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Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-09-09 01:13
TIME.com: Study: Young, Single, Childless Women Earn More Than Men"
"... according to a new analysis of 2,000 communities by a market research company, in 147 out of 150 of the biggest cities in the U.S., the median full-time salaries of young women are 8% higher than those of the guys in their peer group." The article notes that this only applies in cities (in which I'd guess a smaller proportion of jobs involved large amounts of physical labour) and only to childless women. (Just guessing but the others may have slightly shifted their priorities). A similar pattern also seems to exist in the UK. Is there an unfair motherhood penalty or does this mark an inevitable tradeoff between career and family?
The missing Mormon murder
Some comments on the attempted murder of a Muslim cab driver in New York vs. the murder of another (a Mormon bishop in this case): "This is a church body that was seriously targeted in the aftermath of California’s Prop. 8 ruling. So it’s just interesting that at no time did this merit much serious coverage."
Pedestrian death rise blamed on iPods
"The 'iPod zombie trance' people get into when walking, driving or pedalling around listening to their mobile devices is being blamed for an increase in collisions and even deaths in Europe and the US." Not quite sure how strong their case is. Volume isn't the only reason for distraction - I also do a pretty good Greek philosopher pose.
The Glow-in-the-dark Dog
"Ruppy is the first transgenic puppy, which means that he has genes taken from another species. His red fluorescent luminosity comes from the gene of a sea anemone"

Comments

Sarennah

Fri, 2010-09-10 14:38

Glow in the dark dog is kind of strange -- I for one would do a double take seeing something like that!!

Also... an iPod is something I'm considering. Just have to make sure not to become an iPod zombie!