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This is one narrative. It is not the only one and by no means is this one an established fact.

Not to mention there are plenty of examples like the Lilly Ledbetter case where it was proved in court she had not gotten equal pay for equal work. She lost the case on a statute of limitations glitch that made it impossible for any women to seek redress. You have to file when the discrimination occurs not when you find out about it. That law has been fixed.

Then there were the Sony email leaks that exposed the fact Jennifer Lawrence who was a top Oscar winning star was being paid less than her less credentialed male costars.

People like to latch on to the argument that suits them, women aren't really underpaid, and maybe 77 cents/$1 isn't the right figure. But it can easily be shown on a case by case basis that there is not equality in the workplace.

 

Hi Lewdog,

I assume that they have tried the various pulsed vancomycin antibiotic regimens and done all the tests of your immunological status.

If so you should talk to your doctors about the possibility of a faecal microbiota transplant - also known as a stool transplant. It has been highly successful in clinical trials.

Cheers, Greg.

 

Hahah, nah I wasn't. I honestly believe just about anyone is susceptible to corruption. It's a lot more nuanced then most people give it credit for. It's as simple as letting the influence of it, effect your thought process, or your reasoning. Little by little it changes your thoughts and actions to fit the bill of the influence. The more influential it is, the more this effect can be observed. Of course that influence can be measured with dollar signs.

 

Yes, right now they are going to just see if staying on the probiotics will keep me from getting it again. It's just that they can be somewhat expensive and are not covered by insurance.

 

Dang, I didn't even think such a basic case would need a lawyer. I would absolutely hate for that to be the reason I don't get to see Radiohead. So unfair

That's bull, so even if you consent to the blood test but refuse the sobriety test, you'll get penalized?

 

I need to make a minor correction to this, restroom clean up requires gloves, but they can be reusable and need not be disposable.

 

A breathalyzer won't detect drugs, only a blood test will. So hypothetically, if you pass a breathalyzer and they still want to charge you with something, they can charge you with a DUI (typically meaning drugs, unless used interchangeably with DWI) instead of a DWI (always means alcohol) and opt not to get a warrant for a blood test. Instead, they'd just use dash cam footage and their word that you were "impaired." ETA) They don't need those tests at all to charge someone with a DWI/DUI. So they use them when convenient to back their case with evidence, but if they feel that the results would hurt their case, then they don't use them. All they need to say in order to charge someone with a DWI/DUI is that they observed the driver for 15 minutes, and the driver appeared to be impaired. I've even heard of cases going to trial with their BAC levels below the legal limit. Because when that happens, all the State needs to say is that, while they may not have been drunk by the time they were booked into jail and given a breathalyzer, they were impaired while driving and when given the initial field test. They'd simply need to say that enough time had lapsed for the defendant to have sobered up, and that's why they blew below the legal limit.

 

Yes, it's total crap. By invoking your right not to incriminate yourself, you're still penalized with a mandatory license suspension of up to 6 months, unless you request a hearing (which I've done), but that doesn't guarantee that the DPS will opt not to suspend your license. It just gives your lawyers a chance to argue your case.

They justify this with a little thing I had no idea about called, "implied consent." In the state of Texas, by operating a motor vehicle, you are implying consent to take any sobriety tests. If you choose not to, then the DPS suspends your license for reneging on your "consent." It has nothing to do with your case with the county, and whether or not you're even found guilty of (or even officially charged with) a crime.

@Steerpike, I believe that addresses your question.

 

This is why I'm never becoming the President of the United States. I'd be like Ulysses S. Grant. Heart's in the right place, but no experience to do anything about it.

That, and I'm easily manipulated.

...Don't ever vote for me. I'm the last person you'd want as America's leader!!

At any rate, I, in my infinite, non-Presidential wisdom, decided to download Spark from X-Box One -- which is basically, to put it mildly, your own personal videogame creator where you can create the videogame of your dreams, coding and all, on the eve of a work night! Gods, I plowed through that thing for six hours straight and I'm having to drink beer in the hopes I can go to bed and not go plow through it again for another six hours.

 

As I've discovered. So now I'm just unbelievably paranoid. Tonight I wanted a salad from a taco place I like, but it's Cinco De Mayo, a huge drinking holiday in Texas. There were cops everywhere and this taco place has a bar, as I'm sure the police are aware. Even though I simply planned on getting a salad to go, I was too scared to go there for fear that a cop would pull me over just because I had left there, and then who knows what would happen. Every time I see a police car ever since, I immediately fall into a panic attack -- chest tightening, hyperventilating, heart racing fear of being wrongfully arrested again.

If this case is dismissed, or goes to trial and I'm found not guilty, I'm seriously starting to wonder what it would take to sue the police department. I don't think I'd actually go through with that because I'm sure they'd make my life a living hell, but this has totally traumatized me!

 

Annnnnd she does it once again. I literally added this to my Netflix queue yesterday. Lol.

Have you watched Miss Representation? It's in the same vein, but it's about how the media portrays women.

Gender norms kinda suck.

 

I don't remember if I watched it or not... I've seen so many. lol But I'll definitely look it up.

 

I'm going to propose the possibility, not my opinion necessarily but the one I consider the most likely, that the gender wage gap issue, and other similar issues like roles in business are a combination of strongly both personal choice and discrimination. And other factors playing small part. I don't know how true this but I would find it strange to say it's purely or almost entirely one factor. I suspect multiple factors have a big influence.

 

@No-Name Slob Sorry to hear about your troubles. Hang tough, I'm sure things will turn out well in the end. I've been in a similar situation, it's stressful, it blows, but in the end everything turned out okay. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Just recently this young woman shared her story on FB. She had an anxiety attack on a bus, and people started ridiculing her and calling her names, which of course only intensified her anxiety. Unbelievable! But then again, I guess I'm not that surprised. I used to get attacks on airplanes (I get claustrophobic -- I'm probably the only person who'd advocate wall-less airplanes ), and if it weren't for my husband holding my hand and talking to me, I don't know how bad it could've gotten, and fearing other people's reactions is not going to help. In my case, I learned a few mental tricks and also got a benzo prescription, so nowadays I'm a pretty happy flyer, but I can remember what it was like (of course you can't get high when you drive). It's possible someone could even think you're intoxicated when it hits, I suppose. It's not fair, but if people aren't familiar with it, they could get the wrong message.

 

Don't you just love overly sensitive people? Here's what I encountered from the Zelda Universe forum talking about US politics.

I don't want to insult anyone's intelligence, but I'm Link the Zora on that forum.

Don't you just love these type of people?

To all Venezuelans: I'm sorry if I offend you if I get your nationality wrong. See, if your location doesn't reveal your nation, I've no clue where you're from.

Also, like it or not, if the US screws something up, the whole world suffers. That's why I'm worried.

XOXO

Sincerely,

Link

 

@Link the Writer Yo, we have the immigration crisis, so you think EUROPE IS HAVING IT EASY?!

Spoiler

... j/k. Just yanking your chain.

 

You forgot to go on a long-winded rant about how arrogant I am for thinking the US is the only one with problems. Here, let a master teach you:

She has replied! Has she made good points? Was she acting too sensitive? You decide!!

 

European, particularly Nordic, and some Pacific countries have the best living conditions. If only Sydney housing wasn't so murderously expensive. (And the immigrant shit. Bleck.) I'm tempted to buy a house in Adelaide or something when I'm working but I really like Newtown. Decisions!!

 

God, she's not even in Venezuela! She can't really complain about privilege. America is a majorly more powerful country but Australia's living standards are better. It comes from having less billionares and more social welfare programs. (Is biased) Anyway, the point is Australia is so attractive to immigrants because we're "the lucky country". We're well known for being very comfortable. So she should probably not Link, eh? eh? herself to the sufferings of her origin country so much when she's not under them anymore. She literally ran to one of the best options she could possibly find. Poor her. And besides, you're right, America's presidency and other major elections (vice, SOS, ambassadors, cabinet ex cetera) are important globally considering it's wealth, large (though not enormous) population, powerful allies (though plenty of enemies) and influence within the UN. And America has serious problems with stagnant untouched issues. So while she has some valid points, my position is that she is just reacting emotionally more than anything else. But I'm happy to listen to other analyses or her own further arguments. Keeping an open mind and consideration and all that.

 

So she should... check her privileges. <bum dum duuuummm>

Honestly, if she's so heartbroken about the state of affairs of her mother country, then perhaps she should do something to help it rather than move to a more well-off country and lecture some random American for a quasi-offensive statement.

Priorities, people! PRIORITIES!!!

She does make valid points, she just didn't need to react with hostility. It's not like I went in there and said, “America has it SOOOO hard, you guys!!”

 

Oops, I was going to mention this but I forgot. America also has a grossly over-funded military that always has the best new toys to throw at whatever it wants.

 

Yeah, my country's the one that keeps messing with everyone and making decent folks like me look bad.

EDIT: I was going to pull the race card and say that not all Americans have it easy and go on about the struggles minorities face in America, but that would be too cruel. And stupid. I'm not a cruel, stupid person.

 

Aw, she holds her martyrdom close to her chest like a precious pearl necklace.

I've seen at least one list of the most expensive cities to live in, and Sydney was number 9 and Helsinki number 20. You win!

 

This is what she sounds like:

“I'm living in one of the more well-off nations on Earth, with social welfare that would make America look like it's stuck in the 1850s, we're not the ones throwing our metaphorical dicks on everyone else with our fancy new toys while ignoring all the struggle and strifes faced by minorities in our own country. I'm no longer living in Venezuela, I'm not a Syrian refugee struggling to survive with the slim basics, I'm not living in a country where I could get killed just for being different in one way or another. I'm in fucking Australia, but.... BUT I AM THE MARTYR! I SUFFER SO MUCH WORST THAN EVERYONE!”

I almost want to share our responses with her and watch her reaction but, again, I'm not a cruel person.

 

At least a few times Melbourne was "most livable city" in the world. Which is interesting considering it's less expensive housing than Sydney. (Goddamn housing inflation!) As I said, our reputation is based of comfort. We're pleasant. And that's also, interestingly, how we act with other countries generally. We don't have many enemies, and nobody's formally or successfully attacked us since World War II.