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Captain America Dead at 66
jas_public writes to mention ABC news is reporting that comic book super hero Captain America has apparently tackled his last mission. "It ends a long run for the stars-and-stripes-wearing character, created in 1941 to incarnate patriotic feeling during World War II. Over the years, an estimated 210 million copies of "Captain America" comic books, published by New York-based Marvel Entertainment Inc., have been sold in a total of 75 countries. But resurrections are not unknown in the world of comics, and Marvel Entertainment editor in chief Joe Quesada said a Captain America comeback wasn't impossible."
Just be glad you're not [apparently] any kind of manager living in California, or you'd have to take two hours of sexual harassment sensitivity training every two years. Except here it's been twice in 1.5 years... two times too many. I did learn one interesting thing this last time, though; it's harassment if you're standing "over" a woman (like leaning over her) because it's threatening or something. But it's not harassment if you stand over a man, regardless of your gender. What I love most about sexual harassment law is that it's so fucking stupid...
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
You must have had a bad instructor. As someone who teaches this subject (Sexual Harassment Prevention) among other related topics, I must say that if done properly, the students appreciate the course and learn something new each time. And I perform this as part of my duties in the military....including while deployed!
This is like not being descrimination to require that I work 18 hours on a sunday well into the night because it is a "bad" neighborhood. Meanwhile, legally she should get the same pay and benefits because there is "no difference" between us. (Okay so why do is she less qualified when it comes to conversion work on the weekend and late at night?)
This happened a decade or more ago at a different company during a conversion to a new computer).
Things are not fair yet- currently they are still in the "screw the guys" period. I believe it will eventually even out.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.