An Interview with Actress Geena Davis, Ending Violence Against and the Empowerment of Women

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Geena Davis, Academy Award-Winning Actress ideas and experiences are captured in this on-the-spot, candid, unscripted interview at the Special United Nations ECOSOC Event "Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality & the Economic Empowerment of Women". This UN Event, which Ms. Davis participated in, brought into focus the startling statistics of worldwide violence against women and girls, and how the empowerment of women can help break this cycle. Leaders from both the corporate and private sectors discussed with government representatives the challenges of ending violence against women and girls; the economic empowerment of women; and to join forces to bring together governments with private and philanthropic organizations. Produced, Directed and Edited by pattiedesign. Copyright © 2010 pattiedesign. All rights reserved.

Students Still Prefer Textbooks (What's Greener??)

"A new study of 19 college campuses reveals that students still like good old textbooks.
The study, conducted by OnCampus Research, found that almost 75 percent of students prefer the printed academic word to its digital counterpart. More than half the students surveyed said they wouldn't purchase electronic textbooks. From Huffington Post (05-26-10"

So what does this mean to retailers/manufacturers? And what is actually greener? Recycled books OR electronic devices -- laptops/netbooks/ipads? If electronic devices, (1) what about the carbon emissions,(2) do we have a conservation plan in place, and (3) do we have a recycling plan in place?

Why Men Hurt Worse After Breakups -- I Should Know, I Did ...

Regarding below article, from what I've witnessed -- true, true, true. I have also observed that, in public, you can very clearly distinguish a man that is in love with a woman by the way he looks at her -- it is profoundly a 'different' look than 'like or lust.'

The good people over at the Journal of Health and Social Behavior have recently published a report stating that it's men, not women, who tend to suffer more after a breakup.

Their reasons make sense; women are more likely to confide in close friends and family members after a breakup, talking through their emotions, whereas men are more likely to confide in bottles of Jameson and their X-Men figurines. I happen to know, from personal experience, that this study is absolutely, 100 percent true.

After all, when I broke up with a woman I really liked, all I did was move clear across the country. Such is the power of heartbreak: It can make a man who is horrible at cleaning, organizing and packing spend hours cleaning, organizing and packing his entire life -- and moving said life over mountains.

Excessive Use of Electronics is Never Really "Green"

Whether it be:

• leaving all your lights on 24/7,

• 50 attendees with laptops playing solitaire or surfing the net at a seminar/event because they are bored with the speaker, or

• posting video commercials on supermarket shelves while you are shopping,

...none of these speak to the need for conservation! This is not the "Green Police" just a gentle reminder that CONSERVATION is part of the 'green' movement -- 'an inconvenient truth'.

See Video Net comes to Supermarket Shelves: http://bit.ly/c0f1rT

Why 'Judge Judy' Rules Daytime Television

This speaks volumes as to the shift in what we find entertaining....

Why 'Judge Judy' Rules Daytime Television
by Allison Waldman, posted Jun 16th 2010 11:00AM

Who's the queen of daytime television? It's not 'All My Children's' Susan Lucci or Oprah Winfrey or any of the ladies on 'The View.' Nope, the woman who rules daytime wears a long black robe and her name is Judy. That's right, 'Judge Judy,' who has been on the air for 15 years, is now the daytime diva.

In the recent May sweeps period, 'Judge Judy,' the syndicated courtroom reality show presided over by former jurist Judith Sheindlin, was the most-watched daytime show of all with nearly 6.4 million total viewers per episode. That's an increase of over 10 percent from a year ago and good enough to topple 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' from the top slot -- even in its final go-round!

'The Oprah Winfrey Show' averaged 6.2 million viewers in May -- down nine percent from last year. In distant third place with 3.8 million viewers was 'Dr. Phil,' which is produced by Winfrey's company, Harpo.

And 'Judy' should face even less competition in the future, since 'Oprah' ends its run in September 2011. Winfrey will move over to OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network), though whether she'll host a similar talk show is uncertain.

Is This Practice Really 'Green' at Events/Seminars?

To all the 'green' experts -- got a quick question. At events/seminars you can now always see the majority of the audience on laptops and/or handheld devices blogging, tweeting...whatever. Can this phenomenon actually be 'green'? Has no one addressed this before because it might be 'an inconvenient truth'? What's the low-down on this practice -- is really 'green'?

Is it "UnAmerican"? Outsourcing Outside USA and USA Unemployment

Interesting argument... Overheard at a NYC business event yesterday. What do YOU think? With so many Americans unemployed, do you think it is UnAmerican to employ and/or outsource your work to those outside USA? Online companies like Elance, Odesk, etc. open up the market and opportunities for entreprenuers, small and large businesses alike to hire potentially qualified workers that charge substantially less per hour. But one argument against this practice is that it's 'UnAmerican' with so many of our fellow qualified American's unemployed. What do you think? Is it just 'every man for himself' -- 'every business for himself'? Is this just an economically sound practice for business, and in return, stimulate the USA economy? We at yathink.tv want to know what you think -- we love USA freedom of speech'.