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Here’s Why Black Unemployment Has Gone Through The Roof. What Say You! Candidates for President?
I have a question for those candidates run for President? What is your plan to deal with the disproportionate Minority Unemployment? And in the absence of a will you support THE CIVIL RIGHTS TO PLATINUM RIGHTS MOVEMENT? Each Week we highlight jobs on Africa Job Station. This week’s Featured Employer is Total Group with more than 450 Open positions in Africa.
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Here’s Why Black Unemployment Has Gone Through The Roof
The public sector is the most important source of employment for African-Americans and a key source of high-paying jobs, especially for black women, according to a study by the U.C. BerkeleyDepartment of Labor. African-Americans are 30% more likely to hold government jobs than other workers; from 2008-2010, 21.2% of black workers were employed in the public sector, compared to just 16.3% of non-black workers.
The numbers explain why African-Americans have been hit so much harder by government budget cuts and layoffs than their non-white counterparts. The black unemployment rate was a staggering 16.7% in August — double the 8% unemployment rate for whites. The white unemployment rate has actually fallen, down from 8.7% last year, while the black unemployment rate has risen from 16%.
At the same time, the public sector continues to eliminate jobs, including 17,000 in August alone. Overall, government employment has dropped by roughly 600,000 since 2008.
The ongoing contraction of state and local governments suggests that the black unemployment trends aren’t likely to reverse any time soon. The prospect is perhaps most alarming for black youth, 46.5% of whom are now unemployed.
On behalf of the July 18 Committee, an initiative of members of Africa Heritage Society (“AHS”) www.africa-heritage.com I have the pleasure of inviting you to observe Monday, 18 July 2011 being the day that has been proclaimed as Africa Heritage – Champions of Freedom, Justice, Democracy, and Equality Appreciation Day. We plan to observe the day with activities and programs that raise awareness and appreciation of the role played by our champions of change. We will salute not only PresidentMandela but other significant game changing players who have helped shape and define the character of Africa .
As we look back at the last 17 years of democracy, we will find that the majority of us have nothing about the role of change agents in creating the kind of society that we now take for granted. If you have no plans on the 17 July 2011, please indicate your availability so that together we can salute our pioneers of freedom. We will host a gala dinner in honour the champions of freedom and would be grateful if you can join us.
Please find herewith the attached invitation for your special attention.
Open Letter to the U.S Congress, The Senate and The President of the United States. The Anti-Piracy Digital Media Format needs the support of all three branches of government. I have submitted a complete proposal to Micheal Blake Director for Intergovernmental Affairs and while he said there were valid points to my proposal no further action has been taken. I would like this communication to go around the world to gain the support from all those who create entertainment, software, and video game discs to know there is a proposal to stop this madness if only given a full investigation.
Michael you have my information please make contact our nation depends on it. $50 Billion Dollars. Who can afford to ignore even the possibility that we are right. If you agree forward, Tweet and Re Post. Thanks so much!
– PIRACY IS THE WORST ENEMY: Global software piracy cost more than $50 billion in 2009, the Global Music piracy cost more than $17.5 billion in 2009 and the Global Movie piracy cost more than $10 billions and $5 billions only in US According to the MPA
Some 43 percent of computer programs used worldwide were illegal copies in 2009, says the Business Software Alliance. Losses top $50 billion, and in some countries more than 90 percent of software is illegally copied.
The amount of pirated software being used around the world edged toward 50 percent in 2009 as personal computer markets grew in Brazil, India and China.
An average 43 percent of software used in 2009 was illegal, up from 41 percent in 2008, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA). While the rampant piracy cost companies some $51 billion (40 million euros) in 2009, losses were three percent less than in 2008.
BSA estimates 28 percent of software on German computers was illegal in 2009, and the value of that software was comparatively high at 1.59 billion euros ($2.02 billion).
Significant financial loss
Georg Herrnleben, BSA director for Central and Eastern Europe, said more significant financial loss probably occurs in the companies rather than in the private sphere. While private users are more likely to install pirated software on their computers, the financial implications of that trend have yet to be studied.
“Companies naturally always use multiple computers, but they also tend to use much more complex and expensive software,” Herrnleben told Deutsche Welle.
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Rates differ by country
Software piracy rates decreased in 54 of the 111 surveyed economies. The rates stayed the same in 38 and increased in 19. In the Republics of Georgia, Moldova and Zimbabwe, they were more than 90 percent.
“We are certainly dealing with a situation in which piracy rates in the so-called Western European countries – in industrialized countries – are less than in Eastern Europe,” Herrnleben said. “However, we need to keep in mind that piracy rates in Western Europe have stayed the same or even increased a bit. In comparison, we’re seeing an ongoing positive trend in Eastern Europe in which piracy rates are decreasing.”
The United States engaged in the least amount of software piracy in 2009, with 80 percent of the software on its computers being legal. Japan and Luxembourg followed with 79 percent of their software being legally installed.
All businesses affected
According to BSA vice president Jeffrey Hardee, software piracy affects small and medium-sized companies as well as multinational corporations. If software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region were reduced by 10 percentage points, regional economies would gain $41 billion, with 435,000 jobs and $5.4 billion in taxes being created, he said at a press briefing.
BSA focuses its legal efforts on companies while using public relations measures to appeal to the ethics of individual users in an effort to convince them to pay for their software, according to Herrnleben.
Illegal software, he noted, may also make company databases vulnerable to hackers as unregistered programs often do not receive security updates.
“There is also a factor of lost effectiveness; software is an extremely important tool and is necessary to do good work,” Herrnleben said. “That’s why we generally focus our criminal and civil law activities on companies.”
At the beginning of May, BSA started a 30-day grace period in Germany during which companies can register the software they use and correct any illegalities without facing repercussions.
The President of the United States of America joined an eager Facebook Audience with a Chat Box that was nothing short of Historic. Mark Zuckerberg was personable and a natural for his position in life. We are in an ageless society where the individual can indeed rise to the highest office in the land and happen to host 500 Million friends for 10 hours a day on average checking in 5 times a day. Brilliant opportunty for not only to hear from the President but to hear from fellow Americans, Europeans and others who joined the Chat. Limited to an hour the President was introduced at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard time. The brilliance of Facebook TV on Livestream were the additional sessions during the afternoon and evening. For the first time in 9 years I found information that will allow entrepreneurs to instantly access online funding tools such as INDIEGOGO. During a Facebook panel discussion Indiegogo was mentioned to develop online Campaigns to assist you will initial funding. As WCN is building an audience to monetize streaming video creating the first Interactive IPTV Network where viewers can instantly buy anything seen we have chose to launch a INDIEGOGO Campaign over the next 60 days. Opportunities for Co Executive Producers and even fans who may want to be part of history.
Thank you Mark Zuckerberg for hosting this event and the panel discussions that continues thereafter. Check out our Indiegogo Campaign and be part of history.
Our Story
We are advocates for Social Transmedia Brandcasting
Determining that Transmedia represents the focal point of the multicultural revolution Jay O’Conner created the mission to “Bridge the Gap Change Mindsets and Transform Cultures through Love Acceptance & Diversity” television programming.
He has gathered an incredible team of professionals who have helped him mold that vision into a premier world class television network and communications company reaching into Motion Pictures, Publishing, Radio and Television. World Colours Network is OUR Network is our premier campaign providing ownership to our investors, employees, and audiences around the world.
Our focus is creating a new revenue stream via merchandising product placement opportunities in streaming video on WCN Networks as well as serving the Fashion, Sports and Music Industries monetize content.
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Our goal is simple we have a technology that will allow viewers to instantly purchase anything seen via Streaming video. We are positioned to help reduce Piracy by using Product Placement Advertising providing companies instant access to customers at a introductory cost of .60 cents per click.
Consumers will be able to Love it, Click and Buy it. WE will create jobs and save billions in lost revenue because of the boot legging of CD’s DVDs, Software and Video Gaming Disks.
What We Need & What You Get
We are launching a television show called I WANNA LAUNCH A GLOBAL BRAND. The WCN Original television show is a Reality TV show for the search of the President of WCN Global Sales, Marketing and Merchandising Division along with a team of 20 Associates that we will find using Linkedin.
The money will be used for Pre-Production and Syndication fo the Show via both the Web and Traditional TV in 180 Countries around the world. The show which will be a cross between The NBC’s Apprentice and ABC’s Shark Tank and Candidates will be chosen and tested by linking Content to Advertisers who will prefund their accounts and pay the per click rate for each unique impression.
People who Invest using Indiegogo will receive Life time access to WCN Subscriptions Service and access to all of our programming via the web. We will have specials, promotions and discounts on Advertisers goods and services. But it does not stop there. We are creating Transmedia Revenue Share Communities and by investing and signing up for The Customer Advantage, Social Dish will receive between 5% to 20% of the revenue generated via a Groupon type Daily Deals program. Not just on your purchases but for everyone that you also have join the teams on those websites. sign-up is Free and as we roll out our subscription services those whom invests will also be grandfathered for the service for FREE for LIFE.
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