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O.K., This Is a Big Deal: 7th Cir. Reinstates Neiman Marcus Consumer Data Breach Class Action
By Kevin LaCroix on July 22, 2015
In a ruling that could provide an important boost future consumer data breach class action litigation, the Seventh Circuit has reinstated the Neiman Marcus data breach lawsuit, ruling that the district court erred in concluding that the plaintiffs' fear of future harm from the breach was insufficient to establish standing to pursue their claims. As Alison Frankel said about the appellate court's ruling in her July 21, 2015 post on her On the Case blog entitled "The Seventh Circuit Just Made it A Lot Easier to Sue Over Data Breaches" (here), "this is a really consequential decision." The Seventh Circuit's July 20, 2015 opinion in the Neiman Marcus case can be found here.
On January 10, 2014, retailer Neiman Marcus announced that between July 16, 2013 and October 30, 2013, its customers' credit card information had been exposed as a result of hackers' intrusion into its data systems. Data from 350,000 cards were potentially exposed. About 9,200 of the 350,000 cards were used fraudulently. The company notified all customers who had shopped in its stores between January 2013 and January 2014 of the data breach and offered the customers one year of free credit monitoring and identity-theft protection.
In response to the breach notification, several Neiman Marcus customers filed a class action complaint on behalf of all those whose credit card information had been exposed by the breach. The plaintiffs' complaint alleged claims of negligence, breach of implied contract, unjust enrichment, unfair and deceptive business practices, invasion of privacy, and violation of multiple state data breach laws.
The company moved to dismiss the complaint, arguing that because the plaintiffs could not allege any actual, present injuries, they lacked standing to pursue their claims under Article III of the U.S. constitution. (In order to establish Article III standing, the party seeking to sue must personally have suffered some actual or threatened injury that can fairly be traced to the challenged action of defendant and that is likely to be redressed by a favorable decision.) The plaintiffs alleged various types of actual injuries, mostly relating to the lost time and aggravation associated with dealing with the breach. The plaintiffs also allege that they have standing based on two "imminent injuries": an increased risk of future fraudulent charges and greater susceptibility to identity theft.
In reliance on the U.S. Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Clapper v. Amnesty International U.S.A. (here), which held that "allegations of future injury are not sufficient" to establish Article III standing, the district court granted the company's motion to dismiss. The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal to the Seventh Circuit.
The July 20 Opinion
On July 20, 2015, in an opinion written by Chief Judge Diane Wood for a unanimous three-judge panel, the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal and remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings.
In discussing the Article III standing issue, the Seventh Circuit said that "Clapper does not, as the district court thought, foreclose any use whatsoever of future injuries." The Court quoted the Clapper decision as having said that "in some instances, we have found standing based on a 'substantial risk' that the harm will occur, which may prompt plaintiffs to reasonably incur costs to mitigate or avoid the harm." The appellate court also noted that in a 2014 district court ruling in a data breach lawsuit involving Adobe Systems, the district court had found the "substantial risk" of harm to be sufficient to support Article III standing.
The Seventh Circuit said that the Neiman Marcus customers "should not have to wait until hackers commit identity theft or credit-card fraud in order to give the class standing, because there is an 'objectively reasonable likelihood' that such an injury will occur." The court added that "at this stage in the litigation, it is plausible to infer that the plaintiffs have shown a substantial risk of harm from the Neiman Marcus data breach," noting that "presumably, the purpose of the hack is, sooner or later, to make fraudulent charges or assume those consumers' identity."
The Seventh Circuit also concluded that the plaintiffs had standing because some plaintiffs had paid for credit monitoring services, but declined to decide whether other alleged harms (such as the overpayment for Neiman Marcus products or the harm to their property rights in their personal information) were sufficient. The appellate court also concluded that the plaintiffs' allegations satisfied two additional standing requirements, finding that their alleged injuries were traceable to Neiman Marcus and that their alleged harm could be redressed in the litigation.
For a time it seemed as the Supreme Court's Clapper decision provided data breach class action lawsuit defendants with a reliable defense, because it afforded them the means to argue that data breach victims lacked Article III standing. To be sure, Clapper would not provide a defense against plaintiffs who had in fact sustained actual injuries, in terms of actual monetary expenses or other harms. But because the vast majority of most putative class members cannot demonstrate this type of actual harm, Clapper arguably provided the defendants with a legal escape route.
In the Neiman Marcus case, the Seventh Circuit said that, notwithstanding Clapper, the exposure of the customers' credit card information was sufficient to satisfy constitutional standing requirements. As Alison Frankel said in her blog post about the appellate court's ruling, "it's the first time a federal appeals court has looked at a data breach class action that was dismissed because the trial judge said it fell short of Clapper standing requirements." Rather than concluding that Clapper precluded the plaintiffs' suit, the appellate court said that Clapper "does not, as the district court thought, foreclose any use whatsoever of future injuries to support Article III standing." In holding that these plaintiffs' claimed imminent injuries were sufficient to satisfy Article III standing requirements, the Seventh Circuit is basically saying that the theft of the customers' credit card information alone is sufficient to satisfy constitutional standing requirements.
The appellate court's ruling is of course only binding within the Seventh Circuit itself, but as the first circuit court decision on the issue, it is likely to be influential on district courts in other circuits. To the extent the district courts in other circuits find the Seventh Circuit's ruling to be persuasive, it could eliminate one of the data breach lawsuit defendants more reliable means of trying to get the lawsuits dismissed.
This development arguably means that the lawsuits that now almost inevitably follow high profile data breaches could be more dangerous for the defendants – and, it should be added for readers of this blog, for their insurers, as well.
As you might expect, plaintiffs' lawyers are pretty excited about the Seventh Circuit's ruling. One press report quotes a plaintiffs' attorney as describing the Neiman Marcus decision as "groundbreaking" and "a monumental win for all current and future data breach victims."
You can chose your preferred adjectives to describe the case, but any way you slice it, this decision could prove to be a very big deal in the world of consumer data breach litigation.
Danielle Citron wrote a very interesting July 21, 2015 column about the Neiman Marcus decision for Forbes, which can be found here.
More About Class Action Litigation and Article III Standing: The question of standing for future injuries under Clapper is only one of the important threshold class action lawsuit issues circulating right now. The other current hot topic in the class action litigation arena is whether Congress may confer Article III standing on a plaintiff who had suffered no specific or concrete harm but who alleges a violation of a federal statute. This issue will come before the U.S. Supreme Court next term in the Spokeo case (which I discussed in an earlier post, here). In that case — which the Seventh Circuit in its recent opinion expressly distinguished from the Neiman Marcus case — the Supreme Court will examine whether a website's publication of inaccurate information, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, is sufficient to meet Article III standing requirements.
A July 14, 2015 memo from the LeClair Ryan law firm discussing the possible impact of the Spokeo case on data breach class action litigation can be found here.
Another U.S. Securities Suit Arising out of an Overseas Bribery Investigation: As I noted in a recent post, there has been a rash of securities class action lawsuits filed this year against non-U.S. companies relating to corruption investigations against the companies in their home countries. You can now add another case to this growing list, as well as the burgeoning list of companies sued in U.S. securities laws based on allegations arising out of the Petrobras bribery scandal in Brazil.
As reflected in their lawyers' July 22, 2015 press release (here), plaintiffs have filed a securities class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobras) and certain of its directors and officers, based on alleged misrepresentations relating to the bribery investigation in Brazil. As discussed in recent press reports, in May, the company announced that testimony given in connection with the Petrobras investigation alleged that the CEO of Eletrobras Thermonuclear, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eletrobras, received illegal payments from companies bidding on a power plant project. In June, the company announced that it had hired an outside law firm to investigate possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act at the company, as well as possible violations of the company's Code of Ethics.
With this latest lawsuit, there have now been a total of three securities class action lawsuits filed in the U.S. against Brazilian companies based on allegations relating to the Petrobras bribery investigation in Brazil: first, in December 2014, there was the lawsuit filed against Petrobras itself (here); then earlier this month there was the lawsuit filed against Braskem (here); and now there is this latest lawsuit against Eletrobras. As I have noted elsewhere, these developments, and the related claims, have had a very disruptive effect on the Brazilian D&O insurance market.
Tags: Article III Standing, Clapper, cyber liability, Data breach
Kevin LaCroix
Kevin M. LaCroix is an attorney and Executive Vice President, RT ProExec, a division of R-T Specialty, LLC. RT ProExec is an insurance intermediary focused exclusively on management liability issues.
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More than 20 graves have been damaged at a city graveyard after two nights of vandalism.
In total 23 resting places were damaged in Bluebell cemetery in Inchicore on Friday, August 24th and during a second attack on Monday, August 27th.
Families who have had graves damaged have been notified where possible with Dublin City Council dealing with the incident.
A shocking 13 graves were attacked in the first incidence of vandalism with 10 more on Monday night.
At the moment there is no known reason as to why the shocking attacks were carried out.
Families with loved ones buried in the graveyard have been voicing their disgust on social media as to what has happened.
Dublin City Council said they are working with gardai on the issue and will soon know the cost of repairs.
In a statement to Dublin Live they said: "It is not clear as to why this old cemetery has been subjected to such senseless vandalism but Dublin City Council is coordinating with the Gardaí and the local community to monitor the situation.
"Temporary fencing has been put in place to obstruct access to the cemetery after dark.
"Of the gravestones that have been damaged, some no longer have family at a known address however where it is possible, families are being notified.
"Dublin City Council is assessing the extent of the damage to the gravestones and likely cost of repair in order to restore the cemetery to a place of peace and contemplation for the local community."
Cllr Francis Timmons, who himself has loved ones buried in the grave, was shocked by the damage done.
He told Dublin Live: "It's awful to hear that Bluebell cemetery, where my Great Grandparents are buried, has been badly damaged by vandals in recent days.
"I would appeal to all that have Family, Friends and loved ones buried there and to contact the Council, Gardai and Graves Department immediately so they can take action to protect and secure the Cemetery.
"I hear many headstones have been kicked over, so i would advise people to check the graves of there loved ones. The graveyard needs to be secured and protected."
A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí are investigating criminal damage to numerous headstones at Bluebell Cemetary, Dublin 12. Up to 30 headstones were damaged between 24/8/18 - 27/8/18.
"No arrests have been made. Investigations are continuing."


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public class TestWave {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
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        FormatSubChunk format = null;
        DataSubChunk data = null;
        ListChunk list = null;
        ListChunkInfo info = null;
        Id3Chunk id3 = null;
        Id3v23Header id3header = null;
        Id3v23Frame id3frame = null;

        int bytesum = 0;
        int byteread = 0;
        String in = "./classes/javay/sound/shangxinlei.wav";
        in = "/sndfile/1484797694795.wav";
        // String in = "./classes/javay/sound/Windows Shutdown.wav";
        InputStream inStream = new FileInputStream(in);
//        InputStream inStream = TestWave.class.getClassLoader().getResource("shangxinlei.wav");

        // RiffChunkDescriptor
        byte[] buffer = new byte[12];
        if ( (byteread = inStream.read(buffer)) == -1) {
            System.out.println("read error RiffChunk");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
        }
        bytesum  += byteread;
        riff = new RiffChunkDescriptor(buffer);
        System.out.println("RiffChunk=" + riff);

        // FormatSubChunk
        buffer = new byte[24];
        if ( (byteread = inStream.read(buffer)) == -1) {
            System.out.println("read error FormatChunk");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
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        System.out.println("FormatChunk=" + format);

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            System.out.println("read error DataChunk");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
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            System.out.println("read error data");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
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            System.out.println("read error ListChunk");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
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                System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
                return ;
            }
            bytesum  += byteread;
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            info = new ListChunkInfo(buffer);
            System.out.println("ListChunkInfo=" + info);
            buffer = new byte[(int)info.getTextSize()];
            if ( (byteread = inStream.read(buffer)) == -1) {
                System.out.println("read error InfoChunk Text");
                inStream.close();
                System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
                return ;
            }
            bytesum  += byteread;
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            info.setText(buffer);
            System.out.println("ListChunkInfo=" + info);
        }

        // ID3Chunk
        buffer = new byte[8];
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            System.out.println("read error ID3Chunk");
            inStream.close();
            System.out.println("read=" + bytesum);
            return ;
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Okay, I'm not a wizard in the kitchen. But my wife and her nurse friends think so. There was to be a little get together of nurses who just retired, or went on to other jobs. My wife, Jeanie, wanted to take something to the party. I told her that I had an idea that might work. But I told her that it would take a few days to make.
Set ice cream in large bowl. Let it melt to room temperature. Pour cherry pie filling in bowl. Mix together well. Pour contents into pie shells. Save the clear plastic liner for a cover for the pies. Invert the cover, and place pies in the freezer for one day.
Next day, place Cool Whip in bowl. Mix the second pie filling in bowl thoroughly. Take pies out of freezer. Place Cool Whip mixture on top of pies. Reseal with inverted plastic lid. Refreeze for the second day.
On the third day, the mixture of the ice cream and Cool Whip should be solid. Serve as soon as you take out of the freezer. Should have servings of 6-8.
As for my wife's friends, they were very pleased on not only the sweetness, but the texture as well. Experiment with other flavors. You'll be surprised. Enjoy.


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LeVar Burton talks literacy and his 'Reading Rainbow' app (Plus, a quiz!)
Molly Wood Oct 23, 2013
https://www.marketplace.org/2013/10/23/levar-burton-talks-literacy-and-his-reading-rainbow-app-plus-quiz/
Actors complain a lot about being typecast. Someone always plays the scheming villain … or the girl next door. But imagine a career that featured roles as the most famous blind space explorer and one of the country's biggest advocates for reading.
That's the story of LeVar Burton. He played Geordi La Forge on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and hosted the 1980s public television show "Reading Rainbow" to encourage kids to read.
His television show is now a mobile app.
"I grew up in an environment where love of the written word was expected. My mother is a great teacher and she was my first teacher and one of the things that she taught me, by example, was that a personal relationship with the written word is the key to being an informed human being. That there is no thing more powerful than a soul that has a thirst for knowledge."
Listen to the extended version of our conversation:
Plus, we've been singing the Reading Rainbow song around the office all week. We want you to record your own rendition using our new Marketplace voicemail app.
And finally, we've got a quiz based on Burton's two most famous roles. We'll give you a plotline, and you tell us: Is it a Star Trek episode? Or a Reading Rainbow book?
LeVar Burton on "Smart House" and the rise of AI
LeVar Burton was wrong about America
Cyborgs: we're closer than you think
Ronald D. Moore on writing sci-fi amidst cultural "turmoil"
Why every generation should have its own 'Star Trek'
A virtual tour of the 'Star Trek' universe
Gene Rodenberry

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I am very pleased to release today a "guest post" from my friend Georges Nahon, director of Orange Labs San Francisco, and Director General of the Orange Institute.
What makes Silicon Valley so special for digital innovation?
It is a culture of constant rebellion against all sorts of establishments particularly in the information & communication technology space. It is also a profound desire to have a major impact on the world who needs to be changed to be a better place. Good changes happen when things move fast dynamically.
SV is about an insatiable quest for non incremental innovation that will disrupt the existing world to do two things: (1) redirect some of the economic value disrupted to the venture capitalists who funded the disruption, and (2) make it a better place.
It is also a place where optimism, generosity, altruism and communities drive the behaviors rather than individualism, egocentricity and cynism. The Valley places a premium on alternatives to top-down, hierarchical sources of support. Governmental subsidy is seen as toxic to innovation funded by private investors. Smart risks are the norm.
What developments have you witnessed in Digital Innovation Management in the past years (Open innovation, Co-creation, Fast prototyping and beta release, User experience focus ...)?
The world is now the web. People are now at the center of the web as they are at the center of the real world. There is clearly more happening bottom up as more people can share constantly more ideas across the world and across the walls of their companies.
There is a distortion that the web and the mobile technology have brought to the entire innovation space as creativity can be quickly turned into beta product and tested at scale given the huge and growing size of the web. In reality major disruptive innovations are not happening like that. They still require years of R&D and testing. And it still delivers new and interesting products. What has changed is that the social real time and mobile web is encouraging and generating all sorts of entrepreneurial innovations that are not based on the traditional vision of R&D. Both will continue to thrive but management of stakeholders' patience is the new health indicator for innovation.
What disruptions do you anticipate and what are the challenges for Silicon Valley to remain a worldwide leader in term of digital innovation?
The Web has created an unprecedented situation in the history of humankind: an avalanche of non structured information and data produced every second and made available continuously to the entire planet at little to no cost.
Managing these new information currents require a new approach to IT and networking and to data analysis and representation.
The era of Big Data is around us and will only get more pervasive and inevitable.
What do you plan to focus on in term of Innovation Management emerging trends?
Big data in a mobile and real time world as the new knowledge infrastructure.


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Q: HQL UNION of fields from two tables Am very much new to hive, have very basic idea about it, so please pardon me if its silly:
The below data is just an example of what am trying to do, the actual data is really huge.
I have 2 tables:
Table A
id1  name source
101  aa  SAP
102  bb   SAP
103  cc   SAP
Table B
id2  name source
106 zz   SAP
107 yy   SAP
108 xx   SAP
I need to create another table C with schema
id Name Strorage
with all ids and names from table A and B, and another column "Storage" which has to be hard coded with 'HDFS'
I need output like:
id  name  Strorage
101  aa   HDFS
102  bb   HDFS
103  cc   HDFS
106  zz   HDFS
107  yy   HDFS
108  xx   HDFS
I have tried many queries but 1 among them is as follows:
insert into table c select (select * from (select id1 from A union select id2 from B)) as id, (select * from (select name from A union select name from B)) as name , 'HDFS' as Strorage;

but it gives error "ParseException line 1:53 cannot recognize input near 'select' '*' 'from' in expression specification"
Am not sure if the query am trying is the right one, please help me with this.
Thank you

A: It looks like the (first) syntax problem is in your insert, not the union query.  Something like this should work:
insert into table c select id, name, 'HDFS' from (
  select * from (select id1, name from A union select id2, name from B));

A: Here is the working query:
insert into table c select distinct * from (select id1, name, 'HDFS' storage from a union all select id1, name, 'HDFS' storage from b) c;

Some versions does not support union, there is only union all to simulate union you have to use distinct.
When field names are different, you have to try this:
insert into table c select distinct * from (select id1, name, 'HDFS' storage from a union all select id2 as id1, name, 'HDFS' storage from b) c;

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Whether it's adding more physical activity to your day or committing to a healthier diet, this time of year inspires people to make resolutions and set intentions for the year ahead. Feeling inspired to make a change? Don't forget your finances — including your consumer debt! Here are some very good reasons why finding debt relief should be on your New Year's resolution list.
If you'd like to reduce your money worries in 2019, focusing on your debt may be the answer you're looking for. Recent research shows that, despite the fact that the Canadian economy is performing well, debt continues to be a source of stress for Canadians. In a 2018 survey, three in 10 people with personal debt told us they are feeling overwhelmed by their current debt load. By making a solid plan to reduce your consumer debt, you'll also reduce any debt-related stress you may be experiencing.
Dealing with debt not only helps to lower stress, it can also help to strengthen your relationship. A 2018 Manulife survey found that those under 35 with a lot of debt feel that their debt is causing issues in their relationship. Canadian couples in debt also admit that they are not always truthful about their finances, with 20 per cent admitting that their partner doesn't know how much debt they actually carry.
Consider making a commitment with your partner to focus on debt together this year. You'll not only improve your relationship with your finances, you'll likely also improve your relationship with each other.
When struggling to manage your debt load, it's easy to forget about other important financial priorities, such as saving for your retirement or contributing to your emergency savings find. By setting the intention to get your debt under control this year, you may be able to create more financial balance and ensure that your other priorities are not neglected.
Convinced that dealing with your debt is an important priority for 2019? You may be wondering where to start. The best approach is to create a debt relief plan detailing the steps you'll need to follow in order to diminish your debt load.
Start by doing your research. There may be debt options or strategies available, such as debt consolidation, that can make paying down your consumer debt easier, faster and less financially taxing.
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is a great online resource when you're ready to get serious about put a debt relief plan in place. Check out their step-by-step guide to making a plan to be debt-free.
Depending on your circumstances, debt relief professionals, such as a credit counsellor or Licensed Insolvency Trustee (LIT) can also be a great resource. LITs and credit counsellors can help determine which debt relief strategies are right for you and guide you through the process of implementing your plan to reduce your debt load.
Will you be making debt relief a top priority in 2019? #LeaveDebtBehind #NewYearMotivation #DebtSolutions.


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Q: Is congruent diagonalization of symmetric matrix necessarily a similar one? It can be shown that for real symmetric matrix $A$, there is an orthogonal matrix $Q$ such that $$Q^TAQ=Q^{-1}AQ=\Lambda,$$
where $\Lambda$ is the diagonal matrix whose entries are $A$'s eigenvalues.
My question arises while considering the "converse": if $Q^TAQ=\Lambda$ for real symmetric $A$, and $\Lambda$ again denotes the diagonal matrix of eigenvalues, can one claim that $Q$ is orthogonal?

I think it's not true at the first glance, since there are many choices that we can congruently transform $A$ to a diagonal matrix. But things may get subtle after confining $\Lambda$ to be a special matrix consisting of the eigenvalues of $A$.
I can derive $(QC)^TA(QC)=C^T\Lambda C$ for some matrix $C$, maybe we can choose some $C$ to yield a counterexample? Or we can actually prove it? Thank you!

A: For instance, $$\begin{pmatrix}0& \sqrt{\frac12}\\ \sqrt2&0\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\0 &2\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}0& \sqrt2\\ \sqrt{\frac12}&0\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}1& 0 \\ 0& 2\end{pmatrix}$$

A: Here is a generalisation of Saucy's counterexample. Pick any orthogonal matrix $V$ with some nonzero off-diagonal entry $v_{ij}$. Pick any positive diagonal matrix $\Lambda$ such that $|v_{ij}\sqrt{\lambda_j/\lambda_i}|>1$. Then $Q=\Lambda^{-1/2}V\Lambda^{1/2}$ is not an orthogonal matrix (because $|q_{ij}|=|v_{ij}\sqrt{\lambda_j/\lambda_i}|>1$) but $Q^T\Lambda Q=\Lambda$.


Dean Douglas Elmendorf announced the appointment of three accomplished public leaders as professors of practice at Harvard Kennedy School this week. All will be affiliated with the School's Center for Public Leadership. "We are incredibly fortunate to have attracted such outstanding public leaders to the Kennedy School. Each of these leaders has a deep commitment to public service and to excellence in public leadership, and each has impressive experience in multiple parts of our society. By bringing their important and diverse perspectives to the Kennedy School, they will add vibrancy to our community and strengthen our ability to offer powerful learning experiences for our students and to improve the practice of public policy and leadership," Dean Elmendorf said.
Ambassador Wendy Sherman, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, has been appointed professor of the practice of public leadership and also director of the Center for Public Leadership where she will succeed David Gergen. She has also worked in state government, as well as in business and in nonprofit organizations. She will teach courses and advise students about public leadership and public service. As director of the center, Sherman will be responsible for setting the strategy, cultivating relationships with public leaders, collaborating with faculty and staff across the Kennedy School, and managing the roughly 40-person team. Her appointment is effective January 2019. She will continue her affiliation with the Kennedy School's Belfer Center, where she is currently a senior fellow. Learn more about Sherman's background here.
Cornell Brooks has been appointed a professor of the practice of public leadership and social justice. Brooks is the former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights attorney, and an ordained minister. He will teach and launch the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice, whose mission is to promote excellence in the practice of social justice by supporting applied research and the use of evidence in advocacy and activism. The collaborative will facilitate the understanding and advancement of social justice by connecting faculty, students, scholars, practitioners, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of faith. Brooks' appointment begins with this academic year. Read Brooks' full background here.
Arthur Brooks has been appointed a professor of the practice of public leadership and will also be a senior fellow at Harvard Business School. He will be stepping down as president of the American Enterprise Institute next year after a decade in that position. At the Kennedy School, Brooks will teach courses on leadership and management, advise students, and develop initiatives to improve public leadership. Read Brooks' full background here.


Here I sit, another day. In my "cave". Working from home has it's good points and bad points -- I work in the basement -- it's cold, not very bright, messy and no one to talk to. The nice part is I can go get a snack or a drink or pop some laundry in - or quick peek at my facebook -- but the lack of interaction from people is killing me. I work 2 days outside the house and if the work wasn't so crammed in those days, if I could sit and chat a little and enjoy work- I think it would feel better - but right now, I feel bogged down in my little cave.
My husband "works" from home too -- but business is SLOW and so he watches movies, does household chores (sometimes), cooks and plays with the kids -- what should I complain about? I guess I'll find something. He watches the news and it makes his blood boil-- and he can't see that it is all temporary -- things like stuff in the news today-- has been going on for centuries -- bad politicians, earthquakes, crime, people demanding rights, people thinking they don't deserve them. I feel like he is yelling at me every day about what is going on in the news (when I even agree with him on some points)-- how we should move, how crappy this country is. I am so afraid that my kids will think that this attitude is the norm and this way to deal with it is the norm when I know it is so far from it. All it does is make me depressed.
I have no close friends since we moved back and my family wouldn't understand. Some of them hint that he is lazy - or he should be doing more. Maybe he should. Maybe I am a facilitator to his drinking and smoking-- because I don't know what to do to have him stop. It's his body-- he should want to be healthy and enjoy this life right? Why do I have to be the one to police him? I am not strong enough to give ultimatums- (stop drinking or get out) and he's not a mean or bad drunk -- he's a happy drunk that drinks about 3 times a week -- my kids see him go in the shower with a beer-- or bring them to bed with a beer-- I know this is not normal and that he should stop or his body will give out on him -- but if he tries, he becomes bitter, yellling about dumb things- then apologizing profusely later. He isn't violent or degrading- - just mad that the video games are on the floor etc. but it gives him an excuse for why he should drink-- cuz it "stresses him out" . He complains about my family -- I know they have their faults - be he acts like they are the enemy -- he even had the gall to say -- " I wonder if their relatives were slave holders"-- come on -- really-- my family has only tried to help us -- my parents paid for some of HIS schooling. My brother offered him a good job -- He has a paranoid attitude that everyone is against him- that they say things behind his back- or think this and that--He really needs to lighten up and learn to take a helping hand. We are all just people trying to do our best and get by.
If I didn't have to work full time, handle kids after school, deal with the house etc -- I would just cry all day-- but I have responsiblities that prevent me from thinking about it too much (if I don't think about it, maybe it will go away). I am not suicidal and I really don't have a lot of sympathy for people with depression -- (again, if I don't think about it - it goes away for awhile). I am sure people who know me think I am a very happy person-- but I'm not -- I have too much to do, too much I want to do, too much to think about and too little time to take care of myself.
I need to find some friends, some good girl friends, that won't judge me or lecture to me or judge my husband for that matter. We live in such a small town-- I fear that if I say something to someone, it will get out faster than lighting. I work at my church so I can't confide in my pastor -- maybe I should anyway -- it would ease the burden- why does life have to be so hard. Why does money seem to come so slowly.
I know life isn't supposed to be easy -- but I didn't know it was going to be this hard. I worry about my future -- willl I stay with him - or do we have such different values that we can't stay together? Is it more hindering staying with him- or would the kids be better off with out the constant negative emotions that arise from our house. I can't keep saying "everything will be ok" cuz I am not sure that it will be. It's hard to be optimistic when you live with a pessimist. I keep praying that God will hear me and in his own way make it right. I can not rely on him to do everything for me, but I can rely on him to point me in the right direction. So point me......mold me, sclupt me -- heal me.


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Uber driver earns college degree after random passenger wipes out her debt
Posted 8:44 pm, January 2, 2020, by CNN Wire
ATLANTA (CNN) – An Uber driver says she is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a lawyer thanks to a random passenger who paid off her college debt when he heard her life's story.
Latonya Young, a hair stylist by day and an Uber driver by night, told CNN affiliate WSB that she picked up a passenger outside of Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the two got to talking.
The 43-year-old single mother told the passenger that when she was 16, she had to drop out of high school to raise her first child. And more recently, she had to drop out of college because of a $700 balance that she couldn't afford to pay off.
"Every time I got ready to pay the money, my kids needed something," Young said, recounting the story to WSB. "I said, 'OK, I'll just wait.'"
That was that, until a few days later when Young got word that she was eligible to register for classes. The passenger, identified as Kevin Esch, had paid the balance. That allowed her to register for classes, ultimately earning an associate degree in criminal justice.
"Literally I was blown away," Young said. "A stranger has never done that — or done anything like that — for me."
With the balance paid, Young said she had to finish out her schooling for him. "I maintained my grades, As and Bs, just trying to make sure he knows I appreciate him," she said.
The two kept in touch, and Esch attended her graduation in December.
He told CNN that Young is an inspiration and that he's blessed to have had the opportunity to help her.
"There was something about Latonya that just — she resonates with me and we developed an incredible friendship now and I am incredibly proud of what she's done," he told CNN Full Circle. "I could've bought new clothes or I could've helped someone out. And what has come back to me has come back a hundredfold and I would do it 1,000 times over."
Andrea Anne Jones, a spokesperson at Georgia State University, told CNN in a statement, "Kevin Esch has been justifiably applauded and heralded for providing the funds to enable Georgia State student Latonya Young to earn a college degree, but his gift is so much bigger than that. With it he has changed a life and opened a door to a brighter future for a student who, like so many others we see at Georgia State, simply needs a chance to achieve and succeed."
With her associate degree behind her, Young's not stopping anytime soon. She will be back in class this month to pursue her bachelor's degree with hopes of becoming a lawyer.
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Dallas, TX (March 29, 2019) – Dallas Police responded to the scene of a pedestrian accident Near South Great Trinity Forest Way. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m.
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100 YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
Discover the traditions, values and unique moments at Athénée Palace Bucharest.
- 100 YEARS OF BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES -
One hundred years of tradition. One hundred years of excellence. Each year of the past century bears the memory of countless unique and impactful events that have left their mark on Athénée Palace – a hotel brought to life by its very guests. Take a look at some of the most important moments for Athénée Palace.
BUILDING BEGINS
On the land that in the 19th century belonged to the Gherasi Inn, 1912 sees the construction of a hotel inspired by French architect Téophile Bradeau. This was the first major landmark in Bucharest made with armored concrete. 1914 marks the hotel's inauguration, a year that changed everything that was to come for Athénée Palace.
ROMANIA JOINS WORLD WAR ONE
1914 is a year to remember – World War One erupts. The war had a devastating impact upon most of the European countries, whether directly or indirectly involved. Romania was part to the events, which was felt extensively by the people of Bucharest, as well as the tourists visiting Athénée Palace at the time.
A CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
In 1937, the hotel undergoes a major yet necessary change, as its style at the time was considered unfitting with the general architectural trend. Duiliu Marcu, the architect leading the refurbishment works, opted for a simplified art deco style, but without overlooking the remarkable charm of the establishment.
ATHÉNÉE PALACE – THE BOMBINGS
In April 1944, Bucharest was bombed by the American troops. The main target: Bucharest North Railway Station. Following the bombings, part of Athénée Palace caught fire, while all windows were shattered in the explosion. Despite all this, the building underwent considerable refurbishment after the war, thus regaining its pre-war glory.
NEW WING IN VICTORIA AVENUE BREAKS GROUND
Throughout the years, Athénée Palace has become Bucharest's prime location for a great number of guests. That is why the new wing of the hotel was erected in 1965. The new annex could now cater for the rapidly increasing footfall.
ATHÉNÉE PALACE WITHSTANDS EARTHQUAKE
1,570 people were victims of the earthquake on 4th March 1977, which registered 7.2 on the Richter scale. 1,391 of the victims were reported in Bucharest. Athénée Palace withstands the earthquake, despite the fact that many of the surrounding buildings are severely damaged. Several years later, in 1983, the hotel's interior undergoes another refurbishment.
ATHÉNÉE PALACE SUFFERS DAMAGE DURING THE REVOLUTION
The national revolution in 1989 is yet another event with great significance for Romania. Athénée Palace was caught in the midst of the social movement leading to a shift in the political regime and to considerable damage to the building. Following the 1989 events, the building showed visible destruction from the shootings, which led to it being refurbished in 1993.
HILTON WORLDWIDE OPERATES THE ATHÉNÉE PALACE
Year 1996 – Athénée Palace enters a new era of outstanding achievements under Hilton Worldwide. Gheorghe Copos, President and Managing Director at Ana Holding, says: 'We are proud to partner up with one of the world's leading hotel brands and to build the ideal place for tourists, developers, partners, colleagues, as well as locals.'
ANA HOTELS ACQUIRES ATHÉNÉE PALACE
2005 is the year when Ana Hotels buys Athénée Palace, a building that has been at the heart of the city for 91 years, offering guests plenty of joyful memories. A new stage thus begins for Athénée Palace – one marked by hospitality excellence in a trademark ambiance packed with history and tradition.
CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
This year, Athénée Palace reaches an important milestone: 100 years of activity and the beginning of another century of outstanding service quality. 100 years of happy memories. This is the perfect opportunity for us to show our utmost passion for excellence alongside those who made it all possible.
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Amrita Arora & Ashish Chaudhary bring out the most seductive song 'Loving You' from the multi-starrer movie "Speed". Sung by Sonu Nigam & music directed by Pritam.
I wished she would be my wife. I would really enjoy.Her.
Mubashar Iqbal yeah amrita arora kya maal thi.
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Here's the finished product of the yummy crabs Papa and I cooked!
My family and I went to my Gramsey's and my Papa's house from July 13-15. Most of my relatives live there in Richmond, so they all came over for a party!
I was my Papa's assistant for cooking crabs. It's a family tradition to cook crabs, and I seasoned them. I put on the Old Bay, ground mustard, and salt until I spilled too much salt on them.
We were almost ready to start cooking when a crab pinched me. My Papa had to get it off and put it in the cooker.
Finally, we started to eat the crabs. When you eat them, you have to peel the shell off the legs and then you find the white meat and eat it. You pull the legs off from the main part of the body, open the shell, get out the guts, and devour the meat!
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Wow! Zeke, this a really good story. You make readers know what a good time you were having, except when you got bitten. Papa really enjoyed it too. You need to come back soon and we can have crabs again. We need to do this before Ol' Man Winter arrives.


Considering fullness and its appearance…composition of view may beseem.
The vortex of self, will hide the quiet storm.
Of Liberty. With frenzied steps he strode.
He spurned beneath him in a mire of blood.
A king with Freedom for his spouse and queen.
As on a footstool, on the necks of men.
Ruin awhile and havoc strewed his path.
He had his day of glory and his fall.
And left its walls forever with a curse.


Jay Gardam is the owner of Peak Physique Hot Yoga Prospect and offers a space that is not only comforting but also a place of community. As well as being one of the Teachers at the Studio you will constantly see Jay at the studio jumping onto a mat next to you or out in the community area up for a chat.
For Jay, yoga is quiet a new addition to his own personal development.
He has always had a passion for learning (philosophy being – I can't learn everything, but I'll die trying), so having been to numerous tertiary institutions, ranging from Law to Arts, Financial Admin to Psychology his passion for knowledge has grown. It was about 6 years ago that Jay started to focus his studies more on personal health and fitness and completed his cert III and IV in fitness.
From there, Jay's hunger to learn more grow, his passion for learning needed to go a little deeper, and it was when he did his first Yoga class, that he realised that is where his own personal development took a deeper turn. After completing his 200hr Teacher training in mid 2017, Jay ventured out leaving his Desk job to become a full time yoga teacher, and from there have been fortunate enough to be apart of the Yoga community in Adelaide.
Having that Personal Training background, Jay felt that the Peak Physique classes really reflect the ability to get that great 'work out' with that great 'work in' where you are still able to connect yourself with the mind, body and breath.
The Peak Physique Prospect studio, which is staffed by awesome yoga teachers, features bathroom/changeroom facilities, a dedicated student storage area. Tap water is provided free-of-charge (so don't forget your water bottle!) – there's also bottled water for sale. Students can purchase and hire yoga mats at reception. Car parking is available at the front of the studio, and on Prospect Road.
A unique feature of Peak Physique Hot Yoga Prospect is that the studio focuses on the complete practice of yoga – not just the Asana and Posture movement aspect. This holistic approach incorporates meditation, breath-work (Pranayama) and mindfulness.
So, what are you waiting for? Come join Jay and team on the mat at Peak Physique Hot Yoga Prospect.


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"Don't lean in", a desperate warning to all men posted under a picture of a man and a woman with green lines drawn over them (Rivelino). The woman's line is straight up and down, while the man leans toward her. The post has over four thousand likes and nearly one thousand retweets. It was made by the Twitter user Rivelino, a 40-year-old divorcee dedicated to helping men achieve the woman of their dreams. He tweets these reminders almost daily. Leaning in is his trademark. He states that if men lean towards women, they "subconsciously believe that she is more important than him" (Rivelino). The women can subconsciously recognize this and will leave the weak men that lean toward them. The solution? To always stand up straight, to never lean towards anyone, as that is "falling into their frame". Rivelino and his ideology, however, are not particularly unique. He comes from a community of "pickup artists" or PUAs; a fringe ideology based entirely around figuring out the best and most efficient ways to sleep with women. Many men pay thousands of dollars for workshops, buy dozens of books, and visit one of the many forums based on discussing these ideas. So how can this strange, recluse community tell us anything about how regular everyday people interact with masculinity? Harmful ideas of masculinity are extremely ingrained in our society, they can be hard to isolate and identify. Having an extreme example can help to see the harmful hypermasculinity we see and perpetuate in our everyday lives. Although there are many resources on pickup artistry, the primary focus of this paper is Neil Straus' The Game, a foundational text of pickup artistry that is a core part of nearly every pickup artist's curriculum, despite coming out over a decade ago. Exploring pickup artistry, an extreme example of hypermasculinity can help to illustrate how these tropes and practices are carried out more subtly in everyday life and how these practices can cause harm to both men and women.
The core element that holds pickup artistry together is a desire for sex. Some men spend hundreds of hours reading over various books and forums to gain the 'secrets' to being able to sleep with women. The Game is a book entirely dedicated to the pursuit of sex, Straus dedicates a significant portion of the book to the first sexual experiences of the men who follow his ideology. This description, however, is unexpected. One man describes his feelings after his first sexual experience as feeling "dirty and used" (Strauss 73). He goes on to describe how he can use this feeling to have sex with more women, despite his apparent aversion to it. In another instance, the author of The Game starts to have feelings for a woman he is pursuing, and she expresses that she wishes to wait to have sex with Strauss. When expressing his feelings about her wishes, he tells his friends that he "just wanted to get the whole sex thing over with so we could be normal together" (Straus 380). Sex is not framed as an enjoyable activity, but instead as an obstacle to normality. In framing sexual and romantic relationships this way, it is implied that normal and healthy relationships must have immediate sexual contact. It is not something to be done within a relationship, but rather something to get over with. In this framing, women become simply a means to gain sexual experience.
This view of women is further enforced throughout The Game. Women are reduced to their merits and flaws. Women are described as "Ferret faced", "Dumpy", "mediocre", and "shrill" (Strauss). Yet paragraphs after these descriptors are used, the men in The Game describe having sex with these same women that were shrill only sentences ago. The traditional reasons many people have sex are removed from the sexual world of The Game, sex is not viewed as enjoyable, nor are the women with whom sexual contact is made. Yet the men in The Game go to seemingly extreme lengths to attain this sexual contact. Stories of leaving school, jobs, homes, or past girlfriends to pursue pickup artistry are not uncommon within this book. Sex within the pickup artist ideology seems to be less about the pleasure that comes with sex and more about the validation that comes with this sex. Sex is used as proof, both to the pickup artists and to others, that they are adequately masculine.
"A woman becomes emotionally invested in a man that she has sex with and is physically intimate with" (@speakwomanese, 2022). In this tweet from the pickup artist account @SpeakWomanese, the writer explains that when a woman becomes sexually intimate with a man, she becomes emotionally invested in him. Before the point of sexual contact, @speakwomanese explains that women are evaluating men for their value, particularly concerning money. Yet after sexual contact, women become emotional, lose their rationality, and thus they lose power in the relationship. Patriarchy is loosely defined as a system of "male domination and the power relationships by which men dominate women" (Beechey 66). In patriarchy, women are seen as submissive to the dominant man. The ideals of patriarchy can be seen within the @speakwomanese Twitter account. Within the worldview of the pickup artist, women have control over sex. Twitter user Rivelino expands on this idea stating that "If she controls the sex, she controls the relationship" (Rivelino 2020). Under patriarchy, women's sexual desire is seen as something negative and unnatural, a woman is either "either good and chaste or as bad and promiscuous." (Kahalon 1). Women, at least those who are labeled 'good' are seen as completely uninterested in sex. Men, on the other hand, are seen as hypersexual by nature. This hypersexuality can be used as proof of masculine identity or it can become an emotional weakness that can be exploited. "When a man thinks with his dick, he becomes gullible; his lust turns his brain to mush and he becomes easy to manipulate." (@speakwomanese 2022). Emotions under patriarchy are feminine and thus are a weakness. Excessive interest in sex from men in the pickup artist community is seen as being overly emotional, and thus subject to manipulation. In having sex with women and making them "emotionally attached" to a man, women are reinstated as emotional and easy to control. Sex becomes a way for men to regain control lost in the emotions of hypersexuality, thus demonstrating a man's strength over a woman.
Frequent sex with women is also used as proof of a man's attraction to women. Often, when men don't frequently have sex with women they are accused of being gay, putting them in the worst position one can be as a man under the patriarchy: "feminine" (Bailey). By demonstrating and telling other men about their sexual experience, a man can prove and secure his place as a man, even if the security is only temporary.
In The Game, Strauss describes himself before discovering pickup artistry as having a "… large, bumpy nose, small, beady eyes, glasses, balding head, and, worst of all, painful shyness around women.." (Strauss 20). The other men featured in The Game describe the same phenomenon, before pickup artistry, they are "nerdy", live with their parents, or live online rather than in real life. Their access to traditional masculinity is limited, they are not traditionally attractive, strong, or rich. Strauss sums up this feeling by stating that before pickup artistry he was "half a man" (Strauss 20). Because of his lack of access to traditional manhood, he denies himself the label of being a man altogether. This fragility of gender identity is fairly unique to men. When women fail to uphold femininity, there is no significantly lower status that they can fall to below being a woman, because they are already viewed as feminine. Under patriarchy, this is a status of weakness. When men fail to uphold masculinity, that status can be revoked, causing them to be viewed as feminine. They can lose their status in ways that women cannot. This "fragile masculinity can motivate compensatory attitudes/behaviors meant to restore the threatened status of 'real' manhood" (DiMuccio 25). Pick up artists turn to sexual encounters with women to reinstate their roles as men, and thus their power. It gives them an avenue both to increase their interactions with women, as well as a socially acceptable place to brag about sexual encounters, thus proving their masculinities to others in the community.
These communities are typically homosocial, meaning that they consist only of men, presenting a unique need to prove masculinity. In a passage about the fragility of masculinity, Kimmel argues that "Masculinity is relational, performed before the evaluative eyes of others. More than that, it's homosocial; those evaluative eyes are men's" (Kimmel 161). Because women's opinions are not valued in pickup artistry, men turn to other men to validate or invalidate their masculinity, creating an environment where sex, something seemingly about men's relationships with women, becomes more about men's relationships with each other. PUA communities are made up almost entirely of men, creating an even greater need to prove and maintain a status of masculinity. "With no women around, men have to work particularly hard to maintain their status in the gender hierarchy" (Bailey 301). Because of the lack of women, these men don't have a platform on which to establish their place at the top of the gender hierarchy, so they turn to stories about the ways they maintain traditional gender hierarchies through sex with women.
The dependence on other men to confirm their masculinities as valid combined with the fragility of their masculinities leads to an environment where men must constantly prove themselves to each other. In her essay Sex in a Masculinities World: Gender, Undesired Sex, and Rape, Kimberly Bailey argues "it is impossible to perfectly perform the ideal masculine identity all of the time… a man's masculine identity is constantly under threat; he must continuously work to try to maintain his place within the masculine hierarchy" (Bailey 299). Because of this instability, men must constantly fight to prove themselves as "manly", leading to an unstable and unreliable view of their masculinity. This is particularly true in the pickup artist community, where every move is analyzed to create optimal masculinity. Gender is a core tenet of most people's identities; however, pickup artists cannot depend on this identifier because it can be revoked at any time. They must continually prove themselves as "adequately masculine" or risk losing their masculinity. Because of this, they put a lot of pressure on outside identifiers of masculinity, such as traditional gender roles. This creates a cycle that is very common in pickup artist media, where men will not only act hypermasculine in an attempt to erase their emasculine pasts but also to combat the feeling of being threatened by other, "more masculine", men.
In Pickup Artistry, there is a concept known as the 'alpha male'. This is a man who seemingly fits perfectly into masculine standards; he is tall, strong, and does not express emotions other than anger. He poses a threat to the pickup artists because he is "more masculine", and thus gets to sleep with more women. Alpha male is used not only as a noun but as a verb, often in the context of what the 'alpha male' is doing to the PUA. For example, "That guy is AMOGing (Alpha male of the group) me" (Strauss 440). Being an alpha male is not seen as an inherent characteristic, but rather something that is done, often at the expense of the pickup artist. At one point, Strauss has a chance to interview Tom Cruise for an unrelated article. He explains after each dialog with him how Cruise was "AMOG-ing" him (Strauss 440), meaning he is consciously demonstrating that he is an 'alpha male' and thus better than Strauss. This analysis of Cruise's every move assumes manipulation of power dynamics where most would see none. Men who achieve the masculine ideal are seen only as threats. Any friendship or comradery is replaced by this competition.
Pickup artists have an extensive body of work dedicated to "out-masculating" the alpha male, often based around displaying typically masculine behaviors to emasculate the alpha male. "To Amog means to put down another male, to lower their value without them particularly noticing to the extent where they get extremely angry/upset" (Lynch). These behaviors are consistent with recent research around masculinity that found "adopting masculine traits and behaviors is a strategy by which fragile men attempt to gain, maintain, and reclaim 'real' manhood." (DiMuccio 26). By escalating their performances of masculinity, the pickup artists can combat the feeling of shame that comes with the feeling that they do not meet the standards for men. This escalation of masculinity often means engaging "in traditionally masculine gender scripts—disavowing femininity and gayness, striving for dominance and success, showing toughness, taking risks, and being aggressive." (DiMuccio 26). Emotion within the world of pickup artistry is viewed as a scientific phenomenon. Emotions are only expected from women, and displaying them revokes men's status as a man and places them in the realm of femininity. Pickup artists combat this in two ways: rationalizing their feelings and dehumanizing women. They often employ scientific words to make their methods seem objective and fact-based, rather than subjective and emotional. Pseudoscientific language is also used to combat any emotions that surround women or sex. One pickup artist defines the feeling of love as "pair-bonding". He believes that the only purpose of pair-bonding is for reproduction and survival. The vulnerabilities around sex and love are minimized, and all emotion is blamed on evolution. The paradoxes between upholding traditional masculinity and experiencing love are ignored. Those feelings are assigned solely to science. When Mystery, the pickup artist at the forefront of The Game, is dumped by his girlfriend. He, understandably, starts crying uncontrollably. He tells his friends that it is a 'chemical reaction' due to the loss of a potential mate that's making him cry rather than his feelings. Any attempt to get him to talk about his feelings is met with a "long-winded explanation of how his emotions and actions were evolutionarily justified" (Strauss 405). By passing on his feelings to evolution, he distances himself from emotions and vulnerability becoming rational and thus masculine again.
This view of biology is expanded on throughout The Game. According to Mystery, interactions between men and women are entirely dictated by biology. Women are biologically programmed to reproduce and thus have sex with men to achieve that goal. Women are biologically programmed to look for a mate who has an equal or higher value than her, so the goal of pickup artistry is to exploit this system and prove that the pickup artist has a higher value than the woman he is trying to sleep with. This can be done either by raising one's value through displays of masculinity or by lowering the woman's value. This can be done in several ways. Negging, a word for the technique of using insults that come off as accidental with the clear goal of lowering a woman's self-esteem, is one of the most common ways in which pickup artists do this. Negging can also be achieved by ignoring her in favor of her friend or humiliating the woman in front of her friends. Straus suggests using phrases like 'you have man hands', 'your teeth are crooked when you smile' or 'I like that skirt, I saw another girl wearing it a few minutes ago' (Strauss 37) to 'neg' a woman. By lowering a woman's self-esteem, the pickup artist raises his own perceived value in comparison to the woman's perceived value of herself. Metaphors of evolution and biology are also invoked. Strauss uses phrases like "She was my prey" or "I am a wolf and this doe separated from the herd was mine" (Strauss 53) to describe the feeling of pursuing a woman. These phrases imply that these men have no control over their actions; they are simply doing what is natural. Instead of seeing these actions as potentially harmful, pickup artists see them as evolutionarily necessary.
This pseudoscientific approach does not end when pickup artists enter a relationship. The two-thirds rule was created as a way to formulate a perfect relationship. The rule states that the pickup artist should give their romantic partner two-thirds of the attention, love, and affection that the partner gives them. In doing this, relationships become a formula, just like picking up women. If they enter the right amount of attention and maintain a higher "value" than her, then the relationship cannot fail. It becomes a fact of basic biology. The 'female brain' is turned into an object, a concept that can be analyzed and manipulated if the right formula is put in.
"A woman's verbal communication is what she wants you to believe and it's within her conscious realm of control." (@speakwomanese, 2022). In this tweet, the Twitter account @speakwomanese expresses the idea that women are inherently manipulative. All verbal communication is simply what a woman wants someone to believe. It is implied that this communication is not informed by truth or true emotion. Because of this view of women as inherently emotional, pickup artists decide that the only way to stand a chance with women is to lie and manipulate back. Pseudoscience is used to explain away a woman's emotions as well as her boundaries. When a woman is rude to these men or withdraw consent after sexual activity has started it is due to something called the "anti slut defense." (Strauss 440), or the idea that the reason women say no to men is that they don't want to be viewed as a slut. In using this language, boundaries turn into a scientific phenomenon that must be overcome.
Another concept that is often used is called "going caveman." It is based on the idea of "giving into primal instincts." Effectively it means to disregard women's consent completely and quickly escalate sexual activity through aggressive action (Strauss 440). Women must be conquered through sex and it is a man's job to do that. In applying this language to attraction to women, harmful action is not only justified but necessitated. If these coercions and power imbalances do not occur, then the man has not kept his place as "adequately masculine." He has failed to be a man in the right way. He has failed to uphold "nature."
In a study of threatened masculinity and shame responses in heterosexual males from the journal of Psychology of Men & Masculinity, the research found "that if men struggle to meet masculine gender role expectations, they are likely to report distress" (Gebhard 429). This distress often manifests as shame around failure to act 'like a man. To correct the failure in masculinity, men often turn to displays of hypermasculinity. In turn, the shame response enforces the process of turning to hypermasculine actions when men feel threatened, escalating the expectation of masculinity and causing other men to feel emasculine, thus leading them to repeat the cycle. A clear connection was also found "between threatened-masculinity shame-related responses and self-reports of a tendency to be physically aggressive" (Gebhard 429). Being physically aggressive is a show of strength. If a man can prove that he is strong, he can prove that he is a "real man". In addition to being a show of strength, it is a demonstration of his control over others, particularly over women.
These acts of control do not have to be explicit to be effective. Bailey explains that violence is seen as representative of the lower class and "counterproductive to elite success. . .Thus, those men who dominate the hegemonic masculine hierarchy sometimes perform their masculinity in ways that appear nonviolent and respectful of women and their autonomy." (Bailey 300). The ways that some men, particularly those who are white and upper class, perform this violence are not explicit, but are nonetheless violent and controlling, often manifesting in gaslighting romantic partners, coercing women into sex, or pushing past set boundaries. Pickup artists often claim to be better for women than 'bad boys' or other hypermasculine stereotypes, yet they perpetuate the same harms. Emotional abuse tactics are employed to get women to sleep with them. Pickup artists use many techniques where the goal is to elicit "equal parts fear and arousal" (Strauss 53) from women. One of the most popular of these is called 'icing out'. When a woman expresses control over sex, either by asking to stop or slow down, the man will stop everything, turn the lights on, and check his email until she agrees to do what he wants (Strauss 440). This emotional abuse and need for control manifest in many other ways as well. Often, women are referred to by a number rating their attractiveness and indicating their hair color, for example 'blonde 9'. One pickup artist suggests reading a dog training manual to help understand women. Another breaks up with his girlfriend of 4 years because she could not be 'convinced' to be a bisexual. All of these actions had the intent of expressing control over women, yet more explicit ways of controlling women, like explicit violence, are condemned entirely. Because they are not explicitly violent they are 'one of the good men'. They are not capable of harm because the way that they harm women does not fit into their narrow view of violence and control. The Game opens with the story of the author sleeping with a woman who froze up after he started to kiss her, but he keeps going. He later tells his friend that he was "surprised by her quiet compliance" (Strauss 11). The woman's pleasure is pushed to the side, she is seen as simply a means for sex.
With the rise of feminism and sexual liberation, women have been given more control and autonomy over themselves and their bodies (Strauss 53). Because of this newfound control, women gain more power despite still being in a patriarchal society. This leaves men, especially white men, in positions of power, but less so than they would have in a strictly traditional patriarchal society. In his book Healing from Hate, Kimmel describes the ways that white men specifically feel entitled to power over others. "He feels powerless, yes, but he still thinks he's entitled to power—as a white American man—by a combination of historical legacy, religious fiat, biological destiny, and moral legitimacy" (Kimmel 140). Because most men in the pickup artist community are white, this attitude of entitlement to power is very prevalent, particularly in their attitudes towards women. They have been promised success by society because of their places as white men, and this success involves access to women and their bodies.
In The Game, Stauss states that "As anyone who regularly reads newspapers or true crime books knows, a significant percentage of violent crime, from kidnappings to shooting sprees, is the result of the frustrated sexual impulses and desires of males. By socializing guys [who are socially awkward] Mystery and I were making the world a safer place" (Strauss 387). Often the men who commit these acts of violence are on the fringes of traditional masculinity, but they have been told from birth they are entitled to women's bodies and sexualities, much like many men in the pickup artist community. Because of this promise of power and a perceived loss of masculinity, many pickup artists turn to the same control and violence that Strauss refers to in order to reclaim what was promised to them due to their place in society. The solution to this violence that Strauss proposes is to turn to more subtle ways of expressing control.
Although pickup artists do not explicitly encourage sexual assault or threats of violence, the ideology still encourages both of these things. It endorses the dismissal of women's emotions and boundaries, often leading to assault or emotional abuse. Pickup artists self-police their actions, only allowing those within their community to perform tasks viewed as adequately masculine or risk expulsion from the community. This toxic view of masculinity is self-enforced and spread throughout their community, creating a cycle that is doomed to create the next generation of men who need to overperform masculinity. 10 years after the release of The Game, Strauss released The Truth. The book details the "moral dimensions of his pickup lifestyle". (Goodreads, 2022). He explores the consequences that the dehumanization of both men and women had on his self-image. Although the pickup artist community claims to help a man meet all of the expectations of masculinity; dominance over other men, sleeping with lots of women, and the removal of emotions from love and sex, it has disastrous consequences for the members of the pickup artist community. Pickup artist forces us to ask what the achievement of traditional masculinity really looks like, and what the consequences of that masculinity can be.
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Jamie Achtmeyer is a sophomore nursing student at the University of San Francisco. They are passionate about understanding the ways that niche subcultures can reflect dynamics of homophobia, racism, and misogyny. In their free time, Jamie enjoys reading, playing soccer, and drinking tea. Jamie plans to pursue a job in trans healthcare after their graduation in 2024.
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