Devastated the worlds labor force with new n numbers showina dramatic reduction in work hours. The International Labor organization suggests that 17 of the worlds working hours were wiped out in the Second Quarter of this year. The Un Agency Says thats the equivalent of nearly 500 million fulltime workers losing their jobs. It compared the hours worked with last years october to december quarter. North and south america saw the largest drop at 28 . Working hours contracacted 17. 5 in europe and central asia. Other regions had hours shrink by around 15 . The ilo projects global labor income between january and september decline by 10. 7 from thee same period last year, a decrease worth 3. 5 trillion. It is clear that suppoport f jobs and labor income will need to be maintained and sustainine and continue into next year. Thats required to keep employment, businesses and incomes afloloat. He ilo director general stressed the need to continue economic measures over the long term. Japan cou
Me about her strange inheritance and how it turned her into a sort of time traveler, right back to her fathers harrowing past. My name is Miriam Friedman morris. My father, David Friedman, a painter and holocaust survivor, left me a diary, tagebuch fuer Miriam Friedman. As i read it, the diary led me on a remarkable journey that continues to this day. Miriam, im jamie. Hi. Welcome. Miriam wrote us an email that said. It was so impassioned, i had to meet her. My goodness. Look at all of this. I feel like im in fineart gallery or a museum. Tell me about your parents. My parents were both holocaust survivors, and in 1954, we moved from israel to new york. In her minds eye, little miriam sees only gauzy pictures of her fathers past. He doesnt tell her all that much. She knows he was a painter, who, in world war i, drew combat scenes on the russian front and was decorated for bravery. But shes in the dark about the full scope of his artistic career, including hundreds of drawings of top per
Im jamie colby, and today, im driving in the San Francisco bay area in benicia. Im here to meet two brothers who wrote to me, saying theyve inherited a pretty hefty haul. My mission to assess the gravity of their situation. My name is ron wagner. My father was bill wagner, one of the most prolific artists of his day. My brother and i realize that his art should never be judged by the pound, but the situation does weigh on us. I meet ron at his Fathers House here in benicia. Hi, ron. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Its nice to meet you. Its clear from the front porch that his dad was a creative and colorful guy. My dad painted every one of these tiles individually by hand. And theres lots more inside. Yes, im coming inside. Yes. Suddenly, im surrounded by this strange inheritance. Ron, the door was just a tease. Every room is covered in painted tiles. Look at this incredible and thats just the beginning. His fathers art studio is jam packed with thousands more. This is all your dads . This is just
Im jamie colby, and today, im driving in the San Francisco bay area in benicia. Im here to meet two brothers who wrote to me, saying theyve inherited a pretty hefty haul. My mission to assess the gravity of their situation. My name is ron wagner. My father was bill wagner, one of the most prolific artists of his day. My brother and i realize that his art should never be judged by the pound, but the situation does weigh on us. I meet ron at his Fathers House here in benicia. Hi, ron. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Its nice to meet you. Its clear from the front porch that his dad was a creative and colorful guy. My dad painted every one of these tiles individually by hand. And theres lots more inside. Yes, im coming inside. Yes. Suddenly, im surrounded by this strange inheritance. Ron, the door was just a tease. Every room is covered in painted tiles. Look at this incredible and thats just the beginning. His fathers art studio is jam packed with thousands more. This is all your dads . This is just
Which is to say colleges, this year in particular, are starting to see buyer resistance. People are thinking very hard about whether they really want to spend 50,000, 60,000 a year and up. Everytime people fine out what the tuition is, its like, i cant believe how expensive it is. Theyre not seeing that as a good buy. Especially if its financed by debt. Right now a lot of colleges are dealing with this price discrimination thats what Financial Aid is, they figure out how much you can pay and thats the price for you because i like you. Thats what is going on. Youre seeing some schools actually having a Credit Rating downgraded bid moodies because they look at their Business Model and doesnt see it sustainable. Enrollments are dropping, and within colleges youre seeing Humanities Departments done New York Times has a piece on this recently. The Humanities Department losing their majors majors and enrolles because people dont want to major in the humanities because theyre concerned about