Reinventing Workers for the Post-COVID Economy

The nation’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will hinge ( ) to some extent ( ) on how quickly show managers can become electricians ( ), whether taxi drivers can become plumbers ( ), and how many cooks can manage software for a bank.

This is likely to prove especially problematic for millions of low-paid workers in service industries like retailing ( ), hospitality ( ), building maintenance and transportation, which may be permanently impaired ( ) or fundamentally transformed. What will janitors ( ) do if fewer people work in offices? What will waiters do if the urban restaurant ecosystem never recovers its density ( )?

Their prognosis ( ) is bleak ( ). Marcela Escobari, an economist at the Brookings Institution, warns that even if the economy adds jobs as the coronavirus risk fades ( ), “the rebound won’t help the people that have been hurt the most.”

Looking back over 16 years of data, Escobari finds that workers in the occupations ( ) most heavily hit since the spring will have a difficult time reinventing themselves. Taxi drivers, dancers and front-desk clerks have poor track records moving to jobs as, say, registered nurses, pipe layers or instrumentation technicians.

COVID is abruptly ( ) taking out a swath ( ) of jobs that were thought to be comparatively ( ) resilient ( ), in services that require personal contact with customers. And the jolt ( ) has landed squarely on workers with little or no education beyond high school, toiling ( ) in the low-wage service economy.

“The damage to the economy and particularly to workers will probably be longer lasting than we think it is going to be,” said Peter Beard, senior vice president at the Greater Houston Partnership, an economic development group.

What’s more, he said, COVID will intensify underlying ( ) dynamics ( ) that were already transforming ( ) the workplace. Automation ( ), for one, will most likely accelerate ( ) as employers seek to protect their businesses from future pandemics

The challenge is not insurmountable ( ). Yet despite scattered ( ) success stories, moving millions of workers into new occupations remains an enormous ( ) challenge.

“We need a New Deal ( ) for skills,” said Amit Sevak, president of Revature, a company that hires workers, trains them to use digital tools and helps place them in jobs. “President Roosevelt deployed ( ) the massive number of workers unemployed in the Great Depression on projects that created many of the dams ( ) and roads and bridges we have. We need something like that.”

勞工轉型以因應後疫情時代經濟

美國經濟能否從新型冠狀病毒影響下復甦，將在一定程度上取決於表演經理們要多久才能變成電工，計程車司機能否化身為水管工，以及有多少廚師能替銀行管理軟體。

這對零售業、餐旅業、建築維修和運輸業等服務業數百萬低薪工人來說，問題恐怕特別大。這些行業可能受到永久性損害或發生根本性改變。若辦公室裡人變少了，工友要做什麼呢？若都市餐廳生態系統繁盛不再，服務生又該如何？

他們的前景是黯淡的。布魯金斯學會經濟學家Marcela Escobari警告說，即使就業機會隨新型冠狀病毒疫情風險消退而增加，「經濟反彈也幫不了那些受創最重的人」。

Escobari檢視16年來的數據發現，今春以來受衝擊最大的一些職業，勞工將很難自我改造。計程車司機、舞者和櫃檯人員轉行從事護理師、舖管工或儀器技工等工作者十分有限。

新型冠狀病毒突然帶走了一大批原本被認為較不容易永久消失的工作，即需與客戶面對面接觸的服務工作。這一衝擊直接打擊到那些僅受過高中教育、在低薪服務經濟區塊中掙扎的勞工。

經濟發展組織大休士頓商會資深副總裁Peter Beard表示：「經濟、尤其是勞工們受害的時間，可能比我們預期的還要更長。」

他說，更重要的是，新型冠狀病毒疫情將強化已經在改變職場的潛在動力，自動化即為一例，由於雇主力求讓自己的企業未來不受大疫情影響，自動化極可能加速。

這項挑戰並非不能克服。然而，儘管有少數成功的例子，讓數百萬勞工轉業仍是巨大的挑戰。

雇用勞工後培訓他們使用數位工具，並幫他們找到工作的Revature公司總裁Amit Sevak說：「我們需要一項針對職業技能的新政。小羅斯福總統大蕭條時期把大量失業勞工投入工程計畫，興建了我們現在使用的水壩、道路與橋樑。我們需要這樣的東西。」

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初開業當然有好有唔好, 例如我哋也聽到其他人的經驗, 說有幾串火喉燒得不夠好. 主要係太生或者燒得不夠香. (令我諗起一開頭 Tori Sho 燒鳥 鳥匠 初開的時候也是同一個問題, 現在已經逐漸改進好了很多!)

I think we were lucky as our Grilled sticks were actually quite decent, and tasted fairly authentic Japanese, despite the chefs origins it tasted more Tokyo > Fukuoka to me in seasonings & cuts. The Negima ねぎま probably gives this clue away too.

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Items we ordered, some we ordered or avoided due to Friends recs:

•Tsukune with Soft Cartilage $46 🌟. Good nankotsu bones texture within

•Neck $45. Our stick was Grilled better than our neighbors stick, it was visually apparent. It's decent

•Chicken Tail ぼんじり $38. This was undergrilled today, despite not looking so. The chicken tail/bum meat's aroma & taste wasn't too extracted yet

•Chicken Oysters ソリレス $60 🌟 . This cut used local HK chicken instead of Japanese chicken like some other skewers, which is expected due to the way its butchered, which fresher chicken is better & easier. Pretty enjoyable

•Chicken & Leek ねぎま $46. This was surprisingly tasteless, in both chicken & leek. Don't know what happened to it. 🙉😕 I also noticed that if u eat this in the Tasting Course, it only comes with 1 piece of Chicken (Oyster instead of Thigh) & 1 piece of leek. Which wouldn't be a ねぎま concept anymore, if ur used to this word representing the はさみ word play concept. Not the Maguro Negima interpretation 🤔

•Platinum Pork Roll with Egg $45. Done very neatly. There are a few in town serving this recipe, comparatively speaking this pork didn't carry a lot of taste & a bit dry chewy. Unfortunate, but fixable in long term..

•Manganji Pepper 万願寺唐辛子 $45 🌟

•Chicken Liver $42 🌟. For Hong Kong context its pretty decent. In HK, for chicken liver I do like Birdie's version, albeit that does taste very Kyushu/Fukuoka in style too

, etc

台積電採購疫苗，尋求美國白宮高層、美國商務部長協助！

U.S. Commerce chief says Taiwan's TSMC asked for help getting COVID vaccines
(Reuters https://ppt.cc/fXUHdx)

美國商務部長(Gina Raimondo)接受路透社採訪時表示：
「已和台積電CEO就COVID-19疫苗取得一案對談。TSMC已和白宮高層尋求幫助。
而美國已正面回應絕對會當一個好夥伴」

台灣一直在努力加速其訂購的疫苗到貨，以應對國內病例的增加，
儘管台灣國內感染率仍然相對較低。

雖然自 5 月中旬國內首次疫情爆發以來，尚未對台灣的晶片生產造成重大影響，但一些美國汽車管理階層本月初私透露給路透社，他們擔心台灣的 COVID-19 可能會影響半導體交貨給美國工廠。

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Monday said she had spoken with the chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) and that he had asked for help getting access to COVID-19 vaccines.

Raimondo told Reuters in an interview "he asked for help in that regard, he has spoken to high level officials in the White House. We have responded and we definitely want to be a good partner and I do think it's helping."

Taiwan has been trying to speed up the arrival of the millions of vaccines it has on order as it deals with a rise in domestic cases, although infections remain comparatively low.

Although there has been no major impact so far on chip production in Taiwan since domestic cases began rising in the middle of May, some U.S. auto executives have told Reuters privately earlier this month they were concerned COVID-19 in Taiwan could impact the flow of semiconductors to U.S. factories.

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我會否選擇科興疫苗

疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 (陰謀論）

疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

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[熱話!!!] 美國疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

【熱話】美國疫苗與黑人的恐怖歴史 | 陰謀論

Lately topic of 疫苗 has been spreading all across the internet. 打or 不打: that is the question.

Whilst doing research I found a particular topic that was very interesting and I want to talk about it.

黑人社區非常dam心疫苗. 來自一個在網上fung cheun的解釋.

在usa racism and racial divide (分化) is a very strong debated topic.

Earlier because of a black man being Murdered in broad daylight it sparked ‘yuw行’ in many USA states.

如今related to 疫苗 so many conspiracy theories appeared. 美國的黑人community甚至西班牙community have conspiracy theories 出來, saying their 人種 is being used for 疫苗實yim.

This has two main supporting points (論點支持)
美國疫苗由一樣叫mRNA的遺傳物質jo sing. So it’s has been rumored to change the dna of certain races. 但最近 it’s been proven that unlike DNA, mRNA is single stranded 單鏈型狀細胞while DNA is double stranded 雙鏈型狀細胞. So it’s very difficult for mRNA to enter the DNA 核子. So it can’t actually change the dna.
the second point has been brought up not only by 黑人社區, it is but one of the biggest conspiracies related to 疫苗. Or even the one of the biggest conspiracy theories in the world. It is that theirs microchip (晶片) inside the 疫苗, is用來跟踪我們人類的行jung. And ‘mok後黑手’ is bill gates... as he wants to enslave humanity.

Actually I feel the root of this fear in regards to 黑人and 疫苗來自 lik si上這個美國不能說的秘密.


-1932年USA government進行一個叫Tuskegee study 一樣東西. In 阿拉巴馬州 found有Syphilis 梅毒傳染beng的一堆黑人男子.

They were lied to by the government that they were receiving ‘meen fuy yi liw’ but they were actually not.
The experiment was to see if 梅毒惡化differently in white people as compared to black people.

This is 建基於相信black people and white people biologically is different. Or that black people is 不及white people的.

Though those black men after were never treated, 1943年even though invented 能對抗梅毒的yuek, it was never given to those black 男子. 甚至之後they went on to cheun yim their wives and children.

Although ‘黑lik si’ is something difficult to change, something can be done now.

-During the ‘yik ching ‘ 美國黑人社區被影響得最深.

因為they are low income人士and also being the air quality they inhabit is comparatively worst than other 社區.

But at the end of the day if more precautions were done by the government in ensuring a better healthcare, no matter what the past is,,, confidence 信心can be built here and now. With our actions here and now.

スズキ・GSX-R（ジーエスエックス-アール）とは、スズキが製造しているオートバイのシリーズ車種である。
GSX-R250・GSX-R250R・GSX250Sコブラ

GSX-R250は、400（1984年）、750（1985年）、1100（1986年）と１年ごとに展開して来たGSX-Rシリーズの末弟として1987年3 月に発売された。新たに開発された水冷４気筒DOHC4バルブエンジンは、SPECと呼ばれるヨシムラデュープレックスサイクロンのOEMエグゾーストパイプを採用し、当時の馬力自主規制値である最高出力45psを14500rpmで発生し、丸目二灯というGSX-R伝統のカウリング（ハーフカウル仕様も存在した）を纏い、スチール製のツインスパーフレームを採用していた。当時盛んであったSP-Fレースを念頭にクロスミッションを採用したGSX- R250SPも1988年に登場した。

1989年2 月には、大径フロントディスク、アルミツインスパーフレーム、4連スリングショットキャブ（GSX-R250は2バレルキャブレター）、補強入りスイングアーム、前後ラジアルタイヤ（リアは18インチ）を採用したGSX-R250Rと呼ばれるモデルが登場し、GSX-R250と併売されるようになった。このGSX-R250RにもSP-Fレースを念頭に置いたGSX-R250RSP（シングルシートカウル、クロスミッション、調整式前後サスペンションを搭載）と呼ばれるモデルが存在した。

250ccクラスのレーサーレプリカモデルでは2ストローク車の人気が高かった事に加え、シリーズ中では比較的発売時期が遅く、いわゆるバイクブームの終焉とも重なり、GSX-R250、GSX-R250Rとも一度もフルモデルチェンジを受ける事無く販売が終了したが、GSX-R250のエンジンは後に発売となったアクロスの、GSX-R250Rのエンジンは後に発売となったバンディット250やカタナ250のベースエンジンとして、それぞれ利用された。

なお、GSX-R250Rの一部外装を取り外したコブラ（COBRA）というネイキッド車も廉価版の位置付けで1989年9月より販売されていた
GSX-R250 / GSX-R250R / a GSX250S cobra

GSX-R250 was released as a pupil at the lowest rank of the GSX-R series that unfolded every 400 (1984), 750 (1985), 1,100 (1986) and one year in March, 1987. I adopted an OEM exhaust pipe of the Yoshimura dupe Rex cyclone to be called SPEC, and four water-cooled cylinder DOHC4 valve engines developed newly occurred in 14500rpm in best output 45ps which was then horsepower self-imposed restraint value and wore a cowling (there were the half cowl specifications) of the GSX-R tradition called two circle eyes lights and adopted a steel twin spar frame. GSX- R250SP which adopted a cross mission appeared in the mind in a prosperous SP-F race in those days in 1988.

In February, 1989, a model called GSX-R250R which adopted large diameter front desk disk, Mitsu Al in spar frame, four consecutive slingshot cabs (GSX-R250, 2 barrel carburetor), entering reinforcement swing arm, front and back radial (the rear, 18 inches) appeared, and it came to be done GSX-R250 and 併売. There was a model called GSX-R250RSP (equipped with single seat cowl, cross mission, adjustment-style front and back suspension) which took a SP-F race into consideration in this GSX-R250R.

The release time was comparatively late and was piled up with the end of so-called motorcycle boom of the series, and sale was finished without GSX-R250, never receiving full model changeover with GSX-R250R, but, as well as the popularity of two stroke cars having been high in the racer replica model of the 250cc class, as for the engine of GSX-R250, the release and the engine of GSX-R250R of the across that it was it were used as release and bandit 250 that it was it and a base engine of sword 250 each later later.

In addition, the Ney kid car called the cobra (COBRA) which removed decoration partly of GSX-R250R was sold by the positioning of the cheap edition from September, 1989

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0:00　星星之火　A Single Spark
2:52　延續和決裂　Continuity and Rupture
6:02　流言蜚語　Rumors and Slanders
8:56　夢　Dream
11:26　這不是請客吃飯　This Is Not a Dinner Party
14:50　社會主義還是人類滅絕　Socialism or Human Extinction

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繼 2018 年金音獎入圍的《炮打司令部》後，中文嘻哈界絕無僅有的共產主義饒舌歌手鍾翔宇與英國製作人 Ransom-Notes 馬不停蹄地聯手炮製出六首歌的新專輯《星星之火》，相較於上張專輯還有如〈保力達B〉、〈偶像的手冊〉等比較詼諧幽默的歌曲，這張專輯顯得更加嚴肅而深入的闡述自己的意識形態。

即使如此，這張專輯並沒有流於自我重複的說教，而是透過自己在美國成長過程親眼目睹的（台灣媒體跟好萊塢電影不告訴你的）具體事實，鍾翔宇戳破所謂的「美國夢」，一層一層爬梳嘻哈音樂如何失去最初的反抗精神、分析爭取勞動權益的困境甚至環保議題。很難想像這麼龐大的知識量被鍾翔宇精巧的放在一張不到 20 分鐘的專輯當中，這樣大膽的嘗試絕對值得你靜下心搭配歌詞細細玩味。搭配 Ransom-Notes 充滿黃金年代風格的編曲，讓嚴肅的歌詞不再難以下嚥。而鍾翔宇精心設計的多韻和不時的好笑 punchline，也展現他想讓歌曲直面普羅大眾的誠意。

批判美國的霸權和當今的社會經濟制度等於動搖了非常多人的基本信念，鍾翔宇也深知這一點。然而看到不公不義的事實而站出來發聲，這是讓鍾翔宇之所以愛上嘻哈的浪漫初衷。《星星之火》這張專輯就如同他的偶像，英國嘻哈詩人 Lowkey 的 “Soundtrack to the Struggle” 一樣，是貨真價實的革命之聲，所有真心想衝破世界當今所面對的困境的人，肯定能從鍾翔宇的音樂中得到啟發。


Shortly after his 2018 album "Bombard the Headquarters" was nominated best hip hop album by the Golden Indie Music Awards, Xiangyu, one of the few openly communist rappers in the Sinosphere, together with his comrade Ransom-Notes from the UK, began working on "a Single Spark." In comparison to his previous album, which contains comedic songs like "Paolyta B" and "the Idol's Handbook," "a Single Spark" takes on a more serious tone and delves deeper into Xiangyu's ideology.

Despite the comparatively somber tone, this new album avoids repetitive preaching. Through sharing his personal experiences and the things he saw growing up in the United States, Xiangyu debunks the so-called "American Dream." Using materialist dialectics, he tells us how hip hop has lost its rebellious essence, and also analyzes power dynamics and touches on topics such as the environment. It is difficult to imagine how Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes were able to condense such a vast expanse of knowledge into an album less than 20 minutes in length. You will not be disappointed should you decide to sit down and listen to such a bold album while studying the lyrics. Reminiscent of hip hop's golden age, Ransom-Notes' beatmaking provides the listener with the sugar that makes the pill easier to swallow. Xiangyu's carefully constructed rhymes and the occasional humorous punch line demonstrate his sincere attempt to make his agitprop more accessible to the layperson.

Criticizing US hegemony and the socioeconomic order of today is tantamount to shattering the fundamental beliefs of many, and Xiangyu is acutely aware of this. The fact that hip hop can serve as a platform for pointing out injustices is what attracted Xiangyu to the genre in the first place. "A Single Spark" is similar to "Soundtrack to the Struggle" by Lowkey, one of Xiangyu's influences, in the sense that it is truly revolutionary in content. Those who genuinely seek to transform the predicaments plaguing our world today will certainly find inspiration in Xiangyu's music.

作詞：鍾翔宇
編曲：Ransom-Notes
錄音：鍾翔宇
混音：鍾翔宇、Ransom-Notes
母帶後期製作：Glenn Schick
繪圖：Bijan Nader Sharifi

Lyrics by Xiangyu,
Beats by Ransom-Notes,
Recorded by Xiangyu,
Mixed by Xiangyu and Ransom-Notes
Mastered by Glenn Schick,
Artwork by Bijan Nader Sharifi.

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