I mean, even with the whole organised PR campaign against discrimination of women, we have yet to see a successful case of an employer discriminating against females.
Maybe you didn't look hard enough, but hey, what's measly $185 million dollar award to one woman for discrimination by an employer
California Jury Awards Record $185M Verdict to Female Employee
Why it matters: A California jury made national headlines and terrified employers across the country when it awarded $185 million in punitive damages (and less than $1 million in compensatories) to a female employee who alleged gender and pregnancy discrimination against AutoZone. The plaintiff told the jury that she was encouraged to step down from a managerial position when she became pregnant; when she refused to do so and complained about the discrimination she faced, she was first demoted and later terminated. Jurors awarded her a total of $872,719 in compensatory damages and then returned to deliberate on punitives, deciding on $185 million – what is being called the largest verdict ever for an individual in an employment case. In a statement, AutoZone said it intends to appeal the record-setting verdict. The staggering dollar amount of the settlement should reiterate the importance for employers of complying with anti-discrimination laws.
Those links tend to agree with my experience with dogs. And it really IS the owner, not the dog, that is usually the problem. If a dog is properly socialized, why "alter" them to change their behavior. The comments under the Angry Doctor implying that spay or neuter should be obligatory fail to address the real problem - there wouldn't be too many dogs if dog owners were more responsible.
Glad your condition is under control. And it's almost midnight here, and strangely enough, I'm not really tired. I think it's getting notably better every day.
I test my blood sugar, and it's pretty normal (except a couple of nights ago when I miscalculated and woke up in the middle of the night with it at half what it should be. It happens once in a while, but not too often).
Ouch - 20% looks VERY significant. There's a bit of irony that the studies were on dogs - it's been a while since anyone called me a b*tch - at least to my face:-)
Thanks. I was thinking that low thyroid might have had something to do with it, so I asked my psychiatrist at my list visit,and he said no, this is typical of a really severe depression. (and this was certainly severe and extended).
However, I will mention it to my endocrinologist so maybe he can put it on the list of things to check each time when I see him next month, since he does regular blood tests for all sorts of things anyway (hey, it might even be on the list already:-). If there's a problem, I certainly want to know so it can be fixed, and maybe lessen the impact of the next episode.
Unfortunately, PTSD can come with lots of side effects, major depression being one of them. On a brighter note, I found myself humming "I Feel Good" when I was getting dressed this morning. It's sure been a long time I haven't been able to say that.
So if I want to become a pro hacker I can just kill someone and get punished by getting sent to a "prison" where I am educated 8 hours a day in programming?
wow, this is better than my local university
There IS a down side - all the sex you never wanted.
That's the problem. I invest in the public and I get no return for this. It is nowhere. Maybe someone can tell me, "WELL DUH IT'S RIGHT HERE"
Oh - well, duh, it's right here - you get many of them out of the revolving door of crime and jail time. Economically, you're not longer spending $75k a year to pen them up - and they're paying taxes.
18.2. No one may dismiss, refuse to hire or otherwise penalize a person in his employment owing to the mere fact that he was convicted of a penal or criminal offence, if the offence was in no way connected with the employment or if the person has obtained a pardon for the offence.
You have a point there. Up here in Kanuckistan, the courts have already said we're protected based on the constitutional protection against discrimination by sex. The judge must have had a sense of humor when he said "if discrimination based on sexual identity isn't discrimination based on sex, what is?"
If you read the fine article, you'd see that this is what Blackberry is allowing, obviating the need to root the phone to get tasks done. You can't make a phone secure while allowing it to be rootable.
I'm well aware of the discrimination against women in IT, against older IT workers, and against people whose skin colour is not "Snowy White" in IT. And yes, it's not just limited to IT. The real work is in changing peoples attitudes so that none of this matters. And that applies to ex-cons, single parents, people with mental illnesses, people with physical handicaps, and pretty much everything else.
Everyone here has baggage. Everyone.
Now I'm not saying that someone who was convicted of defrauding a bunch of people of their life's savings should get a job after that involves, say, setting up their own fund-raising scheme... or that a serial pedophile should should be applying for a job working at a day-care. But even in those cases, there must be jobs that they can do to, at the very least, make some restitution to their victims.
We have a saying "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." Once they've done their time, it's time to move on, fix what got them thrown in jail in the first place, and make sure to the best of our abilities that it doesn't happen again while allowing them to have a stake in being a law-abiding citizen.
Thanks:-) In 20 years the poster is going to feel that their current position is silly, since we're pretty much everywhere and now aren't so reticent to stand up for our rights (after all, if we don't, why should others who aren't directly affected).
First, this entire thing is optional, so everyone who is getting upset about "needing to have a phone" should just calm down.
Second, you don't need to use a web browser or sms - they have an app for that.
In the US, when the judge orders it and you don't comply, it's contempt of court. He'll have you thrown in jail until such time as you agree to unlock your phone.
There's a case going through Canadian courts where someone refused. We'll let you know what happens, if anything, because apparently this was the first time that a Canadian has refused to let Canada Border Services (CBS) look at their phone and CBS decided to make an issue of it.
While my Mobile Phone has a lock screen, text messages are briefly displayed in it even in lock mode. Which means anyone who has my phone can briefly see the plain-text 'code' that Yahoo will text that number, even if the mobile device itself is locked for normal use. So (setting aside the legitimate issue that I may not have cell coverage all the time), it would seem rather easy to bypass the security mechanism here, because Yahoo is essentially putting my reset code out to an unsecured endpoint in a publicly visible manner.
Settings | Sound and notifications | When device is locked | Don't show notifications at all. Problem solved, at least on Android:-)
In less time than it took you to type out your screed, you could have read the article that talks about the password code. It's OPTIONAL,
When you try to sign in, you'll see a "send my password" button instead of a traditional password text box if you enable the system. The new sign-on method is available now.
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I mean, even with the whole organised PR campaign against discrimination of women, we have yet to see a successful case of an employer discriminating against females.
Maybe you didn't look hard enough, but hey, what's measly $185 million dollar award to one woman for discrimination by an employer
California Jury Awards Record $185M Verdict to Female Employee
Why it matters: A California jury made national headlines and terrified employers across the country when it awarded $185 million in punitive damages (and less than $1 million in compensatories) to a female employee who alleged gender and pregnancy discrimination against AutoZone. The plaintiff told the jury that she was encouraged to step down from a managerial position when she became pregnant; when she refused to do so and complained about the discrimination she faced, she was first demoted and later terminated. Jurors awarded her a total of $872,719 in compensatory damages and then returned to deliberate on punitives, deciding on $185 million – what is being called the largest verdict ever for an individual in an employment case. In a statement, AutoZone said it intends to appeal the record-setting verdict. The staggering dollar amount of the settlement should reiterate the importance for employers of complying with anti-discrimination laws.
After all, it's only a record-setter :-)
Those links tend to agree with my experience with dogs. And it really IS the owner, not the dog, that is usually the problem. If a dog is properly socialized, why "alter" them to change their behavior. The comments under the Angry Doctor implying that spay or neuter should be obligatory fail to address the real problem - there wouldn't be too many dogs if dog owners were more responsible.
Glad your condition is under control. And it's almost midnight here, and strangely enough, I'm not really tired. I think it's getting notably better every day.
And yes, I'd miss me too :-) Thanks.
I test my blood sugar, and it's pretty normal (except a couple of nights ago when I miscalculated and woke up in the middle of the night with it at half what it should be. It happens once in a while, but not too often).
Ouch - 20% looks VERY significant. There's a bit of irony that the studies were on dogs - it's been a while since anyone called me a b*tch - at least to my face :-)
Thanks :-)
Thanks. I was thinking that low thyroid might have had something to do with it, so I asked my psychiatrist at my list visit,and he said no, this is typical of a really severe depression. (and this was certainly severe and extended).
However, I will mention it to my endocrinologist so maybe he can put it on the list of things to check each time when I see him next month, since he does regular blood tests for all sorts of things anyway (hey, it might even be on the list already :-). If there's a problem, I certainly want to know so it can be fixed, and maybe lessen the impact of the next episode.
Unfortunately, PTSD can come with lots of side effects, major depression being one of them. On a brighter note, I found myself humming "I Feel Good" when I was getting dressed this morning. It's sure been a long time I haven't been able to say that.
So if I want to become a pro hacker I can just kill someone and get punished by getting sent to a "prison" where I am educated 8 hours a day in programming?
wow, this is better than my local university
There IS a down side - all the sex you never wanted.
That's the problem. I invest in the public and I get no return for this. It is nowhere. Maybe someone can tell me, "WELL DUH IT'S RIGHT HERE"
Oh - well, duh, it's right here - you get many of them out of the revolving door of crime and jail time. Economically, you're not longer spending $75k a year to pen them up - and they're paying taxes.
18.2. No one may dismiss, refuse to hire or otherwise penalize a person in his employment owing to the mere fact that he was convicted of a penal or criminal offence, if the offence was in no way connected with the employment or if the person has obtained a pardon for the offence.
Other provinces have similar rules.
You have a point there. Up here in Kanuckistan, the courts have already said we're protected based on the constitutional protection against discrimination by sex. The judge must have had a sense of humor when he said "if discrimination based on sexual identity isn't discrimination based on sex, what is?"
Works for me :-) And those are strange coincidences.
Funny how we use evidence to prove or disprove someone's guilt. Evidence is proof - but it's up to the jurors to decide what it proofs.
Or you can just ask google "what is the definition of proof". The first word of the first definition is "evidence".
You can also do it on an app-by app basis.
If you read the fine article, you'd see that this is what Blackberry is allowing, obviating the need to root the phone to get tasks done. You can't make a phone secure while allowing it to be rootable.
I'm well aware of the discrimination against women in IT, against older IT workers, and against people whose skin colour is not "Snowy White" in IT. And yes, it's not just limited to IT. The real work is in changing peoples attitudes so that none of this matters. And that applies to ex-cons, single parents, people with mental illnesses, people with physical handicaps, and pretty much everything else.
Everyone here has baggage. Everyone.
Now I'm not saying that someone who was convicted of defrauding a bunch of people of their life's savings should get a job after that involves, say, setting up their own fund-raising scheme ... or that a serial pedophile should should be applying for a job working at a day-care. But even in those cases, there must be jobs that they can do to, at the very least, make some restitution to their victims.
We have a saying "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time." Once they've done their time, it's time to move on, fix what got them thrown in jail in the first place, and make sure to the best of our abilities that it doesn't happen again while allowing them to have a stake in being a law-abiding citizen.
There shouldn't be any government oppression where it concerns our private property and private deals.
So you think what the bansksters did, what insider traders continue to do, should be legal? Wow.
Thanks :-) In 20 years the poster is going to feel that their current position is silly, since we're pretty much everywhere and now aren't so reticent to stand up for our rights (after all, if we don't, why should others who aren't directly affected).
The feds offer a plan to bond ex-cons while they try to get a job, as well a an additional tax credit.
With fewer people required to do all the work, thanks to productivity gains, we're going to be forced to address that one way or another.
3 or 4-day work weeks, job sharing, earlier retirement ...
First, this entire thing is optional, so everyone who is getting upset about "needing to have a phone" should just calm down.
Second, you don't need to use a web browser or sms - they have an app for that.
In the US, when the judge orders it and you don't comply, it's contempt of court. He'll have you thrown in jail until such time as you agree to unlock your phone.
There's a case going through Canadian courts where someone refused. We'll let you know what happens, if anything, because apparently this was the first time that a Canadian has refused to let Canada Border Services (CBS) look at their phone and CBS decided to make an issue of it.
While my Mobile Phone has a lock screen, text messages are briefly displayed in it even in lock mode. Which means anyone who has my phone can briefly see the plain-text 'code' that Yahoo will text that number, even if the mobile device itself is locked for normal use. So (setting aside the legitimate issue that I may not have cell coverage all the time), it would seem rather easy to bypass the security mechanism here, because Yahoo is essentially putting my reset code out to an unsecured endpoint in a publicly visible manner.
Settings | Sound and notifications | When device is locked | Don't show notifications at all. Problem solved, at least on Android :-)
just as a 'few' opt out of going outside
I thought technology did away with that for most people.
You gave me a papercut
What's this thing called "paper"?
It's that thin stuff that you wipe with after you use the toilet. Comes in a roll. Too complicated for most men to replace :-)
Use their app - it doesn't require a browser.
In less time than it took you to type out your screed, you could have read the article that talks about the password code. It's OPTIONAL,
When you try to sign in, you'll see a "send my password" button instead of a traditional password text box if you enable the system. The new sign-on method is available now.
Be lazy - read the fine article first :-)