Tuesday, December 8, 2015


https://www.google.com/search?q=women+in+firefighter&espv=2&biw=1236&bih=606&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih08HXmc7JAhXISBQKHSvuAToQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=w5c0S2apsm0iGM%3A

All over the nation, fire departments are easing physical standards, in response to litigation to increase the number of women firefighters. It’s roiling fire departments, and the turmoil is a preview of what’s to come for the US military, which has committed to opening all combat roles to women by 2016. Wax tried six times to pass New York’s Functional Skills Test within the 17-minute, 50-second deadline. Five times she couldn’t finish at all; on the sixth try, she needed 22 minutes. Women’s groups claim the test is needlessly difficult and unfairly bars women. Trainees wearing 50 pounds of gear and breathing through an air tank must climb six stories, raise ladders, break down doors and drag a dummy through a dark tunnel, all at breakneck speed. Sounds like firefighting. As a result, there are more women firefighters. 


Tuesday, December 1, 2015

all asians good at math?

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http://www.8asians.com/2009/04/01/no-seriously-asians-are-good-at-math/
The stereotype that Asians are good at math has probably haunted every Asian reading 8Asians at one time or another. It’s certainly not a new topic, and 8Asians covered this topic in 2008 and twice in2007. This week the Taiwanese enforced the “Asians are better at math” stereotype when Taiwanese schoolchildren excelled in a U.S. sponsored world math speed contest. In addition Taiwanese excellence in math was a topic this week in this years’ annual ASCD conference, where a paper was presented on “Academic Excellence: Learning from Taiwanese Excellence”.
These two headlines caught my attention since I was born in Taiwan and moved to the U.S. when I was two. Throughout my academic career, I was always known as the math geek. I suppose there was good reason for this, as I did excel in math. I don’t say this to brag, but I did get an 800 on my math PSAT and Math Achievement I (now known as theSAT Subject Tests). I was even on Math Team as co-captain. So I was a perfect fit for the stereotype, and probably the type of math student you hated, as I perpetuated the stereotype you were subject to in school.
But lest you start hating me too soon, I should explain why I was the math geek. My mom, who immigrated to the U.S. and never finished college, made sure math was my life. Before I was the age of five, my mom had drilled the multiplication tables into my head, so that I could recite every permutation up to 12 times 12. If I messed up, I got a slap on the back of the hand with a ruler, so I had plenty of incentive to get it right.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

women police

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http://rs.discovery-distribution.com/Preporuke/2012/10/POLICE-WOMEN-OF-MEMPHIS-art6602418340/

POLICE WOMEN

'Police Women of Memphis' is a raw and intense glimpse into the lives of four women – Officers Aubrery Olson, Joy Jefferson, Virginia Awkward and Arica Logan – who work in one of America's most dangerous cities. While the city is rich with history, charm and good people trying to earn an honest living, Memphis also has a dark side: drugs, guns and gang violence. Every day, these women literally head into battle – hoping to make the city they love safer. But it's far from easy to fight crime all day and then come home to take up the role of wife, mother or fiancée. In today's world, police men and women work together to keep our lives safe. Women has gained a lot of respect and strength. There is no such thing as "men's" job. 

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Women in army

Army equipment officials say engineers are adapting body armor so it provides a more comfortable fit for female soldiers.

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/10/12/women-likely-have-register-draft-army-secretary-says.html
Women can be army and can be soldier. or over 3,000 years in a large number of cultures and nations, women have played many roles in the military, from ancient warrior women, to the women currently serving in conflicts, although the vast majority of all combatants in every culture have been men. Even though women serving in the military has often been controversial, a very small number of women in history have fought alongside men. In the American Civil War, there were a few women who cross-dressed as men in order to fight. Fighting on the battlefront in disguise was not the only way women involved themselves in war. Some also served as nurses and aides. Despite various, though limited, roles in the armies of past societies, the role of women in the military, particularly in combat, is controversial and it is only recently that women have begun to be given a more prominent role in contemporary armed forces. As increasing numbers of countries begin to expand the role of women in their militaries, the debate continues. More recently, from the beginning of the 1970s, most Western armies have begun to admit women to serve active duty in all of military branches.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

http://www.teambackpack.net/eminem-says-the-internet-makes-him-want-to-kill-himself/

Majority of the people believe that Caucasian people cannot rap but they can. Best example is Eminem. Everyone respects him and considers him one of the best rapper of all time. He's known for his free styling .Eminem has come a long way from his Slim Shady days. The man who was once hip hop’s leading prankster has been through hell and back since he first exploded onto the scene in 1999, and today’s Marshall Mathers resembles a reclusive artist like Prince more than the swagger rappers who dominate the charts.But despite personal setbacks, tragic losses and a career he admits has seen its fair share of “lulls,” Em is optimistic about the future. Speaking to the New York Times, the Detroit MC reveals he spends “five to six days a week” in the studio and finds inspiration in rising stars like Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q. He also has a fair share of commercial rap on his playlist. “Hip hop needs Drake, too. Hip hop needs Big Sean. I feel like hip hop is in a good place right now,” he says. “There’s this balance of things going on, and it feels like some of the best rappers are the most successful. Sometimes that’s not the case.”
Em says he spends a considerable amount of time thinking about where his career is going — surprising for someone who already has a spot in the hip hop Hall of Fame — and also what people have to say about him online, an activity he finds destructive. “Once I’m on the computer, it’s over, because I’m tempted to look at everything,” he reveals. “I went on the computer recently and got on one site, read five comments and was like, ‘Man.’ I have friends that do it — rapper friends. I’m like, ‘I don’t know how you do that.’ Because you end up wanting to fight someone, kill them, or kill yourself — usually all three at once.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2015


http://www.si.com/edge/2014/09/29/rowdy-ronda-rousey
UFC champ Ronda Rousey is changing perception of female fighters. Being a female fighter is not seems to be a weird more. Nowadays, female fighters are getting more than before and it is more sexy and looks so cool. For example Ronda Rousey is that person. Growing up in North Dakota, she was a competitive swimmer. But her life changed forever when her father Ron Rousey broke his back in a sledding accident. Faced with life in a wheelchair, he committed suicide. Ronda was eight years old. A few years later, the young Rousey dropped swimming and began studying judo under her mother AnnMaria De Mars, a world-class judoka who won gold at the 1984 world championships.A teenage Olympian, Rousey eventually rose all the way to the medal stand in Beijing. But behind the scenes, she fought bulimia as she struggled to make weight. With little money, she drifted from town to town. Finally, she retired from judo and joined the MMA circuit in 2010.
As you can see she is a champ and even she is pretty as well so no one judge her. And also being a fighter is not only for men but also women's job.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Female mechanic

Female mechanic
http://www.womenworking.com/women-out-earn-men-these-four-jobs

Female mechanic is no longer for only Male's job in the world, and nowadays some women want to be a mechanic. Here is an example. 
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/australian-apprenticeships-ambassadors/automotive-mechanic-fiona-lawrie

Here is an example. The woman who is mechanic in this picture is working as a Automotive mechanic and her name is Fiona. Fiona says she always had an interest in vehicles after learning how to service her car from her father, but never considered it as a career. “I studied to be an interior designer but I really didn’t enjoy it and found myself a little lost with what to do,” Fiona said. “I was making coffees at a café for an automotive repair shop owner and he asked me if I knew anyone looking for an automotive Australian Apprenticeship – and that’s how it all began." Fiona says her Australian Apprenticeship has accelerated her development and given her lifelong skills. “Every day I am learning new skills from different people and developing my own way of doing things,” she said. “The most enjoyable part has been the friends I have made - especially the other tradeswomen, I am sure will be friends for life.” Now she is planning on using her experiences and friendships to grow Fanelle, an organisation she started to support women in trades. “I am hoping to start my own mobile mechanics business as well as continuing to grow Fanelle,” she said.