Research now proves what I've been saying for years, a women knows within five minutes of meeting you if you're going to "get lucky". The only thing that will mess it up fellas... is YOU!
It’s love at first fifth of a second, according to a new study. The research from a Syracuse University professor found that falling in love resembled the same euphoria experienced by those on crack. The whole process of falling in love, she discovered, takes all of one fifth of a second.
We always thought there were only two types of intimate relationships: monogamy and bopping everyone except your husband (or wife). But no!
Turns out there are dozens and dozens of them: serial monogamy, polifidelity, soft swinging, involuntary celibacy (aka every 14-year-old boy). The list goes on, and data viz king David McCandless and Laura Sullivan lay 'em all out in a handy flowchart here.
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Obviously, this is something of a sendup of the elaborate pageant of modern love. The pastel colors and curlicue embellishments, which could’ve been pulled from the pages of a self-help book, are nothing if not ironic. We’re particularly fond of the marriage-divorce-marriage-divorce bubbles over there on the right. It’s like reading Liz Taylor’s bio. (It just needs about 50 more bubbles.)
For more recent coverage of McCandless’s excellent work see here, here, and here.
Now What? is BACK! I decided to tackle an easy topic for the comeback episode "What Do Men Really Want" (insert sarcasm here.) I’ve been dating since I was 15 and I STILL don’t know what men really want. I’ve been told it is sex, food, and for women to shut up… not necessarily in that order. Yeah, well, that's NOT gonna happen!
A women we’ve been empowered and we are comfortable in our own skin and in our role as sexually liberated career woman in charge of their own destiny. You may even hear women say, “I don’t need a man”. But, forget what you heard, we DO need a man. At least I do. Having claimed that premise, what the hell do these men really want? Usher sang “we want a lady in the street but a freak in the bed”. Is that it? Is that the key to all this? Oh, I know, you’re going to say men just want to be loved, honored and understood. Really?
I'm not sure we figured out What Men Really Want but we had a great conversation and you'll enjoy this show as we talk about what men (and women) want in relationships. Enjoy!
My sisterfriend posted this Facebook and I just had to share!
Sesame Street head writer Joey Mazzarino wrote this for his adopted daughter, Segi, when he noticed how - after she began playing with dolls - she started to dislike her own hair and began wanting straight, blond hair. Instead of ignoring the problem (and potential future self-esteem issue), he immediately told his daughter that HERhair was beautiful and then proceeded to reinforce that message with positive media images and messaging.
Something we as black children (and adults) get very little of, if at all. This is soooo great, enjoy!
Come on folks, we know this... "permanent weight loss is not about the food. It's not about your weight. It is about your life". Start moving more, eat less, dine on whole, fresh, natural foods and you'll lose weight... period... end dot.
Permanent weight loss is a holistic event. Life has an affect on the way you eat; your eating impacts on your health, relationships, creativity, spirituality - all parts of your life. If there is no internal change, no change in your thinking; then you may lose 'it,' but you will definitely find 'it' again.
After our session, I researched Meridia and found that there was a link between this drug and the risk of heart attack and stroke. In addition, I discovered that the drug had already been recalled in Europe, after a research report known as SCOUT (Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial) was published. I forwarded the information to my client.
Nevertheless, she went to her medical doctor at a well-known and well-respected clinic. She asked him for the drug. He whipped out his pad and prescribed it.
This week, the FDA announced a Meridia recall. The FDA determined that Meridia was too dangerous to keep on the market. The side effects of Meridia far outweighed the benefits. In fact, there was little evidence of actual weight loss from those who were taking this drug.
They called upon Abbott Laboratories to voluntarily pull the drug from the shelves. Abbott Laboratories released a statement indicating that while the company disagreed with the FDA's position, they would comply. Read more at www.intent.com
According to Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) numbers quoted in a Ragan.com story titled “Women Dominate the PR Industry: Why?,” nearly 85 percent of PR practitioners are women. And 73 percent of PRSA’s membership, which totals 21,000, are women. Still, there are inequalities. Women earn less than men, the story says, and 80 percent of top management is male.
Why do you think women gravitate to PR in such overwhelming numbers?
Within the Public Relations Society of America, 73 percent of the membership is female, a spokesman said. The society includes 21,000 public relations and communications professionals nationwide, along with an affiliated student branch.
Diversity issues remain
Although those numbers may be encouraging for women, top management remains 80 percent male, said Wrigley, who has studied gender issues in the PR field. Minorities are still underrepresented. As in the workforce at large, women in PR tend to earn less than men do, she said.
“Any time a profession becomes feminized, salaries tend to become depressed and the status of the profession tends to go down,” Wrigley said, citing nursing as another example.
It’s not just PR. Pay inequality was highlighted recently by a recent Government Accountability Office report finding that female managers earned just 81 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts in 2007, compared with 79 cents in 2000.
Do women’s skills mesh well with PR?
In interviews and a forum on MyRagan.com, women suggested a number of reasons for this, while a few said they hadn’t noticed such a trend. Some suggested that women tended to be more skilled, others sought clues more intrinsic to females.
“I believe that women are more persuasive then men and can easily approach males and females easier than men can,” one commenter stated. “Something about women and their nurturing side makes people trust their judgments more.”
A male commenter objected to posted suggestions that women predominate in the field because more of them write well: “I think the individuals who commented on this forum implying women are better writers than men should absolutely be ashamed of themselves. What a horrible stereotype.”
In any case, the numbers bear out the impressions people get at PR conferences. Wrigley said women flock to PR because the entry-level skills match well with what they earn in educational areas with large representation of women, such as the humanities. Women have tended to be good at writing, presentation, event planning, and technician skills, she added.
Why are there so many women in PR? CEO Mark Ragan asks three vice presidents for their thoughts.
Top management still largely male
Several commenters in the MyRagan forum noted the pay disparities. But Debbie Mason, president of the Florida-based Strategists, Inc., which provides consulting in public relations and other areas, says she sees no sign of bias nowadays, because people already know she is a woman when they seek her services.
Previously she worked in a senior executive position reporting to the CEO in the corporate world, so she had established herself interacting with major figures in her company and other firms, she said. There she earned substantially less than her male peers.
“On the other hand,” Mason said, “I would have to say I tended to be at least a decade younger than everybody else sitting around the senior management table. So how much of it was reflective of age and experience and how much of it was gender, in my personal situation, I would find it hard to split that fairly.”
Another factor may play into the underrepresentation of women at the top, says Bolton. Those who make it to the top often must be keenly ambitious, and many of her students want a balance of career and family.
“Woman seem to have a good sense of knowing what is important to them, and now that we can have it all, we can choose not to,” she said.
Rising in the ranks
Others note that women are beginning to rise into top ranks. Caroline Hoenk, vice president at Insidedge in Chicago, has a nontraditional background, having earned a law degree at Notre Dame. She was drawn to PR after taking a course in crisis management.
“I think that that trend—if I look at my office structure—is starting to change, and we are starting to see more senior women in leadership roles,” she said. Read more at www.ragan.com
A staggering stat (from Google) indicated that YouTube (owned by Google) has more content uploaded in 60 days then the three major TV networks broadcast in 60 years. It would stand to reason then that the networks would want to become play ball with Google. This is exactly what Time Warner Inc. is doing by playing ball with Google Inc. Not to be outdone, NBC Universal's CNBC network and the NBA also announced they would build Google TV software applications. The plan for Google world domination continues.
The chief executive of Time Warner Inc. said he is turning to Google Inc. as an ally in his push to bring cable shows to users across various devices and that the Web giant's new service for accessing and searching Internet programming on TVs isn't the threat many television distributors fear.
Jeffrey Bewkes, who oversees a company that includes the TNT, TBS and HBO cable networks, also predicted a "massive amount of competition" for Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC as more content owners make their TV shows available through operators on demand and online and as cable and satellite companies improve their experiences.
"When all of the content on the big screen works like the content on the little screen what will happen? The programming will trump the interface," he said.
Bloomberg News
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, shown in May, says content is still key.
Mr. Bewkes's comments come as media executives are agonizing over which new Internet distributors to supply shows to and whether to pursue new digital distribution methods on their own. Hulu and Netflix had no comment.
Time Warner has been championing a model it calls "TV Everywhere," allowing cable and satellite subscribers to watch the TV shows they pay for in their traditional TV bundles online, free.
Tuesday Mr. Bewkes said that Time Warner, which already has deals to enable Comcast Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. subscribers to watch shows from its cable networks online, has or is close to finalizing similar deals with Dish Network Corp., DirecTV Group Inc., AT&T Inc. and other cable operators as well.
Monday, the company also endorsed the Google TV technology, saying it would optimize some of its television websites, including those of TNT, TBS and CNN, for viewing on TVs carrying Google TV. It said it would do the same with its HBO GO website, through which some viewers who subscribe to the premium cable channel can watch its shows online. The arrangement isn't a business deal.
Google is working with several partners to build televisions and boxes carrying its software. Logitech International SA plans to discuss its set-top box running Google's new software Wednesday.
NBC Universal's CNBC network and the NBA also announced they would build Google TV software applications that provide access to content like financial news and sports scores. Other television networks—including the major broadcast networks—have largely been mum about whether they plan to work with Google's service. Read more at www.wallstreetjournal.com
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