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January 1st, 2006, 03:12 PM #61
I work in a numbers industry, where the meaning of average is known in its precise numerical term. Yet all my staff who HAVE to beat an average (that's their job), believe they are better than average. And all the the people at our competitors doing the same job also believe they are better than average.
Now clearly half of them are wrong, and they all know that collectively the entire industry cannot be better than average. Yet these are the same people that determine the fate of companies, economies and industries. They control literally trillions of dollars collectively, my own teams run billions.
If you do the maths, on average every single one of them is overconfident. In other words they over-emphasise their own predictive ability and accuracy.
"A trait of human conversations is that the meaning of words can shift mid-conversation and no-one notices." Dawnstorm a common behavioral trait is what you're claiming here. You might be right, I've not seen the testing on this (though I have on all of the above). Now if you're right and let's assume you are then do you think everybody knows this? If not then you have a considerable comparative advantage which at judicious moments you can apply to further your own agenda. Furthering your own agenda precisely because there ARE common human behavioral traits.
Scott, I haven't read that book, I'll look it up.
January 1st, 2006, 03:37 PM #62Originally Posted by Boll Weevil
If you asked the question whether worse than avarage drivers should own cars, what would the probable reply be?
Do you see what I'm driving at (no pun intended)?
"A trait of human conversations is that the meaning of words can shift mid-conversation and no-one notices." Dawnstorm a common behavioral trait is what you're claiming here. You might be right, I've not seen the testing on this (though I have on all of the above). Now if you're right and let's assume you are then do you think everybody knows this? If not then you have a considerable comparative advantage which at judicious moments you can apply to further your own agenda. Furthering your own agenda precisely because there ARE common human behavioral traits.
Apart from that, I don't doubt that human traits can be tested, exploited etc.
It's just that your particular test didn't convince me.
I'm not proud of using the term "party trick". I'm in a strange mood today.
January 2nd, 2006, 05:30 AM #63
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Funny little stat from the Dunning book: 94% of college professors believe their work is better than their peers.
January 4th, 2006, 06:32 PM #64
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Throughout the world, actually, though I would prefer waiting until TTT is out before discussing it.
Have you been banging your head against the big Nazi at York there, TsarShev?
January 18th, 2006, 09:49 PM #65
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So do I think I know it all? Me? No. *wry smile* (letters fall too short...)
I have to say I'm one of the lucky ones. My point of view, of course, all my pov. Lucky to be alive and thinking. A bit of Decarte. Hows the phrase go: 'cortigo ergo sum'? Twas a starter for thinking. And a bit of all that Ive come across. Im well past thirty and hope my mind isnt totally 'made up' (as some statistician above claimed I 'could' be...)! You're all too clever, too much to say. Some of you may well be intelligent . Still too much to say. Letters and typed words not the best of ways to say it, maybe. Doubt and imprecision. Right/wrong; invariably this/inevitably that; ratios/perspectives; reductionist/hardwired/genes/neurons... Communication! Are we not more than individuals because of that word? Communication? Theres been a lot of debate about what we do inside our own heads, but what about getting any of that across to someone else? Simply doesnt happen. 'Cant transfer the entirety of our 'minds' to 'make' our point. (Make? Agenda... something else...) Oh, I dont think I'd like to be able to do such a thing: Ive 'kind of faught' for over 20 years for whats in my nonce, but I'm sure intrigued by what you folks think. And thinking is key. 'Tis the whole point of this thread, isn't it?
I was intending to make this one quote, since theres so much to talk about, but Ive kind of veered off track, as I could have guessed I might. 'Was another 'good' point though:
Originally Posted by Scott Bakker
Fooled. Could be key, too.
Most people dont truly wish to use their brains. Hormones and the rest of their physiology 'kind of' gets the hold of them. Of course, personally I dont mind classifying myself as an animal. Fair bit of cortex, but not every part of it is needed all the time!
Some way to go before we end up as 'mental-man', I reckon. For now, we barely touched the floor and stood upright... *wry smile*
[Edit: too much 'reckon'ing!]
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January 23rd, 2006, 09:48 AM #66
I'm struggling to see your point. Is it we're all too complex, inarticulate and primitive to even make the effort?
January 23rd, 2006, 10:54 AM #67
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Consdering the historical reality of a Confucius, a Gilgamesh, a Julius Ceasar, a Socrates, a Genghis Khan, a Winston Churchill, an Adolph Hitler, a Josef Stalin, a Martin Luther, a Queen Elizabeth, a Thomas Jefferson, or a myriad other historical personages, all of whom seemed to have wrested their conscious from the societal norm that surrounded them, could not one make the case that there is no history without individuals?
If we can make that case, can we make the case that we are "hardwired" to examine our culture and react to the things that make no sense? Would that not explain the existence of historical personalities and, even, this thread?
January 23rd, 2006, 10:13 PM #68
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The Point...Originally Posted by Boll Weevil
[And the Art of writing, to me, is like telling a story of this kind, of the Kellhus kind. Though my blurry attempts are so much less eloquent. And Bakker has spent 20 years or so upon this kind of question...]
If you have the time, take your time in going over all the replies to this particular thread. Firstly, you might be inclined to think it has a valid question. Later you might get annoyed that there IS no answer. Or you may have fixed it within your own mind to believe you have the answer.
Whatever the answer is, it is POV. Whatever the answer is that you supply is 'communication'. Most of communication is analogy.
Its akin to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: the more specific you attempt to be, the less precise appears your reply! And so forth... *wry*
Or: 'lost in translation'. And so many more analogies.
How am I to get across any point if I think it will lose its meaning while sat waiting for a reply?
The Darkness That Comes Before... circumvents all interpretation!
Kellhus has no 'need' to interpret anything. Thus do I set aside "The Tao of Pooh"...
Originally Posted by Hereford Eye
"Belief formation / challenging stigma and taboo / knowing 'what's what' ..."
It's grand food for thought. But what I would really like to know is how each and every one us defines 'evil'. You know: that sliding scale from 'good' to 'bad', and so forth... Without that reference between us, you and I, past and present, then what is the POINT of asking if we think we know it all?
January 25th, 2006, 08:20 AM #69
Clarity thy name is not Hieroglyph.
And back to the early morning radio phone in..."Your POINT caller?"
January 31st, 2006, 06:29 PM #70
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Beats me, Boll Weevil.
The more I think about it the more cortex I feel slough away...
["Wait! There are no nerves in your cortex."
"You're telling me?"
"No, I think I am being rhetorical. Or is that metaphorical? A metaphor within a metaphor?"
"Stick to bombastic. I dont think it matters..."]
January 31st, 2006, 06:33 PM #71
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ah...Originally Posted by Boll Weevil
Dont go getting ideas, listeners :P
April 7th, 2008, 12:19 PM #72
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I think most people know they don't possess the Knowledge. However, most people don't have the leisure to philosophy on a daily basis about it. Accordingly, they live by what they think is right, which ultimately is the best we can do. Live with doubt.
I also think that to doubt is of an uttermost necessity. Someone who has stopped questioning his/her beliefs is potentially dangerous. There is nothing more frightening than an altruistic monster. Someone who can reach the far end of monstrosity with the unyielding assurance that it's for the greater good. (Although I have to admit such character makes entirely too good fiction's villain… )
I'm doing a major in history, so I work with doubts all day long. And guess what? I'm not on the edge of depression yet! The reason would be that I have the intimate conviction that doubts are positive little buggers.
But you know… I can be wrong…
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I don't think I know it all. In fact, I KNOW that I know very little.
I am very confident in the little I do know, though. Because I am confident in it, I have no reason or inclination to force it on others. Truth reveals itself with no help from me.
January 21st, 2009, 11:20 PM #74" I think those kind of issues of "how does society function?" or "what is the true relationship between my faith and God?", they take a backseat to survival at times, but when the people I come across think about it, they have almost always accepted that these questions may be beyond them, or beyond all of us, and the best thing to do is just muddle by the best you can."Believing that we hold the truth in our hands, and that we are special (and, once we become parents, that our children are the most wonderful, beautiful, intelligent, ever) has survival value. At least it has for most of our history. And this truth is so obviously true that the fact that others don't see this truth proves our superiority.
Maybe that explains something about the second question as well. Most people think the truth is obvious, and should be taught. No need for the messy stuff about questioning our own beliefs.
A lot of people I talk to despise the idea that history is relative. I was taught in school that the civil war was fought to free the slaves. A lot of germans dont even believe that the holocaust happened.
Our children are gonna be taught that the Campaigns in afghanistan and Iraq were fought against terrorists, and to free the muslim women, and to liberate kuwait from the wrath of a dictator.
Imagine, for instance, if we all suddenly stopped believing in the propriety of 'casual consumption'? Thing would deteriorate pretty damn quick! The last thing a society needs is millions of truly critical, individual thinkers, second guessing all the assumptions that entrench its existing hierarchies. The best thing for it to do, rather, is to cultivate the illusion of independent, critical thought. That way, it's members can convince themselves they have already done all the work required (which seems to land me back in the lap of your second point, Prunesquallor!).
I'm convinced that in our society we call this illusion 'INDIVIDUALISM.'
Willful denial the single most dominating factor in how people think about the metaphysics of the world. We should never stop questioning everything thats shouved down are throats, and we should teach are children to question everything.
January 21st, 2009, 11:34 PM #75
I find it funny that a lot of people say that they work and dont have time to discuss philosphy, yet they have the time to read this thread and post on it. I work 60 hours a week and I still have time to think about this stuff. Not having time and not wanting to think about perplexing questions are two different things.
I didnt interprets Scotts question as implying that he "knows whats what", I got the impression that he was saying we, him included dont know anything for certain. No one wants to believe something if its not flattering, therefore people get mad at the implication that nothing they beleive is certain. Then they say its a waste of time to even doubt things. Our own ego is are worst enemy.


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23-2011.00 - Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Assist lawyers by investigating facts, preparing legal documents, or researching legal precedent. Conduct research to support a legal proceeding, to formulate a defense, or to initiate legal action.
Sample of reported job titles: Certified Paralegal, Immigration Paralegal, Law Clerk, Legal Analyst, Legal Assistant, Legal Clerk, Paralegal, Paralegal Specialist, Real Estate Paralegal, Summer Law Associate
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
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|Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
|Notebook computers
|Optical character recognition systems — Optical character recognition equipment
|Scanners — Image scanners
Technology used in this occupation:
|Analytical or scientific software — a la mode WinTOTAL; LexisNexis CourtLink Strategic Profiles; Uniscribe software; Wilson's Computer Applications RealEasy Appraisals
|Data base user interface and query software — Bridgeway eCounsel; LexisNexis CodeMaster; Microsoft Access; Relational database software
|Document management software — Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat software; LexisNexis HotDocs; PDF Snake Easy Bates; Summation Blaze
|Information retrieval or search software — American LegalNet USCourtForms; Fastcase; Thomson West FindLaw; Westlaw Real Property Deed Images
|Word processing software — Corel WordPerfect software; Legal MacPac software; LexisNexis CheckCite; Microsoft Word
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
|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.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
|Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
|Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|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.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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|Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
|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.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
|Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Work Context
|Letters and Memos — 90% responded "Every day."
|Contact With Others — 87% responded "Constant contact with others."
|Electronic Mail — 90% responded "Every day."
|Telephone — 90% responded "Every day."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 91% responded "Every day."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 70% responded "Every day."
|Time Pressure — 52% responded "Every day."
|Work With Work Group or Team — 67% responded "Extremely important."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 50% responded "Extremely important."
|Spend Time Sitting — 48% responded "More than half the time."
Job Zone
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|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, electricians, agricultural technicians, legal secretaries, occupational therapy assistants, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Bachelor's degree
|Associate's degree
|Some college, no degree
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|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
|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.
|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
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
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|Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
|Tax Preparers
|Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
|Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks Bright Outlook
|Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
|Brokerage Clerks
|Municipal Clerks
|Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
|Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
|Legal Secretaries
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$23.24 hourly, $48,350 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|277,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Faster than average (15% to 21%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
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Job Openings on the Web
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Printable Recipe
1 pork loin (3-5 pounds)
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons steak seasoning ( I used Montreal steak seasoning)
1/2 to 1 pound bacon (I used maple bacon)
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1. Brush the maple syrup onto the pork and rub the steak seasoning into it.
2. Wrap the pork loin in the bacon and place in a baking dish.
3. Roast in a preheated 350F oven until a meat thermometer reads 140F, about an hour.
4. Brush the maple syrup onto the bacon.
5. Roast until the meat thermometer reaches 150F, about 10 minutes, and remove from oven.
6. Let rest for 20 minutes.
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29-1069.12 - Urologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the renal glands.
Sample of reported job titles: Acute Care Physician, Attending Physician, Attending Urologist, Chief of Pediatric Urology, MD Urologist, Medical Doctor, Physician, Urologic Surgeon, Urologist, Urologist MD
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Diagnose or treat diseases or disorders of genitourinary organs and tracts including erectile dysfunction (ED), infertility, incontinence, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urethral stones, or premature ejaculation.
- Document or review patients' histories.
- Order and interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening, to detect prostate cancer.
- Perform abdominal, pelvic, or retroperitoneal surgeries.
- Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines and fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
- Treat lower urinary tract dysfunctions using equipment such as diathermy machines, catheters, cystoscopes, and radium emanation tubes.
- Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury.
- Provide urology consultation to physicians or other health care professionals.
- Treat urologic disorders using alternatives to traditional surgery such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, and laser techniques.
- Direct the work of nurses, residents, or other staff to provide patient care.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment — Electrosurgical coagulation units
|Endoscopic clamp or dissector or grasper or forceps — Optical biopsy forceps; Optical graspers; Stone grasping forceps
|Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products — Renal endoscopes
|Flowmeters — Uroflowmeters
|Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use — Bladder scanners; Diagnostic ultrasound scanners
|Surgical lasers or accessories — Prostate treatment lasers; Surgical lasers
|Surgical lithotripters or accessories — Intracorporeal lithotripters; Ultrasonic lithotripters
Technology used in this occupation:
|Electronic mail software — Email software
|Medical software — Allscripts PM; GalacTek ECLIPSE; Meditwatch Portaflow Advanced; NextTech Urology Software
|Word processing software — Microsoft Word
|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.
|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.
|Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|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.
|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.
|Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
|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.
|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.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
|Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
|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.
|Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
|Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|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).
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.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
|Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
|Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
|Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Work Context
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 100% responded "Every day."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 97% responded "Every day."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 97% responded "Extremely important."
|Physical Proximity — 97% responded "Very close (near touching)."
|Telephone — 96% responded "Every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 86% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Exposed to Disease or Infections — 95% responded "Every day."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 80% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 77% responded "Very important results."
|Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 92% responded "Every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, sports medicine physicians, wildlife biologists, school psychologists, surgeons, treasurers, and controllers.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Doctoral degree
|Professional degree
|Post-doctoral training
Interest code: ISR
|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.
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Work Styles
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|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.
|Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
|Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Work Values
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
Employment data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
Industry data collected from Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.
|Median wages (2014)
|$90.00+ hourly, $187,200+ annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|349,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Faster than average (15% to 21%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "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.
- Physicians and Surgeons . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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I might have said it somewhere in some thread, but I would take a copy of "The Raven" in a heartbeat.
Like aduayer suggested, a natural maple top as a starting point will be easier to work with. I think they should make 2 versions. One and SE while the other a full bling USA model, so that everyone who cant afford the USA made ones could get a piece of it too! Just my 2 cents
it's only me or a trem with piezo version could be a nice idea for our guitar?
piezo trem on a natural maple top DC 22. are we getting somewhere here? mahogany back, pattern mahogany neck neck 408 electronics? anyone?
Piezo Trem and Black Paisley case. deal! what about a DC22?
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How about just a box of unfinished parts and a forum truss rod cover?
I copped to all of that in the opening thread (copied below). So... are we giving up?
"It's been discussed before. It never really went anywhere. Too many differing opinions. But I have never been one to put my tail between my legs and run away from a good fight.
If a forum guitar was on the table, do you think this crowd could ever agree in a single design if the only options were neck carve and pickup selection? Do you think enough of us could agree on a base model? Scale length? Fret count? Fret size? Headstock shape? Color? Wood composition? Control layout? Bridge? Maple binding? No binding at all? Birds? Moons? Celtic Knots? A totally unique inlay? Bolt on neck? Glued in neck?
Would it be based on a McCarty? A semi-hollow McCarty? A CU24? A DC22 (24.5" scale)? A hollow body? Santana 2? An SC or SC Trem? Or maybe a US model loosely based on the SE One with BRW fretboards, a lipstick pup in the bridge position, and P22 Piezo? You know that would get my vote!
I wonder... could we get it done? Could we get 40 or 50 guys to commit the funds (up front) to give PRS a compelling reason to consider building the Official PRS Forum guitar? Would 40-50 be enough?"
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This seems like the ideal way to save shirts with special meanings, whether its a school t-shirt from field day or even one that was your toddler's childhood favorite.
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Skipping all that vitriol, of his five points only two are valid.
This is a mere preference. Both siege and weighttp are multithreaded with async sockets. It's also invalid due to the fact that the same program was used for both servers, ie consistent environment.use the ridiculously slow siege client test tool (instead of the fast SMP weighttp program)
Again, same for both. Consistent environment.disable HTTP Keep-Alives (so you will test the TCP/IP stack rather than the server application)
These are the valid points. But one should also vary the file size in addition.use one single unconstant test shot (instead many rounds to have a relevant min/average/max range)
use one single concurrency (instead of the whole [1-1,000] concurrency range to see how servers behave)
Again, same for both servers. Consistent environment, so this point is invalid.use a 200 KB binary file to test the Linux kernel (instead of a 100-byte HTML file to test the HTTP server)
Testing a big-ish file instead of a tiny file does not invalidate a bench, it means that the results are these for *this-sized files*. Obviously if you were deploying a server, you'd test with the file sizes you're going to serve, and those can be radically different, from small html to big data.
My conclusion? The guy was disappointed that gwan could lose at all, went ad-hominem, and did present valid data that gwan is better using tiny files. He neglected to mention the versions of both servers tested, but any bench has minor nitpicks.
This is just more grounds for having a big third party test, right Michael?
Sorry for the bias and skepticism, it's just that I've seen so many of these in the past, and none of them have really lived up to their propaganda.
On a positive note, this thread has inspired me to write the fastest web server EVER. It is OSS and written in bash. Here's the code:
It doesn't have all of the features that Apache HTTPD offers, but it's really fast!Code:echo"" >~/TEST_200_RESPONSE ; while true ; do nc -l 80 <~/TEST_200_RESPONSE ; done
But still, hard to argue against that:
weighttp -t 2 -k -n 300000 -c1000 http://localhost/helloworld.txtCode:worker_processes 5; events { worker_connections 320000; multi_accept on; }
nginx: finished in 8 sec, 217 millisec and 447 microsec, 36507 req/s, 8804 kbyte/s
gwan: finished in 2 sec, 383 millisec and 258 microsec, 125878 req/s, 35403 kbyte/s
weighttp -t 2 -k -n 300000 -c3000 http://localhost/helloworld.txt
nginx: finished in 7 sec, 901 millisec and 427 microsec, 37967 req/s, 9156 kbyte/s
gwan: finished in 2 sec, 572 millisec and 417 microsec, 116621 req/s, 32799 kbyte/s
So... I guess either a lightweight web/app server with lots of unique features that "Claims Speed Records" is not a software worth benchmarking (who uses web/app servers nowadays anyway, right? ) - either it's so much easier to be biased and skeptic and wait for everybody to just forget about it.
Hmm? Proprietary? Install 32-bit libs to 64-bit system just to run server? Nope, thanks, they're probably kidding. I'm more than happy with Nginx performance to the date. And once it's open and popular, it's fairly easy to set up even for complicated things like CMS systems easily, etc. Running some abstract benchmarks is cool. Real world performance in some useful scenarion is way better. You see, with right approach nginx is usually I/O bound (disk or net). So there is no way to win anything more than that anyway.
That's a fairly curious article. He was asked to accelerate a Java app.
He rewrote it in C and gave it different parameters than the original used.
I'll leave it as an exercise to the reader WTF.
Wasn't point of the demo to use the ORACLE noSQL Database to test performance and scalability? Did the different parameters he used made the test easier? Are there any other app server able to outperform (or as the author puts it "able to merely run") it using JAVA, C or any other language?
Bottom line is: IMHO if there was ever an app server worth benchmarking - it's G-WAN


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NEW YORK — Veteran goalie Tim Thomas, who has said he won't play this season, was traded by the Boston Bruins to the New York Islanders on Thursday for a conditional second-round draft choice either next year or in 2015.
NHL teams must be in full compliance of the salary cap by Friday, the 20th day of the league season. The Islanders will be even further above the cap floor with the imminent return of defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky, who reported to the club for the first time on Wednesday and then passed a physical on Thursday, which led to New York lifting its suspension and placing him on the active roster.
Thomas, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goalie, has played in 378 regular-season games -- all with the Bruins. He has gone 196-121-45 with a 2.48 GAA and 31 shutouts. Thomas ranks fourth on Boston's career wins list and third in shutouts,
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