Do you ever get frustrated because attempts at working with others seem to get bogged down with the same issues? Whether youre taking part in contentious negotiations in a real estate deal, trying to merge two different brokerages, or working on bringing disparate groups together in a committee or association context, its important to learn how to bridge common divides.
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For the paper Good Housekeeping, Great Expectations: Gender and Housework Norms published in Sociological Methods & Research, they found men see mess the same way women do, and both view high mess negatively, according to social scientist Ms Ruppanner. She said the old myth that "my husband doesn't see mess, it bothers me, but doesn't bother him ... he just can't see it" stands scientifically busted. And what flows in terms of judgement on either gender is also no surprise. "We showed people two pictures of a messy, dirty room, the same room, and said either 'This is Jennifer's room, or this is James' room', and asked them to evaluate the mess. "Men and women see in the same second how urgent it is for [the occupant] to clean that up. They say the same kind of thing." A dirty room was considered more dirty if it was a man's home (which researchers said played into the "lazy slob" trope), but a clean room was also viewed as less clean were it a woman's. The woman was considered more likely to feel uncomfortable and judged if she had people over even to the clean room, a fact that will feel true if you have ever run wild cleaning before a mother-in-law visit. There were no perceived consequences for the messy men. Loading As Sarah Thbaud, a sociologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and co-author of the Good Housekeeping research told The New York Times last week, seeing a person's mess "may activate negative stereotypes about men if they're messy, but it's inconsequential because there's no expected social consequence to that." This lack of consequence is put down to "that 'boys will be boys' thing", the idea a man may be by untidy in the home was not accompanied by potential real world impacts, whereas for women, Associate Professor Ruppanner says "they are held to different standards". "[For women] it's not just like, 'Oh, you're messy, or 'You're clean', it's like, 'Maybe you're not that competent and capable'. There are bigger consequences." This, says Ms Ruppanner, is why women may "tend to have a panic attack when someone drops in unexpectedly; not because they care about the mess [more] but because they think they're going to judge me as as less of a person, less of a human being." Sadly this fear is rooted in real opinions of womens' worth and the state of the home, something you would hope breaks imminently given the scale on which stress is already driving women's mental health under. A little depressingly, respondents' felt that most of the time if a heterosexual couple both working full time were living in the space they were shown, the woman would be responsible for cleaning it. On the up-side, for those ready to smash the Dyson in rage these ancient preconceptions about women being natural custodians of domestic order persist, Ms Ruppanner says men are starting to "pick up more of the more pleasurable tasks, such as some child care and cooking". "They're not picking up the less pleasurable tasks, such as cleaning the toilet or the bathroom." Cue the sound of a shattering vacuum cleaner. Wendy Tuohy is Lifestyle editor. Most Viewed in Lifestyle Loading https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/urban-myth-busted-men-are-not-in-fact-dirt-blind-20190616-p51y7j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Paris: The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre-Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Exactly two months after the blaze engulfed the landmark Gothic building in the French capital, the service was celebrated by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit in a chapel behind the choir, a place confirmed by construction experts as safe. French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week the cathedral remains in a "fragile" state, especially its vaulted ceiling, which is still at risk of collapsing. For security reasons, only about 30 people - mainly priests, canons and church employees - were admitted inside the cathedral for the service, while Aupetit and others wore construction worker's helmets. Some of the workers rebuilding the church were also invited. Other worshippers could watch the Mass live on a Catholic TV station. The video showed some burnt wood still in the church but a famous statue of the Virgin and Child appeared intact behind wooden construction planks. https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/notre-dame-celebrates-first-mass-since-devastating-april-fire-20190616-p51y4v.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Former Michels Patisserie franchisee Devi Trimuryani has agreed to be lead plaintiff in the proposed class action after losing hundreds of thousands of dollars when she signed a franchise agreement in 2012 for $200,000, including legal fees and training.
I need the justice and this is the way even though Im a caterpillar nothing and RFG is a dragon, I can take them down, get justice. Thats why I want to be lead plaintiff. Justice for the group, not just me. Everyone who RFG treated like me, she said. In August 2018, depressed and owing debts of more than $100,000, Trimuryani walked away from the business, which was located in Charlestown, Newcastle. Im a caterpillar nothing and RFG is a dragon, I can take them down, get justice. Devi Trimuryani It has ruined my life, Trimuryani, said. I cant even word it in English my marriage, my financials. I cant sleep, Im in a depression because everyone is chasing me for money. I never thought my life was going to be this hard by owning a business in Australia, because I cant get justice until now, she said. Trimuryani is one of hundreds of franchisees who lost a fortune after buying an RFG franchise, which includes Gloria Jeans, Brumbys, Pizza Capers, Crust, Donut King and Michels. In a statement RFG said it had not been contacted by Corrs in relation to any potential class action. Loading It comes as RFG is preparing to close its books for the June 30 financial year with speculation that it will soon tap shareholders to raise equity to help pay down debt. It is also trying to sell some assets to reduce debt, which was recently renegotiated with the banks. Since December 2017 when a media investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age exposed a brutal business model that was pushing hundreds of franchisees to the wall, RFGs share price has fallen from $4.40 to close at 16 cents on Friday. Since then it has had a revolving door of executives, a series of earnings downgrades, including a $111 million loss for the six months to December 31 as sales plunged and stores closed across the brands. The scandal triggered a parliamentary inquiry into the $170 billion franchise sector which released a report in March. The inquiry singled out RFG and its current and former directors and executives for the regulators to launch investigations into potential insider trading, tax avoidance, directors duties and market disclosure. The parliamentary report said it considered the RFG business model was high risk, relying on buying new brands, stripping out costs, exploitative fee-gouging of franchisees and slashing services. This is a strategic system-wide approach to business whereby RFG's success relied on extracting profits from its franchise systems with hugely deleterious results for franchisees, the report said. A key focus of the class action was RFGs decision in 2015 to move the Michels business from a fresh bakery model to a frozen food model, where cakes, biscuits and pies were delivered frozen instead of being delivered fresh daily. Franchisees complained that the frozen model resulted in declining quality, higher prices and falling sales, which caused financial devastation to many of them. They said the products were often delivered damaged, which made them difficult to sell. They aren't good enough and they are expensive," one franchisee said. Another franchisee said deliveries werent as regular, which also reduced sales. Wayne Hong, a former Michels franchisee who closed his store last year and suffered huge financial losses, said he lodged complaints to RFG about the poor quality of the products he had to sell. Chocolate ganache cakes were cracked and some tasted bad, he said. Former Michel's Patisserie franchisee Wayne Hong lost a fortune.Credit:Eddie Jim Last month I revealed in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald how RFG instructed Michels franchisees to ignore expiry dates on packaging and adopt a new shelf-life extension date, ranging between two and six months. The extensions triggered the NSW Food Authority to refer RFG for investigation to its counterpart in Queensland, where RFG is headquartered. RFG subsequently issued a statement to the ASX saying it was recalling any products that had an extended shelf-life from sales. It used the old PR 101 trick of trying to say it was only a few products and that safety wasn't an issue. But it missed the point. Insiders claim the expiry time shift was an act of desperation by RFG to avoid writing off old stock which would have had an adverse impact on its finances. One insider said RFG ordered products from suppliers at agreed quantities and prices. The products were then frozen and sent to distribution centres where they were sent to franchisees after an order was placed. One thing is for sure, RFG has a lot of issues on its plate as it navigates investigations by regulators, a possible class action and nervous banks. Adele Ferguson is a Gold Walkley Award winning investigative journalist. She reports and comments on companies, markets and the economy. Most Viewed in Business Loading https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/i-m-a-caterpillar-rfg-is-a-dragon-i-can-take-them-down-ex-michel-s-owner-fights-back-20190614-p51xv1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Dustin Martin will captain Richmond against Adelaide on Thursday night after the Tigers lost both Shane Edwards and Trent Cotchin to hamstring injuries.
The Tigers made the decision to give the Brownlow medallist and fan favourite the role after training in Adelaide on Thursday and he will become the fourth captain to lead the team this season. The decision is just reward for Martin who has been the Tigers best player since 2017 when he had one of the best individual seasons in the game's history to lead Richmond to a drought-breaking premiership. His elevation will give the Tigers a boost after losing Cotchin, who returned a fortnight ago from his hamstring injury. He is believed to be feeling sore with his hamstring not recovering in time to play in the clash at Adelaide Oval. Edwards is suffering hamstring tendinitis but is expected to be available after the bye when Richmond play St Kilda. Cotchin has played the last two games following a seven-week lay off with the same hamstring injury and Edwards, who was All-Australian last year, had stood in as captain in all but one game when Jack Riewoldt returned from injury to lead the team, only to be forced out after one game due to a knee injury. The Tigers have battled manfully against a growing injury toll however they have lost their last two matches and are searching for the bye in order to get players back. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/cotchin-to-miss-crucial-clash-with-crows-20190612-p51wv9.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed Loading
That indictment, which includes Espionage Act charges, was issued by the Justice Department last month and is pending in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. The extradition request had been expected ever since US authorities first announced a criminal case against Assange. The 47-year-old Assange was evicted on April 11 from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he had been holed up since 2012 after Ecuador granted him political asylum. He was arrested by British police and is currently serving a 50-week sentence for jumping bail. Sweden also seeks him for questioning about an alleged rape, which Assange has denied. Assange was initially charged with a single computer crime violation on allegations that he worked with Manning to crack a government password. Some legal experts have said the additional Espionage Act charges might slow or complicate the extradition process to the extent the United Kingdom views them as political offences and therefore exempt from extradition. Manning, who spent seven years in a military prison for delivering a trove of classified information to Assange before having her sentence commuted by then-President Barack Obama, has been jailed for civil contempt in Virginia after refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. AAP, Washington Post https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/us-submits-formal-request-to-uk-to-extradite-wikileaks-founder-assange-20190612-p51wpi.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed TARGET 8120
How many words of four letters or more can you make from those shown here? Each letter may be used once per word. Each word must contain the centre letter and there must be at least one nine-letter word. No plurals ending in "s"; no foreign words; no proper names. Source: Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. https://www.smh.com.au/national/target-and-superquiz-tuesday-june-11-20190610-h1f8ia.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
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