All categories - 26 January 2007

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2007-01-26 18:28:45 · 2 answers · asked by mohsin_chakwal51214 1 in Other - Education

An Arab diplomat visiting the US for the first time was being wined and dined by the State Department. The Grand Emir wasn’t used to the salt in American food (French fries, cheese, etc.) and was constantly sending his man-servant, Abdul, to fetch him a glass of water. Time and again, Abdul would scamper off and return with a glass of water. But finally he returned empty-handed.

"Abdul, you son of an ugly camel, where is my water??" demanded the Grand Emir.

"A thousand pardons, O Illustrious One," stammered the wretched Abdul, "But a man is sitting on the well."

2007-01-26 18:28:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

Let say, an unopened bar of chocolate. How long does it take for it to go bad after its expiry date? Immediately or a few days after?

2007-01-26 18:28:34 · 9 answers · asked by MeL 1 in Other - Food & Drink

2007-01-26 18:28:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Television

your favorite music artist and their songs.

I like How to Save a Life and Over my Head both are by The Fray
Savin' me by Nicleback
February song by Josh Groban
Feelin Good by Micheal Buble
Good People by Jack Johnson
and Shy Boy by Katie Melua

2007-01-26 18:28:02 · 13 answers · asked by Angel 4 in Polls & Surveys

Study says skin tone affects earnings By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jan 26, 11:01 PM ET



NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Light-skinned immigrants in the United States make more money on average than those with darker complexions, and the chief reason appears to be discrimination, a researcher says.

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Joni Hersch, a law and economics professor at Vanderbilt University, looked at a government survey of 2,084 legal immigrants to the United States from around the world and found that those with the lightest skin earned an average of 8 percent to 15 percent more than similar immigrants with much darker skin.

"On average, being one shade lighter has about the same effect as having an additional year of education," Hersch said.

The study also found that taller immigrants earn more than shorter ones, with an extra inch of height associated with a 1 percent increase in income.

Other researchers said the findings are consistent with other studies on color and point to a skin-tone prejudice that goes beyond race.

Hersch took into consideration other factors that could affect wages, such as English-language proficiency, education, occupation, race or country of origin, and found that skin tone still seemed to make a difference in earnings.

That means that if two similar immigrants from Bangladesh, for example, came to the United States at the same time, with the same occupation and ability to speak English, the lighter-skinned immigrant would make more money on average.

"I thought that once we controlled for race and nationality, I expected the difference to go away, but even with people from the same country, the same race — skin color really matters," she said, "and height."

Although many cultures show a bias toward lighter skin, Hersch said her analysis shows that the skin-color advantage was not due to preferential treatment for light-skinned people in their country of origin. The bias, she said, occurs in the U.S.

Economics professor Shelley White-Means of the University of Tennessee at Memphis said the study adds to the growing body of evidence that there is a "preference for whiteness" in America that goes beyond race.

Hersch drew her data from a 2003 federal survey of nearly 8,600 new immigrants. The survey used an 11-point scale for measuring skin tone, in which 0 represents an absence of color and 10 the darkest possible skin tone.

From those nearly 8,600 participants, she focused on the more than 2,000 who were working and whose skin tone had been recorded during face-to-face interviews.

William Darity Jr., an economics professor at the University of North Carolina, said Hersch's findings are similar to a study he co-authored last year on skin tone and wages among blacks.

"We estimate that dark- or medium-skinned blacks suffered a discriminatory penalty of anywhere from 10 percent to 15 percent relative to whites," he said. "This suggests people cue into appearance and draw inferences about capabilities and skills based on how they look."

Darity said it is not clear whether the bias is conscious or subconscious.

Hersch said her findings, which will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science next month in San Francisco, could support discrimination lawsuits based not on race, but on color.

"There are very few color discrimination suits, but they are on the rise," she said. "But these suits can be hard to prove."

2007-01-26 18:27:58 · 9 answers · asked by brandley_1999 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

i mean, how do you know when someone is just trying to get something from you?

2007-01-26 18:27:58 · 3 answers · asked by sharrron 5 in Other - Society & Culture

like arresting or anything like that?

2007-01-26 18:27:55 · 10 answers · asked by dododaniel1991 1 in Law & Ethics

2007-01-26 18:27:46 · 5 answers · asked by thequeenofhisheart 2 in Languages

I'm planning on washing the ceiling, and the only idea I have come up with is using a sponge-mop so far. Anyone have any other ideas to make this easier?

2007-01-26 18:27:40 · 6 answers · asked by Little Jeannie 4 in Maintenance & Repairs

2007-01-26 18:27:27 · 1 answers · asked by vinnie j 1 in Music

Do you think the fact that you can't ride a cat means God doesn't exist?

2007-01-26 18:27:27 · 16 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i want to write binery code to lpt port to control 2 stepper motor , also i want read the port for two sensors
please guide me by VB code becuase I developed the control program by VB

2007-01-26 18:27:27 · 2 answers · asked by amir_estifaie 1 in Printers

there are alot of things i want to do when i get older how do i know which carrer choice is best for me???

2007-01-26 18:27:25 · 3 answers · asked by toddfroggs 2 in Careers & Employment

2007-01-26 18:27:09 · 16 answers · asked by Shruti G 1 in Singles & Dating

craford fry malic for kg

2007-01-26 18:27:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Basketball

My four year old step-son has been a really really good kid most of his life. In October all hell broke loose. He went to his fathers for the weekend and when he came back, he was very violent and angry. Things got better after 2-3 days, but then after he went back, they have gotten worse until the point of breaking both of our spirits and stressing us to the point of insanity.
A few examples: He now acts aggressive and defiant all the time. Marking on the walls with crayons and flipping when he is discovered. Acting terrified of me. Saying that things are happening to him, even when no one is around for them to happen ( we could be in the next room and he would say we were hitting him on the head for example). many many others, but those are the ones I have space for.
What is wrong with him and what should we do?

2007-01-26 18:27:03 · 11 answers · asked by whois 2 in Toddler & Preschooler

2007-01-26 18:26:49 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Polls & Surveys

2007-01-26 18:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by Deepak 1 in Infectious Diseases

ok so i had this dream about my mom a couple nights ago, we were at my house with alot of other people i know, my mom wanted to fight my boyfriends mom becaue of how she has neglected her children, but then, when she went to fight my boyfriends mom, My mom died, next thing you know her bones are being crushed in a blender and then end up in my dishwasher, the last thing in the dream i remember is holding her bones as they fall out of my hand and realizing i will never be able to see her again... any interpretations on what this could mean???

2007-01-26 18:26:29 · 7 answers · asked by amethyst_mitchell 1 in Mental Health

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2007-01-26 18:26:21 · 7 answers · asked by cowtrasher 2 in Music

Ok i'm trying to help my friend j.d because he is going to a depressing stage because his 2 best friends died in a car crash and i said i believed in god and then i said do you believe in god and this is what he said and this is what i replied as- J.d-yes i do,but were was a god when my two best friends i ever had slowly died waiting for ambulance?were was god then/
me-oops sorry i 4got to reply this one:/ well j.d you might of wished god was there trying to keep them alive but god can't do everything you wish for i mean i hate that i'm bringing this up but when i was 4 my grandpa died and now i look at pictures because i don't even remember him because i was so little and sometimes i pray and ask god why my grandpa had to die when i was so little but those things happen j.d and you think you did something wrong but you didn't, you think you could've helped them but really how would u have helped them? and i 2 think where was god when my grandpa died??? Well j.d i hoped this helped but prob. it didn't.

2007-01-26 18:25:51 · 2 answers · asked by diamonds_are_love 2 in Friends

2007-01-26 18:25:47 · 7 answers · asked by ciscoan 5 in Celebrities

2007-01-26 18:25:35 · 24 answers · asked by Zeek 3 in Philosophy

...a guy who loses a fight and has to say mercy in front of everyone?

2007-01-26 18:25:22 · 23 answers · asked by m m 1 in Other - Beauty & Style

2007-01-26 18:25:14 · 30 answers · asked by papayama 1 in Marriage & Divorce

if yes, do you have an idea who it might be?

Thanks in advance.

2007-01-26 18:25:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Politics & Government

Its a site were someone types in the names of the people they have feelings for but it actually sends it back to the person who emailed the quiz to them hahaha its cute but i totaly forget where its at!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-01-26 18:25:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Friends

those of you who have heard the song BETTER DAYS from their new cd what do you think .?i always get a little tingle of hope when i hear it .there coming to INDY! and im going and i want to hear this song live! but what feelings do you get when you hear this song ?
Let Love In and Better Days are my all time favs what are yours?

2007-01-26 18:25:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music

2007-01-26 18:25:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Football