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- UF police reinstate 4 of 5 police officers involved in shooting - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
- For Women, Being Attractive Can Adversely Affect Their Careers - Medical News Today
- Scrimmage will give De'Antwan Williams chance at Rutgers' backup running back job - NJ.com
- Unemployed Job Seekers Get Desperate, Deploy Drastic Measures - ABC News
| UF police reinstate 4 of 5 police officers involved in shooting - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:16 AM PDT os-uf-police-shooting-20100730 GAINESVILLE — Four of the five University of Florida police officers involved in a March shooting of a doctoral student are back on the job. The university announced Thursday the reinstatement of the officers, who had been on desk duty since the March 2 shooting. Authorities declined to say what action will be taken with the fifth officer. An internal investigation continues. Kofi Adu-Brempong was shot in the face and hand while holding a metal table leg in a way officers said they found threatening. He was charged with aggravated assault on an officer and resisting arrest with violence. But the state attorney's office said in June that the charges would be dismissed if Adu-Brempong doesn't violate any laws, attends counseling and takes required medication. Copyright 2010 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||
| For Women, Being Attractive Can Adversely Affect Their Careers - Medical News Today Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:53 AM PDT Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 09 Aug 2010 - 1:00 PDT
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While many see no downside to being beautiful, a professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School says attractive women face discrimination when it comes to landing certain kinds of jobs. In a study released in a recent Journal of Social Psychology, Stefanie Johnson, assistant professor of management at UC Denver Business School, found that beauty has an ugly side, at least for women. Attractive women were discriminated against when applying for jobs considered "masculine" and for which appearance was not seen as important to the job. Such positions included job titles like manager of research and development, director of finance, mechanical engineer and construction supervisor. "In these professions being attractive was highly detrimental to women," said Johnson. "In every other kind of job, attractive women were preferred. This wasn't the case with men which shows that there is still a double standard when it comes to gender." The study, co-authored by Robert Dipboye, professor of psychology at the University of Central Florida, Kenneth Podratz, an organizational development manager at UPS and Ellie Gibbons, research assistant at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, found that attractive men suffered no similar discrimination and were always at an advantage. According to Johnson, beautiful people still enjoy a significant edge. They tend to get higher salaries, better performance evaluations, higher levels of admission to college, better voter ratings when running for public office and more favorable judgments in trials. A recent Newsweek survey of 202 hiring managers and 964 members of the public concluded that looks matter in every aspect of the workplace and they mattered more for women. When asked to rate nine character attributes on a scale of one to 10 with 10 being the most important, looks ranked third, above education and sense of humor, the magazine reported. But in one narrow aspect of life, beauty can be a hindrance, something researchers have called the "beauty is beastly" effect. "In two studies, we found that attractiveness is beneficial for men and women applying for most jobs, in terms of ratings of employment suitability," according to the study. "However, attractiveness was more beneficial for women applying for feminine sex-typed jobs than masculine sex-typed jobs." In one experiment, participants were given a list of jobs and photos of applicants and told to sort them according to their suitability for the job. They had a stack of 55 male and 55 female photos. In job categories like director of security, hardware salesperson, prison guard and tow truck driver, attractive women were overlooked. In each of these jobs appearance was perceived to be unimportant. Attractive women tended to be sorted into positions like receptionist or secretary. "One could argue that, under certain conditions, physical appearance may be a legitimate basis for hiring," Johnson said. "In jobs involving face-to-face client contact, such as sales, more physically attractive applicants could conceivably perform better than those who are less attractive. However it is important that if physical attractiveness is weighed equally for men and women to avoid discrimination against women." The study chided those who let stereotypes influence hiring decisions. Given the importance of hiring and the consequences of making a wrong choice, the authors said, managers need to rely more on information from the individual rather than on stereotypes about physical appearance. Source:
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| Scrimmage will give De'Antwan Williams chance at Rutgers' backup running back job - NJ.com Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:08 AM PDT Published: Friday, August 13, 2010, 7:00 AMIf there's an unofficial pecking order at tailback as Rutgers heads into its first preseason scrimmage Saturday, it's this: Joe Martinek is at the top, a trio of talented freshmen are at the bottom (for now, at least) and everyone else is in between. That makes Saturday one of a precious few make-or-break opportunities for running backs not named Martinek. Particularly for one named De'Antwan Williams. "I really don't know where I stand," said the 5-8, 195-pound sophomore. "I know I'm trying to improve, trying to get more familiar with the system every day so it can be instinct to me and I can just play. "Yes, the scrimmage is important for me — but every practice is important for me, too. That's the situation I'm in." Coach Greg Schiano, looking to sort out a crowded tailback situation, where upperclassmen Mason Robinson and Kordell Young are also in the mix, didn't exactly give Williams a ringing endorsement when asked whether the former Virginia high school star has improved from his freshman year. "Hard to tell if he has," Schiano said following practice Thursday. "I think the scrimmage will be big for him as well." Williams, nicknamed "Rocket" for his high school exploits (6,909 career yards and 83 career TDs), had been hyped in some quarters as the next Ray Rice when arrived in Piscataway. Instead, he saw time in just six games as a freshman last year, gaining 235 yards — 221 against FCS schools Texas Southern and Howard. He's healthy again, he says, after missing the spring while recovering from knee surgery, but he still hasn't shown nearly enough this summer to earn the job as Martinek's backup. "Honestly, me being in the middle or at the end of the depth chart just makes me work harder to get to the top," Williams said. "Instead of saying 'Oh, I'm in the back or third-string, I'm never going to get there,' I use it as motivation." With Martinek doubtful for the scrimmage as he recovers from a hamstring injury, the six other tailbacks will get their chances. That group includes freshmen Casey Turner, Jawan Jamison and Jordan Thomas, who arrived at camp as a wide receiver and has since been moved. Turner and Thomas have already caught the attention of the coaching staff. "(Thomas) has been impressive. He and Casey," Schiano said. "They've done some things that catch your eye. We'll see (Saturday)." Williams acknowledged that his inability to fully grasp the playbook and Rutgers' offensive system held him back last season. "But I'm better with that now," he said. "I've worked at it. Now it's time to put it all together." Schiano will be watching all of the tailbacks closely Saturday. "(Do they) make the right reads, are they patient getting into the line and all that stuff?" he said. "The difference between being a great back and not is ... can you make a guy miss, break a tackle and the next thing you're 40 yards down the field." This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||||||||||||
| Unemployed Job Seekers Get Desperate, Deploy Drastic Measures - ABC News Posted: 13 Aug 2010 06:54 AM PDT Aug. 13, 2010 The latest evidence that America's unemployed are near the end of their rope? West Hollywood resident Cyrus Emadi grew so disenchanted with his nine-month job search he recently posted an ad on Craig's List offering $3,000 to anyone who could find him a position in his field, accounting. After one week of running the ad in L.A., San Francisco and SanDiego, Emadi still has no bites. "I got quite a bit of feedback but no actual leads yet," he said. "There was someone who told me about an energy industry position he knew of in Antarctica. I'm open to making a move, but not to the bottom of the world!" Millions of job seekers have felt a desolation worthy of the South Pole as the U.S. employment market continues to shrink. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of initial claims for unemployment insurance jumped 2,000 for the week ending August 7. Weekly jobless claims have climbed to 484,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 482,000. With the unemployment rate hovering at 9.5 percent, frustration has, for many, given way to desperation. Consider the anonymous letter that recently landed on a website run by career consultant Randall Hansen: "I followed all the networking and other advice you and every other career guru offers, " the letter said. I've been out of work for more than two years now. I have no job, and I'm so demoralized that I don't even have it in me anymore to bother to look for one." But can-do attitudes can still be found around the country. Since the start of the recession numerous job seekers have garnered media attention for creative efforts. There was the Bridgeport, Connecticut woman who rented a full-sized roadside billboard, and the Santa Clarita woman who turned her resume into a t-shirt. One struggling LaSalle University graduate handed out resumes on the side of a busy intersection. In downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, an unemployed auto parts executive began carrying a signboard that read: "I need a job … will take anything." People who have been unemployed for a while are justified in feeling a little desperate, but letting that show during a job search can be "the kiss of death," according to corporate consultant Margot Carmichel Lester, writing about at-wit's-end job seekers for Monster.com. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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