Gender pay gap a problem for recent college graduates

This is a must read for women graduating from college:

Don?t assume your first pay offer will be the same as what a similar male graduate will get.

Fifty years after the Equal Pay Act was passed, studies continue to find a pay gap between men and women. Some of the difference ? women earn about four-fifths of men?s pay ? can be attributed to women choosing lower-paying fields, or women temporarily leaving the workforce to raise children, or women taking more part-time jobs.

But a comprehensive report by the American Association of University Women, released last week, zeroed in on a workforce segment that, theoretically, should be on par: women and men getting their first jobs after college graduation.

The finding: Nearly the same gender gap as for the workforce at large. Young women, on average, are earning 82 percent of what their male peers are earning one year after college graduation.

Again, the choice of major and profession makes a difference. Men are more likely to be in the higher paying engineering and science fields.

But even in comparable business and management positions, women are earning less. Among business majors, for example, the survey found women earning about $38,000, on average, compared to men?s average of $45,000.

So here are the career recommendations for women who are concerned about the gap:

??Don?t count on equal pay laws. Be prepared to tackle the pay issue head-on. Women?s advocacy groups say most women aren?t as aggressive about negotiating pay as men.

??Don?t blindly accept the first number a prospective employer offers. Know a reasonable, competitive pay amount ? that you?ve researched through your campus career office or online pay sources, such as Salary.com ? and don?t be afraid to negotiate before you accept the job.

??Studies repeatedly show that if you start out behind your male peer, it can make a lifetime pay difference of tens of thousands of dollars. And that can hurt your ability to repay student loans and, eventually, your retirement pay amount.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/04/3081657/gender-pay-gap-a-problem-for-recent.html

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Hi this sounds like a great RP! I read through the limits on the skills and such, but before I chose a profession for my character, I was wondering whether the skill level could start higher for certain professions. Like for instance, an archers aching capabilities start at journeyman rather than adept, just for the sake that it is their profession. If not, I am totally okay with that.

One more question, am I allowed more than one character? I just want two, no more than that. Once again, if not, that's fine too. (:

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I find myself intrigued, which might not be a good thing considering how many RPs I've committed to recently, but your profession/skill system is quite interesting when combined with a new land ripe with adventures to be had. I wonder if you would allow me to make a cross-class character of sorts, a blend of Wizard and Mercenary to make a Mage-for-Hire if you will. Obviously he'd be less potent than a Magician who had spent his whole life studying tomes in a tower, but I think the blend of survival skills, magical ability and well-traveled personality would make an interesting addition to the world.

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Claws come out in dispute between animal rights activists

A public falling-out between two prominent animal-rights activists
has prompted a restraining order and an arrest, casting light on the
volatile mix of personalities that may fuel extreme elements of the
animal-rights movement. Steven Best, an outspoken advocate of? animal rights and philosophy
professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, obtained a restraining
order on 15 October against fellow activist Camille Marino after she
allegedly stalked Best and threatened violence against him. Marino was
arrested at her home in Wildwood, Florida, on 19 October for violating
the injunction. According to Marino?s website, she had e-mailed Best
against the terms of that order. Marino has earned a reputation for stalking animal researchers in the
past and encouraged violent action on her website, which also publishes
photographs and addresses of scientists? homes. For his part, Best has
spoken internationally about the justification for extreme animal
activism. As a consequence, he has been banned from entering the United Kingdom. In his request for protection filed in Dona Ana County, New Mexico,
Best described Marino as ?an old friend?, saying that they had worked
together in the past ?for the animals?. But he said that Marino had
developed a ?fatal attraction, love/hate? relationship towards him. Best
alleged that in the past several months Marino had harassed him by
phone and e-mail, threatened his life and slandered his reputation
online. Best would not speak about the case to Nature, but wrote in his petition that he feared Marino could pose a physical threat to others. ?I now fear that person will not be a medical researcher/vivisector she loathes so intensely, but rather me,? he said. The New Mexico court granted Best?s protective order against Marino, requiring the woman to stay at least 100 yards (about 100 metres) from Best, his New Mexico home and his workplace.? The order further required that Marino refrain from contacting Best, except through his lawyers...more

Any irony here?? Oh yes.? Dr. David Jentsch, a neuroscientist at UCLA and previous target of Marino says this case is "an ironic twist of fate."

?Since becoming a target of Marino, Jentsch has followed the animal-rights movement closely, and he argues that Best has, in the past, advocated for the same kind of action against animal researchers that Camille Marino is now directing towards Best.? Still, Jentsch says that everyone, including Best, deserves to exercise legal protections against stalking and threatening speech...more

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The terms data security and data loss prevention in reality means the inherent protection of data, ensuring that the data collected is utilised only by the relevant company. Many companies have a variety of locations which share the data, which is primarily where the problem can surface. Currently file transfer protocols within many companies consist of a variety of elements that include manual steps and automated software which provides minimal security. The answer usually lies within a secure file transfer solution that delivers impressive performance, simplicity and security all in one package to ensure peace of mind. There are a variety of options available that include secure sftp as well as the renowned managed file transfer software options that include an all in one solution that improves efficiency and reduces the overall risk of any issues with potential problems such as data loss and security.

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Fiat Industrial Q3 profits up 30 percent

MILAN (AP) ? Fiat Industrial SpA, the Italian maker of trucks, farming and construction equipment, reported a 30-percent increase in third-quarter earnings Wednesday on "robust" sales of tractors and farm combines.

Net profit was ?260 million ($337 million) in the quarter ending Sept. 30, up from ?182 million last year. Revenues were ?6.3 billion ($8.2 billion).

Fiat Industrial, which is based in the northern city of Turin, firmed up its full-year forecasts for the capital goods business, which was spun off from the Italian car business last year. It said net income for the year would total ?900 million on revenues above ?25 billion.

It also pushed up its forecast for trading profit ? or earnings before interest, taxes and one-time items ? to in excess of ?2 billion from a more conservative range, and raised the range of industrial debt as high as ?1.5 billion.

While the CNH agricultural equipment business reported strong sales, driven by high horsepower tractors in North America, Fiat Industrial said revenues at its Iveco truck business was hurt by weak European demand. The contraction in truck sales also hurt performance of the powertrain division, which reported a 13 percent decline in revenues.

Fiat Industrial Chairman Sergio Marchionne has proposed full integration with U.S.-based CNH, already 88-percent owned by the Italian company. CNH advisers rejected the deal earlier this month. Marchionne has pressed to salvage a merger and is expected to provide an update in an analyst call later in the day.

The merger would create a competitor to major North American capital goods companies and make the company more attractive to investors, Marchionne has said. He is also CEO of carmakers Fiat and Chrysler.

CNH Global N.V., based in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge, Illinois, sells farm and construction equipment under the Case and New Holland brands in 170 countries.

Fiat Industrial stock was trading up 4 percent at ?3.76 on the Milan exchange.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fiat-industrial-q3-profits-30-percent-132010214--finance.html

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Sandy Socialists

Chris Christie with Mitt Romney on Oct. 10, 2012

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Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, was angry. Monday afternoon, as Hurricane Sandy bore down on his coastline, he berated people living on the state?s barrier islands ?who refused to adhere to my mandatory evacuation order and said they were going to ride it out. ? We?re putting other people in harm?s way now, too?the first responders?to get them out. So these decisions were both stupid and selfish.? The governor went on:

I asked you please to get off the barrier islands. But there are some towns in Atlantic and Ocean Counties that are only 50 percent evacuated ? For those folks on the barriers: You?re putting other people in harm?s way as well. We already have rescues ongoing on the barrier islands. This is putting first responders in significant, significant danger, and it is not fair to their families for you to be putting them in that danger because you decided that you wanted to be hardheaded.

This wasn?t a nice thing to say to people stranded in a hurricane. But it?s true. If you defy government instructions and don?t take basic precautions, you aren?t just risking your life. You?re making the rest of us bail you out. That?s not fair.

What?s odd about Christie and other Republican governors is that they recognize this principle only when a hurricane hits. When it comes to injury or disease, which we know will strike everyone on this planet, the Republican governors defend your right to ride it out. They oppose any requirement to buy health insurance. If you get sick, the rest of us will shell out to rescue you.

A year ago, Christie mocked Obamacare, the federal law that subsidizes and requires the purchase of health insurance. "I have philosophical problems with the individual mandate,? Christie said. "What's next? I am mandated to eat broccoli? What happens if Congress decides there is a crisis in the broccoli industry and mandates us to eat broccoli? ? I don't think my government should tell me, besides taxation, how to spend my money.?

Christie refused to prepare for the law?s implementation. He hoped the Supreme Court would strike down the individual mandate. Yet he declined to join a lawsuit against the mandate, arguing that New Jerseyans could ?get a free ride? by mooching off other states that had chipped in to pay the lawyers. ?They?re spending the money,? he reasoned. ?And then, if it?s found unconstitutional, for once, New Jersey taxpayers are going to get a benefit for free.?

Now that a hurricane has struck, Christie excoriates coastal residents and officials for taking the same defiant, tough-it-out attitude. ?I?m very disappointed in the fact that some decided to disregard my instruction?in fact, my order? to evacuate, he complained Monday evening:

I?m extraordinarily disappointed in elected officials who decide to tell people to directly contravene an order from the governor. ? You have the governor of the state ordering a mandatory evacuation. Once I sign that declaration of state emergency, that power is the power of the governorship. And you have a mayor, a rogue mayor [of Atlantic City], telling his citizens not to leave.

Christie isn?t alone in this selective approach to personal responsibility. Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor of Louisiana, also refused to implement Obamacare, calling it a ?blow to our freedoms.? In June, when Democrats found video of Mitt Romney describing the requirement to buy health insurance as a ?personal responsibility mandate,? Jindal explained the quote away and protested that such a requirement could lead to ?taxes on people who refuse to eat tofu.? But two months later, when Hurricane Isaac pounded Louisiana, Jindal instructed residents to heed evacuation orders and spare ?our first responders.? Like Christie, Jindal ended up chiding residents who had failed to listen.

In the health-care fight, Bob McDonnell, the Republican governor of Virginia, didn?t just condemn the individual mandate at the federal level. He signed legislation forbidding it at the state level, too. ?The Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act sets as the policy of the Commonwealth that no individual, with several specific exceptions, can be required to purchase health insurance coverage,? McDonnell proudly declared. But when a storm with dangerously high winds blew through Virginia this summer, McDonnell didn?t hesitate to order evacuations. And this week, as Sandy inundated the Virginia coast, he again instructed residents to follow orders and get out.

Hurricanes and health care are different in many ways, of course. Buying health insurance is more expensive than evacuating for a natural disaster. But in both cases, the question is whether you should be allowed to make your own choices when the cost of bailing you out will fall on others. If the state has no business forcing you buy health insurance, even when the premiums are subsidized, why should it be empowered to order you out of your home in a storm, just to save your skin? Why do Republican governors think they can have it both ways?

William Saletan's latest short takes on the news, via Twitter:

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Caboolture is the perfect location for a family holiday. Situated directly between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, the vibrant city life and glorious beaches are both easily within your reach. The town itself is nestled among beautiful mountain ranges and charming country villages. In addition to the fine restaurants, motels and shopping centres, Caboolture Motel offers a range of local tourist attractions to keep everyone in the family happy.

Caboolture Historical Village: Cabooltures local heritage is preserved through the 70 buildings on display at the historical museum, which dates back to 1979. Run entirely by volunteers, the centre hosts themed events throughout the year. Covering 12 acres of land, visitors are invited to walk through the village which is home to attractions like:

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Bribie Island: Only 20 minutes from Caboolture, this unique destination has grown from a simple fishing village to a popular island day out. This is largely due to the white sandy beaches which are among the safest to swim and surf in Australia, and the internationally recognised marine sanctuary. If youre lucky youll be able to see dolphins, dugongs or even turtles!

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