Amazon has a great offer for the e-book 7 Money Rules for Life by Mary Hunt ~ $1.99 today only (Regularly, $17.99). You don't need a Kindle to read the e-book. You can download a FREE app (here) to use on just about any computer or smartphone (iPhone, BlackBerry, Android or Windows), iTouch or iPad.
"Americans young and old are flunking their finances. A shocking 77% live paycheck to paycheck with no savings. And 43% of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. In the face of this bleak financial picture, bestselling author and finance expert Mary Hunt gives readers the keys to get their money under control and get prepared financially for the rest of their lives.
Do note that if you plan to get this book at this $1.99 price, you'll need to grab this deal today.
P.S. You might also be interested in the recent post about Kindle's FREE lending library here.
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Dave Ramsey is making one of his kids audio books available for FREE through Sunday, April 22, 2012. In The Super Red Racer, Junior learns about earning money to buy a new bike ~ a fun and entertaining story that teaches an important life lesson about saving.
Download the MP3 audio book now and save it to play during your next trek in the car. It's a great way to teach kids how to use money responsibly and keep them entertained at the same time!
Go here to get the free audio book download.
Tax Tip: Homeowners Don't Miss Out on $500!
The Government's Energy Saving Home Improvement Tax Credit is still available and worth as much as $500 back in your pocket. Even if you just did a home improvement job of replacing windows or insulating your attic you may have money coming back to you. It's worth checking out. Go here to read more (from the IRS). TurboTax does a good job of explaining improvements that qualify, here.
P.S. If you are a TurboTax user, the software itself does a great job of walking you through the Energy saving credit details. For a limited time, Amazon has the DELUXE TurboTax Version for $26 (go here) ~ still the best price we've seen anywhere.
Linking to Amazon through our site helps support Frugal in Fort Worth (bunches of thanks)!
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Mortgage Rates Fall to Record Lows.
Just because rates have dropped doesn't necessarily mean that it is wise for everyone to refinance immediately. Refinancing involves applying for a new loan which will be used to pay off the old loan. Remember that mile-high stack of mortgage paper work? You'll have to go through that process all over again, (but the extra effort could really be worth it in savings).
Is Refinancing Your Home Right For You?
There are lots of good reasons to refinance your mortgage including a lower interest rate, a shortened mortgage term so you can build equity and get out of debt faster, lower monthly payments, or switching from an adjustable rate to a fixed-rate mortgage.
Is the new refinance interest rate at least 1 percent lower than your existing mortgage interest rate?
Do I plan to own my home until I break even on the refinance costs?
If you answered "no" to either of these questions, it might not make sense for you to refinance at this time, as loan costs could exceed any potential interest savings. Keep reading, if you said "yes" to both questions or if you don't know the answer (we'll try to help you figure that out below).
If you can say yes to the above questions, you still have a little loan shopping and comparison homework to do in order to decide whether a refinance is a wise option.
Find out if your current mortgage has prepayment penalties. Although it is uncommon, some mortgages do charge a prepayment penalty. If this is true of your mortgage, determine how much you will be charged if you pay off your mortgage early.
Shop for the best refinance deal. We recommend that you only look at fixed interest loan rates from reputable loan providers (go here to learn more). Also compare your total closing costs and refinance fees among potential lenders, costs like: points, survey fees, appraisal fees, attorney fees, mortgage prepayment penalties and more (read the list of potential fees here). Ask each lender to give a complete list and total cost of fees in writing so that you can make a fair comparison. If they will not give you this in writing, consider this a red flag.
Pay the refinancing fees and closing costs out-of-pocket and in cash. If you can swing it, this is typically the better financial option, providing a higher amount of long-term savings.
Compare the offers and their potential savings. Use the refinance calculator (here) to compare the interest savings and refinance costs for each lender option and figure out which gives you the most favorable overall cost savings. If you'll have a prepayment penalty on your current mortgage (Step #1, above), determine what the penalty would be if you refinance, and add that amount to your closing costs when you make your comparisons.
Calculate your break-even point. For each loan scenario, write down the number of "months for interest savings to offset closing costs" (9th box down in the refinance calculator). This is also known as your break-even point.
Analyze your break-even point. Estimate the number of months you expect to own your home and compare it to the break-even points calculated in steps #4 & #5 of each loan scenario. If the expected number of months that you'll own your home is greater than the break-even point number of months, then refinancing will likely offer you long-term cost savings.
An important side note on taking cash out: You might figure out that this is the right time for you to refinance. Depending on the amount of equity you have already invested in your home, your loan provider might give you the option to get cash back and take out a bigger loan. While this might be tempting, we strongly recommend that you avoid this option if possible. It will likely cost you more money in the long run, could possibly wipe out any potential savings you make from the refinance, and might extend the amount of time until you can be debt and mortgage free. This option benefits the lender (who makes more money off the larger loan), not you. Just say "no" to this option!!
Are you planning to refinance your home? Do you have any words of wisdom you can share from your home refinance experience? We'd love to hear about it (please leave a note in the comments section)!
I was just talking with a friend about the abundance of fake/scam phone calls that have filled their voice mailbox in recent weeks. If this is happening to you as well, you might take comfort in knowing that today, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is filing legal action against several telemarketers.
These firms have made pre-recorded sales pitches to phone numbers registered on the U.S. National Do Not Call list and disguising the Caller ID of these "robocalls" with inaccurate names.
Making such automated, pre-recorded sales calls to consumers without their written consent violates FTC rules. Hopefully the FTC actions will help end or at least cut down on the number of these calls.
Go here to read the original announcement from the FTC .
Posted in Cell Phone and Wireless, Cheap, Financial Tips and Tools, Saving, Giving, and Living, Stretch your Dollar!
Mortgage Rates Hit A Record Low! Is Refinancing Your Home a Wise Option?
If you answered "no" to either of these questions, it might not make sense for you to refinance at this time, as loan costs could exceed any potential interest savings. Keep reading, if you said "yes" to both questions or if you don't know the answer (we'll help you figure that out below).
Shop for the best refinance deal. We recommend that you only look at fixed interest loan rates (go here to learn more) from reputable loan providers. Also compare your total closing costs and refinance fees among potential lenders, costs like: points, survey fees, appraisal fees, attorney fees, mortgage prepayment penalties and more (read the list of potential fees here). Ask each lender to give a complete list and total cost of fees in writing so that you can make a fair comparison.
An important side note & warning on taking cash out: You might figure out that this is the right time for you to refinance. Depending on the amount of equity you have already invested in your home, your loan provider might give you the option to get cash back and take out a bigger loan. While this might be tempting, we strongly recommend that you avoid this option if possible. It will likely cost you more money in the long run, could wipe out any potential savings you make from the refinance, and might extend the amount of time until you can be debt and mortgage free. This option benefits the lender (who makes more money off the larger loan), not you. Just say "no" to this option!!
Posted in Cheap, Financial Tips and Tools, Home and Garden, Saving, Giving, and Living, Stretch your Dollar!


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Q: Is there a good strategy to have alternative code? I was asked to create a feature, but not deploy it and have it ready to deploy at any time. I don't know when or if it will be deployed.
What is a good way to manage this code?
I thought of keeping it on a separate branch, but then I need to constantly rebase this alternate branch on master. Also, if I change the same code (which could be app or test) in master, then I will have a merge conflict, and every time I update the same code on master I'll need to handle the merge conflict on the alternate branch code.
So that seems like a complicated, error-prone and labor intensive approach.
Is there a better way of doing this?
Also, what is the correct way to describe this "alternate code"?
Working with Git.

A: Your best alternative is a feature switch. Frankly, branches should be done when changes are widespread and liable to be open for a fairly short time.
In addition to the other risks you noted, there is the fact that as things sit out on a branch, there really are no guaranteed way to know they are being maintained. You can setup your CI system to build that branch (no one does). But that is just more management (advantage though is that at least you will know if it starts to necrify).

A: Not sure if this is best practice, but what about this?
#define ENABLE_SOME_FEATURE
#ifdef ENABLE_SOME_FEATURE
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Home PHOTO: Dwight Howard in 5 Different NBA Uniforms
PHOTO: Dwight Howard in 5 Different NBA Uniforms
Lakers Nation, Steve Nash Soccer 'Showdown' Exclusive Package Giveaway
Free agency officially began Sunday night and there was plenty of activity in Laker land. The team expressed interest in numerous perimeter players including former Laker, Jordan Farmar and LA native, Nick Young.
The biggest story surrounding free agency is obviously the future of Dwight Howard in a Lakers uniform. With Houston being the first of five teams to sell their pitch on Sunday night, Ryan Hurst of RHurst Designs released an impressive Photoshopped image of Howard in different uniforms.
Here's a picture of Dwight in a Lakers, Hawks, Warriors, Rockets and Mavericks uniform:
It's pretty obvious that Howard looks best in the purple and gold.
Although Dwight and the Rockets met for three hours, Lakers General Manager, Mitch Kupchak took it upon himself to be the first to meet Howard after free agency started at 9:01 p.m. PST.
The Lakers are expected to meet with Howard this Tuesday with the assistance of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and most likely, some Laker legends. While people believe Houston are the frontrunners, the Lakers remain optimistic and have a few surprises for the All-Star center.
Despite offseason back surgery, Dwight Howard returned much earlier than expected and averaged 17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks. He performed well after the All-Star break and helped the Lakers reach the playoffs after starting the season 17-25.
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People with dementia can and do experience pain. However, they may not be able to communicate their pain clearly, or they may not be able to accurately interpret pain signals and will convey their discomfort through other behaviour. As a result the pain can often go unnoticed and untreated.
As far as we know, dementia itself does not actually cause pain. However, people with dementia will be affected by the same range of ailments as people without dementia, and some of these may be painful.
Research suggests that when a person has dementia and pain is present, they can be at risk of not being treated because of two misinformed beliefs - firstly, that a person with dementia does not experience pain, and secondly, that nothing can be done for people with dementia.
Recognising that someone with dementia is in pain is not always easy. Pain is a highly personal experience, and assessment is usually based on our perception of the pain and reporting its type, severity and location. But for someone with dementia who has difficulty communicating, pain will need to be recognised in other ways. Some behaviours and symptoms may indicate that a person has some level of pain or discomfort, or is unwell.
When asking a person with dementia about their health, try to use a range of words that might help the person describe their feelings. Words like discomfort, uncomfortable, hurting, aching or sore may be helpful. Ask at regular intervals, rather than just once.
All indicators of pain should be taken seriously. Always discuss your concerns with the doctor who will be able to check whether there is a physical illness or discomfort present, and provide some advice for managing any pain. If medication is prescribed to relieve pain it may be important that it is administered regularly, rather than just when signs of pain are present. Your doctor can advise you about this. There may be other things that you can do to reduce the pain. Consider whether a soothing bath or massage would help.
It is possible for pain to sometimes go unrecognised and untreated in residential facilities. Talk to the doctor and nursing staff if you are concerned that a resident may be in pain. Your knowledge of the behavioural signs of pain is important to help staff recognise that pain is present. Make sure that staff are regularly assessing for pain and that it is being managed effectively. Good residential care practices aim to improve the management of pain in people with dementia.
People with dementia can, and should, have any pain treated quickly and effectively. Pain may dramatically affect their memory and confusion.


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Emmy Raver-Lampman on Season 2 of 'The Umbrella Academy'
by : Patricia Karounos- Jul 30th, 2020
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If there is just one trait that unites Hamilton's Angelica Schuyler and The Umbrella Academy's Allison Hargreeves – actor Emmy Raver-Lampman's biggest roles to date – it's Big Sister Energy. "Angelica is extremely loyal and nurturing, and she puts her family first," says Raver-Lampman, who was originally part of the original Broadway ensemble of the award-winning musical before taking on the role in the Chicago production and then again in the national touring cast. "Allison definitely has some of that, but she's kind of desperate to get the family back together. She also rises above [her siblings] in terms of maturity – on occasion."
The caveat, of course, is that Allison isn't actually an older sibling. She's one of seven superpowered children (including Vanya, played by Canadian Ellen Page) mysteriously born on the same date at the same time who were all adopted by an eccentric billionaire and raised to be a superhero team in The Umbrella Academy. The result, as you can imagine, is a pretty dysfunctional family dynamic. When we met the siblings in the present day in the hit series' first season last year, they're estranged and only kept together with the goal of stopping the apocalypse.
Unlike in most superhero sagas, however, the Hargreeves siblings failed in their mission, which brings us to season two, dropping on Netflix on July 31. Seconds before the world blows up (literally) in 2019, the family travels back in time to Dallas in the early 1960s for a second chance at saving life as they know it. And because things can never be easy for the Hargreeves, each sibling arrives at a different point in time, separating them once again. Time travel is a finicky business, after all.
As the only Black woman in the family, living in the southern United States in the '60s is a very different experience for Allison, whose power gives her the ability to control people with the phrase "I heard a rumour." Because the show is adapted from the comic book series of the same name (created by My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way), Raver-Lampman knew where the story was headed and what it would mean for her character in season two. "I instantly knew that Allison would have to be involved in the civil rights movement. It was kind of undeniable," she says. "I was equal parts really, really nervous, but also excited and honoured to take that on and represent a monumental moment in African American history and the history of America."
Upon arriving in Dallas, Allison befriends a group of civil rights activists and falls in love with the local leader of the movement. They organize a sit-in at a segregated diner, where they are subjected to racist vitriol and police violence. Although the second season of The Umbrella Academy was filmed well before the most recent global Black Lives Matter protests, you can't help but think of them while watching the show. "I think this story is really driving home what I already knew: It's just further proof that so much more work needs to be done and that [the racism] that we're fighting is so deeply rooted in the foundation of this country," says Raver-Lampman.
For the 31-year-old Virginia native, two things were top of mind while tackling Allison's season two storyline. First, that the activists who were on the frontlines during the '60s were respected and that the subject matter was taken seriously in the context of the show's superhero world. Raver-Lampman points to the brutality and racism faced by and the sacrifices made by Martin Luther King Jr. and Congressman John Lewis, who died just a couple of days before our phone interview, and Ruby Bridges – the first Black student to attend an all-white school and who is still alive today – as people and scenarios the cast and crew did not want to make light of.
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Raver-Lampman also wanted to use this as a moment for education – both for herself and viewers. "I did as much research as I could because I wanted to understand as much as I could. We are not taught enough in school about our history, and we are especially not taught enough about the harsh realities of the African American experience," she says. "I knew a ton, but I did not know enough. We have this opportunity for representation, this opportunity to shed a light and start more conversations."
And while the show strikes a more serious tone for Allison's journey, season two also features plenty of what staunch fans loved about the first: biting insults, family shenanigans and toe-tapping music cues (including one very inspired boy-band moment that I will not spoil for you). As for an artist whose music Raver-Lampman would love to be featured in a potential third season? The answer comes easy: "I mean Prince. It would be amazing."
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Today's update adds a few features, addresses some bugs, syncs with upstream and moves some code around. So it has it all.
Let's pick out a few of these and explain the details.
Workspace library support has improved, not only does it support non standard libraries (like the vWin32fh one) it also handles recursive libraries now. So if a library depends on a library which has a library then now The Hammer3 can open those files in the file explorer.
Autocomplete now works for if you type get or set or send. The parser only knows about the methods and properties in your current file, so will only suggest what it knows about. The list also only displays the relevant methods/properties. So no properties are suggested when you type send for example.
Another new feature is that you can use #BeginSection / #EndSection as folding point in your code.
now allows you to fold the code that has all your DataDictionary objects if needed.
Sections can be nested and you can have as many as you want in your source.
Note that I am waiting on DAWs suggested formulation to use for the metatag. The folding logic ignores whatever you put behind the #BeginSection/#EndSection but might need a tweak if "=" is supposed to be straight after #BeginSeciton.
Another folding feature. If you right click in the code and select "Scope Block" then there's a submenu that lets you selectively collapse or expand all functions/procedure/classes/objects/line comments in the current file.
It keeps the method the current line is on open.
Finally the reindent logic has been adjusted to take Goto Labels into account and not indent those.


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By esiegel on May 14, 2015.
"Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing." –John Stuart Mill
If there's nothing else that science has to offer, it's this elegant notion: that anyone, anywhere, at anytime, can investigate and uncover the mysteries and workings of the Universe simply by asking it the right questions in the right ways, listening to its answers, and putting the pieces together for themselves. Anyone can do it.
Image credit: University of Baltimore.
Only, for various and sundry reasons, not everyone gets to do it. Some people don't have the economic ability, some don't have the sustained drive or interest, and some simply can't cut the mustard. But some people -- some really, really good people -- are driven from their passions for a sad, simple and completely unnecessary fact: that they were treated in unacceptable ways that they refused to just accept. And in a great many cases, that unacceptable treatment came simply because of their gender.
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So we pick and choose what sort of sexual deviancy we deem "inappropriate"?
How does this follow, people with all sorts of other sexual flavors is on par with the emetophiliac or the pedophile
but we crack down on a guy checking out a chick?
Call him a sexist pig if you wish and it may be inappropriate, but it seems a bit odd that his sexual hang up of flirting with females is bad evil, foul, no go zone but people with all sort of other paraphilias is normal
because we want them to feel the "inclusive" environment but not the sexist pig?
And as far as institutionalization, that would seem a stretch based on this part of the article
"Most authority figures in my field aren't sexist"
Or am I misquoting something out of context?
By Ragtag Media (not verified) on 14 May 2015 #permalink
Here, here ! Bravo ! Well put.
This site could be a good place to 'clean up' on inciteful & negative commentary, as well as the above.
By PJ (not verified) on 14 May 2015 #permalink
My above comments are for Ethan re his article. I guess Tex was writing at the same time. First come, first served.
@#1 Tex
It is more a case of reading the body language correctly & being more observant. When it comes to 'falling in love', most are guilty of 'falling in lust'. It is a fine art to get it right. Parents don't always give the appropriate signals as to correctness of actions, either; something which becomes detrimental to potential partnership growth.
PJ, what are your thoughts on this article:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375381/Fire-service-strength-f…
If a female can handle the job, she has a right to be there as well as any man. I have had several ladies in my brigade over the years. If there were any sign of weakness in any area, then we would work on those issues. Whether it's strength, mental ability; doesn't matter. Teamwork is most important during a turnout, and, of course, off the fire ground. This is what the training is about. Any disagreements, harassment, or other problems were dealt with as soon as possible; usually a confrontation with the parties concerned was enough to settle the difference.
But should strength and fitness standards be relaxed simply because someone can not pass them?
If the standard was too high in the first place, as was stated in the article, then lowering it to allow others in is more progressive. There are still certain criteria which have to be met, but that is across the board.
I find it interesting how people are so willing to forgive and forget sexual predators who prey on women because they are of the same political mindset.
Bill Clinton (Slick Willy) is a perfect example of this.
Now is Monika Also responsible for the cum stained dress?
And then his flat out LIES about it.
And yet people have no problem paying him hundreds of thousands in speaking fees and Democrat women have no issue with him and his wife being their voice and seeing that couple back in the White House.
It takes 2 to tango. ML made a lot of bucks out of that conquest. Preying is common with both sexes. It is not a one sided deal.
Power has such a dominating effect on people who seek it; just as money has the same influence. In other words, greed conquers many a weak soul.
Dear Women:
You are not worth as much as a man who does equivalent work. You are lucky to get 0.77 cents on the dollar and this article is a perfect example of why.
The motivation for the posting of this article was a set of comments made about the appearance of Amanda Peet. One of the comments was singled out for shaming was as follows:
Not the Amanda Peet you're thinking of, I'm afraid.
http://individual.utoronto.ca/amandapeet/
This comment was in response to another poster who had conflated Amanda Peet the Physicist and Amanda Peet the Celebrity. For making this comment, this poster who had absolutely no history of making sexist comments and arguably didn't even make one here, was tarred as a sexist in a subsequent post by Ethan.
While this massive overreaction in the noble effort to have all people treated as people seems to be harmless or even helpful, that view is naïve. Unfortunately there is no shortage of naïve people. The quick jump to outrage on display here is not uncommon.
Let me introduce you to the American Civil Justice System.
First of all, it has nothing to do with right, or wrong, or justice, or the merits of whatever it is you are trying to prove. People who claim to have been wronged will be heard. The Constitutionally guaranteed Right to Petition for Redress of Grievances is a little known component of the First Amendment. If Sally in accounting thinks someone in her workplace pointing out that Physicist Amanda Peet doesn't look like Celebrity Amanda Peet makes for an oppressive workplace environment, she will undoubtedly be able to find a lawyer who will be happy to initiate a lawsuit against the employer.
The lawsuit has little chance of winning at trial, but it will never get to trial. Depending on where in the country you live, defending a sexual harassment lawsuit would likely cost you a minimum of $75k to $150k. Sally's lawyer will likely front load the suit with expensive motion play and a ridiculous discovery schedule just to make the prospect of continuing with the litigation as expensive as possible. This is where the employer or their insurance company steps in to pay off Sally and settle the case.
Here is another tidbit that is not well known: If you are a startup with one or two owners and you have incorporated your business to protect your personal assets, you are screwed. Corporations cannot represent themselves. That means if you can't pay a lawyer to say it, the court isn't allowed to hear it. In such cases, the plaintiff is awarded a default judgement of whatever they were asking for, which could be millions. If your insurance doesn't cover millions in damages, then Sally's lawyer can use being "underinsured" to pierce the corporate veil to come after your personal assets.
Sally could have a ridiculous claim of overhearing a conversation about contrasting Amanda Peets, and end up taking everything you and your wife ever made. It would be at about that time, you'd be thinking to yourself "why didn't I just pay a little more to get a guy to do the work?"
In full disclosure, I am not a lawyer. I have never been sued by any current or former employees for any reason, but I have been through Civil Litigation more than once. I do hire women and I pay them the same as I pay guys, but I am really, really, really careful with whom I decide to bring on.
I just wanted to take this opportunity to clue you Chicken Little's into the damage you are unwittingly doing in your noble efforts. When you say some commenter devalued women, you have no idea how much that is the pot calling the kettle black.
By Denier (not verified) on 14 May 2015 #permalink
I can't for a start. I can't do less than none.
For seconds, I don't think your claims are correct. At least not in their framing.
We see harassment of men and it isn't sexism.
We see harassment of women and you claim it IS sexism.
That doesn't make sexism a problem in science.
By Wow (not verified) on 14 May 2015 #permalink
@ Denier# 10
You mean like this:
Lawsuit spells out 'nightmare' for California man accused without evidence
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawsuit-spells-out-nightmare-for-cali…
There's no need to point that out, Rag.
There is no evidence that more can or should be done in science to "Stop Sexism".
There is the equality of opportunity.
It takes time for balance (if it is going to occur) to happen.
Stirring up hate is counterproductive as it just enrages everyone who is doing their part that they're being blamed when they (seeing what they do) see blamelessness.
Which goes for Ethan as well as you, Rag.
Pot..Kettle.. Meet Wow.
Freudian slip. The guy in the story laughed because he's attracted to trans people. Instead of seeing a word on paper, he saw something scintillating enough to make an exclamation. He shouldn't have laughed, he was being sexist by making an exclamation, and you were right to call him out.
My suppostion, this guy read the listing for "other," then projected himself as the person interviewing a trans applicant, and being excited that he'd already know someone was trans in that scenario.
Analogous, this guy might make an exclamation reading an actor's application when asked for measurements.
Its an example of someone thinking sexism is okay if it's in a abstract-greasy-complimentary format. It's good your active on this subject, that needs to end.
By Anonymous Coward (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. I'm all for fighting that.
But I don't agree with Ethan when he implies that:
- looking at a woman's butt as she walks away, or
- letting your eyes drift to (impressive?) mammaries
is sexism. Where is the prejudice or discrimination? You might as well ask a cat not to look at a piece of twitching yarn.
So yeah, let's fight sexism on all fronts, but let us please agree on what it means.
By Jens Rasmussen (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
It requires empathy to recognize the damage done by the sexism Ethan describes. I've noticed that - among my colleagues - the shortcut to becoming a feminist is fathering a daughter.
By Robert Norris (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
Rag, you're immune to reason. Hence no worries antagonising you. The only way to avoid that is to congratulate you on the perspicacity of your insane rantings.
Which is a lot less productive than merely taking the entirely deserved piss out of your dribbles.
"but people with all sort of other paraphilias is normal"
Of course that isn't the case anywhere except in your mind full of whatever it's full of.
By dean (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
@Ragtag Media #12
That is an awful story for sure, but not exactly what I am talking about. In that case, the person accused of wrong doing is the one fighting for his innocence. That prosecution is about addressing the merits of a criminal complaint and there are steps all along the way where prosecutors have to prove they have enough evidence to continue. Furthermore the investigation is carried out by law enforcement professionals on the tax payers' dime.
In Civil litigation, the whole goal is to extract money, and the party who is the real target is seldom the one who did anything wrong. The real target is the one with the money to extract, but those people are often savvy enough to not engage in such blatantly actionable conduct. Instead it will be some stupid, insensitive employee who commits the act and the employer gets roped in because the employee was in the work environment. The make thing even better, the accused has to incur a massive cost investigating himself or the courts will issue fines. This cost of discovery is one of the main motivators for quick settlement.
My point is that people hear the disparity between what women are paid and what men are paid and totally misunderstand the reasons. Business owners and executives are not stupid. A woman, and in fact all protected classes, are a more risky hire because of the increased potential of lawsuits.
This of it this way, imagine you are in an electronics store buying a new television. You see 2 models of the television that are so similar as to be indistinguishable, except that one of the televisions has a warning sticker notifying you that it could explode and kill your family. You would probably be willing to pay a little more to get the non-exploding television.
The way Ethan was so quick to libel someone who made a comment in the thread shows just how like exploding televisions women can be. The truly sad part of the story is the women themselves aren't the reason they have less value. Ethan is male, and women didn't create the litigious society we live in.
If there is one message I would like to drive home here, it is that women are not the weak, stupid creatures needing your protection that you make them out to be. They know full well when they are dealing with a creepy old boob-gazing professor. They know when they are being treated differently because of the way they look. Women are powerful and can handle the situation if it really is a problem. The toolset for them to deal with just about anything is more than accessible.
Male so-called do-gooders aren't helping the cause for women, In fact they are making it worse. Hyper-sensitive men are far more of a problem these days than old letches who are now basically unemployable if they don't have tenure.
I will call sexism out: this article is sexist. Stop it.
By tt (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
@ Denier #21
"If there is one message I would like to drive home here, it is that women are not the weak, stupid creatures needing your protection that you make them out to be. They know full well when they are dealing with a creepy old boob-gazing professor. They know when they are being treated differently because of the way they look. Women are powerful and can handle the situation if it really is a problem."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpRNJ8uzA_c
@dean#20 I had this gift for you in reserve for this weekends perversion diversion; however this setting seems more fitting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0sAGY45tM0
@Wow #19
See above clips for my perspicacity
tt, it's somewhat offensive, but I don't think it's (at least intended) as sexist.
The offense is the presupposition.
It would be no different to having people claiming you need to do more to stop child molesting or kidnap or some other offensive criminal act.
You're doing all you can already. You don't know others who do it, or correct those who offend when you do find it.
The cry is telling you you aren't doing anything, that you're part of the problem and assuming you need to be told.
I'm an adult. Please treat meas such until you get evidence otherwise. Doing otherwise is offensive.
For instance, look at the cartoon.
Taking it as given, that it DOES have the magical ability to show you the accurate thoughts of each person, the man is thinking "Science. Discussing science."
The woman is thinking "He's secretly *laughing* at me".
This indicates that it;s the woman who is being sexist.
Yet the presenting of it is indicating that Ethan believes it's showing that men are sexist and that women are leaving because of it. The title of the piece indicates the author thinks it too.
It's no different than any other conspiracy ideation. Except this one is defended as the fault of EVERYONE ELSE who "makes her" think that.
Your self-created fear isn't my problem. Whoever you are. What ever is scaring you.
Terrified of black men following you in the dark when walking home? Your problem: get over it. Most would add, accurately, "you racist".
Terrified of men, same situation? You're sexist for not walking along another street, according to a hell of a lot of VERY vocal people.
Very backward thinking.
This day is going to be noted in my personal history. Today Wow said something closely related to what I was thinking.
That awesome graphic at the top of the page is of a women being insecure and fabricating a non-existent hostile environment in her own head. It is the opposite of sexism.
I think the image is very fitting for a piece in which Ethan is fabricating a non-existent sexist culture over the Amanda Peet comments.
"Today Wow said something closely related to what I was thinking."
What a beautiful pedantic waltz you two performed together. It's hard to tell who's the hand and who's the sock.
Sorry deano, I just couldn't resist.
If women in revealing clothes are not causing men their thoughts why are men being held accountable for what women think of themselves in male dominated professions?
By Dellenite (not verified) on 15 May 2015 #permalink
Yes, rag you couldn't resist.
Because you're a twat.
There we go. Never mind, eh?
Sorry, I couldn't resist (hey, apparently it's a good excuse!)
No more sexism? This would be great! This would mean that, as a highly qualified male, I would have an equal shot at one of those "plum" jobs that only go to less qualified female or minority candidates.
By Jack (not verified) on 16 May 2015 #permalink
"If there's nothing else that science has to offer, it's this elegant notion: that anyone, anywhere, at anytime, can investigate and uncover the mysteries and workings of the Universe simply by asking it the right questions in the right ways, listening to its answers, and putting the pieces together for themselves. Anyone can do it."
I am semi retired Aeronautical Engineer.. I have no higher degree.. in lets say Physics.. but I have done a fair bit of thermodynamics.. and I appreciate the maths. I discovered a number.. {which I call the Bellamy Limit} a special number with specific relevance to the application of the 2nd Law to any large physical system. Its effectively a limiting value based on the absolute entropy (where calculable) of a system. It defines the boundary beyond which the state of the system cannot go without violation of the 2nd Law. But there's a problem.. very few people understand the 2nd Law.. and no one but creationists are interested in the result.
If I am right it amounts to a formal proof that the theory of evolution violates the 2nd Law.. which as a theist I had no particular problem with.. but to everyone else in the scientific community I am Judas..! But the math does not lie.. and strangely it is complimentary and agrees with Fred Hoyle's findings in 'The Mathematics of Evolution'.. It wasn't just the Big Bang he had problems with..
Now before you go abusing me about it I would suggest you check the work of Ludwig Boltzmann and avoid the Wikipedia on this subject.. its a complete an utter mess.
You'll find the reasoning at..
[vh-mby.blogspot.com.au "The God Law"] summary page 9.1-2 Appendix 1.5
By Mike Bellamy (not verified) on 14 Jul 2015 #permalink
Yeah, it doesn't.
Losing energy can increase order, ask anyone who has frozen some ice cubes.
And that energy escapes the limits of the system and therefore increases overall entropy.
Your "idea" is getting the region you apply 2nd to wrong again.
By Wow (not verified) on 14 Jul 2015 #permalink
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RATINGS DIP FOR IDOL FINALE The two remaining contestants on Fox's American Idoldelivered their final performances Tuesday night, but ratings for the show dipped significantly below those for the showdown between finalists Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken last year. The 14.5 rating and 24 share for Tuesday night's contest, which pitted Fantasia Barrino against Diana DeGarmo, was well below the 20.3/37 recorded for the previous final contest. (The winner will be announced tonight.) Nevertheless, the show gave Fox a win for the night as it averaged an 11.3/18, well above second-place CBS's 7.4/12. ABC placed third with a 6.2/10, while NBC trailed with a 5.2/8.
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With NBC all out of series finales, CBS returned to the top of the Nielsen ratings list last week with a commanding 8.0 average and a 14 share. Fox, thanks to the penultimate airings of American Idol, placed second in the overall ratings with a 6.4/11 (and first among the key 18-49-year-old group). NBC was third with a 6.3/11. ABC trailed with a 5.5/9. The biggest surprise of the week was the second-place performance of CBS's CSI: Miami,which recorded its highest numbers since its premiere two years ago. The episode introduced the stars of next season's CSI: New York. (The 2003-04 season officially ends tonight. Ratings analysts predicted that CBS will score its biggest victory over its competitors in 14 years.) The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research:1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 16.2/26; 2. CSI: Miami, CBS, 14.7/24; 3.American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 14.3/23; 4.American Idol(Wednesday), Fox, 13.3/20; 5. Without a Trace, CBS, 12.9/22; 6. Law and Order, NBC, 12.8/20; 7. Law and Order: SVU, NBC, 12.2/20; 8. Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 10.5/16; 9. Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9.9/15; 10. Law & Order: SVU (Tuesday), NBC, 9.8/15.
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Viacom is expected to leverage the popularity of its other broadcasting units, including CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, and Comedy Central, to procure cable carriage of its gay network, LOGO, due to be launched on Feb. 17. The newly announced network reportedly has already locked in deals with Time Warner Cable in several of the country's top markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Atlanta and San Francisco. The Philadelphia Inquirerreported that the network is also in talks with Comcast, the country's leading cable company, but that no deal has yet been signed. A Comcast spokesperson, confirming the talks, added that it "applauds" the new network, the Inquirerreported. At a news conference on Tuesday, MTV Networks Chairman Tom Freston, who's overseeing the new network, maintained that the network will not be offering sexually explicit fare but that it does plan to launch a separate video on demand channel that will include such material. Joan Garry, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, hailed the announcement, telling the Inquirer that the promise of cable has always been to serve niche audiences. "Our niche has been a conspicuous absence," she said. "How can they have a channel for golfers and not for gays and lesbians?" One reason became apparent after Tuesday's announcement, when the 43,000-member Traditional Values Coalition warned that it plans to boycott companies advertising on LOGO.
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Shrek 2 continued to haul in the green on Monday, just about equaling the take for its Wednesday premiere and exceeding Thursday's figures. The film grossed $11.5 million, just shy of the $11.8 million that it earned on opening day and well ahead of the $10.1 million on Thursday. Going into Tuesday, its gross stood at $140.4 million. Meanwhile, DreamWorks indicated Tuesday that it is now planning to produce two more Shreksequels, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy. Some reports indicated that Antonio Banderas, who received strong notices for his vocal characterization of Puss in Boots in the current installment, will return for the third film.
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In an effort to obstruct the continued inroads of Netflix into its core video rental business, Blockbuster on Tuesday announced a monthly subscription plan called Movie Pass that will permit customers to rent an unlimited number of movies at its stores during the month and keep two or three out at a time without incurring penalties. A similar plan is offered by Netflix, which operates through the mail. Blockbuster said that it will charge $24.99 a month for customers who want to keep two movies and $29.99 for those who want to keep three. Netflix charges $21.99.
KIDS WHO WATCH ACTORS DRINKING, DO SO, TOO, SAYS STUDY
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HBO has pulled the plug on a movie version of Sex and the City after being unable to reach an agreement with costar Kim Cattrall, according to Daily Variety. A spokeswoman for the actress told the trade publication, "She would have loved to have done the movie and made a deal to do the movie, but waited as long as possible with no script or start date and felt she had to take other offers that were presented to her after the hold period had passed. Kim would of course love to do the film and would be happy to revisit the project in the future." Nevertheless, Varietyindicated that the delay may have been caused by Cattrall herself, who had insisted on script approval and a pay check equal to that of Sarah Jessica Parker.


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The Hip-Hop world was on notice after J. Cole and his sprawling Dreamville Records team rolled out a series of images highlighting the gang was hard at work on a new compilation project featuring, well, everybody. After months of preparation and a behind the scenes documentary, Revenge Of The Dreamers III is now available and the reaction on Twitter has been robust.
In the early hours of Friday morning (July 5), J. Cole announced the release of the new album via Twitter but not without sharing some thoughts on the process.
"Revenge album dropping 2nite. Know that this album represents community and the unheard unsung artist that fight and bleed daily to be felt. There will be someone you never heard of on this album. Look them up and support them if they resonate with you. A follow goes a long way," Cole tweeted just ahead of its release.
He added, "Same goes for the producers that go unheard and make beats all day every day hoping to cut through. To the producers and artists that came through but didn't make the album, you are there in spirit. Thank you for your presence, the energy of those sessions was the most magical."
Cole ended the line of tweets with, "Thank you to Every artist on Dreamville for allowing me to be a part of your journey and in turn inspiring me and making me proud constantly. I'm proud of y'all for this album."
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Posted on May 20, 2009 by Sandlapper Spike
Well, I'm disappointed The Citadel lost its tourney opener today to Appalachian State, obviously, but what I wanted to write about doesn't have much to do with today's game, but rather the conference tournament as a whole. It's a topic that features the SoCon, but it could apply to any conference tournament. This is going to take a bit of explaining, also, so please bear with me while I outline what I think is a serious flaw in the conference tournament format.
The Southern Conference tournament has two distinct four-team pools (at least, they should be distinct). One team from each of those pools survives to play on Sunday in a single-game championship. In other words, it's possible for a team to go undefeated in its pool, and play a one-loss team for the title, lose the title game, and thus finish with just one loss but no championship. This is done for television (SportSouth will televise the title game on Sunday).
Now, we've all seen this one-game-for-all-the-marbles deal before. The College World Series did this for over a decade, and nobody really liked the idea of a team in a double-elimination tournament not winning the title despite only losing one game, especially when there were no other undefeated teams. It happened occasionally, too (Texas did not lose until it fell to one-loss Wichita State in the 1989 final, in only the second year of the single-game championship format; the very next year one-loss Georgia beat previously undefeated Oklahoma State for the crown).
The NCAA has now changed to a best-of-three series for the title, which I think everyone likes. The current setup is exactly what the college baseball championship should be. However, what I want to emphasize is that even in its imperfect single-game state, the College World Series bracket was not set up the way the Southern Conference bracket is this year.
Essentially, the league is "flipping" two teams in the bracket for Saturday's play. This concept can be confusing, so much so that the conference initially released a bracket .pdf that was incorrect. It's now been fixed, and you can see it here. Jeff Hartsell of The Post and Courier describes the "flipping" of the bracket:
There are two four-team brackets — Cid, App State, Davidson and GSU in one, and Elon, Furman, C of C and WCU in the other. On day three (Saturday), however, the bracket is flipped, with the 2-0 team from each bracket sent to the other.
If The Cid, for example, wins its first two games in bracket one, it will be off Friday and sent to bracket two for its third game on Saturday. This keeps one team from playing another three times in the tournament. It also means two teams from the same bracket could meet in the finals.
The next-to-last sentence explains the rationale for the "flip" — but the last sentence exposes the problem with it. Let me give an example:
Let's say that Appalachian State follows up its win over The Citadel by beating Georgia Southern, and then (after the flip) beats Elon on Saturday in the early afternoon game to advance to the championship game on Sunday. The Mountaineers would be undefeated, and would have beaten the top three seeds in the tourney. However, what happens if the opponent in the title game on Sunday were to be The Citadel or Georgia Southern? That would mean that Appalachian State would have to beat one of those teams twice without losing to win the championship.
In other words, say in that scenario Georgia Southern beats Appy. They would both have one loss (to each other) but GSU would be the champs and the Mountaineers would be out of luck. Avoiding a potential third game between the two schools by employing the "flip" would thus prove detrimental to the Mountaineers.
The difference between flipping and not flipping the teams is this: if you have a one-loss team and an undefeated team, and they come from completely separate pools, then at least you could make the argument that the one-loss team came from a stronger pool, so it winning the title against an undefeated team from the other pool isn't quite as unfair. You really don't even have to make that argument; the fact that the two pools are distinct from one another makes things at least somewhat equitable (in theory). You certainly don't have to worry about a situation where two teams beat each other, but one gets an edge because it lost in a double-elimination situation before a one-shot title game.
Flipping teams like this isn't a bad idea for a true double-elimination tournament. In fact, in that situation it's probably a good thing. When there is already an inherent flaw in a format, however, trying to get even cuter with the bracketing just serves to exponentially increase the chances of having an unjust resolution to the tournament.
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