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Mercury in retrograde 2022—hold on tight during FOUR retrogrades this year
Mercury in retrograde 2022 will start the year off with a bang and as there are multiple retrogrades this year, mark your diaries!
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By Stephanie Campos-Powell published 12 January 22
Mercury in retrograde 2022 screams new year, new you! However, this year we will experience four Mercury retrograde periods (one more than in 2021), and most retrogrades will have the planet of communication traveling through two zodiac signs.
Of all the astrological events in 2022, we're guessing there's one planet's movements you're concerned about. If you've checked out your 2022 horoscope, it's likely you're the kind of person who keeps abreast of planetary shifts.
We've already been catapulted into the new year with the combined efforts of Venus in retrograde 2021 and Jupiter in Pisces 2021—2022.
Each retrograde period offers us a chance to slow down and to review. If we do not revisit the past, we can't learn from it. Retrogrades aren't just here to encourage your ex to text you, they're here to inspire growth through revision and reflection.
With the most infamous of the planetary retrogrades, you know the drill. Mercury retrogrades can cause miscommunication, misunderstandings, bring out people from your past, technical issues, and more.
By taking a closer look at each retrograde period this year, you'll have some better insight on how to address the archetypal energies at play. So, open up your iCal and type in these Mercury retrograde dates so you can have a cosmic reminder while you're on the go.
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When is mercury in retrograde 2022?
January 14—February 4, 2022.
May 10—June 3, 2022.
September 10—October 2, 2022.
December 29, 2022—January 19, 2023.
Mercury retrograde will occur in Aquarius and Capricorn; Gemini and Taurus; Libra and Virgo; and will end with Capricorn in the final days of the year.
Here's what to expect during these retrogrades and don't forget to take the Mercury retrograde shadow period into account too.
Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius and Capricorn: January 14—February 4
Mercury in Aquarius asks us to develop a detached perspective. We're better able to understand others if we distance ourselves from heightened emotions and triggers and try our best to understand others' perspectives and motivations.
Aquarius is an innovative zodiac sign that is forward-thinking and always pushing the envelope. With Saturn and Uranus as its ruling planets, Aquarius asks us to think outside the box and to reconsider structures within society. Who was this system built for–and does it deserve to last until the end of time? We may see shifts on a collective level when it comes to long-standing structures and systems in place.
This retrograde period may have us itching for change or dealing with unexpected events. On January 14, the day Mercury stations retrograde, it will form a tense aspect with Uranus, the planet of surprise and rebellion.
Our personal retrograde stories will start off with a bang and this is a day to pay attention to what comes up, conversations you have, or themes that arise. Don't be surprised if you have a sudden change of heart or thought–mental breakthroughs and ah-ha moments abound under this aspect.
On January 27, Mercury will re-enter Capricorn, creating a cosmic shift in energies. This shift will have us thinking back to the end of December, the last time Mercury traveled through Capricorn. Conversations, themes and people from this time period will likely resurface.
There is more work or hashing out that needs to be done. Capricorn is a goal-oriented sign and is eager to create lasting change from a practical perspective. You may find yourself releasing yourself from people or situations that no longer serve you, especially as Mercury retrograde meets with Pluto, the planet of power and transformation, on January 30.
Mercury Retrograde in Gemini and Taurus: May 10—June 3
Our Spring retrograde kicks off in the sign of Gemini, one of the air signs, which is one of Mercury's favorite signs to be in.
When Mercury is in Gemini, it's at home or has the natural resources to do all types of Mercurial things like communicate, learn, process information, and share with others.
During this time, in particular, we often see more pronounced and cliche retrograde happenings from phones breaking, iCloud storage filling up, sending emails with typos, miscommunication, and loads of gossip. Travel issues also can crop up–if you have a trip planned, get to the airport early. If you have an important interview or meeting, make sure to build in extra time into your commute.
On May 24, Mercury moves from playful Gemini into grounded Taurus. As a fixed sign in the zodiac, Taurus' energy thrives on stability. Mercury's backpedaling through Taurus may have us reviewing some of our values and beliefs.
Taurus has firm and solid (some might say stubborn) opinions. This period of reflection asks us if our perspective is the only one to consider. What can be learned or gained by reviewing our values and beliefs? Financial matters may also become a focus.
It's time to budget accordingly and review your finances. Do you really need a subscription to five different streaming services? This is a time to reorient your relationship with money and the conversations and beliefs you hold around finances and abundance.
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Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn: December 29—January 19, 2023
Next up, Mercury retrograde meets Libra, and our communication matters get personal. Mercury in Libra desires to keep the peace at all costs, but Mercury retrograde reminds us that stuffing issues under the rug means that we will just have to deal with them at a later date.
While we may prefer to maintain a diplomatic edge when communicating with others, it will be hard to repress any issues within our closest partnerships. Libra is all about balance and partnerships. Keeping the peace so others' feel comfortable and content won't suffice any longer.
This retrograde reminds you that your needs matter and discussing issues can lead to productive healing and a stronger foundation moving forward.
On September 19, Mercury retrograde in Libra will form an opposition with bold Jupiter in Aries. Jupiter is the planet of growth, luck, excess, and abundance. When these two planets sit opposite one another in the sky, our mental world–thoughts, opinions, and ideas–all expand.
We may find ourselves fiercely defending our beliefs and doing so with a warrior's mentality thanks to Jupiter in Aries. It can be hard to keep our thoughts to ourselves and it's easy to over-promise or go over the top around this time. This energy can manifest as combative, so taking time to step away and process before reacting is key.
On September 24, Mercury retrograde re-enters Virgo. Mercury is also the natural ruling planet of Virgo, which means it performs at its peak potential in this zodiac sign.
Mercury in Virgo is the editor of the zodiac and distills information. It can easily get caught up in perfectionist tendencies and has a knack for anxious thinking. Misunderstandings are natural during Mercury's backspin in Virgo, and we may find ourselves readjusting our daily routine.
At the tail end of the year we will have a chance to teleport back to the beginning of 2022 and the end of 2021. Mercury will go retrograde in Capricorn for the second time this year.
Think back to the first week of February, more specifically February 1 to 3. This is the last time Mercury retrograde sat at 24 degrees Capricorn. On December 29, Mercury stations retrograde at exactly 24 degrees, picking up where we left off in our personal retrograde stories from earlier this year.
What lessons have you not fully implemented from that time period? This is your chance to level up and make a lasting change, leaving behind patterns and people that don't align with your highest good.
Find 24 degrees Capricorn in your astrology birth chart to see where this energy will play out in your personal retrograde story.
Stephanie Campos-Powell
Stephanie Campos-Powell is a Mexican-American astrologer, modern mystic, writer, editor, and serious cat lover. She's got four obnoxious planets in Leo and thanks the stars every day for her grounding Virgo moon. Reading celebrity birth charts just puts the wind in her sails, and so does Zumba. In her spare time, you can find her helping others step into their power with the help of magic, spellwork, astrology and various healing modalities. And creating passive-aggressive astrology memes about her loved ones.
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Queens Birthday Weather: Rain, Sun, Wind and Warmth
If you're heading away this weekend for the last national holiday in almost 5 months you should be prepared for rain, sun, wind and warmth says WeatherWatch.co.nz.
Head weather analyst Philip Duncan says a system brewing in the northern Tasman Sea (that brought the spectacular waterspouts to New South Wales on Monday) is heading towards us – but not before a large high, currently over the country, is finished with us.
"We have windy weather to start with in the north, with rain clouds moving in on Saturday and Sunday across many parts of the country and then winds easing".
See the official Queen's Birthday Weekend Forecast, region by region, by clicking here.
Mr Duncan says Queen's Birthday Monday will see winds turn to "our warmest wind direction", the North West. "Monday will be a warm day across the country but it could be wet in Otago, Southland, the West Coast, the Nelson Ranges and eastern Bay of Plenty and East Cape with sunny or mostly sunny weather elsewhere".
WeatherWatch.co.nz says Christchurch should be the driest centre this weekend with Napier and Hastings also fairly dry apart from some light rain on Sunday.
Heaviest rain will be over the West Coast where rain will fall for most of the three days this weekend.
Mr Duncan says other forecasters are saying rain could start in Auckland as early as Friday evening but that data used by WeatherWatch.co.nz still points towards the rain clouds moving in on Saturday afternoon or evening.
"The reason for the differing forecasts is due to the fine line between dry weather and heavy rain. The rain will be pushed up hard against our departing high…if the high weakens, even only by a small amount, it could mean a significant change in the arrival of rain clouds".
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Doug Bowker on 2/06/2011 9:34am
Slight drizzle in the Wekaweka ( just above the Waipoua Forest ) but the wind is up quite strong with some good gusts to boot. We get the Nor'Easter quite strong given the highest point in Northland is not far away and we're up around the 300 metre mark above sea-level. The surrounding hills don't seem to protect us from the wind. 19C
Guest on 2/06/2011 2:50am
Red sky this morning in Auckland. Look like the rain is coming…..
Dave on 2/06/2011 2:22am
I go with you guys Phil. We have found Metservice over forecast wind & rain to protect themselves. As fishermen we are always watching weather & so far have found you guys are spot on.
Cheers Dave
WW Forecast Team on 2/06/2011 2:29am
Hi Dave – thanks for the support – time will tell who is correct!
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Derek on 2/06/2011 12:57am
Rain has already started in Whangarei Phil, been cloudy all morning and threatening and finally it arrived. Whether it will be intermittent or not reamins to be seen. Wind from the east with temp around 15 deg.
Looking like a weekend indoors.
Hi Derek – really appreciate the update from your neck of the woods. Those are just showers in your area (hard to tell when it;'s overcast though!). The true rain band is still way out to see.
Timing with the rain totally depends on this high over us…if it weakens, even a little bit, the rain will arrive early (as MetService are forecasting). We are expecting the high to hold on. it's a good test of the models we use – if we're wrong we'll certainly be looking in to why!


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Law firms today have a lot more to contend with than only a few years ago. The industry is now extremely competitive. In particular, smaller solicitors and freelance legal professionals are challenging the power of the big firms in both cost and quality service. At the same time, a technological revolution is demanding more of legal firms. Digitisation is threatening law firms by widening access to legal information, and putting power into the hands of ordinary people to conduct their own legal business. This includes creating their own wills or patents. Online companies like LegalZoom are already capitalising on this at the expense of law firms.
Legal firms therefore need to recognise the importance of harnessing technology to meet the expectations of a changing industry. 'Brick-and-mortar' firms in particular will be wary of falling demand for legal services at a time when overheads are still high, and perhaps increasing. Providing a vital personal link between clients and legal professionals is something that the internet revolution cannot offer.
Cost efficiency and customer service, as it happens, are areas where a VoIP telephone system can pay dividends. It is an investment which is being made in many other similar industries, including property and recruitment, where reliable, round-the-clock contact with real people is becoming the dominant USP. As VoIP telephony uses the internet instead of a landline connection, companies of all shapes and sizes are recognising its cost benefits and flexibility. Let's see how a law firm can use VoIP to its advantage.
When anyone can conduct an internet search to receive legal advice or perform a basic service, why go to a law firm at all? The ability to be on-call 24-7 is now an expectation for most legal professionals. Luckily, VoIP systems provide the essential features to keep lawyers in the loop with their clients.
Voicemail features such as auto-attendant guide your clients to the relevant department or colleague. Ensure you never miss a call with advanced voicemail services such as voicemail-to-text or -email, and single number reach which allows missed calls to be transferred to other available phones in your network.
Conference calls can be easily hosted on VoIP phone systems, a vital feature for legal professionals coordinating clients, colleagues and related third parties.
Professionals these days often leave the office to do their work. This is especially true in the legal industry, where freelance solicitors and paralegals are taking up a bigger bulk of the market. Even established companies are beginning to change their work practices, allowing employees to create their own schedules and work from home.
VoIP provides complete flexibility of communication within the same network. Whether you are working from home or from the office, you can use the same virtual number to receive and make calls anywhere. And if you're on the way to a meeting or a courthouse, you can link your mobile to your VoIP system so that calls and texts can be received and sent anywhere, anytime.
With the pressures facing law firms today, an efficient communications system is essential. VoIP systems can be programmed remotely to ensure the right people get the right calls. If your firm has multiple divisions or offices, for example for corporate and private clients, group mailboxes can help organise incoming calls. Since VoIP systems only require an internet connection, they can be installed easily, and managed remotely via computer software.
Legal firms will have to adapt to a changing business model, focused on consumer choice and internet competition. VoIP technology provides a range of options for legal professionals, from freelancers working at home, to large-scale corporations with complex sub-divisions and round-the-clock clients. The internet isn't just a threat - it's an opportunity as well.


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Q: Convert a list of values to a time series in python I want to convert the foll. data:
jan_1   jan_15  feb_1   feb_15  mar_1   mar_15  apr_1   apr_15  may_1   may_15  jun_1   jun_15  jul_1   jul_15  aug_1   aug_15  sep_1   sep_15  oct_1   oct_15  nov_1   nov_15  dec_1   dec_15
0       0       0       0       0       1       1       2       2       2       2       2       2        3      3       3       3       3       0       0       0       0       0       0

into a array of length 365, where each element is repeated till the next date days e.g. 0 is repeated from january 1 to january 15...
I could do something like numpy.repeat, but that is not date aware, so would not take into account that less than 15 days happen between feb_15 and mar_1.
Any pythonic solution for this?

A: You can use resample:
#add last value - 31 dec by value of last column of df
df['dec_31'] = df.iloc[:,-1]

#convert to datetime - see http://strftime.org/
df.columns = pd.to_datetime(df.columns, format='%b_%d')

#transpose and resample by days
df1 = df.T.resample('d').ffill()
df1.columns = ['col']
print (df1)

          col
1900-01-01  0
1900-01-02  0
1900-01-03  0
1900-01-04  0
1900-01-05  0
1900-01-06  0
1900-01-07  0
1900-01-08  0
1900-01-09  0
1900-01-10  0
1900-01-11  0
1900-01-12  0
1900-01-13  0
1900-01-14  0
1900-01-15  0
1900-01-16  0
1900-01-17  0
1900-01-18  0
1900-01-19  0
1900-01-20  0
1900-01-21  0
1900-01-22  0
1900-01-23  0
1900-01-24  0
1900-01-25  0
1900-01-26  0
1900-01-27  0
1900-01-28  0
1900-01-29  0
1900-01-30  0
       ..
1900-12-02  0
1900-12-03  0
1900-12-04  0
1900-12-05  0
1900-12-06  0
1900-12-07  0
1900-12-08  0
1900-12-09  0
1900-12-10  0
1900-12-11  0
1900-12-12  0
1900-12-13  0
1900-12-14  0
1900-12-15  0
1900-12-16  0
1900-12-17  0
1900-12-18  0
1900-12-19  0
1900-12-20  0
1900-12-21  0
1900-12-22  0
1900-12-23  0
1900-12-24  0
1900-12-25  0
1900-12-26  0
1900-12-27  0
1900-12-28  0
1900-12-29  0
1900-12-30  0
1900-12-31  0

[365 rows x 1 columns]

#if need serie
print (df1.col)
1900-01-01    0
1900-01-02    0
1900-01-03    0
1900-01-04    0
1900-01-05    0
1900-01-06    0
1900-01-07    0
1900-01-08    0
1900-01-09    0
1900-01-10    0
1900-01-11    0
1900-01-12    0
1900-01-13    0
1900-01-14    0
1900-01-15    0
1900-01-16    0
1900-01-17    0
1900-01-18    0
1900-01-19    0
1900-01-20    0
1900-01-21    0
1900-01-22    0
1900-01-23    0
1900-01-24    0
1900-01-25    0
1900-01-26    0
1900-01-27    0
1900-01-28    0
1900-01-29    0
1900-01-30    0
             ..
1900-12-02    0
1900-12-03    0
1900-12-04    0
1900-12-05    0
1900-12-06    0
1900-12-07    0
1900-12-08    0
1900-12-09    0
1900-12-10    0
1900-12-11    0
1900-12-12    0
1900-12-13    0
1900-12-14    0
1900-12-15    0
1900-12-16    0
1900-12-17    0
1900-12-18    0
1900-12-19    0
1900-12-20    0
1900-12-21    0
1900-12-22    0
1900-12-23    0
1900-12-24    0
1900-12-25    0
1900-12-26    0
1900-12-27    0
1900-12-28    0
1900-12-29    0
1900-12-30    0
1900-12-31    0
Freq: D, Name: col, dtype: int64

#transpose and convert to numpy array
print (df1.T.values)
[[0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0]]

A: IIUC you can do it this way:
In [194]: %paste
# transpose DF, rename columns
x = df.T.reset_index().rename(columns={'index':'date', 0:'val'})
# parse dates
x['date'] = pd.to_datetime(x['date'], format='%b_%d')
# group resampled DF by the month and resample(`D`) each group
result = (x.groupby(x['date'].dt.month)
           .apply(lambda x: x.set_index('date').resample('1D').ffill()))
# rename index names
result.index.names = ['month','date']
## -- End pasted text --

In [212]: result
Out[212]:
                  val
month date
1     1900-01-01    0
      1900-01-02    0
      1900-01-03    0
      1900-01-04    0
      1900-01-05    0
      1900-01-06    0
      1900-01-07    0
      1900-01-08    0
      1900-01-09    0
      1900-01-10    0
      1900-01-11    0
      1900-01-12    0
      1900-01-13    0
      1900-01-14    0
      1900-01-15    0
2     1900-02-01    0
      1900-02-02    0
      1900-02-03    0
      1900-02-04    0
      1900-02-05    0
      1900-02-06    0
      1900-02-07    0
      1900-02-08    0
      1900-02-09    0
      1900-02-10    0
      1900-02-11    0
      1900-02-12    0
      1900-02-13    0
      1900-02-14    0
      1900-02-15    0
...               ...
11    1900-11-01    0
      1900-11-02    0
      1900-11-03    0
      1900-11-04    0
      1900-11-05    0
      1900-11-06    0
      1900-11-07    0
      1900-11-08    0
      1900-11-09    0
      1900-11-10    0
      1900-11-11    0
      1900-11-12    0
      1900-11-13    0
      1900-11-14    0
      1900-11-15    0
12    1900-12-01    0
      1900-12-02    0
      1900-12-03    0
      1900-12-04    0
      1900-12-05    0
      1900-12-06    0
      1900-12-07    0
      1900-12-08    0
      1900-12-09    0
      1900-12-10    0
      1900-12-11    0
      1900-12-12    0
      1900-12-13    0
      1900-12-14    0
      1900-12-15    0

[180 rows x 1 columns]

or using reset_index():
In [213]: result.reset_index().head(20)
Out[213]:
    month       date  val
0       1 1900-01-01    0
1       1 1900-01-02    0
2       1 1900-01-03    0
3       1 1900-01-04    0
4       1 1900-01-05    0
5       1 1900-01-06    0
6       1 1900-01-07    0
7       1 1900-01-08    0
8       1 1900-01-09    0
9       1 1900-01-10    0
10      1 1900-01-11    0
11      1 1900-01-12    0
12      1 1900-01-13    0
13      1 1900-01-14    0
14      1 1900-01-15    0
15      2 1900-02-01    0
16      2 1900-02-02    0
17      2 1900-02-03    0
18      2 1900-02-04    0
19      2 1900-02-05    0

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TORONTO, ON – Remember Ubuntu for Android?
The effort by Canonical to bring the free open-source operating system to smartphones was fraught with ambitious price points, failed Indiegogo campaigns, and perhaps a flawed approach in its attempt to supplant the Android OS on Android hardware.
While the dedicated Ubuntu Phone that has emerged this year has yet to gain a mainstream audience, one thing Canonical did achieve was to show the possibilities of extending a phone's processing power into a desktop experience.
At its Device Night in downtown Toronto Wednesday night, the software – and increasingly hardware – giant showed off its holiday lineup including the Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950, and Microsoft Band 2.
Among the glitzy new hardware running various creative and Office 2016 capabilities, however, was the company's Lumia 950 phone running on a desktop screen through Microsoft's much-touted Continuum feature, which allows Windows 10 devices to adapt to other form factors.
With Windows 10 running everything from ultrabooks to smartphones to the Xbox One, owners of the Lumia 950, 950 XL and future Windows Phones will be able to plug into a port or dock, which then connects to a desktop monitor. Windows 10 on the smartphone then detects the monitor and switches into desktop mode, allowing the operating system to be accessed like a tower or laptop.
The hardware enabling this are surprisingly minimal. Aside from the smartphone and a monitor, one needs a USB Type-C cable to plug into the device (the Microsoft rep declined to say whether the exact cable needed would come with the phone). This particular setup pictured also uses a "Microsoft Display Dock" (behind the hand in the photo) which goes between the USB cable and the TV input.
While this dock does not have much proprietary tech, it does provide USB inputs for additional accessories, charging capabilities, and HDMI outputs, all of which seem quite handy. There is also support for Miracast, described as "HDMI over Wi-Fi", although this slows down the process.
While the keyboard and mouse are shown here, the rep noted that they are optional. The screen of a Windows Phone can be used for input even as the device powers the desktop experience on the monitor.
It goes without saying that for this type of functionality, the specs matter. While the Microsoft rep noted that the Lumia 950 and 950 XL and later models will be powerful enough to run this feature, tasks are mostly limited to document editing and browsing.
It will be interesting to see whether this function, which is still unique in the market, will help Windows Phones gain traction. For now, the Lumia 950 and 950 XL only sell at the Microsoft Store for CAD $749 and $849 CAD respectively.
The idea to use a smartphone as a portable desktop might not be new, but Microsoft may finally make it happen.


Two glowing eyes peered at me from the shadows: wolves.
I blinked, and there were four eyes. Then six. Then ten.
I did a quick recount. Thirteen? That didn't make sense. Had one lost an eye in a fight?
Ah, it had just been winking. I winked back.
Seven-year-old Kyle sold strawberries on Saturdays. He got exactly six customers every hour; he counted them.
Then one Saturday, between one o'clock PM and two o'clock PM, he had nine customers.


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5 Insanely Important Jobs (We're Running Out Of People For)
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Supply and demand should ensure that we never run out of people to do the really key jobs. If there was a dire shortage of, say, potato chip flavor developers (don't panic, this is strictly theoretical), chip companies would make the salary and perks of the job more attractive, colleges would hype up the benefits of majoring in flavor science, and new blood would enter the field, bringing with them the caramel-and-Worcestershire-sauce-flavored Pringles we truly deserve. But reality is nowhere near that efficient, and we are running out of people for some especially vital jobs. For example ...
Old Programmers Are Dying Off ... And Taking Their Computer Languages With Them
As far as we're concerned, computers are magic. We don't know the technical details of what goes down when we order a book from Amazon or stream truly shocking amounts of pornography, and frankly, we don't want to. That's why we have computer programmers. They do all the important behind-the-scenes work that lets us take complicated technology for granted, and they give us someone to complain about when that technology fails and we can't stream Gilmore Girls on our toaster at three in the morning.
But there's a problem: An enormous amount of our financial data is stored on systems still running ancient programming. Roughly three trillion dollars a day runs through computers still operating on COBOL, a language that was developed in 1959. Everything from ATMs to credit card networks to mortgage payments rely on a system that makes calculator watches look like absurd science fiction. And the majority of people who know how to fix the many problems with COBOL are getting ready to meet their programmers.
It's not as simple as moving everything onto a more modern infrastructure. At this point, the financial system is so intertwined with its COBOL roots that it would be like trying to simultaneously replace all of your veins with fiber optics. A switchover is theoretically possible, but if something goes wrong, the financial data for millions of people could vanish.
Since it would be impractical to make everyone temporarily withdraw all of their money until the problem is fixed, geriatric programmers are making good money running firms that specialize in COBOL. Meanwhile, the industry is rushing to train young programmers (and rehire the old guys they fired because they thought their skills were obsolete). Further compounding the problem is that programmers of the original COBOL systems rarely wrote handbooks, and deciphering someone else's computer code 40 years later is like trying to communicate an elaborate sexual fantasy via slide whistles.
And it's not only banking. NASA once desperately needed to find programmers who knew Fortran to communicate with their Voyager probes. These are by no means insurmountable problems, so don't panic and put all of your money in Dogecoins tomorrow. But it's kind of like suddenly discovering that we have to teach thousands of people Latin to prevent the English language book industry from collapsing.
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The Demand For Oncologists Skyrockets While Supply Plummets
We're living longer than ever, and while that's mostly awesome, it does have some downsides. Now that we're not frequently devoured by wolves, we have to deal with other, increasingly common causes of death, like heart disease or insisting that you could kick everyone's ass in a hot dog eating contest. And then there's cancer.
We need oncologists more than ever, and that's a problem, since burnout is taking a serious toll on that profession. We're estimated to be short 2,500 to 4,000 oncologists by 2020. The burnout can be physical -- you're constantly required to stay up to date on lab results, deal with sudden calls from patients at all hours of the day, and fight for settlements with insurance companies -- but there's also the emotional exhaustion of forming close bonds with suffering patients, having to break difficult news to them, and in some cases, watching them die.
Association of American Medical CollegesThe news isn't really great for other specialties, either.
We need to increase the number of America's oncologists by an estimated 40 percent by 2025 merely to keep up with the need. Improving medical care is going to make us better at surviving other diseases, which means more people are going to be confronting nature's final boss. To close the gap between the high retirement rates and new trainees entering the field, we'll need hundreds more people to enter oncology programs each year. And we're currently losing them hand over fist. So if you're getting ready for med school and have no issues with emotionally crushing situations, we've found a promising career for you.
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We're Short On Farm Labor Because It's Such A Terrible Job
85 percent of farm laborers are immigrants, and roughly 70 percent of those immigrants are undocumented. And between 2009 and 2016, that workforce decreased by three million people due to deportation. Those who do remain are growing older, and there might not be anyone to replace them.
OK, but isn't that the whole point of deporting undocumented immigrants? To free up jobs for unemployed citizens? In theory, yes ... but not enough Americans looking for work want to get into farming. It's exhausting, physical labor with long hours in harsh weather. One farm started offering Americans $20 an hour, but still couldn't retain workers. 401(k)s? Health insurance? Generous bonuses? None of it makes up for the fact that the work blows, despite what Stardew Valley told you about the appeal of quitting your office job to live in the country.
Norma FloresBut hey, free housing ... assuming you're OK with living in dilapidated communal barracks.
With demand vastly exceeding supply, farmers have had to rethink what they can afford to grow and harvest. Nuts, for example, can be harvested by machines, but peaches require the delicate touch of a human. But replacing human labor with machines means that only a minuscule fraction of employees will be needed in the future. So an entire industry will up and vanish, and then we'll have to think of some new problem to blame immigrants for.
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Nobody Wants To Be A Skilled Manufacturer Anymore
While the United States undeniably has a shortage of skilled jobs that provide stability and security, there's also a huge, undiscussed problem in the opposite direction. We don't have enough people trained to do skilled manufacturing jobs.
MixabestShocking how no one wants a career that will obviously be done by humans forever.
That means factory work, machine maintenance, melting Terminators in giant vats of liquid metal, etc. Up to two million of those jobs will go unfilled over the next decade just because people aren't trained for them. We're literally running out of people who know how to make things that aren't Minecraft videos and snarky Tweets. Do you remember Trump saying that he wanted to bring good jobs back from overseas? Factory CEOs turned around and told him that those jobs are already here, but vacant.
Why the shortage? Well, corporations cracked down on unions, which lowered wages and led to the perception that manufacturing jobs, even skilled ones, were boring, repetitive positions for lower-class bozos. So colleges started de-emphasizing manufacturing skill sets, and graduates in relevant fields, like mechanics and engineering, started dropping accordingly. The industry is turning to automation, but factories still need employees to install and maintain those machines, and even those employees are missing.
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If you're a cartoonish conservative stereotype loudly wondering why "America doesn't build things anymore," it's not because of them lousy foreigners. It's because corporations neglected those jobs, and now nobody wants to do them anymore.
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We Don't Have Nearly Enough Pilots To Meet Our Demand For Air Travel
Air travel is perhaps the modern luxury that we most take for granted. It is a damn wonder that we hurtle through the sky at will, but tell that to the tired, grumpy people in economy. Or wait, maybe you won't have to, because we're running out of people who know how to operate those magical flying machines, to the point where flights are getting cancelled due to a lack of pilots. Obviously there's a lot of training required before you can be trusted with the controls of a jet-powered carrier of human lives. In fact, after the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 (a disaster partly attributed to insufficient pilot training), the people in charge got together and said, "Hey, maybe we should re-examine how much experience pilots need before we let them take off in these soaring hunks of metal and fire that actively defy God."
Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives50 dead bodies do usually lead to some reevaluation.
The result was a whopping 500 percent increase in the amount of flight time required before you can pilot a passenger or cargo plane. That's great from a safety standpoint. The more experienced the better, right? But the unfortunate side effect is that it's turned people away from wanting to become pilots in the first place. Those new requirements, and the north of $100,000 price tag that comes along with all that education and training, make simply becoming an accountant and buying a flight simulator look a lot more appealing.
Boeing predicts that over 600,000 pilots are going to be needed over the next 20 years to fill a demand that's already forced one regional airline into bankruptcy. The aviation industry is trying to respond by offering increased pay and sign-on bonuses, but that's mucking things up for another industry that needs pilots: the military. In 2017, the Air Force announced a "national aircrew crisis" which left them 1,555 pilots short of what they need, and the best thing you can say about that is that Top Gun 2 might actually be topical.
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I appear to be in quite the conundrum.
Greg has up and booked it on me. He's in Chicago worrying about big important stuff and I'm at home worrying about little, not important stuff. Like dinner.
You see, more than anything I want Cafe Rio. I need it in a "Give this pregnant woman a burritio NOW" kind of way. But Cafe Rio is 15 minutes away. And it's freezing cold. And I have plenty of food at home. AND I'm home alone. If it weren't for the home alone part I'd be there straight away. Something about going out to eat all by yourself just depresses the bejeebies out of me. Like I have so little control over my sweet pork cravings that I will show up 100% alone and eat dinner by myself on a cold winter's night for a little taste of a burrito? Yes. Definitely too depressing.
So now I'm eating nasty frozen vegetables that I heated up in the microwave and looking at pictures of Cafe Rio. Worst dinner idea ever.
For the rest of the day I've got Maegen taking over. Ever since I announced my pregnancy news my guest posters have been writing killer pregnancy posts! I swear, all I had to do was get pregnant to cure writer's block for all bloggers everywhere! Kidding. Kind of. I have just been so impressed with the guest posts that have been submitted to me lately, and this one is no exception. Maegen's six reasons to be jealous of a pregnant women are HILARIOUS. Make sure to stop by her blog (or brand new boutique!) and show her some love.
Hello fellow Life of Bon lovers! I'm Maegen from The Modern Tulip blog and The Modern Tulip boutique and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't both thrilled and intimidated by being on Bonnie's blog today talking to all of you! I know guest posts are not our favorites, but I thought, "Hey! If I talk about Bonnie, maybe they'll all stick around"! So that's what I'm going to do. Actually, I'm going to tell you why I'm jealous of Bonnie and her greatest news yet!
one. Pregnant women get to eat whatever the heck they want, whenever they want, no questions asked. This might be my biggest jealousy yet. When I crave Fritos with mustard Jon looks at me like I've gone half mad! If I'm dreaming of 20 hot wings with ranch and a side of fries at 2am Jon tells me to go back to sleep. It's not fair. If I was pregnant I could blame it on the baby and we'd be on our way to Buffalo Wild Wings before the crack of dawn.
two. They are the center of attention. Everyone wants to talk to the pregnant woman. "How are you feeling"? "What's the gender"? "What are your symptoms"? It's like something draws us to pregnant woman. We want to know everything. They are the highlight of the show.
three. You get to have a belly without judgement. Now I know some pregnant women are hormonal about people talking about this. My sister-in-law was never happy when people mentioned her stomach. But I don't think I'd mind people talking about how large my stomach has gotten during my pregnancy or even touching it for that matter. It's not because you are fat, for goodness sake. There is a growing life inside of you! It's the one time in life your expected to have a belly without ridicule. Now ask me this question if I'm ever pregnant and see if I still feel the same way!
five. The maternity clothes. It's not everyday you have a legitimate excuse to go buy new clothes. Even though it's probably annoying that you can't wear some of your favorites pieces in your closet, I find the thought of going and buying a full set of new clothes just for this phase of your life exciting. Not to mention maternity clothes are cuter than non-maternity clothes nine times out of ten.
six. They are hitting a milestone that most of us women dream about. If you are like me, you have dreamt of being a mother for a long time. There is a natural jealousy when it comes to seeing other women hit that milestone in their lives. The major beauty in it is The Lord has the perfect time for all of us!
Come visit me however you prefer via my Blog, Twitter, Instagram, Bloglovin or Facebook. There will be no chronicles of a pregnant woman just yet, but I can ensure there will be sarcasm and many cocktails. One of the few reasons I'm not jealous of pregnant women! Cheers!
Oh my goodness those pictures of Cafe Rio are dangerous! Thank goodness it's so late or I would probably be headed there now! Also, being the center of attention and being asked the same 5 questions over and over gets old pretty fast. I remember getting to a point where I wholeheartedly appreciated any conversation that didn't revolve around pregnancy or baby. Talking about the weather never seemed so riveting... !
Haha Bon, c'mon now! That's what a to-go order is for! :) I don't eat out by myself either. I get too self-conscious, and in my mind, people are judging me for being the loser girl without friends eating out alone. I know, stupid!
Before I got married, my roomie and I were suckers for going to Cafe Rio/Costa Vida at least once a week. I still get those cravings. I'd be willing to go with you sometime, like after school for an early dinner, since we'd both be up in the Jordan area.
My roommate showed me Cafe Rio two years ago, and we literally drive seven hours down to LA twice a year to have it. Holy sweet barbacoa, that place is heaven.
Should mankind use the Bible and the Bible alone for teaching faith and practice? If God's truth is the template for you, then the Bible should be your source for truth.
THREE EXAMPLES OF WHY EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCES ARE NOT RELIABLE SOURCES FOR GOD'S TRUTH.
1. Quote from Pope Francis May 22, 2013: "The Lord created us in His image and likeness, and we are the image of the Lord, and He does good and all of us have this commandment at heart: do good and do not evil. All of us. "But Father, this is not Catholic! He cannot do good.' Yes he can..."The Lord has redeemed all of us,all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us not just Catholics Everyone! Father, the atheist? Even the atheists. Everyone! ....We must meet one another doing good. ' But I don't believe, Father, I am an atheist! But do good:we will meet one another there."
2. Quote from Billy Graham October 20, 1997: "I think everybody that loves Christ, or knows Christ, whether they're conscious of it or not, they're members of the Body of Christ......He's calling people out of the world for His name, whether they come from the Muslim world, or the Buddhist world,or the Christian world, or the non-believing world, they are members of the Body of Christ,because they've been called by God. They may not even know the name of Jesus, but they know in their hearts that they need something that they don't have, and they turn to the only light that they have, and I think they are saved, and that they're going to be with us in heaven."
3. Quote from Doctrine of Covenants -section 130:22 (Mormon supposed divine revelations): The "Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were is not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us.
GOD'S WORD IS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND THE BIBLE ALONE.
I feel like this has nothing to do with cafe rio...or pregnancy. Plenty of other life of bon posts you could haved plagued this with, and actually be on topic. My question is why did you pick this one? Strange indeed.
Bahaha. Ashlee you are hilarious. Yes, Steve Finnell chose an interesting time to strike, didn't he?
How exciting! I'm thrilled to hear it!
We have Cafe Rio too in Montana! it's DA BEST.
Your pictures of food makes me crave better food than my nut bar that I'm eating at my desk right now...jealous to the max. I will concur with Maegan on point 1 for sure!


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Morris | Faith in the nonviolent Christ
Dr. Martin Luther King's fidelity to the gospel of nonviolence continues to inspire and bless us.
Morris | Faith in the nonviolent Christ Dr. Martin Luther King's fidelity to the gospel of nonviolence continues to inspire and bless us. Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: https://memne.ws/2Gk5zrg
Guest columnist Published 8:00 a.m. CT March 30, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr. commemorated with call for nonviolence: "He taught us that we still have a choice to make: nonviolent coexistence or violent co-annihilation," the Rev. Bernice King, his daughter, tells an audience in Atlanta.(Photo: Photo: Associated Press)
A few years ago, on April 4 I had the privilege to interview Andrew Young while he was speaking at a conference of nurses. At 6:01 p.m., the same moment the shot rang out and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fell on the balcony in 1968, I asked Young this question: "What were ya'll thinking when you came to Memphis and stood on that balcony?"
He surprised me with his answer. "We were just young pastors trying to do what we believed God called us to do. We were not trying to change the world. We just wanted to be faithful to the gospel."
I have not forgotten that answer. It led me to ask myself daily, "Am I doing what God called me to do?" In my work at Church Health, I have had the privilege over the past 30 years to care for many people who are the age Dr. King would be and whom Dr. King came to Memphis to serve. The way they relate to me makes me smile every day.
Just recently a 90-year-old African American woman looked me in the eye as I walked in for her visit and said, "There is my cute little doctor." That is not how most people greet me. As I asked her how she was doing, she responded in a way I have heard many times. "I am fine and blessed."
I know that it is true, but I also know that her life has been hard at times. As a housekeeper for a suburban family for almost 50 years, she spent Christmas Day with her work family while her children and grandchildren waited for her to come home. She has had few financial resources, but she has thrived off something I believe Dr. King also possessed and which I long for.
Spiritual capital. This is a spiritual richness that can sustain you even in the midst of deep wickedness.
In 1956, as the Montgomery bus boycott was just beginning, Dr. King made two decisions that would forever impact his life and those who see him as a prophet. He refused to have guns around him for protection, and he came to believe that God's grace was sufficient to sustain him for everything he would do.
I find this to be the most powerful witness he left for those who also seek to do what God has called us to do.
Dr. King's words remain powerful, but his resolve to move toward the light that God set before him, even despite the danger, sets him apart for me -- along with those he inspired to full lives that are fine and blessed.
Rev. Dr. Scott Morris is founding CEO of Church Health in Memphis.
Dr. Scott Morris, founder and CEO of Church Health Center (Photo: TEDxMemphis)
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Adopting this approach we have developed this project for the building of the Herstal City Hall. Our objective: to create it in a surprising and innovative way. The setting up of the building is divided into 2 parts. This allows creating a largely open pedestrian area which lets us discover an inside made of patches of vegetation conceived as a public garden. The choice of tree species and other vegetables has been made according to their flowering, persistence, pigmentation and their smell in order to get a continuously changing nature from March to December.
The pedestal is the base of the parcel of land – a generous surface as a welcome centre. The base is the foundation of the project: it adopts the parcel of land and all its differences in levels and is conceived as a green trail. This difference in height makes it possible for underground floors (car park, printing shop) to benefit from ventilation and natural light.
The base is also the most transparent place, open towards the outside and full of light. This base plays the role of a public space which guarantees the continuity between the inside and the outside. It is a place of exchange, of information, of learning, of communication, a place of life. So all the reception facilities and all the services are accessible to the public on a daily basis.
The floors are made in a similar way. The transparency enables to diffuse natural light and to extend the notion of space by playing down the limits. These places are also open to the outside: covered terraces, central walkways, greens spaces… In order to generate different volumetries according to the needs, heights and levels are variable and spaces are interrelated by a footbridge. This makes the different places accessible to all. From this place a viewpoint through window glasses allows understanding the functioning of the building and offers a clear lecture by putting visually and quickly the different services through to each other.


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Budhji Ka Bas is a village located in Dudu Block of Jaipur district in Rajasthan. Positioned in rural part of Jaipur district of Rajasthan, it is one of the 244 villages of Dudu Block of Jaipur district. According to the administration records, the village number of Budhji Ka Bas is 79607. The village has 9 homes.
According to Census 2011, Budhji Ka Bas's population is 43. Out of this, 23 are males while the females count 20 here. This village has 2 kids in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 2 are boys and 0 are girls.
Literacy rate in Budhji Ka Bas village is 72%. 31 out of total 43 population is literate here. Among males the literacy ratio is 73% as 17 males out of total 23 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 70% as 14 out of total 20 females are educated in this Village.
The Negative part is that illiteracy ratio of Budhji Ka Bas village is 27%. Here 12 out of total 43 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 26% as 6 males out of total 23 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 30% and 6 out of total 20 females are illiterate in this village.
The number of occupied people of Budhji Ka Bas village is 23 still 20 are un-employed. And out of 23 occupied people 20 peoples are fully reliant on agriculture.


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Telstra stifling broadband growth for the last 15 years: Austar CEO
Subscription television industry ideally positioned to be the entertainment portal of the NBN
Tim Lohman (CIO) 03 August, 2009 12:13
Telstra's stake in the Foxtel pay television network has been a major inhibitor to the growth of broadband in Australia according to John Porter, CEO at pay television provider Austar.
Speaking on ABC televisions' Inside Business at the weekend, Porter said intense competition between telecommunications companies on the one hand, and cable operators on the other, had driven competition in broadband services in other countries.
"The biggest issue in the shareholding of Foxtel is Telstra 50 per cent ownership of the subscription television company [which] has stifled the growth of broadband in this country for the last 15 years," Porter said.
Following up Porter's comment, an Austar spokesperson said Foxtel itself had not been able to generate competition due to its being unable to sell broadband services independent of Telstra.
"Optus has been the only competitor in this area but it has had enormous challenges, particularly because of the high costs of programming incurred when Optus and Telstra went to war with the launch of Pay TV," the spokesperson said. "Telstra itself is able to bundle Foxtel with its telco services but Foxtel has not been able to sell any other services using either the cable network or resold services."
In a bid to resolve the issue, the company had previously raised the prospect that Telstra should be required to divest itself of its controlling/veto position in Foxtel in various regulatory submissions, the spokesperson said.
This included the question of whether Telstra should be permitted to retain its 50 per cent ownership of Foxtel if it was also an owner of or participant in the National Broadband Network and/or NBNCo.
"Everyone is aware of Telstra's plans to launch IPTV services and the fact that it has acquired some exclusive online content rights to support that service, such as NRL and AFL," the spokesperson said. "When we speak to people in the cable or telco business in other parts of the world they are astounded beyond belief that Telstra would be allowed to own 50 per cent of Foxtel, have veto rights over its ability to offer competing broadband and telco services and be allowed to have exclusive content rights for on-line services on top of this."
Telstra was contacted for comment but did not respond by the of publishing.
While there was a lot yet to be learned about the shape that the NBN would take, Porter said, Austar was also viewing the network as a major opportunity, particularly as a powerful delivery tool for subscription television.
"The subscription television industry is ideally positioned to be the entertainment portal of the broadband world," he said. "Should the promise of the NBN be reached with a reasonable wholesale offering, you can be assured Austar will be bundling a broadband offering hopefully at very attractive price points with its television service and potentially a voice over IP service as well, so ultimately the triple play to customers in regional Australia."
Having a high speed broadband network, such as the NBN, would be an efficient way for subscription television, such as Austar, to provide value-add services to its customers, the company spokesperson said.
"While satellite is a very efficient way to deliver linear channels Australia-wide, future generations of set-top boxes will also have broadband connections that will allow us to integrate all types of content experiences for the customer.
"The set-top box will integrate linear channels, free to air channels and other downloadable content, such as on demand movies and user generated content from sites such as YouTube - and all of this content will be accessible via a smart user interface which allows for easy navigation, recommendations and so on. It is not about changing what we do today but it is about adding more value."
Austar recently reported its financial results for the half year to June 2009. For the six months ended 30 June 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, revenues increased 8 per cent to $331 million and gross margin increased 9 percent to $186 million.
Profit before interest, tax and significant items was $59 million for the six months, a 15 per cent increase on the same period in 2008
Austar provides of subscription television services in a service area of approximately 2.4 million homes, a third of Australia's total homes, primarily using digital satellite technology. It has about 728,700 subscribers.
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Fatoumata Tambajang is Gambia's new Vice President
Fatoumata C.M. Jallow -Tambajang, the Gambia's political change agent has been appointed as the new Vice President of the new government of President Adama Barrow.
Tambajang has ever been a good mediator engaging opposition parties to create a credible gender-balanced coalition for the 2016 National Elections which resulted to her election as Chair of the Coalition that fought to effect a regime change.
Her appointment was announced on Monday by Halifa Sallah, the Spokesperson of President Adama Barrow at a Press Conference held in Banjul. He further announced that the remaining list of Cabinet ministers will be announced later on State TV GRTS.
Tambajang did great strides to unite opposition members in defeating the former dictator Yahya Jammeh in the December 2016 presidential election, ending his 22 years rule of tiny West African nation.
Fatoumatta C.M. Jallow Tambajang was born on October 22 1949 in Brikama, a trading town in The Gambia. She schooled in the Gambia, Dakar and France. She is a national female icon, mother of eight (8) children and an award winning UNDP-groomed development practitioner focused on gender mainstreaming.
During her work with UNDP and Women NGOs in various leadership capacities for over 20 years in both in stable and challenging environments, including 5 years in war-torn Mano River and Great Lakes Regions leading to her being victim of a rebel hostage situation in 2001 and 2002 she still strived and stuck to her commitment gender parity.
She is a dynamic human rights defender with effective women's rights and political activism in the Gambian mainstream Struggle for Democratic Change against the 21 year dictatorial regime for social justice, poverty alleviation, equity and prosperity.
Last year, she was pinpointed as a mediator engaging opposition parties to create a credible gender-balanced coalition for the 2016 National Elections. She later was elected Chair of the coalition due to her great strides to unite opposition members in defeating the incumbent in December 2016.
Fatoumata was former adviser on women and children affairs to the First President of The Gambia and has chaired the Gambia National Women's Council and represented it at the Gambia National Economic and Social Council for six (6) years bringing about the strengthening of the National Council/Women's Bureau and key women NGOs, empowered women in entrepreneurship, basic education and maternal and healthcare; a marriage bill was also adopted against early marriage; Government also supported the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): 1980 Council's Act.
She was also former Secretary of State (SoS), Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs and engineered reforms and initiated and launched a fund for special needy medical patients – The Sera Jarjue Fund.
She was awarded Gambia's highest national citizen award by the the first Gambian President, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara.
Fatoumata Tambajang
Halifa Sallah
President Barrow
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