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Spiritual Journal, 12/19/02
Nov. 20th, 2003 12:34 amGod works in absolute values. (But what about the irrationals?)
Nov. 20th, 2003
Spiritual Journal, 9/22/02
Dividing zero by one simply gives you zero--more of the same. But dividing one by zero gives you any and every number--that is, infinity.
This is why my cosmology is constructed of the naught and the one, the 0/1. Each number is divided against the other simultaneously.
Dividing zero by one simply gives you zero--more of the same. But dividing one by zero gives you any and every number--that is, infinity.
This is why my cosmology is constructed of the naught and the one, the 0/1. Each number is divided against the other simultaneously.
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Nov. 20th, 2003 12:45 pmI still think it was more than appropriate that my very first MUD handle was Synecdoche.
Congress Studies Why Women Earn Less
Women's income is lower on average than that of men in part because they generally work less, leave the labor force for longer periods and tend to hold jobs that pay less, a congressional study found.
But even after adjustments are made for those factors, women still earned an average of 20.3 percent less than men in 2000, investigators said Thursday.
The study could not explain reasons for the earnings difference, but noted that experts have speculated it could be due to discrimination or the decision by some women to forgo career advancement for family-friendly jobs that offer more flexibility and less stress.
"These decisions may have specific consequences for their career advancement or earnings," the study said. "However, debate exists about whether these decisions are freely made or influenced by discrimination in society or in the workplace."
Maloney and Dingell want to create a research center at a public university that would study potential solutions and publish information for employers and employees.
"After accounting for so many external factors, it seems that still, at the root of it all, men get an inherent annual bonus just for being men," Maloney said. "If this continues, the only guarantees in life will be death, taxes and the glass ceiling. We can't let that happen."
Women's income is lower on average than that of men in part because they generally work less, leave the labor force for longer periods and tend to hold jobs that pay less, a congressional study found.
But even after adjustments are made for those factors, women still earned an average of 20.3 percent less than men in 2000, investigators said Thursday.
The study could not explain reasons for the earnings difference, but noted that experts have speculated it could be due to discrimination or the decision by some women to forgo career advancement for family-friendly jobs that offer more flexibility and less stress.
"These decisions may have specific consequences for their career advancement or earnings," the study said. "However, debate exists about whether these decisions are freely made or influenced by discrimination in society or in the workplace."
Maloney and Dingell want to create a research center at a public university that would study potential solutions and publish information for employers and employees.
"After accounting for so many external factors, it seems that still, at the root of it all, men get an inherent annual bonus just for being men," Maloney said. "If this continues, the only guarantees in life will be death, taxes and the glass ceiling. We can't let that happen."
