Carpe diem its allure. This is not the original sense of the phrase as used by Horace. In modern English, the expression "YOLO", meaning "you only live once", expresses a similar sentiment. In the 1989 American film "Dead Poets Society", the English teacher John Keating, played by Robin Williams, famously says: "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary." Later, this line was voted as the 95th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute. The television series "Community" later satirized the film with the recurring character of Professor Whitman, a comedically eccentric version of Williams' character who uses "Carpe
Per diem other non-foreign locations - and also Per Diem Committee provides worldwide per diem rates (from GSA for CONUS and from State Department for foreign countries). In occupations that pay an hourly wage, "per diem" is calculated as an hourly rate and paid in addition to the contractor's base pay. The following example demonstrates the method for calculating hourly per diem rate assuming a 40-hour work week with consecutive weeks on site: Some contract staffing companies pay contractors an all-inclusive rate to avoid the accounting complexity of per diem tax deductions. Thus, assuming a base salary pay of US$55/hour for example,