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When Brittany DeHart joined the South Aiken High School Naval Junior ROTC unit last August, she was looking for a family environment.
She found that and something unexpected – a family of sisters, too. The entire unit participated in a Pass-in-Review exercise for parents and friends Thursday.
It might surprise some people, but 38 percent of 173 cadets at South Aiken are female. The number climbs to 42 percent of Aiken High's 180-member ROTC program and around 50 percent of Silver Bluff's program.
Several of Laughlin's female cadets have earned the national Legion of Valor award – most recently given to Supply Officer Grace Thompson last fall. She's one of just 11 high school winners throughout the U.S. this year.
Maddy Velie served as commanding officer and won the Legion of Valor as well in 2009. Kaitlyn Henderson had both honors a few years before that and graduated from the Naval Academy last year. In 2004, Kristin Gore also served as the CO and won the Legion of Valor award. After graduating from North Carolina State with honors, she went on to Columbia University for graduate degrees.
Laughlin and Silver Bluff commander Ron Freeman had a unique opportunity for the last two days that was requested by Area 6 Commander Gart Jones. Laughlin did the inspection and spoke at Silver Bluff's formal exercise Wednesday. Freeman then returned the favor Thursday – "the first time I've had the opportunity to do that in 18 years at Silver Bluff," he said.
When Freeman arrived at the high school nearly two decades ago, Silver Bluff had about 8 to 10 percent young women with the ROTC unit.
"Everybody viewed ROTC as more of a male-type program," he said. "But they began to understand it's a citizenship development program. It gives males and females the opportunity to learn so much as they prepare to go into the real world."
Thompson can say that for sure. Her older brother Matthew would tell her how much fun he was having with South Aiken's ROTC program. He also pointed out Grace could get the chance to have her college tuition paid.
"I'm going to Auburn on a nursing scholarship and I plan to go into the Navy," Thompson said. "I'm glad to see this shift with more women in ROTC units. Women are just as capable of doing something with the military."
Two other seniors – Platoon Commander Sarah Johnson and CyberPatriot commander Sarah Henagan – have also found the ROTC program invaluable.
"We were in middle school, and some of the cadets came over," Johnson said. "They were doing a lot of fancy drills and looking cool. It was something I really wanted to do."
During her freshman year, Velie was the CO and the executive officer was Jessica Campbell. Both were huge influences, Johnson said. She wanted to be like them one day and was later thrilled to earn the opportunity to wear the Navy's service dress blues.
As an eighth-grader, Henagan's good friend was Brianna Snelling, Kaitlyn Henderson's younger sister and a cadet freshman.
"She always talked about how great Kaitlynn was and how helpful she was to everyone," said Henagan. "I felt this was the kind of thing for me."
Johnson hopes to go to the The Citadel and would love the chance to get a Naval Academy appointment. She couldn't have dreamed of such possibilities without ROTC.
Henagan feels the same way. Her selection as the CyperPatriot commander still astonishes her. The ROTC cadets on the team must destroy viruses on multiple computers at the same time to advance in a national competition.
That appointment has given Henagan the goal of pursuing a career in cybersecurity.
"I actually feel I'm good at something," she said.
At Aiken High, Commander Negron selected Kiersten Wright as the CO for 2011-12 – calling her one of the best student commanders he's ever worked with during his career in this role.
"We have a good balance with the males and females," Negron said. "The females pay more attention to detail, and as far as the military aspect goes, there's no difference between the males and females. My view is the females are more compassionate, and they also tend to work a lot harder."
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Counterfeit Lightning cables and adaptors on route from China seized in Anchorage
The U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) carried out a routine inspection in Anchorage earlier this week and uncovered a massive haul of counterfeit Apple accessories. The collection of accessories included mostly Apple's new Lightning USB cables and adapters. The counterfeit products had been flown in from China and were due to distributed around the United States.
Designed to look like iPhone 5 USB "lightning" connector cables and adapters, the products included fake Apple logos and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) trademark icons. But the knock-off logos weren't enough of a disguise. The items stood out as counterfeits, Frank Falcon, CBP spokesman said. They were packaged for retail sale in cardboard blister packs that were sub-standard compared to Apple's trademark white packaging.
Falcon said a manufacturer in China is responsible for the shipment. He noted that while it is "difficult to deal with a manufacturer in another country," the bust will "bring more scrutiny" to future shipments from the company.
The haul is believed to be worth in the region of $600,000; if the cables were to be sold at knocked down prices. The counterfeit products will now be destroyed by the CBS not only for the fact that they are copies but more importantly for safety issues. There is no way of knowing if the cables are safe to use or even work at all.
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Not really. Ive been a victim of this before and the usb cable was damaged after a week and stopped working. So quality is also a factor. And also took twice as long to charge my iPhone than the oem usb cable. Of course I realized this after it broke and had compared both oem and fake cables.
I think you're mistaking brand-name data cables vs regular ones argument. (ie, gold plated HDMI vs mono price/no-name HDMI cables)
Power-adapters / chargers / batteries are worth the extra buck.
-Bad knock-off batteries could combust and do serious harm.
-Bad knock-off chargers / adapters can damage your device and/or it's surroundings.
-Bad knock-offs in general can wear-out prematurely
Data cables and such are worth skimping on, because the worse that can happen is that they don't work properly, and your data doesn't transmit. Power on the other hand can cause a whole slew of potentially hazardous scenarios --I mean, I'm putting trust into the chargers I buy to, not cause sparks, not explode, and not catch fire while my family and I are sleeping.
Guaranteed theres about 250 people at the port of anchorage with an abundance of lightning cables now.
The port here in Anchorage serves shipping (water). These were 'flown' in to town/America. Funny how two of three comments 'assume' it's America's fault and somehow, someway our BP guards will profit from these fakes. Would you really be happy to pay for one of these? Regardless of savings??? Wow....pony up the Jackson and buy the real thing. They'll work forever or be otherwise replaced by Apple. A decade of 30 pin connectors, including 3 with FW400 terminations (original few iPods), leaves me with a ton of the old style too...but good riddance. Apple's lightning connector is easily the best in the industry. It completely smokes the USB mini & micro connectors....you can't put it in wrong, it's smaller, easily and securely locks into place...and depending where the world you reside, they're 4/5 for a hundred bucks! Clearly if you can afford an iOS device, you can afford a couple Lightning connectors?
Damn...what a lame way to 'thank' BPC/ICE for helping YOU avoid the frustration of a 'bad' buy that's a possible phone destroying....or HOME destroying knock off fire hazard. Lol
Thank you for the news. Some of us care...and in Anchorage, we are often that 'first' point of entry into the US/Canada. These kind of 'finds' are brilliant. Thanks BPC/ICE!
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Busy Philipps will be, uh, busy this holiday season experiencing the ups and downs of pregnancy the second time around.
The Cougar Town actress announced her pregnancy on Monday by sharing a photo of a positive pregnancy test stick with her nearly 200,000 Twitter followers.
And while Busy already has a 4-year-old daughter named Birdie, the actress admits that pregnancy is a whole different ballgame now.
"It's totally different. Your first pregnancy you have nothing to do except sleep and take care of yourself and go to prenatal yoga or whatever," she told Us Weekly. "Now I have a full-time job, I have a four-year-old, I've got a life that is demanding my attention, so I've gone to prenatal yoga once. It's such a bummer."
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U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, (D-VT) made the following statement regarding Entergy Corporation's plan to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant:
"My thoughts are with the employees of Vermont Yankee. This dedicated workforce has always been steadfast in their professionalism and commitment to the operation of the plant," Welch said.
"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission must now take a vigilant role in ensuring that the plant is safely decommissioned and the site returned to usable status as quickly as possible. This closure provides a potential opportunity as we look for ways to advance Vermont's energy future and to find new jobs for Vermont Yankee employees. I will work closely with the governor and the state's delegation to ensure the safe and swift dismantling of the plant and secure the economic vitality of the Windham County region."
Leahy urges prompt decommissioning of Vermont Yankee
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) says safety should remain the highest priority as Entergy prepares to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. The company announced Tuesday plans to close the aging plant in 2014.
Leahy said, "Safe decommissioning of Vermont Yankee is an issue of enormous and overarching importance for Vermont. Every precaution must be taken to insure public and worker safety during the decommissioning and to insure that we do not leave a public safety nightmare for future generations of Vermonters."
Entergy has said that they intend to employ the "SAFSTOR" approach, meaning they intend to mothball the plant, largely intact, for 20 or more years before cleanup is fully addressed. In 2011, Leahy, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) wrote to the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expressing their deep concerns about the SAFSTOR approach as it might be applied to Vermont Yankee. Their letter said, in part: "SAFSTOR would let Entergy off the hook for cleanup, waste disposal and remediation of the plant site in Vernon, Vermont, for years, or even decades."
Instead, Leahy noted, moving quickly to full decommissioning and cleanup would have the added advantage of using the plant's current highly skilled and experienced workforce, rather than trying to train a new generation of workers with the plant and its older technology decades from now.
Leahy said the NRC should now be pressed to approve a decommissioning approach which places the highest priority on safety, now and into the future and not to sacrifice the public interest in the interest of Entergy's bottom line.
Leahy said, "The full cost of this decommissioning needs to be paid by the plant owner and must not become a burden for Vermont or for the federal government."
Leahy also said that while Vermont Yankee contributes to the regional power grid, none of the electricity currently generated by Vermont Yankee is sold in Vermont, though a significant portion of Vermont's electricity purchases do come from other nuclear power plants. Leahy said, "Now is the time for Vermonters to refocus our attention on increasing our energy efficiency and bringing online alternative clean and renewable energy sources. This is added impetus for offsetting as much of Vermont Yankee's capacity as possible through those better, cleaner and sustainable alternatives. The cheapest energy of all is the energy we don't use."
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) welcomed Entergy Corp.'s decision to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.
"I am delighted that Entergy will shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant which has had so many problems in recent years. There is a strong desire on the part of the people of the state of Vermont to close the plant that was scheduled to operate for only 40 years," Sanders said.
"The closure will allow Vermont to focus on leading the nation toward safer and more economical sources of sustainable and renewable energy like solar, wind, geothermal and biomass," added Sanders, a member of the Senate energy and environment committees.
While welcoming news of the shutdown, Sanders said the jobs of Vermont Yankee employees must be preserved while the plant is safely decommissioned.
"Entergy must go through a decommissioning process as soon as possible, a process which will require many workers," Sanders said. "Clearly there are no people who know the Vermont Yankee plant better than those who are currently employed and they should be given top priority for those new jobs."
The company has indicated it favors a decommissioning method that could result in decades of delay. As a member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, which oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Sanders said he will work aggressively to make sure the decommissioning process starts as soon as possible.


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The Spectacular Greg Weisman: Writer and producer uses classic knowledge to create great genre fictionWritten by Jeff McGinnis | | email@example.com
Greg Weisman's background doesn't necessarily lend itself to the kind of storytelling he's become known for. The writer and producer has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in professional writing, taught English composition at Stanford and USC, and speaks with passion for the works of Shakespeare and Faulkner.
Superficially, Weisman doesn't seem the type to make a living as a writer and producer of animation — he is the creative force behind shows like Disney's classic "Gargoyles" series, the highly praised "Spectacular Spider-Man," the DC adaptation "Young Justice" and more. What drives Weisman to these kinds of projects?
"My basic lack of maturity, probably," the 50-year-old Weisman said with a chuckle in an interview with Toledo Free Press. "I just grew up with this kind of thing, whether it was Tarzan or Robin Hood or 'Star Wars' or 'Star Trek' or any of that stuff. I'm a big geek, you know? I grew up reading comic books and superheroes and sold my first comic book story when I was 19 to DC comics.
"Genre fiction is just always kind of where I hung my hat. I'd like to think I could do other things, but the truth is I have the most fun doing this."
Actually, Weisman's knowledge and passion for classic examples of storytelling might make him ideal for the fantastical worlds he trades in. "You see a lot of people in this business, their education is limited to stuff that was made in their lifetime," he said.
"And what they're getting, even if they don't realize it, is — even if they're looking at the best stuff that was made in their lifetime — what they're getting is, in essence, the equivalent of the copy of a copy of a copy, you know? In other words, they're being influenced — which is fine — by people who are being influenced by older stuff and older stuff. And they'd be better served by going to that original material in the first place."
It was that kind of thought process that served Weisman well when, in the mid-2000s, Sony began looking for a producer for its new animated series based on "Spider-Man."
"I went in and talked to them about how I saw the character playing, and they seemed to like what I had to say, and that led to a second interview. And then I didn't hear anything for 10 months," Weisman said. "So I just assumed the job had gone to someone else — and I think it sort of had. But at some point they came back to me and said, 'Nope, you're the guy, you're who we want.'"
Almost immediately, Weisman purchased and re-read every collection Marvel put out of Spidey's essential history — years of tales from Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, John Romita and more.
"I was actually on vacation — I'd gotten the job just after December, so I went on a family vacation, to a dude ranch of all places. And just doing a lot reading and taking notes, and just on this one or two week vacation, the whole sort of — the first season arc and most of the second season just started crystalizing in my head."
The show, "The Spectacular Spider-Man," would go on to draw incredible praise for its merging of the classic Spidey stories with a modern setting. Pop culture site IGN recently named it the best Spider-Man animated series of all time. But thanks to a transfer of rights between Sony and Marvel, only two seasons of the show would ever be produced. (The complete series was recently released on Blu-Ray.)
It's an unfortunate trend in Weisman's animated work that he gains a loyal and passionate audience, but his shows end up ending prematurely — if they even get off the ground at all. Such was the case with his new series of young adult novels — the first of which, "Rain of the Ghosts," was released last December.
"Book one was very challenging. I'd started novels before and never finished. Myself, [I'm] a deadline writer. I'm pretty good at meeting deadlines, but I'm not too great at creating my own self-imposed deadline."
The books began as another animated series pitch while Weisman worked at Dreamworks in the 1990s — the story of a young girl who is given a magical armband which gives her the power to see and talk to dead people. It sold to Nickelodeon, but never actually was produced. After Jeffrey Katzenberg sold the rights back to Weisman, Greg began adapting the story into a series of books. The second, "Spirits of Ash and Foam," is due in July.
"It's a nine-book series, although I'm beginning to feel like it's more of an 18-book series," Weisman noted wryly. "The more invested I get in the world, the more stories come to mind, and I begin to see where this could go beyond the first nine books."
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The Waitsfield town office moving to a new location would allow the Joslin Memorial Library to expand into the space the town office is currently using. Successful 21st-century public libraries are constantly evolving to meet the informational and cultural needs of their communities. Significant ways the Joslin Memorial Library is doing this include technology offerings, programming and being a community space available and welcoming to people for a variety of activities. More space would greatly enhance all of these activities.
We would love to expand our services to have a teen space, invite classes from the local schools and preschools for programs of research, house materials from the Waitsfield Historical Society, display local art or writing and be more accessible to local groups needing space for community events. We want to be a space where concurrently patrons can chat about what they are reading, staff can offer reading suggestions or technology assistance, a library- or community-sponsored discussion can take place and other people can read quietly, do homework or research.
Despite its history of flooding, the space where the town office is now located could be used wisely and creatively to meet many of these needs. Books could be shelved a few feet off the floor and reading or computer tables or space for programming would be safe.
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What: Charleston Delicatessen & BakeryWhere: 10957 Dorchester Road, SummervilleHours: 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Sundaymore info: 875-0630
Those concerns, or annoyances, do not extend to the Charleston Delicatessen & Bakery.
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The deli serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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The impossibly large bread and dessert display cases also show off a world of options. The Charleston Delicatessen prepares its own Jewish rye and French baguettes, along with a rich collection of sweets like baklava, eclairs, Italian cannoli, rum cake, and black and white cookies.
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31-9011.00 - Massage Therapists
Perform therapeutic massages of soft tissues and joints. May assist in the assessment of range of motion and muscle strength, or propose client therapy plans.
Sample of reported job titles: Bodywork Therapist, Certified Massage Therapist (CMT), Clinical Massage Therapist, Integrated Deep Tissue Massage Therapist, Licensed Massage Practitioner (LMP), Licensed Massage Therapist, Massage Therapist, Medical Massage Therapist, Registered Massage Therapist, Therapeutic Massage Technician
Tasks | Tools & Technology | 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
- Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body to provide treatment for medical conditions, injuries, or wellness maintenance.
- Confer with clients about their medical histories and problems with stress or pain to determine how massage will be most helpful.
- Maintain treatment records.
- Develop and propose client treatment plans that specify which types of massage are to be used.
- Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body.
- Assess clients' soft tissue condition, joint quality and function, muscle strength, and range of motion.
- Provide clients with guidance and information about techniques for postural improvement and stretching, strengthening, relaxation, and rehabilitative exercises.
- Treat clients in professional settings or travel to clients' offices and homes.
- Refer clients to other types of therapists when necessary.
- Consult with other health care professionals, such as physiotherapists, chiropractors, physicians, and psychologists, to develop treatment plans for clients.
- Use complementary aids, such as infrared lamps, wet compresses, ice, and whirlpool baths to promote clients' recovery, relaxation, and well-being.
- Prepare and blend oils and apply the blends to clients' skin.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
- Balance beams or boards or bolsters or rockers for rehabilitation or therapy — Bolsters
- Bath robes
- Desktop computers
- Electric vibrators for rehabilitation or therapy — Mechanical vibrating massage devices
- Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks — Hydrotherapy equipment
- Hand or body lotion or oil — Body lotions
- Mats or platforms for rehabilitation or therapy — Massage chairs; Massage stools; Portable massage tables; Treatment tables
- Medical heat lamps or accessories — Heat lamps
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
- Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs — Cold packs; Hot packs; Massage stone sets
- Therapeutic heating or cooling units or systems — Steam cabinets
Technology used in this occupation:
- Calendar and scheduling software — AppointmentQuest Online Appointment Manager; Scheduling software
- Medical software — ICS Software SammyUSA; Island Software Massage Office Professional; Massage Suite; WinCity Custom Software WinCity Massage SOAP Notes (see all 6 examples)
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
- 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.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- 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.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- 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.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- 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.
- 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.
- Dynamic Strength — The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- 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.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Detailed Work Activities
- Administer therapy treatments to patients using hands or physical treatment aids.
- Maintain medical records.
- Interview patients to gather medical information.
- Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
- Develop patient therapy programs.
- Teach medical procedures or medical equipment use to patients.
- Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
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Work Context
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 84% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 77% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Telephone — 74% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 80% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Physical Proximity — 87% responded "Very close (near touching)."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 77% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Standing — 48% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 55% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 74% responded "Every day."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 70% responded "Every day."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 40% responded "Important results."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 61% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Deal With External Customers — 32% responded "Extremely important."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 35% responded "Very important."
- Level of Competition — 42% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 33% responded "Very important."
- Electronic Mail — 27% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Letters and Memos — 32% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body — 35% responded "Less than half the time."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include 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
|Post-secondary certificate
|Some college, no degree
|High school diploma or equivalent
Interest code: SR
- 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
- 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.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- 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.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- 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.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
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.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- 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 (2014)
|$17.88 hourly, $37,180 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|133,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Much faster than average (22% or higher)
|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.
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Thanks to protocols such as UPnP and DLNA, video, audio, and photos are distributed to TVs, gaming consoles, PCs, and smartphones without the need for configuration. Linux as a central media server is a welcome guest.
Expensive turnkey solutions such as Microsoft's Media Center or the closed source Apple AirPlay are currently making headway into many living rooms. The most widely used open platform for streaming, which supports devices from almost any manufacturer, is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), a standard approved by an industry consortium.
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Acceleration also is in the M5's favor but it is fairly close with the manual trans. The manual CTS-V runs a firstname.lastname@example.com and the manual M5 runs a firstname.lastname@example.com. Close, but the M5 has the edge. What is interesting is that the DCT version of the M5 (which we are very glad Road and Track included the numbers for) beats both significantly running an firstname.lastname@example.com. The dual clutch transmission gives the M5 three miles per hour of trap speed and 4/10's in the 1/4 mile. Those wanting the absolute fastest acceleration will want to get the dual clutch transmission.
Both of these cars are great options. The CTS-V's considerably lower price point is very appealing considering it does not give up too much for the M5 and having been out longer it will be far easier to wheel and deal on a new purchase making the disparity even greater. Those buying used will find an even greater value. This is the CTS-V's strong point. That, and easy upgrades for more power to the supercharged LSA V8.
Road and Track says the M5 is not what it used to be as it is longer and heavier. The M5 is heavier than the CTS-V although they are fairly comparable in this regard (50 pound difference). If the M5 was lighter it would be a much better performer. For its size and weight though, it does an incredible job. The limits are high but unfortunately the communication isn't there. Road and Track complains there is a degree of isolation. So although the performance is better than previos generations as it should be, the driver communication and interaction is not. Is it really a better car because it marginally improves the performance numbers over the previous generation namely when using the dual clutch gearbox?
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January 17, 2013
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Joseph Edward Fowler, 68, of Chapmanville, departed this life Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Logan Regional Medical Center.
Born May 5, 1944, in Chapmanville, he was a son of the late Thomas Everett and Abby Hoover Fowler. Also preceding him in death were four brothers, William "Buck" Fowler, Teddy Fowler, Rodney Owen Fowler and James Everett Fowler; three brothers-in-law, Albert Thompson, Raymond Police and Wesley Hurt, and one sister-in-law, Loretta Fowler.
Joe was a graduate of Chapmanville High and an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Army. Following his discharge, he began his family life as a loving husband and devoted father of two. Joe was a coal miner, a member of the UMWA for more than 25 years and of the Church of Christ faith. He was proud to be a member of the Masonic lodge and an avid supporter of Chapmanville Athletics — he loved those Tigers. Joe enjoyed old cars and car shows and was one of the driving forces to get the My Town Cruze In and Burnouts started. He enjoyed meeting new people and talking. He never met a stranger. Over the years he has acquired many friends and he cherished time spent with each one. His pride and joy was his two grandsons; words cannot express the love he had for them.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 46 years, Brenda Ruth Ball Fowler; two sons, Joey (Jeannie) Fowler and Everett Fowler, both of Chapmanville; four sisters, June Fowler Thompson, LeaEtta "Dinah" Fowler Hurt, Macil Fowler (Dale) Bates and Patty Fowler Police (Richard Bell); one brother; Carl "Boge" Fowler; two grandchildren, Austin Fowler and Ethan Fowler, and a host of family and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 20, at Freeman Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Mann officiating. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Friends may call Saturday, January 19, from 6-10 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Russell Hill, Charlie Hurt, William "Bucky" Fowler, Clifford Michael Tomblin, Eric Stollings, and Mackenzie Martin.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Rod Ferrell, Doug Hager, Ronnie Miller, Bobby Miller, Vic Adams, Cliff Tomblin, and Raymond Blankenship.
Freeman Funeral Home of Chapmanville is in charge of arrangements.