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  1. 12 minutes ago, Mikey4 said:

    Not getting the Taffe hate. His elite athleticism and instincts are unmatched. Just watch how quickly he closes here at 2:22. 

    That's what we need.

    Well, the linebacker was the coverage guy and he was beaten by about 7 yards, Taaffe thought the ball was thrown behind Blue and instead of lighting Blue up, fucked up and went towards the ball. In all, a pretty bad mistake because he knew there was no one between him and the endzone so he didn't play safety.

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  2. 17 minutes ago, Schulz2.0 said:

     

    Do we just send them our old stuff and surplus stuff or do we send them more of what they need? I've bitched about accounting in the past but with where we are now, I hope we are putting a low value on artillery that is past or near expiration. $60 Billion can go a long way if we value artillery at $9.95ea. Fuck replacement cost.

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  3. 2 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:

    I will make sure to bump this thread and the one on Maalik in December.  We will see who is right.  I am not expecting much out of our 6th string running back who is 5'10" and 240 pounds with a fat gut.  Or the quarterback who makes Garrett Gilbert look accurate and poised in the pocket.  But for some weird reason you are a big fan boy of JAGs who transfer.

    But let me check to make sure I understand you.  You think Maalik is going to be good at Duke.  I don't.

    I also think Wisner is much, much better than Red.  You don't.

    Is that right?  Or is there some other point you were making here?

     

     

    I think reading between the lines that he is also saying that you need to chill because your life is in his hands.

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  4. 14 hours ago, F250 said:

    Diane Rhem would have been a cougar in the early 1990s. She is pushing 90 years old now and that isn't a cougar, that's weird fetish territory.

    Next someone is going to tell us about their Terry Gross fetish, hopefully, not over lunchtime.

  5. These apprenticeships offer university-beating salaries (without £45k in student debt)

    Earnings five years after training can top comparable graduate incomes

    Ollie Corfe 22 April 2024 • 7:00am
     
     
     
     
    Female apprentice aircraft maintenance engineer work underneath jet engine
    Engineering is one sector where apprentices can earn more than their graduate peers Credit: Monty Rakusen/Digital Vision

    Apprentices can land higher salaries than university graduates – and avoid being lumbered with £45,000 of student debt, according to new analysis.

    Graduate salaries fall short of those of their peers who did apprenticeships in subjects including engineering and construction.

    Not only do these apprentices out-earn their peers, they avoid being saddled with huge levels of debt and actually make money as they learn. 

    Among apprentices, those in the engineering sector – specialising in electricity generation, water provision or construction – were found to be taking home the highest pay, at £39,200 on average after five years. Graduates of engineering degree courses were earning £36,500 after the same period. 

    Apprentices in building and construction made £34,700 after five years, exceeding the £32,395 median for those who had studied architecture, building and planning courses at university. 

    A similar story played out in agriculture (£31,300 versus £25,000) and media and communications (£29,400 versus £24,800).

    Part of this may be down to the relative immediacy with which apprentices tend to find jobs, often with the same employer they trained under. 

    Over three-quarters of apprentices (77pc) were in sustained employment one year after completing their apprenticeship, compared to 62.5pc of graduates.

    Apprentices made a median annual salary of £27,700 five years after qualifying in the 2020/21 tax year, according to data from the Department for Education (DfE). Graduates from degree programmes have comparable earnings of £29,900.

    Money in the bank – and no debt

    While university tuition costs £9,250 a year, apprenticeships are entirely funded by government and the employer, and offer a state-guaranteed minimum wage while learning. 

    Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, a think tank, said: “On wages, the returns to apprenticeships can be excellent. They are, in a sense, jobs with training attached. So by the end of the course, an apprentice could be experienced in work, have a degree and avoid being in debt.”

    The minimum hourly rate that apprentices under 19 or in their first year are entitled to increased from £5.28 to £6.40 in April. Over the course of a year, deducting the mandatory minimum 20pc of time spent studying, this works out to just under £10,000.

    For the average graduate in England, meanwhile, a degree now comes with an average outstanding student loan balance of £45,000. The latest “Plan 5” loans scheme lowered the threshold above which 9pc of salary goes towards paying off the debt to £25,000, and extended the term after which they are wiped out to 40 years.

    Applying long-term forecasts by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – the interest charged by the Student Loans Company tied to the RPI – a typical graduate will be making repayments for 34 years.

    Mr Hillman added: “However, data on earnings always takes a relatively short-time horizon – like five years – when a working life is likely to last for decades. A traditional university-based degree is designed, when it works well, to deliver lifelong transferable skills. As such, most graduates can expect decades of salary increases.

    “One fear about some apprenticeships is that, while the salaries immediately afterwards are often good, especially in some specific areas, they may level off later in life. At the extreme, imagine for example that you’ve done an apprenticeship in an area of finance where humans come to be largely replaced by AI. At that point, the returns from the apprenticeship could fall hugely.”

    Stephen Isherwood, of the Institute of Student Employers, a non-profit, said: “While financial considerations are important, it’s crucial students work out what pathway suits them and this will vary from career to career – apprenticeships aren’t always available at the level, in the sector, and in the location someone may want.”

    Spike in demand

    University has become the default route into adulthood. There were roughly 480,000 undergraduate entrants in England in 2023 – up 23pc on 2013. This wasn’t always the case. 

    Apprentices reigned supreme in the not-too-distant past, with over half a million starting training each year a decade ago. While this tally has trickled down to around 350,000 since, a resurgence is under way.

    Some 59pc of young people aged 13 to 17 are considering an apprenticeship, according to  Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), and there was a 62.4pc uptick in search volumes year on year. 

    UCAS sought to explain why demand was so strong – yet starts remained lower than 10 years ago. With no centralised service, the application process was found to be far more burdensome than that for a degree. Just half of apprentices said their experience of applying was positive, compared with 90pc of university and college applicants. UCAS subsequently released a searchable tool for apprenticeships last October.

    Among those who were interested in an apprenticeship but ultimately didn’t pursue one, the most common reason, cited by 61pc of respondents, was there weren’t any apprenticeships on offer near them.

    A spokesman from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) said: “More and more people are waking up to the opportunities apprenticeships offer and how they suit many learners.

    “Demand is currently outstripping supply – we would like to see even more apprenticeships being made available by employers, they are a fantastic way to get into work.”

    A spokesman for Universities UK, an advocacy group for higher education institutions, said: “Studying at university is valuable far beyond earning potential for graduates. However, even when looking at income alone, going to university is still a good investment, with graduates over £100,000 better off across their lifetime – even with taxes and loan repayments taken into account. 

    “This data is limited and does not reflect the substantial increase in earnings as graduates progress in their careers after establishing themselves in their first five to 10 years.”

     

  6. 9 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

    It was run by a central agency who answered to the internationals. Bosnia could request funds, for say teacher salaries. It would be discussed and if approved, funded.

    Again, not the same model for Ukraine, very different situations, but it existed, was supported, and provided central oversight. It kept the politicians out of it. A lot more administrative, etc. Bunch of damn finance people and engineers.

     

    So not the IOC.

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  7. 23 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

    I was not part of it, but do not recall any announcements. If anything people got pissed because they COULD NOT get away with shit. Corrupt judges were fired, etc.

    There was a lot of oversight. It was never a Bosnian put in charge. I think only EU citizens ran it. Again, I was not part of it. I was way down in the weeds.

    And I am not saying this is the solution. I am saying groups like this have been done before under EU/US leadership and guidance. To be honest, who the fuck cares about any other groups, maybe the Japanese, Koreans and Aussies get onboard. India? Go fuck a goat.

    I was just curious. It seems like when billions are available for a reconstruction project run by politicians, graft seems rampant.

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