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🤑💰💚 I make more money driving an EV for Rideshare compared to an ICE driver and it feels amazing!
I left my job this summer. Feeling burnt out selling technology to retail companies, I felt that my work wasn’t serving any compelling purpose other than to make money. Money is great, but I felt like I could no longer... | ['Sustainability', 'Side Hustle', 'Electric Vehicles', 'Uber', 'Rideshare'] |
In an exciting move for Fremantle Markets, the City of Fremantle has approved alfresco seating on Fremantle’s iconic Cappuccino Strip by relocating the taxi rank and loading bay on South Terrace.
From the September 24th, Market traders will be allowed to spill out onto the pavement and enliven the dead spot on South T... | ['Fremantle', 'Urban Planning', 'Uber', 'Taxi', 'Rideshare'] |
Public transport is at the heart of most well designed urban mobility systems. In recent years, ride-hail has provided a valuable on-demand transportation layer on top. Understanding how the two interact with each other is an important policy question and vital to reducing dependence on the private car, the dominant mo... | ['Transportation', 'Research', 'Uber', 'Public Transit', 'Ridesharing'] |
DoorDash (DASH) is having an interesting first year on the stock market.DASH premiered on the NYSE at $189.51 on 9 December 2020 and rose to $210.37 on 10 September 2021.
Notably, DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) hit a high of $215.16 on 10 February 2021. Hence, DoorDash is a stable stock, but does it live up to the hype?
Perha... | ['Food', 'Delivery', 'Uber', 'Restaurant', 'DoorDash'] |
Uber is hiring for software engineer interns through its internship drive 2021.
About Our Program
Our internship and co-op program is perfect for university students looking for valuable real-world experience within the confines of an environment that fosters mentorship and feedback.
As an intern, you’ll have a dire... | ['Internship', 'Internship Program', 'Jobs', 'Uber'] |
“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass: it’s about learning how to ride in the rain!”
Bike Ride Demand Forecasting (Source: Dribble)
Project Description
The taxi service (ride-hailing) industry is growing for the last couple of years and it is expected to grow in near future. Taxi drivers need to choose w... | ['Machine Learning', 'Analytics', 'Uber', 'Data Science', 'Predictions'] |
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
It’s clear gig work as is isn’t working.
In the US, companies effectively have three type of workers: full-time, part-time, and contingent (i.e. independent contractor). It’s time we create a fourth that’s crafted for gig workers.
Let me explain.
Prop 22, though controversial, was ... | ['Prop 22', 'Uber', 'Labor', 'DoorDash', 'Gig Economy'] |
Balogun Hammed Opeyemi, first place winner in the Uber Nairobi Ambulance Perambulation Challenge, shares his winning approach Zindi 1 day ago·2 min read
We’d like to introduce Balogun Hammed Opeyemi, winner of the Uber Nairobi Ambulance Perambulation Challenge. Read on to see how he came out on top and learn from his ... | ['Nairobi', 'Uber', 'Data Science', 'Africa', 'Zindi'] |
The Food Foundation now estimates at least three million people in the UK depend on food banks. HASPhotos
Food For Thought
Coronavirus has exposed UK government’s failure to implement a long-term food plan
The Food Foundation now estimates at least three million people in the UK depend on food banks.
Planning failu... | ['Government', 'Food', 'Coronavirus', 'UK Politics', 'Politics'] |
The idea of paying each citizen a regular citizens income or universal basic income has been gathering momentum for several years now, though its roots reach back through centuries of social radicals and reformers. Now, two forces — the COVID-19 crisis and the growth of automation — mean that we should seriously consid... | ['Welsh Politics', 'Wales', 'UK Politics', 'Basic Income', 'Universal Basic Income'] |
Ahead of US Extradition Hearing, Authors demand an end to the torture & medical neglect of Julian Assange, intensifying pressure on Australian and UK governments.
LONDON, ENGLAND — Ahead of Julian Assange’s upcoming extradition hearing on February 24, a letter by a group of doctors representing 117 physicians and psyc... | ['UK Politics', 'Doctors', 'Australia', 'Julian Assange', 'Trump'] |
Today we got our first look at what the post Brexit immigration rules will look like with the release of a ‘policy statement’ on the new points based immigration system. The merits of this plan will be debated in detail over the coming weeks, in particular the possible impact on sectors of the economy as diverse as soc... | ['UK Politics', 'Public Opinion', 'Immigration', 'Priti Patel', 'Brexit'] |
Review of ‘Special Advisers: Who they are, what they do and why they matter’ by Ben Yong and Robert Hazell (Hart). Originally published in The Political Quarterly, Vol. 86, №4, Oct-Dec 2015. The definitive version is available at wileyonlinelibrary.com. More on special advisers on the Institute for Government website.
... | ['UK Politics', 'Uk Government', 'Special Adviser', 'British Government', 'British Politics'] |
Having lost the battle it is now time to contemplate how much we need to change ourselves in order to win the war.
There may be some slight problems with how we are doing things currently
With the Passage of the Policing, Crime sentencing and Courts bill through its 3rd parliamentary stage, the Kill The Bill movement... | ['UK Politics', 'Killthebill', 'Protest', 'Anarchism', 'Civil Rights'] |
Mike Tyson once said: “Everyone has a plan till they are punched in the mouth.”
Now, while I accept you might not look to the former heavyweight champion for advice on international trade and diplomacy, any serious Conservative Party leadership contender should still heed these words when it comes to answering the mos... | ['Brexit', 'UK Politics', 'UK', 'News'] |
The only Variant of Concern is GDP…
Well that was a disappointment.
Even in the context of a year of bad news for the travel industry last week’s grand ‘review’ (slowly leaked over the course of the day to some friendly newspapers rather than made in front of the cameras and journalists of the press room) was a low p... | ['UK Politics', 'Wildlife Conservation', 'Covid 19', 'Travel', 'Kenya'] |
Sarah Green, MP for Chesham and Amersham (picture: Liberal Democrats)
So what’s the story behind the stunning Liberal Democrat victory in the Chesham and Amersham by-election, a seismic win in the most traditional of Tory seats, at a time when Tories have a commanding poll lead?
There will be plenty of theories — and... | ['Liberal Democrat', 'By Election', 'UK Politics', 'Chesham And Amersham'] |
Who benefits from liberal nationalism?
Emily Thornberry vs Rochester
On the 20th of November, 2014, Emily Thornberry, made a tactical error. A throwaway tweet led to her resignation, at the same crystallising the discussion around English patriotism.
On the campaign trail for a by-election in Rochester, Kent, the La... | ['UK Politics', 'Thinkpiece', 'Nationalism', 'Essay', 'Politics'] |
The Human Cost of the Cladding Scandal
It is two months since parliamentarians were defeated in their efforts to amend the Fire Safety Bill and protect leaseholders from unaffordable costs. At the time it was bitterly disappointing, because we knew what the consequences of failure would be for leaseholders.
The Fire ... | ['UK Politics', 'Bankruptcy', 'Fire Safety', 'Cladding', 'Building'] |
A letter by Paul Goldstein
I have now written many times to you asking for some sort of justification for your disastrous travel policies. I am confident that I speak for almost all of the industry when I say you are almost single-handedly destroying something in the UK which employs hundreds of thousands, and abroad ... | ['UK Politics', 'Wildlife Conservation', 'Covid 19', 'Travel', 'Kenya'] |
Source: Financial Times
Written by Issie Burton.
What is Foreign Aid?
The term ‘Foreign Aid’ refers to the international movement of money, services or goods from independent governments or international institutions. Foreign aid takes the primary forms of fiscal donations, military resources or humanitarian support... | ['UK Politics', 'Save The Children', 'Foreign Aid', 'Campaign', 'Economy'] |
The Green Party of England and Wales is about to begin voting for a new leader. This is perhaps the strongest field of candidates that we have had for a while, and it looks likely to be an incredibly competitive contest. The party should be proud that there are several candidates who would excel in this job. Fortunatel... | ['Green Party', 'UK Politics', 'Green Party Leadership'] |
Photo by Norbert Levajsics on Unsplash
Introduction
Often, we may see a headline referring to ‘the housing crisis’ or see the same phrase embedded in a news article somewhere, with the unspoken assumption that we are all familiar with what the crisis entails. The principle behind the crisis is rather simple, there ar... | ['Housing Crisis', 'UK Politics', 'Housing', 'Politics', 'Inequality'] |
Why your MP might be fighting to prevent new homes from being built. Layo Sep 8·5 min read
A view from Greenwich Park with the National Maritime Museum in the foreground. The blue outline is where these new homes will sit on Morden Wharf
This morning, Matthew Pennycook, the Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwi... | ['Housing Crisis', 'UK Politics', 'Housing Market', 'London', 'Politics'] |
Now is not the time for jokes, now is not the time for snide white boys writing Medium posts from behind their laptop in the safety of their flat looking for anything to do other than actually working. A man’s mother has passed away and, like everyone else I shall be carrying out a period of mourning to mark this woman... | ['Motherhood', 'UK Politics', 'Politics', 'Boris Johnson', 'Political Satire'] |
I find the degree to which people will misread data to support their narrative such a depressing part of the pandemic. As a data scientist, I’ve failed if ego trumps data truth.
This latest offering by some armchair sceptic, has lit my wick enough for me to pen this. They claim that vaccines are killing more people th... | ['Coronavirus', 'UK Politics', 'Covid-19', 'Vaccines'] |
A dark history is about to repeat itself. Ten years ago, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley pushed the disastrous Health and Social Care Act through Parliament despite united opposition from all of the Royal Colleges and the British Medical Association. With the first major NHS reform bill in a decade progressing through ... | ['UK Politics', 'Healthcare', 'Nhs England', 'Nhs Crisis', 'Nhs'] |
9th September 2021
Fortnightly news, jobs, grants and gossip from the democracy sector, brought to you by James Moulding and Molly Hudson of The Centre for Democracy. Read by 280+ democracy organisations. We read everyone’s newsletters & research so you don’t have to. If you want us to cover yours, let us know: hello@... | ['Democracy', 'UK Politics'] |
What is going on in Ethiopia, and why we should care
Afghanistan may dominate our headlines, but the surging ethnic violence in Ethiopia should seriously worry all those concerned with human rights Dr Alan Smith Sep 7·3 min read
In April this year, the influential International Development Committee stated in its pub... | ['War', 'Ethiopia', 'UK Politics', 'Foreign Policy', 'Current Affairs'] |
We have to follow many laws and rules, but some laws are so weird it is hard to believe are still part of their law books in the UK. Please do not take my word for it; check it out by yourselves.
Getting Drunk in a Pub
Photo by Alexander Popov on Unsplash
Did you know it is illegal to get drunk inside a licensed pub... | ['Common Law', 'UK Politics', 'History', 'Law', 'Politics'] |
An expected dark golden. Sweet sage honey and dessert floral, ripe cantaloupe–no, not so fruity–more like honeydew or crenshaw, and with a mineral briar smokiness NOT attributed to oak, DESPITE the stereotypes of the variety. Slightly smelling of seawater and seagulls, seabluff wind in wild grass and wood siding greyed... | ['Wine', 'Santa Cruz', 'Food And Wine', 'Wine Tasting'] |
If I had a billion dollars, I would transform all tedious errands into luxury weekend getaways. For example, instead of going to Wal-Mart for basic household supplies, I would just hop on a private jet to China. For new work clothes, I’d skip the Zara sales rack and head to Spain. And to gather refreshments for my upco... | ['Food', 'Cheese', 'France', 'Wine', 'Paris'] |
The capacity to sniff out and unwind the inconspicuous strings that mesh into complex wine aromas is fundamental for tasting. Have a go at holding your nose while you sip a significant piece of wine; you will find that the vast majority of the flavor is muted. Your nose is the way into your palate. When you figure out ... | ['Wine', 'Asia', 'Wine Tasting', 'Wine Industry', 'Singapore'] |
When you are buying a bottle of wine you probably have a pretty good idea of what you want it to taste like. Or what you want to use it for. You may not, however, have the vocabulary to communicate these ideas in a way that will help your wine salesperson understand what you want.
When I worked in wine shops, 90% of m... | ['Wine', 'Asia', 'Wine Tasting', 'Wine Industry', 'Japan'] |
Unlike countries like South Africa and even Greenland, the Philippines is not technically under a total liquor ban during this COVID-19 crisis. However, it feels like it is. When President Duterte imposed the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ, or a nicer way of saying “lockdown”) for Luzon on March 16 amid the threat ... | ['Ecq', 'Wine Industry', 'Wine', 'Liquor Ban'] |
Every handblown glass in the US market and where to buy it:
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Bodegas Olarra is known for their wine making ability as much as they’re known for their passion for architecture. The same innovative mentality they use to design and build these pieces of architectural art, they apply to their wines. Their Summa Rioja is one of their best bottlings, and it is only made in their best ... | ['Spain', 'Rioja', 'Wine'] |
After a couple years of rejuvenation, the wine production was getting larger, and the quality of the wines were getting better. Now, Casa Raia is making exceptional wines in extremely low quantities. Truly a family run and operated winery built on the passion they have for the region.
In the past, the wines best quali... | ['Montalcino', 'Wine', 'Tuscany'] |
Cigars are a lot like wine. Wine needs even and various temperatures depending on the type of wine, humidity, and the right time to age before you can enjoy a glass. While in cigars you need to mature the tobacco in the right environment, temperature, and humidity levels, marrying it with various types of tobacco leave... | ['Cigars', 'Wine', 'Product Reviews', 'Humidor'] |
I was walking back to my wretched and wonderful apartment on West 10th Street in the West Village from classes on Washington Square in 1987 when I saw a portable typewriter sitting on display in the front window of the neighborhood pawn shop. I had no money to speak of, having gotten to New York only a week before, and... | ['Wine', 'Writing', 'Hospitality'] |
In the grand scheme of *bargain Syrah*, this HAS to be at the forefront of the list. Pax’s NORTH COAST has to be up there, and also Dusty Nabor’s $25 NSO. Let’s see… what else…? But the thing about THIS Syrah is that it’s NOT a de-classified wine or second label. It is the Syrah they offer. And it never changes. Year a... | ['Wine', 'Food And Drink', 'California', 'Santa Barbara'] |
Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Many varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts generate varying styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of... | ['Wine And Liquor Store', 'Liquor Store In Dubai', 'Liquor Hypermarket Uae', 'Wine', 'Wine Store In Dubai'] |
Entries are Open to the World’s Most Relevant Wine Competition. Judged on Quality, Value & Packaging. Hurry! Super Early Bird Offer is about the end in 3days.
The London Wine Competition is back after the huge success of its 2nd year. The competition, due to its unique approach to judging wines, has been recognized as... | ['Wine', 'Winemaker', 'London', 'Wine Competition', 'Wineries'] |
You probably know that the older the wine, the finer it gets. Wine can age beyond its expiration date, provided it hasn’t been previously opened. That said, wines age differently. Some are best after 3 to 5 years, while others are best enjoyed beyond 10 years of aging.
Before you contact that Spanish wine exporter, st... | ['Wine', 'Spanish Wine Exporter', 'Spanish Wine'] |
Editors note: Reka Haros opened the summit with these thoughts as a way to help us frame the questions we were tasked with discovering.
We are told that we live in turbulent times. One glance at the press and we learn that fake news, alternative facts and lack of transparency are everywhere.
We are pissed off. From c... | ['Vinventions', 'Media', 'Wine', 'News', 'Bdwasummit'] |
Marketing planning for Wineries
Recent innovations in digital marketing have opened a whole new manner of how companies interact with consumers and their demanding needs.
However, it seems that the wine sector is still lagging a bit, especially the Old World wineries. A recent study¹ shows wineries are not fully util... | ['Social Media', 'Wine', 'Marketing Strategies', 'Marketing', 'Wineries'] |
When I first arrived in the USA in 2009 I was in my early twenties and ill-prepared to jump into an MBA program that would shape my life in more ways than I could imagine. My taste and love for wine were still in their infancy, but I had a fun memory of recalling my first ever tasting note at a winery just a couple of ... | ['American', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Wine', 'Natural Wine', 'Food And Drink'] |
How to find a great wine in a Dutch supermarket TWEC Jun 17·7 min read
Author: Federico L’Huillier — 03/06/2021 — Reading time: 7 minutes, it worth every minute!
Photo by Iuliyan Metodiev from Pexels
Have you ever been to the supermarket thinking: — “I’m going to try a new wine today”, but there were so many options... | ['Dutch', 'Wine', 'Wine Tasting', 'Amsterdam', 'Netherlands'] |
The European Wine Market Overcomes the Pandemic Year with a Stagnation IndexBox Jun 17·4 min read
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘EU — Wine — Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings.
In 2019, after three years of growth, there was a decline in t... | ['Indexbox', 'Wine'] |
If like me you have a penchant for wine, then your palette will soon be guided by an A.I. Sommelier. Artificial Intelligence has crossed the threshold for recommendations when it comes to our tastes. Prior to recognising what delights the tongue, search engines like YouTube, Amazon and Spotify have led the way in perso... | ['Supply Chain', 'Wine', 'Artificial Intelligence', 'Machine Learning', 'Retail Technology'] |
“Finaly found a parking spot!” one of the first relief you get when you are on your way to your favorite bar. Walking down to your table and you find out someone took it, “Well that’s alright I’ll find somewhere else” after ordering your drink which took a real long time to come you finally take a sip and feel better a... | ['Wine', 'Wine Industry', 'Reality', 'Relief', 'Stress'] |
#52WineBooks — Los recomendados de Mayo 2021
Hoy comparto con ustedes los libros elegidos para recomendarles en el mes de Mayo. 4 Libros imperdibles para sumar a la colección!
Bienvenidos a #52WineBooks. El libro que les voy a recomendar esta semana es uno de mis favoritos por varias razones. Descubrí el “Wine Atlas ... | ['Books', 'Winifera', 'Wine', 'Blog', '52winebooks'] |
Tasting the 2018 the other day inspired me to dig in the cellar, and–as promised–here’s one at almost 10. It’s actually not as vibrant as anticipated, and possibly at just about peak. Going brick in the glass, it still maintains a ruby core, but headed amber-garnet at the edge. Weedy nectar in the nose, considerably ru... | ['Italy', 'Wine', 'Tuscany', 'Wine Tasting', 'Food And Drink'] |
The king of red grape variety cabernet sauvignon is easy for cultivation in any climate and the ideal soil for cab sauv is gravel.
In the word cabernet sauvignon (sauvignon is believed to be driven from France word “Sauvage” meaning “Earthy or wild”). This grape is also known as petite vidure in France. Over the perio... | ['Wine', 'Wine Tasting', 'Winemaking', 'Winery Tour', 'Cabernet Sauvignon'] |
This is an odd wine. Clear garnet in the glass, bricked all the way through. Big, round chubby nose of cherry headed pruney–but not oxidized–just flabby and one-dimensionally sweet and rotund. A bit of saline barnyard slides in, a dog-park sort of ooze lacking foundation, accentuated by oak. This is a wine probably a l... | ['Washington', 'Food And Beverage', 'Wine', 'Red Wine', 'Food And Drink'] |
Excerpt from Chapter Two, “The Fine Line”
“Where should I go this time? Have you tried anything new lately?”
These are questions I always ask my friend Pam, who lives in Oliver, BC, the wine capital of Canada. We had managed to get up to the Okanagan during the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when travel restrictions we... | ['Spirituality', 'Wine', 'Vineyard', 'Wine Tasting', 'Memoir'] |
There’s something that’s been taking up space along the margins of my sanity over the past few years. It began in earnest in 2016. Every wine suddenly started tasting mousy. I’m being a bit hyperbolic, but only a little. And it’s been an unrelenting ascent since then. I taste multiple mousy wines every single day at th... | ['Farming', 'Food And Beverage', 'Wine', 'Climate Change', 'Science'] |
Competitive Salary, Full Time, must be based in or willing to relocate to Edinburgh (or nearby).
About Beer52
We’re the world’s most popular craft beer club, curating a delicious selection of beers for our members from a new country each month. Delivered along with our magazine, Ferment, we have helped more than a mi... | ['Jobs', 'Wine', 'Edinburgh', 'Careers', 'Scotland'] |
Wine Bottles Will Change the World
Why the wine industry has the potential to eliminate waste and redefine America’s supply chain. The Good Goods Sep 9·5 min read
We are in the early stages of a shift away from from disposable consumer goods to reusables. The World Economic Forum projects that between 20–40% of singl... | ['Sustainability', 'Reuse', 'Wine', 'Circulareconomy', 'Glass Bottle'] |
Stopping to stare at puddles on an empty Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, MN
There are very few “shared experience” moments that unite all of humanity. Most in recent history are centric to one culture, one country, one community. And then there’s COVID-19.
Everyone’s experience is different, yet we’re all affected.... | ['Reflections', 'Unemployment', 'Covid-19', 'Family'] |
“There are starving kids out there who would LOVE to have that.” Growing up lower-middle class, I’d often hear this from my mom as I resisted eating reheated broccoli or beans. The point of course being that no matter how bad you think you have it, there’s always someone who has it worse.
I’ve been thinking about this... | ['Work', 'Compassion', 'Restaurant', 'Unemployment', 'Layoffs'] |
As of today, over 22 million people have filed for unemployment, the most since the Great Depression. That’s not just 22 million people. That’s 22 million families, friends, neighbors. The ripple effect, impossible to measure.
In March 2017, I wrote this in my diary after a long day that started with 10 layoffs I did ... | ['Job Hunting', 'Family', 'Empathy', 'Unemployment', 'Layoffs'] |
by Stephanie Holcomb
In recognition of National Library Week, the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is thinking about the important role of libraries both in our workforce development system, and in their response to the COVID-19 crisis. For job seekers and the workforce system, libraries have historically off... | ['Public Libraries', 'Workforce Development', 'Libraries', 'Covid 19', 'Unemployment'] |
Raising Welfare will Raise the Economy
The Australian economy has been precarious for at least a year. As Greg Jericho has shown, the private sector has been in recession for the last four quarters. This was before the bushfires –– whose costs are set to exceed $4.4 billion –– and before the Corona outbreak, which is ... | ['Economy', 'Australian Politics', 'Recession', 'Welfare', 'Unemployment'] |
Auditorium in a public university (approx. 2000 students attending a lecture)
“The candidates whose names follow are successful …”. This is the magic sentence made by the president of the jury before returning the verdict of admission to the baccalaureate, recognizing nine long months of intense classes and exercises.... | ['Burkina Faso', 'University', 'Unemployment', 'Education'] |
India is the fastest growing economy in the world but that doesn’t mean anything to the country having 127 crore people, many of whom continue to struggle for finding the right kind of jobs.
India’s unemployment rate stood at 5 percent in 2015–16 compared to 3.8 percent in 2012–13, according to the fifth annual survey... | ['Jobs', 'Unemployment', 'Job Hunting'] |
Harry Potter is the One Thing Keeping Me from Losing My Shit Kae Mae Jun 17·2 min read
Every time I check in on the news something unbelievably unsettling or extremely surprising is going on. The captain on a commercial airplane requesting for all able body men to come forward and help contain a crazy person from gain... | ['Pandemic', 'Hbo Max', 'Israel', 'Harry Potter', 'Unemployment'] |
The decline in the ability of the average citizen in Nigeria to meet their daily needs is a growing concern for so many of us. This concern is drawing our attention not only to the income divide that exists but also to the growing population of underemployed and unemployed young people. This gap can also be an opportun... | ['Nigerian Politics', 'Nigeria', 'Young People', 'Unemployment', 'Social Issues'] |
8 June 2021
What a way to kickstart my first story on Medium.
This is it. I am OFFICIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT DEMOGRAPHIC IN MALAYSIA.
Yes. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I CHOSE to be unemployed (feeding my last straw of ego). Hence, with all the spare time I have, couldn’t ask for a better time to r... | ['Careers', 'Professional Development', 'Millenials', 'Life', 'Unemployment'] |
What story do socioeconomic indicators tell us about Chicago communities?
In order to predict the socioeconomic trends in the coming years, a student journalist at UIC has produced the above line graph representing Chicago’s 2008–2012 socioeconomic indicators based on census data collected from the Chicago Data Portal... | ['Employment', 'Poverty', 'Chicago', 'Education', 'Unemployment'] |
Hi Guys…
Hoping you are all good and safe, Today I come up with a topic that is very valuable for the students and the folks who still not committed to the right job. obviously, we are not having the patience at the time of searching for a job. the various reasons are behind the urge of searching like our financial cr... | ['Strength', 'Motivation', 'Patience', 'Unemployment', 'Willpower'] |
Source: Youngisthan.in
The Census 2011 data on ‘Non-workers by main activity and education level’ has exposed that India has more than 3 lakh beggars of whom 21% are educated. As per The Times of India report, these beggars have finished education till 12th standard. But what is contemptable is that despite having a b... | ['Indian Education', 'India', 'Beggar', 'Indian Policy', 'Unemployment'] |
Down and Out in Jacksonville, Florida
First, what is the difference between a bum and a tramp? George Orwell (Eric Blair) once wrote a “tramp” is a “native English species”, I suppose a bum is more universal in nations built on the model of capitalism (usually disguised with-in rhetoric of free-market enterprise). Her... | ['Jacksonville Florida', 'Writing', 'First Post', 'Unemployment', 'Homelessness'] |
Kate Hudson was an amateur.
Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy on Unsplash.
I met Matt on a Friday night in March of 2019 at Jimmy’s Corner, one of the few remaining old-school dive bars in New York City. It was my 21st birthday and I was out with friends, and my sister Dina and her girlfriend Cassie had even come in from... | ['Brooklyn', 'Covid 19', 'Cheating', 'Broadway', 'Unemployment'] |
Art by Davey Villalobos
When was the last time you made a rash decision? Or the last time you acted in an insecure way around another person? This week I was speaking with, leadership coach and author, Paul Rosenberg about leadership, how we can become more conscious in the corporate world and how we can learn to inno... | ['Self Improvement', 'Pesonal Development', 'Responsibility', 'Leadership', 'Self-awareness'] |
I believe it is now more damaging to my health, to not have physical contact with those I am around, than the risk of contracting CV19 is. My primary love language — the way I feel loved from others — is touch.
Boom just like that, fear was spread amongst the population and my daily rationing of hugs taken away. Two w... | ['Vulnerability', 'Human Behavior', 'Responsibility', 'Covid 19', 'Stress'] |
Things you do for Show-Business
So, what are you? A conscious thinking being, let’s dwell deeper. A self-righteous being….. because the only people that talk shit about you are your parents so take that boomer!! Director of your life, creating your elements of surprise and those elegant twists and turn. However, the s... | ['Nice While It Lasted', 'Life Problems', 'Responsibility', 'Existentialism', 'BoJack Horseman'] |
by Nazneen Haider
A while ago, I came across a term that I got quite fascinated with — DINK. It is an abbreviation for Double Income, No Kids. If you look around, a lot of people in the 25–35 age group are enjoying lives without the responsibility of having a child. I have a few friends from that age group, as well an... | ['Responsibility', 'Couples', 'Freedom', 'Life', 'Childfree'] |
Are we just going to act like getting married is something that is forced down one’s throat? Like we play a lot as humans. Someone said, it’s the people who make a marriage, marriage does not make people. So you and your partner get to decide what you want your life together to look like. We need to own up that we buy ... | ['Marriage', 'Relationships', 'Responsibility', 'Self-awareness'] |
There is an old story.
A man walked through a forest and became tired. He decided to sit on a rock to get some rest. A snake started to approach the man to bite and kill him. Suddenly, the rock where the man sits said: Don’t harm him! Snake said: Why? I want to kill him, he is our enemy! Stone replied: Yes, you are ri... | ['Pollution', 'Responsibility', 'Cars', 'World', 'Nature'] |
Children become increasingly independent during their teenage years. Because of this, it is important that parents begin early in developing a sense of responsibility in their children.
Teen girls are especially susceptible to the pressures and consequences of their choices, so instilling your daughter with a sense of... | ['Responsibility'] |
For every season there is beauty. Its something that comes to mind immediately at the thought of that season. Even the cold of winter is highlighted by warm drinks, roaring fires and the holidays. Maybe it’s a means of making the mundane a little more magic or maybe its an appreciation for this life.
If you are a pers... | ['Self Improvement', 'How To', 'Home', 'Responsibility', 'Gardening'] |
Disappointed
I am fully understand and realize that as a human being I should not place any expectations or happiness on the other human beings, no matter how close our relationship is, including our own family.
Born and raised in a broken one, I seem to feel responsible of the future of a family member which is actu... | ['Family', 'Responsibility', 'Self Love', 'Life', 'Disappointed'] |
Question from the Internet:
“Why do bad things happen to good innocent people?”
In order to understand the answer, first we need to understand that we exist in a fully integrated, interdependent world, where each of us are simply independent cells of the same living organism.
From the system’s, from Nature’s point o... | ['Connection', 'Society', 'Mutual', 'Responsibility', 'Education'] |
A specific type of relationship has dominated my life. It went something like this:
Brother comes home. He’s upset and angry. It was either a girl or a friend or my parents or school and he is hating himself. He’s suffering and it’s not going away.
He comes into my room. “I’m feeling so bad”.
I ask: “What happened? ... | ['Boundaries', 'Friends', 'Family', 'Responsibility', 'Identity'] |
Top 5 actions to be taken by CEO to increase cybersecurity Alex Parfentiev Follow Jun 8 · 3 min read
In case you are a CEO there is a set of preventive measures you can take to ensure company’s security and employee trust.
1. Create a culture of information management. The employer needs to explain to the staff that ... | ['Monitoring System', 'Information Security', 'Responsibility', 'Information Management', 'Training'] |
Everyone is responsible
Our lives are filled with experiences. A well-designed product can bring delight, free our time and mental capacity for other things. On the other hand, some experiences are frustrating and can be financially detrimental or even harmful for our mental health. How responsible are we as designers... | ['Product Design', 'Design', 'Ethics', 'Responsibility', 'User Experience'] |
Respected teachers and other members of the CESP community, can you notice my trembling feet and choked voice? I still carry a legacy that began with something that happened during one of the early lectures on Microeconomics in 1992. Anjan Sir inquired, perhaps to gauge the level of
knowledge of the new batch, what ha... | ['Students', 'Space', 'Responsibility', 'Teachers', 'Care'] |
As I reflect on this tumultuous year, I am focused on the diverse coalition that participated in a resistance movement led by Black young adults in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and sadly, many more. These inspiring acts of protest are the active seeds of democracy in action, a mobili... | ['Rosa Parks', 'George Floyd', 'Breonna Taylor', 'Racial Justice', 'Public Engagement'] |
Photo by Vlada Karpovich from Pexels
One Year after George Floyd’s death: reflections on racial and social equality from Nairobi, Nigeria and the Netherlands Oxfam International Jun 4·8 min read
To mark the killing of George Floyd in 2020 May, we asked three staff members from across the Oxfam Confederation to reflec... | ['George Floyd', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Race Relations', 'Social Equality', 'Race'] |
A 32 year old comedian, musician, father, brother, son, and friend was murdered by Hennepin County and Ramsey County Sheriff’s officers working with the US Marshals North Star Fugitive Task Force on Thursday afternoon June 3rd, 2021.
This murder came on the heels of the City of Minneapolis’s attempt to open the autono... | ['George Floyd', 'Winston Smith', 'Minneapolis', 'Police', 'Winston Boogie Smith'] |
CONTACT:
Jane Roh, 215–686–8711, Jane.Roh@phila.gov
PHILADELPHIA (June 25, 2021) — Following is a statement from District Attorney Larry Krasner on the sentencing today of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd in 2020:
“It’s always hard to find a numbe... | ['Police Accountability', 'Criminal Justice Reform', 'Press Release', 'George Floyd'] |
BLOG SERIES
Last May the death of George Floyd stung many across the country and around the world. Although incidents of racial injustice are not novel, the timing of Floyd’s murder in the midst of a global pandemic and economic uncertainty brought new pain. Fortunately, they also sparked deeper conversations at home ... | ['Justice', 'Blm', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'George Floyd'] |
Ending the Occupation of 38th and Chicago, and Beginning the Path Forward for My Neighborhood Eric S. Fought Jun 8·3 min read
AP Photo
Ask those who live in the neighborhood surrounding the occupation of four city blocks including the intersection of 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis how they feel about the situation a... | ['George Floyd', 'Jacob Frey', '38th And Chicago', 'Minneapolis', 'Minneapolis Police'] |
Photo by BP Miller on Unsplash
Dear Derek Chauvin,
In only 9 minutes you went from an unknown Minnesota police officer to an infamous world villain. You went from protect and serve to harm and neglect. In only 9 minutes, you took the life of another human being, changing your life for the worst.
Currently you are in... | ['Blm', 'Chauvin Trial', '2020', 'George Floyd'] |
A photo of George Floyd and his daughter Gianna juxtaposed with his murderer’s mugshots
By the time this article is published most people will have heard that the killer (former) cop Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin may re... | ['Derek Chauvin', 'George Floyd', 'Abolition', 'Police', 'Politics'] |
Derek Chauvin’s Questionable Guiltiness In Court
On May 25, 2020, there was a widespread event in Minnesota where a police officer named Derek Chauvin supposedly caused the death of an American American named George Floyd. Recently, there was a trial based on this entire event with Derek Chauvin against the side suppo... | ['Bias', 'News', 'George Floyd'] |
George Floyd’s Murderer Convicted
May 25, 2020 — George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black father, died a slow, scary, and painful death, at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin while his partners Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane stood by without an attempt to save Mr. Floyd’s life.
April 20, 2021 — Statement from ... | ['Derek Chauvin', 'Convicted', 'George Floyd', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Murder'] |
(OPINION)
Critical Race Theory (CRT) was invented in the 1970's because of a lack of a curriculum. The theory is that it’s intentional. It very much was. In the 1970’s there didn’t exist a curriculum that told the story of people of color in America. It was white washed information. Stories like the Rosewood massacre ... | ['George Floyd', 'BlackLivesMatter', 'Critical Race Theory', 'Martin Luther King Jr', 'Civil Rights'] |
One of my favorite memes that I’ve seen recently is a picture of Helena Bonham Carter, ostensibly from a film where she looks wildly unkempt and raggedy. She is rustling around in the garbage.
The line underneath is: “Me letting myself go to rock bottom because I know how alchemy works!”
While the line is not politic... | ['George Floyd', 'Anti Racism', 'Healing', 'Racism', 'Somaticwriting'] |
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