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The Minnesota Fringe Festival plans the sequel to a record year
Shakespeare fans: This is your year at the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
The Bard's works pop up with unusual frequency on the schedule for this year's Fringe, the annual non-juried performing arts festival running Aug. 4–14, including at least two sci-fi adaptations. Add up the student productions, solo shows, mash-ups and even one take on "Macbeth" as a video game and the tally rises to 11 Shakespeare-inspired Fringe shows.
But that's not the real storyline of this year's festival.
The 2011 Fringe has a big act to follow: its own, from last year. 2010 was, by almost every measure Fringe organizers report, the festival's best performance ever.
"Definitely the record," affirmed Matthew Foster, Fringe communications director.
"We finally broke that 50,000 (ticket) mark, which was awesome," Foster said.
Ticket sales were up about 8 percent last year over 2009. Average attendance at shows, gross box office revenues and the total payout to Fringe artists — whose cut nearly hit $250,000 — were all at the highest levels in at least six years.
Fringe turns 18 this year, and Foster suggested it has matured to the point where, like the Minnesota State Fair or the Holidazzle Parade, "it's just something that you do" as a Minnesotan. If familiarity is one ingredient in its success, the other is the depth of training festival organizers give producers in marketing their shows to the public, which Foster said was "pretty unique among fringe festivals around the world."
Here's a look at a handful of productions hoping to attract your attention and, maybe, win one of the encore performance slots on the final night of the festival, when each venue's top-selling show takes one more turn under the lights.
"7 (x1) Samurai," David Gaines Productions
David Gaines slashes his way through the Akira Kurosawa epic, "Seven Samurai," on both sides of the battlefield. Good guys, bad guys — Gaines plays them all in an energetic performance that has earned raves at other fringe festivals. The violence is "cartoonish," said Gaines, who trained as a mime at Paris' École Jacques Lecoq — so don't be afraid to bring the kids.
"Fletcher & Zenobia Save the Circus (by Edward Gorey)," Live Action Set
Local physical theater specialists Live Action Set adapt this tale of two friends, a cat and doll, who must gather up the animals and performers scattered in the aftermath of a circus train accident. Known for its experimental work, Live Action Set is "in a more whimsical, fanciful state" for this show, said producer Joanna Harmon.
One of several BYOV (Bring Your Own Venue) site-specific performances, this one takes advantage of the old railroad tracks outside Mill City Museum.
"The 612," Rogues Gallery Arts
Another BYOV production, "The 612" matches four new short plays to work by local visual artists inside Cult Status Gallery in The Wedge. Each play explores a different aspect of Minneapolis, both past and present. Duck Washington's piece, about a young man stuck in a snow bank on the drive home with his California girlfriend, explores the writer's love-hate relationship with the city — "you know, love the people, hate the weather," Washington said.
"Minnesota Middle Finger," Ben San Del Presents
Stand-up comic Ben San Del returns to the Fringe for the fifth time as a writer-director, but for the first time won't appear on stage. San Del explores the nature of Minnesotan passive-aggression by trapping his three characters in one house under an apocalyptic 100-inch snowfall.
"It's a plot device, but it's something that really was based off my psyche last winter, a winter that's never going to end," he said.
"My Dinner with Andrew," Right Brain Productions
For about 10 months, playwright Robert John Ford would regularly chat with Andrew Cunanan at a San Francisco dog park where they both walked their dogs. Two weeks after their one dinner together in April 1997, Cunanan left town for Minneapolis, where he committed his first murder and started on a killing spree that ended with the death of fashion designer Gianni Versace.
Ford waited for an opening in Minnesota Fringe to tell his true story for the first time on stage.
"Uptown: The Musical," Box Wine Theatre
Hipsters band together in song to save their neighborhood co-op in this musical inspired by Trader Joe's aborted attempt to open a Lyndale Avenue store just blocks from The Wedge. If you missed its May premier at Intermedia Arts, now is your chance to catch the same cast supported by a live rock band.
If you go
Minnesota Fringe Festival runs Aug. 4–14, and includes 168 productions at 18 venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul. For information on the productions, venues and multi-show passes, go to fringefestival.org.
Tickets are $12 per show for adults and $5 for children under 12. Students and seniors with valid ID pay $10 per show. A Fringe button ($4) is required for admission to any show (except for children). Tickets may be purchased online at the Fringe website, by calling OvationTix at (866) 811-4111 or at venues 30 minutes in advance of any show.
All seating is general admission. No late seating is allowed.

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Videos | May 22, 2014
Mars Weathercam Helps Find Big, New Crater
Scientists using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found a fresh meteor-impact crater, and by golly it's big. It's the largest ever located anywhere by using before-and-after pictures.
Leslie Tamppari: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter--or MRO--that I work on has recently discovered the biggest impact crater in the solar system that's been confirmed with before-and-after imaging. The diameter of this crater is about half the length of a football field. My colleague Bruce Cantor at Malin Space Science Systems discovered this by using the Mars Color Imager, or MARCI, which takes daily global weather maps.
He observed a large dark spot that he wasn't sure had ever been there before. Searching through many of the images, Bruce was able to go back in time to try to pin down if this spot was there on one day and not on another day. The spot was not there on March 27, 2012, but did show up on the next day.
He suspected this spot to have been caused by an impact event. Using the Context Camera we were able to take higher-resolution images. And we were able to see two craters where that dark spot occurred. Comparing that image to an earlier image of that same area, we were able to see that the earlier image did not show the craters, and so these were fresh craters.
We have an even higher-resolution camera--HiRISE--able to resolve features as small as a kitchen table. Using the HiRISE camera we were able to see a dozen or so smaller craters scattered near the two bigger ones. The small craters and the two larger ones may have been caused by an impactor coming through the atmosphere and breaking into many pieces before hitting the ground. The HiRISE camera also revealed that there were many landslides in the area that are probably causing the darkening which was seen by the MARCI images. These landslides could have been caused by a shock wave from an explosion in the atmosphere or by the ground impacts that excavated the craters.
Between the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and the other Mars orbiters, we've discovered about 400 fresh impact craters confirmed with before and after imaging. However, this is the only time that we've seen a fresh impact using the MARCI weather camera and the only time that we've been able to pin down the time of impact to such a small time window of one Martian day or "sol."
We're interested in understanding the current rate that impactors are hitting Mars and the other planets. And we also are interested in: what are they excavating from the subsurface? And in some cases they're excavating water ice. And that tells us where on the planet subsurface water ice exists.


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Quick, name one male model. Sorry, Fabio doesn't count.
Can't do it? No surprise. Male models, even the few who work at the top of the fashion industry, are unknown to the general public. Unlike their female counterparts, they don't host television shows or represent multi-billion dollar lingerie companies. They also don't bank millions of dollars. (See: "The World's Top-Earning Models." )
"It's the only industry in the world where women make more than men," says John W. Babin, co-director of the men's division at Red Model Management. A lot more. Female models command two to three times the rate of male models for the same work.
In Pictures: The World's 10 Most Successful Male Models
Video: Top-Paid Models
The most successful male models earn in the mid-six-figure range, maxing out around $500,000 a year. Still, for those who pay attention, male models are the faces and bodies of esteemed brands worldwide.
To rank the models on our list, we combined advertising campaigns, editorial work and runway experience over the last two seasons, giving special consideration to prominence and scope where relevant. Given the metrics, the list favors of-the-moment male models, not the established industry veterans.
At the top of the list is Taylor Fuchs, who's been in the industry less than two years. Fuchs stands out with his long list of catwalk crossings and high-profile campaigns such as Dolce & Gabbana and Gianfranco Ferré.
Mathias Lauridsen may be No. 2 on our list, but he's been in the industry much longer than Fuchs. After nearly five years, he has managed to stay on top by lending his face--with its signature scar across the left cheekbone--to lucrative contracts like spring's Gucci fragrance campaign.
Most successful male models balance runways shows, commercial catalogs, advertising campaigns and editorial opportunities. Fragrance and exclusive designer advertising campaigns are the most lucrative. High-end catalog photo shoots pay an average of $8,000-$15,000 per day and typically last one day.
For models rising up the ranks, most work pays in prestige and non-monetary perks. An editorial shoot may earn a model up to $150, but working with a prominent photographer, padding a portfolio and exposure in a well-respected magazine is worth more than cash. Runway shows, especially with up-and-coming designers, often pay in clothes that can be very useful in castings.
Past male models who have come close to supermodel status, such as Mark Vanderloo and Marcus Schenkenberg in the early 1990s, were of the "Ken doll" ideal. Soon after, a Brazilian-Cuban trend entered thanks in part to Bruce Weber, the photographer responsible for the iconic Calvin Klein advertisements. Grunge followed. Since then, a "healthier" male standard has returned, though the look varies from label to label.
High-profile advertisement campaigns don't feature the "skateboarding kids that were used in the past," says Gene Kogan of DNA Model Management. "There's more respect for the consumer." Since mature, male consumers are the major spenders, advertising and editorial has shifted to appeal to them.
Still, opportunities for male models are declining as the retail industry contracts. Ten years ago, male models had catalog work from regional department stores like Marshall Field's, Kaufmann's, Hecht's and Hudson's. In 2005, all of them were acquired and re-branded into the singular retail behemoth
Then there's the rise of celebrity culture. Male models now battle with male celebrities for editorial work once models' private domain. Since 2000, just one male model was on the cover of GQ. Female models were on seven covers, and male celebrities were on over 70 covers. Male models have been relegated to magazines such as such as Numéro Homme, i-D and VMan--outside the mainstream and catering to an edgier audience.
Still, says Kogan, there's hope. "The growth in men's magazines attests to the fact that more men are buying clothes and beauty products, he says. 'Over time, as the spending by the male sector broadens, [the business] will improve."


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Preparation time: 20 minutes or less
Servings: 4 - 1 cup.
5 A Day servings: 2.
5 medium sweet potatoes
2 tbsps. maple syrup
½ tsp. salt
black pepper, to taste
½ tsp. ground cardamom (or ground nutmeg)
1 tbsp. salted butter
1. Preheat oven to 375° F and place oven rack in middle position. Scrub sweet potatoes well, place on baking sheet and bake for 35 to 45 minutes until very soft to the squeeze. Baking time will differ depending on freshness and size of the sweet potatoes.
2. Remove potatoes from oven; cool briefly to handling temperature. Cut both ends off each potato and carefully peel each potato. Place in a deep bowl and mash with potato masher, large fork, or back of a large spoon. Season with maple syrup, salt, black pepper, and ground cardamom or nutmeg, mixing well. If necessary, reheat briefly in microwave.
3. Scoop into serving bowl and top with butter.
Nutritional Information per Serving
Calories: 210
Carbohydrates: 42g
Total Fat: 3.5g
Cholesterol: 10mg
Saturated Fat: 2g
Dietary Fiber: 5g
% of Calories from Fat: 6%
Sodium: 310mg
Protein: 2g
Credit: Recipe developed for the Produce for Better Health Foundation by Chef Carmen I. Jones, CCP.
Source: http://www.5aday.com/
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UPDATE: May 12, 2014
The FDA issued a warning about Genstrips, telling people not to use them as they are not accurate and the company making them failed quality inspections. Reviewers on Amazon also report that while the strips they purchased earlier worked well, as did mine, the newer ones did not.
I learned about the generic One Touch Ultra strips sold as Genstrips in a tweet from diabetes business analyst Scott Strumello (@sstrumello). It turns out that the company that sells them came up with their own strip engineering design that works with the One Touch Ultra meters without violating Johnson & Johnson's patents.
The FDA required rigorous testing before allowing them to be sold, and they passed.
The company then made a deal with Walmart, which would have sold these cheap but effective strips to people all over the world who can't afford the obscene prices Johnson & Johnson charges for them. But Johnson & Johnson hit the company with expensive lawsuits intended to drive them out of business, even though the Patent Bureau has opined that these strips do not violate Johnson & Johnson's patents.
In the face of this legal pressure, Walmart bowed out, so for now the only place you can get them is on Amazon.
You can find the link to buy them here:
Genstrip Test Strips 50ct for Use with Onetouch® Ultra® Meters
Since Johnson & Johnson has vast financial resources they can continue to harass the company that makes Genstrips with lawsuits. The company is financially strapped without significant sales of its strips, and is likely to give up when the money runs out, even if it is in the right, legally. So it may be only a matter of time until the maker of Genstrips goes belly up and Johnson & Johnson is left to enjoy its monopoly. Stockholders will applaud, and the only people who suffer are the 99% who can't afford to shell out hundreds every month to test their blood sugar, even when they need to.
For Use with Old Minis Only?
The documentation with these strips says they should only be used with meters sold before 2010. However, there is a comment on the Amazon page from someone who says this is not true. My testing suggests they are correct.
Apparently the issue is that your meter has to be able to be set to match the code that comes on the vial of strips. All the brand name Ultra strips sold now are coded 25, so you don't ever have to change the code with a newer One Touch Ultra meters, and it is possible that some of them might not allow you to do this.
My Genstrip strips were coded 13, but both an old Ultra Mini meter that was sent to me as a freebie when the Ultra Minis first came out and a brand new Ultra Mini I just bought allowed me to change the meter's code to match that of the strips.
If you are using another brand of Ultra meter, before you buy these strips, make sure your meter lets you change the code. And if you have gotten out of the habit of checking the code on your strips, remember to do it with these. If you don't set the code on your meter, the strips will give an inaccurate reading.
My Tests So Far
I bought a pack and tested them with both my original Mini, which I was sent as a freebie when the Ultra Minis were first released and with a brand new Mini which I received recently from my insurer.
I was not able to test the two Ultra Mini meters simultaneously as I only had one working battery, so there was a time lapse of about ten minutes between the tests of the two meters as I swapped out the battery from the new one to the old one.
I did run a test using the same drop of blood to compare the Genstrip in my brand new Mini with my Freestyle Lite. The Genstrip read 93, the Freestyle 95, and the Mini using the brand name strips read 99. When I got the old Mini working, ten minutes later, it read 99, too.
The Genstrip strip took a fraction of a second longer to fill with blood than the brand name Ultra strip but my meter didn't seem to notice any difference between the two strips.
Given the general unreliability of all meters and strips, I came away feeling confident that the Gentest strips are good enough. I would just as soon buy these strips priced at $18.50 per 50 instead of the obscenely expensive brand name strips.
While they last, these strips might be a better choice than ordering name brand strips from no-name vendors who may sell you heat damaged or out-of-date strips that still cost more than these do.
By the way, if you are wondering what the best way to use your limited supply of any blood sugar test strip might be, please read this page:
How to Lower Your Blood Sugar.
It will teach you how to use the readings you get after meals to tweak your diet until you find one that gives you normal or near normal blood sugars. This approach has worked for thousands of people and it can work for you, too.
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In Dievole
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Dievole. A thousand years of history, a future ready to begin:
Dievole was founded in the 11th century, on May 10, 1090, to be exact. On that day, according to a contract drawn up by a notary named Bellundo, payment was two capons…
Dievole covers an area of 400 hectares within the Chianti Classico territory in Vagliagli, about 12 km north of Siena. Starting with the small village and the ancient Villa Dievole…
- Vineyards & Cellars
"Wine is the blood of the earth… it is a liquor of the highest Magisterium, made of mood and light, by whose virtue the mind becomes eminently clear, the soul expands, spirits are encouraged and joy is multiplied."
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Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate is a human woman who is the voice and co-creator of the short film and picture books about "Marcel The Shell with Shoes On". She is also in movies and used to be on Saturday Night Live. She's a nice person and she is from Massachusetts but now she lives in a palm tree in Los Angeles.
Jenny Slate's Upcoming Shows
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text: Montreal withdraws bid for MLS expansion team; Vancouver, Ottawa still in mix - The Canadian Press November 22, 200812:00AM PST Previous Next LOS ANGELES — Montreal withdrew its bid for a Major League Soccer expansion team, commissioner Don Garber said Friday in his state-of-the-league address. "They're out for the next round of expansion," Garber said. "I don't think it's gone forever but it's gone for now." Other cities bidding for expansion teams are Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis, Vancouver, Ottawa and Portland, Ore. Representatives from Miami, Portland, Vancouver and Ottawa met with member of the MLS board this week, Garber said. Seattle will join the league next year, followed by Philadelphia in 2010. Garber said that Montreal's delegation - led by Joey Saputo and George Gillett, who owns Liverpool FC in England's Premier League and the NHL's Montreal Canadiens - had informed him within the past week of possible trouble. "Montreal has had to evaluate what kinds of private capital they needed to refinance their stadium to fund the expansion fee, and what kind of public support would be available," Garber said. "I'm not sure they were able to come to terms in this economic environment." Among the presentations made during the week, "Ottawa blew us away," Garber said. "They do give a very focused plan as to where they'd build the stadium. Their presentation was not just about how they were going to build the stadium but how they were going to build the sport." Garber called Vancouver's presentation "one of the best I've ever seen, and I was involved in sports expansion in (the NFL)," he said. But the commissioner added that expanding into Canada might jeopardize the growth of the sport in the United States. "We don't have a lot of commercial businesses in Canada today," Garber said of league sponsorships. "The more teams we add there, the more it takes away out from growing our footprint and our television ratings in the United States." The commissioner also said he was intrigued by the bids from Portland and Miami, which is being led by FC Barcelona. The Miami Fusion played in MLS from 1998 to 2001 before disbanding. "If we go back to Miami, we'd better be sure we get it right," Garber said. "Barcelona could make investments in lots of different countries. But they believe in this country and in developing the sport here." Garber said the possibility of having a potential rivalry between Portland, Seattle and Vancouver was intriguing. "We believe in this conference-rivalry concept," he said. In other news, Garber said that the reserve division would be eliminated and each team would be able to carry 18, 19 or 20 senior players on its roster. Teams could have many as four developmental players. No new quota on international players was announced. Elsewhere, each team will play a 30-game schedule in 2009. Each team will play every other team in a home-and-away format, with two extra games against close conference rivals. For the playoffs, the top two teams from each conference will qualify automatically, followed by four teams with the best records regardless of conference. Previous Next


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An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for"Meredead", the new album from LEAVES' EYES — the German/Norwegian band formed by ex-THEATRE OF TRAGEDY singer Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and members of ATROCITY — can be viewed below.
Released on April 22 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland via Napalm Records, the effort was made available exclusively as limited-edition mediabook CD, including bonus track and bonus DVD "Live At The Metal Female Voices Fest", strictly limited-edition deluxe box set and regular jewel case.
The deluxe box set (pictured below) is limited to 1,000 copies and includes the mediabook CD including bonus track and bonus DVD, "Live At The Metal Female Voices Fest", plus pendant (Celtic cross with LEAVES' EYES branding).
Producer/co-vocalist Alexander Krull mixed "Meredead" at Mastersound Studio. The album's artwork was created by Stefan Heilemann and can be viewed below.
"Meredead" track listing:
01. Spirits' Masquerade
02. Étaín
03. Velvet Heart
04. Kråkevisa *
05. To France (MIKE OLDFIELD cover)
06. Meredead
07. Sigrlinn
08. Mine Tåror er ei Grimme
09. Empty Horizon
10. Veritas
11. Nystev *
12. Tell-Tale Eyes
13. Sorhleod (bonus track)
* Norwegian traditional songs
LEAVES' EYES recently spent time in Gothenburg, Sweden filming a video for its cover of the MIKE OLDFIELD classic "To France" with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among others. You can now watch the clip below.
Kristine previously stated about the new CD: "As we began composing the first song ideas for our fourth full-length album, all of us were very eager to take another step in strengthening both the individual sound and concept of LEAVES' EYES, like we have done album by album. Along with the songwriting process, I made up my mind about the songs' themes, and drowned myself in different sources of literature. Some songs clearly needed lyrics rooted in northern history and culture, as well as having mystical themes.
"Being an Old-English fan, I decided to write some of the lyrics in Old-English, which, of course, included further studies of grammatical and phonetic knowledge, which I really enjoyed doing.
"Next to modern English and Old English, some songs are sung in traditional Norwegian, to keep their strong individuality and focus on certain themes from special genres in Norwegian traditional singing.
"The album is given the title 'Meredead', as one of the songs on the album. It is my own word creation (at least I haven't found it in a dictionary yet), and it may mean both 'dead by/in the sea,' or 'the mortal or killing sea.'
"In my lyrics, you will find traditional themes from Viking literature and Norwegian song tradition, moreover, tales from the Irish isles, some from already existing sources, some made up myself. Sometimes you will hear about men going on adventures, some ending up drowning in the sea, their wives, evil witches, three-headed trolls, or spell-bound princesses, as well as marble halls and blood-thirsty creatures.
"I allowed myself more freedom for the concept of 'Meredead', telling a number of different stories, real, mystical or sometimes maybe even both."
"Meredead" EPK:
"To France" video:


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Jaspersoft Brings Powerful Business Intelligence Features to SugarCRM Customers
Jaspersoft for SugarCRM Helps Make Sense of CRM Data
Feb 08, 2011, 08:00 ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaspersoft and SugarCRM today announced the availability of several business intelligence (BI) editions exclusively priced for SugarCRM customers. Now, customers of SugarCRM, the world's fastest growing customer relationship management (CRM) company, can add a variety of robust Jaspersoft BI features to their SugarCRM Professional or Enterprise edition at a fraction of the price it would cost to implement proprietary BI suites.
With these new offerings, SugarCRM customers can do much more with their data including: pixel-perfect reports in .pdf format, drill-down reports, trend analysis, and data analysis. Integrated dashboards now bring together data from multiple sources to provide a holistic view of company information, surface patterns, and analyze data for more informed business decisions.
This new offering builds upon an existing affinity between the JasperSoft and SugarCRM software and developer communities. A connector between Jasper Reports and SugarCRM has consistently been the most popular project at SugarCRM's SugarForge online community. The combined solution delivers on the promise of "CRM Made Smarter" for organizations around the world.
"SugarCRM customers and partners asked for a business intelligence solution to complement the already comprehensive CRM features SugarCRM offers, and Jaspersoft is a natural fit," said Jose Morales, Jaspersoft Vice President of Business Development. "We are pleased that SugarCRM has selected Jaspersoft to meet these needs. With this series of Jaspersoft for SugarCRM, business users can affordably leverage analytics to get the most of their SugarCRM implementations."
Jaspersoft for SugarCRM editions include:
- Jaspersoft BI Professional for SugarCRM: Users are now able to take reporting further to drill, filter, pivot, and summarize data. Customers can also schedule and send out pixel-perfect reports to one or hundreds of users through JasperReports Server. One seat of Jaspersoft ETL Professional is also included in this offering, allowing customers to natively connect with SugarCRM to extract data from various sources, transform the data based on defined business rules, and load into a centralized data warehouse or data mart for an integrated view of customer information.
- Jaspersoft OLAP for SugarCRM: Jaspersoft Professional comes with powerful in-memory analysis capabilities, however, customers have the option to add Jaspersoft's OLAP solution for performing more analytic queries against large datasets. Data analysts can perform slice-and-dice analysis to identify and act on patterns within their customer data.
- Jaspersoft ETL Enterprise for SugarCRM: SugarCRM customers who require ETL features beyond what is available within Jaspersoft ETL Professional can add-on Jaspersoft ETL Enterprise for SugarCRM which enables a multi-user design environment, powerful change data capture, data lineage, and several advanced job monitoring features. Jaspersoft ETL Enterprise for SugarCRM is priced per user.
"Our partnership with Jaspersoft underlines our commitment to offering the best open source CRM solution. Our partners and customers spoke and we listened," said Nick Halsey, Chief Marketing Officer at SugarCRM. "The business intelligence features now offered through the Jaspersoft for SugarCRM editions will prove invaluable to customers interested in truly exploiting the richness of information gathered with SugarCRM."
Jaspersoft for SugarCRM editions are available exclusively through the SugarCRM Reseller Channel and the following partners: BrixCRM in the Netherlands, Epicom in the United States, and Loaded Technologies in Australia. An annual subscription for Jaspersoft Professional for SugarCRM starts at $3,000.00.
- Visit Sugar Exchange to download Jaspersoft Professional for SugarCRM
- SugarCRM Resellers interested in offering Jaspersoft for SugarCRM editions, contact the Jaspersoft Sales Team
- Learn more about the Jaspersoft BI Suite
- Follow Jaspersoft on Twitter
- "Like" Jaspersoft on Facebook
- Read Jaspersoft CEO Brian Gentile's Open Book on BI blog
Jaspersoft provides the most flexible, cost effective and widely deployed Business Intelligence suite in the world, enabling better decision making through highly interactive, web-based reports, dashboards and analysis. Leveraging a commercial open source business model, Jaspersoft provides end-to-end BI capabilities at a fraction of the cost of other vendors. The BI suite includes pixel-perfect enterprise reporting, ad hoc query, dashboards, OLAP and in-memory analysis, and data integration. Jaspersoft is the only BI vendor that enables companies to adapt to the new, virtualized world by providing a complete spectrum of on-premise, multi-tenant SaaS and cloud-based deployment options for both embedded and standalone business intelligence. Unlike traditional BI vendors, Jaspersoft is built on a modern, lightweight, standards-based architecture and offers greater vendor independence thanks to its open source codebase. Unlike niche BI vendors, Jaspersoft represents a safe choice with tens of thousands of production deployments across a wide range of industries.
Jaspersoft's open source business intelligence software has more than 12 million product downloads worldwide, 160,000 production deployments and over 13,500 commercial customers in 100 countries. Its BI suite is advanced regularly by a development community of more than 190,000 registered members. For more information visit: http://www.jaspersoft.com and http://www.jasperforge.org.
ABOUT SugarCRM
SugarCRM makes CRM Simple. As the world's fastest growing customer relationship management (CRM) company, SugarCRM applications have been downloaded more than seven million times and currently serve over 700,000 end users in 80 languages. Over 7,000 customers have chosen SugarCRM's On-Site and Cloud Computing services over proprietary alternatives. SugarCRM has been recognized for its customer success and product innovation by CRM Magazine, InfoWorld, Customer Interaction Solutions and Intelligent Enterprise.
For more information, call (408) 454-6900 or 1 87 SUGARCRM toll-free in the US, email [email protected], or visit http://www.sugarcrm.com.
Jasmine Teer
Jaspersoft PR
Page One Public Relations
+1 (415) 321-2348
Laurie Falconer
SugarCRM PR
Schwartz Communications
+1 (415) 512-0770
SOURCE Jaspersoft Corporation


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29-2041.00 - Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
Sample of reported job titles: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Emergency Medical Technician, Basic (EMT, B); Emergency Medical Technician/Driver (EMT/DRIVER); EMT Intermediate (Emergency Medical Technician, Intermediate); EMT, Paramedic (Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic); EMT/Dispatcher (Emergency Medical Technician/Dispatcher); First Responder; Flight Paramedic; Multi Care Technician (Multi Care Tech); Paramedic
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
- Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Operate equipment, such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, or bag valve mask resuscitators, in advanced life support environments.
- Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
- Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
- Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
- Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
- Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures under a physician's direction.
- Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
- Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
- Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
- Coordinate with treatment center personnel to obtain patients' vital statistics and medical history, to determine the circumstances of the emergency, and to administer emergency treatment.
- Comfort and reassure patients.
- Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
Technology Skills
- Information retrieval or search software — Epocrates; Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox; Palmtree EMS Field Reference Guide; Skyscape Rosen and Barkin's 5-Minute Emergency Medicine Consult (see all 14 examples)
- Medical software — MedDataSolutions Regist*r; MEDITECH software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Operating system software — Microsoft operating system
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Ambulances
- Analgesic infusion sets or kits — Infusion sets
- Anti shock garments — Medical anti-shock trousers MAST; Pneumatic anti-shock garments PASG
- Artificial airway holders — Endotracheal ET tube holddown devices
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
- Blood collection needle — Venoject needles
- Blood pressure recording units — Blood pressure recorders
- Bullet proof vests — Bulletproof vests
- Butterfly needles — Scalp vein needles
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories — Portable cardiac monitors
- Cardiac pacemaker generator or cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker CRT-P — External pacers
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR protective shields or masks — Pocket masks with one-way valves
- Chest tube kit — Pleural decompression kits
- Desktop computers
- Electrocardiography EKG transmitter or telemetry or accessories — Telemetry units
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Emergency medical service intravenous IV kit — Intraosseous kits
- Emergency medical services cervical or extrication collars — Emergency medical services cervical collars
- Emergency medical services head immobilizers — Head immobilization devices
- Emergency medical services obstetrics kits — Obstetrical OB kits
- Emergency medical services suction units or accessories — Airway suction units; Battery-powered portable suction units; Fixed-suction equipment
- Emergency medical services tourniquets or clamps — Tourniquets
- Emergency medical services tracheal tube or cricothyrotomy kits — Cricothyrotomy kits
- Emergency medical services triage tags — Triage tags
- Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories — Multi-level wheeled cots; Stair chairs; Stretchers
- Emergency resuscitator or aspirator kits — Resuscitation devices
- Endotracheal tubes — Endotracheal ET tubes
- Esophageal tubes — Esophageal tracheal airway devices
- Extremity restraints — Limb restraints
- Finger ring removers — Ring cutters
- Flow sensors or regulators or components — Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
- Glass cutters — Center punches/glass hammers
- Glucose monitors or meters — Glucometers
- Hacksaw — Hacksaws
- Hypodermic injection apparatus or accessories — Epi-pens; Preload syringes
- Hypodermic needle — Needles
- Intravenous infusion pumps for general use — Intravenous IV pressure infusers; Intravenous IV pumps
- Intravenous or arterial arm boards — Long arm boards; Short arm boards
- Intravenous or arterial cannulas or accessories — Intravenous IV cannulas
- Intravenous or arterial tubing adapters or connectors or locks or caps or protectors — Saline locks
- Intubation forceps — Adult Magill forceps
- Intubation gauges or guides — Esophageal intubation detection devices
- Intubation stylets — Adult stylets
- Laryngoscopes or accessories — Curved adult blades; Laryngoscopes; Straight adult blades; Straight pediatric blades (see all 5 examples)
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes — Bulb syringes
- Medical gas cylinders or related devices — Fixed-oxygen equipment; Portable oxygen equipment
- Medical nasal cannulae — Oxygen nasal cannulae
- Medical oxygen masks or parts — Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks; Child oxygen masks; Infant oxygen masks
- Medical suction cannulas or tubes or accessories — Medical suction catheters; Suction tubing
- Medical syringe without needle — Syringes
- Multiparameter vital sign unit or accessories — Monitors
- Nasopharyngeal tubes — Nasopharyngeal airways
- Nebulizer or accessories — Nebulizers
- Needleless intravenous injection syringe set or injection cannula — Interlink syringe cannulas
- Needleless vial or bag withdrawal cannulas or adapters or decanters — Vial access cannulas
- Non vacuum blood collection tubes or containers — Blood tubes
- Notebook computers
- Orthopedic splint systems — Cardboard splints; Rigid splints; Splints
- Oxygen insufflator or its accessories — Transtracheal jet insufflators
- Patient carbon dioxide detectors — Patient CO2 monitors
- Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories — Patient restraints
- Peripheral intravenous catheters for general use — Catheters
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
- Pharyngeal airways or airways kits — Oropharyngeal airways
- Pry bars
- Pulse oximeter units — Oximeters
- Respiratory aspirator products or accessories — Meconium aspirators
- Restraint vests and jackets — Straitjacket
- Resuscitation masks or accessories — Bag valve mask BVM resuscitators; Valve mask resuscitators
- Sledge hammer — Sledgehammers
- Spine boards — Extrication devices; Full-spine immobilization devices; Half-spine immobilization devices; Spinal immobilization equipment
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories — Scalpels
- Torso and belt restraints — Restraint belts
- Traction splint sets — Lower extremity traction devices with ankle hitches; Traction splints
- Two way radios
- Wheel chocks — Chock blocks
- 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.
- Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- 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.
- Transportation — Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Telecommunications — Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
- Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Clerical — Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
- Chemistry — Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- 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.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- 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.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- 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.
- Perceptual Speed — The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
- Response Orientation — The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
- Speed of Closure — The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns.
- Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- 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).
- Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
- Auditory Attention — The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
- Depth Perception — The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
- Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- 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).
- Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
- 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.
- Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
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.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- 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.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- 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.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
- 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.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Detailed Work Activities
- Treat medical emergencies.
- Implement advanced life support techniques.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Administer intravenous medications.
- Administer non-intravenous medications.
- Sterilize medical equipment or instruments.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.
- Maintain medical equipment or instruments.
- Position patients for treatment or examination.
- Interact with patients to build rapport or provide emotional support.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
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Work Context
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 88% responded "Very important results."
- Physical Proximity — 88% responded "Very close (near touching)."
- Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — 85% responded "Every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 86% responded "Extremely important."
- Deal With External Customers — 85% responded "Extremely important."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 79% responded "Every day."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 80% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 73% responded "Every day."
- Consequence of Error — 84% responded "Extremely serious."
- Contact With Others — 64% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 70% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Disease or Infections — 61% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 59% responded "A lot of freedom."
- In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment — 78% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 62% responded "Extremely important."
- Telephone — 68% responded "Every day."
- Electronic Mail — 71% responded "Every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 54% responded "Extremely important."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 48% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 58% responded "Every day."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 37% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 61% responded "Some freedom."
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting — 42% responded "Every day."
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures — 39% responded "Every day."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 69% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Exposed to Contaminants — 34% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Time Pressure — 47% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled — 47% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 38% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 46% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 32% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Letters and Memos — 39% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Outdoors, Under Cover — 33% responded "Every day."
- Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions — 51% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Level of Competition — 38% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 35% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body — 35% responded "Less than half the time."
- Deal With Physically Aggressive People — 60% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings — 41% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection — 23% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
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)
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- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Work Styles
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related 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.
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- 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.
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Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2019)
|$17.02 hourly, $35,400 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|262,100 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Faster than average (7% to 10%)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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Police arrest teen in assault on vice principal
Attack happened in office at Northeast High School, investigators say
Kansas City police have arrested a 15-year-old student on suspicion of beating up a vice principal at Northeast High School.
According to a police report, the student insisted on going into the vice principal's office, saying that his bike was in there. Police said he forced his way in and put the administrator in a headlock. A police officer assigned to the school broke it up.
Police said the assault happened on the same day that a shooting involving teenagers happened near Budd Park, an incident that left one of the victims in critical condition.
The school already has a bad reputation within Kansas City's teaching community.
Robert Saunders said his daughter attends Northeast High School.
"It's getting pretty rough. It's like the gangs are taking over. The school tries to do what it can, but as soon as they leave school, it's a whole other world," he said.
"The whole front of the building is trashed. They don't keep it up," said neighbor Joe Wax. "There's no discipline. Kids are always hanging out the window, cursing at people."
Saunders said having his daughter at the school gives him reason to worry.
"How many gray hairs am I going to get today?" he said.
The district declined comment on the incident with the vice principal, citing privacy concerns. It said school officials are keeping the victims from the Budd Park shooting in their thoughts and prayers. The district said it is cooperating with police in both investigations.


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Serious Eats Neighborhood Guides: David Schuttenberg's Greenpoint
Locals' guides to New York neighborhoods.
As chef at Dickson's Farmstand Meats in Chelsea Market, and now Tribeca, at the new gourmet market All Good Things, Dave Schuttenberg knows his way around a pork shoulder, and he's pretty knowledgeable in all things meaty (he was the executive chef at Cabrito until it closed, and worked with Zak Pelaccio in the kitchens of Fatty Crab, uptown and downtown). But when Dave comes home to Greenpoint, he's greeted by his wife and six-year-old daughter, a vegetarian, and he's forced to change his tune. They go for veggie subs, breakfast doughnuts, and after-school pizza...unless he gets off work late, and has time to sneak in a bowl of oxtail ramen.
David's Picks
Pizza, slice: Vinnie's is a classic Brooklyn slice shop. In one of life's great ironies, my kid has decided she's a vegetarian, so we usually go for a few cheese slices after I pick her up. I'm a red pepper flakes guy.
Pizza pie: Paulie Gee's is that classic, wood-fired Neopolitan style place. It's great to have in the neighborhood. I go with the kid and get the straight Neopolitan pie with the basil, which I get the good fortune of picking off and eating because she also doesn't eat any greens.
Burger: God Bless Deli Grocery is a little bodega in my neighborhood. When we come home in the wee hours, it's the greatest burger in the world. Griddled patty with cheese, shitty lettuce, grainy tomatoes—it's perfection at 4 a.m., but I'm hesitant to try it sober.
Sandwich: Eastern District is a great addition to the neighborhood. I like that there's a place where you can get growlers, great provisions, grilled cheese, and well-made handmade sandwiches. I go on the weekends for supplies and a growler or two.
Coffee: Cafe Grumpy is usually a weekend morning stop for iced coffees and espressos. I love that they have their big roaster on-site. I haven't ordered their $20 coffee though—I am a cook, after all.
Breakfast: If Peter Pan Bakery doesn't start filling those trays earlier on the weekends, I'm going to be forced to find another spot. And that would kill me. The apple crumb is like a doughnut crumbled on top of a doughnut...it's pretty much the greatest thing in the world. My daughter loves the red velvet and the pink frosted with sprinkles; what princess wouldn't?
Dive bar: Boulevard Tavern is an old dive right under the BQE that has a great backyard with great music. They keep their tap lines clean and they have a good selection of well-priced beers. I don't go out as much as I used to, but when I do, it's my go-to.
Cocktail bar: Beloved is a relatively new cocktail bar. I've had a well-mixed cocktail there for the right price, and it's not packed to the nines. I'm hesitant to give that one up, because I don't want it to get mobbed, but they deserve recognition.
Delivery food: No. 7 Sub has such an awesome selection of veggie sandwiches. When you're working at a butcher shop and sampling meat all day, it's nice every once in awhile to get that cauliflower sandwich. It's light but filling.
Ice cream: Uncle Louie G's Italian Ices is a sliver of a shop, and they're great guys. My daughter loves any terribly syruped ice or the chocolate gelato.
Chinese takeout: I can't give up on takeout Chinese food; some weeks, I'll have it three times. There's a plethora of choices in Greenpoint, some bad and some decent. Wah Kwoon Chinese Kitchen is of good quality. I get the General Tso's chicken combo, extra spicy, every time. Greasy, gloopy...can't get enough of it. When I say my address, they know my order.
Falafel: I always get the classic Mediterranean sampler at Kestane Kebab. This place was under construction for like a year and a half. When they finally opened, I grabbed a menu, and they won me over with some terrible translation that said "cooked over an ingenious herd of charcoal fire." Who doesn't love an ingenious herd?
Late-night eats: Chef Lindsay Salminen rents the kitchen from the No Name Bar people and does noodle bowls there. There's nothing delicate about them; they're aggressively spiced and seasoned and really fatty. I like that she has these big flavors punching you in the face.
Date night: St. Vitus, 'cause we're romantical. The one night a month we get a babysitter, we don't even pay attention to the calendar. Sittin' with your baby at the bar drinking Bud longnecks...there's nothing better.
Can't-miss neighborhood spot: Everyone needs to visit Sikorski Meats. Ask them to show you their 100+ year-old walk-in smokers in the back. They're just enormous, and reek of century-old meat. If I could work with those smokers, I'd be like a pig in shit. The sausage and the liverwurst are good, but if you're lucky, maybe they'll pull a hunk of kielbasa down for you to sample. That shop is awesome.
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A rural Kashmiri villager named Basheer Malik has officially requested the government to reveal how much it has spent on helicopter trips for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Mr. Malik and Mr. Abdullah run in very different circles. Earlier this month, Abdullah was spotted at the buffet of the five-star LaLit Hotel in Srinagar. Malik, meanwhile, was observed cutting up a freshly-slaughtered sheep and cooking it over a campfire as a wilderness guide.
Malik sees his request as simple and fair: "It's our tax money, we need to know about these things."
The slingshot in this David vs. Goliath encounter is the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The newly implemented RTI law is spawning a rural, grassroots movement to push for transparency and better governance. Kashmir has become one of India's most corrupt states as New Delhi works to hang on to the independence-minded region through a policy that includes winning hearts and minds with money.
The Right to Information Act movement consciously avoids the larger question of Kashmir's sovereignty. But it may yet impact the decades-old dispute. Tackling corruption could remove one irritant Kashmiris have with their New Delhi-backed government. On the other hand, it could also pose challenges to New Delhi's local allies and the perks – legal and illegal – they garner by working for the state.
"What we are doing, it's about the governance issues," says Muzaffar Bhat, a leading RTI organizer. "The government of India is not sincere about curbing corruption here … because they think, 'If we target ministers here of different parties, who is going to keep Kashmir with India?'
The RTI act allows anyone to ask specific questions of government officials and expect a response within 30 days.
Helicopter transparency
On June 7, Malik asked how much has been spent on fuel and pilots for Abdullah's helicopter rides since 2009. He has yet to receive a response from Abdullah's public information officer, meaning the case will be sent to the state's chief information commissioner to apply pressure and fines on the officer.
Numerous efforts were made to get comment from Abdullah. His office canceled a sit-down interview for scheduling reasons. Close to press time he sent an e-mail declining to answer questions sent via e-mail more than a week ago pertaining to this RTI.
There are, of course, reasonable official uses for helicopters. India's chief ministers, who are like US governors, rely on helicopters to get around quickly in a country with poor infrastructure. This is especially true in mountainous Kashmir where many constituents and development projects would be otherwise inaccessible.
But chopper expenses are a populist issue even in countries like the US – where the governor of New Jersey has recently been questioned about their use. And in Abdullah's case, they feed into a common perception of him as a young leader close to New Delhi and accessible on Twitter but removed from the sufferings of ordinary Kashmiris.
Politicians vs the ordinary Kashmiris
For Malik, it was partly about seeing if he could close that gap.
"I wanted to see if I am empowered enough" to get a response, says Malik, one of scores of rural RTI activists. "I was tired with going after small guys."
RTI has scored some important victories over rural officials, many of whom are used to operating with much less scrutiny than Abdullah.
Residents of Branwar grew upset that only a poorly trained assistant ever showed up at the village's medical clinic. A tailor named Ghulam Ahmad Lone tried talking to higher officials, but did not get a response, he says, "because I was an agrarian type of man."
That's until Mr. Lone filed an RTI asking for the clinic's duty roster and medical supplies received from the government.
"Now the doctor is coming regularly. They are prescribing [government] medicine free of cost," says Lone. "Before this, they used to send us to some medical shop."
The doctor, Lone says, offered him membership on a village health committee. "I am not accepting because I think they are trying to muzzle my voice," he says.
Government jobs have long been a method of co-opting people here. After Indian security forces killed 117 Kashmiri protesters last summer, police jobs have been offered to some of the protesting youth.
Other RTI activists have requested the names of people who received free saplings, greenhouses, and other agricultural help from the government. Such lists have included the names of people who never received the help – including some of the activists themselves. Villagers then demand to know from officials: Who pocketed the money?
"We [have] had a culture of silence," says Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, another RTI trainer. "Now when they file RTI then this culture of silence automatically leaves and this new sense comes that I can see and they will respond."
The request enforcer
Malik's chopper request may wind up in front of chief information commissioner G. R. Sufi, whose job is to resolve disputes over RTI applications. Before he opened the office in late February, the RTI law in Kashmir had no enforcer; now he has ruled on some 125 complaints and moved the bureaucracy to respond.
"There is no excuse not to respond to the information seekers," says Mr. Sufi, commenting in general on cases where no answer is given.
However, he has yet to dock any bureaucrat's salary for failure to answer and he admits he is "walking a tightrope now" on the more controversial requests. That's because the act calls for three commissioners but the government has dragged its feet on the two other appointments – meaning his one-man decisions could be challenged in court.
Added work
A bureaucrat who was not authorized to speak to the press expressed concern about handling the increasing number of requests. He, like most Indian bureaucrats, sits at a desk surrounded by piles of folders tied with twine.
"There is a nuisance element to this," the bureaucrat says. "Even if the request is frivolous you have to look into it. And there is no mechanism to punish habitual RTI requests."
Both Sufi and the bureaucrat agree that ultimately the government's documents must be digitized then dumped to public servers so RTI requests become do-it-yourself. The RTI law calls for this changeover, meaning the next challenge for activists may become sifting through too much information.


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