (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Finger pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Mallet finger - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Polydactyly (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Smashed fingers (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Trigger finger (Medical Encyclopedia)
[Read More]
Wounds and Injuries
Also called: Traumatic injuries
An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.
Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren't serious, but it is important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by a visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourself, you cannot stop the bleeding or get the dirt out, or it does not heal.
Other common types of injuries include
- Animal bites
- Bruises
- Burns
- Dislocations
- Electrical injuries
- Fractures
- Sprains and strains
- Bleeding (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Crush injury (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Cuts and puncture wounds (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Electrical injury (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Gunshot wounds -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- How wounds heal (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Laceration - sutures or staples - at home (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Lacerations - liquid bandage (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Surgical wound care (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Surgical wound infection - treatment (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wet to dry dressing changes (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wound care centers (Medical Encyclopedia)
[Read More]
ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.
Present on Admission
The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.


text:
(HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery disease occurs when plaque builds up in the vessels and restricts blood flow to the heart.
The U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute says common risk factors for CAD include:
- Having high blood pressure, high LDL, or "bad," cholesterol or low HDL or "good," cholesterol.
- Being a smoker, overweight or obese.
- Having insulin resistance or being diabetic.
- Having metabolic syndrome.
- Getting insufficient exercise.
- Eating an unhealthy diet that's high in saturated fat, sodium or sugar.
- Being older.
- Having a family history of heart disease.


text:
The real estate market of Downtown Brickell has experienced consistently high growth figures, for the past several years, these growth figures have consistently hovered around double digit figures. This has also led to an unprecedented boom, in the construction of condominiums in this region. The good news for Brickell Avenue real estate investors is that the condominiums continue to sell at the same unprecedented rates, at which they are being constructed. In fact there are frequent instances of condominiums selling out completely within a few days.
The rate at which urban redevelopment and transformation is undergoing currently at Downtown Miami, is going to turn it into an entirely different and maybe unrecognizable city in a few years. Real estate pundits have predicted that over the next ten years, the Greater Miami real estate market would witness the introduction of about 90 new, high-end, Miami condo buildings.
They will come up chiefly in areas such as Downtown Miami, Brickell, the Miami Design District, Brickell Keys, Wynwood, Edgewater, and Coral Gables. Apart from that, there are projects that involve the construction of promenades, shopping centers, offices and condos which are contributing heavily to giving an entirely new look to the Miami Brickell Avenue real estate market.
Miami Attractions - Churches and Temples
If you would like to invest in condominiums in Downtown Miami area, then irrespective of the fact, whether you are new in the market or you are an experienced investor, you should consult professionals who have the expertise and background, as well as extensive resources that would help you achieve your real estate goals. However, finding a real estate agent who has the experience and skills, required to help you achieve your goals, can turn out to be as challenging a process, as the buying of your home. You should look for a real estate agent who can offer you a full range of real estate and other associated services, which can be customized to meet varying requirements of individual clients.
A well established real estate agent in Brickell Avenue can also help you in selling your property, as they would have a well connected international network of eligible buyers, and they would be able to market your Miami condo to this huge network of willing buyers.
Brickell Miami - More Than Just a Financial District
Downtown Miami condos and Brickell condos are now selling at a faster pace than before as more and more people are recognizing the great value that the new condos in these areas represent compared to more pricey locations like South Beach. Basically you get more for your money, a newer building, a great location and in most cases more space not to mention the amazing views that these new residential high-rises have to offer. Having the beach just a short drive away and paying almost ¼ per square feet in most cases compared to a new South Beach condo has seal the deal for many new buyers of downtown Miami condos.
Amazing Brickell condos like the Icon Brickell are seeing more and more activity after severe price reductions. This kind of luxury living is now more affordable than ever before in a building that has no comparison, it is like a small luxury city with everything imaginable inside, even a trendy night club on the roof top of the third tower and the largest residential swimming pool in all Florida. Other magnificent downtown Miami condos like the Everglades on the Bay have also seen their prices drop to a more affordable level and new residents are moving in. The once empty and lonely residential towers are now beginning to be full of life and activity. The 24 hour downtown Miami dream is now turning into a reality as each day passes and the Miami real estate market recovers and more people decide to call this exciting place home.
Do You Need A Realestate Agent To Buy A Brickell Condo Florida


text:
Summary Report for:
25-2011.00 - Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.
Sample of reported job titles: Early Childhood Teacher, Group Teacher, Head Start Teacher, Headstart Teacher, Lead Teacher, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher), Preschool Teacher, Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Toddler Teacher
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
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
- Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
- Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
- Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
- Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
- Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
- Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
- Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
- Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
- Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
- Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
- Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.
- Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.
- Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
Technology Skills
- Computer based training software — Children's educational software
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
- Electronic mail software — Email software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Balance or gross motor equipment — Play structures
- Board games — Educational board games
- Building blocks — Toy block sets
- Cognitive toys — Educational toys
- Compact disk players or recorders — Compact disk CD players
- Desktop computers
- Digital cameras — Compact digital cameras
- Emergency medical services first aid kits — Emergency first aid kits
- Personal computers
- Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment
- Puzzles — Educational puzzles
- Sand or water tables or activity centers — Sand tables; Water tables
- Tactile toys — Pegboards
- 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.
- 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.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- 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.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- 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.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- 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.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- 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.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- 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.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- 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).
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- 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).
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- 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).
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- 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.
- Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
Work Activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- 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.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- 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.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- 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.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- 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.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Detailed Work Activities
- Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Plan educational activities.
- Teach life skills.
- Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
- Evaluate student work.
- Monitor student performance.
- Read to students.
- Provide for basic needs of children.
- Set up classroom materials or equipment.
- Assist students with special educational needs.
- Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
- Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
- Enforce rules or policies governing student behavior.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
- Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
- Maintain student records.
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- Apply multiple teaching methods.
- Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
- Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Display student work.
- Supervise school or student activities.
- Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
- Plan experiential learning activities.
- Evaluate performance of educational staff.
- Supervise student research or internship work.
- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
- Distribute instructional or library materials.
- Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
- Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 86% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 85% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 71% responded "Extremely important."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 47% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Physical Proximity — 64% responded "Very close (near touching)."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 44% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 66% responded "Every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 44% responded "Extremely important."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 42% responded "Very important results."
- Deal With External Customers — 37% responded "Extremely important."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 64% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 32% responded "Every day."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 36% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Spend Time Standing — 45% responded "About half the time."
- Telephone — 33% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Letters and Memos — 40% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 24% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 24% responded "Important."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 39% responded "Every day."
- Time Pressure — 36% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 24% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Exposed to Disease or Infections — 30% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Walking and Running — 39% responded "About half the time."
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 hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Some college, no degree
|Associate's degree
|Bachelor's degree
Interest code: SA Want to discover your interests? Take the O*NET Interest Profiler at My Next Move.
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Work Styles
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- 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.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- 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.
- 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.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Work Values
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- 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.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2018)
|$14.32 hourly, $29,780 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2016)
|479,000 employees
|Projected growth (2016-2026)
|Faster than average (10% to 14%)
|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
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Montessori Society
- Association for Childhood Education International
- Association Montessori Internationale
- Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
- National Association of Independent Schools
- National Education Association
- National Head Start Association
- North American Montessori Teachers' Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Preschool teachers


text:
People live for good.
The fortunate truth is, more good happens in life than bad.
And we believe an insurance company shouldn't wait for something bad to happen to do something good.
So we're making a promise to use our good hands to do more good in the everyday lives of the people we help protect.
Like forgiveness when someone has an accident and rewards when they don't. Free access to Good Hands® Roadside Assistance. And our new Good Life website, full of helpful tools, tips and perks. Plus, a local agent people can count on for things big and small. All making it easier to live a good life every day.
Because come rain or come shine, you live for good.
And so do we.


text:
I have screamed into the wind for a long time.
Screamed so loud, some have heard me.
But I'm tired of screaming.
I'm taking a hiatus from blogging for an indeterminate time. This indiestry (just coined that term) is sustainable without me.
However, I am going to open up this blog to writers, and let other people do the screaming for a while.
If you'd like to write a guest blog, email me your piece.
It has to be about sharing what you've learned about publishing. Blatant self-promotion won't win you a spot. Neither will praising me, shameless sycophantic behavior, or posts focusing on you and your books.
Describing your writing journey, whether you're experiencing success or failure, is what will be helpful to readers of this blog.
That's what I'm looking for. Sure, you can slip in some links to your book. But I want you to show what you're doing, and explain if it is working. Shoot for under 1200 words. You can be confrontational, or funny, or even act like a dick, as long as it is real.
I'll read everything emailed to me, but I'll only respond if I'm interested in running your piece. My lack of response doesn't mean you suck. It means I'm overburdened and can't post everything I'm being sent. Don't bug me asking if I liked it, or if I'll use it. I'll use what I use.
As for my loyal readers, I'll be back. Eventually.
In the meantime, I want you to take my place. Do what I do. Preach what I preach. Or preach the opposite of what I've been saying, as long as you back it up with logic and evidence.
Show me, and the world, whatcha got.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)


text:
Great project ! I would like to do the same @home.Could I do the same think with an Ethernet Arduino ?
Where did you baught your hardware ? Did you keep the references of each part ?
I've seen that detecting the channel with the newest Telis 4 RTS could be difficult because it stays on the last channel used.Do you think it's easier with the oldest one ?
I think that its a very nice project but what about Arduino with RS485 device ?If we can built communication between Arduino and RS485 Somfy Transmitter so we can control by one Arduino 16 channels (16 individual applications such as blinds, shutters,curtains etc) ? ?
Thanks you for this app!I have implemented a sketch to drive my devices with the somfy Tellis 4.As there is no button to change the channel , I'm using the Status to change it.I have fund a small bug, when the screen rotate (phone rotation) a command 77 (status) is send to the server.I have an idea to improve the soft, for each device whe should be able to create a small macro (ex: I want to close my roller blind at 75 % (maybe up Up while 10 seconds) and playing with the angle of the laminas (and down while 0.6 second) )A+


text:
Isn't this just the cutest sriracha card you've ever seen? You know, because there are soooo many sriracha cards out there. I gave it to my husband for Valentine's Day. I wanted to share the card with you earlier but since my husband reads this blog, I had to wait until after V-Day. I purchased the card from Printerette Press on Etsy.
I also picked out this cute "feel better" card. Something about it reminded me of the retro Fisher Price toy doctor kits. I don't have anyone in mind to give it the card to. I just like to keep a few different cards on hand for all occasions. Although, today I kind of felt like giving myself this card, suffering from a migraine. But I'm feeling better as I type this so all is well.
Do you have a favorite brand for letterpress cards? Please share in the comments.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Letterpress Love
Posted by Unknown at 2:12 PM
Labels: paper crafts
2 comments:
- ide-puffen said...
Found you on Twitter. Love your blog :)
- February 16, 2012 at 3:05 PM
- Alvina said...
Love the sriracha one!! :D
- February 16, 2012 at 7:42 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Zakka Life has moved to a new site!
Click here to visit the new site.
Click here to visit the new site.


text:
Leo W. Gerard: Your chapter in the new book, "Benchmarking the Advantages Foreign Nationals Provide their Manufacturers," describes in devastating detail how China in particular, but also other major U.S. trading partners, violate international rules. The abuses you document make clear that it's impossible for American manufactures to compete internationally. U.S. corporations responded by off-shoring manufacturing and millions of American jobs. Why does the U.S. put up with this unfair trade?
Peter Navarro: The Bush administration put up with unfair trade because it was distracted by the war on terrorism and because of its blind ideological commitment to free trade, regardless of the unfair trading practices adopted by our trading partners. The Obama administration is putting up with unfair trade with China because it is under the mistaken notion that it's more important for China to keep financing our budget and trade deficits than for this country to crack down on unfair Chinese trade practices so that we can restore our manufacturing base. Consumers — oblivious to the destruction that the Chinese have done to our job base — have put up with this unfair trade because in the short run they get cheap Chinese goods. The National Association of Manufacturers puts up with this unfair trade because many of its members have offshored their production to China and now find it in their interests to oppose trade reform. What is critical in the politics of this whole situation is that the American people clearly understand how unfair trade practices translate into fewer jobs and lower wages and a bleak future. Only when the American people see the chessboard more clearly will our politicians act appropriately.
Gerard: The result of decades of losses is, as you put, the "hollowing out" of the U.S. economy. It depressed wages, lowered the standard of living, created recession conditions in the Midwest – even before the current great recession. Typically, in the mainstream media, the loss of industry routinely is blamed on unions seeking what we believe is decent wages and benefits. Your chapter provides a shockingly different story. Why don't we hear that?
Navarro: Labor unions have become a common "whipping boy" for the recessionary ills that have afflicted the US economy off and on for several decades now. One problem is that much of the financial press has a strong, antiunion bias. A second problem is the far too parochial nature of American politics. Far too many Americans — and I include many members of the American press corps here as well — simply don't understand some of the complexities of the global economic environment that have helped trigger the US recession. The case of Chinese currency manipulation is a perfect example. Very few politicians or pundits — much less the American people — understand how China pegs the yuan to the dollar and how an undervalued yuan acts as a subsidy to Chinese exports to the United States and a tax on US exports to China. Nor do these politicians and pundits understand how this currency manipulation affects the stock market or interest rates or the rate of off shoring. Because the effects of globalization are complex, labor unions make an easy target.
Gerard: For those unfamiliar, because it isn't covered much, would you explain how China can be both a mercantilist and a protectionist state, and the effect of that economic behavior on the U.S.?
Navarro: In thinking about the issue of trade reform, it is important to distinguish between mercantilism and protectionism. A mercantilist state uses tools like illegal export subsidies and currency manipulation to increase its level of exports to other nations at the expense of jobs and income in those nations. In contrast, a protectionist state uses unfair trade practices like quotas, forced technology transfer, and regulatory barriers to prevent foreign competitors from entering its markets. As a practical matter, any state that engages in protectionism likely also is a mercantilist as well. In the world arena today, China is the reigning Emperor of both mercantilist and protectionist practices. The scope of what this "beggar thy neighbor" country does in direct violation of the World Trade Organization rules is breathtaking, and it is precisely these mercantilist and protectionist practices that I outline in my chapter in the book.
Gerard: Can we talk for a minute about currency manipulation because this is something you hear a lot, but, again, it's rarely explained. You provide great descriptions in the chapter of why China's undervaluing the yuan "makes exports cheap and imports dear," as you put it. Can you give us a primer here?
Navarro: As a practical matter, any given country can choose between a fixed or a floating exchange rate system for its currency. In a floating exchange rate system, the value of the country's currency is determined by supply and demand conditions in the international market. Currencies that float and trade freely everyday include the dollar, the euro, the yen, and the Swiss franc.
In fact, floating exchange rates represent a crucial element of any free trade regime that benefits all nations. The reason is that floating exchange rates act as a natural market mechanism to prevent any trade imbalances between countries. If one country like the United States runs a trade deficit with another country like China, the value of its currency should fall relative to the other currency. A falling currency will boost that country's exports because its exports will be cheaper to sell while it will reduce its imports, because imports will become more expensive. In this way, the trade will come back into balance in a floating exchange rate system.
The problem is that some countries like China embrace the alternative of a fixed exchange rate system. In China's case, it tightly pegs the value of the yuan to the US dollar. This means that no matter how big the US-Chinese trade imbalance, the dollar can't fall relative to the yuan and bring trade back into balance.
China pegs the yuan to the dollar in a very complex process, but in a simplified example you can think of it this way. American consumers go into Wal-Mart and buy a bunch of cheap Chinese goods with American dollars, and these dollars are exported over to China. Ordinarily, the surplus dollars would put downward pressure on the value of the dollar relative to the yuan. However, to reduce these pressures the Chinese government sweeps up these dollars in a "sterilization" process which involves selling bonds to Chinese citizens at interest rates of a little more than 4%. China then turns around and uses these sterilized dollars to buy US government bonds at interest rates of less than 2% — thereby losing a considerable amount of money on the deal. The Chinese government is willing to incur these losses, however, because by buying US government bonds, it bids the value of the dollar back up so that China can maintain its dollar-yuan peg. At the same time, China's purchase of US government securities also helps lower US interest and mortgage rates — a kind of financial heroin that makes America feel good even as China steals its jobs and destroys its manufacturing base using this currency manipulation as a weapon.
Gerard: I think that after the Olympics were held in China, a lot of people became aware of the high level of pollution there. So while American companies must pay decent wages and control pollution, Chinese companies don't. But you detail much more insidious internationally illegal competitive advantages China has over the U.S. One of those is forced technology transfer. Can you describe that?
Navarro: While currency manipulation and China's high levels of illegal export subsidies rank as two of its most important mercantilist practices, China's forced technology transfer represents one of its most insidious protectionist practices. The idea of forced technology transfer is that if a company like General Motors and General Electric or Intel wants to set up production facilities in China and sail into the Chinese market, it must surrender some of its technology to the Chinese in order to do this. This practice is, of course, one of the most blatant violations of the World Trade Organization. However, American corporate executives rarely challenge this practice because they are all too eager to play in the Chinese market. Over time, however, the practice of forced technology transfer in China is a one-way ticket to the destruction of the American technology base. If in the short run, American corporations surrender their technologies to China, eventually, over the longer run, China won't need these American corporations, and they will be quite ironically run out of China by their own evolved technologies.
Gerard: You describe virtually all of these practices as being illegal under international treaties or World Trade Organization rules. People who are so hot for free trade must know that China is violating these rules. Is it correct to say that the U.S. simply is not demanding enforcement of the regulations to its own detriment?
Navarro: That is absolutely correct — the US government has failed abysmally at using the tools at its disposal to crack down on Chinese mercantilism and protectionism. The Bush administration failed to do so because of its preoccupation with the war on terror and its misguided ideology. The Obama administration is even more culpable because it fully understands the damage that China is doing to the American economy. However, the President, the Treasury Secretary, and the United States Secretary of State have all decided that it's more important that China continue to finance our budget and trade deficits than it is to challenge China on trade reform. The problem with this strategy is that it guarantees the long run secular decline of the American economy, which will come as an inevitable result of a further erosion of America's already weakened manufacturing base.
Peter Navarro is a best-selling author and CNBC contributor. His most recent book is "Always a Winner: Finding Your Competitive Advantage in and Up and Down Economy." Mr. Navarro is also the author of the worldwide bestseller, "The Coming China Wars," and the bestselling investment book, "If It Rains in Brazil, Buy Starbucks." He also wrote the management book, "The Well-Timed Strategy." With a Ph.D in economics from Harvard, Mr. Navarro is a business professor at the Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. He is an expert in macroeconomic analysis of the business environment and financial markets. He has been featured on "60 Minutes," and his articles have appeared in publications such as "Business Week," "The New York Times," and "The Wall Street Journal."


text:
My Account
Hot Search :
Envy M6,
Leave Message
Cart 0 Items
All Category
Acer Laptop Keyboard
Apple Laptop Keyboard
Asus Laptop Keyboard
Compaq Laptop Keyboard
Dell Laptop Keyboard
Gateway Laptop Keyboard
HP Laptop Keyboard
Lenovo Laptop Keyboard
Sony Laptop Keyboard
Samsung Laptop Keyboard
Toshiba Laptop Keyboard
PackardBell Laptop Keyboard
Acer Laptop Keyboard
Apple Laptop Keyboard
Asus Laptop Keyboard
Compaq Laptop Keyboard
Dell Laptop Keyboard
Gateway Laptop Keyboard
HP Laptop Keyboard
Lenovo Laptop Keyboard
Sony Laptop Keyboard
Samsung Laptop Keyboard
Toshiba Laptop Keyboard
PackardBell Laptop Keyboard
more >>
Gateway MC7300 Keyboard
Gateway EC38 Keyboard
Gateway TB120 Keyboard
Gateway UC78 Keyboard
: :
Gateway Laptop Keyboard
: : GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard
Code :
Weight :
430 g
Price :
Availability :
In Stock
Color :
Layout :
Purchase Quantity :
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard Introduction
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard is a high quality replacement keyboard which is perfect for replacing your old and broken laptop keyboard. US Layout and brand new, 100% compatible with your laptop, with 12 months warranty for manufacturer's defects and 30-days money-back guarantee on all products.
How to choose the correct GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard?
Before you order,Please firstly compare the picture with your keyboard, especially the ribbon cable (position, length and width). Make sure that the model of laptop and part number of keyboard is the right one you need as well as the layout version. If you are still not sure after a comparation, please Contact us.
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard Fits Parts NO.
Gateway 904IR07H0U keyboard
Gateway 904IR07H1D keyboard
Gateway KBI140G254 keyboard
Gateway KBI140G260 keyboard
Gateway MP-10K2 keyboard
Gateway MP-10K23U4-442 keyboard
Gateway MP-10K23U4-4422 keyboard
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard Fit Laptop Model.
Gateway NV47H keyboard
Gateway NV47H02C keyboard
Gateway NV47H03C keyboard
Gateway NV47H04C keyboard
Gateway NV47H08C keyboard
Gateway NV47H15C keyboard
Gateway NV47H17C keyboard
Gateway NV47H18C keyboard
Gateway NV47H19C keyboard
Gateway NV47H21C keyboard
Gateway NV47H23C keyboard
Gateway NV47H27C keyboard
Gateway NV47H31C keyboard
Gateway NV47H35C keyboard
Gateway NV47H42C keyboard
Gateway NV47H43C keyboard
Gateway NV47H46C keyboard
Gateway NV47H47C keyboard
Gateway NV47H49C keyboard
Gateway NV47H50C keyboard
Gateway NV47H55C keyboard
Gateway NV47H64C keyboard
Gateway NV47H66C keyboard
Gateway NV47H67C keyboard
Gateway NV47H74C keyboard
Gateway NV47H75C keyboard
Gateway NV47H79C keyboard
Gateway NV47H83C keyboard
Gateway NV47H84C keyboard
Gateway NV47H86C keyboard
Gateway NV47H89C keyboard
Gateway NV47H90C keyboard
Gateway NV47H91C keyboard
Gateway NV47H92C keyboard
Gateway NV47H94C keyboard
Gateway NV47H95C keyboard
Gateway NV47H96C keyboard
Gateway NV47H97C keyboard
How to Install / Replace your GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard?
Turn off your laptop. Disconnect the AC adapter and any cables, then remove the battery. Turn the laptop over and let it cool off for a few minutes before you begin.
On the underside of the notebook, you'll find screws holding the keyboard and palm rest in place. Set the screws aside, and be sure to keep track of them all.
Turn it over and open the Lid. Slide your fingers under the top of the palm rest and gently pull it up, moving from the center to the outer left and right edges. Leaving the fingerprint reader attached, place the palm rest down in front of the unit.
Lift the damaged
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard
up from the front, then pull it toward you to release it from the notebook's frame. Pull up on the connector to detach.
Attach the new
GATEWAY NV47H35C Keyboard replacement
's connector. Position it over the space vacated by the old connector, and press down firmly until it snaps into place. Slide the top of the keyboard under the lip of the frame (near the display). Ensure that the top edges are just under the frame. Tilt the keyboard down until it lays flat and sits flush with the top, left, and right edges of the frame.
Align the bottom edge of the palm rest along the base of the frame, then press down until the top is also in place. Press firmly on the left and right edges to snap the palm rest into place again.
Close the Lid, and turn the notebook over. Replace all the screws, making sure to tighten them securely. Insert the battery, plug in your AC adapter, and enjoy your new keyboard.
Company Info
About Cheaplaptopkeyboard
Location & Working Hours
Site Map
Customer Service
Contact Us
Track Your Order
Payment & Shipping
Payment Methods
Shipping Guide
Locations We Ship To
Company Policies
Return Policy
Privacy Notice
Terms of Use
Other Business
Copyright © 2019
. All Rights Reserved.


text:
Karen Angelo
When Ryan Santosuosso's grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, she found herself drawn to him even more as the disease progressed.
While visiting him in a nursing home, she felt a strong connection with him and the other residents. It was then that she decided to change her career from teaching children to caring for the elderly.
"There are many people who go into teaching with a passion and the love for children, but there are not nearly as many who have the same type of passion for the elderly," says Santosuosso. "I realized that the connection I have with older people is unique and if I didn't at least try to become a nurse, I would be wasting a valuable talent."
Santosuosso, a 34-year-old junior nursing student, always toyed with the idea of becoming a nurse, but thought the major would be too difficult.
It never occurred to her that one day she'd be back in school working toward her nursing degree.
She decided to apply to UMass Lowell because of the faculty and program strengths in geriatric nursing.
She says: "When I asked around about great nursing schools, UMass Lowell kept coming up in the conversation. I found that the School of NursingChair Karen Devereaux Melillo's expertise and research interests included many of the geriatric issues I wanted to learn about."
'Life Changing' Internship at D'Youville Senior Care
With the help of the Shalin Liu scholarship, Santosuosso was able to gain hands-on experience working with patients during her sophomore-year internship in the Alzheimer's Unit at D'Youville Senior Care in Lowell.
It was an experience, she says, that changed her life: "I learned how to love, respect and communicate with the elderly more than I thought possible. Although I knew this opportunity would be wonderful, I had no idea how life changing the internship would become."
She gained real-world experiences – she was able to talk to family members and caregivers about their concerns; she observed how the nurses and others cared for the residents and comforted them when they became agitated; she said goodbye for the first time to a resident during his last hours and learned ways to welcome new residents to the unit.
Sharing her Love of Music
Along with Santosuosso's passion for nursing, she also loves music. As a writer and musician, she worried she would lose her artistic side due to the hard work and busy lifestyle of school. But then she discovered that D'Youville offers music therapy for residents.
She was delighted when the music therapist asked her to play the flute for the residents: "I won't go to work to do my job, I will go to work to be who I am. I think that will make me a better nurse."


text:
I am having a problem with some OpenMP code unexpectedly freezing, here is the shortest example I could find that causes the problem (it's very difficult to pinpoint exactly which lines are necessary because the freeze is very intermittent):
- Code: Select all
#include <omp.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void func()
long* x = malloc(100 * sizeof(long));
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
x[i] = i;
long* y = malloc(100 * sizeof(long));
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
y[i] = i;
#pragma omp parallel num_threads(2)
#pragma omp for
for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++)
int main()
for (int trial = 0; ; trial++)
if (trial % 10000 == 0)
printf("done %d\n", trial);
I am compiling with
gcc -o bug -fopenmp -std=c99 bug.c
When I run this on my system (Mac OS 10.6.8, intel core 2 duo, apple GCC 4.2.1), most of the time it runs for a while (perhaps a million iterations, maybe 15-30 seconds), and then freezes. A debugging session with gdb suggests that it is getting stuck on waiting for some synchronisation object at the #pragma omp parallel directive, i.e. it never gets to the #pragma omp for, but I'm not 100% sure of this, because when I insert printf's in various places the behaviour sometimes goes away. The freeze happens more reliably when the system is under moderate to high CPU load (e.g. constantly tabbing through windows or refreshing a web browser). Using top, I see that under normal conditions it consumes about 125% CPU, but after the freeze it drops to about 80% (even when nothing else is running).
I am an OpenMP newbie, so I would like to know whether my code is correct, or have I made a programming error. Other possibilities include compiler or OS bugs. I cannot reproduce this behaviour on a few other systems. It is very suspicious that it happens more often when the system is under high load.
Thanks for your help


text:
As an experienced kiteboarding instructor of many years I'd like to share some tips to help the beginners and intermediate kiters out there become experts. These are listed in order of importance:
1. Time on the Water: there simply is no substitute for experience.
- If you only kite 10-20 times a year you will likely never progress very far. Focus on getting out as much as your schedule and family responsibilities allow. Aim for at least 50+ two hour sessions/year. (I have a full time job, a part time start-up business and a family and I'm already up to 80 sessions this year, so you can do it too!)
- Take a trip so you can ride multiple days in a row. If you take vacation to travel to a spot where you can ride 5+ days in a row you will progress faster than riding a day here and a day there.
2. Focus: dedicate a part of every session to training.
- Before every session choose 2 maneuvers you want to learn that are just a little outside the scope of your current capabilities. Visualize and see yourself doing these these maneuvers for a couple of minutes before launching.
- After warming up, try each of these maneuvers 10 times each before doing anything else. No matter how many times you crash, get up think about what you did wrong than go do it again. Once you've tried each maneuver 10 times than you can go and have "fun".
- Treat your training time like going to the gym. This is no different than making a plan and sticking to it. (Also, your family should be made aware that kiting is no different than any other form of exercise and you need to stay healthy)
3. Know your limits: Only push it 5%
- If you can't even do a backroll you will never do a back mobe. When training choose maneuvers that build upon and are only a little bit more difficult than what you already know. Overtime your repertoire will become more expansive.
- If the wind gets too strong, gusty or light ignore #2. Learn maneuvers in winds you are comfortable with. For example: it's not advisable to learn handle passes in 6m conditions you'll just wreck yourself.
4. Don't be afraid to crash your kite (unless in big surf)
- Kites are designed to water relaunch, so don't be afraid to crash them. With time you will gain proficiency in the speed and conditions in which you can relaunch your kite.
- Also, learn to body drag and be comfortable with it. Unless you are riding boots you will do this a lot so get used to it.
5. Cross-train and eat healthy.
- Be sure to stretch and do something active everyday when there's no wind. This will help to keep you healthy, happy and productive so you can go kiting.
- If you are out of shape, overweight and don't have strong core muscles your progression will be limited and you'll have less energy to perform when you need to.
6. It's the skill of the kiter, not the gear:
- too many people get caught up in gear wars, find what's best for you and stick with it. Lou and Bertrand were throwing handle passes while Robbie and others where ripping surf on old two line kites. Your gear doesn't limit you, you only limit yourself.
Just my $.02


text:
High-Speed Whirling
Your benefits
- Increase your productivity up to 40% by parallel turning operation and significant higher feeds
- Lower costs per part
- Simple machining of multiple and conic threads
- Reduce your tool wear
- Highest surface quality
Technology partner tools
Technology Package High-Speed-Whirling
Control cycle
Set up service
Request a quote now!
You wish more information about high-speed whirling or have questions about the possibilities, features or prices?
Tell us your request and we will contact you shortly.


text:
You don't need pundits or polls to determine what the focus of the first presidential debate was all about.
In a single glance, the word clouds tell the story of last night's debate.
What was the #1 word used by Mitt Romney? "People." This from the man who has long been criticized for his inability to relate to voters. A secondary theme from this image: "Get going."
Meanwhile, it's clear from Barack Obama's transcripts that his Republican opponent defined the debate. In fact, two of the words Obama said the most for the hour and a half debate were "Governor" and "Romney."


text:
Our lifecycle solutions offer you measurable and guaranteed benefits in a safe, reliable and environmentally-friendly way. These include improved availability and performance, productivity gains and cost benefits, as well as maximised lifetime for your installation.
Most popular tags
Lifecycle efficiency is a business approach that aims to improve profits by getting the best and longest use out of installations. It consists of preventing the unexpected, optimising performance and improving environmental efficiency.
In our global address book you can find contact information to all Wärtsilä offices around the world. Choose the topic of your inquiry and how you wish to contact us.
Using our services online, you can order OEM spare parts online 24/7 for Wärtsilä brands. Reach for Technical Knowledge, TechRequest and CBM reports.
Our global network of Wärtsilä Land and Sea Academy training centres covers all aspects of management, operation, maintenance and safety of your installation.
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.


text:
Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Unit 4.4 Mixtures and Discrepant
Problems are posed to students by means of discrepant events
and the classes are encouraged to investigate solutions
by experimentation.
Video program cues: 18:44 34:15
Investigating mixtures laboratory
Gannon Sugimura and his students investigate the properties
of different mixtures through the volume change in the process.
Oliver-Hoyo, M., Allen, D.D., Solomon, S., Brook, B., Ciraolo,
J., Daly, S., Jackson, L. (2001)' Qualitative Analysis of
Fourteen White Solids and Two Mixtures Using Household Chemicals,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 78, No. 11,
pp: 1475- 1479.
Activity series laboratory
Tom Pratuch uses discrepant results of an experiment about
the electrochemical series to practice data interpretation.
Schmidt, M. H. (1997)' Using "Household Chemistry Projects"
To Develop Research Skills and To Teach Scientific Writing,
'Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp:
© Annenberg Foundation 2017. All rights reserved. Legal Policy


text:
Two separate shoplifting incidents Thursday at Gadsden stores turned into robberies after suspects fought with store employees, according to incident reports filed with the Gadsden Police Department.
Two separate shoplifting incidents Thursday at Gadsden stores turned into robberies after suspects fought with store employees, according to incident reports filed with the Gadsden Police Department.
The first happened around 1:25 p.m. at Old Navy on East Meighan Boulevard. The store's loss prevention officer allegedly saw a woman concealing clothing items inside her purse and tried to stop her as she attempted to leave the store without paying. The suspect then shoved the employee and made a run for the doors, according to the police report. The employee grabbed the woman's purse and went back inside the store.
The suspect then allegedly re-entered the store and physically attacked the employee in an effort to retrieve her purse. The two fought inside and outside the store before the suspect eventually left the scene in a four-door Ford vehicle.
The employee was treated at the scene by medics for scratches and claw marks on her neck, chest and left arm.
The second incident occurred between 6:25 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. at Lowe's on George Wallace Drive. A store employee reported seeing a man take a set of six half-inch cable cutters out of the package and place them into his pocket before walking out of the store with the items, according to the police report.
The employee stopped the man in the parking lot and identified himself as a loss prevention officer, asking the suspect to come back inside the store.
The employee told police the man then became combative and struck him in the side of the head with a handle from a paint roller. The two scuffled on the ground until police arrived.
Investigations are ongoing in both cases.
"It's shoplifting, but when (suspects) resist or use force to get away, it turns into a robbery," Gadsden Police Capt. Bobby Jackson said.
Jackson indicated charges in these incidents would be felonies, which he said is a "big step up" from shoplifting.


text:
We are dealing with flea allergy dermatitis with Jake. The problem with Frontline is that the flea has to bite the dog before it kills the flea. Well, that just doesn't work since it's the flea bite Jake is allergic to.
So, hubby dusted the house with Fleabusters powder last week.
Today I got an e-mail from my favorite doggy health food store reminding people to buy their Flea Treats. Never heard of them so I went online to research. This is what I found:
They almost sound too good to be true!! If this really works I'm all for it. Anyone tried these or anything similar?


text: Hey everyone, I have decided - in order to sort of fix my problems I have reported here regarding server load average going nuts - to split up the application part (which consists of IRC, Shoutcast and Minecraft) and the site part, including web, mail and mysql. So I migrated the first website to the new server, and everythings runs smooth, however, I ran into a well-known problems that refuses to get fixed. I enter "hikari-media.de" and it is alright. I enter it with "www", and it runs into a timeout. DNS query returns the correct IP each time, the Site is configured "Auto-Subdomain: www." Any ideas what I could try? Thanks in Advance Regards ZeroEnna


text:
Voters' Guides: Advertising Guidance
A best practice is to avoid candidate advertisement in your Voters' Guides altogether. Your Board should not accept any advertising that includes an electioneering message or any express advocacy. Some partners, such as media partners, may insist on paying for the space through advertising. In such cases, the local Board should use its own judgment and discretion in deciding whether to accept advertisements, including candidate advertisements. If your Board is considering allowing advertising in your Voters' Guide you should consider the following:
What types of advertisements you are willing to accept – e.g. products or services only advertisements (shampoo, cookies, automobiles, realtors, banks, etc), and not willing to accept – e.g. candidate advertisements (Vote for Wonder Woman on November 1st, etc) or political/issue advertisements (political parties or advocacy groups, etc).
Placement of advertisements. Again, we advise against the inclusion of candidate ads in your Voters' Guides. However, if advertisements are acceptable to your Board, consider one of the following options. Especially if accepting candidate advertisements, Leagues need to minimize the chance that the advertising could be perceived as favoring one candidate or party over another. Consider: (a) all advertisements must be confined to a specific section of the Voters' Guide such as the inside panel of the last page only or a single page elsewhere in the Voters' Guide; (b) candidate advertisements may only appear on pages associated with that candidate; (c) support from any candidate or political party/organization may only be acknowledged through a listing of supporters on the inside of the back page; or (d) other.
Advertisement specifications – e.g. are different sized advertisements allowed at different prices, are color and/or black and white ads allowed at different prices, etc.? Might some of these differences result in the appearance of a League preference for one candidate or party more than another?
How the availability of advertising space will be promoted – e.g. (a) will the League (and/or partner) actively solicit support from corporations, (b) will the League alert all candidates of this opportunity in their communications about participating in the Voters' Guide, (c) will the League decide on a case-by-case basis as potential advertisers approach the League? (This case-by-case approach should only apply to product and service advertisements.) Will another approach be used?
How will advertisements be accepted – e.g. on a first come first serve basis, or if candidate/political advertising is allowed will they be accepted only on an equal basis (e.g. Leagues cannot run ads for candidates for only one party), etc. Leagues that decide to accept advertising should insert the word "advertising" above or below any advertisement. Fees associated with advertising are not tax-deductible.
Leagues should either display information in the Voters' Guide regarding the process the League used to promote and accept advertising, and/or direct readers to a place on your Web site where they may learn more about your process. Leagues should also prominently display a disclaimer such as "Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, candidate, issue, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the LWV of XX."


text:
Did I hear someone say "PINK".... Well I was seeing "PINK" by the time I finished my card
I wanted to do a simple card, not CAS, but one using just a set of dies from Spellbinders - Decorative Elements Labels 46 and a flower sentiment from Digital Delights called Welcome Spring. I used Copics to color the sentiment and placed it on the die in position to be able to lift the petals of the flower in the die.
|"Welcome Spring"
I did not add any embellishments to my card as I wanted to really showcase the sentiment as well as the dies.
I hope you have enjoyed my card for my turn at being your "Hostess" today and I so look forward to seeing everyone again on Thursday when the Designers will showcase the "New Releases" for May on "Delightful Thursday".


text:
Obama joins congressional leaders in talks to work out health-care kinks
Thursday, January 14, 2010
President Obama spent several hours with congressional leaders Wednesday in a marathon negotiating session aimed at resolving outstanding differences between the House and Senate Democrats over health-care legislation and pushing his top domestic priority through to final passage.
During a mid-afternoon break in the talks, which began at 10:30 a.m. and stretched into the early evening, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters that the two sides were making progress. An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said the goal is to submit a compromise package to congressional budget analysts for a final cost estimate by early next week. The discussions are expected to resume Thursday.
Calculating the dollar amount is likely to take at least another week, however, and senior Democrats said a final bill is unlikely to hit Obama's desk before early February, a timetable that would complicate the president's goal of touting a health-care deal in his State of the Union speech, which is expected to take place in late January or early February.
Noting the delay, the measure's sagging support in public opinion polls and concern among House Democrats that they may be forced to swallow some unpopular provisions supported by the Senate, Republicans boasted Wednesday that they still have a good chance to derail the health-care legislation, which would spend about $900 billion over the next decade to extend insurance to as many as 36 million Americans.
"The bottom line is, I believe we can beat this bill," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told GOP lawmakers at a meeting Wednesday morning. "The American people are with us."
The House and Senate each approved health-care measures by razor-thin margins. The packages share a remarkably similar vision for reform. Both chambers' bills would provide insurance to people who lack access to affordable coverage by dramatically expanding Medicaid and creating a government-run marketplace in which people could shop for private coverage subsidized by the government.
Big differences on difficult issues remain, however, including questions about how generously to subsidize low- and middle-income people, and how to pay for the legislation. But Democratic lawmakers said the fact that Obama participated in talks with Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other key players proves their determination to craft a compromise that could come close to achieving their long-held goal of universal health coverage. Obama is also scheduled to address House Democrats on Thursday at the Capitol.
"I think this president's participation in the details is an indication of how critically important he thinks it is for the American people to do what he said he would do, and that is to be sure that every American has access to affordable quality health care," Hoyer told reporters. "That's not just rhetoric. He's walking the walk."
For Wednesday's session, Pelosi, Hoyer, Reid and other key Democrats gathered in the Cabinet Room just off the Oval Office -- no cellphones or BlackBerrys were allowed, a restriction that left aides on Capitol Hill starved for information. While Obama also spent time monitoring and coordinating the response to the crisis in Haiti, participants said he was in the room for hours, along with his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, and other senior administration officials.
Participants and lawmakers briefed on the talks said the group went through the health-care package section by section. Given the enormous difficulty Senate Democrats had in mustering 60 votes to avert a Republican filibuster, House leaders are under intense pressure to adopt many of the Senate's provisions. House leaders have all but conceded defeat on the creation of a government-run insurance plan, a top priority of House liberals that Senate moderates roundly rejected. Meanwhile, Obama last week endorsed one of the Senate's most contentious revenue-raising provisions: a 40 percent excise tax on high-cost insurance policies that is deeply unpopular among labor unions and many House members.
A small group of labor leaders met separately with administration officials on Wednesday to try to find ways to lessen the impact of the tax on union members. Meanwhile, House leaders have signaled that they might be willing to accept the tax on high-cost insurance plans -- set by the Senate at $23,000 for family coverage -- if the threshold were raised to about $25,000. The lost revenue would be replaced by some version of a tax on the wealthy, which the House prefers.
In a joint statement Wednesday, Obama, Pelosi and Reid said: "Today we made significant progress in bridging the remaining gaps between the two health insurance reform bills. We're encouraged and energized, and we're resolved to deliver reform legislation that provides more stability and security for those with insurance, extends coverage to those who don't have coverage, and lowers costs for families, businesses, and governments."


text:
Robo-FTP is brought to you by Serengeti Systems Incorporated, the customer-focused leader in connectivity solutions.
Serengeti Systems is a data communications company specializing in PC-to-mainframe connectivity that was founded in 1988. We have taken all of our experience in secure automated file transfers and applied it to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) in a product called Robo-FTP.
There are literally hundreds of FTP client products for Windows PCs in the marketplace today. They range from completely supported commercial products from companies with a history and lineage such as Serengeti Systems to bedroom-created freeware written by enterprising high school kids. Robo-FTP serves a niche within this crowded FTP marketplace that is not particularly well served -- namely, secure, script-driven file transfers.


text:
About Us
Bits & Bits Co. manufactures engraving bits, engraving cutters, end mills, and other tools used for engraving and milling. We are located in Silverton, Oregon and can ship world wide. Our tools are used for engraving and to mill molds in wax, metal, plastic or any other machinable material. We also manufacture Dental Burrs for all of the popular dental milling machines for cutting zirconium, porcelain, and wax.
We strive together with our customers to develop new tools for milling and engraving. If you have a special requirement or tool design feel free to contact us at 1-800-972-7081.
Bits & Bits has been resharpening micro tools for over 25 years. We specialize in resharpening engraving tools, plotter blades, and many small profile tools.


text:
Affordable Touring
River Cruising
Vacation Packages
On Globus Alaska and New England Cruise & Tour vacations, you get the best of both worlds—the relaxation of a cruise combined with the excitement and cultural discovery of a guided land tour. Marvel at the spectacular glaciers and stunning scenery as you cruise to Alaska's small towns. Keep your eyes out for whales, soaring eagles, seals, bears, and more wildlife. Watch for glaciers calving into the sea and hear the thunderous sound that accompanies it! In Canada, relax as you cruise from Québec to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. You'll also enjoy time staying overnight on land—in such exciting places as Anchorage, Denali National Park, Banff, Boston, and Montréal. Plus, Globus Cruise & Tour vacations include special features such as a visit to a maple syrup farm in Vermont and a stop at an Iditarod champion's home and kennels, where you can play with the sled dogs.
Savor the diversity and history of the great cities of New England and Eastern Canada on this enchanting vacation. The highlight of this tour is a 7-night cruise to Canada's historic towns and beautiful places. Aboard a 5-star Holland America ship, travel to Québec City, a ...Read More.
Starting at: $4,288
Starting at: $4,288 $4,288
(Not Including Airfare)*
Add to My Favourite Tours
In My Favourite Tours
View My Favourite Tours »
Vibrant cities, charming and historic small towns, stunning scenery, and special experiences await you on this Eastern Canada tour. Your tour starts in Toronto and ends with a 7-night Canada cruise with overnights also in Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Québec City, and Montréal. On ...Read More.
Starting at: $5,005
Starting at: $5,005 $5,005
Experience vibrant cities, beautiful scenery, and fun experiences on this tour featuring Seattle, Victoria, Vancouver, and an Alaska cruise. Enjoy two nights each in Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver —along with sightseeing and free time in each city—and seven nights on your ...Read More.
From Fairbanks to Anchorage, see what the "Great Land" of Alaska has to offer on this exhilarating Alaska tour and cruise. You'll visit Denali National Park, where North America's highest peak—Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley)—dominates the park's six million acres. ...Read More.
Starting at: $5,082
Starting at: $5,082 $5,082
Breathtaking beauty and fun experiences sum up this Glacier National Park, Hells Canyon & Washington Wine Country tour with an Alaska cruise. Your tour begins and ends in Seattle with overnights along the way in Washington Wine Country, Lewiston, Coeur d'Alene, and Spokane. A ...Read More.
Starting at: $5,895
Starting at: $5,895 $5,895
When you think of a spectacular Alaska vacation, what comes to mind? Witnessing glaciers calve into the sea? Riding the world-famous Alaska Railroad? Seeking out wildlife in Denali National Park? Or maybe it's cruising through the sea to watch for seals, sea otters, birds, and ...Read More.
Starting at: $6,297
Starting at: $6,297 $6,297
Discover the unique beauty of Alaska and the Yukon Territory during this invigorating vacation. In Alaska, ride the Alaska Railroad in Deluxe Dome Service to Denali National Park, with its impressive mountains, breathtaking scenery, and amazing wildlife. During your guided ...Read More.
Starting at: $7,261
Starting at: $7,261 $7,261
This breathtaking tour crosses Canada using the historic railroad. It features spectacular scenery, including an excursion to Niagara Falls, where you'll enjoy a cruise to view the falls from the river level; an excursion from Jasper to Maligne Lake, the largest glacially formed ...Read More.
Starting at: $7,778
Starting at: $7,778 $7,778
Create a lifetime of incredible memories traveling through the unforgettable Canadian Rockies! Begin your Canadian Rockies tour with sightseeing in Vancouver and end with a 7-night Alaska cruise. In between, witness breathtaking scenery and enjoy fun experiences. A tour ...Read More.
Starting at: $10,319
Starting at: $10,319 $10,319
Want help finding a vacation?


text:
By James Saft
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Consumption is increasingly driving China's economy, perhaps marking the country's much-needed transition to a more sustainable model.
But even if China is moving away, slowly, from its old model based on saving, investing, building and exporting, it is important to realize that the change brings with it new uncertainty, risks and the potential for disappointing growth.
China's economy grew 7.4 percent in the third quarter, down from 7.6 percent in the preceding three months and marking the seventh consecutive quarterly slowing in growth. Underlying figures, however, gave some cause for optimism, particularly a 14.2 percent rise in September retail sales, a rise of a full point from the month before.
In the first nine months of the year consumption contributed 55 percent of Chinese GDP growth, outpacing the share of investment, which accounted for 50.5 percent (net exports subtracted 5.5 percent).
That's welcome news: economists have long fretted about China's growth model, which relied on capital investment at home and, supported by an artificially cheap yuan, exports abroad. While that helped to underwrite a stunning run of growth, it also kept savings rates high and consumption at home relatively low. It also helped to facilitate a build-up of debt which leaves China structurally vulnerable and subject to asset and investment bubbles.
That's sparked much comparison with Japan, which enjoyed its own debt and investment-fueled period of growth, only to fall into a morass of deflation and continued poor allocation of capital.
With the rest of the world less willing and able to absorb China's exports, and with real signs, such as in real estate, that debt was financing less and less viable projects, any sign of a transition to consumption at home is good news.
Like so much change for the good, however, it brings with it real problems and risks during the transition period.
First off, it is probably wise not to get too excited, even though 2012 would make the second straight year of consumption providing the lion's share of growth. Chinese data is notoriously unreliable, and consumption includes government consumption as well as households, growth of which is both less sustainable and valuable.
Secondly, the very idea of transition, even if inevitable, brings up the possibility of totally unpredictable step changes in the way in which China's economy operates. These changes, again even if needed, might well be smooth but also might be sudden and unsettling.
As Michael Pettis, a professor at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, argues, most of the economic forecasting on China takes as its underlying assumption that change will be fairly smooth and evolutionary, looking to predict changes in inputs and outputs. If something, however, is unsustainable - and much in China looks just that - then this approach fails, rarely but spectacularly.
"If we are on the verge of a shift in the development model - perhaps, and usually, because the existing model is unsustainable and must be reversed, the analysis has no value at all," Pettis wrote in a note to clients this month, before the GDP data.
For a comparison, think about the relationship in the U.S. during the middle part of the last decade between interest rates, housing prices, construction employment and economic growth. Those relationships didn't change little by little, but all of a sudden, and when they did all sorts of other relationships economists used to predict the future died with them.
Therefore, at the very least, signs of a change towards a domestic- and consumption-oriented economy in China means that there may be quite a bit more uncertainty over the future. As financial markets don't like uncertainty, to the extent that they realize this, they will impose a larger discount on what they are willing to pay for Chinese financial assets.
This also makes forecasting demand for the many things China consumes much more difficult, at least in the short term. Over the medium and long term the trend is more clear: export-oriented investment for its own sake will diminish, though probably not before more capital is expended, making things even more difficult for industries abroad which must compete with China.
To be sure, long term, China's transition away from an export-at-all-costs model is both good news and inevitable.
Expecting the U.S., much less Europe, to continue to eat as much as China cooks over the coming five or 10 years is simply unrealistic. Both have their own transitional problems to wrangle.


text:
Fashion Instagrams From Election 2012
Haute Vote: Fashion Folks Hit the Polls
Haute Vote: Fashion Folks Hit the Polls
If our Twitter feed proved anything today, it's that Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley aren't the only politicos in the fashion world. Terry Richardson, Kelly Mittendorf, Jeremy Scott, and Joe Zee were among those who not only hit the polls but also used their social media pull to get out the vote. While we'll leave it up to you to figure out who the majority of industry folk probably voted for, we will say this: patriotism is always in style.
It's, like, freezing and long lines and people are way pushy. That's the bad news about voting. The good news? America is the best country!
— Derek Blasberg (@DerekBlasberg) November 6, 2012


text:
Editor: Someone at Florida Taxwatch sees maintaining historic landmarks as "turkeys." That is in sharp contrast to the man from Venezuela I met yesterday. He asked me to take a picture of him and his wife in front of the Lightner Museum. Afterwards he said in Spanish, "You should be very proud to have preserved such a beautiful, peaceful city." He was amazed by the architecture and history of this old town.
Genuine appreciation spoken by people from other cultures affirms how well this community has preserved a world-class gem. This is who we are. People like me uproot from places like Tampa, leaving long friendships and associations to become part of a town that knows, loves and goes to great length to share its diverse history. There are very few places like St. Augustine in the world.
Now there is a serious threat to St. Augustine's future. All our efforts to preserve what we treasure are at stake. The Record's opinion perspective yesterday (May 16) was about a big number: 400. This exceeds the 350 parts per million of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere considered the maximum to avoid serious effects of warming. We just crossed 400 and are rising fast.
All our historic treasures, beaches and many of our homes are on very low ground. That makes 400 all about historic preservation; passing forward what we cherish about this wonderful place to our children and grandchildren. Seems to me area leaders and we the people may want to add loud and persistent voices to let Rep. DeSantis and Sens. Nelson and Rubio know we want them to promote serious public policy on climate disruption. The real turkeys are all the diversions and ideological posturing while the world gets hotter.