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Roles and responsibilities
Aboriginal Language Tutors
The local or regional AECG can assist with identifying appropriate Aboriginal people to work as Aboriginal languages tutors.
Schools are required to ensure that all relevant pre-employment checks are completed and approved prior to the employment of any staff.
Aboriginal language tutors are responsible for instructing students in a nominated Aboriginal language that has been endorsed by the local Aboriginal community.
The school assists the Aboriginal language tutor(s) by:
- Providing a school induction program, including compulsory training (e.g. Child Protection; Complaint Handling and Anaphylaxis training)
- The Principal demonstrating strong leadership in building the Aboriginal language program into the school plan and ensuring ongoing support for its maintenance and sustainability
- Classroom teachers working collaboratively with the Aboriginal Language tutor(s) to embed and reinforce the nominated Aboriginal language/s into the school program
- Classroom teachers working in teams to foster a shared commitment which is valued and ensuring that a duty of care is upheld in regards to classroom management
- Assisting with accessing and/or creating a range of teaching/learning activities in the nominated Aboriginal language/s
- Supporting the Aboriginal Language tutor with accessing training and/or professional development, specifically around developing effective strategies in providing tuition in Aboriginal language/s
Payment of Aboriginal Language Tutors
In 2014, the Secretary of the Department of Education made a determination pursuant to section 13 of the Teaching Services Act, 1980 allowing Aboriginal Language Tutors to be recognised as para-professionals within NSW.
Schools, in consultation with their employee, are to determine the type of employment of the Aboriginal Language Tutors (temporary permanent or casual term). Schools can consult with payroll to ensure they are using the correct employment codes.
Standard of pay for Aboriginal language tutors (intranet link accessible by DoE staff only).
School Principals
School based Aboriginal language programs, as like any other language program are a curriculum matter for schools.
School Principals are responsible for leading education and learning outcomes of students, the management and professional development of staff, school finances and property and the relationships between the school and its community.
Aboriginal language and Culture Nest base school principal
Nest base schools provide financial and administrative support to the Aboriginal language and Culture Nest and schools within the Nest area. Base schools receive an annual allocation of funding for the following:
- Administration support
- Recurrent costs
- Travel
- Tutor costs
Public Schools participating in the Nest
Aboriginal Language and Culture Nests receive an annual budget to employ Aboriginal language tutors. Initiative schools are eligible for tutor reimbursement (up to 3 hours per week). Participating schools are to invoice the Base School to access this fund.
Any additional money required to support the delivery of Aboriginal Language Programs in Schools can be funded from individual schools budget.
Nest Teachers
The Teacher, Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest will work collaboratively with school staff, local Aboriginal language speakers and Aboriginal community members across the Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest to develop quality Aboriginal language programs for all students.
The teacher is responsible for:
- planning, implementation and evaluation of quality Aboriginal language programs across schools P-12 that are situated in the Aboriginal Language and Culture Nests.
- providing timely advice to Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest base schools and relevant principal networks.
- sharing and modelling classroom strategies and providing professional learning activities for Aboriginal language tutors.
- collecting, collating and analysing quantitative and qualitative data relating to the teaching and learning of Aboriginal languages.
- providing reports and information about the implementation of Aboriginal language programs in schools.
- establishing and maintaining positive relationships with Public Schools NSW staff, the NSW AECG Inc. through their local and regional networks and other local service providers.
Principals of Nest base schools are the direct line managers of the Teacher – Aboriginal Language and Culture Nest in the same manner as all other staff within their school.
Educational Services Staff
Educational Services Teams work in collaboration to provide quality, consistent and timely support to schools as required, offer professional learning to schools in all major key reform areas and promote and strengthen collaboration with the local community and inter-agencies. Aboriginal identified roles within education services teams include:
- Aboriginal Education and Engagement Advisor
- Aboriginal Education and Engagement Officer
- Aboriginal Community Liaison Officer
To make contact with your local education services team please visit Aboriginal Education Support Teams.
Aboriginal Education and Community Engagement
The Aboriginal Education and Community Engagement Unit is positioned within the NSW Department of Education's Aboriginal Education and Communities Directorate. The unit supports NSW Public schools to deliver high level, quality teaching to maximise learning outcomes for Aboriginal students.
Their work is underpinned by this objective, and provides leadership, strategic advice and direction on all matters relating to Aboriginal education across the department. The unit contributes to national and state policy development for Aboriginal education including language and culture programs in schools .
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW is responsible for developing syllabuses to be taught in New South Wales schools, from Kindergarten through to Year 12.
The Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus and the Aboriginal Languages Stage 6 Content Endorsed Course Syllabus allows Aboriginal languages to be recognised as a formal subject that can be taught in NSW Schools. Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW provides support to schools and Aboriginal communities to understand key aspects of Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus and the Aboriginal Languages Stage 6 Content Endorsed Course Syllabus.
Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW, in collaboration with the Aboriginal Education and Community Engagement Unit, may also provide guidance for local teaching and learning program development including the implementation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture perspective across all Key Learning Areas.
Aboriginal Affairs
Aboriginal Affairs NSW works with Aboriginal communities in NSW to promote social, economic and cultural wellbeing. It has overall responsibility to implement OCHRE (Opportunity, Choice, Healing, Responsibility, Empowerment) the NSW Government's plan for Aboriginal affairs including coordinating the evaluation of OCHRE (Opportunity, Choice, Healing, Responsibility, Empowerment) initiatives and reporting to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs.


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Koh Samui's favourite tourist attraction, Bophut has everything from a tranquil laidback atmosphere to a whole heap of adrenaline pumping adventure. Below are 4 ways to make the most of your holiday.
Thailand is without a doubt a land sculpted with the beauty of spirituality and culture. The glory of the Big Buddha testifies to this nation's heritage and stands tall as one of Bophut's biggest attractions. For those looking for a Samui resort that will organize an excursion to such evocative cultural treasures consider Anantara Bophut Koh Samui Resort for you can cover this as well as the Wat Pla Liem nearby. Locally the Big Buddha statue is known as the Wat Phra Yai and is found perched atop a small rocky island just off the North East Corner of Koh Samui. Constructed in the year 1972 this 12 metre seated Buddha statue flaunts a majestic golden appearance and truly adorns the region of Bophut. The best part is as mighty as it is, the Big Buddha can be spotted several kilometres away and is often the first landmark sighted by all those visiting Bophut by air.
If there is one location that has placed Bophut on the map it probably is the Fisherman's Village. Breathing life to the generally sleepy town that Bophut is, Fisherman's Village offers the characteristic Thai shopping experience in a nutshell. Every Friday evening from 5pm to 11pm, Fisherman's Village bustles with happy shoppers haggling away on every item they lay eyes on. Since a plethora of items is available here, if you don't have time to explore the entire market scene in Bangkok, a mere stroll through Fisherman's Village would do. It does not get cheaper than this place in Bophut and although quality can sometimes be questionable, some items really are worth the rock bottom prices you can get them at.
Now this is one experience that Bophut is significantly famed for and if you are travelling with children there is plenty to love here. A place to really indulge in the Thai version of jaws and claws, there is so much here to intrigue and fascinate, curious visitors. There is a long list of fierce reptiles that calls this place their home and as the name has it this includes the Siamese Crocodile, saltwater crocodiles, caimans, lizards, snakes and much more. For a dose of mammals, there are plenty of monkeys here and children would love the hands on interaction with some species. The farm is spread across a total of 8,000 square metres and is located in close proximity to the Samui International Airport. So even if you are in Samui for just a short while, this is one attraction you must not miss out on.
A list of Samui's favourite attractions is not complete without mentioning Go-Karting for this is one activity that happens to be a favourite among adults and children alike. Samui's Go-kart features a 500m-long track that has been well designed and is perfectly safe for even the most novice driver. However, if you are looking for a real adrenaline rush, at a speed of 125 kilometres per hour - that definitely can be achieved.

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In developing countries, migration is seen as a powerful means to facilitate the understanding of territorial issues. When they return in their home countries, they bring with them financial resources, new technology and means of production, skills, know-how, etc. In such context, migrants and their associations appear as key agents for social change change in countries.
As part of PRISE research on the links between mobility and climate resilience in semi-arid lands, IED en Afrique conducted research on the role and place of financial and non-financial migrant transfers in mitigating the effects and shocks related to climate risks. The results, in this French-language policy brief, highlight the significant role migration can play as a buffer against economic shocks induced by climate vulnerability.
Image: Mobility in Senegal, ©Lancelot Ehode/PRISE-IED Afrique


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Pentecost 11/16/2014
There isn't much question that Matthew's interpretation of this parable of the talents had to do with the return of Jesus to judge the world. It's pretty clear that for Matthew the master who goes away is the exalted Christ who, upon return, will demand an accounting of what each of us has done with the abilities we've been given. A favorable judgment grants us a share in the eternal banquet of joy, an unfavorable judgment throws us into the outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth. A little scary, but it's a great interpretation for those who are looking for an angry, wrathful, works righteousness God. However, it doesn't leave much room for the grace that is at the center of Lutheran theology and I don't think it leaves much room for Jesus.
Last week I said that if your interpretation of a gospel text doesn't fit with Jesus and what he taught you can be pretty sure that it's wrong and that's what this interpretation does. We're a still over a month away from Christmas and our celebration of the Incarnation, but in the Incarnation, we more clearly see the gracious side of God as revealed in Jesus. God didn't have to become human to be viewed as a "you get what you deserve" judge. That was already the dominant theology of the Old Testament. A Jesus who only came to reinforce that doesn't represent anything new.
Remember though that the gospel writers weren't writing biographies of Jesus. Their accounts were intended to convince others that Jesus was the Messiah, that he was the Son of God so as each of them told the story their interpretation was, by definition, built into it, interpretation concerning Jesus and interpretation concerning God. Their thoughts were inspired to be sure, but still the personality and predispositions of the authors has to come through.
Of all the gospel writers, Matthew seems to have had the greatest difficulty in letting go of "you get what you deserve" theology. As he does in this parable, he's fond of casting those who are undeserving into the outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, but is that where Jesus would leave them? It can't be denied that Jesus had high expectations for those who claimed to follow him and it can't be denied that judgment is part of the equation, but if Jesus is the judge, can that judgment be as frightening as Matthew makes it sound?
As was the case with last week's parable, viewing this more as Wisdom literature that offers advice on how to live well along with the consequences for not doing so perhaps gets us closer to what Jesus was getting at. The problem with that approach is if the wisdom imparted simply winds up being "make good use of the gifts and abilities you've been given." Obviously that's good advice, it's a good Sunday School version of this parable and it is quite true that the world is sadly littered with people who have squandered their abilities; but still, that version only skims the surface of the parable.
While Jesus can be viewed as a teacher of wisdom, the wisdom he represents is different. It's what you could call Kingdom of God wisdom so it's not intended just as sound moral advice, not simply what a nice motivational speaker would offer. After all, you don't get crucified for serving up moral niceties that everyone can agree with. You get crucified for proclaiming a kingdom that sounds threatening to those in power and that's what Jesus did.
Having said all that, when you move this parable past traditional "you get what you deserve" theology and past simple moral niceties, it's gets complicated because then you have to pay attention to some details that it's easier to ignore. Paying attention to those details and the implications thereof, takes the parable in a troubling direction, one that I don't like very much and one you might not want to hear.
First of all, the master who goes away is not a nice guy. He's very wealthy and he hands out enormous sums of money to those who work for him, people called slaves or servants but who who must be in positions of responsibility, and with this distribution of money he might appear to be quite generous.
But the conversation the master winds up having with the third slave indicates that his dealings are not all on the up and up. "You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter?" With that he reveals what kind of a person he really is, one for whom making money is the bottom line and he'll do what it takes to get more; he'll exploit some and curry favor with others, lend at high rates and demand payment, whatever it takes. That's the world the master lives in.
Slaves one and two reflect the character of their master. They each double the investment entrusted to them which sounds good but which doesn't happen unless the master was gone for a really long time and the market was on a big upswing. Otherwise, these two must have learned well from the master how to wheel and deal, how to cut legal corners when necessary, how to leave the unsuspecting in your wake and not worry too much about it. That's what you do if making money is the only thing that matters. Love thy neighbor is off the table. And for that, for their efforts, they were praised, "Well done, good and trustworthy slave. You're going to move up the ladder."
But then there is the third slave, the only honest one in the bunch, unwilling to engage in the sleazy ethics of his compatriots. You might think, according to how we imagine the ethics of Jesus, this third slave would be praised for taking the high moral ground but instead of praise, the money he was given is taken from him and given to the sleaziest of the other two and number three is the one banished to the outer darkness. As traditional wisdom literature, this doesn't work, it doesn't make sense. It's not practical, moral advice on how to live in this world, at least not how to live honestly in this world.
To say then that it's not traditional wisdom but instead it's Kingdom of God wisdom is also problematic if it then leads to the conclusion that in the Kingdom of God anything goes, the rules don't matter, but that's not it either. In this parable, one of Jesus' most challenging ones, he uses an illicit tale of unethical business practices to make a point about the kingdom. He puts us in a harsh and reckless world in which those who don't risk everything and act boldly will miss out. Jesus challenges us to consider things from a perspective that for many of us takes us out of our comfort zone and into a world where the expected moral calculus doesn't work, a world that isn't for the faint of heart and isn't for those unwilling to take a chance. He takes us there because his kingdom is worth the risk.
Jesus was good at creating paradox. The Jesus who told this parable of reckless risk taking is the same Jesus who said, "Blessed are the meek" just like the Jesus who proclaimed grace and forgiveness is the same Jesus who speaks of what sounds like works based judgment. In our minds it doesn't all fit together but apparently both sides of these statements need to be said and both sides need to be heard and we waste our time trying to resolve the paradox. We'll get another dose of it next week in the parable of the sheep and the goats. All we can really conclude is that the reign of God, the Kingdom of God has its own logic and perhaps all we can do is consider one angle at a time.
It doesn't make for a religion that is neat and tidy, it doesn't make for a faith where you can passively sit back and wait for the answers. It's a faith that calls for your bold, risk taking engagement. It's also a faith that doesn't give you a Jesus who is little more than a divine teddy bear you can cuddle up with. Instead it gives you a Jesus who has enough of an edge that he just might get crucified for the sake of the paradoxical kingdom he proclaimed. It does give you a Jesus who paradoxically has room for both the meek and the risk takers. It does give you a Jesus who has room for you.
Rev. Warren Geier
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January is a gloomy enough month as it is without a sad novel or two to dampen the mood. In light of this, we have gone for something a bit cheerier for 2015's first reading group: Nora Ephron's Heartburn. As with her much-imitated film When Harry Met Sally, Heartburn is the scathingly funny tale of Rachel, a pregnant wife who has found herself battling a failing marriage with her cookery writing. Naturally, she's torn between winning her husband back and wishing him dead.
Come along for a warming glass of wine (or two) and a cup of tea or coffee. It will be a lively night of books and friendly conversation – what more could one want on a cold January evening?


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Representation agreement is a term clients looking into estate planning often hear. With all the terminology associated with estate planning, it can be difficult for the ordinary person to keep up. It is a good idea to explore all of the options available to you and asking questions is a great way to learn more.
In British Columbia, citizens often choose to create a representation agreement because it answers the potential need to appoint a person who can make decisions on their behalf. This might be necessary if a person should become incapacitated in some way through physical or mental illness.
Specifically, it is a personal planning legal document you can create that authorizes the person of your choice to become your representative. This representative can then manage your affairs according to your expressed wishes. Your representative can also make important decisions for you about your health care as well as your personal matters.
You can choose whoever you like to serve as your representative, but you should make sure that person is agreeable to the appointment. Often, people pick a family member or a close friend. The person you choose can reside in a different city or province and can even live in another country. However, you cannot appoint as your representative someone who is paid to provide personal or health care services to you.
The person you appoint in a representation agreement performs several duties and one of the most important is helping you in making your own decisions. This ensures that your wishes are always at the forefront regardless of your physical or mental health condition. Often, those looking into either a power of attorney or a representation agreement benefit from working with a lawyer to create a representation agreement that best meets their individual needs.
Source: Nidus, "Representation Agreement - Overview," accessed March 03, 2016


text: Fred Chaney, Chair Fred Chaney is an architect and Director of Taylor Robinson Chaney Broderick. The work of the practice is guided by Fred's abiding interest in achieving excellent public and community outcomes, and the creative processes that underpin those objectives. Fred has delivered award-winning projects in the university sector, training and secondary education, justice, planning and urban design. Fred has taught regularly at architecture schools in Australia including the University of Western Australia, Melbourne University and RMIT University. He is the Chairman of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre in Perth. Fred has been a Board member since 2016. Contact Fred > Simon Gilby, Deputy Chair Simon Gilby is an accomplished contemporary artist who graduated in 1990 and has since been making art primarily as sculpture for public exhibition and permanent public artworks. He has lectured and taught at local universities, TAFE, secondary and primary level and has worked as 'artist in residence' at several aboriginal communities. His exhibitions have toured regionally and nationally and his work is held in AGWA, the local universities and significant private collections. He has collaborated with dance companies and musicians and has an ongoing interested in ephemeral and interdisciplinary art. Simon is experienced working with community groups, artists with disabilities and has organised and curated art events and exhibitions. He is the founding Artist of the ongoing Syndicate Project. Simon has been a board member since 2018. Contact Simon > Julie Hobbs Julie is the Chief Executive Officer of FutureNow, Creative and Leisure Industries Training Council, a not for profit organisation that produces research and advice about current and projected workforce needs. Julie has a background as a creative practitioner, educator and business person. Her multifaceted career has encompassed the private and public spheres as well as engagement with the not for profit sector. She has held leadership positions within the Design Institute of Australia, the multidisciplinary peak body for Australian design, serving as WA President from 2009 to 2013 and more recently as National President from 2014 to 2017. Julie's research interests are in the potential of education, creativity and design thinking as drivers of cultural, economic and social capital and she has published a number of articles around these topics. Julie holds undergraduate qualifications in both the Humanities and Design and postgraduate qualifications in Business Administration, Education and in Art & Design. Julie joined as a Board member in August 2018. Contact Julie > Vincent Allegre With no specific artistic talent (!), Vincent studied engineering. He has been passionate about the arts and its role in the society all his adult life. Particularly, Vincent is a passionate advocate for increasing artist's income. Vincent is a corporate executive in the energy industry having lived and worked on all the continents. He is today the Country Manager of a global Malaysian engineering and construction company representing the group in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. He was born in France, he migrated to Perth in 2003. Vincent became Australian early 2017. His journey has provided him with a formidable experience in leadership and governance including overseeing implementation of agreed strategic initiatives. Vincent wants to make a difference and contribute to the WA artist community by providing leadership and strategic guidance for Artsource. Vincent joined as a Board member in August 2018. Contact Vincent > Jon Denaro Jon is a sculptor and founding director of ObscureView. He brings to the Art source board 30 years of experience seated in making, teaching and in working across cultural projects. Jon has an understanding of the regional context for arts practice in WA. He has served on selection committees for the Dept Education and DCA and is currently Chairman of the Perth Arts Precinct Town team. Jon joined as a Board member in June 2019. Contact Jon >


text: This wage depression class action began in 2004, went up to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, and has now been settled. Mohawk Industries Inc. and its insurer have created an $18 million settlement fund from which 13,476 class members were awarded back pay to compensate them for wage depression caused by Mohawk's employment of illegal immigrants. In addition, Mohawk has agreed to conduct annual training of it Human Resources staff in compliance with state and federal employment verification laws.


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What were the first steps you took towards having treatment?
I began to perform some internet searches on Tummy Tuck procedures, what it entails (including the risks and complications). I searched images of before and after pictures. Being at my perfect weight yet unable to get rid of my post caesarean overhang i hated my stomach. I had thought about having a tummy tuck for the last ten years since having my second daughter. My second cesarean had left me with an untidy horrible looking stomach. I was ready to start the journey. I decided to further research where in the UK it is undertaken (numerous hospitals). I looked at the following hospitals Spire, Transform, even looked at a turkish Hospital Longevita (but soon felt a definite no to going abroad). I then came across several companies that search and find best hospitals to have the procedure done for you which is when i came across medbelle. I took the first step and completed Medbelle's online form which would enable me to receive a more in depth detail on surgeons and cost. This helped me to find the most suitable and reputable surgeon. Medbelle provided surgeons Names, medical background, locations and price. I knew if I was going to have this operation i'd prefer to be as close to home as possible. Medbelle was so simple and easy to use from the onset which made the whole process less stressful.


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Discussion in 'Parts Wanted' started by jonboy, Nov 3, 2019.
What is wrong with this barrel?
A couple of teeth are missing which could be replaced. There is a good article about that in the "How to" section. If you want to replace the barrel we would need the complete dimensions and the teeth count.
I am in need of a mainspring barrel for a old LFS wallclock
The dimensions and teeth numbers are as follows.
# of teeth 82
inside dia. of drum 36MM
outside dia of drum 39MM
heith of drum including teeth 22.50 MM
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Yorkshire's largest independent vehicle hire company set for double celebration
This year marks a double celebration for Yorkshire's largest independent vehicle hire company. Arrow Self Drive is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary later this year and this month marks ten years since the opening of their Barnsley depot.
Boasting more than 2,000 vehicles and 80 staff across Yorkshire, Arrow Self Drive have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Huddersfield in 1988. The firm, founded by businessmen Robert Hill and Chris Taylor, now has eight regional depots across Yorkshire, including its original Huddersfield branch.
Manager set for personal milestone
The Barnsley depot manager, Louise Ramsbottom, is celebrating a milestone of her own this month. Having joined the firm in September 2007 as a Wakefield-based part-time rental assistant, Ramsbottom, has run the Barnsley depot since it opened in April 2008. Now, Louise has been in charge for a decade.
Louise Ramsbottom explained:
"Over the years we have won and retained a fantastic portfolio of customers, mostly from the business community. We keep it very local here at Arrow Self Drive, my team are all from the local area, I am a Barnsley girl myself, even our directors are from Barnsley, and we have excellent relationships with our many loyal customers from the local area."
"Ten years has flown by. I hope that the next ten years is as enjoyable and that we can continue to deliver excellent service with a straight forward Yorkshire approach well into the future."
Arrow Self Drive's Managing Director, James Hill, added:
"It is fantastic to be not only celebrating the company's 30th year in business, but also the Barnsley depot's 10-year anniversary. As a family business with a passion for promoting Yorkshire values, we are delighted to have maintained our presence in the Barnsley area."
"Louise has been the face of the Barnsley depot since its opening in 2008, leading a team of four to bring quality to rentals to a mainly business market in the area. Louise is a truly valued team member at Arrow Self Drive and we would like to thank her for her hard work over the past 10 years."
We at Anythingforhire.com would like to say a huge congratulations to Arrow Self Drive and with them all the luck for the future.


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Senior Technical Project Manager for Cerner VA EHRM Contract
Cora is a retired Army Veteran, a Certified Acquisition Professional Program Management Level II with over 30+ years program/project management experience as well as possesses several other key professional IT certifications in her field. She is self motivated and able to set effective priorities to achieve immediate and strategic long-term goals, accomplish operational deadlines, and work within complex team dynamics.
SFRP/SLP Project Lead for Office of Naval Research's HBCU/MI Program
A provocative speaker, trainer, and author with over 20 years experience in both for-profit and non-profit management; Clarence T. Brown has mentored and coached numerous individuals in career and life success. It is his belief that each of us is born with a purpose deposited deep within our core. This purpose stays hidden and guarded until a chain of events unearths it and brings it to the surface. These events can include education, human interactions, divine intervention, or plain luck. However, when this purpose is uncovered it must be nurtured and developed.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, Diversity Recruiting
Brandon is a highly driven and committed professional with over 12 years of diverse experiences, a passion for detail and a skillset for program management, community development and stakeholder engagement. Brandon's positive attitude, outgoing personality, work ethic, and commitment to excellence is reflected in the quality of his work products and continuous positive feedback from clients and fellow peers.
Air Force Pharmacy Program Manager for Defense Health Agency (DHA) Contract
Michael is a senior planning, programming and process support analyst with 30 years of experience—15 years active duty in the Air Force (AF) followed by 20+ years on the Air Staff with the AF Surgeon General. He has a deep understanding of DoD and USAF planning, programming, Budgeting and Execution processes and extensive experience working closely with AF Medical Service leadership and action officers.
Strategic Engagement Copy Editor for Cerner VA EHRM Contract
Richie is a driven and committed professional with demonstrated strengths including analyzing organizational needs, setting strategic direction for growth and new opportunities, developing projects from conception to completion. He is a team-oriented leader who motivates others to exceed expectations and meet outcomes. He is a well-versed communicator, copywriter and editor with ability to adapt to diverse audiences to produce audience-appropriate and 508 Compliant communications.
Recruitment Coordinator/Office Management Support
Alejandra has been a versatile team member of ProSource360. Her presence has become indispensable to the functional quality of the office environment and our readiness for hosting events. Alejandra has also most recently served as a project analyst on a HHS assignment, performing under a vast array of professional deliverables from live webcasting to industry conference host preparation. Her ubiquitous contributions can also be realized within the realm of contract management.
Budget and Acquisition Analyst, Defense Health Agency
Julia provides direct support to her customer that is tasked with overseeing the life-cycle management of 44 contracts, manpower planning, personnel actions, financial planning, and other business planning efforts aimed at ensuring the J-5 is resourced to accomplish its mission and divisions are resourced for effective and efficient program delivery. Julia's diligence, self-motivation as well as dedication to always go the extra mile to achieve the best possible results is really admirable.
Communications Project Manager for VA EHRM Program
Laura is a highly seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience in project management and communications, who combines these proven skills to deliver stakeholders results. Laura is a dedicated professional who delivers outstanding services and solutions, and as a dependable and focused professional she demonstrates superb leadership and technical skills providing life cycle management for several critical projects.
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I just got hip to Boogie after I saw him on that Snickers commercial with Elton John.
I feel like there is a good amount of knowledgeable rappers in the game right now. Boogie is one them, and with the release of his upcoming project, I can see him finally getting the credit he deserves. In the meantime, the Compton rapper decided to bless us with the lead single to that project today, and on it, he was able to give us something Wale-esque on the hook, and some pretty deep bars centered around ignoring the noise around you in favor of some logical thoughts on his verses. That's some deep s**t, right?
I'm looking forward to Boogie's Everything For Sale project! It drops January 25th!
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ZHAOWEI has upgraded the gear drive system for VR headset with PD(pupil distance) adjustment. The reciprocating straight linear motion of the micro-focus motor can dynamically zoom,and the distance between the lens and the screen is adjusted intelligently with the drive of the planet gearbox.
VR glasses combine the perception management system with the virtual scene system through the Internet, and are popular among many consumers. With the layout of 5G commercial scenarios, VR's entire industry chain including hardware, software, applications and services is also being upgraded. In response to this market trend, ZHAOWEI has upgraded the gear drive system for VR helmet.The reciprocating straight linear motion of the micro-focus motor can dynamically zoom,and the distance between the lens and the screen is adjusted intelligently with the drive of the planet gearbox.
Most of the existing VR glasses use a smart multimedia playback terminal represented by a smart phone as a unit for calculation and display, and are installed at the front of the glasses. In VR glasses, there are two sets of lens assemblies corresponding to the left and right eyes of the user respectively. Since the distances of the eyes of different users are different, if the distance between the lens components is constant, it is difficult for some users to get a better experience when wearing VR glasses.
ZHAOWEI solutions for VR headset
In order to solve the above problem,ZHAOWEI adopts the reciprocating straight linear motion of the micro-focus motor to dynamically zoom and combines a telescopic gearbox to drive the eccentric wheel, then the motor with the gearbox can adjust intelligently the distance of the two lens assemblies of the VR glasses until it matches the user's pupil distance.After the user puts on the glasses again, the built-in sensor of the VR glasses converts the data into an electric drive device, and converts the rotary motion of the micro motor into a linear motion of the push rod, thereby driving the front and rear two layers of the VR glasses according to the degree of focus suitable for the user,realizing visually clear imaging.
ZHAOWEI gear drive system for VR headset with PD adjustment can obtain the moving track length and moving direction as the parameters for eyes picture synchronization adjustment by a sensor.
The parameters can be customized
Single-stage or multi-stage of the VR headset gear box,speed ratio,input speed and torque can be customized according to different stepping motors,which solves the stable transmission demand of VR headset with PD adjustment. In addition, the modulus of the planet gear is small, and the matching stepping motors have a long life even in different humidity and temperature environments.
With the gradual rise of VR in the 5G scene layout, who will solve the pain point of VR head-mounted devices, who will win the market. ZHAOWEI helps to achieve its intelligent upgrade on the VR micro-drive system. We can customize various types of micro-gearbox drive system solutions according to the VR manufacturer's product requirements.
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Grace to you!
Many of us are familiar with the Shakespearian classic drama, Macbeth. The drama shows how guilt, due to evil committed against one another, never goes away from hearts that have allowed it in.
From the story of Joseph and his brothers in the Book of Genesis chapters 41 and 42, precisely Genesis 42:21, we see one of the earliest examples of the pricking of conscience (guilt) due to injustice done against a brother. "Then they [Joseph's brothers except Benjamin] said to one another, 'In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us.'"
Based on biblical records, Joseph's brothers sold him due to envy. They couldn't overcome the bitter jealousy against a brother who seemed hopeful and promising. But God had a better plan. Joseph's brothers, however, didn't know that by selling him, they were actually aiding Joseph to reach the plan of greatness that God already has for him. What an irony?
Envy has no benefit to the envious or to society. Many times, people suppose they can overtake their rival by bitter and malicious envy. Hardly do they know, as Venerable Fulton J. Sheen rightly said, that nobody overtakes somebody he or she kicks from behind since the one kicked is always ahead.
A sprinter who is ahead doesn't look back to kick those behind him. If he does, he himself would be slowed down and miss being ahead. So also, kicking people from behind makes us always behind and not ahead to the goal. Whereas God's wish is that we keep an eye on the goal, the finish line, not on the heels of those marching to the goal with us.
Envy is a terrible vice and the harm it does to families, relationships and organizations are terrible. It must be overcome if one wants to lead the gospel message, build and maintain relationships, and reach one's ultimate goal in life.
The brothers of Joseph were so envious they went against their own blood brother. But then, we see how the voice of conscience wouldn't be completely silenced. We see it in the tone of their voices as they lamented for what they did against their brother, Joseph. Years had passed, yet the cry for justice and guilt never went away. Guilt is to the soul what pain is to the body. It is a sign that something is wrong on the inside.
Feeling of guilt should cause us to make amends. Restitution may be needed if justice is violated. Confession is necessary; and seeking forgiveness from one sinned against may be required so the pain in the heart due to guilt could be healed.
How should we respond to envy? Tomorrow's reflection will propose a response.
Let us pray that God will give us the grace to overcome the temptation to envy and bitter jealousy, as these are sins against charity. Amen.
God love you. God bless you.
Fr. Maurice Emelu
[Wednesday Week 14: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7A, 17-24A; Mt 10:1-7]
Author and Goal
Father Maurice Emelu PhD., provides a daily blog of reflections based on the Scriptural readings of the day from the Catholic liturgical calendar. The goal is to teach, inspire, encourage, and foster healing through the grace of God's word. They are written in a language that is appropriate for a general audience. You will find these reflections helpful for your spiritual growth, inspiration, and developing your thoughts. They may also be useful for ministers in preparing their sermons for liturgical celebrations.
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Opera Software launched Opera 60, also called Reborn three, to the Stable channel of the Opera browser on April 9, 2019.
The firm goals excessive with the discharge stating that it's "setting a brand new customary for browsers". Broken right down to core adjustments, Opera 60 launches with a redesigned interface, integration of a crypto pockets and assist for making transactions utilizing cryptocurrency.
Check out our protection of Reborn 1 and Reborn 2 If you've got missed the primary two Reborn waves.
Opera customers who run a secure model of the online browser already could open opera://replace to run a verify for updates. The browser ought to choose up the brand new model mechanically and set up it. Those new or on totally different channels can obtain the latest model from the Opera website instead.
Opera 60
The new design is the very first thing that you'll discover on first begin. New designs are a tightrope stroll as you do not wish to scare present customers away whereas ensuring that the brand new design is noticeable sufficient and pleasing to customers of the browser.
Opera 60 comes with a light-weight and darkish theme that customers could swap between. We talked in regards to the theme beforehand when we looked at the update earlier when it launched within the Developer model of Opera.
Just load opera://settings within the Opera tackle bar and toggle the "Enable darkish theme" choice to change between mild and darkish themes within the browser.
With the sunshine theme, your complete browser, together with the sidebar and tab space, is shiny and clear. To us, this evokes a sense of openness and optimism. We designed it to spark productiveness and to elevate your temper.
The darkish theme signifies to us a sure magnificence and focus. It turns the browser darkish and subdued, virtually mysterious. But on a sensible notice, it's additionally soothing for the eyes.
The theme will not be revolutionary however veteran Opera customers will discover that some objects had been moved round and that there are some smaller variations just like the tackle bar fading within the toolbar when it isn't enabled.
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Opera 60 helps Web three and with it cryptocurrency transactions and a crypto pockets. Support is proscribed to Ethereum on the time however assist for Opera needs so as to add assist for different crypto currencies in future builds.
Opera helps so-called dApps, or decentralized functions on the Ethereum blockchain. Opera customers have to allow the Crypto Wallet underneath opera://settings/vpn first; doing so provides a brand new entry to the sidebar menu.
It appears, not less than on first look, that it's crucial to put in Opera with Crypto Wallet on Android to hyperlink cell and desktop variations and make cryptocurrency transactions. Seems, as a result of I used to be not in a position to check the characteristic but.
What else?
Opera Software highlights the built-in browser VPN and native advert blocker, and launched a Sci-Fi brief story that you simply may watch here.
Users within the full listing of adjustments can take a look at the official changelog of Opera 60.
Changes of attention-grabbing listed within the changelog:
- Support for darkish mode on Windows 10.
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- Option to regulate the utmost variety of velocity dial columns underneath opera://settings/vpn
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Matter by Iain M. Banks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very short review of a very long book…
I found this one of the more enjoyable of Banks's sf books. I often find I like or appreciate the idea of what Banks is doing in sf more than I enjoy the books themselves, and some of the Culture books haven't remained in my memory at all. What on earth, for example, was The Player of Games all about?
But Matter didn't feel quite so overburdened with the weight — ironically, given its title — of its own cleverness and out-of-control invention, although I do think, like other of his books, it was a bit top-heavy with irrelevant detail (the appendix at the end only serving to reinforce this, with its lists of characters, spaceships, world levels and species names). Still, it was a romp, if a 550 page book can ever be a romp.


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Note that this page is from our Gresley Rovers archive. It may not be related to the new Gresley Rovers (formerly Gresley FC until 2020).
Story posted: Friday, 11th December 1987
Rovers do it in style
Story courtesy of Burton Mail
Gresley Rovers are preparing in style for tomorrow's FA Vase journey into the unknown.For the first time in their history, Rovers will make an overnight stay – at Great Yarmouth – before completing the trip to Ipswich, where they meet RSSC Ransomes in the Third Round (1.30pm).
And manager Frank Northwood believes that Gresley's professional approach will pay dividends.
"It's important that the boys get the chance to relax, although I'll be making sure that none of them sneak out of our hotel for a night on the town," said the Gresley boss.
"We've had Ransomes watched by chairman Peter Hall and he thinks we can get the right result if our attitude id right. It's their biggest game ever and they might freeze, just as we did at Warrington last season. That experience should stand us in good stead."


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Fri 5 Mar 2004
(High) School Funding
Last year, we touched in the topic of the College's decision to give $250,000 to Mount Greylock High School. Other (anonymous!) alums had similar concerns. It now turns out that this may not have been a one time gift. iBerskires quoted School Committee Chairman Robert Petricca as saying:
"I think we'd like to avoid an override [i.e., an increase in local property taxes]. I think an override would be phenomenally difficult. Once we get a better sense of what the constituencies in the school are going to do, we'll talk to Williams College about what they would consider."
The college, he said, "was very generous to us last year."
Very generous indeed. There is nothing wrong with Petricca not wanting to pay higher taxes. There is nothing wrong with the nice people in Williamstown not wanting to pay higher taxes. But I have a problem with the College donating money so that Petricca and his friends can keep their taxes low.
This would be fine if the College had infinite resources but, for some reason, they keep asking me for money. Anytime that the College devotes resources to Mount Greylock High School, there are fewer resources for
Also note that Economics Professor Ralph Bradburd is a member of the school committee. I think that it is marvelous that professors like Bradburd actively participate in local affairs. [Full Disclosure: Bradburd was my professor for ECON 251 almost 20 years ago.] Yet there is still a potential for conflict here between the interests of Williams as an institution and the interests of the particular individuals who currently run it. Perhaps Petricca has good reason to believe that the College will come through again this year.
President Schapiro addresses this topic in the current Alumni Review, but it does not seem to be available on-line for linking.Print • Email
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Eric Smith '99 says:
From what I have seen of donating to Williams, you can specify where you want the money to go. If you don't specify otherwise, it just goes to "general" which is pretty much whatever the college deems appropriate at any given time.
In this case, I am not sure if you could specifically add that you want the money to be used for "general but nothing outside of the school", but you could certainly specify that it should go towards one specific area in the school.
That said, I don't know how much they actually follow that. In my own experience, donations made to specific parts of the school have been followed through with, but I can in no way say if that is the norm or not since I don't know enough about it.
Also, couldn't this issue be argued along the same lines as a raise for profs? Instead of giving them the money outright, which would be taxed directly and they would still have the property taxes to pay – they can do what they did and help keep property taxes lower for the profs, effectively giving them that money that they would have had to pay otherwise – AND doing so for the local community as well.
I don't know if Williams has much problem with the town/gown conflicts that other schools have, but this sort of action could go a long way to remedying any sort of disagreements the two may have.
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This guest contribution on the Altair Blog is written by the CAEfatigue Team, a member of the Altair Partner Alliance.
Recently, we posted an article about calculating fatigue damage in the Frequency Domain and how the process was not dissimilar to fatigue damage calculations in the Time Domain. That article raised the same question by users several times: What time duration does a PSD have?
This is an interesting question.
For those who work in the Time Domain, the concept of a "time duration" is simple. The time signal is captured for a specific period of time and that is, by definition, the "time duration" of the signal.
However, in the Frequency Domain, a PSD has no time duration. A PSD is simply a snapshot of the frequency content and magnitude within a time signal and it also provides statistical properties of the time signal, presuming the time signal is (1) Stationary, (2) Random, and (3) Gaussian.
Single Input PSD
To calculate the damage from a single input PSD, we use the "rainflow" cycle count formula for n(S) to generate a histogram of stress ranges. This was explained in the previous article. This calculation is done at every element/node location throughout the model using the appropriate Response PSDs, with or without deterministic loading and are summed together to generate a histogram of stress ranges.
n(S) = E[P] * T * p(S)
n(S) is the TOTAL number of rainflow cycles or, perhaps a better term, stress range cycles for a given stress value. When plotted for all stress values, this produces a stress range histogram.
E[P] is number of stress cycles per second calculated from the Response PSD. This is also called the Expected Number of Peaks of the Response PSD.
T is the duration of the Event loading in seconds. By default, CFV uses 1 second.
P(S) is the probability density function (pdf) of stress cycle ranges (peak to peak). By default, CFV uses the Dirlik Method to calculate this function, which tells us how to distribute the stress cycles from E[P].
For a single input PSD, CFV assumes that the duration of the Event (T) is 1 second. Hence, the PSD stress histogram is created, and the damage calculated for a time duration of 1 second. The PSD itself does not have a time duration.
Multi Input PSD
To calculate the damage from multiple input PSDs, we use the same "rainflow" cycle count formula for n(S) to generate the histogram of stress ranges for each PSD. Once again, the default is 1 second for each histogram and hence damage is also calculated for 1 second.
However, there is a difference when we use PSDs converted from known time histories, which is often done in the automotive industry. In these cases, the converted PSD actually represent a converted time history, which has a time duration.
As shown below, the actual raw time signals in section (1) from the upper plot, were conditioned first as shown in the middle plot, prior to their conversion to PSDs, as shown in the lower plot. The CONDITIONED time signals in the middle plot have a time duration of 11 seconds. Hence, the PSDs in the lower plot should be applied in the fatigue damage calculation for 11 seconds to match the application time period of the conditioned time signals. This would mean that T in the n(S) formula should be set to 11 seconds. The PSD itself does not have a time duration but the damage calculated from the PSD will assume a event duration of 11 (not 1 second).
To be clear, a power spectral density (PSD) itself does not have a time duration. The rainflow counting formula for n(S) assumes an Event Duration (T) of 1 second. This must be changed to the known duration that is either provided as part of a frequency domain specification or obtained by the duration of the time signal from which the PSD came from.
A PSD only gives you the frequency content and magnitude to be applied as input loading to the structure. This loading, along with the transfer function, will generate a Response PSD that is then used to calculate the fatigue damage/life. The damage calculation assumes a T value equalling 1 second in the rainflow cycle count formula, n(S). Hence, if the specification is to apply the Input PSD for say, 10 hours in the X direction, followed by 20 hours in the Y direction and finally 50 hours in the Z direction, then the math is simply. Apply an Input PSD to the appropriate X direction solver subcase for 10 hours or (10 x 60 x 60) 36,000 seconds; meaning multiply the damage generated for 1 second by 36,000. We would then apply an Input PSD to the Y direction subcase for 20 hours or (20 x 60 x 60) 72,000 seconds, followed by applying an Input PSD to the Z direction subcase for 50 hours or (50 x 60 x 60) 180,000 seconds. The X, Y and Z damage will be added together to give a total damage expected for the structure at each element.
If the PSD is converted from a known time signal, then the PSD gives you the frequency content and magnitude to be applied as input loading to the structure. Plus, you must also use the time duration of the conditioned time history as the T value in the rainflow cycle count formula, n(S).
In most cases, there are several time signals making up an Eventof loading. When converted to the Frequency Domain, the time signals become a PSD matrix (PSDM) of loading comprising direct PSD and cross PSDs. This PSDM will accurately reflect the time signal loadings plus the influence of loading A on location B (i.e. phasing between loads). The entire PSDM "Event" will be given the duration of the conditioned Event and in many cases, the required loading in the fatigue calculating will be applied not in minutes or hours but in repeats of the PSDM Event duration.


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It is so strange the cloud we now live in. The digital boom has brought about such huge and world-changing benefits, from electric cars to one day Amazon Prime delivery. Arguably it is one of the best times in which to live.
However, there's a much-differentiated twist to this: the digital revolution spells much doom and gloom for the economy.
As wonderful as such advancements are, globally we're about to undergo a major employment shift. In the US almost 40% of jobs will be replaced by 2030. 25% of jobs are already at high risk or being automated according to a Brookings study.
Lost jobs, retrenched staff and the increased reliance on automation also puts fear into the minds and hearts of world citizens.
In a high demand, cut-throat competitive global market, those businesses who want to dominate and be successful cannot simply just exist. They have to compete way harder to even be amongst the best.
As a result, organizations are forced to cut costs while increasing efficiency and output. To facilitate this in part, lower-skilled labor will give way to automated processes.
A prime example is in manufacturing. Increased reliance on machinery to perform manual and repetitive tasks is now the norm just to meet quota.
Research firm Oxford Economics concludes that robots will replace up to 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030.
Machines are now capable of performing dangerous tasks like putting cars together and packing boxes at scale at paces a team of humans just cannot match.
As much as there is a political plea to examine the moral side of this shift, the technology is simply too appealing for businesses to ignore. Even in professions where robots and automated systems augment human tasks, those employees are still at massive risk?
In fast-growing economies like China, automation is becoming at the forefront of how they operate. From government-owned facial recognition cameras placed around the country that catalogs citizen behavior into a large database to fully-automated container terminals in Shanghai.
The very boundaries of what's possible are being constantly pushed and it's both exciting and scary at the same time.
While you can't stop the pace of automation and technology there are a few things you can do to not become another statistic. Sit tight as we go through those.
Don't Hide from It and Face the Truth
Yes, you read correctly! The very first thing is you need to stop pretending automation doesn't pose a threat to your livelihood.
It is all around you. From fully automated restaurant waiters in Japan to cashier-less store shopping.
Proposed initiatives such as Universal Basic Income (providing a predetermined monthly salary to everyone) and taxing higher net worth individuals won't solve much!
Let's quit making excuses and see things for what they actually are.
I know it sounds negative and painful to talk about but it's happening rapidly no matter what you and I feel about it.
Across every industry and organizational level, there are sweeping changes to how tasks as normally done.
The heavy reliance on robots in warehouses of distributors such as Amazon, to AI apps that assist executives in performing their duties such as time management and booking meetings and even software (and private Saas companies) that does a company taxes and accounting.
That's also the case with innovations like smart driving trucks, robotic security guards at school and public institutions and robotic mass farming. The increased ability to meet demand drives prices down thus making human labor less valuable.
More private companies are being formed to compete and take market share away from we traditional grew up to use.
Look at Uber for taxis, Airbnb in the hotel industry, WeWork for virtual coworking spaces, Wholefoods (Amazon) for buying groceries online. Also, customized learning platform k12 as an alternative to traditional schooling.
These are just a tiny few. As the quality of our services goes up, the competition will put traditional and even more established companies out of business.
And that may be where you work as well.
Living in denial is like a shepherd trying to lead blindly. Ignorance isn't bliss. It is absolutely essential you stop being entitled and thinking that it may not affect you.
Even if it doesn't directly impact your livelihood, it may be detrimental for those you care about.
Make Sure Your Work isn't Easily Repetitive and You're Actually Adding Value
Nowadays it simply isn't enough to clock in and clock out. Companies do not value employee loyalty anywhere near to the degree they used to as they're struggling to remain relevant themselves.
Employees may indeed move around a lot more, but that doesn't mask the real issue of the value they create.
Plus businesses now have several emerging technologies to make their operations more efficient.
Therefore you need to ensure that you're being an asset wherever you go. You're not just competing against people, you're competing against technology.
Ask yourself these questions:
- Is my work repetitive?
- Does it help move the company's bottom line?
- Can a machine replace what I do easily?
Use those three questions to determine where you're at and begin looking at things you can do to improve.
Don't view this as pessimism. View it as staring reality in the face.
Formal jargon aside, the definition of value is simply helping the company grow and make money.
The beautiful thing is that people who are invaluable where they work are never short of it.
Just like a college student who gets job offers before they even graduate, students who get full-ride sports scholarships, or companies changing CEOs.
Sports stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar get traded for hundreds of millions of dollars every season.
Talent is everywhere and companies are starving for it.
It may not seem fair to you but the people who get paid the most are not those who work the longest hours but those whose contributions directly moves the bottom line of the company.
For example, the janitor will always make less than the Sales manager. The sales manager directly brings in dollars while the janitor doesn't.
Your soft skills like punctuality and discipline are still important to survive and stand out. However, survival shouldn't be your priority, thriving should be.
Your attitude should be: If they don't want me, I will do what is necessary to ensure that I'm mopped up quickly by anyone else.
As Cal Newport says: "You need to be so good they can't ignore you".
Consider a Career that's Less Prone to Being Fully Automated
The rising tidal wave of technology forces us to think harder about our career choices.
You need to be extra careful about which college major you pick and your backup plan if things don't work out.
We all are vulnerable. From low-skilled to specialists, white-collar or blue-collar. Whether you choose to borrow for school or pay in full out of pocket, the decision to even go to college should be heavily scrutinized.
Not only the monies that we're spending or borrowing but also the time and opportunity cost be looked at.
Remember college is a business. It's your responsibility to ensure you're getting value for your business investment too.
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are there very viable prospects for my desired profession?
- What is the average salary would I receive at my desired role?
- Would I need a degree for my career of choice?
- How much does the program cost and is it worth it?
- What exactly is my backup plan if I take a long to find work afterward?
On a positive note, humans won't be eliminated completely. We will always want to interact with people. Better healthcare increased access to vaccinations around the world means people on average are living longer thus securing lots of those jobs.
For instance, Japan has an aging population a sharp decline in birth rate over the years. This is due to improved health practices preserving life. In those countries, the demand for healthcare workers is quite high.
Professions, where you want humans to play a role, will be in demand.
Those that involve caring and nurturing of others: teachers, nurses, baby sitters, caregivers won't be threatened as much.
Other such as bank tellers, drivers, call center operators, dispatchers, waiters, fast food workers are under threat.
And these lists are by no means exhaustive.
View Yourself More as a Business, Not Just Someone Who Works Hours
Technology and its comfort have gotten so many of us lazy.
Because many of life's luxuries such as water, apartments, groceries and our jobs are so readily available we often take them for granted.
Until something catastrophic happens.
The recession, a major natural disaster or we lose our job. Our primal survival instincts are once again activated and we're forced to find a way to survive.
You may not have full control over the events such as a bad economy but you can prepare for it.
One of the best ways to ensure you have the skills to earn a living from multiple vocations.
As I said earlier, employee loyalty is no longer the norm. Most employers will happily replace you with someone who is younger, willing to work for less or with an algorithm.
You take control by making full use of your time.
That could be doing more learning to keep your skills sharp, having a side hustle where you can bring extra income in or simply managing your time better.
If you're a waiter, that means taking some extra training to make sure you're warmer to guests. If you are a teacher, you could become a part-time tutor online or creating an online course. Or if you're an executive it could be getting sales training for your team to increase quota and company productivity.
Of course, you show up and perform your duties as instructed but learn to become more useful outside of work as well.
This dramatically boosts your confidence and also revitalizes your creative spirit and bank account.
Even if it is just $500 extra it could go a long way.
And as your value as an employee goes up, it can greatly help you justify a pay rise.
Also, you don't need lots of money to begin. Start learning on YouTube, or $10 courses on Udemy.
You'll be shell shocked at how far your dollar can go!
But you have to take the first step and actually want to become better since no one can do that for you.
You work but no longer fully at the mercy of your employers. Value the business of you because no one ever will.
You Have to be Willing to Adapt to Change
Many proponents of automation argue automation and advancing technologies will create more jobs than it destroys.
Though there are several arguments that unequivocally prove the contrary, one thing remains certain: the majority of jobs will be vastly different from how we've known them.
We will definitely require a different set of skills and core competencies to carry out our duties effectively. And this essentially means the majority of us will have to adapt or be replaced.
It is this chasm that frustrates most. Especially the elderly who have been earning a living doing the same pattern of tasks for 20 or 30 years and more. Most people simply want to go to their jobs and do tasks on autopilot and not to be told to do otherwise.
As new professions such as vertical farmers and robotic drone drivers become mainstream, there will be less need for traditional forms of work. E.g. People manually farming land and even manual data entry.
Another way to look at this is with qualifications. The average computer science degree becomes obsolete within three years.
Technology moves so quickly and so do the new demands in order to be relevant. No matter your occupation or level of previous education, you must be prepared to do things differently.
Many public school teachers may be reluctant to fully digitize their classrooms. Architects typically are required to draw house plans digitally instead of by hand. Taxi drivers getting used to taking payments digitally or via an app rather than cash.
The experience though still valuable, is no longer enough.
And it is definitely not enough to just sit on your qualifications or certifications and be set for life.
I get a lot of this may sound jarring and counterintuitive, but it is the truth.
If you are to be competent, competitive and have an actual career instead of a string of jobs, you will be much better prepared to face the real world and thrive.
Thankfully, there is still so much opportunity out there. New jobs, emerging professions, new and affordable educational opportunities.
So please don't lose hope. I believe in you. It is just even more important you really believe in yourself as well.


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January 17th, 2008.
Seattle, Washington.
11:23 p.m.
Here I sit in a dingy lil' diner on Capitol Hill, a half-smoked cigarette in one hand, an a cup uh steamin' hot coffee in front uh me. The place—Cassie's it's called—ain't too bad. It's got decent coffee; not the gourmet shit ya find on every fuckin' corner round here, but I've had worse. The food's alright, 'cept the goddamn cooks bathe everythin' on the grill in margarine. Cassie's is one uh five restaurants in the Seattle-metro area that're open twenty-four hours, an it's the cheapest. I guess that's why I go there. It sure as fuck ain't for the service or the atmosphere.
I take a sip uh my coffee an look at my watch.
Almost time to go meet Pat.
Man, last night was bad. I met up with this sweet lil' honey round nine o'clock. Rhonda. Short, dark hair, big titties. Nice gal, for a junkie. She got hit by a car last year an fin'ly got her settlement. Been partyin' her ass off ever since. Last night, so happens, she wanted to party. And since she had the dope, I damn sure had the time.
Now, there's a few girls in the picture, but suffice to say that lately I ain't too keen on junkie-pussy. I just go to work, come home, an do what I gotta do to feed my habit. But Rhonda, she likes to fuck, an she's gotta way uh gettin' what she wants. Dumb broad wouldn't give me a taste 'less I got it up an kept it up. So I did what I could, thinkin' bout those other girls to get revved up, an we was goin' half the night.
That's why I slept all goddamn day.
Man, I feel pretty shitty…woke up just as the sun was goin' down an snorted the last uh my stash. I pushed off for a lil' while, then came back to life only to find my nose was bleedin'. Got blood all over my goddamn couch, too. I came down pretty fuckin' hard but I got through it alright. My head's killin' me, though. Feels like a fuckin' jackhammer in the middle uh my brain.
Shit, least my hands aren't shakin' anymore.
I look round an the scene's fairly typical. Just a few people in here, most uh'm loners like me. I insisted on sittin' in the rear corner booth, my favorite spot, even though the light above the table's broken. Hell, I like it better that way.
Kinda like hidin' in the shadows like some villain in a bad movie.
The waitress walks past without lookin' over an it pisses me off a lil'. Her name's Lisa. Skinny lil' girl, but she's gotta nice shape to her. I wouldn't mind hangin' out with her even though she's got that freaky Capitol Hill vibe. Piercin's all over her face, tattoos everywhere, red streak in her hair, all that shit. She's got yin-yang symbols in red ink on the inside uh her forearms, an for some reason that turns me on. She walks by again an I stare right at her tight lil' ass. I don't give a shit if she catches me or not. I'll bet she fucks better'n Rhonda, an she ain't no junkie.
So I watch Lisa for a bit, smokin' an dreamin', wishin' I was someone else. Before I know it, my watch says: 11:29.
Time to get the fuck outta here.
My coffee's still hot so I take three quick sips, slide outta the seat, an go to the register. Great. Lisa's there. "Hi, sweetness," I say as I stroll over.
She doesn't even bother looking up—just asks what I had.
I tell her all I had was coffee, but in my mind I wanna shout: Coffee! Ya stupid bitch, cantcha remember coffee? But I don't cause I'd still like to take her home one uh these nights.
"Oh, yeah," she says, an rings it up.
I pay an throw her a buck for a tip. A whole buck, even though she only had to refill my goddamn cup one time. And she still doesn't look up as she pockets the buck with a sarcastic, "Thanks."
I turn to leave, but for some reason I just can't let this shit go tonight. I really don't have time for this broad's attitude, but I tell myself: Fuck it, an put my hands down on the counter. I clear my throat an lean over the register, hopin' to get her attention.
Lisa sighs real dramatic-like an says, "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Goddamn, she sounds so young an snotty. Just makes me hornier. "Look, baby," I say, "why don't you an me go out for a drink sometime? You're the cutest lil' thing on Capitol Hill."
Then I give her a wink an a smile for good measure.
She don't say nothin' for at least thirty seconds, maybe more, but I don't budge. Then she looks up, an I'll be damned if there ain't a tear runnin' down her cheek. For the first time she looks me square in the eye. Then she sticks out her right arm. She's always wearin' a leather collar on that arm, not with spikes, but lil' metal studs on it. But it's too wide for her skinny lil' arm, makes it seem like some gauntlet from the dark ages. She unbuckles it an peels it off right there. I'm confused 'til she holds her wrist up to my face. At first, all I see are the reddish lines where the collar bites into her pale skin, but then I see what she wants me to see. Lil' slash marks, crisscrossin' from her wrist up to the edge of the yin-yang tattoo. They aren't deep; just enough to bleed, I'd say. But they're very fresh.
So what the hell do I say to that?
Exactly. Nothin'.
That's when she says, "People like you are the reason I do this," an runs away through the swingin' door to the kitchen.
Shit, man. That ain't what I wanted, but I ain't got time for it, anyhow. Have to get movin'.
Sorry, Lisa.
I step into the cold winter air an immedit'ly start to shiverin'. All I have on are these ragged ol' blue jeans, this thin tee-shirt, an my black zip-up sweater. I'm also wearin' a black beanie and gloves, but it's still freezin' ass cold. That damp kinda cold that I don't like. It seeps into your bones an makes it feel like the fuckin' marrow's gonna freeze.
Anyhow, I head up the side street Cassie's is on, take a left, an walk right in the middle uh the biggest freak show on this side uh the country: Broadway Avenue. What a fuckin' treat. Used record stores, used book stores, used clothin' stores; anythin' someone didn't want no more, ya can buy. Lots uh places to eat, too. Mexican. Thai. Hell, even Ethiopian. With all that shit, ya got college kids runnin' round with their backpacks an cell phones, ya got guys in drag, dudes holdin' hands, broads with facial hair, an some uh these fuckers look like they're right outta some vampire movie—all pale an dressed in black.
An the bums. Fuck, there's an asshole with a sign on every corner beggin' for change. Every sign has some hard luck story on it, but don't be fooled. They're just a bunch uh tweakers like me.
Sure, I get high, too, but at least I got me a job.
I don't really mind all that, though. What gets me are the smells. I'll be strollin' along an all the sudden—BAM!—I'll get a big whiff uh some fucker ain't bathed in a week. Or I'll pass some corner they been pissin' in all day. I even seen some uh those bastards takin' a shit 'longside the street.
Welcome to Broadway, baby.
Make ya self right at home.
So, I'm headed downtown. Freeway Park; right next to the Convention Center to meet up with Pat. Interstate Five runs right by it. I guess that's how the place got its name. Nice lil' park, but too many bums like to camp out. I figure they'll be there tonight, huddled up beneath the overpass, or over in the bushes. I ain't worried bout em gettin' in the way, though. Most uh'm're piss drunk, passed out, an dead to the world.
Pat. I guess ya could say he's a friend. But lemme tell ya how it really is with us junkies. We ain't got no friends; just people we use, an people we use with. Pat's a guy I use to get my stuff sometimes. I never use with him, though. The guy's a fag an I ain't gettin' high with no fag. He asked me once if I'd let him suck my cock an I almost belted him, but I didn't wanna lose him as a connection. I only go to him when it's an emergency. When my usual guy ain't got no blow on hand.
Tonight's a lil' different. Pat called me in for a favor. I norm'ly don't get involved in this type uh shit, but I need the money an the blow. Pat gets good shit from this black kid, Shelton. Shelton's only seventeen; just an errand boy for his older brother, who happens to be an up-an-comin' dealer on the West Coast. Straight from L.A., apparen'ly.
Anyhow, Pat gotta meetin' set up with Shelton tonight, only Shelton don't know I'm gonna be there, too. Me an Pat're gonna jack him an take his stash. I'm s'posed to get half the stash—enough to keep me wired like I was hooked up to a car battery for a week—an a hundred bucks to go along with it. Pat already has a bus ticket to Denver for tomorrow mornin' so he's got nothin' to worry bout. He'll be long gone by the time Shelton's brother finds out. The kid'll never even see me comin' so I ain't got nothin' to worry bout, either. I am a lil' nervous, though.
Shit can always go wrong.
I still wonder why Shelton's brother would let him make a drop all by himself at this time uh night. But then again, Pat's a big pussy. The kid prob'ly told his brother he could kick Pat's ass with one hand tied behind his back. And he wouldn'ta been lyin'.
Sounds like a great setup, don't it? But even so, I gotta ask myself: Why am I doin' this? Hell, I don't know. I need the money an I need the stuff, but that ain't all. Maybe it's the thrill, too. Maybe it's just that once ya start doin' shit ya never thought ya would, ya just keep goin'.
What's next? I gotta wonder. Muggin' people? Robbin' houses? I've already sold everythin' I own to feed my habit. And that's really the bottom line. I need to feel that kick so bad I really could kill somebody. Maybe I've lost it. No sane person would do the shit I'm bout to do.
But, hey, what's the worst that could happen? Shelton's brother shows up an blows my head off? That really wouldn't be so bad. This life's turnin' out to be a bunch uh bullshit, anyhow.
Fuck it.
I reach Seneca street just as the wind starts pickin' up, an turn right.
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