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Summary Report for:
29-1141.04 - Clinical Nurse Specialists
Plan, direct, or coordinate the daily patient care activities in a clinical practice. Ensure adherence to established clinical policies, protocols, regulations, and standards.
Sample of reported job titles: Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, Diabetes; Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist; Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Nurse Specialist; Cardiovascular Clinical Nurse Specialist; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist; Emergency Department Clinical Nurse Specialist; Intensive Care Unit Clinical Nurse Specialist; Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient care.
- Provide consultation to other health care providers in areas such as patient discharge, patient care, or clinical procedures.
- Develop or assist others in development of care and treatment plans.
- Develop and maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or patient care standards, based on evidence-based practice guidelines or expert opinion.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
- Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate standards of nursing practice in specialty area such as pediatrics, acute care, and geriatrics.
- Design evaluation programs regarding the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice or organizational systems.
- Plan, evaluate, or modify treatment programs, based on information gathered by observing and interviewing patients or by analyzing patient records.
- Direct or supervise nursing care staff in the provision of patient therapy.
- Instruct nursing staff in areas such as the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of disability, illness, management, technology, or resources.
- Monitor or evaluate medical conditions of patients in collaboration with other health care professionals.
- Design patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
- Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated specialty, such as obstetrics, neurology, oncology, or neonatal care.
- Make clinical recommendations to physicians, other health care providers, insurance companies, patients, or health care organizations.
- Maintain departmental policies, procedures, objectives, or infection control standards.
- Present clients with information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
- Perform discharge planning for patients.
- Identify training needs or conduct training sessions for nursing students or medical staff.
- Participate in clinical research projects, such as by reviewing protocols, reviewing patient records, monitoring compliance, and meeting with regulatory authorities.
- Lead nursing department implementation of, or compliance with, regulatory or accreditation processes.
- Observe, interview, and assess patients to identify care needs.
- Write nursing orders.
- Chair nursing departments or committees.
- Develop nursing service philosophies, goals, policies, priorities, or procedures.
- Coordinate or conduct educational programs or in-service training sessions on topics such as clinical procedures.
- Teach patient education programs that include information required to make informed health care and treatment decisions.
- Prepare reports to document patients' care activities.
- Provide direct care by performing comprehensive health assessments, developing differential diagnoses, conducting specialized tests, or prescribing medications or treatments.
Technology Skills
- Electronic mail software — Email software
- Information retrieval or search software — Online medical databases
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Medical software — Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR; GE Healthcare Centricity EMR; Medscribbler Enterprise; StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite (see all 15 examples)
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Acute care fetal or maternal monitoring units or accessories — Fetal monitors
- Apnea monitors or accessories — Apnea monitors
- Arterial blood gas monitors or accessories — Arterial blood gas testing equipment
- Arterial line catheters — Swan Ganz artery catheters
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles — Automated external defibrillators AED
- Autotransfusion units — Autotransfusion systems
- Bedpans for general use — Bedpans
- Blood collection syringes — Blood drawing syringes
- Blood pressure cuff kits — Sphygmomanometers
- Breast pumps or its accessories — Breast pumps
- Bronchoscopes or accessories — Bronchoscopes
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories — Cardiac monitors; Hemodynamic monitors
- Cardiac pacemaker generator or cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemaker CRT-P — Transcutaneous pacemakers; Transvenous pacemakers
- Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes — Doppler ultrasound equipment
- Cast cutters or saws — Cast cutting saws
- Cast or splint carts — Cast carts
- Central venous catheters — Multiple lumen central line catheters
- Clinical incubators or infant warmers — Isolettes; Newborn warming lamps
- Clinical trapeze bars — Clinical trapeze traction bars
- Crutches or crutch accessories — Crutches
- Desktop computers
- Diagnostic or interventional vascular catheters or sets — Angiocaths; Pulmonary artery catheters
- Electrocardiography EKG transmitter or telemetry or accessories — Telemetry monitors
- Electrocardiography EKG units — Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Electronic blood pressure units — Blood pressure monitors
- Electronic medical thermometers — Digital patient thermometers
- Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment — Electrosurgical cauterization machines
- Emergency or resuscitation carts — Crash carts; Pediatric crash carts
- End tidal carbon dioxide monitors or supplies — End tidal carbon dioxide monitors
- Endotracheal or tracheotomy sets — Tracheotomy sets
- Endotracheal tubes — Endotracheal ET tubes
- Enema kits or accessories — Enema equipment
- Enteral feeding infusion pump tubing sets — Enteral feeding sets
- Epidural anesthesia kit or tray — Epidural catheters
- Eye charts or vision cards — Visual acuity charts
- Finger ring removers — Ring cutters
- Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products — Fiberoptic endoscopes
- Floor grade forceps or hemostats — Alligator forceps; Ring forceps; Straight hemostats
- Flow sensors or regulators or components — Oxygen flowmeters
- Glucose monitors or meters — Blood glucometers
- Goggles — Safety goggles
- Gurneys or scissor lifts — Medical gurneys
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines — Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
- Intracranial pressure ICP monitoring units or accessories — Intracranial pressure monitors
- Intravenous infusion pumps for general use — Intravenous infusion pumps
- Intravenous or arterial catheter tray — Intravenous IV administration sets; Intravenous IV cutdown trays
- Intubation forceps — Magill forceps
- Intubator components or accessories — Intubation sets
- Laboratory graduated cylinders — Graduated glass laboratory cylinders
- Lancets
- Manual resuscitators — Manual resuscitation bags
- Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory — Mechanical stethoscopes
- Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes — Bulb syringes
- Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves — Medical examination protective gloves
- Medical incision drainage bags or reservoirs — Incision drainage equipment
- Medical nasal catheters or catheterization kits — Nasal catheters
- Medical oxygen masks or parts — Oxygen delivery masks
- Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use — Sandbags
- Medical staff isolation or cover gown — Protective gowns
- Medical staff isolation or surgical masks — Protective face shields; Protective medical face masks
- Medical staple or clip removers — Surgical staple removers
- Medical stapler for external use — Skin staplers
- Medical suction or vacuum appliances — Nasal suctioning equipment; Oral suctioning equipment; Tracheal suctioning equipment
- Medical syringe with needle — Hypodermic syringes
- Medical tuning forks — Diagnostic tuning forks
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or echo transducers or accessories — Ultrasound transducers
- Medication or pill dispensers or accessories — Automated medicine dispensing equipment
- Microscope slides
- Multiparameter vital sign unit or accessories — Transport cardiac monitors
- Nasal exam specula or dilators — Nasal specula
- Nasogastric tubes
- Nasopharyngeal tubes — Nasopharyngeal airways
- Nebulizer or accessories — Electronic compressor nebulizers; Handheld nebulizers
- Non invasive bi level machines — Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Ophthalmic irrigation or aspiration supplies or accessories — Eye lavage kits
- Ophthalmic slit lamps
- Ophthalmic tonometers or accessories — Ophthalmic tonometers
- Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets — Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
- Orthopedic splint systems — Orthopedic splinting equipment
- Orthopedic traction hardware or weights — Traction weights
- Ostomy appliances — Ostomy equipment
- Otological instruments or accessories — Ear curettes
- Oxygen concentrators
- Patient care beds or accessories for specialty care — Specialty patient care beds
- Patient floor scales — Medical scales
- Patient shifting boards or accessories — Transfer boards
- Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories — Patient restraints
- Perfusion oxygen or hematocrit saturation monitors or accessories — Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
- Pericardiocentesis needles or kits or accessories — Pericardiocentesis kits
- Pleural cavity drainage unit or container or accessories — Chest drains
- Pulse oximeter units — Pulse oximeters
- Reflex hammers or mallets — Reflex hammers
- Specimen collection container — Specimen collection containers
- Spine boards — Backboards
- Spirometers or its accessories or its supplies — Incentive spirometers
- Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories — Occlusion clamps
- Surgical irrigation sets or accessories — Surgical irrigation sets
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories — Surgical scalpels
- Surgical scissors — Straight surgical scissors
- Surgical shave kits or prep razors or clippers — Surgical razors
- Suture removal kits or trays or packs or sets — Suture removal kits
- Suturing kits or trays or packs or sets — Laceration repair trays
- Tablet computers
- Tablet crushers or accessories — Pill crushers; Pill splitters
- Therapeutic heating or cooling blankets or drapes — Hyper/hypothermia blankets
- Thoracentesis set or tray — Thoracentesis kits; Thoracentesis trays
- Tongue depressors or blades or sticks — Tongue blades
- Tourniquets
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation units — Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
- Ultraviolet UV lamps — Wood's lamps
- Umbilical catheters
- Urinalysis analyzers — Urine analysis equipment
- Urinalysis test strips
- Urinary catheterization kit — Urinary catheters
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers — Evacuated blood collection tubes
- Vaginal exam specula
- Vascular or compression apparel or support — Pneumatic boots
- Walkers or rollators — Patient walkers
- Wheelchairs
- Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Biology — Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
- Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- 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.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Philosophy and Theology — Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- 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.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Science — Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Operations Analysis — Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- 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.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- 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.
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Memorization — The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
- 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.
- Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
- Visual Color Discrimination — The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Work Activities
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- 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.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
- Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
- Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
Detailed Work Activities
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Develop medical treatment plans.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Establish nursing policies or standards.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Train medical providers.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Diagnose medical conditions.
- Prescribe medications.
- Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health.
- Monitor patient conditions during treatments, procedures, or activities.
- Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
- Follow protocols or regulations for healthcare activities.
- Communicate detailed medical information to patients or family members.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- Monitor medical facility activities to ensure adherence to standards or regulations.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
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Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 100% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 96% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 85% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 92% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Disease or Infections — 72% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 56% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Contact With Others — 54% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 54% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 62% responded "Extremely important."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 54% responded "Extremely important."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 73% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 46% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 64% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 44% responded "Extremely important."
- Physical Proximity — 60% responded "Very close (near touching)."
- Deal With External Customers — 38% responded "Very important."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 48% responded "Important results."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 42% responded "Moderate responsibility."
- Letters and Memos — 54% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Consequence of Error — 40% responded "Extremely serious."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 38% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 48% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Time Pressure — 42% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 32% responded "Every day."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 28% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Contaminants — 27% responded "Every day."
- Level of Competition — 46% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Public Speaking — 50% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include pharmacists, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, neurologists, and veterinarians.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
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- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Work Styles
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- 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.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- 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.
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wage data for Registered Nurses.
Employment data for Registered Nurses.
Industry data for Registered Nurses.
|Median wages (2019)
|$35.24 hourly, $73,300 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|3,059,800 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Much faster than average (11% or higher)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
- American Association of Diabetes Educators
- American Diabetes Association
- American Nurses Association
- Association for Nursing Professional Development
- Emergency Nurses Association
- National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered nurses
- Sigma Theta Tau International


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CoStar Realty Information, Inc. v. Field, — F.Supp.2d —-, 2009 WL 841132 (D.Md. March 31, 2009)
Personal jurisdiction cases — even ones that involve the internet — are generally not all that interesting. But the case of CoStar Realty Information, Inc. v. Field is worth noting because of the way the personal jurisdiction analysis was tied to a provision found in online terms of service.
CoStar provides its paying customers with access to a proprietary database via the web. It claimed that certain defendants, who were residents of Texas and Florida, accessed the database using another customer's password. So CoStar sued these defendants in federal court in Maryland.
These defendants moved to dismiss arguing, among other things, lack of personal jurisdiction. The court denied the motion.
It found that in the four or so years that the defendants accessed the database without authorization, they would have been presented with the online terms of service from time to time. Those terms of service contained a clause which provided that any litigation over use of the database would be conducted in Maryland. The court found that the defendants assented to these terms, and that the forum selection clause was valid and enforceable.
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Small N. Dakota town "basically gone" after fire
BUCYRUS, N.D. A tiny southwestern North Dakota town has been all but destroyed by a wind-fueled wildfire that displaced its 27 residents, prompting an outpouring of assistance from surrounding communities, officials said Thursday.
No one was injured in the fire that swept through Bucyrus late Wednesday, but the rural town is "pretty much completely lost," Adams County State's Attorney Aaron Roseland said.
The chairman of the County Commission said the fire razed four homes in the town about 60 miles south of Dickinson. He wasn't sure if the town initially comprised of six or seven homes.
"A lifetime of memories (is) gone for at least four families," Chuck Christman said early Thursday.
Firefighters stopped the blaze before it reached a church and it bypassed altogether a privately owned grain elevator on the outskirts of town, Christman said.
"The fire went by it so fast it didn't catch," he said of the elevator.
The fire also destroyed an unoccupied farmstead in the area and about 70 electrical utility poles, cutting power to Bucyrus, Chrisman said.
Authorities were investigating the source of the fire that began Wednesday afternoon and grew to be nearly 10 miles long, pushed by winds gusting in excess of 60 mph. Firefighters from agencies in North Dakota and South Dakota got the blaze under control late Wednesday and were monitoring hot spots early Thursday, the Adams County Sheriff's Department said.
"I've never seen anything like this," Scranton Fire Chief Ryan Schumacher told The Dickinson Press. "Everything is burned here. The town is basically gone."
A shelter was set up in the nearby town of Hettinger, where residents did all they could to make their neighbors feel welcome.
"People opened up their homes. They brought food. It just makes you proud to be from a small community. Everyone pitched in, Christman said. "A lot of strangers with water trucks came in from the oil fields. Thank goodness for cellphones and radios."
The state Department of Transportation said in a statement that it temporarily shut down a portion of U.S. Highway 12 Wednesday night, but reopened it again early Thursday.
A dry summer and fall have produced an extreme fire risk in the region and conditions were ripe Thursday for more wildfires, with winds forecast to gust to more than 50 mph. No rain was expected.


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We've used a variety of tools from GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, WebEx, LogMeIn, Skype for Business, ScreenConnect, and a variety of others. Some of those were mostly for collaboration, but this one is more for the tech side of things to help people out. Citrix makes a lot of really great tools, and this one is no slouch. As with many other tools I've tried, this one failed on only one aspect, and that's lag. It seems like so many tools have trouble with overcoming lag, but not all of them so I know it's not impossible! Citrix should take a hard look at ScreenConnect, as they have it down. Not to say GoToAssist is bad by any stretch, I'm just saying that I do notice a little lag here and there. Overall, worth checking out.
Wish I could put hearts instead of stars... I absolutely love this product. I use it on Windows and on Mac, for web-based sessions (download the client from the website, put in the session id code and user id), and for pre-authorized machines. It just works, very very well.
GoToAssist has been a great tool for our organization. Its ticket-tracking and remote support features make it a powerful competitor in the support market, and I've grown fond of it. Someone said it could be a pain for some end-users to use at times with support keys and such, but now that we've installed unattended support on each of our new computers, our response time and customer ease have greatly improved.
I use GoToAssist to do tech support for remote users within my company. On the plus side, I like that I can send my users a link and they can click/initiate the session…this saves on firewall problems originating on their side. I also like that you don't have to ask for/be assigned control of the PC…you can just take it. Though this can be a double-edged sword, though, when the user grabs the mouse and accidentally regains control. One negative is that, even after you send the link, you are somewhat dependent upon the user as to when the session actually begins. There usually needs to be a conversation prior to the link going out. And, even then, they may take several minutes to connect. It sort of puts you in a bit of a limbo state, because you can't really jump on something else.
I have been using GoToAssist for about nine months, I use it multiple times every day. Quick and easy way to grab someone's screen and walk them through a problem they need help figuring out. Also handy to be able to remotely control an android phone if someone needs help with that. For a tool that lets me remote control 100 unattended computers and any computer in the world through fastsupport.com I think GoToAssist is a great product for a decent price.
An absolutely great product that has made my life intensely easier and has saved my butt in more than a few instances. It's a fully capable client that works for any platform and it's wonderful., I highly recommend checking it out and getting in touch with a Green Guy in the community as they will help you get started.
A great program for IT techs that need to monitor and repair a large number of PC's on a network. This allows you to remote into multiple computers at once and perform all tasks that a normal desktop would let you do. There is even a built in file transfer utility that lets you transfer files from your host computer to the remote computers and built in chat so you don't have to keep a phone up to your ear.
Even with lots of opinions, maybe one more won't hurt. Maybe I am just getting older but my take on VNC has always been that it is not a secure product. It never worked very well whenever I tried. As the are several products based on VNC, some may be better than others. I see Team Viewer widely used but find it clunky and something discomforting with its use. WebEx is too expensive for general support purposes. LogMeIn must have needed to make a payment on a new corporate jet or something by suddenly going from FREE to paid. Must have been quite the cash cow when users depending upon LogMeIn suddenly had to pony up. Logmein always worked 'O.K. and became a standard bearer. GoToMyPC was always too expensive to recommend, especially when Logmein was free. GTMPC as a CITRIX product seemed to have good functionality. Of course, GoToMeeting has become a frequently used product of that type. Still expensive. In recent times, I came across Screen Connect which would have been a good product for a service provider. It can be mounted on a server and agents installed as needed. However, I have found it not clearing itself from RAM resulting in other WS mis-adventures. Of course, ScreenConnect will not acknowledge that something like that could even happen. SC is a bit clunky getting connected. It is a One-Time fee although there is still an annual support fee so it is not truly a one time purchase. PC Anywhere was always great but when it fell under the Symantec banner, I lost interest and quit following. Remote Desktop Connection is still a workable method but not for remote support. I wonder why MS never provided better implementation for their remote support (Maybe the name in the reference is the answer as they start a lot of things that never get good implementation and follow-up / follow-through is virtually non-existent. But the, there are a few others that can be faulted in the same manner. JoinMe seemed a nice idea and is in the LogMeIn family. JoinMe is very difficult to get functional. There always seems to be something lying under something else and trying to communicate with the person needing support is difficult. So, while I keep an open mind to remote support software, I use CITRIX GoToAssist. Their trial install is fully functional the trial serve in a pinch for a one time situation. They have a monthly subscription that could provide for a short while. However, a ONE tech signup with special promotions can be had for about $40 per month for up to 100 Unattended support workstation. It is fairly easy to get a remote session started for a user. CITRIX wasn't overly intelligent about naming their web location for download of software - try getting someone to understand "fastsupport.com" over the phone. It becomes a real phonics party. However, once the URL is finally entered, the download and install of the agent generally works smoothly. Support sessions work well. And, believe me, I do not have to get in the car to travel as frequently as without remote support capability. Customers love the improved support resolution and I love not having to travel only to discover "Oh, is that all that is wrong!" So, 5 Stars for CITRIX Go To Assist.
We purchased GoToAssist after a trial when I needed to help one of our people who wasn't in the office. We're already GoToMeeting customers and so decided to try GTA to resolve a remote problem. It worked really well, was easy for the user and for me. The ability to deploy to unattended machines actually helped give me yet another way to get to certain machines remotely and the feature set includes everything we've needed. The only complaint I have is the regular price which makes it a lot more expensive, but we were lucky enough to get a special promo pricing for a 1 year agreement, if it goes up next year we'll definitely be considering alternatives.
Had them for several months with just minor problems that were easily dealt with, then the automatic updates started and they would interfere with the programs we were running. After contacting citrix and explaining the situation, they would not stop the auto updates or revert back to the older version without a list of info so we canceled the account. They didn't seem to care if they lost a customer or not. We wiill never recommend or purchase another product from Citrix. Average product stacked with poor tech support and customer service.


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Zenoss is an Open Source IT monitoring and management application. Zenoss Core is the name of the Open Source release, and the commercial version is called Zenoss Service Dynamics, and includes additional functionality including impact management. Daniel Robbins is part of the Zenoss team, so you are encouraged to give Zenoss a try if you enjoy Funtoo Linux :)
There are large numbers of ZenPacks available for Zenoss, which are basically extensions to the core product that can be installed like plug-ins. The home for Zenoss ZenPacks is Zenoss' GitHub page.
One notable ZenPack is the OpenVZ ZenPack, written by Daniel Robbins :)
Zenoss Core and Service Dynamics are currently built to install on top of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x. The best way to run Zenoss on Funtoo Linux is to set up a container or virtual machine on a Funtoo Linux system using OpenVZ, LXC or KVM.
The current release of Zenoss Core is 3.2.1. Version 4.1 alpha is available.
The commercial version is 4.1.1 and contains a significantly improved, more scalable architecture, but functionality-wise is very similar to version 3.x.
Zenoss Service Dynamics 4.x Tuning
Zenoss Service Dynamics uses several new technologies including RabbitMQ and some Java-based applications, which can consume quite a bit of memory. The minimum recommended amount of RAM for a Zenoss 4.x install is 8GB.
This section will document some steps you can use to make Zenoss more memory-efficient.
Zenoss Core 4 uses MySQL.
The commercial version of Zenoss uses zends. Zends is a commercially-licensed version of MySQL that is included with Zenoss Service Dynamics. By default, it is tuned to handle up to 2000 devices. For smaller installations, the pool and cache sizes may be a bit high.
To change settings for MySQL, edit /opt/zenoss/etc/my.cnf (or /opt/zends/etc/zends.conf if you are using the commercial version.) Change innodb_buffer_pool_size to a smaller value, such as 256M. You can also lower the other sizes accordingly. Suggested minimal configuration:
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 256M # log file size should be 25% of of buffer pool size innodb_log_file_size = 64M innodb_additional_mem_pool_size = 16M innodb_log_buffer_size = 4M
You will need to edit this file as root. After making changes, perform the following steps:
root # /etc/init.d/mysql restart
For the commercial version, you will want to use the zends initscript:
root # /etc/init.d/zends stop root # rm /etc/zends/data/ib_logfile* root # /etc/init.d/zends start
Zeneventserver is a new Java-based event server for Zenoss. By default, it will allow the Java heap to get quite large. This can be modified by editing the /opt/zenoss/bin/zeneventserver script and appending an -Xmx512m option to the DEFAULT_ZEP_JVM_ARGS file, as follows:
DEFAULT_ZEP_JVM_ARGS=${DEFAULT_ZEP_JVM_ARGS:-"-server -Xmx512m"}
Type zeneventserver restart as the zenoss user to apply these new settings.
Stopping Daemons
Zenoss uses ZenPacks to extend functionality of the core product, and also includes some additional daemons that you may not need. To turn extra daemons off, perform the following steps:
# touch /opt/zenoss/etc/DAEMONS_TXT_ONLY
Then create a file called /opt/zenoss/etc/daemons.txt that contains something like this:
zeneventserver zeneventd zenwebserver zenhub zenjobs zenping zensyslog zenstatus zenactiond zentrap zenmodeler zenperfsnmp zencommand zenprocess zenrrdcached zenwin zeneventlog #zenjmx zenjserver zenwinperf zenmailtx zenwebtx #zenvmwareevents #zenvmwareperf #zenvmwaremodeler #zenucsevents #zenvcloud zenimpactserver zenimpactstate zenimpactgraph zenperfetl zenetl
The list above is a list of all daemons that start when you run zenoss restart as the zenoss user. I've commented out the ones I don't want by appending a #.
Now modify /opt/zenoss/bin/zenoss and change this part of the file:
if [ -f "$ZENHOME/etc/daemons.txt" ] then D=`cat $ZENHOME/etc/daemons.txt` C="$C $D" fi
...so that it looks like this...
if [ -f "$ZENHOME/etc/daemons.txt" ] then D=`cat $ZENHOME/etc/daemons.txt | grep -v "^#"` C="$C $D" fi
This will cause zenoss to skip the commented-out daemons and only start the daemons you need. You can always come back to the daemons.txt file and modify it as necessary as you utilize more Zenoss functionality in the future. In the mean-time, your memory footprint will be a bit smaller :)
An issue has been created to have comments be valid in daemons.txt without requiring the above patch. See ZEN-2648.


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Traditional Japanese Tenugui Towel 3 Type Set
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This product is a set of three designs. "Tenugui" are a type of traditional Japanese towel. Since tenugui have a smooth texture that is unlike typical Western terrycloth towels, they can be used in various ways other than just drying hands or bodies. Use instead of a towel or handkerchief or to wrap plastic bottles or wrap gifts, or wear around the head instead of a bandanna or headband, or wear around the neck instead of a scarf, or instead of a place mat. Other than the uses above, tenugui can be used in many more ways, including being used as masks or as strainers. Find your own unique way of using tenugui! The edges are unfinished and will tend to unravel for about 3-5mm. Don't pull loose threads (use scissors to cut them if they are a nuisance).


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6:00 a.m. Buon giorno from Vermont. Jerry Carbone here and I will be driving down I-91 from Brattleboro this morning to attend NELA for the day. Hope the traffic near the Mass Pike entrance is not too much of a hassle. Since I hail from Denver, I am a little bleary-eyed after going to bed too late last night to watch the Colorado Rockies win their 20th of 21st game. They are definitely the 2007 Boys of Summer. Maybe that should be Early Fall.
I am the library director at the Brooks Memorial Library. I was the state representative to NELA from 2004-2006. Hope to see old friends. I am bringing my Reference Librarian, Jeanne Walsh, to her first(?) NELA conference. Better get on the road!
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Still missing the Seaside Wellness group?
Never fear! The sixth and final season of ABC's Private Practice DVD is out Tuesday and TVGuide.com has an exclusive first look at a deleted scene.
In the sneak peek, Charlotte (KaDee Strickland) asks Cooper (Paul Adelstein) to pick his punishment, but in truth, that's a good thing.
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Question asked by William Glover (PERSON49902) and Alice Glover (PERSON49913) on 20 February 1623 at 09:15
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Google Reader and Gmail are two of the most customizable Web apps available today. Need a different inbox layout? Sure thing. Want to change the colors or visual density? No problem. Still, some interface elements, like the Google Bar at the top of the window, will never go away, no matter what you do. If you wish they did, try free Chrome extension Minimalist for Everything.
Minimalist for Everything brings a new level of refinement to the scene. Instead of an all-or-nothing proposition, now you can decide how much of a user style you want to apply. The add-on ships with modules for Google Reader and Gmail, which you can use turn on and off bits of the interface without writing any code. For example, maybe you want to hide Google's legal disclaimer from the footer, or maybe you want the Gmail search bar, but not the search button. Just find the right checkbox, tick it, and you're done. The interface is very friendly, and it's easy to find just the part you want to hide.
But what if you hide the top Google bar, only to discover you do use it now and then? No problem--hover over the top of the window and click the grey bar that appears: The Google bar will pop down. The two styles that ship with Minimalist for Everything contain many such collapsible elements, ideal for netbook computers and small displays.
To get this level of flexibility, user stylesheets and scripts need to be written specifically for the Minimalist for Everything add-on. If you're not a Web developer, you will probably just use the two modules that ship with the add-on. But if you are familiar with CSS and JavaScript, you can use the add-on's built-in tools for authoring new modules. There are no built-in debug facilities yet so writing the right CSS selectors can be tricky, but it took me about five minutes to create a module that selectively hides elements from the YouTube sidebar.
You can also use Minimalist for Everything to install "regular" user styles, but then you don't get the level of configuration the add-on can offer for its own modules. The biggest missing piece in the Minimalist for Everything puzzle is an online repository that would let users exchange modules. Such a website would surely foster a thriving community of modders and customizers. Until that happens, Minimalist for Everything remains a powerful way for Chrome users to unclutter Google Reader and Gmail.
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WASHINGTON, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Greyhound Lines, Inc., is taking part in a new coalition loyalty initiative that will help the largest provider of intercity bus service in North America reach out to and better serve people with disabilities, a market segment that comprises more than 60 million North Americans and $270 billion in discretionary spending.
The coalition loyalty initiative, developed by eSSENTIAL Accessibility, centers around an assistive technology-enabled communications channel that lets Greyhound and other brands target their promotions and employment opportunities to people with disabilities while building brand loyalty within this market segment.
Greyhound worked with eSSENTIAL Accessibility to create the Greyhound Disability Channel, a custom gateway to educate consumers about the company's strategies for accommodating passengers with disabilities as well as its inclusive hiring efforts. The online channel highlights Greyhound's travel promotions and specials, wheelchair-accessible buses, boarding and rest stop assistance, corporate practices, diversity statements, and other pertinent information for customers, employees and other people with disabilities. Mobility-impaired customers also can download an app from this channel, providing a software solution that allows them to easily navigate Greyhound's websites to book their trip.
"In its nearly 100 years of operation, Greyhound has always been an inclusive and forward-thinking transportation company," said Dave Leach , president and CEO, Greyhound Lines. "As the market leader, it is paramount to provide those with disabilities the resources that support them every day, whether it's booking a trip with us, traveling on our buses or working for our organization."
eSSENTIAL Accessibility developed the coalition loyalty initiative to give presence to brands that are undertaking significant efforts to reach people with disabilities in the marketplace and workplace.
"This new business model brings together hundreds of household-name brands that recognize the arrival of an emerging disability market and want to capitalize on a strategic effort to build ties with this group," says Simon Dermer , Managing Director of eSSENTIAL Accessibility. "Savvy companies like Greyhound that provide authentic touchpoints for people with disabilities will gain new and faithful customers and employees and also outperform their peers."
The Greyhound channel is located at www.essentialaccessibility.com/greyhound. It also can be accessed via the eSSENTIAL Accessibility icon, located on the home page of Greyhound's websites, www.greyhound.com and www.greyhound.ca. Customers with disabilities who are traveling by Greyhound can learn more about the company's offerings at: www.greyhound.com/en/ticketsandtravel/disabledtravelers.aspx
About Greyhound
Greyhound is the largest North American provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations across the continent. The company also provides Greyhound Package Express (GPX) and charter services. For fare and schedule information and to buy tickets call (800) 231-2222 or visit the website at www.greyhound.com. For the latest news and travel deals, follow GreyhoundBus on Twitter at http://twitter.com/GreyhoundBus and "Like" us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreyhoundBus.
About eSSENTIAL Accessibility
eSSENTIAL Accessibility helps leading brands build loyalty with the disabled consumer and employee segments. Organizations that feature the eSSENTIAL Accessibility icon signal their participation in a coalition of companies that are dedicated to serving the people with disabilities market to create economic and social value. For more information, please visit https://www.essentialaccessibility.com.


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South Africa's unique position in its electricity sector causes a fact not yet universally acknowledged to be increasingly self-evident to us: renewable energy is the way to go. It is cheap, clean and able to support a modern economy. It creates jobs, supports rural development, and is supremely compatible with long term sustainability (which in our case manifests as the National Development Plan).
Our uniqueness lies in how very supply-constrained our electricity sector is and will remain for five to ten years. This means that renewable energy presently displaces either load shedding at about R75/kWh or OCGT "peaking plants" at about R2,40/kWh (fuel only). A recent CSIR report reveals that renewable energy in the six months to June 2015 has generated R4-billion more in savings than it cost the country in tariffs.
Renewable energy is costing us less than nothing while creating jobs throughout the supply chain and maintaining impressive levels of local content. Moreover, it has committed more than R15-billion into enterprise development and socio-economic development close to the 92 procured projects, respectively, over the next 20 years.
This unique situation has emphatically demonstrated the value of renewable energy to South Africans. But what about the rest of the world and places which are less energy constrained?
We are only an extreme manifestation of a general trend. Our wind power can now cost as little as 56c/kWh, while Medupi power will cost about R1,05/kWh. In many countries wind is now the lowest cost, bulk electricity option available. The divergence may just be smaller, but the trend is global. Likewise, solar has decreased dramatically in cost. For the first time in the history of climate debates, it is possible to say with confidence that renewable energy is the financial answer.
What then about the technical challenges? Baseload, firm supply and all that? Here too, the answers are finally emerging. An integrated resource plan (IRP) for South Africa, if run now with the right assumptions, would tell us to build all the wind and solar we can and fill the "variability of renewables gap" firstly by managing demand to match supply and secondly by adding a low-capex option with quick ramp rates for cases where firm supply is immediately needed. This profile undoubtedly suits gas. The lowest cost electricity system for South Africa is renewables and gas.
But even this is not where it's all going to end: energy efficiency will continue to improve dramatically, and the energy intensity of economies to decrease. Then comes the game-changer of energy storage that starts to remove the necessity of carbon-emitting gas from the energy mix and transforms renewable energy into firm supply. In a ground-breaking study authored by Siemens, Shell and 30 other large companies and utilities, and supported by the European Commission's ("Commercialisation of energy storage in Europe") all the storage options are investigated. These are "power to power" solutions – (e.g. pumped storage and batteries); "power to heat" solutions and "power to gas" solutions (e.g. hydrogen production for use outside the electricity sector such as transport).
The report finds that a potential exists for up to 400 GW of power to power storage in the EU by 2030. It further finds that power to liquids can absorb nearly all excess generation from renewable energy – which occurs when, for instance, there is a very windy day and a very large wind fleet that produces more than demand, which occurs sometimes in Denmark.
Experts are already pointing out that power-to-liquids using South Africa's leading technology and expertise in the Fischer-Tropsch process holds incredible potential for the country, enabling us to use our competitive advantage of superior sun and wind to export synthetic liquid fuels to less sunny and windy places. We could also choose to replace natural gas in electricity generation with carbon-neutral hydrogen.
Other than of necessity, there is no reason whatsoever to use conventional energy which leads to climate change and other forms of pollution, diminishes local air quality and loads externalities onto the public and the natural environment: health costs and water use (to mention just two).
Furthermore these technologies typically lead to mega-projects with immense risk of cost and time over-runs to the tax payer. Indeed, as Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance points out in his article "An energy sector transformed must be an energy sector reformed", this is about the design and fabric of society:
"(it)…is in terms of the social structures in which we want to live. Fossil-based energy lends itself to scale and centralisation. Physical centralisation – huge oil, gas and coal-fields, massive power stations, a universal grid, pipelines, refineries and the like – as well as the inevitable fellow-travellers of political and economic centralisation… Clean energy is inherently more local, more distributed, more accountable" [1].
There has been an energy war raging, and it was increasingly the war of the empowered few who wished for the continued centralisation of the energy system so their dominance might persist, against the disempowered many who wished to claim back their autonomy. It was also the extraction and exploitation mind-set (that dumped the pollution and the dark side of their business activities on others and rationalised it away), against the many who wished for an energy system which would approach sustainability. Good and reasonable people will soon accept and embrace the new paradigm, now that it's becoming available. The rear-guard action will be fought by those trying to protect narrow self-interest.
Renewable energy has won financially and is winning technically. It might take two decades to become clear, but the energy wars are over – and sustainability has won.
[1] http://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-energy-sector-transformed-must-energy-sector-reformed
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On Monday, February 27th at noon, South Minneapolis homeowner Bobby Hull, supporters from Occupy Homes MN and Neighborhoods Organizing for Change and will publicly declare victory in their fight to save Hull's family home from an unfair and avoidable foreclosure. Following a three-month public campaign, Hull's lender has agreed renegotiate his mortgage so that he and his family can keep their home!!
Victory Video: http://www.youtube.com/
WHEN: Monday, February 27, 12 NOONWHERE: Bobby Hull's home, 3712 Columbus Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
WHAT: Announcement of the family's home saved—celebration and press conference.
WHO: Occupy Homes MN, Neighborhoods Organizing For Change, Occupy Minneapolis, Bobby Hull and his family, other homeowners fighting foreclosure and supporters.
Background: Bobby Hull has lived in his South Minneapolis home since 1968. He bought the home from his mother in 1971 with his Marine Corp salary. in 2009 Hull suffered a series of serious health problems including shoulder surgery, a collapsed lung and three heart attacks. Hull's contract business suffered and he fell behind in his payments to Bank of America. In 2009 Bobby had a series of serious health problems, including 3 heart attacks, a collapsed lung, and surgery on both shoulders. Because his work as a General Contractor was interrupted in the process, he fell behind in his payments to Bank of America. When NOC and Occupy Homes met Bobby in November he had all but given up on saving his home, was beginning to pack his personal belongings, and had become chronically depressed.
NOC and Occupy Homes believed that Bobby had a moral and practical reason to fight for his home. Further, they believed that the Bank had a responsibility to come up with a solution that would allow him to stay. They began a series of tactics designed to mobilize community support for Bobby. During the campaign to save Hull's home, activists organized neighborhood forums, erected a"Foreclosure Free Zone" fence around the entire block and rallied 500 supporters at a Foreclosure Free Block Party on February 17th—the last day of the foreclosure redemption period on Hull's home. Hull's story has made national news including a live broadcast on the Ed Schultz show. Hip Hop artist Toki Wright recorded "OCCUPY(Bobby's House)."
"We hope that Bobby's story will inspire communities around the country to stand up and fight against unfair and immoral foreclosures. His success is proof that we can win if we rally our friends and neighbors and stick together. Rather than a miracle, we look at this deal as one that's appropriate for necessary if we're going to get the American economy back on track." -Anthony Newby, Neighborhoods Organizing for Change
Hull says he will continue to support others facing foreclosure. "We won't stop until all Americans across the country get the same deal that I did." said Hull


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I have the following problem: I want to install Ubuntu, having already installed Windows 7 and the HD already partitioned. I do not want to erase my data. During the installation procedure I see the following partitions on my HD:
- sda1 - 100 MB
- sda2 - 190 GB (this is my windows C:)
- sda5 - 285 GB (this is my D: windows partition with my data)
- sda4 - 25MB
I guess I should resize the space of sda5 in order to leave nough space for ubuntu and swap memory on sda4. However, will this delete all my files on D:?
I have also no understanding of the 'mounting directory' option (
/windows or
/home): what is it for?


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Condoms will remain optional on adult film sets in LA County.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge dismissed a petition seeking a court order to compel county public health officials to require condom use on porn-film sets or take other reasonable steps to stem the spread of disease. The petition was filed by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
The group argued that County Department of Public Health has "passively observed an ever-growing epidemic" in the porn industry.
Judge David P. Yaffe Tuesday rejected the petition, noting the county has broad discretion in how it oversees public health, The LA Times reported.
The group sued the county in July. The action came weeks after an adult-film actress tested positive for HIV and county health officials released data showing 18 HIV cases and more than 3,700 cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis had been reported since 2004 by a San Fernando Valley- based clinic that mainly serves the porn industry, according to the newspaper.
Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation officials said at the time that the majority of the cases did not involve working adult film performers.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation officials plan to appeal the decision, The Times reported.
"We just hope the county will do the right thing without being compelled to do it by a court," foundation President Michael Weinstein said in remarks quoted by The Times.
No Condom Required
Condoms will remain optional on adult film sets in LA County.


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First, let me start off by saying I'm a total noob. So this padawan is asking for patience.
So, I'm working with a simple code that expands a bit on the "Hello World" code.
What I WANT it to do is say hello and ask for the users name. Then I ask if the user is okay today.
Then if the user responds with a Yes ...I want it to println a certain response.
If the user responds with a No....I want it to println with a different response.
I have gotten as far as the +input of the user's name....that's all good.
what I'm struggling with is, and I'm assuming it would be a boolean is either true=yes and false=no responses.
I have googled countless booleans and each one I've found deals with variable expressions and it's not exactly what I'm looking for and I think it's just confusing me.
I've tried manipulating an if/else but well, I wouldn't be here asking for assistance if it worked.
So, I'm not looking for spoon feeding...just a tip or a point in the right direction.
if the code worked properly the out put would be:
This is a test:
Please enter your name:
Confused Padawan
Hello, Confused Padawan, are you well?
(if yes println would be something like)
Fantastic, go buy yourself a new speeder.
(if no, printlin would be something like)
That's too bad. Go buy a new lightsaber and kill something.
Thanks for your assistance


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Everything is going to be great!
Don't you just hate it when someone says that? They're cheap words that come in handy when we're psyching up ourselves–or someone else–for a march into the unknown, but really. Who do we think we're fooling? We can't know the future. And everything can't always be great. So why do we even bother? I myself would much prefer a "Holy Crap!" a "Good luck," or even a nice, honest "Yeah, you might be screwed."
Rachel Shukert, the author of a new book called–ahem–"Everything Is Going To Be Great," is clearly of the same school of thought. In a piece on The Wall Street Journal's Web site posted yesterday, Shukert proclaims herself thrilled at Jezebel's early review of the book, in which writer Anna North declared:
Everything… does something unfortunately rare in women's writing: celebrating mistakes.
Shukert says her mom's reaction was somewhat different, unable to understand why her daughter would want to publish an account of her drunken escapades, her sexually and romantically unconventional (and frequently disastrous) shenanigans. Of her mom's perspective, Shukert writes:
The girls of my generation were raised to be perfect. Our high-achieving baby-boomer mothers had labored mightily to raise us in a world where our potential would be unfettered. We were supposed to grow up to be physicists and judges and CEOs. Failing grades, ill-advised sexual encounters, or as I did, running penniless to Europe for two years to get away from an expectation of success no less restrictive than one of Betty Draper's iron girdles (not to mention falling into a painful and destructive relationship with a man who already had a girlfriend): these were more than simply personal failings. These were an affront to the sisterhood, all the battles that had been waged a generation ago in our name. If we screwed up, we were letting the team down.
That is a lot of pressure. And, Shukert argues, it's not only the judgment from those we're close to that's so oppressive, it's our culture too. Bad girls are vilified; good girls are ridiculed, caricatured as crazy perfectionists–until they're toppled from their thrones, which is generally met with nothing less than popular glee. This is why, Shukert says, in Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert fell into a familiar trap, compelled to present herself in such an exacting way: self-deprecating to a (well-documented) fault on the one hand; yet–according to Shukert anyway–happy to leave out the real, unflattering details about the demise of her marriage on the other. But really, who could blame her?
Gilbert exchanged honesty for likability, and now she's being played by Julia Roberts in a movie. It's a canny trade-off, but it's one I wish she hadn't had to make.
Jezebel's North would say that such reticence to let our flawed, freak flag fly has to do with the fact that, while men can chalk up screw-ups of all shapes and sizes as growing experiences, women aren't given the same sort of latitude, perhaps for the very reasons Shukert alluded to above–a man is just a man; where a woman is representing the whole damn team:
Near the end of the book, when Shukert is grieving over her breakup with her boyfriend who already has a girlfriend, she tells her friend, "maybe I don't deserve better. Maybe this is exactly what I deserve." The friend counters that she's not a bad person — "you're just messy." And indeed, lots and lots of women lead messy lives — but we're still not supposed to. In a piece called "Screwing Up" at The Good Men Project, Tom Matlack asked men to share their biggest mistakes. They range from the silly — "Drinking a third martini. Then talking." — to the serious — "Having a child before I was married or ready to have kids." But regardless of the severity of their mistakes, many of the men think of them as learning experiences. Too often, women are expected to learn without screwing up, to accept restrictions put in place for our own good… rather than finding our own way. And while the latter may be more dangerous, it's also more exciting — and perhaps more likely to lead to a big and satisfying life. Women may not need to be told that everything is going to be great — Shukert's title is largely tongue-in-cheek anyway. But we may need to hear that even if we fuck up from time to time, we can still be great people.
We do need to hear it, early and often. As Shukert writes,
Women are constantly judged, so we reflexively judge each other. We're too fat or too thin; too sexy or not sexy enough; too uptight or too lazy; too feminist or not feminist enough. But in our hypercritical judgment, we miss the entire point of feminism, which was not to transform us all into high-achieving super-beings (or sympathetic victims), but about the universal recognition of the fact that women are as fully human as men…
We are none of us perfect. And that's what makes us great.
Or, as Wavy Gravy said, "We're all just bozos on the bus, so we might as well sit back and enjoy the ride." And guess what? The ride will likely be smooth and bumpy, uncomfortable and thrilling. And boring and beautiful and exciting and awful and nauseating and inspiring. Much like life–and the people who live it. (And much like a night that involves talking after three martinis.) And if we could all learn to cut ourselves–and each other–a little bit of slack, everything will be… exactly what it will be. And that is pretty great.


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A trucking company has filed what is the first known lawsuit against truckstop operator Pilot Flying J stemming from allegations of fraud against its customers.
Georgia-based Atlantic Coast Carriers filed it over the weekend in Knox County, Tenn., according to published reports. The county is home to Pilot Flying J, based in Knoxville. It is seeking class action status to represent "all persons or entities who have sustained economic losses as a result of [Pilot Flying J's] wrongful withholding of rebate funds."
Following a raid on April 15 at Pilot Flying J headquarters by the FBI and IRS, affidavits and search warrants were unsealed claiming the company systematically bilked customers out of rebate money and discounts they were due in a fuel purchase program without their knowledge. (See Friday's story, "Federal Probe Alleges Pilot Flying J Defrauded Customers.")
The suit mirrors many of the criminal allegations in the affidavits and warrants, with court papers saying Pilot Flying J "adopted ... and benefitted from inaccurate rebate procedures for certain clients, including Atlantic Coast and several other clients."
A statement released through a Pilot Fying J spokesperson said, ""Pilot Flying J's counsel has advised them that it is not unusual for lawsuits like this to be filed. They are reviewing it and will defend it accordingly."
Trucking company customers of Pilot Flying J have responded to the allegations with reactions varying from disappointment to shock, according to published reports. Nashville-based Western Express told the Knoville News-Sentinel that it buys more than $100 million worth of fuel from the truckstop annually and that the company is going to look into how much money it is possibly owed.
"We feel like they got us," Titan Transfer Inc. owner Tommy Hodges told the Tennessean newspaper. "We fit the profile of exactly what they were doing. We were in the rebate program, and we always had a tough time reconciling the checks we were getting with our records of fuel purchases."
The investigation into Pilot Flying J began nearly two years ago, with information coming to the FBI from confidential informants inside the company. Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam has been named in the alleged scheme, among others officials. No arrests have been made.
Haslam has denied charges of any wrongdoing and has reportedly ruled out stepping down.
Jimmy Haslam is also the owner of the Cleveland Browns football team and the brother to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who still has a financial stake in the company, though it's been managed in a blind trust since he left the business 15 years ago.
NBC Sports reports Pilot Flying J has hired lawyer Aubrey Harwell Jr. of Nashville. Harwell represented one-time San Francisco 49's owner Eddie DeBartolo who was involved in the corruption case of former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards. DeBartolo pled guilty to a charge of failing to report a felony, and received a $1 million fine and two years of probation in return for his testimony against Edwards, who was on trial for extortion and other charges, including the $400,000 he demanded from DeBartolo to gain a river boat casino license. DeBartolo never received the license, was fined by the NFL, and barred from active control of the 49ers for one year. He eventually agreed to a settlement in which he gave up controls of the 49ers in 2000, ceding control of the team to his sister.


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Eli's President Marc Schulman joins Illinois Restaurant Association Chair Everett Rand, Dominick's President and CEO Don Keprta, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and Dominick's Vice President Jeff Norkiewicz in cutting a ribbon to celebrate a preview of the Taste of Chicago at Dominick's.
One week from today, on Saturday June 26th at 1pm, Eli's Cheesecake will celebrate the 30th Birthday of Eli's Cheesecake and the Taste of Chicago with a Birthday Party at Buckingham Fountain featuring members of the Band from TV singing Happy Birthday to the Taste and Eli's. At the preview of Taste at Dominick's, Eli's President Marc Schulman presented a replica of the 2,000 lb. Eli's Cheesecake to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Chicago Mayor Richard M Daley with Eli's Nate after the Press Preview at Dominick's


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Encryption and Decryption of strings with C#
Posted by Kelly's Chronicles in .NET, C#, vb.net on July 11, 2014
Well I am checking out the Beale Street Historic District for the first time in Memphis, TN tonight. I have heard a lot about it since my arrival here so am excited to get to go. I think it will be fun.
Of course this would come up. I had written this previously in vb.net and I had the opportunity to use it again today. Of course in doing so, I discovered a bad coding practice violation I had committed. I had failed to return a value in my function's Catch block of my code. C# doesn't let you off the hook so easily and will bug you till you fix it. As noted previously, topic is encryption and decryption of strings. It is straightforward but you might find it useful. Simply pass in the string you want to encrypt/decrypt and the key you want to use.
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Security.Cryptography;
public class Crypto
private static TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider DES = new TripleDESCryptoServiceProvider();
private static MD5CryptoServiceProvider MD5 = new MD5CryptoServiceProvider();
public static byte[] MD5Hash(string value)
return MD5.ComputeHash(ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(value));
public static string Encrypt(string stringToEncrypt, string key)
DES.Key = Crypto.MD5Hash(key);
DES.Mode = CipherMode.ECB;
byte[] Buffer = ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(stringToEncrypt);
return Convert.ToBase64String(DES.CreateEncryptor().TransformFinalBlock(Buffer, 0, Buffer.Length));
public static string Decrypt(string encryptedString, string key)
DES.Key = Crypto.MD5Hash(key);
DES.Mode = CipherMode.ECB;
byte[] Buffer = Convert.FromBase64String(encryptedString);
return ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(DES.CreateDecryptor().TransformFinalBlock(Buffer, 0, Buffer.Length));
catch (Exception ex)
MessageBox.Show("Invalid Key", "Decryption Failed", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation);
// Inserted the following 'return' since all code paths must return a value in C#:
return null;
And now it's usage…..
public class Form1
private void Button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
string key = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.InputBox("Enter a Key:", "", "", -1, -1);
Label1.Text = Crypto.Encrypt(TextBox1.Text, key);
private void Button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
string key = Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.InputBox("Enter a Key:", "", "", -1, -1);
TextBox1.Text = Crypto.Decrypt(Label1.Text, key);
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What is the difference between "Integrated" DTVs and DTV or HDTV "Monitors"?
An Integrated DTV set is a television with a built-in digital tuner (also referred to as "a DTV"). A digital tuner is also sometimes called a DTV decoder or DTV receiver. If you have an Integrated DTV, you will not need any additional equipment, with the exception of a broadcast antenna (either a rooftop antenna or "rabbit ears" connected to the set), to receive over-the-air digital broadcast programming. Integrated DTVs can also receive and display analog broadcast programming, so you can continue watching analog broadcasts.
In contrast, a DTV Monitor is not capable of receiving digital broadcast programming without additional equipment; it is simply a display device without the processing capability for DTV reception. A digital or HD set-top box must be connected between the antenna and the monitor to receive and display over-the-air digital or HD programming.
If you have a digital or HD "Monitor" and would like to purchase a digital or HD set-top box to view over-the-air programming, confirm with your retailer that the set-top box is compatible with your Monitor.


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New graduate scheme in the field of chemical policies - Main contents
Source: Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry (ENTR) i, published on Wednesday, June 22 2011.
European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani i proposed a new graduate scheme in the field of chemical policies in Helsinki.
Via this initiative, young university graduates or students coming towards the end of their studies will be able to get an inside view into the work of the ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, which is managing the practical aspects of the European Commission's REACH Regulation. For the new scheme, ECHA will create a network of universities which provide graduate courses with qualifications in the relevant disciplines. ECHA will manage this initiative. This scheme would enlarge ECHA's choice of possible future staff members.
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Her aim is to create the kind of fun learning environment that doesn't require one who seeks it to travel to Manhattan to find it; they can receive it right in their own backyard.
"We want to bring those things that exist elsewhere here," said Evans, who started dancing at the age of three and has studied at the Alvin Ailey American Dance School and Ailey II.
She decided to open up the center because of the lack of a neighborhood studio that children could attend after school, and where adults could bond with their children even more through taking classes together.
"I was looking around for a place to go, but I couldn't find a studio that was on par with what I love about dance," she said. At the time, the Pennsylvania native and mother of two had recently moved to Williamsburg to live with her husband. She had begun to teach a Mighty Mamas dance class at McCarren Park and saw that she wasn't the only one searching.
"I talked to moms and asked, 'what do you think of a dance studio?' They were all behind it," she said. In 2010, she and her husband decided to open the center.
"It was about my kids as well as the neighborhood's children," she said.
Catering to the neighborhood's needs, the center offers tap, ballet, jazz and modern dance classes to roughly 150 children, including a recently formed boys-only Boys Blast dancing class. But it doesn't stop there. They also offer acting classes and for the more adventurous, a circus arts classes for ages 5-12, run by Karen Gersch, a founding member of the Big Apple Circus.
For adults, classes range from modern, ballet, salsa, zumba fitness and the Brazilian mixed martial arts, capoeira. The center also offers a dancing babies and dancing toddlers class.
Evans-Pena makes it a duty to set up a talent show each spring, showcasing every child's ability, whether perfect or imperfect.
"For us, it's not important what they do, it's about them being proud to be up on stage. They take such pride in it," she said. Her larger aim is to have neighborhood kids be able to perform for the community at different schools - all without the pressure. "It's not to be the greatest, but about learning a discipline and dedicating yourself to something."
This spring, the performance will be held on June 19. Visit the website for more information on classes and performances or call (718) 866-6811.