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What Everyone Should Know About America's Diverse Working Class
By Alex Rowell Posted on December 11, 2017, 9:59 am
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In the aftermath of the 2016 election, many have attributed President Donald Trump's electoral victory to the anger of the working class, calling for progressives to dedicate themselves to winning back these voters.1 Often, whether implicitly or explicitly, these calls have been focused on a certain subset of the working class.2 For some, including President Trump during his campaign, "working class" has effectively become shorthand for white male workers in the goods-producing industries of manufacturing, construction, and mining.3
But in reality, the U.S. working class—defined for this analysis as participants in the labor force4 with less than a four-year college degree—is more diverse than ever and growing more so.5 Since 1960, the industrial work that has often been discussed by policymakers on the campaign trail has been shrinking as a share of working-class employment; in fact, it has never made up the majority of U.S. working-class jobs.6 As a result of these trends, white male workers in industrial sectors now comprise just 11 percent of the broad working-class labor force.7
Working-class workers make up a large share of the U.S. population. The latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey show that 43 percent of American adults, or 107 million people, are in the labor force and have less than a bachelor's degree.8 Of these workers:
A large share of the working class is employed in the service sector. In 2015, 76 percent of noncollege workers worked in the service sector. Comparatively, just 21 percent of today's working class works in the industrial sectors of manufacturing, construction, and mining. In 1960, the share of the working class in industrial employment peaked at 37 percent, and its decline accelerated after 1980.9
The non-Hispanic white share of the working class is declining rapidly. According to the latest data, non-Hispanic white people make up 64 percent of the overall adult population but just 59 percent of the working class, whereas 75 years ago, those percentages were nearly equal. African American workers make up 14 percent of today's working class, and Hispanic workers make up 21 percent. The non-Hispanic white share of the working class began to fall dramatically after 1970, when it stood at 85 percent.10
Women now make up nearly half of the working class. In 2015, 46 percent of working-class workers were women, compared with 33 percent in 1960. However, this share has been flatlining since about 1990, as female labor force participation growth has slowed and educational attainment has increased.11
Furthermore, across racial and gender lines, working-class Americans are facing real financial hardship. All members of the working class face the challenges of declining worker power, stagnant pay, and increased costs of key living standards. On average, prime-age members of the working class—those between ages 25 and 54—are more than twice as likely to report being "very" or "extremely" worried about their financial situation as college-educated workers, while black and Hispanic working-class workers report even more economic anxiety than their white counterparts.12
Politicians talk about industrial jobs because they represent full-time employment with a healthy paycheck. The loss of these jobs is a real problem, and the workers left behind from shuttered factories are often unable to find jobs of similar quality in the service sector. But the fact that industrial jobs are of higher quality is no coincidence. For decades, workers in these industries have been more likely to band together in unions, using their bargaining power to improve their pay and working conditions.13
Solutions to address the real concerns and needs of working-class Americans must take into account the true makeup of today's working class. The nation's challenge is not only to bring back industrial jobs to the subset of workers on which Trump and others have focused but also to consider the well-being of the broader working class and to raise the quality of jobs in all industries that employ today's workers. This issue brief presents five findings about the makeup of the working class, which policymakers should keep in mind when addressing this challenge.
Analyzing 75 years of the working class
This analysis uses data on the educational attainment, gender, race, and industry of American workers ages 18 and older in order to measure the composition of the working-class labor force. The data are taken from the decennial U.S. census and the American Community Survey from 1940 to 2015.14
There is not a single, clear definition for the working class. Individuals' education, income, and occupation all contribute to their class self-identification.15 In this analysis, the working class is defined as comprising all members of the labor force with less than a four-year college degree. This is preferable to an income-based measure, as education is more stable across one's working lifetime than income. For example, using a measure that defines the working class by a fixed income threshold could result in two workers—who have identical qualifications and work side by side in the same occupation—being classified differently because one has worked at the company longer and is therefore paid more.
However, the measure used for this analysis is not perfect. It certainly excludes some workers who may identify as being in the working class, such as college-educated workers who earn low pay and are seeing their pay grow slowly. It also includes some noncollege-educated adults who are working high-paying jobs and might identify as being in the middle class or upper class.
In 2015, about 65 percent of the U.S. adult population was in the labor force, which encompasses anyone currently employed or looking for a job.16 Of these adults in the labor force, one-third held a bachelor's degree or higher, while two-thirds held less than a four-year degree.17 This means that, for the purposes of this analysis, 43 percent of American adults were considered working class in 2015.18 Over the previous and current decades, this share of the population has fallen due to increased educational attainment—although women without college degrees have increasingly entered the labor force, which has slowed this decline.19 By comparison, in 1950, according to this same definition, 55 percent of Americans were considered members of the working class.
1. The industrial sector has never made up a majority of working-class employment, and its share is shrinking
The industries that employ working-class individuals have changed dramatically over the past 75 years. In 1940, about one-third of working Americans who did not have a college degree worked in the manufacturing, construction, and mining industries. Eighteen percent worked in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; and just less than half—47 percent—worked in the service sector.
Today, about three-quarters of working-class jobs are located in the service sector. Twenty-one percent of working-class workers are employed in industrial sectors. And the share of agricultural working-class employment has plummeted to just 3 percent. (see Figure 1)
Despite the focus placed on this sector, industrial jobs have never made up a majority of U.S. working-class employment.20 The share of working-class workers within the industrial sector peaked in 1960, when they comprised 37 percent of noncollege graduate workers. In terms of raw numbers, these jobs continued to grow until 1980. At this point, 25.1 million members of the working class worked in an industrial job. Since then, the number of industrial jobs has slowly shrunk, even as the noncollege-educated labor force has grown. In 2015, just 21.1 million noncollege graduate workers worked in goods-producing industries.
The jobs that make up most of today's working class are not those often referenced by campaigning politicians. Instead, when working-class Americans go to work, this work typically and increasingly involves providing services instead of producing goods. In fact, in 2015, more working-class adults—22 million—were employed in the retail industry than in the manufacturing, construction, and mining sectors combined. Additionally, work in the health care industry made up 9.8 percent of working-class jobs in 2015; this share is nearly four times larger than the 2.7 percent of working-class individuals who worked in health care in 1950, and it is larger than today's working-class construction and mining industries combined.21
2. Over time, the working class is growing more racially diverse
Like the U.S. population as a whole, the American working class has grown much more racially diverse over past decades. Seventy-five years ago, 89.4 percent of the adult U.S. population was white, with white workers similarly making up 88 percent of the working-class labor force. The share of white Americans in the working-class labor force dropped by about 3 percentage points over the next 30 years, reaching 84.9 percent in 1970. This share has fallen even faster in subsequent years, reaching 58.9 percent in 2015. African Americans now make up 13.7 percent of the working class but only 11.9 percent of U.S. adults, while Hispanic Americans make up 20.9 percent of the working class but 15.5 percent of U.S. adults.
Today's working-class labor force is dramatically more racially and ethnically diverse than the country's adult population, which was 64.4 percent white in 2015. This difference is driven by two main forces. One, white Americans are more likely to hold a college degree than African Americans and Hispanic Americans. While 31.9 percent of white American adults had a college degree in 2015, only 18 and 13.2 percent of African American and Hispanic adults did, respectively. Also, a greater share of white Americans is older than the prime working age, thus reducing the share of the white population that is in the labor force. In fact, the Economic Policy Institute's Valerie Wilson conducted an analysis of labor force and college completion projections that found that by 2032, people of color will make up the majority of the working class ages 18 to 64; this would be 11 years before the entire U.S. population reached that demographic composition.22
However, white workers in the U.S. labor force are more likely to be employed than black and Hispanic workers. In September 2017, the overall white unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, while the black and Hispanic unemployment rates were 7 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively. 23 This disparity is even larger when taking into account members of the labor force without a college degree.24 In order to fight the structural barriers that make it harder for black and Hispanic workers to get jobs, it is crucial that policymakers push for full employment.25 Accommodating monetary policy and public investments can help reduce these still-too-high unemployment rates for workers of color.26
3. Women make up nearly half of today's working class
In 1940, the working class—like the labor force broadly—was predominantly made up of men, who totaled 75.9 percent of noncollege workers. This share rapidly declined over subsequent decades as women increasingly entered the labor force and men's labor force participation fell.27 In 2000, women made up 46.5 percent of the working class, a share that nearly exactly aligned with that of the overall labor force—46.4 percent. After 2000, labor force participation rates fell for both men and women, though women slightly increased their share of the labor force.28 As a result of increased college attainment, the female share of the working class slightly fell, even as their share of the overall labor force rose. In 2015, women made up 45.6 percent of the working class and 47.1 percent of the broader labor force. And in many industries, such as the personal services industry, women currently make up the vast majority of working-class employees. (see Table 4)
The nation's workplace policies should reflect today's workforce. For many families, women workers are the main breadwinners, bringing home at least half of family income. In 2015, 42 percent of high school-educated mothers were breadwinners, while 49 percent of mothers with some college education were breadwinners.29 However, the structure of working-class jobs is not always conducive to balancing work and family. Low-wage jobs are less likely to provide paid leave and workplace flexibility.30 Updating work-family policies is key to making it possible for working women to reach their full potential.31
4. While service sector jobs outnumber industrial jobs, their pay and hours do not measure up
While service sector jobs make up the majority of working-class employment, they are often less desirable than jobs in goods-producing industries, typically paying less and being less likely to offer full-time employment. Table 1 provides details on the working-class workers in each major industry classified in census data. In addition to the number of workers in each industry, Table 1 includes earnings data, the share of workers who work full time for the full year, and demographic data.
These data show that working-class workers in goods-producing industries are generally more likely to work full time, year round and to earn more. Workers in the professional services and retail trade industries—the former of which includes workers at hospitals, personal care facilities, and schools—make up the largest shares of the working class but are among the lowest paid, with the median worker in each industry earning $25,000 and $17,400, respectively. Conversely, while only 0.7 percent of working-class Americans work in the mining industry, they earn the highest pay by far, with the median worker bringing home $60,000 annually.
The higher pay in goods-producing industries is in part due to the increased power that workers hold.32 Historically, manufacturing, construction, and mining jobs have been more likely to be unionized than jobs in the service sector. For example, in 1973, nearly 40 percent of manufacturing jobs were unionized.33 With that level of membership, even nonunion factories faced high pressure to raise their workers' wages. While private sector union density has fallen dramatically over the past several years, industrial workers are still more likely to be unionized than service sector workers. In order to reverse the trend of falling union membership, policymakers should consider laws that allow workers to join together across an industry in order to bargain for better pay.34
Table 1 also highlights the gender and racial inequities that exist in working-class employment. Women make up 72 percent of working-class workers in personal services—an industry that includes workers at hotels and in beauty shops. This is, on average, the lowest-paid industry for a full-time, year-round worker without a college degree. Furthermore, more than half of working-class workers in personal services are people of color. In contrast, the highest-paying industry for working-class employment, mining, is composed of the largest share of non-Hispanic white workers and second-largest share of male workers.
It is true that the decline of jobs in goods-producing industries has caused hardships for many families. The focus on industrial jobs is in part a way to symbolize the increasing difficulty of finding a well-paying, full-time job. This analysis finds that, in 2015, the median working-class American working full time, year-round in a goods-producing industry earned $40,000 annually.35 This is 14 percent more than their full-time, year-round counterpart in the service sector. These industrial workers are also more likely to work full time, year round than service sector workers.
But the struggles of the working class will not be solved by a single-minded focus on bringing back manufacturing and mining jobs. As previously discussed, these industries have never employed a majority of the U.S. working class. And in the next 10 years, the jobs projected to grow most quickly are predominantly those that are in the service sector and are low-wage. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that from 2016 to 2026, our economy will gain a net 10.5 million service sector jobs—including 4 million jobs in health care and social assistance—and only a net 219,000 goods-producing jobs.36 Of the 10 occupations estimated to have the highest growth, in seven of them, the typical employee earns less than the U.S. median annual wage.37
The industrial sector is still an important part of the economy, but policymakers cannot address the true needs of the working class without enacting policies that improve jobs for all of its members, including the 75 million working-class Americans working in the service sector.
5. Working-class workers are more anxious about their finances, but this anxiety is more prevalent among workers of color
Economic hardship and its resulting anxieties are not limited exclusively to workers of a certain race, industry, or region. However, African American and Hispanic members of the working class are often in the direst financial straits. Data from the American National Election Studies (ANES) 2016 Time Series Study—a national survey of more than 4,000 American adults—show that working-class workers ages 25 to 54 are more than twice as likely to report being "extremely" or "very" worried about their financial situation as college-educated, prime-age workers.38 Yet while only 32 percent of white members of the working class are extremely or very worried, 40 percent and 44 percent of black and Hispanic workers, respectively, report this level of anxiety.
Similarly, only 5 percent of college-educated workers report being only "slightly likely" or "not likely at all" to be able to make their housing payments, compared with 15 percent of working-class workers.39 However, this aggregate working-class number hides that while 13 percent of white and 13 percent of Hispanic working-class workers report struggling with upcoming housing payments, 23 percent of black working-class workers report the same.
The increased economic anxiety among black and Hispanic workers is not surprising when considering the fact that working-class workers of color tend to be paid less on the job and, therefore, hold less wealth. In 2015, the median African American and Hispanic working-class worker earned just $24,000 and $23,000 annually, respectively, compared with $30,000 for the median white working-class worker.40 A 2017 Demos report found that while the typical white family led by a worker with less than a high school education has a net worth of $18,800, the typical family led by a black worker who has at least some college education has a net worth of only $11,100.41 It is important to address the needs of the entire working class. However, policymakers must not forget the unique challenges that face African Americans and Hispanic Americans.
Industrial jobs are still an important part of our economy.42 They are more likely to offer well-paying, full-time, year-round employment than the service sector jobs that make up the largest share of working-class employment. But in order to get to a place where all workers have a well-paying job that provides them what they need to support their families, policymakers must work to make today's service sector jobs of just as high quality as the good industrial jobs that remain.
The struggles of the working class will not be solved by states' piecemeal efforts to open new factories by luring companies with tax incentives.43 Nor will they be solved through presidential pressure to delay a plant's outsourcing by another year.44 Instead, policymakers need a broader, bolder policy vision—one that puts the government firmly on the side of workers and their families. Laws should make it easier for these workers to join together in unions, as past and current union organizing has contributed greatly to the increase in the quality of industrial jobs.45 Work-family policies should be updated so that parents can fully participate in the labor force if they so choose.46 Policymakers should push for full employment, using accommodating monetary policy, increased public employment, apprenticeships, and infrastructure investment to set the stage for further job creation.47 The resulting tighter labor markets would likely help raise incomes for those in the private sector as well. All noncollege graduate workers deserve an economy that works better for them. And to rebuild that economy, policymakers must remember the true and changing face of the working class.
Alex Rowell is a research associate for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
See, for example, Joan C. Williams, "What So Many People Don't Get About the U.S. Working Class," Harvard Business Review, November 10, 2016, available at https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class; Katrina vanden Heuvel, "How Democrats can win back the working class," The Washington Post, March 14, 2017, available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-democrats-can-win-back-the-working-class/2017/03/13/1a1aebf2-0824-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?utm_term=.9c21e669f559. ↩
Tarini Parti, "Democrats Focus On Their Trouble With White, Working-Class Voters," BuzzFeed News, November 15, 2016, available at https://www.buzzfeed.com/tariniparti/democrats-focus-on-their-trouble-with-white-working-class-vo?utm_term=.cyB7VA3K1#.ieRPxYLGy. ↩
Tessa Berenson, "Read Donald Trump's Speech on Jobs and the Economy," Time, September 15, 2016, available at http://time.com/4495507/donald-trump-economy-speech-transcript/. ↩
This issue brief focuses on working-class employment. As such, its statistics do not include noncollege workers who are not in the paid labor force. This means that many individuals who may consider themselves to be culturally or economically within the working class—such as nonworking spouses of working-class workers, students who are not currently employed, or retirees from working-class jobs—are not included. ↩
For additional details on why this analysis uses education to define "working class," see the text box "Analyzing 75 years of the working class." As scholars have previously noted, misrepresentation of the working class is far from a new phenomenon. See, for example, Shawn Fremstad, "Does the NYT Know that Much of the Working Class is Not White?", Center for Economic and Policy Research Blog, October 31, 2012, available at http://cepr.net/blogs/cepr-blog/does-the-nyt-know-that-much-of-the-working-class-is-not-white; Tamara Draut, Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America (New York: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2016). ↩
This issue brief's analysis of data from 1940 to 2015 shows that in 1960, working-class employment in goods-producing sectors peaked at 37 percent. Research from Michael Sposi and Valerie Grossman, which examines employment data from 1850 to 2010, finds that 1960 also represented the overall peak of U.S. employment in the industrial sector, regardless of college education. See Michael Sposi and Valerie Grossman, "Deindustrialization Redeploys Workers to Growing Service Sector," Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Economic Letter 9 (11) (2014): 1–4, available at https://www.dallasfed.org/assets/documents/research/eclett/2014/el1411.pdf. ↩
Author's calculations using 2015 American Community Survey data from Steven Ruggles and others, "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 7.0" (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 2017), available at https://usa.ipums.org/usa. ↩
Author's calculations using 1940–2000 decennial census and 2010 and 2015 American Community Survey data from Ruggles and others, "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 7.0." ↩
Author's calculations using American National Election Studies, "2016 Time Series Study," University of Michigan and Stanford University, 2017, available at http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/anes_timeseries_2016/anes_timeseries_2016.htm. ↩
For example, in 1973, 39 percent of all manufacturing and construction employees were union members. Only 15 percent of private sector employees in other industries were unionized. See Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson, "Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment Among Private Sector Manufacturing Workers, 1973-2016," Union Membership and Coverage Database, available at http://unionstats.gsu.edu/Private-Sector-Manufacturing.htm (last accessed October 2017); Barry T. Hirsch and David A. Macpherson, "Union Membership and Coverage Database from the Current Population Survey: Note," Industrial and Labor Relations Review 56 (2) (2003): 349–354, available at http://www2.gsu.edu/~ecobth/PaperReprints/UnionMembershipDatabase_CPS.pdf. ↩
Michael Hout, "How Class Works in Popular Conception: Most Americans Identify with the Class Their Income, Occupation, and Education Implies for Them" (Berkeley, CA: University of California, Berkeley Survey Research Center, 2007), available at http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/rsfcensus/papers/Hout-ClassIDJan07.pdf. ↩
Author's calculations using 2015 American Community Survey data from Ruggles and others, "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 7.0." ↩
Note that in the 2016 General Social Survey, a majority of Americans in the labor force—51.9 percent—self-identified as working class. Of Americans in the labor force with less than a college degree, 62.3 percent identified as working class. Of Americans in the labor force with a bachelor's degree or higher, 22.6 percent identified as working class. See Tom W. Smith and others, "General Social Survey, 2016" (Chicago: University of Chicago, 2017), available at http://gss.norc.org/. ↩
Ibid.; Sposi and Grossman, "Deindustrialization Redeploys Workers to Growing Service Sector." ↩
Author's calculations using 1950 decennial census and 2015 American Community Survey data from Ruggles and others, "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series: Version 7.0." ↩
Valerie Wilson, "People of color will be a majority of the American working class in 2032" (Washington: Economic Policy Institute, 2016), available at http://www.epi.org/publication/the-changing-demographics-of-americas-working-class/. ↩
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment Situation Summary," Press release, October 6, 2017, available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm. ↩
David Andolfatto and Andrew Spewak, "Why Do Unemployment Rates Vary by Race and Ethnicity?", Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis On the Economy Blog, February 6, 2017, available at https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2017/february/why-unemployment-rates-vary-races-ethnicity. ↩
Annie McGrew and Kate Bahn, "The State of the U.S. Labor Market for Black Women: Pre-July 2017 Jobs Release," Center for American Progress, July 31, 2017, available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2017/07/31/436869/state-u-s-labor-market-black-women-pre-july-2017-jobs-release/; Jared Bernstein, "Wage outcomes and macroeconomic conditions: what's the connection?", jaredbernsteinblog.com, August 16, 2016, available at http://jaredbernsteinblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wg_macro_8_25.pdf. ↩
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, "Labor Market Disparities and Economic Performance: Governor Lael Brainard," September 27, 2017, available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20170927a.htm; Algernon Austin, "Infrastructure investments and Latino and African American job creation" (Washington: Economic Policy Institute, 2013), available at http://www.epi.org/publication/infrastructure-investments-latino-african/. ↩
Richard Fry and Renee Stepler, "Women may never make up half of the U.S. workforce," Pew Research Center Fact Tank, January 31, 2017, available at http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/31/women-may-never-make-up-half-of-the-u-s-workforce/. ↩
Sarah Jane Glynn, "Breadwinning Mothers Are Increasingly the U.S. Norm" (Washington: Center for American Progress, 2016), available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2016/12/19/295203/breadwinning-mothers-are-increasingly-the-u-s-norm/. ↩
Sarah Jane Glynn, Heather Boushey, and Peter Berg, "Who Gets Time Off?" (Washington: Center for American Progress, 2016), available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2016/04/26/134824/who-gets-time-off/. ↩
Jocelyn Frye, "The Trump Budget Is Out of Touch with the Diverse Realities that Working Women Face," Center for American Progress, June 16, 2017, available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/news/2017/06/16/434556/trump-budget-touch-diverse-realities-working-women-face/. ↩
Bruce Western and Jake Rosenfeld, "Unions, Norms, and the Rise in U.S. Wage Inequality," American Sociological Review 76 (4) (2011): 513–537, available at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0003122411414817. ↩
Hirsch and Macpherson, "Union Membership, Coverage, Density, and Employment Among Private Sector Manufacturing Workers, 1973-2016"; Hirsch and Macpherson, "Union Membership and Coverage Database from the Current Population Survey: Note." ↩
David Madland, "The Future of Worker Voice and Power" (Washington: Center for American Progress, 2016), available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2016/10/11/143072/the-future-of-worker-voice-and-power/. ↩
Note that this estimate is for total jobs created, not just jobs for noncollege workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that from 2016 to 2026, manufacturing employment will actually fall by 736,400 jobs, while construction employment will rise by 864,700 jobs and mining employment will grow by 90,800 jobs. See U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Employment by major industry sector," available at https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_201.htm (last accessed October 2017). ↩
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Occupations with the most job growth," available at https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_104.htm (last accessed October 2017). ↩
Author's calculations using American National Election Studies (ANES), "2016 Time Series Study." ↩
Amy Traub and others, "The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap" (New York: Demos, 2017), available at http://www.demos.org/publication/asset-value-whiteness-understanding-racial-wealth-gap. ↩
Robert E. Scott, "The Manufacturing Footprint and the Importance of U.S. Manufacturing Jobs" (Washington: Economic Policy Institute, 2015), available at http://www.epi.org/publication/the-manufacturing-footprint-and-the-importance-of-u-s-manufacturing-jobs/. ↩
Andrew Schwartz, "Will Foxconn's Manufacturing Promises in Wisconsin Prove to Be a Con?", Center for American Progress, August 4, 2017, available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2017/08/04/437049/will-foxconns-manufacturing-promises-wisconsin-prove-con/. ↩
Rebekah Entralgo, "Carrier quietly outsources jobs to Mexico," ThinkProgress, July 20, 2017, available at https://thinkprogress.org/carrier-quietly-outsources-jobs-to-mexico-3109c57d652e/. ↩
Madland, "The Future of Worker Voice and Power." ↩
Frye, "The Trump Budget Is Out of Touch with the Diverse Realities that Working Women Face." ↩
Neera Tanden and others, "Toward a Marshall Plan for America" (Washington: Center for American Progress, 2017), available at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2017/05/16/432499/toward-marshall-plan-america/. ↩


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Brigham Young Cougars guard Trevin Knell (21) looks to pass the ball with Utah State Aggies forward Justin Bean (34) defending as BYU and Utah State play an NCAA basketball game in Provo at the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. BYU won 82-71. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
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PROVO — By the final whistle, the battle for the best ice cream in the state became a snowball fight.
BYU was just a little bit hotter than the Creamery to the North.
Trevin Knell scored a season-high 13 on 5-of-6 shooting with three 3-pointers, and 24th-ranked BYU shot 50% from the field en route to its 10th-straight win over Utah State 82-71 in front of an announced crowd of 15,669 fans Wednesday night at the Marriott Center.
Te'Jon Lucas added 14 points, six assists and four rebounds, and Alex Barcello had 17 points and four assists for the Cougars, who improved to 8-1 with the win.
Fousseyni Traore scored 10 of his 14 points to go along with four rebounds in the second half for BYU.
"We're doing a really good job of battling through our frustration," said Barcello, who shot just 4 of 12 from the field but made a perfect seven free throws. "But how about Trevin tonight? He let the ball fly in the first half. I'm so happy for him, and for Hunter (Erickson) to come in and knock down his first 3."
Justin Bean poured in a game-high 20 points, seven rebounds and three assists to lead Utah State, and Brandon Horvath finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Aggies (6-3). Sean Bairstow had a season-high 11 points and three boards for Utah State, which dropped its second-straight game to a West Coast Conference opponent.
That's game! The 82-71 win gives BYU its 10th straight win over Utah State.
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This one didn't come down to any dubious officiating before the final whistle, though. If anything, it came down to free-throw shooting.
BYU received just two more foul shots than Utah State, 22-20, but the Cougars made 19 of them to the Aggies' nine.
"Tough loss. Really hard place to win at, but we fought really hard," Bairstow said. "It came down to the end of it. We missed some free throws that could've flipped the game, but still proud of how we played and how we fought."
BYU played small ball for the second-straight game, and Knell made head coach Mark Pope's decision look smart. The former Woods Cross ace nailed a pair of 3-pointers during a 15-3 spurt as BYU held Bean to just one rebound in the first four minutes by only missing one shot in its first six to go up 15-6.
Give credit for the spacing of the small-ball to Caleb Lohner, the Cougars' starting center in the absence of Gavin Baxter (knee) and Richard Harward (cardiovascular issue). Gideon George also returned from a week-long flu wherein he lost 12 pounds to score 5 points with a team-high seven rebounds to help bolster BYU's post presence.
"Two of those threes were connected by Caleb Lohner running the floor and sucking the defense in. The impact he's having on this team right now is incredible," Pope said of Lohner, who finished with 5 points, three rebounds and three assists. "He's making a massive difference for us, and we need him right now."
Brigham Young Cougars guard Alex Barcello (13) brings the ball up court with Utah State Aggies guard Steven Ashworth (3) defending as BYU and Utah State play an NCAA basketball game in Provo at the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. BYU won 82-71. (Photo: Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
Of course, basketball is a game of runs; it was early. The Aggies came back, including on Bean's game-tying 3-pointer with 12:14 on the clock.
But Knell shot 5 of 6 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range. BYU shot 57% from the field that included a 12-0 run before the break, and the Cougars never trailed the rest of the way en route to a 45-33 halftime lead.
"Defensively, we were not good at all," Utah State coach Ryan Odom said. "Their offense challenged us, and we were on our heels from the very beginning. Bean kept us somewhat within striking distance with his 16 points in the first half, and then we were able to regroup, change our ball-screen defense in the second half, and I thought our guys did a much better job."
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BYU converted four of its first seven makes from 3-point range to keep a 12-point lead with nine minutes remaining.
Horvath had 5 quick points to punctuate a 16-3 run that cut the Aggies' deficit to 69-62 with 6:25 remaining. But Utah State converted on just two of its eight free throws in the second half — when they faced the BYU student section — and could get no closer.
"It's hard, man," Pope said of the self-proclaimed Roar of Cougars. "I'm waiting for someone from the opposing team to step to the free-throw line and just pass out right there. From my angle, I'm getting dizzy.
"One of the great things about college athletics is that we're in this together. This ROC helps us win games — they're an important part of us winning games. And how much fun is it to walk into the arena and see that group?"
BYU heads to Sioux Fall, South Dakota, and the Sanford Pentagon for a neutral-site game with Creighton. Tipoff Saturday is scheduled for 10 a.m. MT on FS1.
Utah State returns home Saturday to host New Orleans at 7 p.m. MT in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
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Margaret Glaspy: SXSW 2016
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by Kara Manning | 09/22/2022 | 9:58am
This week at SXSW, FUV caught up with several young artists and bands, all on the verge of bigger things, at Austin's Hotel Saint Cecilia. Native Californian Margaret Glaspy is set to release her debut album this summer. She cites catholic influences like Rage Against the Machine and Bill Withers, but her music strays to sinewy folk rock with attitude.
Bravery comes into play too, as Glaspy, who now lives in New York City, took on a Lucinda Williams cover for the Hotel Saint Cecilia crowd shortly after our video shoot. But here, away from the crowd, the simplicity of the set-up let the melody and boldness of her song "You and I" shine.
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Coagulation tests are medical tests employed to test the hemostasis system. This test is mainly carried out by a coagulometer, which measures and evaluates the speed of clot formation or blood coagulation. These tests avoid the chances of heart attack, thrombosis, and embolism by detecting the presence of blood clots in blood vessels.
The major factors that contribute to the growth of the coagulation testing market include increasing prevalence of blood disorders & cardiovascular diseases, rise in geriatric population, high demand for point of care (POC) coagulation testing, and technological advancements such as faster and easy-to-use devices with advanced sensors technology. However, factors such as high costs of devices and stringent regulatory reforms may restrain the market growth. High demand for disposable coagulation testing products and availability of coagulation testing products in online stores will further provide lucrative market growth opportunities during the forecast period.
The coagulation testing market is segmented on the basis of product, application, technology, end user, and region. On the basis of product, it is divided into instruments and consumables. Based on application, it is segmented into activated clotting time (ACT), thrombin time (TT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and other tests, which include platelet count test and fibrinogen testing. Based on technology, the market is classified into optical technology, mechanical technology, electrochemical technology, and others. Based on end user, it is categorized into hospitals, clinical laboratories, point-of-care testing, and other end user. Geographically, the market has been analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The key players that operate in this market include Alere Inc., Nihon Kohden Corporation, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Sysmex Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Diagnostica Stago Sas, Helena Laboratories, Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic plc, and Micropoint Biosciences.
The study provides an in-depth analysis of the global coagulation testing market with current trends and future estimations to elucidate imminent investment pockets.
The report provides information about the current and upcoming trends in the global coagulation testing market from 2016 to 2023, which helps determine prevailing opportunities.
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Ever notice how inquisitive children are? They are often little question boxes who want to ask about everything.
"How did Spiderman do that?"
"Why did my goldfish have to die?"
We circle the same stumps, raise the same tired issues, and chant the same memorized responses in unison.
It can be annoying and may get on your nerves. But one thing is for sure: It is never boring when bright and inquiring children are around!
To the contrary, life can be very boring around some adults. They never ask questions. They hold to a dull routine, question nothing, and rock no boats. They have lost the sense of excitement about life that little children exhibit so naturally.
There is, of course, a certain danger in asking questions. People who are intellectually dead fear the person who asks questions, for she disturbs their mental slumber. And those who are spiritually dead actively oppose questioners, for they do not want to face the fact that they have so few workable answers – or can even admit the existence of questions outside their dull list which no one other than themselves is bothering to ask anymore.
The joy of asking questions far outweighs any risks involved. All of a sudden, someone emerges from a deep rut and looks around on a larger universe than he has seen before. There is challenge and meaning to life again. The search for truth is so much more wholesome than the putrid atmosphere of dull dogmatism. All of a sudden, one begins to experience a strange but exhilarating feeling in his or her spiritual life. It is growth!
know the thrill of spiritual advancement!
The enemies of our faith chide Christians for being close-minded and pride themselves on asking "relevant" questions about the human conditions. Some of us give their charge credibility. We circle the same stumps, raise the same tired issues, and chant the same memorized responses in unison. The world passes by, hears nothing of importance being said, and simply ignores us.
Jesus said his disciples should be like little children. I wonder what traits he might have had in mind. Maybe one of them was their penchant for asking questions — he sure asked a lot of questions himself!
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Jennie Oceans
Jennie grew up on the east coast of NSW where her family enjoyed regular Christmas holidays at the Myall Lakes National Park. Growing up so closely connected to the bush and the sea shaped her life from a young age.
Jennie studied zoology and geology at university whilst working at the Australian Reptile Park for 4 years. Her time on the lakes in the '80s ensured Jennie learned all the water sports at the time, especially windsurfing.
She continued to windsurf in her later years which took her on her first holiday to Fiji. Overnight, the wind swept her away to follow a career in water sports tourism, coaching, and competition.
As founder and managing director of Australia's leading kitesurfing tour company, Jennie oversaw its operation across 5 locations around the world for 17 years, including at the spectacular Cocos Islands and a collaborative venture with a local Indigenous community in the Torres Strait.
Motivated by the environmental damage witnessed in Newcastle Harbour, the Cocos Islands, and the recent East Coast bushfires, she has joined the AMCS to help fight for a healthier planet and cleaner ocean for us all to play in.


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5 girls defining what it means to be "unscripted and unstoppable" on International Day of the Girl
Philippines, Yemen, South Sudan
Climate ChangeEconomic Development, Education, Emergency Response, Food Security, Maternal Health, Water Sanitation & Hygiene,
"Girl Force: Unscripted and unstoppable" is the theme for the 2019 International Day of the Girl Child, on October 11.
To live unscripted and unstoppable dreams, CARE International supports girls around the world by providing education, protection from gender-based violence, psycho social support and livelihoods training.
Here are five stories of girls defining 'Girl Force'. Forces for change, for hope, for inspiration, for bravery and for peace.
Damary: A force for change in Venezuela
10-year-old Damary has to Leave the Country Every Day for School
Ten-year-old Damary lives in Venezuela, but every day she crosses the border into Colombia to go to school. Her mother doesn't have papers to cross with her, so Damary must make the long and dangerous journey by herself.
"They don't let my mommy cross anymore. They deported her. She has been sending me over alone," Damary says.
A near-total collapse of infrastructure in the country has left 90% of Venezuelans living below the poverty line. People are starving and kids across the country are missing out on their educations. More than 4.3 million people have fled as a result. Those who remain face a crumbling health system and shortages of basic necessities.
Human trafficking and exploitation pose serious threats to girls like Damary. Border crossings like the one Damary crosses to get to school are particularly dangerous places for sexual abuse and assault.
"There are lots of risks," Damary says. "My mommy tells me not to take anything from anyone."
Around the world, women and girls confront unique barriers for everything from earning a living to attending school. In the midst of humanitarian crises like Venezuela's girls are even more likely to be left behind.
Amaal: A force for hope in Yemen
Amaal is a ten years old teacher, educating other children on hygiene.
War is hard for everybody, but it is infinitely harder on children. Their hopes and dreams are quite simple: a new toy, a cone of strawberry ice cream, playing outdoors or even going to school, but for millions of children across Yemen, they seem like impossible dreams. This is the case for Amaal, a ten-year-old Yemeni girl whose family, like thousands of others, had to flee Hodeidah because of the war.
Amaal and her family finally settled in Al Buraiqah district of Aden. They live in an old wooden house that they now call home, but they have no income and little hope. "Our life is hard here but it's better than watching my own children die in front of me," says Amaal's father Fahd, his eyes fixed to the ground in despair. "I am very sad I can't send Amaal and her siblings to school. I just can't afford it."
Image 1: Amaal outside her family's house
Amaal's heart was broken when schools opened and she knew she couldn't join the other girls. "I sit by our door and wait to see the girls walk home with their beautiful uniforms," she says. "I know my father can't afford it." But this didn't stop the determined young Amaal – she still goes to the nearby mosque to join the Quran reciting lessons.
Amaal first saw CARE's project team in Al Buraiqah last September, working on a project funded by the Crisis and Support Centre. CARE was providing internally displaced people (IDPs) with hygiene kits containing soap, laundry powder and other basic items; as well as conducting hygiene awareness sessions to educate people about how they can prevent diarrhea and eliminate the spread of cholera.
As CARE's staff worked on the project, Amaal watched them doing their job and then began to help them. First of all she helped the team to identify IDPs' houses in the area, which gave her a chance to learn the hygiene messages. Then she started to copy the project team and began to teach other children the simple things she had learned, like how to wash their hands.
Image 2: Amaal demonstrates good hygiene practices to other children
People really loved her, and this gave Amaal the hope and support she needed. "Now I can speak to the other children without feeling ashamed of myself," she says. Everyone was fascinated by Amaal's strong will and the dedication they saw in a ten-year-old.
"I can't wait now to go back home to my old school to finish my studies," she says confidently. "Because I want to be a doctor in the future and cure diseases."
It is very fitting that Amaal's name means 'hope' in Arabic.
Evone: A force for inspiration in Uganda
15-year-old Evone mentors other girls on GBV and dreams of one day working for CARE
Evone (not real name) is a 15-year-old orphan from Mombasa in Kyangwali settlement. Since March 2019, she stays with her grandparents.
We stay in a tent with a big garden and lots of roses, because my grandmother loves the smell of roses. I realized through girls at the neighborhood that at CARE Women and Youth Center, there are interventions funded by European Union Civil protection and Humanitarian Aid that help girls build their esteem through life skills.
Despite the CARE Women and Youth Center being a two-minute walk away from our home, my grandfather, who used to work back in DRC as a businessman, taught me to stay at home, how to cook, support my siblings, and dig around the homestead. He taught me how to read and sing and said that he never wanted me to move out even when I could have loved to go to play football with my friends and interact with others at the CARE Women and Youth Center.
However, one-day CARE staff organized a sensitization meeting at the Women and Youth Center regarding the Girl Shine Program roll out in Mombasa which my grandfather attended and upon returning from the meeting, he changed his perception. He asked my cousin and I to be going to CARE Women and Youth Information Center in Mombasa where we got enrolled for the Girl Shine sessions.
The Girl Shine model is an International Rescue Committee model that brings together girls of same age to discuss issues regarding their health and how to respond to situations in a bid to avert gender-based violence. The model focuses on building confidence in girls and instills life skills that are needed for survival in difficult contexts.
At first, it looked like a waste of time but as we continued with the sessions, "I learnt so much that I even became one of the mentors to the other girls. Through this training, we learnt about our body, trust building, how to deal with peer pressure, understanding gender-based violence, protection from harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, what we need to do when in dangerous situations, and how to avoid them. Based on the teachings, we have composed some songs in these themes that we normally use for community sensitization and during our peer sessions. I believe, one day, I will go back to school and achieve my dream of being a nurse and a musician".
I get along well with the other girls in my age group. I am no longer working at home alone. The girls take me for dancing lessons, we learn English, netballing, go-carting, which is a result of CARE organizing a sensitization meeting on the Girl Shine Program that opened my grandfather's eyes to allow me join the rest of the girls. I continue to look up to my grandfather: he is smart and intelligent; he plays his Congo music. With the mentorship and coaching of our facilitators, I want to work for CARE one day.
Rasheda: A force for courage in the Philippines
Rasheda's family has been living in limbo since escaping violent attacks by militants
In early 2017, the southern Philippines' city Marawi erupted in violent conflict between the country's military and pro-Islamic State forces. The violent five-month siege tore apart the city, destroying homes, schools and mosques and initially displacing more than 350,000.
Fourteen-year-old Rasheda fled with her family from Marawi after insurgents attacked.
"My family was really scared," Rasheda says. "My parents carried my younger brother and sister. We escaped here to Pacalundo camp."
Today they live about an hour from the city in a tent encampment. The tents, designed to be lived in for only six months, have been the family's home for two years. Her school was destroyed in the fighting and so were all her documents. This means she can't attend the nearby school. Instead, she has to travel back to a camp near Marawi where her teachers have erected a new school. But that trip costs money and only allows her to attend school a few days a week.
"I miss my old life," Rasheda says. "I used to go to school every day, but that's not possible anymore because we don't have the money."
Grace: A force for the future in South Sudan
17-year-old Grace shares her story of heartbreaking loss and horrific assault
The first things you notice about 17-year-old Grace* are her bright and ready smile and the pretty little rock garden she has built around a tree in the yard. When you hear her story, you wonder how she accomplished either.
Grace is one of more than 838,000 people who have fled civil war in South Sudan since the conflict broke out in December 2013.
Grace lived with her father in the town of Goli. When the war broke out, they ran and hid in the bush to avoid being killed in the crossfire. With no food and hunger gnawing at them, Grace's father went to look for something to eat. He never came back. Grace found his body at the side of the road where he had been shot in the head.
"I cleaned the blood off his body and cried. I took my shirt and tied it around his head because it was swollen. His body was starting to get rotten and I went and called neighbors," Grace recalls through tears. "The men came and dug a hole to bury my dad."
Grace moved in with neighbors after her father's death. They had a garden that they maintained some distance from the house. Grace would stay home and prepare meals for them in an outdoor kitchen and take to them as they worked.
One day when she was cooking, she saw people coming. She thought it was just the neighbors. By the time she realized who it was, it was too late. "One of the men came and stood in front of me saying, 'If you shout we will shoot you,'" Grace says.
One of the men raped Grace while another held her at gunpoint and others stole food. Then, just as suddenly as they had arrived, the men departed.
Grace explained to her host family why their food was late. She was told that she should keep her secret because it could cause a problem.
Grace knew she had to leave. She made the decision to escape to Uganda, walking by day and sleeping at night until she got there.
Grace wanted to go back to school, but there aren't any secondary schools in the area and there was no money to send her, anyway.
"I didn't know I was pregnant until my stomach became big. That's when I realized I was pregnant," Grace says.
Grace gave birth at the settlement health clinic to a healthy baby girl. They live in a refugee tent on a piece of land that was given to her by the government. She receives help from her neighbors, grows her own food and takes care of her baby.
"I bathe her, cook for her, wash her clothes, and stay with her. When I am with her, she does not cry. I also breastfeed her," Grace says. Still, the pressure on her can take her over.
"When I'm feeling stressed, I go to CARE staff for psychosocial support. When I am worried about my shelter falling down CARE staff tell me they will build me a new shelter. This makes me feel better."
Tragically, Grace's story is not unique. But she is one girl who has found her way forward, determined to make a life for herself and her daughter.
There are millions of amazing girls, so we added more stories!
Marvelous: A force for confidence in Zimbabwe
15-year-old Marvelous tells her story about fighting for Menstrual Rights.
My name is Marvelous Chimuto, I am 15-year-old girl and I live and learn in Epworth at Young Africa School.
I am the second-born in a family of 6 children, I am the oldest girl. My father is unemployed, and my mother is a vegetable vendor. My mother works hard each day and she struggles to make ends meet to ensure we go to school.
I had my first menstrual encounter when I was 13 years old. I had stomach cramps, and by the time I got to the bathrooms I had spoiled my uniform and that is when the reality of why some girls were giggling and some boys laughing dawned on me.
I cried and when I calmed down, I approached our guidance and counselling teacher. She explained to me what was going on and I had to go home.
"It's a natural process my dear," she said. Reassured, I thought all would be well.
The reality is that, two years on, menstruation each month is a challenge for me. We have challenges to get enough food and clothes, and my sanitary needs are not always a priority as we are poor. In the past, I would use old rags and I had to wash them often. After changing I would carry the used rag in my bag the whole day and sometimes the smell would be bad. As a result, I lost confidence and could not freely participate in classes.
Finally, CARE came to the rescue!
CARE supported our guidance and counselling program and developed manuals for us to learn about our bodies and sanitary needs. Thanks to CARE, our school now has stocks of sanitary pads available at school which every girl can access when in need. Our school has even built an incinerator for disposal, so I no longer have to carry used pads in my bag. I feel more confident at school and can now chase my dream of becoming a nurse when I grow up.
Sidal: A force for determination in Syria
Sidal, a 12-year-old girl who has gone back to school after three years
Sidal, 12 years old, now lives in North West Syria, close to Idlib. She has been displaced five times since the war broke out in Syria in 2011, when she was only two years old. Due to war and displacement, she was forced to drop out of school for the past three years. In the video, Sidal shares her story and talks about her difficulty she faced in going back to school, but also her determination to continue studying and how she managed to overcome her fear and went back to school in September 2019. Her message to girls around the world, who live in war and displacement conditions, for the International Day of Girl Child: "We have to stand up against all odds because we are still very young and we owe it to ourselves to follow our dreams. We have a long life ahead of us!"
Sidal is supported by Ihsan Relief and Development and CARE International through the organizations' mobile protection teams in Idlib who offer recreational activities for Syrian children in schools in Idlib.


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Triglav National Park – Slovenia
Triglav National Park is a very popular destination among lovers of outdoor adventures. The park now receives over two million visitors.
The park encompasses almost all the Slovenian portion of the Julian Alps. It borders Austria at the north and Italy on the west. There are buses from Ljubljana located at the southeast portion of the park. The journey from Bled takes half an hour.
The Vintgar Gorge has a footbridge path going back to the late 1800s. This goes on for 1600 m by the River Radovna. There is also the lovely Lake Bohinj, enveloped by the Julian Alps. This is only 7 km from the Bled. The Pokljuka Ravine is another popular site in Triglav National Park. This formation is etched at the limestone.
Visitors can also check out the Savica Waterfall, the source of the Soca River and the Pericnik Waterfall. There is also the very impressive Kluze Fortress set over the Koritnica River gorge.
The Church of St. John the Baptist is famous for its frescoes. A well known activity is the Kravji Bal (Cows Ball) festival. This is a celebration of cattle that have returned to pasture. The celebration features plenty of music, drinking and retelling of legends, folk and myth about the country.
As early as 1906, it was already suggested by Prof. Albin Belar to preserve the site. But it was only in 1924 that the Alpine Conservation Park was created. The park was established in 1961. The original site was expanded in 1981 to the present boundaries. The succeeding years saw the park grow in popularity around the world.
The admission fee is 4 Euros per adult. For students, pensioners and children over 5 years of age, the fee is 3 Euros. A family ticket costs 10 Euros (two adults, two children).
Visitors to the site can also climb Mount Triglav. The mountain is easy to climb and will take no more than a day. You can also try the Vogel Cable Car Ride. The ride offers excellent vistas of the mountains and lakes. When you get to the summit, drop by the ski slopes. The Soca River is a well known site for rafting.
In 2003, Triglav National Park was made part of the UNESCO MaB (Man and Biosphere) network. For those who plan on staying awhile, there are good accommodations at Bovec, Kranjska Gora and Bled.
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Novi Beograd in Belgrade – Serbia
Sts. Cyril and Methodius National Library in Sofia – Bulgaria
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Q: 'Catching' OutOfMemoryError completely solves out-of-memory issue? I was getting OutOfMemoryError messages in LogCat and my app was crashing because the errors were uncaught.
Two things were causing the OutOfMemoryError:
1. Reading a large text file into a string.
2. Sending that string to my TextView.
Simply adding a catch to these two things not only catches the OutOfMemoryError but appears to completely solve the out-of-memory problem.
No more crashing and no more error messages in LogCat. The app just runs perfectly.
How is this possible? What exactly is happening?

With this code, I was getting the error messages & app crashing:
try
{
myString = new Scanner(new File(myFilePath)).useDelimiter("\\A").next();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}

myTextView.setText(myString);

Just by 'catching' the OutOfMemoryError, no more error messages in LogCat and no crashing:
try
{
myString = new Scanner(new File(myFilePath)).useDelimiter("\\A").next();
}
catch (FileNotFoundException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch(OutOfMemoryError e)
{
}

try
{
myTextView.setText(myString);
}
catch(OutOfMemoryError e)
{
}

A: I guess your string isn't loaded completely, or even if it is (it may throw the error just after adding the text), what happens depends on the current memory available for your app so catching OutOfMemoryError isn't a viable solution here.
If you really want to load a large string file and display it in an EditText, I recommend you to load only a small part of the file (let's say 50kB), and implement some kind of paging, like a button which loads the next 50kB. You can also load additional lines as the user scrolls through the EditText.

A: If you catch the OutOfMemoryError, the garbage collector tries to free up the memory previously used and thus the application can carry on if the application will let the garbage collector do its job (i.e. the application has no longer a reference to that large string of yours).
However, catching an OutOfMemoryError is far from fool-proof. See Catching java.lang.OutOfMemoryError?.

A: When you catch the exception the JVM tries to recover from it by calling the Garbage Collector and scraping the objects that are not used anymore.
This might solve the problem in your case. But imagine that the problem appears because of bad coding and memory leaks all over your code. Catching will not solve the problem because GC will not collect any objects. GC will kick in more frequently and the performance of your application will drop until it becomes unusable.
Basically, this error happens when the JVM cannot allocate more memory on heap for new objects. Catching the exception and letting the GC to clean up and release memory might be a solution but you are never absolutely sure that you are in recoverable state. I would use the catch block to recover from the error, log it and close the application. If you want to solve the memory problem in this case, do it properly and initialize the JVM with more memory (using the java argument -Xmx)

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ZKILLER features advertising placements in which advertisers can show videos and billboards of their brands. The first ads to appear in this videogame are from Domino's Pizza and AXN. Both campaigns will be running in Spain in July. The game supports multiple advertising in every territory of the world.
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Not all lawyers are equal. When you want to protect yourself and your license, you need to get a lawyer who has sufficient knowledge in DUI and DWI matters. These are the ones who know enough about the applicable laws, rules and procedures. It is also good if the lawyer has some rapport with the bailiffs in court and the judge. They also know so many top level experts in the fields of police procedures and field sobriety testing.
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One thing I love about embroidery is how it can refresh something that otherwise might be considered used up.
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Kalju Tonuma is an Australian music producer, songwriter, drummer and performer of Estonian descent.  He is one half of the production team MEJU (pronounced "me-you") which he founded with Megan Bernard in 2014. He also manages record label Of One Kind and live-stream venue The B Side. Tonuma also performs as the drummer for Anactoria, Megan Bernard and The Indulgence.

He began his career in 1989 at Platinum Studios in South Yarra, Australia.  He has been nominated for a number of Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards.  These include 'Engineer of the Year' (1994) for This Is The Sharp by The Sharp, 'Engineer of the Year' (1999) for Kid Indestructible by 28 Days; Felicity Hunter's "Hardcore Adore"; and The Mavis's "Puberty Song", as well as 'Engineer of the Year' and 'Producer of the Year' (2001) for Superheist's The Prize Recruit.  In 2007, he completed a Master of Music Degree (M.Mus.) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Gold and Platinum Records
1995 - The Sharp - GOLD (album) - This Is The Sharp
1997 - The Mavis's - GOLD (single & album) - Cry/Pink Pills
2000 - 28 Days - DOUBLE PLATINUM (album) - Upstyledown GOLD (single) - Rip It Up
2005 - Bodyjar - GOLD (album) - How It Works
2009 - The Temper Trap - PLATINUM (album) SILVER (UK album) - Conditions
2009 - The Living End - DOUBLE PLATINUM (album) - White Noise
2010 - Superheist - GOLD (album) - The Prize Recruit

Awards and nominations
1994 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
1999 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
2001 - Nominated for Engineer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)
2001 - Nominated for Producer Of The Year (ARIA Music Awards)

Mixing Credits
2 - Taipan Tiger Girls

MEJU single releases
Well Done (April 2020)
Change (May 2020)
Turnaround (June 2020)
All Is Good (November 2020)
Used To Have A Job  feat. Pesky Bones (Peter Farnan) (November 2020)

MEJU productions
Anactoria - Good Mind
Khristian Mizzi - Hold Onto Me
Datson + Hughes - Flowers and the Axe
Kate Jukes & The Blue Healers - Heart One

References

External links

Australian audio engineers
Australian record producers
Living people
Musicians from Melbourne
Year of birth missing (living people)


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Blackman saw its season come to an abrupt end with Friday's 35-14 loss to Mt. Juliet in the second round of the 6A state playoffs.
Blackman's football team was star-studded and senior-dominated.
The Blaze had high hopes for a deep playoff run, entering Friday's second-round contest at Mt. Juliet with a 10-1 mark.
Blackman, however, played arguably its worst contest of the season and dropped a 35-14 decision to the unbeaten (12-0) Bears, eliminating the Blaze in the second round for the second consecutive season.
The loss ended the season — the first under Kit Hartsfield — at 10-2.
There were few things that went right for the Blaze in the loss. One of those was senior Tamicus Napier, who was a workhorse (108 yards on 25 carries).
Blackman had done a good job holding on to the ball all season, but not Friday. Maybe it was the bitter-cold temperatures, wet field or a Mt. Juliet defense that had allowed just 5.3 points a game entering the contest.
Either way, the Blaze laid the ball on the ground four times, losing two fumbles. One of those fumbles came in the red zone as Blackman had driven inside the Mt. Juliet 10 in attempts to cut what was a 21-7 lead to just a touchdown. That was a momentum killer.
The turnovers weren't all that doomed the Blaze. They missed on a pair of red zone opportunities that would have changed momentum.
Blackman was caught off guard not once, but twice on consecutive Mt. Juliet kickoffs. The first came after the Mt. Juliet tied the game at 7 early in the second quarter when the Bears sent an unexpected pooch kick that the recovered. The hosts scored just three plays later on QB Alvin Mixon's second scoring run of the night.
The second came following that score as Mt. Juliet executed a traditional onside kick and recovered. Blackman overcame that miscue, however, blocking a Bears field goal.
Blackman's passing game and talented wide receivers were shut down all night by the Mt. Juliet defense. The Blaze had zero completions at halftime — albeit they pounded the ground attack for much of the half and attempted just four aerials.
The second half wasn't much better. In all, Blackman finished with just two completions for 24 yards to Arkansas commitment Trey Knox and a completed pass to Arkansas commitment Adonis Otey that went for no gain.
It was the lowest passing total of the season for Blackman, which went 3-for-12 through the air.
"They limited our big plays," said Blackman coach Kit Hartsfield. "We had no chunk plays."
Blackman played virtually without one of its top offensive weapons. Otey played only a snap or two in the first half after struggling all week with a sprained right knee. He gave it more of a go in the second half but was visibly not the same player he had been all season.
"We didn't know how he would feel (going in) until we got out here," Hartsfield said. "He definitely gave it all he had."
Obviously, nobody at Blackman will say they overlooked Mt. Juliet. How could you overlook a team that was unbeaten and ranked fifth in the state?
Still, there was a confidence factor evident with the Blaze going in, and even after falling down early. When that started waning with each Mt. Juliet score, the momentum the Blaze had racked up all season started fading away.
Many believed an Oakland-Blackman quarterfinal contest was imminent. Mt. Juliet embraced that chip on its shoulder and made the big statement with the win.
"Give them credit," said Napier. "We both had game plans. Ours didn't go as planned. I guess they had a better plan."


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Director of Federal Affairs
Katie Marisic is the director of federal affairs at the Brewers Association. Based in Washington, D.C. she plans and executes legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to drive the association's federal affairs presence on Capitol Hill. Prior to working for the BA, Katie was vice president of political affairs at the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. She got her start in politics working on congressional campaigns during the 2006 and 2008 elections. A Pennsylvania native, Katie is a long time craft brewing supporter. In 2013 she helped to open Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C. When she is not advocating for the craft brewing community on Capitol Hill you can sometimes find her pouring beers at a local tasting room.
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Continuing Resolution Passes
Federal Affairs
The U.S. Senate today passed the a continuing resolution to keep the federal government open through December 16, 2022.Read More
100+ Organizations Join the Brewers Association in Support of the USPS Shipping Equity Act
On Thursday, September 22, 110 state and federal associations sent a letter to Congress asking them to support the United States Postal Service (USPS) Shipping Equity Act.Read More
Brewers Association Hill Climb 2022
On June 22, 132 brewery owners, employees, and guild executive directors attended in-person and virtual meetings with members of Congress.Read More
Legislation to Fund RRF Fails to Proceed in Senate
On May 19, 2022, the U.S. Senate voted against legislation that would provide $40 billion in funding to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund.Read More
$42 Billion for Restaurant Revitalization Fund Passes the House
On April 7 the House passed the Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022 which includes additional funding for the RRF and new funding for "hard hit" industries.Read More
Brewers Association Federal Affairs Update – February 4, 2022
Federal Affairs Director Katie Marisic gives an overview of key federal issues that could impact small and independent brewers in 2022.Read More
Small Business Administration Updates COVID EIDL Terms
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that they have retooled the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan program to assist businesses recovering from the pandemic. Read More
BA Joins Coalition Advocating for TTB Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022
A coalition of beverage alcohol trade groups has joined together to advocate for additional funding for the 2022 TTB fiscal year budget.Read More
SBA Releases Updated Guidance for PPP Loan Forgiveness
The SBA released updated guidance for businesses that received PPP loans of $150,000 or less and have not yet applied for forgiveness.Read More
Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act Introduced
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act would add an additional $60 billion to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).Read More


This entry was posted in Photo Of The Day and tagged Photo of the day on April 30, 2012 by Mario.
Hogwarts was the first thing that came up in my mind when this trio was passing by with the carnivals parade. I had to take a candid of them but had to wait for the right moment.
Or better said: the best moment possible. Alas, this moment occurred when they were very far away. I took some photo's (also when they were right in front of me) but I found this one to be the best of the set.
They took a rest for a moment to enjoy the parade from the sideline. This is why I call this photo Rest In Between The Madness.
As you can see below I shot at very high shutter speed what urged me to bump the ISO relatively high even though it was a bright and sunny day.
This was before I became flash addicted after learning all I know about lighting from Zack Arias.
I knew from the beginning that this would be a black and white. In post processing I cropped as I had to get rid of a lantern right in front of the sitting girl and I also added (believe it or not) some grain to it for a more old fashioned feel.


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Fact v. Fiction: My true take on the FACT Act
At a recent asbestos conference, I made remarks on the FACT Act that were later published in a way that is misleading, false, and taken out of context.
Supreme Court ruling threatens investors' potential ability to recover in securities fraud class actions
by: Christopher F. Moriarty
The Supreme Court started a new term this week, making now a good time to review how the Court's recent actions have affected investors.
Bewildered by the massive Equifax consumer data breach? Answers to some commonly asked questions
People who never gave Equifax permission to access their data could be jeopardized by the breach. The more you know, the better you can protect yourself from identity theft.
Asbestos a hidden danger left behind in hurricanes' wake
Every year on Mesothelioma Awareness Day we recognize those battling cancer and other asbestos exposure related diseases. As we endure what's been an active and devastating hurricane season, it seems appropriate to remind the public of the hidden dangers of asbestos.
16 years later, the 9/11 families continue the fight for justice
Monday marks the 16th memorial of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Americans of all walks of life will remember and honor the 9/11 families and survivors of the brutal terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Jury sends a message with record $417 million talc verdict ahead of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
The latest in a string of talc cases faced by J&J sends an undeniable message that the jury, as representatives of the public, strongly believed that the company failed, egregiously, to do the right thing in warning women of the dangers associated with perineal talc use.
Recalled Takata airbags continue to threaten the driving public while bankruptcy plays out
The news about Takata has been dominated by TK Holdings' bankruptcy filing announcement and an intended deal to sell their current business to Key Systems Solutions. That is, until new news of yet another tragic death related to a Takata airbag.
Tobacco, 20 Years Later: What leadership can do for public health
Twenty years ago today, June 20, 1997, the announcement of the historic Master Settlement Agreement reached between more than two dozen State Attorneys General and the nation's largest tobacco producers was announced. Death and disease by tobacco was running out of control in our country in the 1990s. It was considered to be the largest public health issue of that time.
Remembering the Charleston 9 Firefighters
Firefighters are some of the bravest among us and uphold a vow to protect the public. They don't think twice about stepping into harm's way to save a life, whether by extinguishing a fire or intervening in other instances of distress. They are the first responders and our heroes.
Shareholder Activism: An Investment Opportunity
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Shareholder activism is one important way in which shareholders can influence a corporation's behavior by exercising their rights as owners. Shareholder activism refers to shareholders who are engaged in holding companies accountable through securities litigation.


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Viral Message Verification – If you go by the facebook comment you will surely fall into believing this message as posted. However the information shared on the facebook post is wrong.
For couple of days this video is going viral in Social Media wherein a Hindu Brahmin surrounded by Muslims and repeated attacked in front of his daughter.
You are known for your affiliation towards Muslims of WB.
You have not allowed any Politician, Central Government emissaries when part of WB faced riots and Hindus were affected.
It us learnt that he was attacked because his Pooja Bell Sound was loud.
In India we Hindus are every day hearing aazan from thousands of mosques with great ptience & tolerance though we are not related with it.
We hope under your rule WB will remain peaceful; hindus will live safe and law and order will be in force in tact.
Please remember that the entire country is watching you with Great HOPE.
Please do something to ensure safety of Hindus & Brahmins of WB.
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Mads Mikkelsen and DAISY RIDLEY Discuss 'The Noise' in 'Chaos Walking'
by OVERSTANDARD February 9, 2021
written by OVERSTANDARD
Back in November we wrote about the upcoming movie 'Chaos Walking' starring Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley and Mads Mikkelsen in the lead roles, where we see a future where everyone can hear men's thoughts and that has affected the women of the planet. Suddenly, Viola shows up (Daisy Ridley), and the plot thickens.
Lionsgate has released a film clip where Mads Mikkelsen's character tell us about the phenomenon 'The Noise', so both Viola and the audience understand it.
Chaos Walking is based on the book 'The Knife of Never Letting Go', which is the first part of the Chaos Walking trilogy.
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Lassie has nothing on this sweet pup that saved a teenage girls life!
A dog was howling and a girl was saved. The story sounds like an episode straight from the old TV show 'Lassie', but it took place this week in Holland Michigan on Lake Michigan.
The frightening story happened on Idlewood Beach (which is just north of Holland). A 15 year old girl went out on an adventure looking at the ice formations and found herself in trouble. It was her pup that started howling and led rescue workers to her. According to Mlive..
Upon an initial search, officials could see the dog to the west of the beach's access point. Rescue workers deployed a drone and upon searching the ice formations the female was found at the bottom of a ledge approximately 1,000 feet off shore.
The young lady was not in the water, but was on a shelf in the ice formations. The girl and her dog were both brought to the shore safely and all of the rescue workers were safe as well.
Once again this tale proves why a dog is a man's best friend!