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|Admission into Faculties of Dentistry is based heavily on overall preprofessional average, prerequisite average and Dental Aptitude Test scores amongst other criteria. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive validity of these variables on success in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia. This success was measured by standardized grades for individual courses, and year averages which were the sum of course grades weighted for unit value. A further measure of success in psychomotor skills was dentoform technique grades for second year Fixed Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry. Data were collected from 312 students admitted to the Faculty of Dentistry at The University of British Columbia between 1969 and 1976. The data were organized into files on which multiple regression analyses were performed. The results of these analyses showed that overall preprofessional average significantly correlated .17 to .29 with eight individual first and second year course grades. Overall average also significantly correlated .36 with first year average and .29 with second year average. Prerequisite average did not correlate significantly with any of the criteria studied. Of the DAT scores, the consistently significant correlations were between DAT Manual Average and five individual course grades. These were second, third and fourth year Restorative Dentistry (.36, .21 and .20 respectively), Oral Biology Occlusion .31 and Biochemistry 300 at .27. DAT Manual Average correlated .20 with second year average and .30 with third year average grades. Manual Average also showed significant correlations with preclinical technique grades, .38 with Fixed Prosthodontics and .32 with Operative. Chalk Carving showed consistently significant correlations ranging from .20 to .40 with five individual course grades. These were second and third year Restorative Dentistry, Oral Biology Occlusion, Biochemistry and Anatomy (Neuro). Chalk Carving correlated .24 with third year average, .31 with Fixed Prosthodontics and .33 with Operative technique grades. DAT academic average correlated significantly with five individual course grades in the first two years, it also correlated .2 0 with first year average. The remaining DAT subscores showed few significant correlations which could be used in the selection of students for admission to the Faculty of Dentistry. It is recommended that overall average and chalk carving should be given equal emphasis in the selection process and that Manual Average may be disregarded if the chalk carving score is available.
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The Psychological Development of Girls and Women
Rethinking change in time, 2nd Edition
By Sheila Greene
Routledge – 2015 – 198 pages
Series: Women and Psychology
Routledge – 2015 – 198 pages
Series: Women and Psychology
This thoroughly revised new edition updates Sheila Greene's original transformative account of the psychological development of girls and women and the central role of time in shaping human experience. Greene critically reviews traditional and contemporary theoretical approaches – ranging from orthodox psychoanalysis to relational and post-modern theories – and argues that even those that claim to focus on development have presented a view of women's lives as fixed and determined by their nature or their past. These theories, she believes, should be rejected because of their inherent lack of validity and their frequently oppressive implications for women.
Essential but often neglected insights from the more compelling developmental and feminist theories are woven together within a theoretical framework that emphasizes temporality, emergence and human agency. The result is a liberating theory of women's psychological development as constantly emerging and changing in time rather than as static and fixed by their nature, socio-cultural context and personal history.
Updated for a new generation of readers, The Psychological Development of Girls and Women will continue to be essential reading for students and researchers in the psychology of women, developmental psychology and women's studies.
"The Psychological Development of Women and Girls is as relevant today as it was in its original publication. Students and established professionals alike will find that Sheila Green's reframing of human development provides a fresh perspective on girls and women and is a vital resource for learning and research." – Annie G. Rogers, School of Critical Social Inquiry, Hampshire College, USA
Praise for the first edition
"An important corrective to 'malestream' developmental psychology. Deserves to be standard reading on all developmental psychology courses." – Valerie Walkerdine, Centre for Critical Psychology, University of Western Sydney, Australia
"Greene's argument for greater cohesion between the psychology of women and developmental psychology fields motivates the reader to reconsider notions of women and girls. The book provides researchers and educators new ways of understanding and promoting diversity and independence for girls and women." – Annette Hatcher Parkerson in Educational Researcher, Vol 33, No 6
1. Introduction: Building blocks for a critical analysis 2. Developmental psychology: New perspectives 3. Female development: Traditional approaches 4. Woman-centred developmental theories 5. Biology and the changing body 6. The making of the female self 7. Social change and social clocks 8. Thinking about time and the psychological development of girls and women
Sheila Greene is Professor and Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, where she was co-founder of the Children's Research Centre and the Centre for Gender and Women's Studies. Her research interests include the psychology of women and gender, child development and children's issues and developmental theory.
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Updated: March 11, 2011, 3:40 PM ETBy Patrick Hruby | Special to ESPN.com
The Miami Heat are lukewarm. Oh, sure: They beat the streaking, defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night, prompting Kobe Bryant to return to the AmericanAirlines Arena court for a late-night shooting session. Nevertheless, the Heat have lost five of their past six games. They flounder in end-game situations. They struggle against quality opponents. They seem disheartened, even burdened by the ongoing blowback from "The Decision" and the outsize expectations created by the boy ...
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TARGETS have been missed as record numbers of people are flocking to Derriford Hospital's emergency department, health chiefs confirmed.
June was a record month, with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust recording the highest ever daily attendance figure of 337, causing the trust to miss the A&E four-hour wait target.
Pressure is particularly high on evenings and weekends, with a 12 per cent rise in patients on Sundays since March this year, and a marked increase in patients attending after 6pm.
On average, patient numbers have increased by around 10 per cent, with the hospital having to cancel operations to cope with the influx.
Health bosses say the rise could be linked to the launch of the NHS non-emergency helpline, 111.
Kevin Baber, chief operating officer at Derriford, said: "About 270-280 people are attending every day, which is somewhere between 30 and 40 extra people each day. Many are attending with minor illnesses and injuries.
"I think it's difficult to say it's down to one thing, but we think there is possibly a link to the new NHS 111 number."
Speaking at a Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Board meeting, Mr Baber said: "Since March there has been a stark increase in patient numbers, with similar rises in South Devon.
"There has been much speculation about what has caused this but there are a number of factors, including the launch of the 111 number and the Cumberland Centre being closed some evenings.
"We are taking steps to deal with this – we are looking at taking on more staff to deal with the increased numbers, a series of ward moves to help the flow of patients and we have advertised for the role of head of acute medicine, which will take more of a strategic view about the future of the department."
The 111 helpline, which replaced NHS Direct, began in Devon in September last year.
South Western Ambulance Service, which runs the NHS 111 service, said calls had increased in line with the rest of the country and there had been further pressures in the area from an influx of holidaymakers.
A spokesperson said: "If the emergency department is the appropriate place for patients, then that is where they will be taken.
"In May 2014, 51.5 per cent of all our patients were treated via other care pathways and not conveyed to emergency departments."
Matthew Bryant, divisional director of medical services, said it was investigating whether there was a link between the 111 service and the rise.
Dr Mike Richards, from the Devon Local Medical Committee, said the NHS 111 service "has been designed to be very safe for patients and to err on the side of caution".
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Mets trade Cy Young winner Dickey to Blue Jays
Dickey becomes part of a stellar Toronto rotation that includes Johnson, Buehrle and returning starters Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow.
"We clearly are convinced this can be a front-line starter for us," Anthopoulos said. "I don't think he gets the credit or the respect he deserves because of his age, and because of what he does throw. And I understand because it's so rare.
"But there's so much overwhelming data and evidence that points to him continuing to have this success."
Thole gives the Blue Jays a catcher who is familiar with handling Dickey's knuckleball, and Anthopoulos said that relationship was a key to the deal.
"R.A. is too important to our chances to take a chance and have a tryout camp to see if someone can catch him," he said.
Thole joins a lineup that features former home run champ Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, who hit 42 homers last season.
Despite a big spot in the rotation to fill minus Dickey, Alderson said the Mets were not giving up on next season.
"We certainly are not punting on 2013," he said.
D'Arnaud turns 24 in February. He hit .333 at Triple-A Las Vegas with 16 homers and 52 RBIs before tearing a knee ligament trying to break up a double play in June. He has been an All-Star at several levels during his climb through the minors.
Alderson called d'Arnaud the top catching prospect in the minors and predicted he could contribute on the major league level next year.
"As painful as it was to trade the kids that we did trade, it might be three or four years down the road before they become All-Star status, or whatever is going to happen to them," Anthopoulos said. "At that time Reyes could be gone, Buehrle could be gone, Bautista could be gone, Encarnacion could be gone. We have no idea what our core will look like."
Popular with Mets fans, Dickey perturbed team management when he spoke about his contract situation last week during a club event at Citi Field for children displaced from their schools by Superstorm Sandy.
Dickey said he enjoyed playing for the Mets and added it would be "disappointing" if he went through his option year without a new deal and became a free agent.
"If that's the decision that they make, I feel like it would be unfortunate because it probably is going to mean that I'm not going to be back," Dickey said then. "And that would be sad."
Buck was an All-Star with Toronto in 2010. The 32-year-old hit .192 with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs for Miami last season, then was part of the big trade between Marlins and Blue Jays.
The 20-year-old Syndergaard went 8-5 with a 2.60 ERA for Class A Lansing. The 18-year-old Becerra hit .250 with four RBIs in 11 games in the rookie Gulf Coast League.
Thole hit .234 with one homer and 21 RBIs in 104 games last season. The 26-year-old played four seasons with the Mets.
Nickeas split last season with the Mets and Triple-A Buffalo. The 29-year-old hit .174 with one homer and 13 RBIs for New York.


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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Rick Porcello pitched five shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday. Porcello gave up three hits and struck out four. He has fanned 14 without a walk this spring, and has a 2.08 ERA. Porcello is competing with Drew Smyly for the final opening in the Tigers' rotation. Smyly has yet to allow a run in nine innings. Dan Haren went four innings in his third start for the Nationals. He allowed two earned runs in four innings and struck out three. Andy Dirks had two hits for the Tigers, improving his spring average to .308. He is in competition with Brennan Boesch and Quintin Berry for the left field slot, and all three played against Washington.
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Mexico's Oportunidades: The Challenges of Self-Selection for Targeted Poverty Programs
August 18, 2006 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm
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Roundtable on Mexico's 2006 Election Results
July 07, 2006 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Speakers included Roderic Ai Camp, Claremont McKenna College; Alberto Aziz Nassif, CIESAS-Mexico City; Yemile Mizrahi, Casals and Associates and Jonathan Fox, University of California, Santa Cruz & Woodrow Wilson Center.Andrew Selee, Director of the Mexico Institute, moderated.
The 2006 Mexican Elections: Perspectives from Washington and Los Angeles
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Mexican Democracy in the International Perspective: Seminar 2
June 15, 2006 // 9:00am — 1:00pm
This second seminar will be organized by the Center for International Studies at Colegio de México, the Latin American Program and Mexico Institute of the Wilson Center, and the Special Commission for State Reform of the House of Representatives and the Federal Electoral Institute. Speakers will include, among others, Philippe Schmitter, Dante Caputo, Andreas Schedler, and Ilán Bizberg. This event will be held in Mexico City at the Auditorio del IFE.
Public Security, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law: Challenges for Mexico's Next President
June 09, 2006 // 8:30am — 11:00am
In this seminar hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America and the Mexico Institute, experts analyzed how Mexico's law enforcement and criminal justice systems contribute to crime and impunity, as well as provided recommendations for how Mexico's next president should address longstanding problems of police and prosecutorial corruption, abuse, and inefficiency in order to improve respect for human rights and the rule of law throughout the country.
The 2006 Mexican Presidential Elections and the Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations
May 26, 2006 // 9:00am — 12:30pm
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May 09, 2006 // 8:00am — 10:00am
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April 25, 2006 // 2:00pm — 5:00pm
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Twitter downplays hacker breach of 55,000 account which were posted online
Apparently Twitter's security was breached which resulted in the compromise of 55,000 accounts. The credentials to these accounts were subsequently posted online. Twitter has now said that they are launching an investigation into the matter of how these accounts were compromised. Luckily, it seems as though most of these accounts were banned spammer accounts.
Twitter posted on their official communications account, TwitterComms, that "We're looking into the situation and have pushed out password resets to potentially affected accounts." They also confirm that many of the accounts were spammer accounts or duplicates. "The list of alleged accounts & passwords consists of more than 20,000 duplicates. Also suspended spam accounts & incorrect login credentials."
Still, compiling a list of accounts that big most likely wasn't done through brute force, as that would take some time. Of course hackers affiliated with Anonymous are attempting to take credit. When don't they? It would be an odd move considering how much the group uses the micro-blogging service. The accounts were released in 5 Pastebin posts and Twitter has said that many of the usernames and passwords weren't linked together, meaning incorrect combinations.
It will be interesting to see the results of the investigation. Like I stated before, it is unlikely that this was a simple brute-force attack.
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Principal accused of Facebook spying resigns
Just last week, a British school principal threatened to turn parents of underage Facebook users into Child Protective Services. In yet another story of people in a position of power abusing Facebook, a Missouri high school principal has resigned after being accused of creating a fake Facebook profile and adding her students.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch claims that a former school quarterback is the one who publicly accused Losos of being behind the profile Suzy Harriston. "Whoever is friends with Suzy Harriston on Facebook needs to drop them. It is the Clayton Principal," Chase Haslett reportedly stated.
While not outright confirming that this is the reason that Ms. Losos has left the post of principal, the district has issued a statement saying they and Losos "had a fundamental dispute concerning the appropriate use of social media." Adding more evidence to the claim, the Post-Dispatch says there is no one in the state of Missouri with the name of the alleged fake Facebook profile.
It's not clear what she would have hoped to gain by doing this, or what she would say if she had caught someone doing something they shouldn't. KDSK TV interviewed students who had received requests from "Suzy": "A group of penguins trying to add me and I denied the friend request," said Jonah Lindblad, a Clayton High junior. "Suzy"'s Facebook profile picture was indeed a group of penguins.
Mobile App of the Day: rowi for Windows Phone
Our Mobile App of the Day is rowi for Windows Phone.
Rowi is an easy to use Twitter app for Windows Phone with a clean and simple interface.
If you are a serious Twitter user or a beginner, this is the app for you! Instead of focusing on a big list of features, we built Rowi with the overall experience in mind. You'll find Rowi has a simple, streamlined, easy to use Metro interface that feels like it's part of Windows Phone. It performs better than any other Twitter app today.
In addition to all the great features of Rowi trial, purchasing Rowi means you will not see any ads and you will get push notifications for mentions and messages.
Other than push notifications, no. The trial of Rowi is full featured with no time limits. You will get ALL the great features!
-Bug fixes and updated for the latest OS (Mango)
-Smoother scrolling
-Right to left (RTL) language support
-Context menus on lists of tweets for quick and easy access
-New settings to tailor Rowi to your needs
-Pin nearly everything as a tile to your start screen
-New column types like retweets and favorites
-Inline image previews
-Readability for better web browsing and "save for later" support
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Google announce Google+ Hangouts On Air, lets you broadcast live video to anyone
Google unveiled Hangouts on Air last year, but it was limited to just a handful of broadcasters, which allowed them to go live with friends or fans, for the entire world to see. These users have loved it, and have made the once small community grow into its own entity.
Today, Google have launched Hangouts on Air to Google+ users worldwide. This means that anyone can jump on, and go live in front of a global audience. Here's what you're abel to do:
- Broadcast publicly. By checking "Enable Hangouts On Air," you can broadcast your live hangout-from the Google+ stream, your YouTube channel or your website-to the entire world.
- See how many viewers you've got. During your broadcast, you can look inside the hangout to see how many people are watching live.
- Record and re-share. Once you're off the air, we'll upload a public recording to your YouTube channel, and to your original Google+ post. This way it's easy to share and discuss your broadcast after it's over.
Launching millions of live stations can't be done overnight, so Google are rolling out Hangouts on Air over the coming weeks.
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Mark Zuckerberg has joined Viddy, posts a video of his dog playing around
I was sitting around a bonfire at my brothers house last week when my mate Daniel turns to me, laughing, and tells me to check out this new app on his iPhone called 'Viddy'. He said it was the Instagram of video. After showing me Snoop Dogg driving his car and just looking at the road, and various other videos - I could see it had the potential of being an acquisition target by Facebook, or similar.
Now Facebook founder himself, Mark Zuckerberg, has joined the ranks of thousands by signing up for the video sharing mobile app, Viddy. Zuckerberg posted up his first video under the nickname 'Zuck', which featured his dog, Beast, playing around in his house. Zuck's first video received more than 1,200 likes from other users, but this number should expand exponentially should Zuck share it on his Facebook page which sports 13 million subscribers.
A photo of his dog received more than 250,000 likes, with Viddy benefitting big time from such huge exposure. Viddy has also just hit 15 million users, but the celebrities joining the Viddy game are growing by the day. Viddy has just recently had a new injection of funding from rockstar investors such as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Skull Candy's Jeff Kearl, Jay-Z, and more.
'Anonymous' hackers to create a new social music platform
Ah, yes. Anonymous, the group that does these hackings in order to benefit the greater good. Social activism, justice. Well, a small group of coders from the larger hacktivist organization are coming together to program a new social music service that will collect music from around the web and allow it to be organized into playlists and share...anonymously.
That's right, a small group of coders from Anonymous are planning on creating a social music service, called Anontune, which will pull together music from various sources such as YouTube and SoundCloud and aggregate them so that they can be put into playlists and shared anonymously. Anonymous will not be hosting any of the music.
The whole project hinges on running a java applet which will provide the anonymity as well as the functions of the project. With running an applet from a group such as Anonymous comes some risk, so you do so at your own risk (read: I am not encouraging this behavior, nor do I or TweakTown necessarily approve of this behavior).
According to reports, the service is only 20% complete, so it still has awhile before its debut. The creators hope that the new service will change the way people engage with music. Think of it as an anonymous version of Spotify. The video above is the announcement from Anonymous. I love Anonymous for their entertainment value.
A massive 38% of kids on Facebook are under 13 according to a study
I thought it was ridiculous when I saw an 8 year old with a cell phone last week, but apparently it's worse than I thought. A new study suggests that he was using Facebook on his phone as well, even though Facebook requires users to be 13 years of age or older. With all of the money and the technical prowess that Facebook has, shouldn't they be able to find an under-aged user?
Apparently not, or at least according to a new study released by Minor Monitor. I would like to point out the self interest that the company might have in a study like this. The study says that 38% of the kids on Facebook are under 13, with an incredible 4% being under SIX. I'll remind you we're talking about physical age--if it were mental age, I'm sure the number would be much higher.
It's incredible to think that parents either allow their kids on Facebook or don't know that they're on there. Three-quarters of parents surveyed in this study admitted to worrying about their children's safety on Facebook, but it doesn't appear to have caused them to prevent their children from using Facebook.
The most feared issue of Facebook is, obviously, Sexual Predators. It wins by a large margin against "Sharing too much info." 17% of parents, according to the survey, do not do any type of monitoring of the kid's activities on the site. 51% log-in using a username and password, which I believe is technically against Facebook's Terms of Service. See the full post for an info-graphic.
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Google+ gets design overhaul, layout, navigation and features have been updated
Google have just flicked the switch on various changes to their social networking site, Google+. Google+ has received a total overhaul, including layout, navigation and feature changes. There's now a new navigation ribbon on the left side of Google+ which includes draggable icons for your profile, photos, hangouts and other Google+ apps.
Google are also pushing the sharing of large photos and videos, from anywhere on Google be it YouTube, search, and more. Google also decided to give Google+ a new Hangouts page, meaning you don't have to set them up specifically or bump them into your stream.
Also included is a Twitter-like trending box in the upper right corner of your homescreen, this ties in with the full-network-trending Explore page. This new fresh dab of paint could give Google+ another injection of users, but I'm guessing it will just keep the same users interested longer, as Google continue to hand-mould their social networking site into something wonderful, and more useful. I really need to use Hangouts more, we should do a TweakTown hangout one time soon!
Google+ grows 27% in March, enjoyed visits from 61 million users
Google saw 61 million visits to their social networking site Google+, which is a 27-percent month-over-month increase from February to March. The results come from Experian Hitwise, where they provided chart (pictured below) showing the growth Google+ has enjoyed since June 2011.
This data comes after Google CEO Larry Page claimed in a state-of-Google blog post that Google now has 100 million active users, this is 10 million more than the figure he shared with analysts in January. But, what defines the word "active", to Google?
According to some comScore data, users spent just 3.3 minutes on Google+, compared to 7.5 hours on Facebook. Quite the difference. Google asserted that 50 million users access "Google+-enhanced" products daily, and that 100 million do so once per month. Google+-enhanced includes YouTube, Google Play and google.com.
Twitter's Employee of the Month trophy is an Ass, literally
It's not every day that you get a trophy, so when you get one, you usually want it to be cool and interesting to display, right? Well, Twitter's Employee of the Month trophy is just that: cool and hilarious to display. The trophy in question was given to Charles Magnuson who is the 'Support Triage Captain' at Twitter.
At the top of the trophy, the hind quarters of what appears to be a donkey stand proud. A little further down the trophy, the words "You Kick Ass!" are engraved, which furthers the belief that it is a donkey on top. Magnuson notes that he was given the award after his name was drawn out of a hat. I can't say this enough...Coolest Trophy EVER!


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Attention Seeker Thread. - Apocalypse Now..... Enlightenment Tomorrow.
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GOAT = Fed
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Re: Attention Seekers Vol. 2012 - Woman virginity is worth $780,000 USD.
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The whole reason that such a law would ostensibly be needed is to address perceived problems of under-representation of certain groups of people in the workplace, which isn't limited to just women.
Yes, but is there clear proof that the workplace is intentionally discriminating against women or is it that women are not interested in that area of work?
Also I don't see a similar initiative undertaken for men who are underrepresented in some areas of the workplace.
The fact that
were included in the bill/law isn't surprising, given that it's often the case that there are more men than women in executive positions, especially high-ranking executive positions.
But what about the fact that female CEOs are making more than male CEOs?
Or the fact that unmarried women make more than unmarried men? (
Also this video explains is very well:
Basically men and women tend to go into different fields of work, the fields men usually tend to go to are the ones where they can become CEOs of big companies, women don't tend to follow this route.
The video also dispels the myth that women earn less than men.
I mean, I don't agree that women should be given an advantage because we are women or whatever;
Criminal law also in many cases favours women.
we should be given exactly that for which we are qualified or skilled. But I don't think society has become as lopsided as you think, apart from family law issues (sometimes the bias in favour of the woman is actually pretty sexist; it probably spills over from prehistoric days when those laws were formed). If equality were a race, women are the ones trying to catch up with the men, who are miles and miles and kilometres and more miles ahead of us.
Any examples? I see a lot of laws in favour of women nowadays, hardly any that clearly favour men.
Women also more or less earn the same as men.
Women are white knighted to hell and back by men.
In what way are women still catching up with men?
Centuries of discrimination and inequality can't be corrected in a mere 50 or 60 years.
So the solution is to reverse this and discriminate against men?
I don't feel discriminated against because of my gender
So then do you admit that there being more male CEOs than females CEOs isn't because of the fact that women are not promoted solely because of their gender?
Well, that was the accepted social order for a really long time and it was pretty awful, so no.
It wasn't really men controlling society per se, it was basically the
men controlling society. It was awful for anyone who wasn't rich or had power. It wasn't only women who suffered in those days.
On the other hand, women have never been in a dominant position before, and since women's biological and emotional make-up are different from men's, maybe we would be a lot more fair than you were if we were to be the dominant gender.
Yep the result of which we are seeing today;
Law after law made favouring women in the name of 'equality'.
Children being raised by single mothers without a father influence and in turn losing their natural tendencies and masculinity.
Feminists demanding ridiculous things such as the castration of men and men to be outlawed from urinating while standing up (lolwut?)
Men being portrayed as weak characters in the media and effectively becoming laughing stock.
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W: C. Sabathia (19-7) L: B. Cecil (4-8)
|1st Inning
Teixeira reached on an infield single, Gardner scored on shortstop McCoy throwing error.
|3rd Inning
Derek Jeter (5) 3 run shot to left center off Cecil, Montero, Gardner scored.
|4th Inning
Teahen doubled to deep left, Encarnacion scored, Lawrie to third.
Molina grounded out to shortstop, Lawrie scored.
|6th Inning
Alex Rodriguez (15) solo shot to right off Cecil.
|8th Inning
Jose Bautista (40) solo shot to left center off Soriano.
|8th Inning
Nick Swisher (22) 2 run shot to right off Rauch, Cano scored.
Jeter singled to center, Martin and Nunez scored, Gardner to third on center fielder Wise fielding error.