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On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.
London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:
Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS
Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP
Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum
The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.
Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.
The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.
The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.
Photos from the event can be found here.
The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.
ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.
The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.
ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.
At IFO, our production site in the village of Ngombé (Republic of Congo), skilled workers craft high-engineered wood products, known as laminated scantlings (or lam-scans).
Our customers benefit, having a whole range of high-performing products that are ideal in exterior or interior use; the forest is respected, because our industrial know-how allows us to use more of the tree, optimising its use.
Wear your helmet and protective equipment and follow us into the lam-scans sawmill, to see how it's done.
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On 14th November 2019 ESCP Business School's London Campus hosted its latest ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ event, allowing for further examination of the Brexit process. The key question was whether or not Brexit could be delivered in 2020 as per the current Government's ambition.
London Campus Dean and Brexit commentator Professor Simon Mercado was joined by Guillaume Bazard, Consul General of France in London, who gave a keynote speech addressing the future of EU nationals in the UK post-Brexit. Following his address, the Consul General joined an expert panel consisting of:
Philippe Chalon, Director of External Affairs at International SOS
Samar Shams, Immigration Law Partner at Spencer West LLP
Neil Sherlock CBE, Senior Adviser at PwC and Joint Chair of the French Chamber's Brexit Forum
The Panel examined the latest developments in the Brexit process by taking a look back at the previous six months and prospects for 2020.
Topics discussed during the event included inter-governmental processes and the EU27 response to them; business concerns and impacts in the light of continuing uncertainty or ‘no-deal’; and immigration and future worker and citizen rights, including issues around the skilled worker definition and threshold.
The panellists also debated and shared their perspective on political and parliamentary processes related to Brexit, including the positions in the current General Election and potential outcomes.
The event followed with an open Q&A session through an online platform.
Photos from the event can be found here.
The ‘Re-Thinking Europe’ series was inspired by the late Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament, who worked closely with ESCP in developing the book, ‘Brexit: An Opportunity? Re-Thinking Europe’. Mme. Fontaine’s book was at the heart of the School’s inaugural event in November 2017. Since then, ESCP has run events at the London Campus and in Westminster, touching on themes like ‘Brexit and Migration’ and ‘Brexit and Higher Education’.
ESCP students focus closely on EU affairs during their studies, the most high profile example being the yearly Start@Europe seminar within the Master in Management (MIM) programme. This annual event takes around 800 students to the European Parliament in Brussels for a negotiation simulation that is sector-leading.
The School also works closely with the French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB) and its Brexit forum as official sponsor.
ESCP's London Campus was awarded the prestigious Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year Award for 2018, in part for its work around the topic of Brexit.
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig
Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College
Toronto Chinatowns are ethnic neighbourhoods in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses. There are multiple Chinatowns in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.
The present day Chinatown along Spadina, known also as West Chinatown, Old Chinatown, or Downtown Chinatown was formerly a Jewish district. Although a small Chinese community was already present in this location prior to the 1950s, this Chinatown was formed mainly when businesses with the financial ability moved from the First Chinatown to the Spadina location. With the influx of Chinese immigration during the 1960s due to the lifting of Canada's racial exclusion policies, along with much of the Jewish population moving north along Bathurst Street, Chinese businesses expanded in this area.
Following the demolition of first Chinatown to make way for Toronto City Hall, the Chinese community migrated westward to the neighbourhood around Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West. A handful of Chinese businesses still remain around Bay and Dundas and Elizabeth and Dundas. Today, the economic and social centre of Toronto's downtown Chinatown primarily runs north-south along Spadina Avenue to College Street to Sullivan Street and east-west along Dundas Street West from Augusta Avenue to Beverley Street. A mansion that is converted to the Italian Consulate is at the northwest corner of Dundas and Beverley.
The Chinese population greatly increased as the wives and descendants of the Chinese men already in Canada immigrated to the city after the country's Chinese exclusion act was lifted in 1967. In the following decades, students and skilled workers arrived from Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean further increased the Chinese population, which led to the creation of additional Chinese communities east of Toronto. The neighbourhood has been noted as being a "near complete community" with housing, employment, and commerce, along with schools and social services all located within walking distance in the neighbourhood.
Since the 2000s the West Chinatown has been changing from the influx of new residents, businesses from immigrants and 2nd generation Canadians. The neighbourhood has continued to serve as a vital market hub and services. to both people from inside the neighbourhood and outside. The central location of the neighbourhood has also been a draw for property developers, changing the face of the neighbourhood.
The El Mocambo live music venue is in the northern end of Chinatown, although this establishment was there before the neighbourhood became Chinatown. Both the 505 Dundus and 510 Spadina streetcar routes run through Chinatown.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Toronto
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Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
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Parliament building
The original intention was to build two separate buildings for the Imperial Council and the House of Representatives of the by the February Patent 1861 established Reichsrat (Imperial Council). After the Compromise with Hungary, however, this plan was dropped and in the year 1869 the architect Theophil von Hansen by the Ministry of the Interior entrusted with the elaboration of the monumental project for a large parliament building. The first cut of the spade followed in June 1874, the foundation stone bears the date "2nd September 1874". At the same time was worked on the erection of the imperial museums, the Town Hall and the University. Theophil Hansen took - as already mentioned - well thought out and in a very meaningful way the style of the Viennese parliament building from ancient Greece; stem important constitutional terms but also from the Greek antiquity - such as "politics", "democracy" and others. Symbolic meaning had also that from nearly all crown lands of the monarchy materials have been used for the construction of the parliament building. Thus, the structure should symbolize the confluence of all the forces "of the in the in the Reichsrat represented kingdoms and countries" in the Vienna parliament building. With the downfall of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy ended the era of the multinational Parliament in Vienna.
Since November 1918, the building is the seat of the parliamentary bodies of the Republic of Austria, first the National Assembly and later the National Council in the until its destruction in 1945 remained unchanged session hall of the former Imperial Council holding meetings. During the Second World War, the parliament building was severely affected, about half of the building fabric were destroyed. On 7th February 1945 the portico by bombing suffered serious damage. Two columns were totally destroyed, the edge ceiling construction with the richly gilded coffered ceiling and a magnificent frieze painting, which was 121 meters long and 2 meters high and the most ideal and economic roles of the Parliament representing allegorically, were seriously damaged. During reconstruction, the rebuilding did not occur in the originally from Hansen originating features: instead of Pavonazzo marble for the wall plate cover Salzburg marble was used. The frieze painting initially not could be recovered, only in the 90s it should be possible to restore single surviving parts. In addition to destructions in the Chancellery Wing at the Ring Road as well as in the portico especially the Imperial Council tract was severely affected by the effects of war. The meeting room of the Imperial Council was completely burned out, in particular the figural jewelry as well as the ruined marble statues of Lycurgus, Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Sophocles, Socrates, Pericles and Demosthenes appearing hardly recoverable. In this circumstances, it was decided not to reconstruct the old Imperial Council hall, but a new hall with a businesslike but refined and convenient furnishing for the National Council of the Republic of Austria to build. During the reconstruction of the building in the years 1945 to 1956 efforts were also made the yet by Hansen envisaged technical independence further to develop and to perfect. Thus the parliament building now has an emergency generator, which ensures, any time, adequate electricity supply of the house in case of failure of the city network, and a variety of other technical facilities, which guarantee a high supply autonomy. Not only from basic considerations in the sense of seperation of powers but also from the possibility of an extraordinary emergency, is this a compelling need. National Council and the Federal Council as the elected representative bodies of the Austrian people must at all times - especially in case of disaster - the material conditions for their activity have guaranteed. This purpose serve the mentioned facilities and many others, sometimes very complicated ones and the persons entrusted with their maintenance. To the staff of the Parliamentary Administration therefore belong not only academics, stenographers, administrators, secretaries and officials of the room service as in each parliament, but also the with the maintenance of the infrastructure of the parliament building entrusted technicians and skilled workers.
Analogous to other parliaments was for years, even decades tried to acquire or to rent one or the other object near the Parliament building. Finally one was able in 1981 to start with a basic conversion or expansion of the house Reichsratsstrasse 9 under planning by the architect Prof. Dr. Sepp Stein, in this connection was given the order the parliament building through a tunnel with the house in the Reichsratsstrasse to connect. With this tunnel not only a connection for pedestrians should be established, but also a technical integration of the two houses. In the basement of the building in which in early 1985 could be moved in, confluences the road tunnel; furthermore it serves the accommodation of technical rooms as well as of the storage, preparation and staff rooms for a restauration, a main kitchen and a restaurant for about 130 people are housed on the ground floor. On the first floor are located dining rooms for about 110 people; workrooms for MPs are in the second, offices in the third to the sixth floor housed. Ten years after the house Reichsratsstrasse 9 another building could be purchased, the house Reichsratsstrasse 1, and, again under the planning leadership of architect Prof. Dr. Sepp Stein, adapted for the purposes of the Parliament. This house also through an in the basement joining under road tunnel with the Parliament building was connected. The basement houses storage rooms, the ground floor next to an "info-shop" where information materials concerning the Austrian Parlament can be obtained, the Parliament Post Office and the printery. In the six upper floors are offices and other work spaces for different departments of the Parliamentary Administration. The previously by these departments used rooms in the Parliament building were, after it was moved into the house Reichsratsstrasse in 1994, mostly the parliamentary clubs made available. Already in 1992 by the rental of rooms in a building in the Schenkenstraße for the parliamentary staff of the deputies office premises had been created.
Pallas Athene
Parliament Vienna
The 5.5 meter high monumental statue of Pallas Athena in front of the parliament building in Vienna gives not only the outside appearance of this building a striking sculptural accent, but has almost become a symbolic figure of the Austrian parliamentarism. The Danish architect Theophil Hansen, according to which draft in the years 1874-1884 the parliament building has been built, has designed this as a "work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk)"; thus, his planning also including the figural decoration of the building. The in front of the Parliament ramp to be built monumental fountain should according to Hansen's original planning be crowned of an allegoric representation of the Austria, that is, a symbolization of Austria. In the definitive, in 1878 by Hansen submitted figure program took its place Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The monumental statue was realized only after Hansen's death, but according to his design by sculptor Carl Kundmann in 1902.
Meeting room of the former House of Representatives
The meeting room of the former House of Representatives is largely preserved faithfully and now serves the meetings of the Federal Assembly as well as ceremonies and commemorative meetings of the National Council and the Federal Council. Architecturally, the hall is modeled on a Greek theater. Before the end wall is the presidium with the lectern and the Government Bench, in the semicircle the seats of the deputies are arranged. The from Carrara marble carved statues on the front wall - between the of Unterberger marble manufactured columns and pilasters - represent Roman statesmen, the by Friedrich Eisenmenger realised frieze painting depicts the emergence of political life, and the pediment group above it should symbolize the daily routine.
Portico
The large portico, in its proportions recreating the Parthenon of the Acropolis of Athens, forms the central chamber of the parliament building and should according to the original intention serve as a meeting place between members of the House of Representatives and of the Imperial Council. Today it functions as a venue, such as for the annual reception of the President of the National Council and the President of the Federal Council for the Diplomatic Corps. When choosing materials for the parliament building, Theophil Hansen strove to use marbles and stones from the crown lands of the monarchy, thus expressing their attachment to their Parliament. For example, consist the 24 monolithic, that is, produced from one-piece, columns, each more than 16 tons of weight, of the great hypostyle hall of Adnet marble, the floor panels of Istrian karst marble. When in the last months of the Second World War the Parliament building was severely affected by bomb hits, also the portico suffered severe damage, and the two columns in the north-west corner of the hall were destroyed, the edge ceiling construction with the richly gilded coffered ceiling and below the ceiling running frieze painting by Eduard Lebiedzki have been severely damaged. The two destroyed columns in 1950 were replaced by two new ones, broken from the same quarry as the originals, but not exhibiting the same pattern. The parts of the Lebiedzki frieze which have been restorable only in the 90s could be restored.
Giorgos Christides the 36 year old Greek Freelance journalist and Economics editor discusses his experiences in his austerity ridden homeland for a BBC magazine article titled “Greece brain drain 'wrecking my social life'” Christides states “As the queues of jobless Greeks grow, more and more young people are moving abroad. …The trend is not limited to 30 and 40-something professionals, but is spreading to younger age groups as well. According to the latest national polls, more than seven out of 10 young Greeks aged 18 to 24 believe that emigration is the ideal - indeed the only - way out from the crisis. Two out of 10 have already applied for jobs and university places abroad. …[Greece] considered an economic wasteland for ambitious young students and graduates, who are now suffering from unemployment rates in excess of 50%. Workers' and students' mobility has been, of course, one of the landmarks and major achievements of European integration. But it is now evolving into a medium-term death sentence for the ageing Greek society and economy. …In an era characterised by intensified global competition for talented, innovative and highly-skilled workers, the brain drain afflicting Greece means the country is losing its best hope of revival. Viewing your country as a dead-end and a prison is therefore a more daunting and condemning prospect than defaulting or exiting the euro." Inspired by BBC ow.ly/c4X0R image source linkedin ow.ly/c4WZ6
I revisited Corbett this year and found him with some wind in his sails, having just done a solid block of work on his book (a semi-Socratic dialogue between a businessman who argues schools should be run like businesses and a teacher. Oh Corbett...). The Farnan case is now in the Ninth Circuit and he predicts whether it ends favorably or not for him in the Ninth, the Advocates will appeal to the Supremes to prolong the attention over the issue, gather more donations. I really hope it goes his way if it gets that far, cuz he would not take setting a bad precedent so well. But I'm afraid it won't go well considering the leanings of the court. Hopefully since it's not really a social issue, it will be okay. Geez.
Incidentally re: his book, I read a tidbit in Free (Chris Anderson's book on the free digital media economy which you can read online for free) about the Dunbar number, which is the upper limit to the number of people in a community before it begins to lose tight social bonds and people start falling through the cracks. Corbett had mentioned that the data shows schools of under 600 students to perform better academically than larger schools (he claims they are large because of athletics, the need to have a larger pool from which to draw good athletes and win Win WIN). Can you guess what the Dunbar number is then? 600/4 = 150. Funny that, people do better in a tight-knit small community? Some of this is so common sense I can't believe we're still running things so poorly... maybe it's a side effect of industrial scale thinking too.
Speaking of lawsuits, surprising news... one lawsuit ends and another one starts.
And oh, if I can't get an arts job, maybe I should look into plumbing... :D
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
Jacksonville Port Academy Board Members
Pictured above, from left: L. Kinder Cannon, Edythe Abdullah, Kevin Gay, Doris Sias Leach, Kenneth R. Scarborough.
Board Members not pictured: Leslie Bart, Lester Bass, A. Quinn Bell, Paul Tutwiler, Tina Wirth
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (March 7, 2017) – Operation New Hope and JAXPORT today launched the Jacksonville Port Academy, a program designed to connect JAXPORT employers with potential employees, offering non-violent former offenders the opportunity to re-enter the local workforce in the rapidly expanding areas of transportation and logistics.
The academy’s first class of up to 15 students will start later this month with industry-specific curriculum created by the University of North Florida and Florida State College at Jacksonville. More than 10 companies doing business at the port have already pledged participation in the hiring program.
Jacksonville Port Academy was created after Operation New Hope’s founder and CEO Kevin Gay toured JAXPORT’s terminals in 2015. “Seeing the growth of the port, we began exploring avenues to discuss workforce needs and began creating initiatives to provide port employers with skilled workers,” said Gay.
“JAXPORT’s success hinges greatly upon a viable and sustainable workforce,” said Eric Green, JAXPORT Senior Director, Government and External Affairs. “The training and on-going support provided by the Jacksonville Port Academy will create real economic stability for those who deserve a second chance.”
The Jacksonville Port Academy is a collaborative effort between JAXPORT and its tenants, local education partners and Operation New Hope.
Interested employers can contact Lori Frederick, Jacksonville Port Academy Coordinator, at 904-354-4673 or LFrederick@OperationNewHope.com.
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig
Detail of welded engine block from Mack Motor Coach at 24th and Utah Garage. This deft welder repaired major engine block damage caused by a thrown piston connecting rod. Not shown here, the thick, hardened steel rod was mangled and virtually folded in half. Fortunately, the block was saved and put back into service by one of the many skilled workers who keep Muni vehicles on the road.
Death's Head gravestone: August 21, 2012: Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo
SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the
Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.
It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and
costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the
masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look
up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The
Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is
decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow
Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built
Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept
remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)
Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the
fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of
demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)
The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.
Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds
the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led
down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister
In the latter days of the Communists, these were some of the nicest buildings in the otherwise-collapsed infrastructure of East Berlin. This is where the most well-off government officials would live. Not that great by capitalist standards.
Notice the way they are built: they appear to be made out of blocks, almost like Lego. This is a typically Communist style which makes use of a lot of pre-fabricated concrete pieces which basically get assembled into buildings. Less skilled workers required, cheaper to build. Our tour guide pointed this out as one way to always know immediately whether you were in West or East Berlin. If you can see buildings that look like that, you're in East Berlin.
That's not the most interesting thing about this picture, though. In the days of WWII, this was the location of the entrance to the Nazi's vast network of underground bunkers, and Hitler's private residence in the last days of the war. Right under our feet, though you wouldn't have the slightest idea from the look of the place, is where Hitler married his mistress Eva Braun, and then committed suicide, and was carried up three floors to ground level by his top officers. Most of the bunkers were long since destroyed, but there was one very small section that had been preserved in the area somewhere.
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
Toronto Chinatowns are ethnic neighbourhoods in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses. There are multiple Chinatowns in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.
The present day Chinatown along Spadina, known also as West Chinatown, Old Chinatown, or Downtown Chinatown was formerly a Jewish district. Although a small Chinese community was already present in this location prior to the 1950s, this Chinatown was formed mainly when businesses with the financial ability moved from the First Chinatown to the Spadina location. With the influx of Chinese immigration during the 1960s due to the lifting of Canada's racial exclusion policies, along with much of the Jewish population moving north along Bathurst Street, Chinese businesses expanded in this area.
Following the demolition of first Chinatown to make way for Toronto City Hall, the Chinese community migrated westward to the neighbourhood around Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street West. A handful of Chinese businesses still remain around Bay and Dundas and Elizabeth and Dundas. Today, the economic and social centre of Toronto's downtown Chinatown primarily runs north-south along Spadina Avenue to College Street to Sullivan Street and east-west along Dundas Street West from Augusta Avenue to Beverley Street. A mansion that is converted to the Italian Consulate is at the northwest corner of Dundas and Beverley.
The Chinese population greatly increased as the wives and descendants of the Chinese men already in Canada immigrated to the city after the country's Chinese exclusion act was lifted in 1967. In the following decades, students and skilled workers arrived from Hong Kong, Guangdong province and Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean further increased the Chinese population, which led to the creation of additional Chinese communities east of Toronto. The neighbourhood has been noted as being a "near complete community" with housing, employment, and commerce, along with schools and social services all located within walking distance in the neighbourhood.
Since the 2000s the West Chinatown has been changing from the influx of new residents, businesses from immigrants and 2nd generation Canadians. The neighbourhood has continued to serve as a vital market hub and services. to both people from inside the neighbourhood and outside. The central location of the neighbourhood has also been a draw for property developers, changing the face of the neighbourhood.
The El Mocambo live music venue is in the northern end of Chinatown, although this establishment was there before the neighbourhood became Chinatown. Both the 505 Dundus and 510 Spadina streetcar routes run through Chinatown.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Toronto
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Kizilcahamam, Turquie, 2017 Yilmaz aime bien l'école. Mais pour lui, les vacances sont synonymes de travail avec la famille. Malgré ses 12 ans il est déjà expérimenté. / Yilmaz likes school. But for him holidays means working with his family. At 12 years old he is already a skilled worker.
Bamboo is the world's most important non-timber forest product, that plays a vital role in the livelihoods of millions of people and communities across the tropics and sub-tropics. Because bamboo culms weigh little, they are relatively easy to harvest and carry home, and because bamboo poles split linearly, semi-skilled workers using simple tools can easily process them into value-added products.
"High-skilled workers bring a lot of diversity to our workforce. They bring unique skills that we may not be able to obtain here in Canada. They help fill work shortages, and they help bring fresh new perspective. So they will bring a unique skill and perspective that we didn’t necessarily see or that comes from somewhere else and that brings diversity into the work that we do."
Melody Adhami, présidente et directrice de l’exploitation, Plastic Mobile
Les travailleurs hautement qualifiés apportent une grande diversité à notre main-d’oeuvre. Ils apportent des compétences particulières que nous ne trouverions pas nécessairement ici, au Canada. Ils nous aident à combler les pénuries de main-d ‘oeuvre et à découvrir de nouvelles perspectives originales. Ils nous apportent donc des compétences uniques et des points de vue différents que nous n’aurions pas eus autrement, ou qui viennent d’ailleurs, ce qui apporte de la diversité à notre travail.
Ride the rails to fun and adventure in Westward® IV: All Aboard, the fourth chapter in the thrilling real-time strategy franchise from Sandlot Games!
When the patriarchal owner of the Turner Railroad Company goes missing, his children, Anne and Henry, are called upon to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. Protect the family business from greedy bandits as you help the Turners expand their railway to neighboring towns. Rescue kidnapped citizens being held for exorbitant ransoms, battle greedy bandits, and guide your town to fortune and prosperity in Westward IV: All Aboard!
• 36 buildings, including all-new upgrades and features
• Train skilled workers to add building bonuses
• Produce town goods to sell at the train station
• Unlock secret items and characters hidden throughout Westward IV
Skilled workers in action of fixing a traditional ship. A view which may not last. Series 5 of 5
Taken @ Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta
Camera: Nikon D700+Lens 80-200 f2.8
EXIF: f5.6,1/200s,ISO200@200mm (crop)
“Mom? Who is “Dirty John Hickenlooper”?” my five year old asked me early one morning. Goodness, the negative campaign ads from Cory Gardner have been hitting our house hard- even during those early morning cartoon hours.
I wasn’t going to be as confused by an ad on TV as my 5 year old was.
That fat blue booklet of voter information came in the mail. As a relatively new resident of Colorado, I’ve been buckling down to learn everything I can about the legislators in Colorado so I can get up to speed. There are a lot of issues that we are addressing in Colorado right now surrounding our health, safety, and economy. Climate Change is at the center of these issues. Here are the facts we know about our current Senator and his stance on Climate Change:
-Our economy in Colorado is very much tied up with the outdoor and tourism industry, supporting 229,000 jobs. Our decreasing April snowpack and increasing water temperatures are projected to cost us $1,256,746,333 in losses from tourism each year by the year 2100.
-By 2050, the average number of extreme heat days in Colorado is expected to grow eight times — from 10 per year to 80.
-Communities of color are being hit disproportionately with pollution. Globeville and Elyria-Swansea in Northeast Denver is the single most polluted ZIP code in the entire country — with one report finding that young people there visited the emergency room for asthma 120 to 140 percent more often than in Denver as a whole.
-@sencorygardner is an ally of Donald Trumps, voting with him 89% of the time. The Trump administration continues to deny the data around Climate Change, and has rolled 100 environmental safeguards.
-Cory Gardner voted 12 times to keep science out of public policy, including votes to limit science advisory boards, votes to limit the use of public health studies, and votes to limit environmental reviews, and votes to stop agencies from even considering the costs of climate change.
-Gardner has taken $1,725,973 from the oil and gas industry and supported tax breaks that gave the industry $25 billion and let Chevron pay nothing in federal income taxes.
-Cory Gardner voted 5 times to block the Clean Power Plan from being implemented, and once to repeal it. The Clean Power Plan would have created 560,000 clean energy jobs*, including 5,700 in Colorado.
Look, I know it’s easy to drive up to the beautiful mountains and pretend like Climate Change isn’t real. I escape up there for peace of mind sometimes, too. But these numbers reflect a more realistic picture of what is actually happening in Colorado. If our leaders continue to deny the reality of climate change, the things we love most about Colorado will continue to be at stake. We need to demand that our leaders stop ignoring the data, and take bold action against Climate Change NOW.
*Clean energy jobs pay above-average wages, offer more opportunities for low and middle-skilled workers, and have lower educational barriers to entry, even in high paying positions.
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24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
12 Days of Xmas rewritten for No One Is Illegal, Justicia for Migrant Workers, and Kalayaan Philippine Women's Centre flash mob on International Migrants Day. (Photo credit: Fatima Jaffer)
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Anti-immigrant Minister Kenney is no Santa
Under Kenney, Harper, and the Conservatives:
- Family class immigration has dropped by 15%.
- Quotas for spouses and children have been reduced by 4,000 per year.
- There is currently a moratorium on sponsorships of parents and grandparents.
- The number of refugees granted permanent residence has dropped by 25%.
- Skilled worker visas have been decreased by 20%.
- The quota for live-in caregivers to become permanent residents has been slashed by 50%.
So who are all the migrants coming into Canada? The number of temporary foreign workers is up 30%. Temporary workers have no rights of residency and are recruited primarily as temporary indentured labour for big business. Kenney’s model is one of Permanent Impermanence. We cannot allow divisive stereotypes of migrants ‘stealing our jobs and resources’ to let the Harper government off the hook for putting profit over the people and the planet. On International Migrants Day, stand with us for migrant dignity and human rights and justice for all.
Greeting visitors upon their arrival at Griffith Observatory, the Astronomers Monument is a large outdoor concrete sculpture on the front lawn that pays homage to six of the greatest astronomers of all time.
The monument is an enduring product of the great economic depression of the 1930s, when New Deal initiatives created federally-funded work programs to employ skilled workers at a time when they would otherwise remain idle and without income. One of the first of these programs, the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), began in December 1933. Soon thereafter, in cooperation with the Los Angeles Park Commission, PWAP commissioned a sculpture project on the grounds of the new Observatory (which was under construction). Using a design by local artist Archibald Garner and materials donated by the Womens' Auxiliary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Garner and five other artists sculpted and cast the concrete monument and figures. Each artist was responsible for sculpting one astronomer; one of the artists, George Stanley, was also the creator of the famous "Oscar" statuette.
On November 25, 1934 (about six months prior to the opening of the Observatory), a celebration took place to mark completion of the Astronomers Monument, which had proven to be the most ambitious creation of the PWAP. The only "signature" on the Astronomers Monument is "PWAP 1934" referring to the federal agency which funded the project and the year it was completed.
The six astronomers featured on the monument are among the most influential and important in history. The six figures represent the Greek astronomer Hipparchus (about 125 B.C.), Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Isaac Newton (1642-1727), and John Herschel (1738-1822). Albert Einstein was considered for inclusion, but planers ultimately decided it would be inappropriate to feature someone still alive (the monument was completed in 1934; Einstein died in 1955).
Skilled workers in action of fixing a traditional ship. A view which may not last. Series 1 of 5
Taken @ Pelabuhan Sunda Kelapa, Jakarta
Camera: Nikon D700+Lens 80-200 f2.8
EXIF: f5.6,1/320s,ISO200@80mm
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper participated in the Regan National Defense Forum bipartisan annual event as a speaker in the A Defense Industrial & Innovation Base Workforce for the 21ST Century: Winning The Competition For Highly Skilled Workers Inside & Outside the Pentagon panel alongside California Congressman Ken Calvert, Ms. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President & CEO, Lockheed, and Florida Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy in Semi Valley, CA, Dec. 1, 2018. Mr. Mike Hammer from Fox News moderated the discussion. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
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Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College
Part of the luftwaffe's answer to the ever increasing allied bomber raids of which it's own development suffered.With a main fuselage construction of aluminium and the mainplanes, tail unit and nose made of plywood in an effort to save scarce resources and employ semi-skilled workers in it's construction, however all these attemps to save time and money were to prove fatal when inferior glue gave way on the mainplanes of prototypes.
24th july 2018 london soho chinatown uk ,residemts and workers strike today then took to the streets angry over the heavy handed immigration raids that are only fishing for undocumented migrants.
Steve is a skilled worker in fabrics and leather.
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Joiners and cabinet makers Frederick Tibbenham Ltd of Turret Lane, Ipswich used their skilled workers to make propellers during World War Two. Many women took on the work, which had traditionally been done by men many whom were away fighting with the armed services. The company also made propellers during World War One.
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper participated in the Regan National Defense Forum bipartisan annual event as a speaker in the A Defense Industrial & Innovation Base Workforce for the 21ST Century: Winning The Competition For Highly Skilled Workers Inside & Outside the Pentagon panel alongside California Congressman Ken Calvert, Ms. Marillyn Hewson, Chairman, President & CEO, Lockheed, and Florida Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy in Semi Valley, CA, Dec. 1, 2018. Mr. Mike Hammer from Fox News moderated the discussion. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Mejia)
A photograph of the skilled workers making dumplings at Ding Tai Fung in Taipei. Shot with Olympus E-M5 & Canon FD 50mm f/1.8
December 18 is International Migrants Day
- Between 2006 and 2011, Canadian Border Services Agency carried out 83,382 deportations of women, children, and men.
- Approximately 14,000 migrants are detained each year, which will skyrocket with new mandatory detention provisions of the Refugee Exclusion Law. Just this year, 289 of the detainees were children, many of them under the age of 10, and over one-third of detainees are incarcerated in provincial prisons.
- Canada accepts more temporary migrant workers than all permanent residents (refugees, family members, skilled workers) combined. Given their lack of full legal status, temporary migrant workers are exploited as cheap labour by big business. It is legal to pay migrant workers upto 15% less than the prevailing wage.
- $53 million has been cut from programs for new migrants while federal agencies will receive an additional $23 million for border security and deportation enforcement.
- Canada has not yet signed the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Stand up for Migrant Justice. No Human Is Illegal.
Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig
A large and enthusiastic crowd – made up of industry and community leaders, MSU Denver faculty, staff, students and alumni, legislators and other stakeholders – gathered on Oct. 8 for the groundbreaking of MSU Denver’s Aerospace and Engineering Sciences building. The $60 million facility promises to revolutionize aerospace and advanced manufacturing education with an innovative, cross-disciplinary curriculum that offers industry a direct pipeline of highly educated, skilled workers.
Photos by Sara Hertwig
Death's Head gravestone: August 21, 2012: Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK. (c) 2012 - photography by Leaf McGowan, technogypsie.com. To purchase this photo, go to www.technogypsie.com/photography/?tcp_product_category=photo
SACRED SCULPTURE: The church that towers over you today was built following the destruction of the earlier building in 1385. The disaster gave the
Cistercians the chance to build one of Scotland's most magnificent churches.
It was a major feat of construction, involving hundreds of skilled workers and
costing vast sums of money. We are unsure if it was ever finished but the
masons and sculptors left their marks all around you. Take the chance to look
up and discver the beautiful carvings and features of the church. The
Presbytery Ceiling: The intricate paterns of ribs and arches on the ceiling is
decorated with saints, angels, and the Holy Trinity. 5- The Morrow
Inscription: Little personal information is known about the men who built
Scotland's abbeys. This makes the two inscriptions on the south transept
remarkable. They refer by name to a French master mason called John Morrow who worked on Melrose around 1400. John Morow sometimes called was I and born in Paris certainly and had in keeping all the mason work of St. Andrews, the high kirk of Glasgow, and Paisley, of Nithsdale and Galloway. I pray to God and Mary both and sweet St. John to keep this holy church from harm. (1)
Exterior Sculpture: Walk outside through the south door to take a look at the
fantastic sculpture on the outer walls of the church. Look out for the army of
demons and hobgoblins, the angelic musicians, and a bagpipe-playing pig! (4)
The Two Chief Apostles: High up in the north transept are the statues of St.
Peter and St. paul. St. Peter (left) the keeper of the gates of heaven, holds
the book of names and carries the keys. (3) The Night Stair: these steps led
down from the sleeping quarers on the first floor of the cloister
Attending the EuroSkills Budapest Conference on 27 September 2018, EUROCHAMBRES President Christoph Leitl underlined the importance that education and training is in tune with the skills needs of the private sector.
As the economy evolves faster than ever due to technological breakthroughs, curricula content and the way it is delivered must prepare young people for emerging new opportunities and enable them to adapt to future needs that cannot yet be predicted.
The last edition of EUROCHAMBRES’ annual economic survey of over 50.000 businesses across Europe revealed a lack of skilled workers one of the greatest challenges. This is in line with a longer term trend, as the skills mismatch issue has been a problem for several years, in times of both high and low unemployment. “We have more graduates than ever in Europe and incredibly talented young people entering the labour force. But what good is this if they cannot find work and employers cannot find staff with the right skills? We must do better in ensuring that education prepares young people for current and emerging employment opportunities”, President Leitl said.
Euroskills plays an important role in addressing this persistent skills mismatch across Europe by showcasing the professional skills sought by many employers across a wide range of sectors. It is also based on a pan-European approach, which Chambers consider an important element in matching supply and demand. “Employers, policy-makers and educators must work together to ensure that vocational education is perceived by young people as a positive option that opens up excellent career opportunities and offers an international perspective. Euroskills is a fantastic way to do this”, President Leitl stated.
Professional training must be dynamic, not static
A World Economic Forum report this month set out how the labour market is set for radical changes as technological advances and artificial intelligence accelerate. President Leitl argued that this underlines the need for reforms: “The economy is evolving faster than ever, but unfortunately our education and training systems generally are not keeping up. Curricula must adapt based on feedback from the economy and so must the way in which curricula is taught. As well as acquiring technical skills, young people need transversal skills that will allow them to adapt throughout their career”.
EUROCHAMBRES calls in particular for the development of more effective vocational training and apprenticeship schemes in many member states, for the closer involvement of businesses in the design of curricula and for more dynamic and interoperable skills forecasting tools to be developed across Europe.
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After having recently been watching a programme called 'Rome Wasn't Built In A Day', in which modern age skilled workers had to build a Roman villa in Wroxeter using only skills and materials the Romans would have used, I was quite happy to find a Roman Soldier statue in a Garden Centre we went to today.
I took quite a few photos, but this one is my actual 365, the others will be uploaded, too, but not in this set.
Apprenticeships
While 2.8 million young Americans are struggling to enter the labor market, U.S. employers report difficulty filling positions due to a lack of available skilled workers. Apprenticeships—which combine work-based training, classroom instruction, and a recognized credential—are a cost-effective opportunity to close this skills gap and address youth unemployment, as proven in other industrialized countries such as Germany. However, apprenticeships are still largely underutilized and undervalued in the United States, despite the fact that 87 percent of apprentices find employment after completing a program and earn an average starting wage of $50,000 a year. In addition, U.S. employers that utilize apprentices have a high return on investment through increased productivity and talent retention.
In this session, leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will explore how CGI America attendees can:
• Expand apprenticeships beyond the typical construction and manufacturing programs to high-growth industries such as health care, advanced manufacturing and information technology.
• Improve the image of apprenticeship relative to the traditional four-year college education to attract more students.
• Design financing mechanisms that share costs among employers and colleges, as well as make apprenticeships affordable for students.
Moderator:
John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Participants:
Crystal Bridgeman, Senior Director, Workforce Development Programs, Siemens Foundation
Eduardo J. Padrón, College President, Miami Dade College