The white collar jobs follow the blue collar jobs. In theory mechanical engineering can be performed anywhere but the truth is that it is more convenient to have it "near" the manufacturing. And when buyers only care about the lowest price and not where something is made you might as well outsource the design (engineering) as well as the manufacturing.
So if you are not paying attention to where things are made when you are shopping and just look for the best prices at Walmart or Amazon, this is the natural result.
>If he was really into engineering, he'd be in clubs, he'd have projects outside of the class to point to.
Oh, I see, good idea, if we move these goalposts far enough we'll circle the earth and loop back around to supporting a family on a high school diploma.
The goal posts have not been moved. They have always been so. People who put more into their education than merely showing up for the required classes have always had an advantage.
Regarding supporting a family on a high school diploma, that will require a change in consumer behavior not corporate hiring behavior. Looking at where things are made and showing some consideration to more local products and services. If consumes only base purchases on price then expect the white collar jobs to follow the blue collar jobs overseas.
All those co-ops and apprenticeships require connections.
Not the one's I received when I was in school, I knew no one there but I was a good fit with respect to relevant job skills. Some from school and some from "independent study" (i.e. some program I wrote for my own fun and curiosity). Other friends in Computer Science/Engineering had similar experience, no internal connection required. I'm not saying an internal recommendation cannot help, but to say it is required is quite misleading.
As for interns from the local university years later when I was employed, the two on my team were there due to relevant skills, and again each brought something beyond classroom assignments.
Even when I was a junior employee, my employer would have hired someone who I recommended without much scrutiny. Because it requires me to vouch my professional reputation to do that and employer already trusts me more than some guy off the street.
True to some degree for permanent jobs. Such a recommendation is a plus, but the person still needs to be somewhat in the ballpark of other candidates with respect to skills. And in some ways the student internships, co-op jobs, etc are a way to get such an internal recommendation for the day when you graduate and want a full-time job. From the company point of view these student internships are sometimes a "trial period" to evaluate a soon-to-graduate person.
Sandro Perruzza, the chief executive officer at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), is familiar with graduates like McCrave.
"He could have applied for co-ops or apprenticeships while he was at school — even if it delayed his graduation," Perruzza said. "We strongly advocate co-ops. The fact is because of the sheer number of applicants these days, the ones who get the jobs have some kind of experience."
But what help can that be right now? That just smacks of arrogance on Mr. Perruzza's part.
Its helpful to those still in school, a warning not to make the same mistake. You get out of school what you put into it. If you are there to get your "ticket punched' expect problems like this. If you are there to truly learn as much as you can then you will be doing something beyond merely attending classes. Some sort of side project (student entrepreneurial competitions, independent study/research, etc) or some sort of practical experience (internships, co-op ed, part-time job, etc).
The list was a rider on an appropriations bill that Obama had to sign. Have you any evidence that Obama had anything to do with it other than that?
"Had to" is a gratuitous interpretation. If it were truly an anti-muslim ban his signature would hardly be a sure thing. However since the list was quite logical, a list based on large areas of those countries being under ISIS/Daesh control or influence, it is quite the assumption to say he disapproved of the list and was forced to accept it.
The fact that the democratic party and the media were not up in arms at the time also indicates little to no controversy.
Which is all a distraction, the larger point stands. The list is not based on where Trump does business.
You tried to create a false equivalence. You got called on it.
No, I disproved the theory that Trump's business interests had anything to do with being on or off the list. There was no equivalence false or true, just a statement of fact about who made the list and by what criteria.
Perhaps you are getting me confused with some other poster who made a "Obama did it too" response.
They speak english, yes. But actually they do use "french" when they declare an emergency.
The intro to a message that is not private are: MAYDAY, PAN PAN and SECURITE... and they are supposed to be pronounced french. Of course the americans don't do that. However the british do. (I'm sailing often enough in "the channel"...)
Nautical and Aviation may operate differently. Also using the local language first may be normal, note the original post referred to being able to respond to an English call, it was not suggesting all traffic be in English. In others words it was suggesting local air traffic controllers must be at least bilingual, Local and English.
"Pop stations" are not "radio". He is not describing anything new here. "Pop" stations have always sucked compared to more specialized stations that focused on a specific genre. While there certainly was a commercial aspect in the later too there was also more experimentation and a little crossover. It was not uncommon for a "rock" focused station to play a Bob Marley tune just because it was really really good.
How is that racist? IATA requires all air traffic controllers around the world to be able to respond to aircraft that request service in English.
Oh wow. Then how will they understand "Mayday!" (which comes from the French m'aider). Chaos should surely ensue.
The English language contains many French words or French derived words. "Mayday" is one such English word. So no, aircraft are not using "French" when they declare an emergency.
Now I will have to ponder whether the 4th amendment with its more general language
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
might be something for which a Supremacy Clause argument might be made.
How can the State of California breach the 1st Ammendment. I was under the belief that the US Constitution said what the Federal government could do, and had no effect on the States themselves, which would each have their own constitution.
It used to be the case until the 14th amendment extended constitutional protection to all levels of government.
Note that this was not an immediate effect of the 14th amendment. Passed in 1868, but not covering the First Amendment until ruled to do so in 1925. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I stand corrected. Somehow the Supremacy Clause was not applied to the Bill of Rights. Matter of fact that 14th amendment (1868) didn't initially apply to the Bill of Rights much either. It was not until 1925 that the courts ruled that the states were bound by the First Amendment.
How can the State of California breach the 1st Ammendment. I was under the belief that the US Constitution said what the Federal government could do, and had no effect on the States themselves, which would each have their own constitution.
Saying that the federal government is empowered in these areas, and that in all other areas the states are empowered, does not exempt the states from complying with federal law in those "federal" areas. The states must also honor the rights enumerated in the Constitution. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution says that all federal law made under the authority of the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that state courts must abide by it.
I get the entertainment aspect. I personally follow a similar behavior.
Regarding the state lotteries. They are far worse than any casino. A greater con, but its the government so they get be more "evil" than even casinos. In my state a portion of the lottery is marketed as going to the "schools". What the government did was reduce the educational budget proportionally to the revenue generated by the lottery.
Using marked cards is cheating, but it's also against the law.
The cards as supplied by the casino are not marked. Every card has the same appearance until rotated. Such rotations are not part of the casino's standard practices. The rotation was a player request and the "marking" by the casino an unintentional (from casino's perspective) result of fulfilling that request. Note that you use the word "using" in your description of the law, who was using this "marking" to their advantage? It was the player not the casino.
Fake news is a deliberate fiction on the part of the writer, with an intent to deceive. It is not the same as a news story reported in good faith, but with errors.
Fake news does not require "deliberate fiction". You are closer to the truth with respect to "good faith". A better definition of fake news would be news where there was a lack of good faith in reporting. Your first definition excludes reported "news" that was blindly accepted because it matches the predisposition of the news staff, a staff that conducted no due diligence to confirm the story. I.e. journalistic negligence. That counts too as fake news.
Remember kids! Only the casinos are allowed to cheat you out of your money!
Its not cheating you out of anything when you ignore the fact that the statistical probabilities are against you. As my statistics 101 professor explained (literally, he used casino games examples all the time) you are either:
(1) Paying the "I didn't pay attention in math class" tax.
or
(2) Paying someone else to play cards with you.
I don't disagree, but if that was the intent of the embargo, it has been a stunning failure.
The embargo was a reaction to Fidel's involvement with the Kennedy assassination, that's the reason all Presidents until Obama maintained it. Perhaps now the truth can come out.;-)
You can say anything about Fidel, but he was a tough guy. Cuba resisted bravely...
Fidel was the little bully sidekick talking sh*t, sucking up to, the real tough bully, the Soviets. He was a useful idiot, nothing more. Once the Cuban people are allowed a voice he will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Khrushchev would agree with you. If he or his dream were still alive.
And Khrushchev was the sane one of the two. Part of the reason he withdrew missiles from Cuba was that he thought Fidel was f'n crazy, willing to let Cuba suffer nuclear strikes if it would advance global communism.
Cuba is still communist while tricle down economics has been discredited. People die . Its if their ideas live on is what matters.
Fidel's ideas only live on under the gun's of his government. Reagan didn't need to hold guns to people's heads. When the Cuban government's guns are put aside we'll learn the people's true opinion of Fidel.
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The white collar jobs follow the blue collar jobs. In theory mechanical engineering can be performed anywhere but the truth is that it is more convenient to have it "near" the manufacturing. And when buyers only care about the lowest price and not where something is made you might as well outsource the design (engineering) as well as the manufacturing.
So if you are not paying attention to where things are made when you are shopping and just look for the best prices at Walmart or Amazon, this is the natural result.
>If he was really into engineering, he'd be in clubs, he'd have projects outside of the class to point to.
Oh, I see, good idea, if we move these goalposts far enough we'll circle the earth and loop back around to supporting a family on a high school diploma.
The goal posts have not been moved. They have always been so. People who put more into their education than merely showing up for the required classes have always had an advantage.
Regarding supporting a family on a high school diploma, that will require a change in consumer behavior not corporate hiring behavior. Looking at where things are made and showing some consideration to more local products and services. If consumes only base purchases on price then expect the white collar jobs to follow the blue collar jobs overseas.
All those co-ops and apprenticeships require connections.
Not the one's I received when I was in school, I knew no one there but I was a good fit with respect to relevant job skills. Some from school and some from "independent study" (i.e. some program I wrote for my own fun and curiosity). Other friends in Computer Science/Engineering had similar experience, no internal connection required. I'm not saying an internal recommendation cannot help, but to say it is required is quite misleading.
As for interns from the local university years later when I was employed, the two on my team were there due to relevant skills, and again each brought something beyond classroom assignments.
Even when I was a junior employee, my employer would have hired someone who I recommended without much scrutiny. Because it requires me to vouch my professional reputation to do that and employer already trusts me more than some guy off the street.
True to some degree for permanent jobs. Such a recommendation is a plus, but the person still needs to be somewhat in the ballpark of other candidates with respect to skills. And in some ways the student internships, co-op jobs, etc are a way to get such an internal recommendation for the day when you graduate and want a full-time job. From the company point of view these student internships are sometimes a "trial period" to evaluate a soon-to-graduate person.
Sandro Perruzza, the chief executive officer at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), is familiar with graduates like McCrave.
"He could have applied for co-ops or apprenticeships while he was at school — even if it delayed his graduation," Perruzza said. "We strongly advocate co-ops. The fact is because of the sheer number of applicants these days, the ones who get the jobs have some kind of experience."
But what help can that be right now? That just smacks of arrogance on Mr. Perruzza's part.
Its helpful to those still in school, a warning not to make the same mistake. You get out of school what you put into it. If you are there to get your "ticket punched' expect problems like this. If you are there to truly learn as much as you can then you will be doing something beyond merely attending classes. Some sort of side project (student entrepreneurial competitions, independent study/research, etc) or some sort of practical experience (internships, co-op ed, part-time job, etc).
The list was a rider on an appropriations bill that Obama had to sign. Have you any evidence that Obama had anything to do with it other than that?
"Had to" is a gratuitous interpretation. If it were truly an anti-muslim ban his signature would hardly be a sure thing. However since the list was quite logical, a list based on large areas of those countries being under ISIS/Daesh control or influence, it is quite the assumption to say he disapproved of the list and was forced to accept it.
The fact that the democratic party and the media were not up in arms at the time also indicates little to no controversy.
Which is all a distraction, the larger point stands. The list is not based on where Trump does business.
So, why did Trump use that particular list?
You noticed "based on ISIS/Daesh control" in the title? It was a good list of places to slow down with and take careful looks.
You tried to create a false equivalence. You got called on it.
No, I disproved the theory that Trump's business interests had anything to do with being on or off the list. There was no equivalence false or true, just a statement of fact about who made the list and by what criteria.
Perhaps you are getting me confused with some other poster who made a "Obama did it too" response.
Obama increased the checks for issuing visas. He didn't retroactively invalidate ones that were already issued.
That was not the point being addressed. The point being addressed was why some nations are on the list and others are not.
They speak english, yes. But actually they do use "french" when they declare an emergency. The intro to a message that is not private are: MAYDAY, PAN PAN and SECURITE ... and they are supposed to be pronounced french. Of course the americans don't do that. However the british do. (I'm sailing often enough in "the channel" ...)
Nautical and Aviation may operate differently. Also using the local language first may be normal, note the original post referred to being able to respond to an English call, it was not suggesting all traffic be in English. In others words it was suggesting local air traffic controllers must be at least bilingual, Local and English.
"Pop stations" are not "radio". He is not describing anything new here. "Pop" stations have always sucked compared to more specialized stations that focused on a specific genre. While there certainly was a commercial aspect in the later too there was also more experimentation and a little crossover. It was not uncommon for a "rock" focused station to play a Bob Marley tune just because it was really really good.
How is that racist? IATA requires all air traffic controllers around the world to be able to respond to aircraft that request service in English.
Oh wow. Then how will they understand "Mayday!" (which comes from the French m'aider). Chaos should surely ensue.
The English language contains many French words or French derived words. "Mayday" is one such English word. So no, aircraft are not using "French" when they declare an emergency.
Bullshit. If that was the case why were only a small handful of Muslim majority countries restricted instead of all of them?
Umm alot of the other countries he owns hotels or other ventures in.
Obama created the list of seven nations, and he did so based on large areas of those countries being under ISIS/Daesh control or influence.
Thank you for pointing out the obvious. :-)
Now I will have to ponder whether the 4th amendment with its more general language
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
might be something for which a Supremacy Clause argument might be made.
How can the State of California breach the 1st Ammendment. I was under the belief that the US Constitution said what the Federal government could do, and had no effect on the States themselves, which would each have their own constitution.
It used to be the case until the 14th amendment extended constitutional protection to all levels of government.
Note that this was not an immediate effect of the 14th amendment. Passed in 1868, but not covering the First Amendment until ruled to do so in 1925.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I stand corrected. Somehow the Supremacy Clause was not applied to the Bill of Rights. Matter of fact that 14th amendment (1868) didn't initially apply to the Bill of Rights much either. It was not until 1925 that the courts ruled that the states were bound by the First Amendment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
How can the State of California breach the 1st Ammendment. I was under the belief that the US Constitution said what the Federal government could do, and had no effect on the States themselves, which would each have their own constitution.
Saying that the federal government is empowered in these areas, and that in all other areas the states are empowered, does not exempt the states from complying with federal law in those "federal" areas. The states must also honor the rights enumerated in the Constitution. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution says that all federal law made under the authority of the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that state courts must abide by it.
I get the entertainment aspect. I personally follow a similar behavior.
Regarding the state lotteries. They are far worse than any casino. A greater con, but its the government so they get be more "evil" than even casinos. In my state a portion of the lottery is marketed as going to the "schools". What the government did was reduce the educational budget proportionally to the revenue generated by the lottery.
Using marked cards is cheating, but it's also against the law.
The cards as supplied by the casino are not marked. Every card has the same appearance until rotated. Such rotations are not part of the casino's standard practices. The rotation was a player request and the "marking" by the casino an unintentional (from casino's perspective) result of fulfilling that request. Note that you use the word "using" in your description of the law, who was using this "marking" to their advantage? It was the player not the casino.
Fake news is a deliberate fiction on the part of the writer, with an intent to deceive. It is not the same as a news story reported in good faith, but with errors.
Fake news does not require "deliberate fiction". You are closer to the truth with respect to "good faith". A better definition of fake news would be news where there was a lack of good faith in reporting. Your first definition excludes reported "news" that was blindly accepted because it matches the predisposition of the news staff, a staff that conducted no due diligence to confirm the story. I.e. journalistic negligence. That counts too as fake news.
Remember kids! Only the casinos are allowed to cheat you out of your money!
Its not cheating you out of anything when you ignore the fact that the statistical probabilities are against you. As my statistics 101 professor explained (literally, he used casino games examples all the time) you are either:
(1) Paying the "I didn't pay attention in math class" tax.
or
(2) Paying someone else to play cards with you.
I don't disagree, but if that was the intent of the embargo, it has been a stunning failure.
The embargo was a reaction to Fidel's involvement with the Kennedy assassination, that's the reason all Presidents until Obama maintained it. Perhaps now the truth can come out. ;-)
Economic growth is not everything.
It is if you have to pay for your hospitals, schools, etc. Once the Soviet subsidies ended the Cuban "progress" started to fall apart.
You can say anything about Fidel, but he was a tough guy. Cuba resisted bravely ...
Fidel was the little bully sidekick talking sh*t, sucking up to, the real tough bully, the Soviets. He was a useful idiot, nothing more. Once the Cuban people are allowed a voice he will be consigned to the dustbin of history.
Khrushchev would agree with you. If he or his dream were still alive.
And Khrushchev was the sane one of the two. Part of the reason he withdrew missiles from Cuba was that he thought Fidel was f'n crazy, willing to let Cuba suffer nuclear strikes if it would advance global communism.
Cuba is still communist while tricle down economics has been discredited. People die . Its if their ideas live on is what matters.
Fidel's ideas only live on under the gun's of his government. Reagan didn't need to hold guns to people's heads. When the Cuban government's guns are put aside we'll learn the people's true opinion of Fidel.