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In honour of Pride Week, I thought I would do a post on gender. This post is largely from a paper I wrote in 2012 called "The Implications of Restrictive Gender Categories."
In this blog post, I'll propose gender be looked at as a continuum rather than restrictive categories of girl or boy, man or woman, male or female. Let's begin with how we interpret the classifications we give ourselves.
Gender is a Social Construction
People are dynamic, their course of action and ways of being are affected by their conceptions and reactions to labels. In philosophy, there is a term called the "Looping Effect." The looping effect refers to when a person becomes aware of the way in which they are described; they then experience themselves in different ways as a result of that classification (Sugarman, 2009). So once the looping effect occurs, the individual internalizes the label and they become moving targets because they are now no longer the same as they were before they internalized the label.
Another philosophy concept of Foucault's dynamic nominalism helps us to understand our descriptions and names for phenomena actually interact with the phenomena (Sugarman, 2009). Our conceptualizations and classification systems are subjective and they are not static; they are in fact dynamic through time. For example, it is understood child abuse occurred in the 17th century but it was not considered to be abuse for that era (Sugarman, 2009). So, the conceptualization of child abuse is true of the past as it did occur, but not true in the past as they did not see or understand child abuse in such a way. Similarly, homosexuality was regarded as a mental illness in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until DSM III in 1973. Today, it is no longer a mental illness and it is more socially accepted. Society should then be attentive to the language and the conceptualizations systems we use as labels are dynamic, subjective and can have negative consequences of how a person perceives them self and how they are perceived by the rest of society.
Sex and Gender
Gender Gap
Although women have gained equal access into the economic sphere, the glass ceiling still persists especially in the upper levels of society. Education has played a key factor for women accessing careers outside of traditional female careers. Women use to be restricted to jobs that portrayed nurturing and caring qualities which are characteristic of femininity like nursing and teaching. Women are now seen in more careers associated with masculinity such as a police officer, lawyer, fire chief and even in trades. Even though there are more women in these careers than ever before, these women are stereotyped as being butch, a lesbian, a bitch and ultimately as inferior to the men in these careers because they are a woman. Recent news reports of sexual harassment in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provide evidence discrimination of women is still pervasive and present. Although, women can now match or even surpass men in educational attainment, disparities in earnings between men and women suggest the gender gap
Representations of Gender
Stigmatization of Gender Variance
Until 1973, homosexuality was regarded as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Mental health professionals helped legitimize their stigmatization and isolation within society. This is why some have argued the Diagnostic Statistical Manual as a means of social control which fails to distinguish between mental disorders and nonconforming social behavior which may seem to be abnormal, but is psychologically sound (Kirk & Kutchins, 1992; Kutchins & Kirk, 1997; Lev, 2006; Szasz, 1965 as cited in Kamens, 2011). Diagnosis with a mental disorder involves labels that tend to stick which in turn affect how the individual sees them self and how they are seen and treated by the rest of society. The diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder arrived eight years after the removal of homosexuality as a psychiatric diagnosis. It describes symptoms related to transsexualism which refers to a gender identity that does not match their sex (American Psychological Association, 2011). The American Psychological Association (2011) defines transgender as someone who's gender identity, expressions or behavior does not conform to those which are typified by their sex. Some believe Gender Identity Disorder is a useful category and it just lacks more empirical research while others believe it to be a value label, an outdated social construction (Wilson, 2003 as cited in Kamens, 2011). Creating categorizations for those who do not fit the norm based on their gender expressions does not seem to have ended with the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Rather eight years later they created a new disorder to encompass gender behaviors outside of one's sex. Using science to legitimize a socially constructed disorder illustrates the power of categories and societal norms in controlling society's beliefs and attitudes towards gender.
Many activists for the lesbian, gay and transgendered community have argued it is wrong to label expressions of gender variance as symptoms of a mental disorder (Drescher, 2009). A diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder further stigmatizes and causes harm to transgendered individuals who are already a highly vulnerable population (Drescher, 2009). There are either two treatment options for Gender Identity Disorder which are clinical therapy to match the child's biological sex to his/her's gender identity or change the biological sex to match the child's gender identity (American Psychological Association, 2011). Currently, transgendered people are significantly stigmatized in society. For example in the United States, most cities do not have anti-discrimination laws extending to transgendered people. The National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found transgender people to experience pervasive and severe discrimination (Grant, Mottet & Tanis, 2011). They reported transgender people face increasing discrimination in employment, housing, health care, education, legal systems, and even in their own families (Grant, Mottet & Tanis, 2011). This study supports the LGBT activists who argue such a disorder like Gender Identity perpetuates preventable social prejudice which results in psychological distress for those individuals who deal with such discrimination on a daily basis in every aspect of their lives. The diagnosis of gender identity disorder reinforces an outdated view of gender as binary (Butler, 2004 as cited in Kamen, 2011). Gender is a social construction of beliefs and attitudes towards what typifies a particular sex. To diagnose and treat an individual who has gender beliefs outside of society's norm is contradictory especially when it involves such drastic measures like sex reassignment surgery. Critics have questioned the ethics of the treatments for gender identity disorder and argue it advocates heterosexuality masked in a psychological intervention (Drescher, 2010 as cited in Kamen, 2011, 40). It reinforces the idea that one's gender identity should typify the behaviors and expressions of either male or female and if it doesn't the individual has to result to surgery in order to match one's sex to one's gender. Thus, it seems gender identity disorder reflects societal pressures to conform to the norm of what typifies a particular gender identity for a given sex rather than representing a true mental illness.
With the DSM V being released in May 2012, there is an opportunity to remove Gender Identity Disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis. The Sexual and Gender Identity Task Force for the DSM V released a report in 2008 proposing gender variance is the foundation for linking lesbian, gays and bisexuals to transgender issues (American Psychological Association, 2009). It explained transgendered people experience stigmatization and discrimination because they are living in a gendered world where they do not easily fit. It is not implicitly said, but it seems this report suggests variations in sexuality can be treated to fit society's norm of heterosexuality. Furthermore, the Task Force has decided to drop the words identity disorder from the diagnosis and suggested the diagnosis be called Gender Incongruence. Their rationale being the term incongruence is more descriptive suggesting the person is experiencing a conflicting dilemma between the gender identity they express and experience to how one is expected to behave based on their sex in society (Meyer-Bahlburg, 2009; Winters, 2005 as cited in Kamens, 2011). Moreover, a survey of transgendered individuals revealed they believed the wording of identity disorder perpetuated their stigmatization in society (APA, 2010 as cited in Kamens, 2011). The Task Force then did listen to some of the public outcry from transgendered individuals for removing some of the social stigma associated with a mental disorder. In addition, the Task Force suggested the removal of the distress criterion for a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. They reasoned empirical research is lacking on illustrating people with Gender Identity Disorder are significantly distressed or physically and socially impaired as a result of their condition (Kamens, 2011). By removing the distress criterion, the Task Force was addressing a primary complaint of the LGBT community. Studies have shown stigma plays a mediating role in the relationship between psychological distress and gender variance. Increasing levels of distress are observed in youth who experience sexual and gender variance which is more likely to be a function of social stigma and not of their sexual orientation (Kelleher, 2009; Winters, 2005 as cited in Kamens, 2011). However, LGBT activists wanted the complete removal of a gender variance diagnosis. They argue the diagnostic criteria for gender identity disorder or gender incongruence is misogynistic, sexist, stigmatizing, overinclusive, and blames the victims of discrimination for their own oppression (Kamens, 2011). Thus, science and the medical community play a role in the alienation and stigmatization of alternative sexual and gender behaviors that do not fit within society's expectations.
The Power of Language
Foucault examines how power resides in the constitutive role of language. He introduced the concept of Power-Knowledge which is not a relationship or an entity, rather it is a singular concept demonstrating theory is practice, knowledge is power, and these are annunciated modalities (Lea, 1998). Our reality is constructed through language. Foucault (1977) demonstrates how today people live in a surveillance society, where institutions do not need to monitor all of us as society does it for them (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). Haskell and Burtch (2011) illustrate in their study of interviews with high school graduates from British Columbia who were identified as queer that high schools function as a "surveillance society." It functions universally rather than directly by discouraging those who disobey societal norms from doing so again while also deterring others (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). We police ourselves and we police others in society who do not conform. People act as agents of social and moral control; we become judges of normality (Foucault, 1977). People would not be distressed about their gender identity or sexual orientation if society did not stigmatize and discriminate the way they do for those individuals who do not reflect society's norm. Being conscious of the power relations within society and how they play a role in shaping our attitudes, beliefs and values for societal norms is liberating.
By believing social hierarchies of gender and sex are natural categories rather than social constructions, they are led to police others by imposing these beliefs on those who do not obey the perceived gender and sex norms (Bourdieu, 1991 as cited in Haskell & Burtch, 2011). This led to gender dominance which is a form of what Bourdieu (1991) calls symbolic violence involves actions that impose valued beliefs of society on others (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). In high schools, those who do not conform to the gender identity expected of them based on their sex become victims of symbolic violence. They are ostracized and bullied for their appearance because they are "normal." Because symbolic violence is so subtle, some of its victims are even unaware when it occurs. Some examples are not including homosexual or transgender issues in the curriculum and encouraging aggressive sports that emanate heterosexuality such as football. It denies the existence of lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexuality as sexual orientations and reinforces heterosexuality as the socially acceptable orientation at the top of the hierarchy. Participants in their study often focused on the extreme forms of homophobia and transphobia such as physical violence rather than subtle forms of harassment, indicating that "it could have been worst," (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). However, these subtle forms of symbolic violence are the root of the problem as it perpetuates a social hierarchy whether it is based on gender, race, socio-economic status and etc. Haskell & Burtch (2011) illustrate how in BC high schools, heterosexuality and gender conformity is encouraged and enforced. In the McCreary 2008 Adolescent Health Survey for British Columbia, they found lesbian and gay youth were 28% at risk for suicide compared to 4% of heterosexual youth (McCreary Centre Society, 2009) In Haskell & Burtch's (2011) study they had a participant report she had a girlfriend who committed suicide because the bullying was so painful. This illustrates the psychological stress symbolic violence creates is deadly. By perceiving social hierarchies of gender to be objective truth, it has led others to persecute those who do not reflect these categories and in turn this creates a symbolic violence that is harmful to the individual's psychological and physical well being.
Much of the discrimination and violence lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people experience is a result of the homophobia and transphobia that is perpetuated and enforced within society (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). Restrictive categorizations do not allow for diversity and when social institutions legitimize these categories, they perpetuate the stigmatization of the people who do not fit into an either/or category which will escalate to violence. In the 2004 General Social Survey of Victimization, those who identified as being gay or lesbian were victimized two times higher and for bisexual four times higher than those who identified as being heterosexual (Beauchamp, 2004 as cited in Haskell & Burtch, 2011). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals are at an increased risk for being a victim of violence as a result of living in a heterosexual world. As Haskell & Burtch (2011) illustrate their assailants do not just become gay bashers overnight, it is a long process of being continuously exposed to homophobia and transphobia in all facets of society from the medical community with the DSM to local high schools. "Knowledge can be emancipatory. The better we understand the external constraints on our thoughts and action, the more we will see through them and the less effective they become (Haskell & Burtch, 2010). Thinking critically of society's conceptualizations is essential as they can have disastrous consequences on legitimizations of inhumane actions. Society is constantly producing and inventing knowledge and claiming it to be an objective truth and how things ought to be. Since categorizations are dynamic, society can change the way gender affects how we see and treat ourselves and others. Using gender as a continuum rather than a restrictive category in at least some aspects of society like the DSM, the media and high schools would be a step forward in alleviating both the gender gap and the discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people.
Adopting a Continuum Model of Gender
Although the consequences of restrictive gender categories are disastrous, society can still change the norm as society's values, beliefs and attitudes are always changing. Education is important in changing society's expectations. By educating society that gender categories are social constructions and not objective truth, individuals will be more attentive to the consequences of strict gender classifications. Some companies such as Jacobs and Dove have gone against the norm and portraying more realistic and healthy reflections of gender ideals for women. Also, "the Code of Gender" documentary illustrates how a new code for gender is emerging. It portrays powerful women in male dominated fields such as Nascar, but it still not enough to break the old traditional female codes (Jhally, 2009). Women are trapped in these traditional codes of gender because women in masculine spheres have to be recognized as real women. So, this is why many of these successful and powerful women will pose in provocative female poses. Some have argued this is degrading to women, but on the contrary it illustrates how women can be women in male dominated disciplines. They are not successful because they are "a bitch" and not a real woman. Women can have masculine qualities such as aggressive, competitive and independent and it does not mean they are any lesser of a women. The rigid categories of gender are then misleading because women and men should not be penalized for possessing qualities of the opposite gender as realistically many of us do. Instead, gender should be seen as a continuum on a continuous gender feedback loop (Crawley, 2008). Classification systems create people that may not have existed before and it is not static as persons are moving targets. A complex interaction of a thousand different inputs accounts for the development of a person and that one person cannot have absolute control over how their being will turn out (Crawley, 2008). Instead, there should be a degendering of society where people can come in all shapes, sizes, colors and sexes and not be categorized based on body characteristics for a status identification, to not obsess over conformity in a diverse world, but to embrace this diversity as it occurs (Lober, 2005 as cited in Crawley, 2008). By adopting a continuum model of gender, individuals will not be ostracized for possessing stereotypical qualities of the opposite sex which will accept and embrace diversity. This will also help alleviate the homophobia and transphobia in society by not perpetuating a heterosexual world. Perceiving gender on a continuous feedback loop rather than two restrictive categories will alleviate the gender gap and the physical and psychological distress those who do not reflect the idealized standard of gender or fit into an either/or category.
By perceiving gender as a continuous feedback loop rather than two opposing categories, it will allow for more diversity in regards to gender identity and sexual orientation which will combat current social problems resulting from restrictive categories like the gender gap and the psychologically and physically damaging effects of those who do not reflect the idealized standard of gender or fit into an either/or category of gender. The way in which people are categorized affects the way they perceive themselves and the way others perceive them and so it changes people in a way they may not have existed before (Sugarman, 2009). Even though there is no single measure to determine biological sex reliably, these restrictive categories still dictate the appropriate gender identity based on a person's sex. The gender gap continues to exist in the economic, political and social spheres of society because the restraining dichotomy of gender does not let women escape the traditional gender roles expected of them and when they do manage they are scrutinized for doing so. In addition, the representations of what constitutes "a real man or real woman" is psychologically and physically harmful because it decreases an individual's self-esteem, eroticizes violence against women and it leads people to resort to dangerous means such as developing eating disorders to achieve such an ideal. Foucault illustrates how knowledge creates power which results in a surveillance society where individuals are unknowingly socially controlled by punishing those who disobey societal norms while also deterring others (Haskell & Burtch, 2011). The current rigid categories of gender allow for the manipulation of femininity and masculinity for the purpose of gender governance. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered individuals have an increased risk of being physically and emotionally victimized which stems from a symbolic violence that goes undetected and is perpetuated every day in all aspects of society. Living in a society that creates a social hierarchy with heterosexuality at the top as the desired ideal and also repressing other sexual orientations legitimizes the stigmatization and discrimination sexual minorities' experience. In order to improve the disastrous consequences the rigid categories of gender have created, awareness and education about a continuum model of gender will allow for a society accepting of diversity.


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INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp took over the operation of the city's Airport Express Line on July 1, after PPP concessionaire Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Ltd gave notice on June 27 that it would cease to operate the route at the end of the month.
Under the terms of the concession, the civil engineering works along the 22·7 km line were built by DMRC, and the Reliance Infra-led special purpose vehicle was responsible for the E&M works and rolling stock. The concessionaire had been expected to operate the line for a 30-year period following its opening in February 2011.
The two organisations have been in dispute for more than a year. Services on the Airport Express Line were suspended from July 2012 until January 2013 to facilitate rectification work to the structures and track. Following the reopening, trains were limited to lower speeds and ridership dropped from 20 000 to around 10 000 passengers/day.
In its letter of June 27, DAMEPL said it had already given formal notice of termination for its concession agreement to DMRC in October 2012. According to Reliance Infra, 'the termination clause had to be invoked by DAMEPL, as DMRC had persistently failed to cure the substantial defects in the civil structure designed and built by DMRC, within the period prescribed under the concession agreement'.
DAMEPL had continued to operate the services after October, because DMRC had 'failed to make alternative arrangements'. However, Reliance said that this situation could not be allowed to continue indefinitely. Citing an 'event of default' leading to the termination of the concession agreement, Reliance Infra is now claiming a termination payment from DMRC equal to 130% of the concessionaire's adjusted equity and 100% of its outstanding debt.
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"Ukrainian journalist Pavel Sharoiko was detained in Minsk on October 25. On the same day, the apartment where Pavel lives with his family – his wife Elena and their daughter, was searched. The arrest (arrest) was carried out by the KGB of Belarus. Pavel has only got a state lawyer. That is – provided by the Belarusian authorities! On the involvement of another lawyer by The Ukrainian Embassy in Belarus has no information on engaging another lawyer. Paul communicates with the family via letters. The first one came to his wife by post only after a week and a half," – he noted.
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- 4 eggs
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- 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
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- 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
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- 12 slices bacon
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- Whisk together the eggs, cream, cayenne pepper, 1 tablespoon salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. In a paper bag, shake together the flour, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon salt.
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Harry Kane can win trophies at Tottenham under Jose Mourinho, according to former Spurs forward Jurgen Klinsmann.
The England captain has long been linked with a move away from north London, with Spurs' results having taken a downward turn since their near miss in last-season's Champions League final.
Plenty have suggested Kane needs a new club if he is to burnish his personal achievements with silverware, but Klinsmann says he can do that now as long as things click with Mourinho.
"He can achieve anything he puts his mind to," Klinsmann told TalkSPORT of Kane.
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Here we go. Governor Martinez has at last called for a legislative special session beginning tomorrow to tackle a budget deficit in the hundreds of millions. The challenge we face: Governor Martinez will propose massive cuts from everyday New Mexicans in order to protect tax giveaways to out-of-state corporations and the wealthy class who have funded her agenda for the last six years.
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Tefere, the executive vice president of the AFL-CIO, has been a proud union member for most of his life, valuing the freedom of people to come together in union.
Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.


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Take a look at the sixth-generation, 2016 Chevrolet Camaro:
The next Camaro will launch with the Corvette's direct-injection LT1 V8, the 'vette's optional eight-speed automatic, available adaptive suspension and a substantial weight reduction. It's running out of places to catch — or surpass — the Ford Mustang.
Forget emotional attachment. We're talking cold, hard numbers. The Camaro has been chasing Mustang since it, the Camaro, was introduced in September, 1966, exactly 29 months after the original pony car took America by storm. By then, the Mustang was working toward its two-millionth sale. Only once during Camaro's first 35 years, before an aging assembly plant and a marginal business case buried it 2002, did it outsell Mustang for a significant stretch. That occurred in the late 1970s, concurrent with the final years of the downsized, Pinto-based Mustang II. Times were tough when Camaro returned from the grave in late 2009. The U.S. economy was in the dumpster, gasoline was as expensive as it's ever been and GM was fresh out of bankruptcy. But a funny thing happened on the way to renewal. When sales were tallied at the end of 2010, the new gen 5 Camaro had outsold Mustang by 10%. It has topped Mustang on the sales chart every year since.
The current Camaro is larger than a Mustang. Like many of its predecessors, it's had a power advantage in most iterations, but it's also substantially heavier. Its edge has been a function of technology, including its independent rear suspension and Magnetic Ride Control in the ZL1. The Mustang was purer, maybe, but when it came to numbers — and competitive acceleration or lap times — its advantage was singular: better power-to-weight ratios.
Now comes Camaro gen 6, unveiled mid-May at a public event in Detroit and expected this fall as a 2016 model. The bad news for Mustang, itself entirely new for 2015: Camaro's weight disadvantage would seem to have disappeared, but its power edge remains.
The gen 5 Camaro's sales success might explain the new one's styling, which from 50 feet looks exactly like gen 5. We know the '16 is a new car because nearly all its dimensions are smaller, but those who gripe about the new Mustang's evolutionary design will have even more to complain about with Camaro.
Trust us. Up close, in the metal, the '16 Camaro is clearly different. The same, but different. The steel is stretched tighter and the effect is more sculpted or svelte. It looks lower and wider, even though it isn't. Aero improvements make it slipperier and substantially reduce aerodynamic lift. The new Camaro is the better looking car, right down to its mirrors — cleaner, even less adorned, and maybe less cartoonish.
Much of its weight loss is structurally fundamental. The current Camaro was developed on GM's Zeta platform, which also hosts full-size sedans such as the Chevy SS, the Holden Commodore and the Pontiac G8 of yore. The '16 Camaro starts with the Alpha platform — best known as the foundation for the compact Cadillac ATS sedan and coupe — though Chevy notes that 70% of its structural and suspension components are unique to Camaro. At 188.3 inches bumper to bumper, the new Camaro will be identical in length to the Mustang. Yet its 110.7-inch wheelbase is more than 3 inches longer, and its roof more than an inch lower. As significantly, according to Chevy: structural rigidity improves 28% compared with Gen 5, while body-in-white weight drops 133 pounds.
Weight reduction continues in the suspension, which applies new geometry. The multi-link front layout uses MacPherson struts and double-pivot controls arms. Chevy says the five-link rear design reduces squat and improves lateral control. The Camaro SS will offer Chevy's active Magnetic Ride Control, which measures road and driving parameters 1000 times per second and adjusts damping rates at each shock to optimize ride comfort or control. The suspension assemblies are now predominantly aluminum, and some models will use composite suspension links that are lighter than aluminum. Combined weight drops 21%, according to Chevy, compared with the steel-intensive suspension in the '15 Camaro. That's good for another 26 pounds.
Read the full story of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at Autoweek.com.
The story "2016 Chevrolet Camaro: This is Generation 6" originally appeared on Autoweek.com.


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The WW Challenge is brought to you by WW and administered by HealthyWage.
These rules are incorporated into the online Services Agreement, to which all participants must agree in order to register for the challenge and participate.
It only takes a few minutes to register. Simply visit the WW Challenge registration page at www.healthywage.com/weightwatchers/labcorp/. Be sure to have your employee ID and preferred form of payment ready to pay the entry fee.
Remember, you don't need to be a WW member to join the WW Challenge. But you will get special benefits for being a member. You'll get extra help to reach your weight-loss goals, plus 24/7 expert chat support and access to digital tools. Additional content and tips for healthy living, thousands of delicious recipes, and more, are also included in your WW membership. Plus, your company is covering some of the cost to be a WW member. Sign-up for WW any time during the Weight Loss Challenge to unlock challenge features that non-members will not get!
Each team that reaches or exceeds a 6% average weight loss in their verified weigh-out at the end of the WW Challenge wins a cash prize! The jackpot prize, which is the money collected at the start of the Challenge from participants (less 25% administration fees and any uncollected fee installments i.e. if a participant fails to pay a portion of their registration fee), will be split evenly among all members of winning teams.
All participants are required to get their weight verified by uploading a photo of their WW Tracker or by making a 30-second video from the privacy of your own home. You will need to do this only two times:
- Once, on or within 3 weeks after the Start Date, and
- Once again within two weeks before or on the End Date.
Read more about how to have your weight verified.
To keep you on track and to be sure everyone knows where they stand, we ask you to weigh yourself once a week. You can step on your own scale and then enter it on the HealthyWage website. (You'll see a green 'add weight' button on your page when you sign in to the site).
These weekly weigh-ins do not need to be verified. But, since other participants need to know where they stand in the Challenge, it's important for everyone to keep up with the weigh-ins. Remember, no one but you will see your individual weight. The website will calculate and reflect only your team's total weight.
Throughout the Challenge, participants can collect Ribbons. One way to collect Ribbons is by verifying your weigh-in every week. Other ways to collect ribbons is by being a WW member or by completing one or more of the six mini-challenges through the Challenge period.
Prizes are awarded based on a ranking of the teams according to the team mean proportionate weight loss. Team mean proportionate weight loss is the average of each team member's proportionate weight loss, which is measured by finding the difference between a participant's verified starting weight and verified ending weight, and dividing the difference by the participant's verified starting weight. Each individual's average is added together and the total is divided by the number of teammates to achieve the team mean proportionate weight loss. When we tabulate the results, we do not count weight loss beyond 16.59% for any team member. If someone on your team doesn't get a weigh-out, it's not a problem. However, their weight loss will count as 0% for purposes of computing your team's average weight loss.
Yes, you can lose more than 16.59% (you will NOT be disqualified), but the extra weight loss won't count toward your team's average. The goal is to get your entire team to lose a healthy amount of weight in the frame of the Challenge.
Each team member of each winning team will receive a check from HealthyWage for an equal share of the jackpot, split among all members of winning teams. HealthyWage is required to report taxable winnings over $600.
The WW Challenge is available to U.S. LabCorp Employees, including LabCorp subsidiaries. Void where prohibited. Participants must be over the age of 18 and healthy. (Pregnant women cannot participate).
These are the rules for the two verified weigh-ins. They do not apply to the unofficial weekly weigh-ins that you enter on the website.
You must get your weight verified twice for the Weight Loss Challenge, once at the beginning (verified weigh-in) and once at the end (verified weigh-out). We will alert you by email and on your Challenge dashboard your weigh-in and weigh-out periods are opening and closing.
Getting your weight verified is easy. You have two options - choose just one:
Option 1 - Video Verification (by yourself or with a friend, family or coworker who can film you).
Option 2 - Upload a photo of your WW Tracker
Also, we've tried to answer all your questions in our Verified Weigh-in FAQ!
Video verification is recommended for everyone. It's simple, and you can do it in the privacy of your own home! Once you're finished, just upload your video to your challenge dashboard and you're done. You can use your phone or a camera to shoot your video, whichever is easier for you. The HealthyWage website is mobile friendly, so uploading from your phone can be done quickly and easily!
1. Film your short video (either yourself, or with a partner recording you)
2. Log in to the HealthyWage and upload the file through your dashboard.
3. You're done!
Here's an instructional video to show you just how easy this method can be!
See the complete list of required video shots below, for detailed instructions on this and a demo of the self-video method.
Simply scan or take a photo or your WW tracker (the weigh-in portion showing your weight) after your normal weigh-ins. If you're using this method, you do not need to use our VerifyMe! Form.
Whichever method you choose to weigh-in, your verified weight information will be kept entirely private, and only be viewed by HealthyWager staff. Weight is never shared publicly; your weight is confidential and will not be shared with WW or your employer. Only percentages are displayed on your profile, which is visible to your teammates.
You may get your weight verified for the start of your challenge beginning on the first day of your challenge, not before (unless otherwise specified). You have three weeks from the start of your challenge to submit your initial weight verification.
At the end of the challenge, you may have your weight verified two weeks prior to the end of the challenge up to and including the final day. Final weights verified outside of this window will not be accepted.
We recommend you wear one layer of non-baggy, dry clothing with no shoes and nothing in your pockets. If you are doing a video, please wear short sleeves or a tank top, and bottoms above the knee. Also, please turn your pockets out. Most important: Wear similar or the same clothing each time you weigh in (to take the weight of your clothing out of the weight loss equation). See this page for additional information about what to wear for your weigh-in.
No, you are not required to use the same method or return to the same location for both of your verified weigh-ins. however you can if you like. Remember there can be differences in scales that may or may not impact your weight loss.
No, you have two choices: if it is a personal, bathroom scale, it must be digital. If it is an upright, public scale (like one in a Dr.'s office) the display must be visible during all shots. The scale must measure weight in either pounds or kilograms, and be zeroed out or balanced prior to the participant's weigh-in. The scale must be on a flat, hard surface (not a carpet or rug). See here for more details about approved scales.
We try to keep it simple (but fair) and we're certainly not perfectionists, so do the best you can to incorporate the following shots into your video. The most important thing is that the video is uncut, clearly shows the date, the scale zeroed out, and your weight while on the scale (up close so we can read it, and with full-body so we know it's you!). Here's a list of the shots:
- proof of the date of measurement
- a full body shot, front and back (or a shot from both sides as shown below), of the participant
- the zeroed out scale (zoom in)
- the participant's weight when on the scale (zoom in)
- the participant on the scale (zoom out, full body on scale)
- the participant stepping off the scale (zoom out, full body)
View this page to see a list of the shots, screen by screen.
If the scale cannot be zeroed out, the scale must reset (turn off and then back on) between weighing.
The video must still be shot in one, uncut take, and include all of the same shots as the video taken by another person. To obtain the shots, hold the camera throughout the video, and use a full-length mirror to get the full body shots, and holding the camera near your body, zoom in on the scale for display for the other shots. The camera or phone may add a small amount of additional weight, however if the same camera or phone is used for both the starting weigh-in and final weigh-out, there will be no difference in the amount of weight lost through the challenge.
Here's an instructional video to show you just how easy this method can be!
Verify the date of your weigh-in by including a clear shot of the day's newspaper with a date.
If you don't have a paper copy of a newspaper, pull up a news website on your computer or tablet. Hint: acceptable sites such as the New York Times or The Washington Post have date stamps in the header, underneath their logos.
Make your best effort to ensure that your verified weigh-in has been measured and reported truthfully and accurately.
As part of our verified weight audits, we occasionally request that a few participants get a second, confirmed weigh-in by a selected person or method, which we will arrange at our expense. You must cooperate with the crew members if they request an additional verification or any other assistance in verifying the accuracy of your weight loss, or you may be disqualified. A difference of more than a few pounds between a participant's verified weight as reported by a verifier selected by the participant, and the same participant's verified weight reported by a verifier selected by HealthyWage, may result in disqualification.
You should also keep on hand a set of full-body before-and-after photos, and make sure your teammates do the same. You will only need to submit the photo(s) to HealthyWage if we request them.
Your verification may not be valid if: a) HealthyWage does not receive your verification within 72 hours after it was performed, b) if your verification does not take place within the specified verification period of your challenge, c) HealthyWage is not able to locate your verifier or confirm your verification with your verifier, d) your verifier indicates that he/she did not personally take your weight and height measurements, or e) your verifier refuses, upon HealthyWage's request, to provide a sworn statement about the verifications, or other request made by HealthyWage.
These rules apply to all of our HealthyWage challenges.
Once at the start and once at the end of each of your challenges, you must have your weight verified. Verification can be done from the privacy of your home by making a Video and uploading it to our website. Or, you can visit a health club or physician and have them verify you.
We use proprietary algorithms, weigh-in reviews and, if necessary, outside investigators and law enforcement to catch cheaters. The legal consequences are not worth the benefit. Rule-breakers don't get refunds – don't even ask. The rule also applies to folks who are dishonest with the HealthyWage crew or a verifier or anyone else in connection with your challenge.
Doing unhealthy things in order to "game" the challenge is prohibited, including, but not limited to, deliberate weight gain (before, during, or after a HealthyWage challenge), starvation (defined as eating fewer calories each day than your doctor recommends), excessive exercise (defined as exercise that exceeds your doctor's recommended amount of exercise, in terms of type, frequency and duration), water deprivation, unusual water consumption, self-induced vomiting, diuretics, laxatives, or any weight loss or weight gain plan that your doctor does or would advise against, or that, in HealthyWage's sole and exclusive discretion, would be considered unhealthy or unfair by an ordinary person.
Harassment of any kind, whether of your own teammates or other teams or non-participants is prohibited. You are encouraged to support your teammates, but you covenant and agree that unwelcome emotion, physical, or other abuse is absolutely forbidden. Harassment shall also include any words or actions that, in HealthyWage's sole and exclusive discretion, would be likely to cause any of your teammates, or any other person, to feel pressured to do any of the unhealthy things defined above.
If you enter a challenge while pregnant, you will be disqualified. Weight loss that results from giving birth does not count. Sorry mom!
Your challenge is suspended the minute you think you might be pregnant -- just let us know. You have 60 days after that to supply proof of pregnancy from your clinic/doctor. You may resume your challenge once you are cleared by your doctor to participate again.
We believe strongly that an important part of the service we provide is a negative reinforcement that helps you avoid procrastinating and quitting, which would be undermined if you could simply change your mind or find an excuse to quit. Moreover, our pricing is based actuarial models that assume no refunds. There are no exceptions except in rare, evidence-documented medical situations – email firstname.lastname@example.com if you think this may apply to you.
You may not have liposuction, bariatric surgery, or any other weight-loss surgery during your challenge or within 1 year prior to your challenge start date.
This rule applies only when you are finishing a team challenge or HealthyWager and lost more than 2% per week wince your last verification.
Bob starts a HealthyWager at 201 pounds on May 1. On May 5, he finishes the team challenge he started earlier in the year, and his ending weight is 178 pounds. That's a violation of the rule because Bob would be claiming to have lost more than 2% of his weight in less than a week. 2% of 201 is 5 pounds (rounding up), so Bob's May 5 weight can't be lower than 196 pounds. HealthyWage will adjust his team challenge ending weight up to 196.


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Liberal Arts Council Minutes
23 September 2009, 2:00 pm, FH 230
Presiding: Dean Ann Marie Ellis
Recording: Associate Dean Lucy Harney
Council Members: Vicki Brittain, Susan Day, Dennis Dunn, Nancy Grayson, Vince Luizzi, Jon McGee, Shirley Ogletree, Mark Carter (for Philip Suckling), Bob Fischer, Mike Hennessy
1. LAC minutes of meeting on 16 September 2009 were approved.
2. Congratulations: To Gary Hartman (HIST) and the Center for Texas Music History for receiving a Telly Award for excellence in non-commercial television programming for an episode ("Cheatham Street Warehouse Class of '87") of their PBS series, Texas Music Café. In addition, the second book in the Center's John & Robin Dickson Series in Texas Music (Texas Blues: The Rise of a Contemporary Sound) won an Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research from The Association for Recorded Sound Collections.
3. Liberal Arts in the News: The University web site announced that Anthropology will host a two-day workshop (Oct. 10-11) on Mayan hieroglyphs inscribed on stone monuments from Quiriguá, Guatemala.
4. Requests for New Faculty Lines: Chairs distributed hand-outs and outlined their requests for new faculty lines. Requests were aligned with program growth and strategic planning.
• Anthropology: 1 tenure-track line
• English: 3 TA lines
• History: 2 tenure-track lines (Public History and Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Modern Languages: 1 tenure-track line (Spanish)
• Philosophy: 2 GIA lines
• Political Science: 1 tenure-track line, 1 senior lecturer, 1 GTA line, and 3 GIA lines
• Psychology: 6 GIA lines
• Sociology: 2 senior lecturers
• International Studies: 3 GIA lines
Dean Ellis reported on the distribution of Target of Opportunity lines for the University. Liberal Arts received two, in Geography and History. Approval of around twelve new tenure-track lines is anticipated. Revised score sheets for tenure-track faculty lines, lecturers, and TAs/IAs will be sent to chairs; they should be returned to Lucy.
Dean Ellis noted that Liberal Arts faculty have done a remarkable job in encouraging and mentoring students to collaborate on research and to write and present their work at conferences. However, funding student trips to conferences has become a serious fiscal issue. While the number of Liberal Arts majors has increased substantially, the amount of funding over the past three years has only gone up from $7,000 to $8,000. To date, we have over $5,000 more in travel requests than we can fund—and it's only the beginning of the fiscal year. (We fund at $200 for graduate students per out-of-state trip and $100 for undergraduates.)
Chairs discussed how current operating budgets for departments and supplements for research were being handled. Dean Ellis advised chairs to consult Jamie Donaldson with budget questions.
Dean Ellis commented on the practice for calculating student GPAs in Liberal Arts. This issue will be taken up at a future LAC meeting.
5. Strategic Plan Updates: Council members provided updates related to Program Maintenance for the Liberal Arts Strategic Plan. Chairs were asked to provide updates through section A.3-4 at the next LAC meeting.
6. Policy on Student Civility and UPPS 04.04.46 on Prohibition of Discrimination or Harassment: Dean Ellis announced that Drs. Luizzi, Grayson, and Day will draft a comprehensive policy on student civility for the Liberal Arts web site.
Dr. Grayson distributed the UPPS relating to discrimination and harassment.
7. Study Abroad: Dean Ellis briefed council members on a meeting (9/22) among herself, James Andrews, Isis Gomez, Lucy Harney, Dan Lochman, and Jon McGee. Issues included possible proposals for having departments run study abroad programs and other concerns of Dean Ellis and directors of faculty-lead programs. Lucy will draft a memo outlining these concerns.
Dean Ellis reported on University enrollment statistics for this fall including a 6% overall enrollment increase and the fact that the University is within 1% of having a sufficiently high Hispanic enrollment to qualify as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Dean Ellis commented on issues related to SAT scores and high school class rank as they relate to admissions and retention.
Council members discussed University and College plans for Professor Jimmy McWilliams' Presidential Seminar and reception. Dr. de la Teja will arrange the presentation of research and Liberal Arts reception.
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Dr. Day noted that the Sociology department has been exonerated in an OCR suit filed by a student.
Dr. De la Teja announced History's upcoming symposium on Mexican-American education (9/29).
The meeting was adjourned.
• Wednesday, October 7, 5 pm: Deadline to submit proposals for Research Enhancement Grants (http://www.osp.txstate.edu/REP/)
• October 10: Strategic Plan Progress Report completed
• October 15: Deadline for receipt of applications for Faculty Development Leaves by the office of the Faculty Senate (http://www.txstate.edu/facultysenate/documents/developmental-leaves.html)
• Friday, October 30: Revisions to Academic Affairs Learning Outcomes, Methods, and Missions reviewed and approved by deans
• Friday, October 30: Revised General Education Learning Outcomes, Methods, and Missions reviewed by Dean of University College and General Education Council
• Monday, November 2, 5:00 pm: Deadline to submit Library Research Grant proposals (http://www.mec.es/sgci/usa/en/programs/us_assistants/default.shtml)
• January-February: Texas State responds to off-site review
• Monday, February 8, 2010: Quality Enhancement Plan due to SACS
• March 23-25: On-site SACS peer review conducted
• May 29: 2009-2010 Academic Affairs Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Results reviewed/approved by chairs/directors
• June 15: 2009-2010 Academic Affairs Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Results audited by Associate Deans for Academic Assessment
• June 30: 2009-2010 Academic Affairs Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Results reviewed/approved by Deans
• December 1-7: Review by Commission on Colleges


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This semester, I am taking a course entitled "Tinkering, Hacking, and Making" as part of my Digital Studies minor. Throughout the semester, we will be undertaking a variety digital studies projects that we will document on our blogs.
3D Printing Project Guidelines
These past few weeks, I have had my first experiences with 3D printing. Our class assignment was to find (or create) a model to be 3D printed, add a modification to the model, and finally, print the model.
Selecting a Model to Print – My Two-Part, Self-Watering Flowerpot from Thingiverse
While there are sites that would have allowed me to create my own 3D printing model from scratch, I figured that my knowledge of design and geometry was not quite up for the task. Instead, I opted to do what most of my classmates did, and select a file from a website to modify.
The website that many of my classmates and I used is called Thingiverse.
While perusing models to print, I knew that I wanted something that would serve a function and have some element of creativity. I was instantly captivated by this model – a two-part, self-watering flowerpot. The flowerpot is composed of a pot and a reservoir.
Modifying the Model – Tinkercad
To render the model, I used an application called Tinkercad, which is part of the Autodesk Suite. Tinkercad, while limited, is relatively intuitive.
I will admit that I first tried to construct a flowerpot from scratch on Tinkercad. This was endlessly frustrating however, so I quickly abandoned this idea.
When modifying the self-watering flowerpot, I decided, through some discussion with my Professor and classmates, that the easiest coure of action would be to add a quote to the outer portion of the flowerpot. My flowerpot proudly says, "I Plant Beleaf You've Done This," which is an obvious plant pun derived from this Vine. (Warning, NSFW language.)
Initially, I faced challenges adding text to the pot. On Thingiverse, the easiest-to-find options for text are two-dimensional, meaning that if 3D-printed on a curved model, they would fall off. While it would have been technically possible to copy and paste a large amount of the same block of text on top of the flowerpot in order to create a "levelled" effect, it was arduous and horrible to attempt to do so, so I was lucky to find another way.
A table-mate pointed out to me that under a different category of Thingiverse was a curved text option, which was a total lifesaver. From here, all I had to do was curve each portion of text to match the flowerpot, and adjust the height so that the text would be properly lined up. While this didn't quite work out, as I discuss later, it was certainly easier than the first option I found. In the future, I would add far less text.
Printing the Model – Attempt One
For my first attempt printing the model failed. All that the machine managed to print were the base of each object, which resembled coasters. The reason that this attempt likely failed was because the print job took far too long – the time estimate was over 20 hours. It took 20 hours because I was trying to print both pieces side-by-side. For reference, the second longest print job in the class only took 11 hours.
Printing the Model – Attempt Two
For my second attempt, I made two modifications. First, per Dr. Meadow's recommendations, I split the print into two jobs in order to cut down time. This was easy, because the model already came in two separate parts. Next, I made sure to scale the model down to a smaller size in order to further bring the print time down.
After applying these modifications, each part only took roughly five hours. Both parts printed successfully, with two minor problems. While minor, I still was not satisfied with this print.
Detailing the Two Pieces
Because I printed my two pieces separately, there was a gap in time between removing them from the printer and putting them together. This meant that I cleaned up each piece to the best of my ability. I used an e-file (which is really a drill) meant to make and shape acrylic nails to carve out the drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. I also used sandpaper to remove remnants of the supports.
I also tested both pieces in my sink to determine that they are indeed watertight! I read on Thingiverse that I possibly would've had to add wood glue to create a seal, but this wasn't necessary.
Attempt One, Minor Problem One: The Size of the Models
Ideally, the pot should have inserted flush into the reservoir. However, for some reason, both pieces had the same circumference, and did not nest. This did not entirely defeat the purpose of the pieces as the water-draining apparatus did fit slightly into the reservoir, but it did not look as intended.
This turned out to be enough of a bother to me that I decided to reprint the pot.
Attempt Two, Minor Problem Two: The Text
Secondly, the text that I added to the side of the pot partially failed. Only part of the "I Plant Beleaf You've Done This" text remained on the side of the pot. Because I was not the individual who extracted the reservoir from the pot, I cannot say for sure why this happened, but I speculate that when adding the curved text in Tinkercad, the text was not perfectly placed on top of the pot, so it may have fell off during printing.
The second possibility is that part of the text came off when removing the supports, which as it turned out when I rechecked the model on Thingiverse, were not actually necessary. Oh well!
Printing the Model – Attempt Three
I tried printing part of my model one more time in hopes of getting a flower pot exactly like the model on Thingiverse. This time, I reprinted just the pot – the top portion that was too big. I scaled the pot to 85%, (for "good measure" instead of 105%, like both models were at. I also checked the measurements to check that they were certainly smaller than that of the reservoir. This was a short print, only 4.5 hours, also in Bamboo.
Finishing the Model
Once my properly-sized pot was printed, I had two things left – to "fix up" the look of my two pieces by adding a veneer and a coat of paint, and to find a small plant to nest in them. One of these tasks required a trip to Walmart, and the other did not.
Before adding the veneer, I used the Dremmel tool to "sand" (buff? wildly scratch?) the model. I made the decision to remove the half-finished text in favor of a smooth surface. Even though this meant that my 3D print no longer had a modification, I could at least say that I tried to add a modification.
After "buffing" both pieces, I added a few coats of black acrylic paint and protective coating. Maybe acrylic wasn't the best choice for bamboo, but it was all I had, and I think that it looked just fine!
After painting both pieces, I submerged them both in water to ensure that the reservoir was water-tight and that the holes in the bottom of the pot were open. I was able to further "drill" them open by using a special bit at the end of the Dremmel tool.
Finally, I was able to add a plant. I chose a small, fuzzy succulent from the $3 section of Walmart, and gave the plant a sunny spot on my balcony. I am happy with the end result!
Overall Thoughts
While frustrating, I learned a lot in my 3D printing journey. 3D Printing reminds me of when I did Tech Theatre in High School and worked in the Costume and Makeup shop.
Loading the filament into the extruder reminded me of the steps of loading thread into a sewing machine – a lot of back and forth and making minor adjustments. I also of course learned how to upload the .drem file to an SD card and print directly from the printer. I also learned just how sensitive the bamboo filament is, and that it doesn't take kindly to being sanded with any degree of strength.
While there was a lot of trial and error involved in this project, I liked the idea of getting a tangible, usable creation from a class, and am happy with the finished product and plant that I chose. In the future, I would scale myself back and try to print something in one piece, or a little more straightforward, but I think I learned from the challenge.