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By ShamsOctober 30, 2013Entertainment, Generalsafety video, virgin america

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‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ (temporary employment agency): The ‘other side’ of Germany’s labour market

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2013Economy, General, Jobs, Media, Politicsaaron, anonymous, central storage facility, construction works, der Spiegel, desert, euro, European Union, everyday life, exploitation, fictional, german authorities, german government, Germany, international labor organisation, justice, kuendigung machen, labour market, landsberg, leased worker, leipzig, leipzig airport, lieharbeiter, lost, manuel, mariam, nightshift, poland, polish colleagues, rail lines, rossmann, temporary employment agency, the mirror, zeitarbeiter, zeitarbeitsfirma, zentrallager

There are hundreds of ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’ or ‘temporary employment agency’ dominating the current German labour market. These agencies lease workers mostly on short-term basis to different industries, supermarkets and other business enterprises. Leased workers (In German: Lieharbeiter or Zeitarbeiter) are normally low-paid and forced to do the heaviest works at their work places. Often they have to accept or bow down to inhuman demands of the ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’.

Summarized here are few cases from different sources who experienced the hardship under the so-called ‘Zeitarbeitsfirma’: (more…)

History of fight for rights of LGBT parents to be preserved at Yale

By Guest PostOctober 14, 2013Generalbisexual, connecticut, doma, family equality, family equality council, gay, george chauncey, history, lesbian, lgbt, lgbt parents, same sex couples, transgender scholarship, united states, yale, yale university

The Yale University Library and the Family Equality Council are partnering to preserve the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parent equality movement.

It was announced on Oct. 10 that Family Equality, which represents the 3 million LGBT parents in America and their 6 million children, will deed to Yale all historical materials related to the organization and its role in the LGBT family equality movement. The agreement ensures the preservation of more than 30 years of materials related to the founding, growth, and expansion of Family Equality, and documents the organization’s ongoing efforts to advance equality for families with LGBT parents. (more…)

Starting A New You

By Guest PostOctober 11, 2013General, Healthanti ageing treatments, birthday milestone, botox injections, chris jenkinson, dermal fillers, every day life, marketing consultant, new you, oxford beauty treatments, qutis clinic, uk based, volunteer work

We can all get stuck in a rut from time to time, sometimes without really noticing it. We just keep plodding on, staying in our comfort zone, keeping our head down and just getting on with it. The things is, after a while, plodding along with your head down soon gets to be really boring. Soul destroying, even. Wouldn’t it be nicer to stride along, full of energy with your head held high, enjoying the blue skies? Making changes to your circumstances requires effort, courage and commitment, and if you are prepared to invest in yourself, the payback is well worth it.

So how do you go about achieving a new you? Start off by setting some goals. Ask yourself honestly about the things you want to change in your life, and the things you are happy to keep the same. (more…)

Importance of sex conversation before sex

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2013Culture, General, Health, Media, Sexbrianne walter, enjoyable, freelance journalist, importance, partner, punchh, sex, sex conversation, sex session, sexual attitude, sexual encounter, sexual ritual, short time engagement

The importance of sex conversation before sex is a very much delicate issue. The reason is that sex is a short time engagement. Therefore, you have to take some serious elements for consideration. The reason is that sex is the mental and physical engagement. Therefore, you will require the understanding of these elements well. Before doing sex, you should always converse with your partner. The reason is that it will clear any doubt about the courtship and it will make sexual ritual more serene. Actually, you should remember that once you are get into the sexual relationship, then you will have no opportunity to get away from it. Therefore, it is better to clear any doubt through the sex conversion before starting the sexual ritual as well. (more…)

Maths predicts rise and fall of empires

By Guest PostOctober 5, 2013General, Scienceafrica, americas, ancient empires, asia, cavalry, chariots, computer model, empires, Europe, evolution, evolutionary driver, fall, grid cell, human history, math, mathematical model, mathematical simulation, military innovation, old world, predict, predict the future, quantitative accuracy, rise, sergey gavrilets, simulate warfare, socio cultural evolution, tom currie, university of connecticut, university of exeter

Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that accurately describes the evolution of ancient empires.

The computer model can predict with 65% accuracy where and when the largest complex societies arose in human history.

The research, which suggests that intense warfare is the evolutionary driver of large complex societies, is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). It was carried out by researchers from the University of Exeter in collaboration with University of Connecticut and the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) in the US. (more…)

Dating violence impedes victims’ earnings

By Guest PostAugust 28, 2013Culture, General, Healthadrienne adams, angie kennedy, dating violence, depaul university, earnings, homework, interpersonal violence, journal, megan greeson, michigan state university, professor of psychology, richard tolman, victim

Dating violence in adolescence not only takes a physical and emotional toll on young women, it also leads to less education and lower earnings later in life, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by a Michigan State University researcher.

A young woman’s educational performance may be hindered by her partner’s actions, such as destroying books or homework or causing injuries that prevent her from going to school. (more…)

Changes in language and word use reflect our shifting values, UCLA psychologist reports

By Guest PostAugust 17, 2013Culture, Generalauthority, belong, changes in language, Google, google books database, hypothesis, ngram viewer, non fiction publications, obedience, patricia greenfield, pray, rural environment, shifting values, socio demographic, textbooks, ucla psychologist, united states, urbanization, word use

Study analyzes more than 1 million books published over 200 years

A new UCLA analysis of words used in more than 1.5 million American and British books published between 1800 and 2000 shows how our cultural values have changed.

The increase or decrease in the use of certain words over the past two centuries — a period marked by growing urbanization, greater reliance on technology and the widespread availability of formal education — reveals how human psychology has evolved in response to major historical shifts, said Patricia Greenfield, a distinguished professor of psychology at UCLA and the author of the study. (more…)

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