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Summary Report for:
49-9092.00 - Commercial Divers
Work below surface of water, using scuba gear to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.
Sample of reported job titles: Commercial Diver, Dive Superintendent, Dive Supervisor, Diver, Diver Tender, Diving Supervisor, Hard Hat Diver, Non Destructive Testing Under Water Welder (NDT U/W Welder), Salvage Diver, Tender
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
- Communicate with workers on the surface while underwater, using signal lines or telephones.
- Take appropriate safety precautions, such as monitoring dive lengths and depths and registering with authorities before diving expeditions begin.
- Check and maintain diving equipment, such as helmets, masks, air tanks, harnesses, or gauges.
- Descend into water with the aid of diver helpers, using scuba gear or diving suits.
- Obtain information about diving tasks and environmental conditions.
- Inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
- Repair ships, bridge foundations, or other structures below the water line, using caulk, bolts, and hand tools.
- Cut and weld steel, using underwater welding equipment, jigs, and supports.
- Recover objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects.
- Install pilings or footings for piers or bridges.
- Take test samples or photographs to assess the condition of vessels or structures.
- Install, inspect, clean, or repair piping or valves.
- Operate underwater video, sonar, recording, or related equipment to investigate underwater structures or marine life.
- Remove obstructions from strainers or marine railway or launching ways, using pneumatic or power hand tools.
- Salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary.
- Set or guide placement of pilings or sandbags to provide support for structures such as docks, bridges, cofferdams, or platforms.
- Perform activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.
- Supervise or train other divers, including hobby divers.
- Carry out non-destructive testing, such as tests for cracks on the legs of oil rigs at sea.
- Drill holes in rock and rig explosives for underwater demolitions.
- Remove rubbish or pollution from the sea.
- Perform offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
- Adjustable wrenches — Adjustable crescent wrenches
- Anemometers — Wind sensors
- Barometers
- Blow torch — Underwater blow torches
- Bouyancy compensators — Buoyancy control devices
- Box end wrenches
- Chain saw — Underwater chainsaws
- Circuit breakers — Underwater welding current breakers
- Clock timers — Dive timing devices
- Closed circuit television CCTV system — Closed circuit televisions
- Concrete or cement testing instruments — Rebound hammers
- Corrosion testers — Mechanical pit gauges
- Demolition hammers — Hydraulic breakers
- Depth gauges — Underwater depth gauges
- Detonators — Explosive detonation devices
- Diving air pump — Diving compressor systems
- Diving boot — Hard sole wet boots
- Diving instruments or accessories — Bailout bottles; Closed diving bells; Weight belts; Wet suit gloves (see all 14 examples)
- Dredge pumps — Water dredges
- Drysuits — Dry suits
- Electrode holder — Welding electrode holders
- Flashlight — Underwater flashlights
- Gas mixer — Gas blending panels
- Geological compasses — Underwater compasses
- Hammer drills — Underwater hammer drills
- Hoists — Chain hoists; Emergency diver recovery hoists
- Hose reel — Hydraulic hose reels
- Hydraulic shears — Hydraulic cutters
- Impact wrenches — Underwater impact wrenches
- Jib crane — Jib cranes
- Magnetic particle examination equipment — Magnetic particle inspectors
- Masks or fins or snorkels — Diving masks; Heavyweight diving helmets; Lightweight diving helmets; Snorkels (see all 7 examples)
- Measuring jigs
- Metal detectors — Rebar locators
- Multi gas monitors — Mixed gas analysis equipment
- Oxygen gas analyzers — Oxygen analyzers
- Pick or place robots — Remote operated vehicles ROV
- Pneumatic hammer — Underwater jackhammers
- Power chippers — Underwater chipping hammers
- Power drills — Underwater hydraulic drills; Underwater power drills
- Power grinders — Underwater power grinders
- Power saws — Underwater cutoff saws
- Pressure gauge — Underwater pressure gauges
- Pry bars
- Pullers — Comealongs
- Reciprocating saw — Underwater reciprocating saws
- Scuba regulators — Rebreathers
- Scuba tanks — Air tanks
- Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine — Underwater welding equipment
- Single gas monitors — Carbon Dioxide CO2 monitors
- Sinker drills — Underwater sinker drills
- Sledge hammer — Steel sledge hammers
- Sonars — Underwater sonar equipment
- Specialty wrenches — Hammer wrenches
- Submersible pumps
- Thickness measuring devices — Digital thickness gauges
- Torque wrenches — Hydraulic torque wrenches
- Ultrasonic examination equipment — Ultrasonic pulse velocity meters; Ultrasonic thickness testers
- Underwater cameras — Underwater recording equipment; Underwater video cameras; Underwater video equipment
- Underwater communication system — Wireless communication systems
- Utility knives — Folding knives; Rigging knives
- Water hoses — Water jets
- Water samplers — Mechanical sampling buckets; Sample jars
- Welding regulator oxygen — Underwater welding oxygen regulators
- Wetsuits — Diving suits
- Winches — Hand winches
- Wire or cable cutter — Umbilical cutters
Technology used in this occupation:
- Building and Construction — Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Physics — Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
- Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- 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.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Extent Flexibility — The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- 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.
- Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Gross Body Coordination — The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
- 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.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Spatial Orientation — The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
- Stamina — The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- 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.
Work Activities
- 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.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- 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.
- Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- 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.
- 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.
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- 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.
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- 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.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- 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.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- 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.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- 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.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Detailed Work Activities
- Supervise employees.
- Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Maintain work equipment or machinery.
- Clean equipment, parts, or tools to repair or maintain them in good working order.
- Repair pipes to stop leaking.
- Communicate with coworkers to coordinate installations or repairs.
- Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
- Operate welding equipment.
- Gather information about work conditions or locations.
- Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components.
- Drill holes in parts, equipment, or materials.
- Inspect systems to determine if they are operating properly.
- Attach rigging to objects so they can be moved.
- Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
- Train others in operational procedures.
- Repair structural components.
- Record images needed to address work issues.
- Install structural foundations.
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Work Context
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 97% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 91% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 79% responded "Extremely important."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 76% responded "Every day."
- Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — 75% responded "Every day."
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 84% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 72% responded "Every day."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 58% responded "Very important results."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 57% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 55% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 51% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 64% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 45% responded "Very important."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 47% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 59% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 60% responded "Very important."
- Time Pressure — 39% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled — 50% responded "Every day."
- Physical Proximity — 77% responded "Moderately close (at arm's length)."
- Spend Time Standing — 36% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Consequence of Error — 52% responded "Extremely serious."
- Very Hot or Cold Temperatures — 38% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 48% responded "Every day."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 54% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Level of Competition — 44% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection — 34% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings — 43% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Exposed to Contaminants — 31% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting — 35% responded "Every day."
- Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions — 48% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Deal With External Customers — 39% responded "Very important."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 37% responded "Very important."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 32% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body — 27% responded "Less than half the time."
- In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment — 27% responded "Every day."
- Outdoors, Under Cover — 38% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Exposed to Whole Body Vibration — 49% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Electronic Mail — 30% responded "Never."
- Exposed to Hazardous Conditions — 31% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
- Letters and Memos — 41% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment — 30% responded "Important."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 24% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 35% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
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: R
- 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
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- 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.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Work Values
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$22.06 hourly, $45,890 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|4,000 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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Like it or not (and we don't), FWD BMWs are coming. The first of the front wheel powered BMW models to come to market will be the 1 Series GT, spied here undergoing Nurburgring testing.
It has been developed on BMW's UKL platform, a FWD platform which will be shared between the new MINI Cooper to be revealed in a couple of months, and the upcoming FWD BMW lineup.
The final 1 Series GT design has recently been revealed in a set of patent design images.
How many … CONTINUED
The first FWD BMW will soon make its appearance in the form of the 1 Series GT and its design is now revealed in this set of patent images. Until now, the 1 Series GT has been previewed in the form of the Concept Active Tourer.
The 1 Series GT, together with the upcoming FWD BMW lineup and MINIs, will all ride on BMW's UKL front wheel drive platform. How many FWD BMWs should we expect?
According to a report from late last year, up to 12 … CONTINUED
It's no secret that BMW has aspirations to move into the compact premium FWD car market, having recently debuted its BMW Concept Active Tourer (which will launch as a production model next year). BMW believes that its new FWD architecture, known as the UKL platform (which will be shared with future MINI models), will be key to driving the company's future growth.
The company projects that the premium small car market will become the fastest-growing segment and it needs to expand aggressively into this market in … CONTINUED
If resident BMW insider Scott26 is correct, the upcoming 1 Series FWD BMW model lineup will be available with M Sport packages.
Although the FWD models will be front-wheel driven, BMW has sporty intentions with the lineup; something we don't doubt judging by how well MINIs (with which the FWD 1 Series models will share the UKL platform) handle and perform. Offering M Sport packages for the FWD BMW models will serve to enhance the sportiness (in looks, and perhaps performance) of the future front wheel … CONTINUED
First videos of the BMW Concept Active Tourer which will become the FWD 1 Series GT. The concept will debut later this month at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Footage featuring both the exterior and the interior of the Active Tourer.
With the new BMW Concept Active Tourer, BMW presents a vehicle at the 2012 Paris Motor Show which is the first in the premium compact segment to combine comfort and space functionality with dynamic performance and style. Annual growth rates of up to five per cent are expected in the small car and compact segment of the premium class in the years to come. For this reason, the BMW Concept Active Tourer is a key component in the ongoing development of the BMW brand and its … CONTINUED
The FWD 1 Series "Compactive Tourer," – the first model in BMW's upcoming lineup of FWD 1 series cars, will be making its world public premiere at the 2012 Paris autoshow in late September, but a purported design diagram of its rear lights has now been revealed. The FWD 1 series models ride on the UKL platform, which it will share with the upcoming MINI models. It will hit the market sometime in 2013.
Its tail lights appear to feature the floating light bar design seen in … CONTINUED
The BMW 1 Series GT (AKA Compactive Sports Tourer Concept), BMW's first ever first front wheel drive model is expected to debut at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show at the end of September. The 1GT shares the UKL platform with the upcoming next generation MINI.
BMW inside Scott26 provides some insight on what to expect:
BMW Compactive Sports Tourer Concept is literally a few short weeks away [at the 2012 Paris Motor Show at the end of September].
We can consider the BMW i3 to be a … CONTINUED
Anyone wanting a RWD X1 should look into buying a current generation X1, if a new report coming out of Autocar is true.
It's being reported that the current model's RWD / AWD platform (adopted from the E9X 3 series) will be replaced by the FWD / AWD UKL platform when the next gen BMW X1 hits the market around 2015. "UKL" is German for 'Unter Klasse' or 'entry level.'
The FWD UKL platform is the same one upon which the initial FWD BMW models and the next … CONTINUED
Insider Scott26 posts some more details on the upcoming FWD BMW 1-series models (based on UKL platform) which will join the RWD F20 1-series hatchback. In particular, information / speculation is provided on the 1-series Compactive Sport Tourer. Inside is a render which is said to be so close to the production version that Autobild was supposedly asked to remove it from its site.
The FWD BMW 1-series models lineup will include:
BMW 1er CITY compact
BMW 1er Compactive Sport Tourer
BMW 1er Family Activity Sport … CONTINUED
BMW's FWD 1-series model based on the FWD UKL platform has been spotted for the first time! The UKL platform is a FWD platform which the FWD 1-series will share with the next generation of MINIs (which coincidentally [or not] was also spied testing for the first time today).
The FWD 1-series will come in a traditional 5-door hatchback (pictured here), a sporting estate model, and a gran touring version. They've been referred to by insider Scott26 as the "City Compact," the "F.A.S.T. Family Activity Sports Tourer," … CONTINUED
Confused or distraught about BMW's future FWD model plans? Scott26 provides some clarity on BMW's plans and philosophies behind the future FWD model development and plans. Read inside.
Autocar is reporting that the upcoming FWD sub 1-series BMW will actually be badged as a 1-series, which means that future 1-series BMWs will come in both RWD (next generation of current 1-series lineup) or FWD option (the additional FWD models that will be added to the 1-series lineup beginning in 2013.

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While Maksim Chmerkovskiy appeared to be in a lot of pain after dropping Kirstie Alley early into their rumba on Dancing With The Stars, he plowed through the routine…and says he won't be giving up any time soon. "I'm good. It's sore [but] it's fine. It's not a pain that will stop me," he said on Good Morning America. "The person that got scared the most is Teddy. He's one of the pro dancers in the troupe this season. He's like, 'Aw crap! I'm the stand in!…[But he's] not taking my spot that easy!"
Though Chmerkovskiy blamed the mishap on a muscle problem, Kirstie Alley tweeted she was to blame as well. "Maks is too humble," she tweeted. "We all know it takes TWO to Tango..on our feet or on our asses…it takes TWO ..I will do better from now on." With Kirstie a show favorite, it's unlikely the fall will cost them the contest, and it sounds like they'll have to drag Maksim from the floor either way.


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Léopold was heavily influenced by the German invasion of his country in 1914 and sought to avoid its repetition by taking refuge in neutrality. After the German remilitarization of the Rhineland in March 1936, he withdrew Belgium from its military alliance with France and followed a neutral stance. When war began in September 1939, Léopold rejected appeals from Britain and France for discussions of war plans, for fear of giving Adolf Hitler a pretext to invade his country.
In the end, Léopold's policy did not spare Belgium from German invasion, which occurred in May 1940. British and French forces then moved into Belgium to support that country. However justified in terminating hopeless resistance, Léopold's surrender of the Belgian army on 28 May 1940 after only a brief stand was a violation of pledges given to Britain and France, and it made inevitable the Dunkerque evacuation. Even more dubious was the king's failure to go abroad with his ministers to support a government-in-exile in London. Many Belgians suspected him of both German sympathies and authoritarian preferences. Then, he compounded his unpopularity by marrying a commoner—his children's governess, Liliane Baels—in 1941.
Removed from Belgium by the Germans in 1944, Léopold was freed by U.S. troops in Austria at the end of the war. Since he was being held in Germany when Belgium was liberated in the fall of 1944, his brother, Prince Charles, the count of Flanders, assumed the title of regent. Léopold, meanwhile, resided in Switzerland.
After the war, the question of the future of the monarchy remained in abeyance for several years. There was strong socialist opposition in Belgium to the monarchy, and so, it was not until a referendum in March 1950 gave him a 58 percent favorable vote that Léopold attempted to regain his throne. His return precipitated such a major crisis that he then relinquished control of affairs to his son Baudouin. When Baudouin reached majority age, Léopold abdicated in his favor, in 1951. Léopold died in Brussels on 25 September 1983.
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Further Reading
Arango, E. Ramón. Leopold III and the Belgian Royal Question. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1963.; Devere-Summers, Anthony. War and the Royal Houses of Europe in the Twentieth Century. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1996.; Keyes, Roger S. Outrageous Fortune: The Tragedy of Leopold III of the Belgians, 1901–1941. London: Secker and Warburg, 1985.; Rémy [Renault-Roulier, G.]. The Eighteenth Day: The Tragedy of King Leopold III of Belgium. Trans. Stanley R. Rader. New York: Everett House, 1978.


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Disk seeks are evil, so let's avoid them, pt. 3 (Deletions)
As mentioned in parts 1 and 2, having many disk seeks are bad (they slow down performance). Fractal tree data structures minimize disk seeks on ad-hoc insertions, whereas B-trees practically guarantee that disk seeks are performed on ad-hoc insertions. As a result, fractal tree data structures can insert data up to two orders of magnitude faster than B-Trees can.
In this post, let's examine deletions, and get an intuitive understanding for why fractal-tree data structures exhibit the same two orders of magnitude faster deletions than B-trees. In MySQL 5.1, this advantage is really eye-popping for TokuDB v. InnoDB, because InnoDB does not use its insert buffer for deletions. I understand there is a delete buffer in 5.5, which I haven't experimented with yet.
B-trees exhibit the same weakness on deletions as they do on insertions: they need to have the appropriate leaf node in memory. For large tables, bringing the leaf node into memory often requires a disk seek. Fractal tree data structures do not have this requirement.
Before going on, a clarification. In MySQL, delete statements have two steps: queries and value changes. For instance, the statement:
delete from foo where a=1;
must first query all rows where a=1 (the first step), and then proceed to remove the rows that are found (the second step). In this post, we focus on the second step. For storage engine developers, this is the function handler::delete_row. In a future post, I will analyze the first step, tie it together with this post, and show how deletions can be fast in MySQL with TokuDB.
Back to deletions. Let's analyze value changes. We know the contents of the row being deleted. So how can fractal tree data structures avoid an unnecessary disk seek? The answer: deletion messages (sometimes called tombstone deletes).
Suppose we have a fractal tree data structure with the following elements inserted: (1), (3),…(999). Up until now, we shown the fractal tree as such.
- - - - - - - ... 1 3 5 7 9 ... 999
In reality, the elements stored are not just keys, but rather (message, key) pairs. The message may be one of two operations: insertion or deletion. We represent an insertion with the message 'i'. So, the fractal tree looks more like this:
- - - - - - - ... (i,1) (i,3) (i,5)... (i,999)
To delete an element, for example (5), we insert a deletion message into the tree, marking it with a 'd'. So, after deleting (5), the fractal tree data structure looks like this:
(d,5) - - - - - - ... (i,1) (i,3) (i,5)... (i,999)
With this scheme, deletions are as fast as insertions, which is to say two orders of magnitude faster than insertions or deletions into a B-tree.
On queries, a message in a higher node overrides messages in lower nodes. So upon querying (5), a cursor notices that (d,5) is located higher than (i,5), and therefore the key (5) does not exist in the fractal tree data structure. On merges, the deletion message and insertion message cancel each other out, and space is reclaimed.
So, by using deletion messages and treating deletions like insertions, fractal tree data structures can achieve the same performance boost (two orders of magnitude) over B-trees.
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Mick McCarthy was beaten to the Championship manager of the month award by Hull City manager Steve Bruce today.
by Matthew Stott
Friday, January 11, 2013
IPSWICH Town manager Mick McCarthy has missed out on scooping the Championship manager of the month award for December, losing out to Hull City boss Steve Bruce.
In only his second month in charge at Portman Road, McCarthy enjoyed a superb December, winning four matches – including three victories on the road – while drawing one and losing just once.
The Blues boss, who is actually third when it comes to points accrued in December, was subsequently nominated along with Bruce and Cardiff manager Malky Mackay yesterday.
But today it was confirmed Bruce, who steered his Hull side to five wins and a draw last month, was awarded the accolade.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference yesterday, McCarthy joked he actually wanted Mackay to win the award ahead of Town's clash away to the runaway league leaders tomorrow.
He said: "Let's hope they give it to Malky, as it normally means they screw up at the weekend! It's nice (to be nominated), but I'm not bothered.
"It tells us that we have had a good month and the lads have played well. But they won't give it to me anyway because the other two have done better than me."
Meanwhile, new Town striker David McGoldrick, who joined on loan for the rest of the season from Nottingham Forest last week, was announced as the League One player of the month for December.
The 25-year-old forward scored 18 goals in 25 games during a loan spell at Coventry this season and is the top scorer in League One with 16.
McCarthy hopes to make McGoldrick's move a permanent one in the summer.
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SAN FRANCISCO Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.
The worlds most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the devices built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the latest version of its mobile operating system.
Apples maps proved to be far inferior to Googles. The products shoddiness prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a rare public apology and recommend that iPhone owners consider using Google maps through a mobile Web browser or seek other alternatives until his company could fix the problems. Cook also replaced the executive in charge of Apples mobile operating system after the companys maps became a subject of widespread ridicule.
Among other things, Apples maps misplaced landmarks, overlooked towns and sometimes got people horribly lost. In a particularly egregious example flagged this week, Australian police derided Apples maps as life-threatening because the system was steering people looking for the city of Mildura into a sweltering, remote desert 44 miles from the desired destination.
Google Inc., in contrast, is hailing its new iPhone app as a major improvement from the one evicted by Apple.
We started from scratch, said Daniel Graf, mobile director of Google Maps. Google engineers started working on the new app before Apples Sept. 19 ouster, Graf said, though he declined to be more specific.
The additional tools in the free iPhone mapping app include turn-by-turn directions. Googles previous refusal to include that popular feature on the iPhone app while making it available for smartphones running on its own Android software is believed to be one of the reasons Apple decided to develop its own technology. The friction that has developed between Google and Apple as they jostle for leadership in the increasingly important smartphone market also played a role in the mapping switch.
Googles new iPhone mapping app also will offer its street-level photography of local neighborhoods for the first time on Apples mobile operating system, as well as three-dimensional views, public transit directions and listings for more than 80 million businesses. The iPhone app still lacks some of the mapping features available on Android-powered phones, such as directions in malls and other buildings.
There still isnt a Google mapping app for Apples top-selling tablet computer, the iPad, but the company plans to make one eventually. Google, which is based in Mountain View, Calif., declined to say when it hopes to release an iPad mapping app. For now, iPad owners can use the maps in an iPhone mode. That wont be the best experience, but it still may be better than Apples maps on the iPad.
Googles free mapping solution is likely to become one of the hottest commodities in Apples app store, if for no other reason because of pent-up demand among iPhone owners fed up with Apples alternative. Some iPhone owners even refused to upgrade to Apples newest software, iOS 6, because they didnt want to lose access to the old Google mapping application built into iOS 5 and earlier versions.
Apple didnt respond to a request for comment about Googles new apps late Wednesday, but it approved the technology before its release.
Graf said Google isnt hoping to make Apple look bad with its new mapping app. On maps, we have a friendly relationship, he said.
This screen shot taken Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, of an iPhone's Apple mapping application shows the service placing the city of Mildura 70 kilometers (44 miles) away in the Murray Sunset National Park, a desert-like 5,000 square kilometer (1,900 square mile) region with scorching temperatures and virtually no mobile phone reception. Australian police are warning the public that errors in Apple's much-maligned mapping application are leading drivers headed to the southern city to take a potentially "life-threatening" wrong turn into the middle of a remote state park. (AP Photo)×
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Prototype For Domestic Space Heater (England), 1973
Sheet metal, extruded aluminum, compression molded phenolic plastic, wood.
Gift of Bill Moggridge. 2010-22-2
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Tea Party Patriots jostled with supporters of the Obama administration's health care reforms in front of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the crowds swelling until they spilled over onto the Capitol grounds on the second day of oral arguments about the law.
Excited demonstrators drowned out Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., as she tried to speak out against the law, even as Supreme Court justices inside talked over one another in their eagerness to determine whether Congress has the right to make people buy health insurance, or anything else.
"The justices must decide if those principles mean something. We believe that the Constitution means something," Bachmann said.
"We're surrounded right now by those who will benefit from socialism. We're surrounded by those who will benefit from the government telling you what to do," she added.
"Health care for everyone is a human right," demonstrators shouted back. "Protect the law. Protect our care."
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose state leads one of the lawsuits being decided, said she and the other attorneys general were encouraged by the justices' comments and confident the law would be struck down. "We feel very comfortable with the questions that were asked," she said.
"This is a government overreach like nothing we've ever seen before in our history," she added. "If the federal government can do this, they can force us to do anything."
Among those in the audience to hear the arguments on Tuesday were Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Sens. John Cornyn, R- Texas, and Patrick Leahy, D- Vt.; and Reps. John Dingell, John Conyers, and Sander Levin, all Democrats from Michigan.
Having voted on the health care bill, Congress in theory has no influence over the Court's decision, but that did not stop lawmakers from weighing in while attention is focused on the issue.
Republican lawmakers said they looked forward to restarting the health care policy debate, particularly over the individual mandate.
"It is an unconstitutional mandate that will make the whole law unconstitutional," said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, in an afternoon news conference.
Both sides saw advantage. Leahy and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who is the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions chairman, said they were confident the Court would uphold the law. Leahy said striking down the mandate would open the door for declaring entitlements like Social Security and Medicare unconstitutional.
McConnell noted the four liberal justices focused their questions on the plaintiffs, while the other judges focused on the government. Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., said he was cheered by tough questioning from the Court's swing vote, Justice Anthony Kennedy. "The government had a tough day," Johanns said.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said no matter what the ruling, the health care law should be replaced with market-oriented solutions. "'Obamacare' has been a disaster for Americans financially," Rubio said.
Groups in favor of the health care law pivoted to emphasizing the importance of the legislative branch dictating policy.
"Our Constitution could not be clearer about who has control over our economic policy," said Ian Milhiser, a lawyer for the left-leaning Center for American Progress who is representing health care providers in favor of the law in the case. "It is our elected officials who get to decide what our economic policy is, not the only branch of government that we don't get a chance to vote for."


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Ph.D., French, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1990
M.F.A., English, the University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, 1977
Awards: National Endowment for the Arts Award Grant for fiction writing, 1979.
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Books: Michel Tournier's Children: Myth, Intertext, Initiation. (New York: Peter Lang) 1998, 145 pages.
Most recent article: "L'Eau d'ici et l'au-delà: pêche et spiritualité chez Norman Maclean et René Fallet", René Fallet, vingt ans après. (Paris : Maisonneuve & Larose, 2005) pp. 35-46.
Most recent paper : "If only it were so : the myth of multiculturalism in Daniel Pennac's Malaussène saga". Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures, May 10-13, 2006.
Current research projects. I'm working slowly on a book analyzing the uses of myth in Danial Pennac's fiction. Most of my presentations at conferences further that project. With another part of my brain I'm writing a novel.
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Freeport takes 1st step toward banning plastic shopping bags
FREEPORT — Foam cups and food containers are already outlawed in town, and disposable plastic shopping bags may be next.
The Town Council on Tuesday reviewed an ordinance proposing a ban on the disposable plastic bags, and sent the document to the ordinance committee for further action.
The proposal, written by Freeport residents Elly Bengtsson and Meredith Broderick, both of whom graduated from Freeport High School in June, would require businesses to replace plastic bags with more environmentally friendly options.
"What we're trying to do is set a ban on plastic bags all through Freeport," Bengtsson said after the meeting at Town Hall.
The banned plastic bags would include disposable bags provided at grocery and convenient store check-outs, or "flimsy bags" that are the "final carry-out bag," according to Councilor Rich DeGrandpre. The proposed ordinance specifies that this doesn't apply to bags used to contain items in bulk, such as candy and nuts, or to carry other food items "to the point of sale."
It also doesn't apply to bags that are used to protect other items from dampness, bags used by pharmacists to contain prescription drugs, newspaper bags, garbage bags, and pet waste bags.
The ordinance is primarily aimed at bags that contain toxins and are considered harmful to people and the environment.
"Our main goal is to make the community aware of the problems of plastic," Broderick said.
While DeGrandpre said he understands the problem, he said there are more factors to consider, because plastic bags are convenient for shoppers and store owners. He said the ordinance aims to do good, but that it needs revisions.
"A lot of young people, they're engaged, they're excited," DeGrandpre said. "They're not always encouraged to take a step back and look at the whole situation."
The Freeport proposal comes on the heels of a Portland City Council decision last month requiring businesses to charge customers five cents for each paper or plastic shopping bag. The Portland ordinance takes effect April 15, 2015, along with a ban on the use of polystyrene foam cups and food containers.
Freeport has banned the use of the foam packaging since 1990. Fines for selling foam range from $250 to $500.
The proposed bag ordinance will be taken up by the ordinance committee at its next meeting, which has yet to be scheduled. DeGrandpre said it will probably occur within the next month and that the number of meetings it will take to review and discuss the plan is unknown.
After the ordinance committee works through the ordinance, adjusting details and tightening up the language, it will then go back to the Town Council, a process that DeGrandpre said could take a few months.
If the council accepts the ordinance before November, it will go to a town-wide referendum.
DeGrandpre said Freeport might understand the reasoning behind a ban, but in order for a solution to be settled, the ordinance needs to be revised.
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A comedy show called "Get Ya' Laugh On" will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 in the C Wing Auditorium at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. The event, which features three comics -- "Bruh-Man," "B-Cole" and "Sonya D" -- is sponsored by CLC's Black Student Union and Multicultural Student Center. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are also available at the CLC Box Office by phone (847) 543-2300. Tickets can be purchased online at givebackcomedytour.com. For more information, contact CLC staff members Beverly Phelps at (847) 543-2778 or Jorge Tennin at (847) 543-2343.
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As I was working with some long-time friends (and many new ones) this week to present our church drama, it occurred to me just how important my church family is to me. Some of these people I have been friends with for 20 years. I flipped through a photo album yesterday that reminded me just how much things have changed.
Setting aside the primary function of church for a moment, I feel inclined to comment on the benefits of simply being a member. I have changed jobs several times; I have moved from apartments to homes on the west side of town, and then to the east. I have met many great people outside of church, and have socialized with them from time to time, but the longest running social thread that I have is based on my church family. I cannot emphasize enough just how valuable this has been to me over the years. I think in the ever-changing, busy lives that people lead today, it is unusual to have friendships that last such a long time. People move away, they change jobs, or they simply grow apart with no common thread to keep them together.
I was recently talking to my wife about the benefits of having siblings. She talks about how important her relationships with her brothers are to her, and how she knows that no matter what, she can rely on them. Not to minimize the excellent relationship that I have with my parents, but as an only child, I think that I could have easily felt lacking in this area. However, as a member of a family that transcends where I work or where I live, it almost feels like the same thing. We were there when each other got married, and when marriages fell apart – including my first one. I have shared the happiness of new life events with this family – whether it be a new baby, a new house or a new car. I went into business with a close friend, and when we decided to dissolve the business to move on, we still knew that we would see each other every Sunday and find new projects to collaborate on in the future. Members of the family come and go, but the constantly evolving group always manages to exist. We may not talk much for months at a time – other than a simple handshake or a wave on Sunday morning, but then an event will arise or a project will present itself, and we just pick up where we left off.
We all have our personal lives to live, but just like actual family, these other relationships will be there when we need them. They are family whether we call every week or not. We share the same core values, and always keep that in common. We are happy to see each other succeed, and are there to help when each other stumbles.
We had a OneLife meeting at Gary and Laura's house last night, and Ben led a discussion about faith. One of the things he talked about that really stuck with me is the concept that faith requires moving in a direction. It's not about believing something and waiting for God to tell you what to do. It's about doing your best to decide what seems right, and then relying on God to open doors (or make it obvious) if it is right. One of the examples he mentioned about faith really was very insightful. When you are at your lowest, and you don't have any faith at all – move forward. Move in a direction that you believe will put you in a place where you can gain more faith or restore faith that you have lost. My immediate thought was this: when everything is crumbling around you, just go to church. Maybe you're mad at God, and maybe you feel abandoned because you are not getting the answers you expect. But it occurred to me that these people that I call family have kept me close to God. No matter what was happening in my life, I had someone that would not abandon me or turn away from me. No matter where you are in life, that is a start.
To you out there that are a part of my ALC family, I love and appreciate all of you.Show 9 Comments | Add a Comment
I often wonder how many people in the world believe they have a monopoly on the absolute truth.
I think back to when I realized that the version of the truth I knew - was exactly that – a version of the truth. Honestly, it wasn't all that long ago that I began to recognize that as long as there are aspects of God that are a mystery to us, then the whole truth will remain a mystery as well. I guess there's no big surprise in that. But, I do think that it's something we need to keep in mind as we live our lives. It's something we forget when we size up people, when we confront situations that make us uncomfortable, or when we feel like we just need answers.
Faith would not be faith if we knew the whole truth. By believing in God, or by being an athiest, or by being a Buddhist, we are all putting faith in someone or something. It is at the core of every decision we make. It is important to remember, however, that faith and truth are not the same thing. All belief systems are built upon generations and generations of supposed truths – each of which are only as strong as the prior generation. It is a dangerous pattern to make assumptions based on history, tradition and man-made proclamations. Holy men and women make unholy decisions - even when trying to do right. Belief systems are based on these decisions, and there is an arrogance that comes with realization of the so-called truth – a sort of, "I have it, and you don't."
So where does that leave me? As a Christian, I look to Jesus' life and his Word. They are the only guides I have. I have faith that Jesus is the One; I have faith in the scribes that put God's Word into print; I have faith that this is the right place to apply my faith. The truth will be revealed one day. Maybe I'll be right, and maybe I won't.
In the meantime, I'll acknowledge that I don't know the whole truth. I'll respect your faith, and I'll try to represent mine the best way I know how. If I'm lucky, I'll be half right.No Comments | Add a Comment


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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. --- The Cal State Northridge women's basketball team (7-5) defeated the University of Portland 5-2 Friday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Complex. CSUN swept the doubles point and took four of the six singles matches in dispatching the Pilots.
Northridge got off to a quick start by winning all three doubles matches Friday. Jennifer Sher and Sabrina Man-Son-Hing improved to 7-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot with an 8-5 victory.
At the No. 2 doubles spot, Nigora Sirojiddinova and Anna Yang evened their season record to 6-6 with an 8-4 victory. Finally, Maria Pistalu and Lorraine Cheung moved to 7-4 with an 8-1 victory in the third doubles draw.
In singles action, Sher moved to 8-4 on the year with her 6-1, 6-3 victory in the top draw. All of Sher's singles contests have been at the No. 1 spot. At the second draw, Sirojiddinova posted a 6-2, 7-5 victory to improve her season record to 7-5.
The other two Matadors to win in singles play were Yang and Cheung. Yang snapped a three-game losing streak in winning 6-1, 6-1 at the fourth draw. Cheung won 6-0, 6-1 in the fifth draw.
Friday also saw the debut of Corinne Schnyder, a freshman from Switzerland. Unfortnuately, she lost in straight sets in the sixth draw. Man-Son-Hing was the other Matador to fall in singles action.
CSUN returns action on Mar. 17 with a contest against Dartmouth.
1. Sher/Man-Son-Hing (CSUN) def. Polyakova/Fuchs (UP): 8-5
2. Sirojiddinova/Yang (CSUN) def. Heath/Tucker(UP): 8-4
3. Pistalu/Cheung def. Mahairas/Gorence (UP): 8-1
1. Sher (CSUN) def. Polyakova (UP): 6-1, 6-3
2. Sirojiddinova (CSUN) def. Fuchs (UP): 6-2, 7-5
3. Heath (UP) def. Man-Son-Hing (CSUN): 6-2, 7-5
4. Yang (CSUN) def. Tucker (UP): 6-1, 6-1
5. Cheung (CSUN) def. Mahairas (UP): 6-0, 6-1
6. Gorence (UP) def. Schnyder (CSUN): 6-3, 6-3


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Top cookie sellers don't go out half-baked
By Roy Bragg : January 27, 2012 : Updated: January 31, 2012 10:14am
Photo By San Antonio Express-News/Tom Reel
Alyssa Owens says persistence is key to her success.
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Hannah Richmond, 14, sold 3,258 boxes of cookies last year.
Photo By San Antonio Express-News/Tom Reel
Alyssa Owens begins her afternoon with a successful transaction with Cavender sales manager Edward Noriega.
Photo By LISA KRANTZ/STAFF
Hannah Richmond, 14, holds the sign she displayed when she sold Girl Scout Cookies to raise money for Animal Care Services where she volunteers outside the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas office in San Antonio on Thursday, April 14, 2011. A girl scout for one year, Hannah sold 3,258 boxes of cookies in a 3-week period, which is the highest number sold in the 87-year history of the council of Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas.
If you're one of the hundreds who bought Girl Scout cookies from Alyssa Owens last winter, odds are good she has kept your name on file and will be calling you soon to sell you more.
And if you meet Hannah Richmond, there's a good chance she will hand you a business card - which she designed herself - listing her title as "Top Cookie Entrepreneur Officer."
The Girl Scouts motto is "Be Prepared," but for Richmond and Owens, a better motto might be "Always Be Closing."
Richmond, 14, a second-year Scout, and Owens, 10, a Girl Scout for four years, were tops in cookie sales in Southwest Texas last year.
Richmond, who is home-schooled, sold 3,258 boxes of cookies last year. Owens, who attends Joe Ward Elementary, sold 3,183 boxes. Three other girls sold 3,000 or more boxes.
Given that the average Girl Scout sells only 156 boxes, says a top Girl Scouts official, those results are breathtaking.
"This is a lot like running a business," says Rose Gonzalez Perez, chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, the organization's regional governing body.
Girl Scouts still sell cookies to raise money for troop activities, or individual goals such as financing summer camp, or donations to community groups, Perez said, but the national organization has reshaped the message.
These days, it's about teaching girls in five essential areas: goal-setting, decision-making, money management, people skills and business ethics.
Cookie sales, in other words, are like a mini-MBA course.
Enter Richmond.
Her sales tips?
She believes in the soft sell. Most Girl Scouts will try to get the attention of shoppers at store entrances. Richmond doesn't do that. Instead, she sits quietly and lets them approach her. And then she pounces.
"I wasn't talking about selling cookies," she says. "I talked about my goals and how I was donating the money to local organizations such as the animal shelter."
Richmond would make sales, not change. "If someone said, 'I'll buy five boxes' and they gave me a $20, rather than make change, I'd say 'For another dollar, you can buy another box.' "
She was consistent. "We sold every weekend day, for 12 hours a day, for four to five weeks," says mom Rebecca Richmond. "Rain or shine."
Owens has a different style, using the more traditional sales methods.
She has honed her pitch after four years of dealing with customers and their typical responses.
Owens relies on shoe leather. "I just go door to door, business to business. I call people. I do the emailing thing. I do all kinds of stuff. I walk and walk and walk."
It's all in the eyes. When she started, she was timid. Now, she's overcome her fear of approaching strangers to sell them cookies. Confidence gets her a lot of sales.
Persistence, too. "When I first started, I'd (ask if they) wanted to buy some Girl Scout cookies. Sometimes, they'd say, 'I don't have any money right now.' " And that was the end of the sale. "Now, I say, 'They won't arrive until the week of Feb. 6, or next week, or whatever. I can come back when you have money.' "
Repeat business is the best. "I go for repeat customers. They know me and they know they can order from me. They're my trusty customers."


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- 1997 (5) (remove)
- Kollisionen schwerer Ionen (4)
- equation of state (3)
- Zustandsgleichung (2)
- heavy ion colliders (2)
- hydrodynamical model (2)
- hydrodynamisches Modell (2)
- Quark-Gluon-Plasma (1)
- Zustandsgleichungen (1)
- Nonequilibrium fluid-dynamics in the early stage of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions (1997)
- To describe ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions we construct a three-fluid hydrodynamical model. In contrast to one-fluid hydrodynamics, it accounts for the finite stopping power of nuclear matter, i.e. for nonequilibrium e ects in the early stage of the reaction. Within this model, we study baryon dynamics in the BNL-AGS energy range. For the system Au+Au we find that kinetic equilibrium between projectile and target nucleons is established only after a time teq CM H 5 fm/c C 2RAu/³CM. Observables which are sensitive to the early stage of the collision (like e.g. nucleon flow) therefore di er considerably from those calculated in the one-fluid model.
- "Soft'' transverse expansion and flow in a multi-fluid model without phase transition (1997)
- Abstract: We study transverse expansion and directed flow in Au(11AGeV)Au reactions within a multi-fluid dynamical model. Although we do not employ an equation of state (EoS) with a first order phase transition, we find a slow increase of the transverse velocities of the nucleons with time. A similar behaviour can be observed for the directed nucleon flow. This is due to non-equilibrium e ects which also lead to less and slower conversion of longitudinal into transverse momentum. We also show that the proton rapidity distribution at CERN energies, as calculated within this model, agrees well with the preliminary NA44-data.
- Probes for the early reaction dynamics of heavy ion collisions at AGS and SPS (1997)
- We discuss the early evolution of ultrarelativistic heavy-ion collisions within a multi- fluid dynamical model. In particular, we show that due to the finite mean-free path of the particles compression shock waves are smeared out considerably as compared to the one-fluid limit. Also, the maximal energy density of the baryons is much lower. We discuss the time scale of kinetic equilibration of the baryons in the central region and its relevance for directed flow. Finally, thermal emission of direct photons from the fluid of produced particles is calculated within the three-fluid model and two other simple expansion models. It is shown that the transverse momentum and rapidity spectra of photons give clue to the cooling law and the early rapidity distribution of the photon source.
- "Pressure equilibration" in ultrarelativistic heavy ion collisions (1997)
- We study the time scale for pressure equilibration in heavy ion collisions at AGS energies within the three-fluid hydrodynamical model and a microscopic cascade model (UrQMD). We find that kinetic equilibrium is reached in both models after a time of 5 fm/c (center-of-mass time). Thus, observables which are sensitive to the early stage of the reaction differ considerably from the expectations within the instant thermalization scenario (one-fluid hydrodynamical model).
- Microscopic analysis of thermodynamic parameters from 160 MeV/n - 160 GeV/n (1997)
- Microscopic calculations of central collisions between heavy nuclei are used to study fragment production and the creation of collective flow. It is shown that the final phase space distributions are compatible with the expectations from a thermally equilibrated source, which in addition exhibits a collective transverse expansion. However, the microscopic analyses of the transient states in the reaction stages of highest density and during the expansion show that the system does not reach global equilibrium. Even if a considerable amount of equilibration is assumed, the connection of the measurable final state to the macroscopic parameters, e.g. the temperature, of the transient ''equilibrium'' state remains ambiguous.